[Federal Register: February 24, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 37)]
[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 March 9-11, 2006,
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was
previously published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, November 22,
2005 (70 FR 70638).
Thursday, March 9, 2006, 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.: Final Review of the Clinton Early site Permit
Application (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and Exelon Generation
Company, LLC, regarding the early site permit application for the
Clinton site and the associated NRC staff's Final Safety Evaluation
Report.
10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Staff's Evaluation of the Licensees'
Responses to Generic Letter 2004-02, ``Potential Impact of Debris
Blockage on Emergency Recirculation During Design Basis Accidents at
Pressurized Water Reactors'' (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff regarding the staff's evaluation of the licensees' responses to
Generic Letter 2004-02 on PWR sumps.
1 p.m.-3 p.m.: Results of the Chemical Effects Tests Associated
with PWR Sump Performance (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations
by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and its
contractor regarding results of the chemical effects tests related to
PWR sump performance.
3:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: Final Review of the License Renewal
Application for Browns Ferry Units 1, 2, and 3 (Open)--The Committee
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of
the NRC staff and the Tennessee Valley Authority regarding the license
renewal application for Browns Ferry Units 1, 2, and 3 and the
associated NRC staff's Final Safety Evaluation Report.
5:30 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered during this
meeting.
Friday, March 10, 2006, 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 a.m.: Draft Final Revision 4 (DG-1128) to Regulatory
Guide 1.97, ``Criteria for Accident Monitoring Instrumentation for
Nuclear Power Plants'' (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding
the draft final revision 4 to Regulatory Guide 1.97.
10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Evaluation of Precursor Data to Identify
Significant Operating Events (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff regarding the staff's evaluation of precursor data to identify
significant operating events.
1 p.m.-2 p.m.: Future ACRS 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
meetings. Also, it will hear a report of the Planning and Procedures
Subcommittee on matters related to the conduct of ACRS business,
including anticipated workload and member assignments.
2 p.m.-2:15 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.
2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Draft Final ACRS Report on the NRC Safety
Research Program (Open)--The Committee will discuss the draft ACRS
report to the Commission on the NRC Safety Research Program.
4:45 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee
will discuss proposed ACRS reports.
Saturday, March 11, 2006, Conference Room T-2b3, Two White Flint North,
Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
1 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will discuss
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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 29, 2005 (70 FR
56936). 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 Mr. Sam
Duraiswamy, Cognizant ACRS staff (301-415-7364), between 7:30 a.m. and
4:15 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 &
oc-collections/(ACRS &
ACNW Mtg schedules/agendas).
Videoteleconferencing 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 videoteleconferencing
link. The availability of videoteleconferencing services is not
guaranteed.
Dated: February 17, 2006.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. E6-2664 Filed 2-23-06; 8:45 am]
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