Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Notice of Meeting, 52716-52717 [2011-21493]

Download as PDF 52716 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 163 / Tuesday, August 23, 2011 / Notices meeting that are open to the public. Detailed procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings were published in the Federal Register on October 21, 2010 (75 FR 65038– 65039). Detailed meeting agendas and meeting transcripts are available on the NRC Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doc-collections/acrs. Information regarding topics to be discussed, changes to the agenda, whether the meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, and the time allotted to present oral statements can be obtained from the Web site cited above or by contacting the identified DFO. Moreover, 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 these references if such rescheduling would result in a major inconvenience. If attending this meeting, please contact Mr. Theron Brown (Telephone 240–888–9835) to be escorted to the meeting room. Dated: August 16, 2011. Cayetano Santos, Chief, Reactor Safety Branch, Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards. [FR Doc. 2011–21492 Filed 8–22–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Notice of Meeting mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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 September 8–10, 2011, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was previously published in the Federal Register on Thursday, October 21, 2010 (75 FR 65038–65039). Thursday, September 8, 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.: Near-Term Task Force Report Regarding the Events at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Site in Japan (Open)–The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:33 Aug 22, 2011 Jkt 223001 regarding the Near-Term Task Force report on the events at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi site in Japan. 10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.: Technical Basis and Rulemaking Language Associated with Low-Level Waste Disposal and Site-Specific Analysis (Open)—The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding technical basis and rulemaking language associated with low-level waste disposal and sitespecific analysis. 1:15 p.m.–3:15 p.m.: Safety Evaluation Report (SER) Associated with Revision 19 of the AP1000 Design Control Document (DCD) Amendment (Open/ Closed)—The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and Westinghouse regarding the SER associated with Revision 19 of the AP1000 DCD amendment. [Note: A portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss and protect information designed as proprietary by Westinghouse pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).] 3:30 p.m.–5 p.m.: Draft Final Revision 2 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.115, ‘‘Protection Against Turbine Missiles (Open) The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding Draft Final Revision 2 to RG 1.115. 5 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 Westinghouse pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).] Friday, September 9, 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.: Selected Chapters of the Safety Evaluation Report (SER) with Open Items Associated with the US Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor (US–APWR) Design Certification and the Comanche Peak Combined License Application (COLA) (Open/Closed)—The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), and Luminant Generation Company PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (Luminant) regarding selected chapters of the SER with Open Items associated with the US–APWR Design Certification and the COLA. [Note: A portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss and protect information designed as proprietary by MHI and Luminant pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).] 10:45 a.m.–12:15 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 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.] 12:15 p.m.–12:30 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. 1:30 p.m.–2 p.m.: Draft Report on the Biennial ACRS Review of the NRC Safety Research Program (Open)— The Committee will discuss the draft report on the biennial ACRS review of the NRC Safety Research Program. 2 p.m.–2:30 p.m.: Assessment of the Quality of Selected NRC Research Projects (Open)—The Committee will discuss the panels performing the quality assessment of NRC research projects on NUREG/CR–6969, ‘‘Analysis of Experimental Data for High Burnup Power Water Reactors (PWR) Spent Fuel Isotopic Validation—ARIANE and REBUS Programs (UO2 Fuel)’’ and NUREG/ CR–7027, ‘‘Degradation of Light Water Reactor (LWR) Core Internal Materials Due to Neutron Irradiation.’’ 2:30 p.m.–7 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 designed as proprietary by Westinghouse, MHI, and Luminant pursuant to 5 U.S.C 552b(c)(4)] E:\FR\FM\23AUN1.SGM 23AUN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 163 / Tuesday, August 23, 2011 / Notices Saturday, September 10, 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 designed as proprietary by Westinghouse, MHI, and Luminant 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. Ilka Berrios, Cognizant ACRS Staff (Telephone: 301– 415–3179, E-mail: Ilka.Berrios@nrc.gov), 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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:33 Aug 22, 2011 Jkt 223001 available through the NRC Public Document Room at pdr.resource@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/doccollections/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: August 17, 2011. Andrew L. Bates, Advisory Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–21493 Filed 8–22–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures; Notice of Meeting The ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures will hold a meeting on September 7, 2011, Room T–2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The entire meeting will be open to public attendance, with the exception of a portion that may be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b (c)(2) and (6) 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. The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows: Wednesday, September 7, 2011—12 p.m. until 1 p.m. The Subcommittee will discuss proposed ACRS activities and related matters. The Subcommittee will gather information, analyze relevant issues and facts, and formulate proposed positions PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 52717 and actions, as appropriate, for deliberation by the Full Committee. Members of the public desiring to provide oral statements and/or written comments should notify the Designated Federal Official (DFO), Mrs. Ilka Berrios (Telephone 301–415–3179 or E-mail: Ilka.Berrios@nrc.gov) five days prior to the meeting, if possible, so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Thirty-five hard copies of each presentation or handout should be provided to the DFO thirty minutes before the meeting. In addition, one electronic copy of each presentation should be e-mailed to the DFO one day before the meeting. If an electronic copy cannot be provided within this timeframe, presenters should provide the DFO with a CD containing each presentation at least thirty minutes before the meeting. Electronic recordings will be permitted only during those portions of the meeting that are open to the public. Detailed procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings were published in the Federal Register on October 21, 2010, (75 FR 65038–65039). Detailed meeting agendas and meeting transcripts are available on the NRC Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doc-collections/acrs. Information regarding topics to be discussed, changes to the agenda, whether the meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, and the time allotted to present oral statements can be obtained from the Web site cited above or by contacting the identified DFO. Moreover, 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 these references if such rescheduling would result in a major inconvenience. If attending this meeting, please contact Mr. Theron Brown (Telephone 240–888–9835) to be escorted to the meeting room. Dated: August 16, 2011. Cayetano Santos, Chief, Reactor Safety Branch, Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards. 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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 September 8-10, 2011, 
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was 
previously published in the Federal Register on Thursday, October 21, 
2010 (75 FR 65038-65039).

