80 FR 51848 - Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Notice of Meeting

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Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Notice of 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 September 9-12, 2015,
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

Wednesday, September 9, 2015, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland

1:00 p.m.-1:05 p.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of
the meeting.
1:05 p.m.-4:00 p.m.: Review of the Containment Protection and
Release Reduction (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and
hold discussions with representatives of the staff, industry, and other
members of the public regarding Containment Protection and Release
Reduction for boiling water reactors with Mark I and Mark II
containments.
4:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: Discussion of Commission Meeting Topics
(Open)--The Committee will prepare for the upcoming meeting with the
Commission.
5:15 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed
during this meeting.

Thursday, September 10, 2015, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville
Pike, 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.-11:00 a.m.: Braidwood/Byron Combined License Renewal
Application (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the staff and Exelon regarding the
safety evaluation associated with the Braidwood/Byron combined license
renewal application.
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: Advanced Light Water Reactor Probabilistic
Risk Assessment Requirements Interim Stagg Guidance-DC/COL-ISG-028
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the development of
Interim Staff Guidance on probabilistic risk assessment requirements
for advanced light water reactor license applications under Title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations Part 52.
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.: Meeting with Chairman Burns (Open)--The
Committee will meet with Chairman Burns to discuss items of mutual
interest.
4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.

Friday, September 11, 2015, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland

8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.: Future ACRS 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. [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.]
10:00 a.m.-10:15 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.
10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.: Assessment of the Quality of Selected
Research Projects (Open)--The Committee will hold a discussion of the
quality of selected NRC research projects.

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11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports on
matters discussed during this meeting.

Saturday, September 12, 2015, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland

