[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 19 (Friday, January 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5218-5219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1914]
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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 February 10-12, 2011,
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was
previously published in the Federal Register on Thursday, October 21,
2010 (74 FR 65038-65039).
Thursday, February 10, 2011, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville
Pike, 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.: Final Safety Evaluation Report Associated with
the License Renewal Application for the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating
Station (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and Arizona Public
Service Company regarding the final Safety Evaluation Report associated
with the License Renewal Application for the Palo Verde Nuclear
Generating Station.
10:15 a.m.--12:45 p.m.: Final Safety Evaluation Report Associated
with the Virgil C. Summer Units 2 and 3 Combined License Application
(Open/
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Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff and South Carolina Electric & Gas
regarding the final Safety Evaluation Report associated with the Virgil
C. Summer Units 2 and 3 Combined License Application. Note: A portion
of this session may be closed in order to protect information
designated as proprietary by Westinghouse pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b
(c)(4).
1:30 p.m.--3:15 p.m.: Comparison of Integrated Safety Analyses
(ISAs) for Fuel Cycle Facilities and Probabilistic Risk Assessments
(PRAs) for Reactors (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding a
comparison of ISAs for fuel cycle facilities and PRAs for reactors
including a critical evaluation of how ISAs differ from PRAs.
3:30 p.m.--6 p.m.: Current State of Licensee Efforts to Transition
to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)-805 (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the Industry and the NRC staff regarding the current
state of licensee efforts to transition to NFPA-805.
6:15 p.m.--7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed
during this meeting.
Friday, February 11, 2011, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike,
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.: Draft Final Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.34,
``Control of Electroslag Weld Properties;'' RG 1.43, ``Control of
Stainless Steel Weld Cladding of Low-Alloy Steel Components;'' RG 1.44,
``Control of the Processing and Use of Stainless Steel;'' and RG 1.50,
``Control of the Preheat Temperature for Welding of Low-Alloy Steel''
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding draft final RGs 1.34,
1.43, 1.44, 1.50, and the staff's resolution of public comments.
10:15 a.m.--11:45 a.m.: Commission Paper on the Use of Containment
Accident Pressure in Analyzing Emergency Core Cooling System and
Containment Heat Removal System Pump Performance in Postulated
Accidents (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the
Commission Paper on the use of containment accident pressure in
analyzing emergency core cooling system and containment heat removal
system pump performance in postulated accidents.
12:45 p.m.--2:15 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 matters related to the conduct of ACRS
business, including anticipated workload and member assignments. 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.
2:15 p.m.--2:30 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.
2:30 p.m.--7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed
during this meeting.
Saturday, February 12, 2011, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.--1 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
1 p.m.--1:30 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.
Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings
were published in the Federal Register on October 21, 2010, (75 FR
65038-65039). 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 Ms. Ilka Berrios, Cognizant ACRS Staff
(Telephone: 301-415-3179, E-mail: [email protected]), five 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.
Thirty-five hard copies of each presentation or handout should be
provided 30 minutes before the meeting. In addition, one electronic
copy of each presentation should be e-mailed to the Cognizant ACRS
Staff one day before meeting. If an electronic copy cannot be provided
within this timeframe, presenters should provide the Cognizant ACRS
Staff with a CD containing each presentation at least 30 minutes before
the meeting.
In accordance with Subsection 10(d) 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 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: January 24, 2011.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-1914 Filed 1-27-11; 8:45 am]
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