[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 46 (Thursday, March 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14652-14653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04847]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
704th 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 April 5-7, 2023. The
Committee will be conducting meetings that will include some Members
being physically present at the NRC while other Members participate
remotely. Interested members of the public are encouraged to
participate remotely in any open sessions via MS Teams or via phone at
301-576-2978, passcode 247527668#. A more detailed agenda including the
MSTeams link may be found at the ACRS public website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acrs/agenda/index.html. If you
would like the MSTeams link forwarded to you, please contact the
Designated Federal Officer as follows: [email protected], or
[email protected].
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of
the meeting.
8:35 a.m.-1:00 p.m.: International Outreach Activities/ACRS Retreat
Follow-up Items: Design Reviews, Topical Report Reviews, Committee Work
Methods (Open)--The Committee will have discussions and deliberate
regarding the subject topic.
1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.: Roadmap of Digital Instrumentation and
Controls Regulatory Requirements, Industry and Staff Guidance/
Commission Meeting Preparation (Open)--The Committee will have
presentation and discussion with representatives from the NRC staff
regarding the subject topic. The Committee will deliberate, continue
its discussion of proposed ACRS reports and preparation of upcoming
Commission meeting.
Thursday, April 6, 2023
8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.: Kairos Topics Discussion/Planning and
Procedures Session/International Outreach Activities/Future ACRS
Activities/Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and Recommendations/
Preparation of Reports/Commission Meeting Preparation (Open/Closed)--
The Committee will have discussion with representatives from the NRC
staff regarding the subject topic. 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 and preparation of upcoming
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Commission meeting. [Note: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2), a portion
of this session may be closed to discuss organizational and personnel
matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of
the ACRS.] [Note: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), a portion of this
session may be closed to discuss and protect information designated as
proprietary.]
1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Terrapower Natrium Reactor Design Overview and
Digital Twin Walkthrough (Open/Closed)--The Committee will have
presentation and discussion with representatives from Terrapower and
NRC staff regarding the subject topic. [Note: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(4), a portion of this session may be closed to discuss and
protect information designated as proprietary.]
Friday, April 7, 2023
8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.: Kairos Topics Discussion/Planning and
Procedures Session Continued/International Outreach Activities/Future
ACRS Activities/Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and Recommendations/
Preparation of Reports/Commission Meeting Preparation (Open/Closed)--
The Committee will have discussion with representatives from the NRC
staff regarding the subject topic. 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 and preparation of upcoming Commission
meeting. [Note: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2), a portion of this
session may be closed to discuss organizational and personnel matters
that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of the
ACRS.] [Note: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), a portion of this
session may be closed to discuss and protect information designated as
proprietary.]
1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of Reports/Commission Meeting
Preparation (Open/Closed)--The Committee will continue its discussion
of proposed ACRS reports and preparation of upcoming Commission
meeting. [Note: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), a portion of this
session may be closed to discuss and protect information designated as
proprietary.]
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 the 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 component of NRC's Agencywide
Documents Access and Management System, 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/.
Dated: March 6, 2023.
Russell E. Chazell,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-04847 Filed 3-8-23; 8:45 am]
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