Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, 54635-54636 [E8-22069]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 184 / Monday, September 22, 2008 / Notices notice of proposed action and an opportunity for hearing or a notice of hearing is not warranted. Notice is hereby given of the right of interested persons to request a hearing on whether the action should be rescinded or modified. Further Information: For further details with respect to this action, see the application dated September 26, 2007, and Amendment No. 1, which are available electronically, at NRC’s Electronic Reading Room, at: https://www.nrc.gov/ reading-rm/adams.html. From this site, you can access NRC’s Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS), which provides text and image files of NRC’s public documents. The ADAMS accession number for the application is ML072820139 and the ADAMS accession number for Amendment No. 1 is ML082560545. If you do not have access to ADAMS, or if there are problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) Reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. These documents may also be viewed electronically on the public computers located at NRC’s PDR, O1–F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR reproduction contractor will copy documents, for a fee. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day of September, 2008. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Kevin M. Witt, Project Manager, Licensing Branch, Division of Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. E8–22048 Filed 9–19–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes: Meeting Notice U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of meeting. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: NRC will convene a meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) October 27–28, 2008. A sample of agenda items to be discussed during the public session includes: (1) ACMUI subcommittee reports on cesium chloride (CsCl), permanent implant brachytherapy rulemaking, and fingerprinting; (2) Y–90 microsphere VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:11 Sep 19, 2008 Jkt 214001 brachytherapy licensing guidance; (3) potential changes to 10 CFR Parts 20 and 35; (4) patient needs, concerns, and rights in radiation medicine; (5) infiltration of fluorine-18 (F–18) and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals as medical events; (6) status of recommendations for modifying training and experience attestation requirements; (7) status of technical basis for the Petition for Rulemaking (PRM) 35–20 (Ritenour) and follow-up; (8) Potential rulemaking and associated Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) regarding multiple RSOs on a medical-use license; (9) status of current and future 10 CFR Part 35 rulemaking; and (10) medical isotope shortages. A copy of the agenda will be available at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doc-collections/acmui/agenda or by e-mailing Ms. Ashley Tull at the contact information below. Purpose: Discuss issues related to 10 CFR Part 35 Medical Use of Byproduct Material. Date and Time for Closed Sessions: October 27, 2008 from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. This session will be closed so that ACMUI can discuss internal Committee business and receive annual ethics training. Date and Time for Open Sessions: October 27, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and October 28, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Address for Public Meeting: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Two White Flint North Building, Room T– 2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Public Participation: Any member of the public who wishes to participate in the meeting should contact Ms. Tull using the information below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ashley M. Tull, e-mail: ashley.tull@nrc.gov, telephone: (240) 888–7129. Conduct of the Meeting Leon S. Malmud, M.D., will chair the meeting. Dr. Malmud will conduct the meeting in a manner that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business. The following procedures apply to public participation in the meeting: 1. Persons who wish to provide a written statement should submit an electronic copy to Ms. Tull at the contact information listed above. All submittals must be received by October 20, 2008, and must pertain to the topic on the agenda for the meeting. 2. Questions and comments from members of the public will be permitted during the meeting, at the discretion of the Chairman. 3. The transcript will be available on ACMUI’s Web site (https://www.nrc.gov/ PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 54635 reading-rm/doc-collections/acmui/tr/) on or about January 27, 2009. A meeting summary will be available on or about December 11, 2008. 4. Persons who require special services, such as those for the hearing impaired, should notify Ms. Tull of their planned attendance. This meeting will be held in accordance with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (primarily Section 161a); the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App); and the Commission’s regulations in Title 10, U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Part 7. Dated: September 16, 2008. Andrew L. Bates, Advisory Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. E8–22066 Filed 9–19–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards 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 2–4, 2008, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was previously published in the Federal Register on Monday, October 22, 2007 (72 FR 59574). Thursday, October 2, 2008, 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.: License Renewal Application and Final Safety Evaluation Report (SER) for the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 (Open)— The Committee will hear a briefing by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and Carolina Power & Light Company regarding the license renewal application for the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1, and the associated NRC staff’s final SER. 10:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.: Status of Resolution of Generic Safety Issue (GSI)–191, ‘‘Assessment of Debris Accumulation on Pressurized-Water Reactor (PWR) Sump Performance’’ (Open)—The Committee will hear a briefing by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and PWR Owners Group regarding the staff E:\FR\FM\22SEN1.SGM 22SEN1 54636 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 184 / Monday, September 22, 2008 / Notices sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES and industry activities associated with the resolution of GSI–191. 1:15 p.m.–3:15 p.m.: Selected Chapters of the SER Associated with the Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) Design Certification Application (Open/Closed)—The Committee will hear a briefing by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and General ElectricHitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) regarding selected Chapters of the NRC staff’s SER With Open Items associated with the ESBWR design certification application. 3:30 p.m.–4 p.m.: Quality Assessment of Selected Research Projects (Open)— The Committee will discuss the draft final report on the quality assessment of the NRC research projects on: FRAPCON/FRAPTRAN Code work at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and NUREG/CR– 6943, ‘‘A Study of Remote Visual Methods to Detect Cracking in Reactor Components.’’ 4 p.m.–5:15 p.m.: Historical Perspectives and Insights on Reactor Consequence Analyses (Open)—The Committee will discuss the draft White Paper prepared by the ACRS Senior Technical Advisor on historical perspectives and insights on reactor consequence analyses. 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. Friday, October 3, 2008, 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.–9:30 a.m.: Future 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. 9:30 a.m.–9:45 a.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. 9:45 a.m.–10 a.m.: Subcommittee Reports (Open)—Report by and discussions with the Chairman of the VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:11 Sep 19, 2008 Jkt 214001 ACRS Subcommittee on Materials, Metallurgy, and Reactor Fuels regarding Proposed Supplemental Pressurized Thermal Shock Rule (10 CFR 50.61) that was discussed during the Subcommittee meeting on October 1, 2008. Report by and discussions with the Chairman of the ACRS Subcommittee on Reliability and PRA regarding the draft final NUREG–1855, ‘‘Guidance on the Treatment of Uncertainties in RiskInformed Decisionmaking,’’ that was discussed during the Subcommittee meeting on September 30, 2008. 10:15 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the Commission on November 7, 2008 (Open)—Discussion of proposed topics for meeting with the Commission on November 7, 2008. 12:30 p.m.–7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports. Saturday, October 4, 2008, Conference Room T–2B3, Two White Flint North, Rockville, Maryland 8:30 a.m.–1 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports. 1 p.m.–1:30 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 September 26, 2007 (72 FR 54695). 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 PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 rescheduling would result in major inconvenience. In accordance with Subsection 10(d) Public Law 92–463, I have determined that it may be necessary to close portions of this meeting noted above to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of the ACRS, and information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6). In addition, it may be necessary to close a portion of the meeting to protect information designated as proprietary by General Electric-Hitachi or its contractors pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b c(4). 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. Girija Shukla, Cognizant ACRS staff (301–415–6855), between 7:30 a.m. and 4 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/. 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. Dated: September 16, 2008. Andrew L. Bates, Advisory Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. E8–22069 Filed 9–19–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P E:\FR\FM\22SEN1.SGM 22SEN1

