Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 164 / Friday, August 22, 2008 / Notices 49713 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

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 September 4–6, 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). 

Thursday, September 4, 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.: License Renewal 

Application and Final SER for the Wolf 

Creek Generating Station, Unit 1 

(Open)—The Committee will hear 

presentations by and hold discussions 

with representatives of the NRC staff 

and Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating 

Corporation regarding the license 

renewal application for the Wolf Creek 

Generating Station, Unit 1, and the 

associated NRC staff’s final Safety 

Evaluation Report (SER). 

10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.: Draft Final 

Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide 1.131, 

‘‘Quantification of Safety-Related 

Cables and Field Splices 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 1 to Regulatory Guide 1.131 

and the NRC staff’s resolution of public 

comments. 

1:15 p.m.–3:15 p.m.: TRACE 

Computer Code Peer Review (Open)—

The Committee will hear presentations 

by and hold discussions with 

representatives of the NRC staff 

regarding the findings of the PeerReview Panel for the TRACE computer 

code and the staff’s plans to address the 

Panel’s findings. 

3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.: Anticipated 

Advanced Reactor Research Needs 

(Open)—The Committee will discuss 

the anticipated advanced reactor 

research needs and related matters. 

4:30 p.m.–7 p.m.: Preparation of 

ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee 

will discuss proposed ACRS reports on 

matters discussed during this meeting. 

Friday, September 5, 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 a.m.: Quality 

Assessment of Selected Research 

Projects (Open)—The Committee will 

hear a report by and hold discussions 

with the ACRS Panels which performed 

the quality assessment of the NRC 

research projects on: FRAPCON/ 

FRAPTRAN Code work at the Pacific 

Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), 

and NUREG/CR–6943, ‘‘A Study of 

Remote Visual Methods to Detect 

Cracking in Reactor Components.’’

10:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m.: Future 

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. 

11:15 a.m.–11:30 a.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 p.m.–7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS 

Reports (Open)—The Committee will 

discuss proposed ACRS reports. 

Saturday, September 6, 2008, 

Conference Room T–2b3, Two White 

Flint North, Rockville, Maryland 

8:30 a.m.–12 p.m.: Preparation of 

ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee 

will continue its discussion of proposed 

ACRS reports. 

12 p.m.–12:30 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. 

In accordance with Subsection 10(d) 

Public Law 92–463, I have determined 

that it may be necessary to close 

portions of this meeting noted above to 

discuss organizational and personnel 

matters that relate solely to the internal 

personnel rules and practices of the 

ACRS, and information the release of 

which would constitute a clearly 

unwarranted invasion of personal 

privacy pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) 

and (6). 

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. Girija Shukla, Cognizant ACRS staff 

(301–415–6855), 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 


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49714 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 164 / Friday, August 22, 2008 / Notices 

1Attachment 1 contains sensitive information 

and will not be released to the public. 

2Attachment 2 contains some requirements that 

are SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION, and cannot be 

released to the public. The remainder of the 

requirements contained in Attachment 2 that are 

not SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION will be released 

to the public. 

equipment and facilities that they use to 

establish the video teleconferencing 

link. The availability of video 

teleconferencing services is not 

guaranteed. 

Dated: August 18, 2008. 

Annette Vietti-Cook, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. E8–19485 Filed 8–21–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[ EA–08–212] 

In the Matter of; All Licensees 

Authorized To Manufacture or Initially 

Transfer Items Containing Radioactive 

Material for Sale or Distribution and 

Possess High-Risk Radioactive 

Material of Concern; Order Imposing 

Additional Security Measures 

(Effective Immediately) 

I 

The Licensees identified in 

Attachment 1 1 to this Order hold 

licenses issued in accordance with the 

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 

by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC or Commission) or an 

Agreement State authorizing them to 

manufacture or initially transfer items 

containing radioactive material for sale 

or distribution. Commission regulations 

at 10 CFR 20.1801 or equivalent 

Agreement State regulations require 

Licensees to secure, from unauthorized 

removal or access, licensed materials 

that are stored in controlled or 

unrestricted areas. Commission 

regulations at 10 CFR 20.1802 or 

equivalent Agreement State regulations 

require Licensees to control and 

maintain constant surveillance of 

licensed material that is in a controlled 

or unrestricted area and that is not in 

storage. 

