[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 193 (Friday, October 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56297-56298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22071]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


690th Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards 
(ACRS)

    In accordance with the purposes of Sections 29 and 182b of the 
Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232(b)), the Advisory Committee on 
Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold meetings on November 2-5, 2021. As 
part of the coordinated government response to combat the COVID-19 
public health emergency, the Committee will be conducting meetings that 
will include some Members being physically present at the NRC while 
other Members will be participating remotely. The public will be able 
to participate in any open sessions via 301-576-2978, passcode 
202240467#. A more detailed agenda may be found at the ACRS public 
website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acrs/agenda/index.html.

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

9:30 a.m.-9:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--The 
ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the 
meeting.
9:35 a.m.-11:00 a.m.: Draft Final Rule for Emergency Planning for Small 
Modular Reactors and Other New Technologies (Open)--The Committee will 
have presentations and discussion with representatives from the NRC 
staff regarding the subject topic.
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Committee Deliberation on Draft Final Rule for 
Emergency Planning for Small Modular Reactors and Other New 
Technologies (Open)--The Committee will deliberate regarding the 
subject topic.
1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: ISG-Supplemental Guidance for Radiological 
Consequence Analyses Using Alternative Source Terms (Open)--The 
Committee will have presentations and discussion with representatives 
from the NRC staff regarding the subject topic.
2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Committee Deliberation on ISG-Supplemental 
Guidance for Radiological Consequence Analyses Using Alternative Source 
Terms (Open)--The Committee will deliberate regarding the subject 
topic.
3:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of Reports (Open)--The Committee will 
continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.: Draft NUREG-2246 on Advanced Reactors Fuel 
Qualification (Open)--The Committee will have presentations and 
discussion with representatives from the NRC staff regarding the 
subject topic.
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Committee Deliberation on Draft NUREG-2246 on 
Advanced Reactors Fuel Qualification NUREG (Open)--The Committee will 
deliberate regarding the subject topic.
1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: ORNL Report on Molten Salt Reactor Fuel 
Qualification (Open)--The Committee will have presentations and 
discussion with representatives from the NRC staff regarding the 
subject topic.
2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Committee Deliberation on ORNL Report on Molten 
Salt Reactor Fuel Qualification (Open)--The Committee will deliberate 
regarding the subject topic.
3:45 p.m.-5:00 p.m.: Biennial Report on Research Program (Open)--The 
Committee will have presentations and discussion with representatives 
from the NRC staff regarding the subject topic.
5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of Reports (Open)--The Committee will 
continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.

Thursday, November 4, 2021

9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning and 
Procedures Subcommittee and Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and 
Recommendations/Preparation of Reports (Open/Closed)--The Committee 
will hear discussion of the recommendations of the Planning and 
Procedures Subcommittee regarding items proposed for consideration by 
the Full Committee during future ACRS meetings, and/or proceed to 
preparation of reports as determined by the Chairman. [Note: Pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), a portion of this session may be closed in 
order to discuss and protect information designated as proprietary.] 
[NOTE: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6), a portion of this 
meeting may be closed to discuss organizational and personnel matters 
that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of the 
ACRS, and information the release of which would constitute a clearly 
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.]
1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of Reports (Open)--The Committee will 
continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.

Friday, November 5, 2021

9:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of Reports (Open)--The Committee will 
continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports and Commission Meeting 
preparation.
    Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings 
were published in the Federal Register on June 13, 2019 (84 FR 27662). 
In accordance with those procedures, oral or written views may be 
presented by members of the public, including representatives of the 
nuclear industry. Persons desiring to make oral statements should 
notify Quynh Nguyen, Cognizant ACRS Staff and the Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO) (Telephone: 301-415-5844, Email: [email protected]), 5 
days before the meeting, if possible, so that appropriate arrangements 
can be made to allow necessary time during the meeting for such 
statements. In view of the possibility that the schedule for ACRS 
meetings may be adjusted by the Chairman as necessary to facilitate the 
conduct of the meeting, persons planning to attend should check with 
the Cognizant ACRS staff if such rescheduling would result in major 
inconvenience.
    An electronic copy of each presentation should be emailed to the 
Cognizant ACRS Staff at least one day before meeting.
    In accordance with Subsection 10(d) of Public Law 92-463 and 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c), certain portions of this meeting may be closed, as 
specifically noted above. Use of still, motion picture, and television 
cameras during the meeting may be limited to selected portions of the 
meeting as determined by the Chairman. Electronic recordings will be 
permitted only during the open portions of the meeting.
    ACRS meeting agendas, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
available through the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) at 
[email protected], or by calling the PDR at 1-800-397-4209, or from 
the Publicly Available Records System (PARS) component of NRC's 
Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), which is 
accessible from the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html or http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/#ACRS/.


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    Dated: October 5, 2021.
Russell E. Chazell,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-22071 Filed 10-7-21; 8:45 am]
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