[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 176 (Monday, September 15, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 44402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17768]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
729th 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 October 10, 2025. In
addition, the ACRS is implementing Section 4.(b) of Executive Order
(E.O.) 14300, ``Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission,'' dated May 23, 2025, which states, in part, that the
functions of the ACRS shall be reduced to the minimum necessary to
fulfill ACRS's statutory obligations and that review by ACRS of
permitting and licensing issues shall focus on issues that are truly
novel and noteworthy. The ACRS will only undertake other work as
directed by the Commission in accordance with Sections 29 and 182b of
the Atomic Energy Act.
The Committee will be conducting meetings that will include some
Members being physically present at the headquarters of the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) while other Members participate
remotely. Interested members of the public are encouraged to
participate remotely in any open sessions via Microsoft Teams or via
phone at 301-576-2978, passcode 596544454#. A more detailed agenda,
including the Microsoft Teams 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 Microsoft Teams link forwarded to
you, please contact the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) as follows:
[email protected], or [email protected].
Friday, October 10, 2025
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.-5:30 p.m.: Palisades Nuclear Plant Restart Activities--
Steam Generator Operational Assessment Discussion/Planning and
Procedures Session/Future ACRS Activities/Preparation of Reports (Open/
Closed)--The Committee will have discussions with the NRC staff
regarding the subject topics and 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. [Note: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(2), 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.]
[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.]
Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings
were published in the Federal Register on July 22, 2025 (90 FR 34522).
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 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 three days 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], the ACRS public website, or by calling the PDR at
1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern
daylight time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays, 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 https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html or https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/#ACRS/
Dated: September 11, 2025.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Russell E. Chazell,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-17768 Filed 9-12-25; 8:45 am]
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