[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23340-23341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10086]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Notice of Meeting

    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 May 12-14, 2011, 11545 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was 
previously published in the Federal Register on Thursday, October 21, 
2010 (75 FR 65038-65039).

Thursday, May 12, 2011, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland

1:30 p.m.-1:35 p.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--The 
ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the 
meeting.
1:35 p.m.-3 p.m.: Final Safety Evaluation Report Associated with the 
License Renewal Application for the Hope Creek Generating Station 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff and PSEG Nuclear, LLC regarding 
the final safety evaluation report (SER) associated with the license 
renewal application for the Hope Creek Generating Station.
3:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: Final Safety Evaluation Report Associated with the 
License Renewal Application for Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 
1 and 2 (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and PSEG Nuclear, LLC 
regarding the final SER associated with the license renewal application 
for Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2.
5:30 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed during this 
meeting. The Committee will also discuss proposed ACRS reports on a 
response to the February 5, 2011, Executive Director for Operations 
(EDO) letter on the final SER associated with the AP1000 Design Control 
Document; a response to the March 1, 2011, EDO letter on the draft 
final rule, ``Enhancements to Emergency Preparedness,'' and related 
regulatory guidance documents; and human factors considerations in 
emerging technologies.

Friday, May 13, 2011, Conference Room T-2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, MD

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.-10:30 a.m.: Advanced Reactor Research Plan (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the Advanced Reactor 
Research Plan. [Note: A portion of this session may be closed in order 
to discuss and protect information that is proprietary pursuant to 5 
U.S.C 552b(c)(4)]
10:45 a.m.-12:15 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.]
12:15 p.m.-12:30 p.m.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and 
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss the responses from 
the NRC EDO to comments and recommendations included in recent ACRS 
reports and letters.
2 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the Commission (Open)--
The Committee will discuss topics for the meeting with the Commission 
on June 6, 2011.
3:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports. [Note: 
A portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss and protect 
information that is proprietary pursuant to 5 U.S.C 552b(c)(4).]

Saturday, May 14, 2011, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland

8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports. [Note: 
A portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss and protect 
information designated as proprietary by Westinghouse and its 
contractors pursuant to 5 U.S.C 552b(c)(4).]
1 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will continue its 
discussion 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.

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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 emailed 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 (Telephone 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.
    If attending this meeting, please contact Ms. Jessie Delgado 
(Telephone 301-415-7360) to be escorted to the meeting room.

    Dated: April 20, 2011.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2011-10086 Filed 4-25-11; 8:45 am]
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