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the scope of matters to be discussed at
this public meeting.
At the conclusion of the scoping
process, the NRC will prepare a concise
summary of the determination and
conclusions reached, including the
significant issues identified, and will
send a copy of the summary to each
participant in the scoping process. The
summary will also be available for
inspection in ADAMS at https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
The NRC staff will then prepare and
issue for comment the draft supplement
to the GEIS, which will be the subject
of separate notices and separate public
meetings at a later time. Copies will be
available for public inspection at the
above-mentioned addresses, and one
copy per request will be provided free
of charge. After receipt and
consideration of the comments, the NRC
will prepare a final supplement to the
GEIS, which will also be available for
public inspection.
Information about the proposed
action, the supplement to the GEIS, and
the scoping process may be obtained
from Dr. Masnik at the aforementioned
telephone number or e-mail address.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day
of September 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Samson S. Lee,
Acting Program Director, License Renewal
and Environmental Impacts Program,
Division of Regulatory Improvement
Programs, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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Advisory Committee on Reactor
Safeguards; Meeting Notice
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 October 6–8, 2005, 11545 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of
this meeting was previously published
in the Federal Register on Wednesday,
November 24, 2004 (69 FR 68412).
Thursday, October 6, 2005, Conference
Room T–2B3, Two White Flint North,
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.
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8:35 a.m.–10 a.m.: Interim Review of
the License Renewal Application for the
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2,
and 3 (Open)—The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the Tennessee
Valley Authority and the NRC staff
regarding the license renewal
application for the Browns Ferry
Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3 and the
NRC staff’s Safety Evaluation Report
with Open Items.
10:15 a.m.–11:45 a.m.: Proposed
Recommendations for Resolving Generic
Safety Issue (GSI)–80, ‘‘Pipe Break
Effects on Control Rod Drive Hydraulic
Lines in the Drywells of Boiling Water
Reactor Mark I and II Containments’’
(Open)—The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff
regarding the recommendations
proposed by the NRC Office of Nuclear
Regulatory Research for resolving GSI–
80.
12:45 p.m.–2:15 p.m.: Resolution of
ACRS Comments on the Draft Final
Regulatory Guide, ‘‘Risk-Informed,
Performance-Based Fire Protection for
Existing Light Water Nuclear Power
Plants’’ (Open)—The Committee will
hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the
NRC staff and Nuclear Energy Institute
(NEI) regarding the changes made to this
Guide and to NEI 04–02, ‘‘Guidance for
Implementing a Risk-Informed,
Performance-Based Fire Protection
Program Under 10 CFR 50.48(c),’’ in
response to the ACRS comments and
recommendations included in its June
14, 2005 letter.
2:30 p.m.–4 p.m.: Davis-Besse Reactor
Pressure Vessel Head Integrity
Calculations (Open)—The Committee
will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the
NRC staff regarding the expert
elicitation and calculations performed
for the reactor pressure vessel head
integrity of the Davis-Besse Nuclear
Power Plant.
4:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m.: Quality
Assessment of the Selected NRC
Research Program (Open)—The
Committee will discuss the results of
the cognizant ACRS panel’s assessment
of the quality of the NRC research
projects on: Standardized Plant Analysis
Risk (SPAR) Models Development
Program; Steam Generator Tube
Integrity Program at the Argonne
National Laboratory; and the ThermalHydraulic Test Program at the Penn
State University.
5:30 p.m.–7 p.m.: Preparation of
ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on
matters considered during this meeting.
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Friday, October 7, 2005, Conference
Room T–2B3, Two White Flint North,
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.: Licensees’
Responses to the Bulletin on,
‘‘Emergency Preparedness and Response
Actions for Security-Based Events’’
(Open/Closed)—The Committee will
hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the
NRC staff regarding licensees’ responses
to the Bulletin related to Emergency
Preparedness and Response Actions for
Security-Based Events.
10:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m.: NRC Staff’s
Response to the ACRS Letter on the
Proposed Revision 4 to Regulatory
Guide 1.82, ‘‘Water Sources for LongTerm Recirculation Cooling Following a
Loss-of-Coolant Accident’’ (Open)—The
Committee will hear presentations by
and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff
regarding the staff’s response to the
ACRS letter on the Proposed Revision 4
to Regulatory Guide 1.82.
