Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Notice of Meeting, 64563-64564 [2012-25934]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 204 / Monday, October 22, 2012 / Notices For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Mark Thaggard, Deputy Director for Emergency Preparedness, Division of Preparedness and Response, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response. [FR Doc. 2012–25929 Filed 10–19–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Regulatory Policies and Practices; Notice of Meeting The ACRS Subcommittee on Regulatory Policies and Practices will hold a meeting on October 31, 2012, Room T–2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The entire meeting will be open to public attendance. The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows: Wednesday, October 31, 2012—8:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. The Subcommittee will review and discuss the staff’s efforts to develop a revision to the Station Blackout Rule. The Subcommittee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with the NRC staff and other interested persons regarding this matter. The Subcommittee will gather information, analyze relevant issues and facts, and formulate proposed positions 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), Christina Antonescu (Telephone 301–415–6792 or Email: Christina.Antonescu@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 emailed 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 17, 2011, (76 FR 64126– 64127). VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:00 Oct 19, 2012 Jkt 229001 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 enter through the One White Flint North building, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. After registering with security, please contact Mr. Theron Brown (Telephone 240–888–9835) to be escorted to the meeting room. Dated: October 10, 2012. Antonio Dias, Technical Advisor, Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards. [FR Doc. 2012–25923 Filed 10–19–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 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 November 1–3, 2012, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. Thursday, November 1, 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.–10:00 a.m.: Consideration of Economic Consequences/Land Contamination within the NRC Regulatory Framework (Open)—The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the staff’s approach when considering economic consequences and/or land contamination due to the release of radioactive material at a licensee site. 10:15 a.m.–11:45 p.m.: Role of Filtered Venting Systems When Installed in BWR Mark I and Mark II Containments (Open)—The Committee will hear PO 00000 Frm 00102 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 64563 presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding a proposed Commission Paper regarding the value of filtered venting systems when installed in BWR Mark I and Mark II containments. 12:45 p.m.–2:15 p.m.: Long-Term Core Cooling Approach for the Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) Design for South Texas Project Units 3 and 4 (STP 3 and 4) (Open/Closed)—The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and Nuclear Innovation North America LLC regarding the specific design features that warrant the longterm cooling capabilities for the STP 3 and 4 ABWR design. [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.–7:00 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, November 2, 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.–10:00 a.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 FullCommittee 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 andpersonnel matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of ACRS,and information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion ofpersonal privacy.] 10:00 a.m.–10:15 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. 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: Preparation for Meeting With the Commission on December 6, 2012 (Open)—The Committee will discuss topics for the upcoming meeting with the Commission on December 6, 2012. 11:30 p.m.–7:00 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 E:\FR\FM\22OCN1.SGM 22OCN1 64564 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 204 / Monday, October 22, 2012 / Notices wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4)] Saturday, November 3, 2012 Conference Room T2–B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 8:30 a.m.–11:30 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)] 11:30 a.m.–12:00 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, (76 FR 64126–64127). In accordance with those procedures, oral or written views may be presented by members of the public, includingrepresentatives of the nuclear industry. Persons desiring to make oral statements should notifyAntonio Dias, Cognizant ACRS Staff (Telephone: 301–415– 6805, Email: Antonio.Dias@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. Inview of the possibility that the schedule for ACRS meetings may be adjusted by the Chairman asnecessary 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 at1–800–397–4209, 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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:00 Oct 19, 2012 Jkt 229001 meetings. Those wishing to use this service 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: October 16, 2012. Andrew L. Bates, Advisory Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2012–25934 Filed 10–19–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001. • Fax comments to: RADB at 301– 492–3446. For additional direction on accessing information and submitting comments, see ‘‘Accessing Information and Submitting Comments’’ in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Brad Harvey, Office of New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, 20555–0001; telephone at 301–415–4118 or email at Brad.Harvey@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION I. Accessing Information and Submitting Comments [NRC–2012–0247] A. Accessing Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2012– 0247 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may access information related to this document, which the NRC possesses and is publicly available, by any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2012–0247. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may access publicly available documents online in the NRC Library at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced in this notice (if that document is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced. The proposed ISG DC/COL–ISG–024 is under ADAMS Accession No. ML12132A512. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Implementation of Regulatory Guide 1.221 on Design-Basis Hurricane and Hurricane Missiles Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Proposed interim staff guidance; solicitation of public comment. AGENCY: The U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) staff is soliciting public comment on its proposed Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) DC/COL–ISG–024, ‘‘Implementation of Regulatory Guide 1.221 on Design-Basis Hurricane and Hurricane Missiles.’’ The purpose of this ISG is to supplement the guidance regarding the application of Regulatory Guide 1.221, ‘‘Design-Basis Hurricane and Hurricane Missiles for Nuclear Power Plants.’’ DATES: Submit comments by November 21, 2012. Comments received after this date will be considered, if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. ADDRESSES: You may access information and comment submissions related to this document, which the NRC possesses and are publicly available, by searching on https://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC–2012–0247. You may submit comments by any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2012–0247. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–492–3668; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch (RADB), Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWB–05– SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00103 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 B. 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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 November 1-3, 2012, 
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

Thursday, November 1, 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.-10:00 a.m.: Consideration of Economic Consequences/Land 
Contamination within the NRC Regulatory Framework (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the staff's approach when 
considering economic consequences and/or land contamination due to 
the release of radioactive material at a licensee site.
10:15 a.m.-11:45 p.m.: Role of Filtered Venting Systems When 
Installed in BWR Mark I and Mark II Containments (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding a proposed Commission 
Paper regarding the value of filtered venting systems when installed 
in BWR Mark I and Mark II containments.
12:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: Long-Term Core Cooling Approach for the 
Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) Design for South Texas Project 
Units 3 and 4 (STP 3 and 4) (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the 
NRC staff and Nuclear Innovation North America LLC regarding the 
specific design features that warrant the long-term cooling 
capabilities for the STP 3 and 4 ABWR design. [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.-7:00 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, November 2, 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.-10:00 a.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 
FullCommittee 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 
andpersonnel matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules 
and practices of ACRS,and information the release of which would 
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion ofpersonal privacy.]
10:00 a.m.-10:15 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.
10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Preparation for Meeting With the Commission 
on December 6, 2012 (Open)--The Committee will discuss topics for 
the upcoming meeting with the Commission on December 6, 2012.
11:30 p.m.-7:00 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

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closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as 
proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4)]

Saturday, November 3, 2012 Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland

8:30 a.m.-11:30 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)]
11:30 a.m.-12:00 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, (76 FR 
64126-64127). In accordance with those procedures, oral or written 
views may be presented by members of the public, 
includingrepresentatives of the nuclear industry. Persons desiring 
to make oral statements should notifyAntonio Dias, Cognizant ACRS 
Staff (Telephone: 301-415-6805, Email: Antonio.Dias@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. Inview of the possibility that the schedule for 
ACRS meetings may be adjusted by the Chairman asnecessary 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 at1-800-397-4209, 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 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: October 16, 2012.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-25934 Filed 10-19-12; 8:45 am]
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