[Federal Register: June 20, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 120)]
[Notices]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting Notice
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 July 9-11, 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).
Wednesday, July 9, 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.-10:30 a.m.: Stretch Power Uprate Application for
Millstone Power Station Unit 3 (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff, Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc., and its contractor
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC regarding the proposed 7% stretch
power uprate for Millstone Power Station Unit 3, and related matters.
10:45 a.m.-2:15 p.m.: Selected Chapters of the Safety Evaluation
Report (SER) Associated with the Economic Simplified Boiling Water
Reactor (ESBWR) Design Certification Application (Open/Closed)--The
Committee will hear presentations 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.
2:30 p.m.-6 p.m.: Safeguards and Security Matters (Closed)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the draft final/proposed
rules and associated regulatory guidance in the area of safeguards and
security.
6:15 p.m.-7:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The
Committee will prepare and discuss the proposed ACRS reports on Stretch
Power Uprate Application for Millstone Power Station Unit 3, selected
chapters of the SER associated with the ESBWR Design Certification
Application, and Safeguards and Security Matters.
Thursday, July 10, 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.-10:30 a.m.: Status of NRC Staff Activities Associated
with Seismic Design Issues at Nuclear Power Plants (Open)--The
Committee will discuss with representatives of the NRC staff the 2008
seismic research program plan, the interim staff guidance on high
frequency ground motion, the July 2007 Japan earthquake, and the status
of resolution of Generic Safety Issue-199 (GSI-199).
10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Containment Overpressure Credit (Open/
Closed)--The Committee will discuss with representatives of the NRC
staff and Tennessee Valley Authority technical issues related to
crediting of containment overpressure during design basis accidents and
special events in support of the extended power uprate for Brown Ferry
Units 1, 2, and 3.
1:30 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: Future Activities/Report of the Planning and
Procedures Subcommittee (Open)--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 report on matters related to the conduct
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of ACRS business, including anticipated workload and member
assignments.
2:15 p.m.-2:30 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.
2:45 p.m.-7:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Report (Open)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of a proposed ACRS report on the
Stretch Power Uprate Application for Millstone Power Station, Unit 3.
Friday, July 11, 2008, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint North,
Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of a proposed ACRS report on the
Stretch Power Uprate Application for Millstone Power Station, Unit 3.
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.
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 Dr. Antonio
Dias, Cognizant ACRS staff (301-415-6805), 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 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 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: June 16, 2008.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-14000 Filed 6-19-08; 8:45 am]
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