[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37852-37853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16151]
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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 July 13-15, 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).
Wednesday, July 13, 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.-10:30 a.m.: Safety Evaluation Report Associated with
NEDC-33173, Supplement 2, Parts 1, 2, and 3, ``Analysis of Gamma Scan
Data and Removal of Safety Limit Minimum Critical Power Ratio (SLMCPR)
Margin'' (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by and
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and General
Electric Hitachi (GEH) regarding the safety evaluation report
associated with NEDC-33173, Supplement 2, Parts 1, 2, and 3. [Note: A
portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss and protect
information designed as proprietary by GEH pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(4).]
10:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.: 10 CFR 50.46(c) Emergency Core Cooling
System Rulemaking (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the 10
CFR 50.46(c) Rulemaking: Mechanical Behavior of Ballooned and Ruptured
Cladding.
1:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m.: Technical Basis and Rulemaking Language
Associated with Low-Level Waste Disposal Site-Specific Analysis
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the technical basis and
rulemaking language associated with low-level waste disposal site-
specific analysis.
4 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed
during this meeting. [Note: A portion of this session may be closed in
order to discuss and protect information designed as proprietary by GEH
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).]
Thursday, July 14, 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.: Small Modular Reactor Issue Identification and
Ranking Process (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the
small modular reactor issue identification and ranking process.
10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.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.]
11:45 a.m.-12 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.
1 p.m.-2 p.m.: Assessment of the Quality of Selected NRC Research
Projects (Open)--The Committee will discuss the quality assessment of
the following NRC research projects: NUREG/CR-6969, ``Analysis of
Experimental Data for High Burnup PWR Spent Fuel Isotopic Validation--
ARIANE and REBUS Programs (UO2 Fuel),'' and NUREG/CR-7027,
``Degradation of LWR Core Internal Materials Due to Neutron
Irradiation.''
2 p.m.-7 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).]
Friday, July 15, 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. Persons desiring to make oral
statements should notify Ms. Yoira Diaz-Sanabria, Cognizant ACRS Staff
(Telephone: 301-415-8064, 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
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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.
If attending this meeting please contact Ms. Jessie Delgado
(Telephone 301-415-7360) to be escorted to the meeting.
Dated: June 22, 2011.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-16151 Filed 6-27-11; 8:45 am]
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