Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 50 / Tuesday, March 15, 2022 / Notices 14583 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Advisory Committee for Environmental 

Research and Education; Notice of 

Meeting 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, as amended), the National Science 

Foundation (NSF) announces the 

following meeting: 

Name and Committee Code: Advisory 

Committee for Environmental Research and 

Education (9487). 

Date and Time: April 19, 2022; 11:00 a.m.– 

5:30 p.m. (EDT), April 20, 2022; 11:00 a.m.– 

4:00 p.m. (EDT). 

Place: National Science Foundation, 2415 

Eisenhower Avenue, Room E 2020, 

Alexandria, VA 22314 | Virtual. 

Registration for the virtual meeting can be 

accessed at: https://nsf.zoomgov.com/ 

meeting/register/vJIsduytqTMsEg8W7

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Type of Meeting: Open. 

Contact Person: Dr. Arnoldo ValleLevinson, Staff Associate, Office of 

Integrative Activities/Office of the Director/ 

National Science Foundation, 2415 

Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; 

(email: avellele@nsf.gov; Telephone: (703) 

292–7946). 

Summary of Minutes: May be obtained 

from the AC ERE website: https://

www.nsf.gov/ere/ereweb/minutes.jsp. 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice, 

recommendations, and oversight concerning 

support for environmental research and 

education. 

Agenda: Approval of minutes from past 

meeting. Updates on agency support for 

environmental research and activities. 

Discussion with NSF Director and Assistant 

Directors. Plan for future advisory committee 

activities. Updated agenda will be available 

on the AC ERE website: https://www.nsf.gov/ 

ere/ereweb/minutes.jsp. 

Dated: March 10, 2022. 

Crystal Robinson, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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[NRC–2021–0112] 

Fuel Qualification for Advanced 

Reactors 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: NUREG; issuance. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is issuing NUREG– 

2246, ‘‘Fuel Qualification for Advanced 

Reactors.’’ The purpose of this NUREG 

report is to provide a fuel qualification 

assessment framework for use by 

applicants for proposed advanced 

reactors using fuel designs and 

operating environments that differ from 

traditional light water reactor fuel. 

Specifically, the framework provides 

objective criteria, derived from 

regulatory requirements, that when 

satisfied, would support regulatory 

findings for licensing. 

DATES: NUREG–2246, Revision 0 is 

available on March 15, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 

NRC–2021–0112 when contacting the 

NRC about the availability of 

information regarding this document. 

You may obtain publicly available 

information related to this document 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2021–0112. Address 

questions about Docket IDs in 

Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; 

telephone: 301–415–0624; email: 

Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical 

questions, contact the individuals listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this document. 

• NRC’s Agencywide Documents 

Access and Management System 

(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly 

available documents online in the 

ADAMS Public Documents collection at 

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. NUREG–2246, 

‘‘Fuel Qualification for Advanced 

Reactors,’’ is available in ADAMS under 

Accession No. ML22063A131. 

• 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 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. 

(ET), Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Timothy Drzewiecki, telephone: 301– 

415–5184, email: Timothy.Drzewiecki@

nrc.gov and Jordan Hoellman, 

telephone: 301–415–5481, email: 

Jordan.Hoellman2@nrc.gov. Both are 

staff of the Office of Nuclear Reactor 

Regulation at the U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, Washington, 

DC 20555–0001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Discussion 

Proposed advanced reactor 

technologies use fuel designs and 

operating environments (e.g., neutron 

energy spectra, fuel temperatures, 

neighboring materials) that differ from 

those described in previous NRC 

guidance and frameworks applicable to 

traditional light-water reactor fuel. As 

such, the purpose of this report is to 

identify criteria that will be useful for 

advanced reactor fuel designs through 

an assessment framework that would 

support regulatory findings associated 

with nuclear fuel qualification. The 

report begins by examining the 

regulatory basis and related guidance 

applicable to fuel qualification, noting 

that the role of nuclear fuel in the 

protection against the release of 

radioactivity for a nuclear facility 

depends heavily on the reactor design. 