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Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards

    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 2-4, 2008, 
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was 
previously published in the Federal Register on Monday, October 22, 
2007 (72 FR 59574).

Thursday, October 2, 2008, 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.: License Renewal Application and Final Safety 
Evaluation Report (SER) for the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, 
Unit 1 (Open)--The Committee will hear a briefing by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and Carolina Power & 
Light Company regarding the license renewal application for the Shearon 
Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1, and the associated NRC staff's 
final SER.
    10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Status of Resolution of Generic Safety Issue 
(GSI)-191, ``Assessment of Debris Accumulation on Pressurized-Water 
Reactor (PWR) Sump Performance'' (Open)--The Committee will hear a 
briefing by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff 
and PWR Owners Group regarding the staff

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and industry activities associated with the resolution of GSI-191.
    1:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m.: Selected Chapters of the SER Associated with 
the Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) Design 
Certification Application (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear a 
briefing by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff 
and General Electric-Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) regarding selected 
Chapters of the NRC staff's SER With Open Items associated with the 
ESBWR design certification application.
    3:30 p.m.-4 p.m.: Quality Assessment of Selected Research Projects 
(Open)--The Committee will discuss the draft final report on the 
quality assessment of the NRC research projects on: FRAPCON/FRAPTRAN 
Code work at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and 
NUREG/CR-6943, ``A Study of Remote Visual Methods to Detect Cracking in 
Reactor Components.''
    4 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: Historical Perspectives and Insights on Reactor 
Consequence Analyses (Open)--The Committee will discuss the draft White 
Paper prepared by the ACRS Senior Technical Advisor on historical 
perspectives and insights on reactor consequence analyses.
    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.

Friday, October 3, 2008, 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.-9:30 a.m.: Future 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.
    9:30 a.m.-9:45 a.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.
    9:45 a.m.-10 a.m.: Subcommittee Reports (Open)--Report by and 
discussions with the Chairman of the ACRS Subcommittee on Materials, 
Metallurgy, and Reactor Fuels regarding Proposed Supplemental 
Pressurized Thermal Shock Rule (10 CFR 50.61) that was discussed during 
the Subcommittee meeting on October 1, 2008. Report by and discussions 
with the Chairman of the ACRS Subcommittee on Reliability and PRA 
regarding the draft final NUREG-1855, ``Guidance on the Treatment of 
Uncertainties in Risk-Informed Decisionmaking,'' that was discussed 
during the Subcommittee meeting on September 30, 2008.
    10:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the Commission 
on November 7, 2008 (Open)--Discussion of proposed topics for meeting 
with the Commission on November 7, 2008.
    12:30 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Saturday, October 4, 2008, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint 
North, Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
    1 p.m.-1:30 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 September 26, 2007 (72 FR 
54695). 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 may be necessary to close portions of this meeting 
noted above to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate 
solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of the ACRS, and 
information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted 
invasion of personal privacy pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6). 
In addition, it may be necessary to close a portion of the meeting to 
protect information designated as proprietary by General Electric-
Hitachi or its contractors pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b c(4).
    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. Girija 
Shukla, Cognizant ACRS staff (301-415-6855), between 7:30 a.m. and 4 
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/.
    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.

    Dated: September 16, 2008.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-22069 Filed 9-19-08; 8:45 am]
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