707th Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS), 40338-40339 [2023-13114]

Download as PDF 40338 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 118 / Wednesday, June 21, 2023 / Notices https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html. To begin the search, 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 ISG, ‘‘Use of the Decommissioning Trust Fund During Operations for Major Radioactive Component Disposal,’’ is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML23150A051. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents, by appointment, at the NRC’s PDR, Room P1 B35, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1–800–397–4209 or 301–415– 4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 B. Submitting Comments The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Federal rulemaking website (https:// www.regulations.gov). Please include Docket ID NRC–2023–0111 in your comment submission. The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at https:// www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove identifying or contact information. If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove such information before making the comment submissions available to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS. II. Discussion This proposed ISG is intended to provide clarifying guidance to facilitate stakeholder understanding of the NRC’s position on the use of the decommissioning trust fund (DTF) during operations for major radioactive component (MRC) disposal. The NRC’s reactor licensing regulations in part 50 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:36 Jun 20, 2023 Jkt 259001 ‘‘Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities,’’ establish requirements for providing assurance that funding will be available to radiologically decommission a reactor facility and terminate the part 50 license. Specifically, these requirements address, among other things, the amount of decommissioning funding to be provided, the methods to be used for assuring sufficient funding, and provisions restricting the use of the DTF during operations. Two separate petitions for rulemaking (PRM) were submitted to the NRC for consideration in 2008 and 2019 requesting that the NRC revise the definition of Decommissioning in 10 CFR 50.2 and amend 10 CFR 50.82 to allow access to the DTF to pay for the cost of the disposal of MRCs prior to permanent cessation of operations at nuclear power plants. The Commission subsequently denied both petitions, noting that the subject is adequately covered by existing regulations, including the exemption process in 10 CFR 50.12, ‘‘Specific exemptions.’’ In the analysis recommending denial of the PRMs, the NRC staff notes that any withdrawal of funds from the DTF during operations, other than those allowed by NRC regulations, may challenge the underlying intent of the decommissioning funding regulations. Therefore, only under extraordinary circumstances would a withdrawal from the DTF prior to permanent cessation of operations be permissible. However, the NRC staff envisions certain circumstances, which could be stated in an exemption request, that may lead to the approval of the particular request, based on the totality of the facts. This draft ISG discusses the various ways and means by which the DTF could be used to cover the cost of MRC disposal during operations, including what information would assist the NRC staff in assessing a licensee’s request for exemption from the regulations related to the activity. Dated: June 14, 2023. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. John M. Moses, Deputy Director, Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. 2023–13093 Filed 6–20–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00146 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 707th 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 July 12–14, 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 581992331#. A more detailed agenda including the MSTeams link may be found at the ACRS public website at https:// www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/acrs/agenda/. If you would like the MSTeams link forwarded to you, please contact the Designated Federal Officer as follows: Quynh.Nguyen@nrc.gov, or Lawrence.Burkhart@nrc.gov. Wednesday, July 12, 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.–10:30 a.m.: EPRI Data Validation Topical Report (Open/ Closed)—The Committee will have presentations and discussions with representatives from EPRI 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.] 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: Committee Deliberation on EPRI Data Validation Topical Report (Open/Closed)—The Committee will have discussion and deliberation 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.] 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.: Vogtle License Amendment Request (LAR) on Loading Lead Test Assemblies (LTAs) with Increased Enrichment (RB/ZA) (Open)— The Committee will have presentations and discussions with representatives from Southern Nuclear and the NRC staff regarding the subject topic. 2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.: Committee Deliberation on Vogtle LAR on Loading LTAs with Increased Enrichment (Open)—The Committee will have E:\FR\FM\21JNN1.SGM 21JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 118 / Wednesday, June 21, 2023 / Notices discussion and deliberation regarding the subject topic. 3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.: ARITA– ARTEMIS/RELAP Integrated Transient Analysis Methodology Topical Report (JM–L/KH) (Open/Closed)—The Committee will have presentations and discussions with representatives from Framatome 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.] 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.: Committee Deliberation on ARITA–ARTEMIS/ RELAP Integrated Transient Analysis Methodology Topical Report (JM–L/KH) (Open/Closed)—The Committee will have discussion and deliberation 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, July 13, 2023 8:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.: LANCR02 Lattice Physics Model Description Topical Report/Preparation of Reports (JM–L/MS) (Open/Closed)—The Committee will have presentations and discussions with representatives from GE 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.] 10:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of Reports (Open/Closed)—The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports. [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.] lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Friday, July 14, 2023 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.: Planning and Procedures Session/Future ACRS Activities/Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and Recommendations (Open/Closed)—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. [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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:36 Jun 20, 2023 Jkt 259001 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 (DFO) (Telephone: 301–415– 5844, Email: Quynh.Nguyen@nrc.gov), 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 pdr.resource@ nrc.gov, 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 https://www.nrc.gov/ reading-rm/doc-collections/#ACRS/. Dated: June 14, 2023. Russell E. Chazell, Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–13114 Filed 6–20–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00147 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 40339 POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. MC2023–171 and CP2023–175; MC2023–172 and CP2023–176] New Postal Products Postal Regulatory Commission. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing for the Commission’s consideration concerning a negotiated service agreement. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps. DATES: Comments are due: June 22, 2023. SUMMARY: Submit comments electronically via the Commission’s Filing Online system at https:// www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit comments electronically should contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by telephone for advice on filing alternatives. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 202–789–6820. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Docketed Proceeding(s) I. Introduction The Commission gives notice that the Postal Service filed request(s) for the Commission to consider matters related to negotiated service agreement(s). The request(s) may propose the addition or removal of a negotiated service agreement from the Market Dominant or the Competitive product list, or the modification of an existing product currently appearing on the Market Dominant or the Competitive product list. Section II identifies the docket number(s) associated with each Postal Service request, the title of each Postal Service request, the request’s acceptance date, and the authority cited by the Postal Service for each request. For each request, the Commission appoints an officer of the Commission to represent the interests of the general public in the proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505 (Public Representative). Section II also establishes comment deadline(s) pertaining to each request. The public portions of the Postal Service’s request(s) can be accessed via the Commission’s website (https:// www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of the Postal Service’s request(s), if any, can be accessed through compliance E:\FR\FM\21JNN1.SGM 21JNN1

