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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 181 (Monday, September 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57302-57303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23380]

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Public Meeting

    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 October 7-9, 2010, 
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was 
previously published in the Federal Register on Monday, October 14, 
2009, (74 FR 52829-52830).

Thursday, October 7, 2010, Conference Room T2-B1, 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 Safety Evaluation Report 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, General Electric--Hitachi (GEH), and Entergy Operations, Inc. 
regarding the final Safety Evaluation Report associated with the ESBWR 
design certification application. [Note: A portion of this session may 
be closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as 
proprietary by GEH pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4)]
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Final Safety Evaluation Report Associated with 
the License Renewal Application for the Cooper Nuclear Station (Open)--
The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff and the Nebraska Public Power District 
regarding the license renewal application and final Safety Evaluation 
Report for the Cooper Nuclear Station.
1:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Final Safety Evaluation Report Associated with the 
License Renewal Application and for the Duane Arnold Energy Center 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff and FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC 
regarding the license renewal application and final Safety Evaluation 
Report for the Duane Arnold Energy Center.
3 p.m.-5 p.m.: Draft Final Rule for Risk-Informed Changes to Loss-of-
Coolant Accident (LOCA) Technical Requirements (10 CFR 50.46a) (Open)--
The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the draft final rule for 
risk-informed changes to LOCA technical requirements (10 CFR 50.46a).
5:15 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed during this 
meeting.

Friday, October 8, 2010, Conference Room T2-B1, 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.: Digital I&C Interim Staff Guidance on Licensing 
Process (ISG-6) (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and 
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and Nuclear 
Energy Institute (NEI) regarding Digital I&C Interim Staff Guidance on 
Licensing Process (ISG-6).
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Staff Efforts to Address Containment Liner 
Corrosion (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding staff 
efforts to address containment liner corrosion.
1:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning and 
Procedures Subcommittee (Open/Closed)--The Committee

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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]
2:45 p.m.-3 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.
3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.: Assessment of the Quality of Selected NRC Research 
Projects (Open)--The Committee will hold discussions with members of 
the ACRS Panels performing the quality assessment of the NRC research 
projects on: NUREG/CR-6947, ``Human Factors Consideration with Respect 
to Emerging Technology in Nuclear Power Plants,'' and NUREG/CR-6997, 
``Modeling a Digital Feedwater Control System Using Traditional 
Probabilistic Risk Assessment Methods.''
4:15 p.m.-5:45 p.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the Commission on 
November 5, 2010 (Open)--The Committee will discuss the topics for 
meeting with the Commission on November 5, 2010.
6 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee will 
continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.

Saturday, October 9, 2010, Conference Room T2-B1, Two White Flint 
North, Rockville, Maryland

8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
3 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will discuss 
matters 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 14, 2009, (74 FR 
52829-52830). 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 Ms. Ilka Berrios, Cognizant ACRS Staff 
(Telephone: 301-415-3179, E-mail: [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 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: September 14, 2010.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-23380 Filed 9-17-10; 8:45 am]
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