[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79229-79230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32641]
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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 January 19-20, 2012,
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
Thursday, January 19, 2012, 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.: Turkey Point Units 3 and 4 Extended Power
Uprate Application (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations
by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and
Florida Power & Light regarding Turkey Point Units 3 and 4 Extended
Power Uprate Application. [Note: A portion of this session may be
closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as
proprietary pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).]
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Proposed Revision to 10 CFR 50.46,
``Acceptance Criteria for Emergency Core Cooling Systems for Light-
Water Nuclear Power Reactors'' (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff regarding the proposed revision to 10 CFR 50.46 regarding fuel
cladding integrity during loss of coolant accidents.
1:15 p.m.-2:45 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
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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.]
2:45 p.m.-3 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.
3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.: Draft Final Report on the Biennial ACRS Review
of the NRC Safety Research Program (Open)--The Committee will hold a
discussion on the draft final report on the biennial ACRS review of the
NRC Safety Research Program.
4:15 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--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 designated as proprietary pursuant to 5
U.S.C 552b(c)(4).]
Friday, January 20, 2012, 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.: Augmented Inspection Team Report on North Anna
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the Augmented
Inspection Team Report on the North Anna Nuclear Power Station,
following the August 23, 2011, earthquake centered near Mineral, VA.
10:15 a.m.-2:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--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 pursuant to 5 U.S.C 552b(c)(4).]
2:30 p.m.-3 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 17, 2011 (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 Mr. Antonio Dias, Cognizant ACRS Staff
(Telephone: (301) 415-6805, Email: [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 ((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 enter through the One White Flint
North building, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. After registering
with security please contact Mr. Theron Brown (240) 888-9835 to be
escorted to the meeting room.
Dated: December 15, 2011.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-32641 Filed 12-20-11; 8:45 am]
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