[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23694-23695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08090]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
705th Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
(ACRS)
In accordance with the purposes of sections 29 and 182b of the
Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232(b)), the Advisory Committee on
Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold meetings on May 3-5, 2023. The
Committee will be conducting meetings that will include some Members
being physically present at the NRC while other Members participate
remotely. Interested members of the public are encouraged to
participate remotely in any open sessions via MS Teams or via phone at
301-576-2978, passcode 856662254#. A more detailed agenda including the
MSTeams link may be found at the ACRS public website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acrs/agenda/index.html. If you
would like the MSTeams link forwarded to you, please contact the
Designated Federal Officer as follows: [email protected], or
[email protected].
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
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.-5:00 p.m.: Kairos (HERMES) Construction Permit
Application Review Discussions/Commission Meeting Preparation/Report
Preparation/Retreat Follow-up Items (Open/Closed)--The Committee will
have presentations and discussions with representatives from Kairos and
the NRC staff regarding the subject topic.
[Note: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C 552b(c)(4), a portion of this session
may be closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as
proprietary.]
Thursday, May 4, 2023
8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.: Kairos Topics Discussion/Commission Meeting
Preparation/Report Preparation/Retreat Follow-up items (Open/Closed)--
The Committee will have presentations and discussions with
representatives from Kairos and the NRC staff regarding the subject
topic. The Committee will hear discussion of follow-up items, and/or
proceed to preparation of reports as determined by the Chairman and
preparation of upcoming Commission meeting. [Note: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C
552b(c)(4), a portion of this session may be closed to discuss and
protect information designated as proprietary.]
10:00 a.m.-1:15 p.m.: Code Investment Plan (RES) (Open)--The
Committee will have presentation and discussion with representatives
from the NRC staff regarding the subject topic.
1:15 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: X-Energy Design Overview/Commission Meeting
Preparation/Kairos Topics (Open/Closed)--The Committee will have
presentation and discussion with representatives from X-Energy and the
NRC staff regarding the subject topic. The Committee will continue its
discussion of Kairos topics and preparation of upcoming Commission
meeting. [Note: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C 552b(c)(4), a portion of this
session may
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be closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as
proprietary.]
Friday, May 5, 2023
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.: Planning and Procedures Session/Future ACRS
Activities/Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and Recommendations/Kairos
Topics/Preparation of Reports/Commission Meeting Preparation/Retreat
Follow-up Items (Open/Closed)--The Committee will have discussion with
representatives from the NRC staff regarding the subject topics. The
Committee will hear discussion of the recommendations of the Planning
and Procedures Subcommittee regarding items proposed for consideration
by the Full Committee during future ACRS meetings, and/or proceed to
preparation of reports as determined by the Chairman and preparation of
upcoming Commission meeting. [Note: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2), a
portion of this session may be closed to discuss organizational and
personnel matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and
practices of the ACRS.]
[Note: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C 552b(c)(4), a portion of this session
may be closed to discuss and protect information designated as
proprietary.]
Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings
were published in the Federal Register on June 13, 2019 (84 FR 27662).
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 Quynh Nguyen, Cognizant ACRS Staff and the Designated Federal
Officer (Telephone: 301-415-5844, Email: [email protected]), 5 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.
An electronic copy of each presentation should be emailed to the
cognizant ACRS staff at least one day before the meeting.
In accordance with subsection 10(d) of 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 agendas, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are
available through the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) at
[email protected], or by calling the PDR at 1-800-397-4209, or from
the Publicly Available Records System component of NRC's Agencywide
Documents Access and Management System, which is accessible from the
NRC website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html or http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/#ACRS/.
Dated: April 12, 2023.
Russell E. Chazell,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-08090 Filed 4-17-23; 8:45 am]
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