Thursday, September 8, 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.: Near-Term Task Force Report Regarding the Events 
at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Site in Japan (Open)-The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff regarding the Near-Term Task Force report on the events at the 
Fukushima Dai-Ichi site in Japan.
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Technical Basis and Rulemaking Language 
Associated with Low-Level Waste Disposal and Site-Specific Analysis 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding technical basis and 
rulemaking language associated with low-level waste disposal and site-
specific analysis.
1:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m.: Safety Evaluation Report (SER) Associated with 
Revision 19 of the AP1000 Design Control Document (DCD) Amendment 
(Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and Westinghouse 
regarding the SER associated with Revision 19 of the AP1000 DCD 
amendment. [Note: A portion of this session may be closed in order to 
discuss and protect information designed as proprietary by Westinghouse 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).]
3:30 p.m.-5 p.m.: Draft Final Revision 2 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 
1.115, ``Protection Against Turbine Missiles (Open) The Committee will 
hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the 
NRC staff regarding Draft Final Revision 2 to RG 1.115.
5 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 Westinghouse 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).]

Friday, September 9, 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.: Selected Chapters of the Safety Evaluation Report 
(SER) with Open Items Associated with the US Advanced Pressurized Water 
Reactor (US-APWR) Design Certification and the Comanche Peak Combined 
License Application (COLA) (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), and Luminant Generation 
Company (Luminant) regarding selected chapters of the SER with Open 
Items associated with the US-APWR Design Certification and the COLA. 
[Note: A portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss and 
protect information designed as proprietary by MHI and Luminant 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).]
10:45 a.m.-12:15 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 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.]
12:15 p.m.-12:30 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.
1:30 p.m.-2 p.m.: Draft Report on the Biennial ACRS Review of the NRC 
Safety Research Program (Open)--The Committee will discuss the draft 
report on the biennial ACRS review of the NRC Safety Research Program.
2 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Assessment of the Quality of Selected NRC Research 
Projects (Open)--The Committee will discuss the panels performing the 
quality assessment of NRC research projects on NUREG/CR-6969, 
``Analysis of Experimental Data for High Burnup Power Water Reactors 
(PWR) Spent Fuel Isotopic Validation--ARIANE and REBUS Programs 
(UO2 Fuel)'' and NUREG/CR-7027, ``Degradation of Light Water 
Reactor (LWR) Core Internal Materials Due to Neutron Irradiation.''
2:30 p.m.-7 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 designed as proprietary by Westinghouse, MHI, and Luminant 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C 552b(c)(4)]

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Saturday, September 10, 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 designed as proprietary by Westinghouse, MHI, and Luminant 
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. Ilka Berrios, Cognizant ACRS Staff 
(Telephone: 301-415-3179, E-mail: Ilka.Berrios@nrc.gov), 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 pdr.resource@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: August 17, 2011.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-21493 Filed 8-22-11; 8:45 am]
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