The report considers the use of 

accelerated fuel qualification techniques 

and lead test specimen programs that 

may shorten the timeline for qualifying 

fuel for use in a nuclear reactor at the 

desired parameters (e.g., burnup). The 

assessment framework particularly 

emphasizes the identification of key fuel 

manufacturing parameters, the 

specification of a fuel performance 

envelope to inform testing requirements, 

the use of evaluation models in the fuel 

qualification process, and the 

assessment of the experimental data 

used to develop and validate evaluation 

models and empirical safety criteria. 

II. Additional Information 

Draft NUREG–2246, Revision 0, was 

published in the Federal Register for 

public comment on June 30, 2021 (86 

FR 34794) with a 60-day comment 

period. The NRC received three public 

comments from private citizens and 

industry organizations. The NRC staff’s 

evaluation and resolution of the public 

comments are documented in Appendix 

B to NUREG–2246 in ADAMS under 

Accession No. ML22063A131. 

III. Congressional Review Act 

NUREG–2246, Revision 0, is a rule as 

defined in the Congressional Review 

Act (5 U.S.C. 801–808). However, the 

Office of Management and Budget has 

not found it to be a major rule as 

defined in the Congressional Review 

Act. 

Dated: March 9, 2022. 


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14584 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 50 / Tuesday, March 15, 2022 / Notices 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Steven T. Lynch, 

Acting Chief, Advanced Reactor Policy 

Branch, Division of Advanced Reactors and 

Non-Power Production and Utilization 

Facilities, Office of Nuclear Reactor 

Regulation. 

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694th 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 April 6–8, 2022. The Committee will 

be conducting meetings that will 

include some members being physically 

present at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) while other 

members participating 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 314 

240 222#. A more detailed agenda 

including the MS Teams link may be 

found at the ACRS public website at 

https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/acrs/agenda/index.html. If 

you would like the MS Teams link 

forwarded to you, please contact the 

Designated Federal Officer as follows: 

Quynh.Nguyen@nrc.gov or 

Lawrence.Burkhart@nrc.gov 

Wednesday, April 6, 2022 

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.: Radiation 

Embrittlement of Reactor Vessel 

Materials (Open)—The Committee will 

have presentations and discussion with 

representatives from the NRC staff 

regarding the subject topic. 

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.: Committee 

Deliberation on Radiation 

Embrittlement of Reactor Vessel 

Materials (Open)—The Committee will 

deliberate regarding the subject topic. 

12:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m.: BWRX–300 

Topical Report on Containment 

Evaluation Methodology (Open/ 

Closed)—The Committee will have 

presentations and discussion with 

representatives from GE-Hitachi and 

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.] 

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.: Committee 

Deliberation BWRX–300 Topical Report 

on Containment Evaluation 

Methodology (Open/Closed)—The 

Committee will deliberate 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.] 

3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.: Point Beach 

Subsequent License Renewal 

Application (Open)—The Committee 

will have presentations and discussion 

with representatives from NextEra and 

NRC staff regarding the subject topic. 

Thursday, April 7, 2022 

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.: SHINE 

Operating License Application Review— 

Interim Letter (Open/Closed)—The 

Committee will have presentations and 

discussion with representatives from 

SHINE 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.] 

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.: Committee 

Deliberation on the SHINE Operating 

License Application Review—Interim 

Letter (Open/Closed)—The Committee 

will deliberate 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.–3:30 p.m.: BWRX–300 

Topical Report on Advanced Civil 

Construction and Design Approach 

(Open/Closed)—The Committee will 

have presentations and discussion with 

representatives from GE-Hitachi and 

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.] 

3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.: Committee 

Deliberation on the BWRX–300 Topical 

Report on Advanced Civil Construction 

and Design Approach (Open/Closed)— 

The Committee will deliberate 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.] 

4:30 p.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 in order to 

discuss and protect information 

designated as proprietary.] 

Friday, April 8, 2022 

8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: Future ACRS 

Activities/Report of the Planning and 

Procedures Subcommittee and 

Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and 

Recommendations/Preparation of 

Reports (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)(4), a portion of this session may 

be closed in order to discuss and protect 

information designated as proprietary.] 

[Note: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(2)and (6), a portion of this 

meeting may be closed to discuss 

organizational and personnel matters 

that relate solely to internal personnel 

rules and practices of the ACRS, and 

information the release of which would 

constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy.] 

1:00 p.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 in order 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 meeting. 


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