[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 208 (Monday, October 27, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63740-63741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25567]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
In accordance with the purposes of Sections 29 and 182b of the
Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the Advisory Committee on
Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a meeting on November 6-8, 2008,
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was
previously published in the Federal Register on Monday, October 22,
2007 (72 FR 59574).
Thursday, November 6, 2008, Conference Room T-2b3, Two White Flint
North, Rockville, Maryland
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.-10 a.m.: Chapter 14 of the SER Associated with the
Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) Design Certification
Application (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear a briefing by and
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and General
Electric-Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) regarding Chapter 14,
``Vertification Programs,'' of the NRC staff's SER With Open Items
associated with the ESBWR design certification application.
Note: A portion of this session may be closed to protect
information that is proprietary to GEH or its contractors pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).
10:15 a.m.-12 p.m.: Position Paper on Incorporating the
International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP)
Recommendations into 10 CFR Parts 20 and 50 (Open)--The Committee will
hear a briefing by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff regarding their plans to develop options to revise NRC
regulations and guidance in light of the new recommendations of the
ICRP.
1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Status of License Renewal Activities (Open)--The
Committee will hear a briefing by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the status of the license
renewal activities, Interim Staff Guidance, and implementation of the
recommendations from the self-assessment.
2:45 p.m.-3:15 p.m.: Subcommittee Reports (Open)--The Committee
will hear reports by the Chairman of the US-Advanced Pressurized Water
Reactor (US-APWR) Subcommittee regarding Topical Reports associated
with the US-
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APWR design, and the Chairman of the Plant license renewal Subcommittee
regarding the license renewal application for the Vogtle Plant.
3:15 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed during this
meeting.
Friday, November 7, 2008, Conference Room T-2b3, Two White Flint North,
Rockville, Maryland
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.-10 a.m.: Current Issues Associated with Fire Protection
and Related Matters (Open)--The Committee will hear a briefing by and
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding
current fire protection issues, such as, the fire protection issues
closure plan, Commission direction to the staff on fire protection
issues, GAO recommendations and planned staff actions, and draft
Regulatory Guides for implementing National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA)--805 Standard, and related matters.
10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m.: Proposed Changes to the Review Process for
Subsequent Combined License Applications (SCOLAs) (Open)--The Committee
will hear a briefing by and hold discussions with representatives of
the NRC staff regarding the proposed changes to the SCOLA review
process and related matters.
11:15 a.m.-12 p.m.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning
and Procedures Subcommittee (Open/Closed)--The Committee will discuss
the recommendations of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee
regarding items proposed for consideration by the Full Committee during
future ACRS meetings and other matters related to the conduct of the
ACRS business.
Note: A portion of this meeting may be closed pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6) to discuss organizational and personnel
matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices
of ACRS, and information the release of which would constitute a
clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
1 p.m.-1:45 p.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the Commission
(Open)--The Committee will discuss the topics for the meeting with the
Commission: Overview, PWR Sump Performance Issues, Committee Views on
Power Uprates for BWRs and Development of the TRACE Thermal-Hydraulic
System Analysis Code.
2 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Meeting with the Commission (Open)--The Committee
will meet with the Commission to discuss the topics listed above.
4 p.m.-4:15 p.m.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss the responses from
the NRC Executive Director for Operations to comments and
recommendations included in recent ACRS reports and letters.
4:15 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee
will discuss proposed ACRS reports.
Saturday, November 8, 2008, Conference Room T-2b3, Two White Flint
North, Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
12:30 p.m.-1 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will discuss
matters related to the conduct of Committee activities and specific
issues that were not completed during previous meetings, as time and
availability of information permit.
Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings
were published in the Federal Register on October 6, 2008 (73 FR 58268-
58269). In accordance with those procedures, oral or written views may
be presented by members of the public, including representatives of the
nuclear industry. Electronic recordings will be permitted only during
the open portions of the meeting. Persons desiring to make oral
statements should notify the Cognizant ACRS staff named below five days
before the meeting, if possible, so that appropriate arrangements can
be made to allow necessary time during the meeting for such statements.
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. Information regarding the time to be set aside for this
purpose may be obtained by contacting the Cognizant ACRS staff prior to
the meeting. 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.
In accordance with Subsection 10(d) Public Law 92-463, I have
determined that it may be necessary to close portions of this meeting
noted above to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate
solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of the ACRS, and
information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6).
In addition, it may be necessary to close a portion of the meeting to
protect information designated as proprietary by General Electric-
Hitachi or its contractors pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).
Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether the
meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, as well as the Chairman's
ruling on requests for the opportunity to present oral statements and
the time allotted therefor can be obtained by contacting Ms. Yoira
Diaz-Sanabria, Cognizant ACRS staff (301-415-8064), between 7:30 a.m.
and 4:15 p.m. (ET). ACRS meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and
letter reports are available through the NRC Public Document Room 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 document
system (ADAMS) which is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html or http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/ACRS/.
Video teleconferencing service is available for observing open
sessions of ACRS meetings. Those wishing to use this service for
observing ACRS meetings should contact Mr. Theron Brown, ACRS Audio
Visual Technician (301-415-8066), between 7:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m.,
(ET), at least 10 days before the meeting to ensure the availability of
this service. Individuals or organizations requesting this service will
be responsible for telephone line charges and for providing the
equipment and facilities that they use to establish the video
teleconferencing link. The availability of video teleconferencing
services is not guaranteed.
Dated: October 21, 2008.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. E8-25567 Filed 10-24-08; 8:45 am]
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