Agencies

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40338-40339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13114]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


707th 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 July 12-14, 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 581992331#. 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/. If you 
would like the MSTeams link forwarded to you, please contact the 
Designated Federal Officer as follows: [email protected], or 
[email protected].

Wednesday, July 12, 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.-10:30 a.m.: EPRI Data Validation Topical Report (Open/
Closed)--The Committee will have presentations and discussions with 
representatives from EPRI 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.]
    10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Committee Deliberation on EPRI Data 
Validation Topical Report (Open/Closed)--The Committee will have 
discussion and deliberation 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.]
    1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Vogtle License Amendment Request (LAR) on 
Loading Lead Test Assemblies (LTAs) with Increased Enrichment (RB/ZA) 
(Open)--The Committee will have presentations and discussions with 
representatives from Southern Nuclear and the NRC staff regarding the 
subject topic.
    2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Committee Deliberation on Vogtle LAR on 
Loading LTAs with Increased Enrichment (Open)--The Committee will have

[[Page 40339]]

discussion and deliberation regarding the subject topic.
    3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.: ARITA-ARTEMIS/RELAP Integrated Transient 
Analysis Methodology Topical Report (JM-L/KH) (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will have presentations and discussions with representatives 
from Framatome 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.]
    5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Committee Deliberation on ARITA-ARTEMIS/RELAP 
Integrated Transient Analysis Methodology Topical Report (JM-L/KH) 
(Open/Closed)--The Committee will have discussion and deliberation 
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, July 13, 2023

    8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: LANCR02 Lattice Physics Model Description 
Topical Report/Preparation of Reports (JM-L/MS) (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will have presentations and discussions with representatives 
from GE 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.]
    10:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of Reports (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports. [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.]

Friday, July 14, 2023

    8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.: Planning and Procedures Session/Future ACRS 
Activities/Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and Recommendations (Open/
Closed)--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. [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 (DFO) (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 https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/#ACRS/.

    Dated: June 14, 2023.
Russell E. Chazell,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-13114 Filed 6-20-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.