[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 29 (Thursday, February 12, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6664-6665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02826]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
733rd 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 U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
(ACRS) will hold meetings on March 5 and 6, 2026. 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.
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The Committee will be conducting meetings that will include some
Members being physically present at the headquarters of the 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 905831170#. 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: [email protected] or
[email protected].
Thursday, March 5, 2026
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.-5:00 p.m.: Self-Assessment/Lessons Learned/Path Forward/
Planning and Procedures Session/Future ACRS Activities/Reconciliation
of ACRS Comments and Recommendations/Preparation of Reports (Open/
Closed)--The Committee will discuss lessons learned from recent reviews
and plan for future reviews; discuss planning and procedures topics
including items proposed for consideration by the Full Committee during
future ACRS meetings; deliberate; and 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.]
Friday, March 6, 2026
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.: Self-Assessment/Lessons Learned/Path Forward/
Planning and Procedures Session/Future ACRS Activities/Reconciliation
of ACRS Comments and Recommendations/Preparation of Reports (Open/
Closed)--The Committee will discuss lessons learned from recent reviews
and plan for future reviews; discuss planning and procedures topics
including items proposed for consideration by the Full Committee during
future ACRS meetings; deliberate; and 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 Designated Federal
Officer (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 ACRS 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.
Registration for this meeting is not required.
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 ACRS Chairman. Electronic recordings will
be permitted only during the open portions of the meeting.
Please contact the Designated Federal Officer if you would like to
submit a request for physical or electronic meeting accommodation.
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 (EDT), 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: February 10, 2026.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Russell E. Chazell,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-02826 Filed 2-11-26; 8:45 am]
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