II 

On September 11, 2001, terrorists 

simultaneously attacked targets in New 

York, N.Y., and Washington, DC, 

utilizing large commercial aircraft as 

weapons. In response to the attacks and 

intelligence information subsequently 

obtained, the Commission issued a 

number of Safeguards and Threat 

Advisories to its Licensees in order to 

strengthen Licensees’ capabilities and 

readiness to respond to a potential 

attack on a nuclear facility. The 

Commission has also communicated 

with other Federal, State and local 

government agencies and industry 

representatives to discuss and evaluate 

the current threat environment in order 

to assess the adequacy of security 

measures at licensed facilities. In 

addition, the Commission has been 

conducting a review of its safeguards 

and security programs and 

requirements. 

As a result of its consideration of 

current safeguards and license 

requirements, as well as a review of 

information provided by the intelligence 

community, the Commission has 

determined that certain additional 

security measures are required to be 

implemented by Licensees as prudent 

measures to address the current threat 

environment. Therefore, the 

Commission is imposing the 

requirements set forth in Attachment 2 2

on certain Manufacturing and 

Distribution Licensees identified in 

Attachment 1 of this Order who 

currently possess, or have near term 

plans to possess, high-risk radioactive 

material of concern. These 

requirements, which supplement 

existing regulatory requirements, will 

provide the Commission with 

reasonable assurance that the public 

health and safety and common defense 

and security continue to be adequately 

protected in the current threat 

environment. Attachment 3 of this 

Order contains the requirements for 

fingerprinting and criminal history 

record checks for individuals when a 

licensee’s reviewing official is 

determining access to Safeguards 

Information or unescorted access to the 

radioactive materials. These 

requirements will remain in effect until 

the Commission determines otherwise. 

The Commission concludes that the 

security measures must be embodied in 

an Order consistent with the established 

regulatory framework. Furthermore, the 

Commission has determined that some 

of the security measures contained in 

Attachment 2 of this Order contain 

Safeguards Information and will not be 

released to the public as per the NRC’s 

‘‘Order Imposing Requirements for the 

Protection of Certain Safeguards 

Information’’ (EA–08–161), regarding 

the protection of Safeguards 

Information. The Commission hereby 

provides notice that it intends to treat 

all violations of the requirements 

contained in Attachment 2 to the NRC’s 

‘‘Order Imposing Requirements for the 

Protection of Certain Safeguards 

Information’’ (EA–08–161), applicable 

to the handling and unauthorized 

disclosure of Safeguards Information as 

serious breaches of adequate protection 

of the public health and safety and the 

common defense and security of the 

United States. Access to Safeguards 

Information is limited to those persons 

who have established a need-to-know 

the information, are considered to be 

trustworthy and reliable, have been 

fingerprinted and undergone a Federal 

Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 

identification and criminal history 

records check in accordance with the 

NRC’s ‘‘Order Imposing Fingerprinting 

and Criminal History Records Check 

Requirements for Access to Safeguards 

Information’’ (EA–08–162). A need-toknow means a determination by a 

person having responsibility for 

protecting Safeguards Information that a 

proposed recipient’s access to 

Safeguards Information is necessary in 

the performance of official, contractual, 

or licensee duties of employment. 

Individuals who have been 

fingerprinted and granted access to 

Safeguards Information by the reviewing 

official under the NRC’s ‘‘Order 

Imposing Fingerprinting and Criminal 

History Records Check Requirements for 

Access to Safeguards Information’’ (EA–

08–162) do not need to be fingerprinted 

again for purposes of being considered 

for unescorted access. 

This Order also requires that a 

reviewing official must consider the 

results of the Federal Bureau of 

Investigations criminal history records 

check in conjunction with other 

applicable requirements to determine 

whether an individual may be granted 

or allowed continued unescorted access. 

The reviewing official may be one that 

has previously been approved by NRC 

in accordance with the ‘‘Order Imposing 

Fingerprinting and Criminal History 

Records Check Requirements for Access 

to Safeguards Information’’ (EA–08–

162). Licensees may nominate 

additional reviewing officials for 

making unescorted access 

determinations in accordance with NRC 

Orders EA–08–162. The nominated 

reviewing officials must have access to 

Safeguards Information or require 

unescorted access to the radioactive 

material as part of their job duties. 

To provide assurance that Licensees 

are implementing prudent measures to 

achieve a consistent level of protection 

to address the current threat 

environment, Manufacturing and 

Distribution Licensees identified in 

Attachment 1 to this Order shall 

implement the requirements identified 

in Attachments 2 and 3 to this Order. In 

addition, pursuant to 10 CFR 2.202, I 


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