11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.: Format and
Content of the NRC Safety Research
Program Report to the Commission
(Open)—The Committee will hear a
report by and hold discussions with the
Chairman of the ACRS Subcommittee
on Safety Research Program regarding
the format and content of the ACRS
report to the Commission on the NRC
Safety Research Program as well as
assignments for the ACRS members.
1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m.: Future ACRS
Activities/Report of the Planning and
Procedures Subcommittee (Open)—The
Committee will discuss the
recommendations of the Planning and
Procedures Subcommittee regarding
items proposed for consideration by the
full Committee during future meetings.
Also, it will hear a report of the
Planning and Procedures Subcommittee
on matters related to the conduct of
ACRS business, including anticipated
workload and member assignments.
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.–3 p.m.: Subcommittee
Report (Open)—The Committee will
hear a report by and hold discussions
with the Chairmen of the ACRS
Subcommittees on Plant Operations and
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Plant License Renewal regarding matters
discussed at the September 21, 2005
Subcommittee meeting.
3:15 p.m.–7 p.m.: Preparation of
ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee
will discuss proposed ACRS reports.
Saturday, October 8, 2005, Conference
Room T–2B3, Two White Flint North,
Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.–12 Noon: Preparation of
ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee
will continue its discussion of proposed
ACRS reports.
12 Noon–12:30 p.m.: Miscellaneous
(Open)—The Committee will discuss
matters related to the conduct of
Committee activities and matters and
specific issues that were not completed
during previous meetings, as time and
availability of information permit.
Procedures for the conduct of and
participation in ACRS meetings were
published in the Federal Register on
October 5, 2004 (69 FR 59620). In
accordance with those procedures, oral
or written views may be presented by
members of the public, including
representatives of the nuclear industry.
Electronic recordings will be permitted
only during the open portions of the
meeting. Persons desiring to make oral
statements should notify the Cognizant
ACRS staff named below five days
before the meeting, if possible, so that
appropriate arrangements can be made
to allow necessary time during the
meeting for such statements. 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.
Information regarding the time to be set
aside for this purpose may be obtained
by contacting the Cognizant ACRS staff
prior to the meeting. 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.
In accordance with Subsection 10(d)
Public Law 92–463, I have determined
that it is necessary to close portions of
this meeting noted above to discuss and
protect information classified as
national security information and
safeguards information pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and (3).
Further information regarding topics
to be discussed, whether the meeting
has been canceled or rescheduled, as
well as the Chairman’s ruling on
requests for the opportunity to present
oral statements and the time allotted
therefor can be obtained by contacting
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Mr. Sam Duraiswamy, Cognizant ACRS
staff (301–415–7364), between 7:30 a.m.
and 4:15 p.m., ET.
ACRS meeting agenda, meeting
transcripts, and letter reports are
available through the NRC Public
Document Room at pdr@nrc.gov, 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
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html or https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/doc-collections/ (ACRS &
ACNW Mtg schedules/agendas).
Videoteleconferencing 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
videoteleconferencing link. The
availability of videoteleconferencing
services is not guaranteed.
Dated: September 16, 2005.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
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Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting Notice
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 October 6-8, 2005,
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was
previously published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, November 24,
2004 (69 FR 68412).
Thursday, October 6, 2005, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint
North, 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.: Interim Review of the License Renewal
Application for the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the Tennessee Valley Authority and the NRC
staff regarding the license renewal application for the Browns Ferry
Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3 and the NRC staff's Safety Evaluation
Report with Open Items.
10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Proposed Recommendations for Resolving
Generic Safety Issue (GSI)-80, ``Pipe Break Effects on Control Rod
Drive Hydraulic Lines in the Drywells of Boiling Water Reactor Mark I
and II Containments'' (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding
the recommendations proposed by the NRC Office of Nuclear Regulatory
Research for resolving GSI-80.
12:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: Resolution of ACRS Comments on the Draft
Final Regulatory Guide, ``Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Fire
Protection for Existing Light Water Nuclear Power Plants'' (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff and Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)
regarding the changes made to this Guide and to NEI 04-02, ``Guidance
for Implementing a Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Fire Protection
Program Under 10 CFR 50.48(c),'' in response to the ACRS comments and
recommendations included in its June 14, 2005 letter.
2:30 p.m.-4 p.m.: Davis-Besse Reactor Pressure Vessel Head
Integrity Calculations (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding
the expert elicitation and calculations performed for the reactor
pressure vessel head integrity of the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant.
4:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: Quality Assessment of the Selected NRC
Research Program (Open)--The Committee will discuss the results of the
cognizant ACRS panel's assessment of the quality of the NRC research
projects on: Standardized Plant Analysis Risk (SPAR) Models Development
Program; Steam Generator Tube Integrity Program at the Argonne National
Laboratory; and the Thermal-Hydraulic Test Program at the Penn State
University.
5:30 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered during this
meeting.
Friday, October 7, 2005, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint North,
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.: Licensees' Responses to the Bulletin on,
``Emergency Preparedness and Response Actions for Security-Based
Events'' (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by and
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding
licensees' responses to the Bulletin related to Emergency Preparedness
and Response Actions for Security-Based Events.
10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m.: NRC Staff's Response to the ACRS Letter on
the Proposed Revision 4 to Regulatory Guide 1.82, ``Water Sources for
Long-Term Recirculation Cooling Following a Loss-of-Coolant Accident''
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the staff's response to
the ACRS letter on the Proposed Revision 4 to Regulatory Guide 1.82.
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Format and Content of the NRC Safety
Research Program Report to the Commission (Open)--The Committee will
hear a report by and hold discussions with the Chairman of the ACRS
Subcommittee on Safety Research Program regarding the format and
content of the ACRS report to the Commission on the NRC Safety Research
Program as well as assignments for the ACRS members.
1:15 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning
and Procedures Subcommittee (Open)--The Committee will discuss the
recommendations of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee regarding
items proposed for consideration by the full Committee during future
meetings. Also, it will hear a report of the Planning and Procedures
Subcommittee on matters related to the conduct of ACRS business,
including anticipated workload and member assignments.
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.-3 p.m.: Subcommittee Report (Open)--The Committee will
hear a report by and hold discussions with the Chairmen of the ACRS
Subcommittees on Plant Operations and
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Plant License Renewal regarding matters discussed at the September 21,
2005 Subcommittee meeting.
3:15 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee
will discuss proposed ACRS reports.
Saturday, October 8, 2005, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint
North, Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.-12 Noon: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
12 Noon-12:30 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will
discuss matters related to the conduct of Committee activities and
matters and specific issues that were not completed during previous
meetings, as time and availability of information permit.
Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings
were published in the Federal Register on October 5, 2004 (69 FR
59620). In accordance with those procedures, oral or written views may
be presented by members of the public, including representatives of the
nuclear industry. Electronic recordings will be permitted only during
the open portions of the meeting. Persons desiring to make oral
statements should notify the Cognizant ACRS staff named below five days
before the meeting, if possible, so that appropriate arrangements can
be made to allow necessary time during the meeting for such statements.
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. Information regarding the time to be set aside for this
purpose may be obtained by contacting the Cognizant ACRS staff prior to
the meeting. 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.
In accordance with Subsection 10(d) Public Law 92-463, I have
determined that it is necessary to close portions of this meeting noted
above to discuss and protect information classified as national
security information and safeguards information pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(1) and (3).
Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether the
meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, as well as the Chairman's
ruling on requests for the opportunity to present oral statements and
the time allotted therefor can be obtained by contacting Mr. Sam
Duraiswamy, Cognizant ACRS staff (301-415-7364), between 7:30 a.m. and
4:15 p.m., ET.
ACRS meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are
available through the NRC Public Document Room at pdr@nrc.gov, 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 https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html or https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/ (ACRS &
ACNW Mtg schedules/agendas).
Videoteleconferencing 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 videoteleconferencing
link. The availability of videoteleconferencing services is not
guaranteed.
Dated: September 16, 2005.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
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