[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 85 (Thursday, May 2, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25769-25770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10431]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Notice of Meeting; 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 May 9-10, 2013, 11545
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
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Thursday, May 9, 2013, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland
1:00 p.m.-1:05 p.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of
the meeting.
1:05 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) Key
Licensing Issues (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding key
licensing issues pertaining to the NGNP project.
3:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m.: Generic Issue (GI)-189, ``Susceptibility of
Ice Condenser and Mark III Containments to Early Failure from Hydrogen
Combustion during a Severe Accident'' (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff regarding the closure of GI-189, ``Susceptibility of Ice
Condenser and Mark III Containments to Early Failure from Hydrogen
Combustion during a Severe Accident.''
4:45 p.m.-7:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed
during this meeting.
Friday, May 10, 2013, 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.: Consequential Steam Generator Tube Rupture
(C-SGTR) (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the
development of an enhanced risk-assessment procedure for C-SGTR.
10:15 a.m.-11:45 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 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.]
11:45 a.m.-12:00 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.
1:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
6:30 p.m.-7:00 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 18, 2012, (76 FR
64146-64147). 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 Antonio Dias, Cognizant ACRS Staff (Telephone:
301-415-6805, Email: [email protected]), 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 [email protected],
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 http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html or http://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: April 26, 2013.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-10431 Filed 5-1-13; 8:45 am]
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