8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will
continue its discussion 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 1, 2014 (79 FR
59307). 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 (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.
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) of Public Law 92-463 and 5
U.S.C. 552b(c), certain portions of the September 11th meeting date 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 agendas, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are
available through the NRC Public Document Room at pdr.resource@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 should
contact Mr. Theron Brown, ACRS Audio Visual Technician (301-415-8066),
between 7:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. (Eastern Time), 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 at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day of August, 2015.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Acting Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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1. The title of the information 3. Is there a way to enhance the 8:35 a.m.–11:00 a.m.: Braidwood/
collection: Cooperation With States at quality, utility, and clarity of the Byron Combined License Renewal
Commercial Nuclear Power Plants and information to be collected? Application (Open)—The Committee
Other Nuclear Production and 4. How can the burden of the will hear presentations by and hold
Utilization Facilities, Policy Statement. information collection on respondents discussions with representatives of the
2. OMB approval number: 3150–0163. be minimized, including the use of staff and Exelon regarding the safety
3. Type of submission: Extension. automated collection techniques or evaluation associated with the
4. The form number, if applicable: other forms of information technology? Braidwood/Byron combined license
N/A. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day renewal application.
5. How often the collection is required of August, 2015. 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.: Advanced Light
or requested: On occasion, when a State For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Water Reactor Probabilistic Risk
or Tribe wishes to observe NRC Tremaine Donnell,
Assessment Requirements Interim Stagg
inspection or perform inspections for Guidance-DC/COL–ISG–028 (Open)—
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information
the NRC or when a State or Tribe wishes Services.
The Committee will hear presentations
to negotiate an agreement to observe or by and hold discussions with
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perform inspections. States with an representatives of the NRC staff
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agreement and State Resident Engineer regarding the development of Interim
have both regular reporting and Staff Guidance on probabilistic risk
occasion-specific reporting. assessment requirements for advanced
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light water reactor license applications
6. Who will be required or asked to COMMISSION
under Title 10 of the Code of Federal
respond: States and Tribes interested in
Advisory Committee on Reactor Regulations Part 52.
observing or performing inspections.
Safeguards; Notice of Meeting 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.: Meeting with
7. The estimated number of annual Chairman Burns (Open)—The
responses: 248. In accordance with the purposes of Committee will meet with Chairman
8. The estimated number of annual Sections 29 and 182b of the Atomic Burns to discuss items of mutual
respondents: 36. Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the interest.
9. The estimated number of hours Advisory Committee on Reactor 4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of
needed annually to comply with the Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a meeting ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee
information collection requirement or on September 9–12, 2015, 11545 will continue its discussion of proposed
request: 815. Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. ACRS reports.
10. Abstract: States and Tribes are
Wednesday, September 9, 2015, Friday, September 11, 2015, Conference
involved and interested in monitoring
Conference Room T2–B1, 11545 Room T2–B1, 11545 Rockville Pike,
the safety status of nuclear power plants
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland Rockville, Maryland
and radioactive materials. This
involvement is, in part, in response to 1:00 p.m.–1:05 p.m.: Opening 8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m.: Future ACRS
the States’ and Tribes’ public health and Remarks by the ACRS Chairman Activities/Report of the Planning and
safety responsibilities and, in part, in (Open)—The ACRS Chairman will make Procedures Subcommittee (Open/
response to their citizens’ desire to opening remarks regarding the conduct Closed)—The Committee will discuss
become more knowledgeable about the of the meeting. the recommendations of the Planning
safety of nuclear power plants and 1:05 p.m.–4:00 p.m.: Review of the and Procedures Subcommittee regarding
radioactive materials. States have Containment Protection and Release items proposed for consideration by the
identified NRC inspections as one Reduction (Open)—The Committee will Full Committee during future ACRS
possible source of knowledge for their hear presentations by and hold Meetings, and matters related to the
personnel regarding plant and materials discussions with representatives of the conduct of ACRS business, including
licensee activities, and the NRC, staff, industry, and other members of the anticipated workload and member
through the policy statement on public regarding Containment assignments. [Note: A portion of this
Cooperation with States, has been Protection and Release Reduction for meeting may be closed pursuant to 5
amenable to accommodating the States’ boiling water reactors with Mark I and U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6) to discuss
needs in this regard. Additionally, the Mark II containments. organizational and personnel matters
NRC has been able to accommodate 4:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m.: Discussion of that relate solely to internal personnel
Tribal interests in the same way. The Commission Meeting Topics (Open)— rules and practices of ACRS, and
NRC has also entered into reimbursable The Committee will prepare for the information the release of which would
Agreements with certain States under upcoming meeting with the constitute a clearly unwarranted
Section 274i of the Act, as amended, to Commission. invasion of personal privacy.]
employ their resources to conduct 5:15 p.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of 10:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m.: Reconciliation
radioactive materials security ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee of ACRS Comments and
inspections against NRC Orders. will discuss proposed ACRS reports on Recommendations (Open)—The
III. Specific Requests for Comments matters discussed during this meeting. Committee will discuss the responses
from the NRC Executive Director for
The NRC is seeking comments that Thursday, September 10, 2015, Operations to comments and
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address the following questions: Conference Room T2–B1, 11545 recommendations included in recent
1. Is the proposed collection of Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland ACRS reports and letters.
information necessary for the NRC to 8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m.: Opening remarks 10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.: Assessment of
properly perform its functions? Does the by the ACRS Chairman (Open)—The the Quality of Selected Research
information have practical utility? ACRS Chairman will make opening Projects (Open)—The Committee will
2. Is the estimate of the burden of the remarks regarding the conduct of the hold a discussion of the quality of
information collection accurate? meeting. selected NRC research projects.

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11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of available through the NRC Public Members of the public desiring to
ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee Document Room at pdr.resource@ provide oral statements and/or written
will continue its discussion of proposed nrc.gov, or by calling the PDR at 1–800– comments should notify the Designated
ACRS reports on matters discussed 397–4209, or from the Publicly Federal Official (DFO), Maitri Banerjee
during this meeting. Available Records System (PARS) (Telephone 301–415–6973 or Email:
Saturday, September 12, 2015, component of NRC’s document system Maitri.Banerjee@nrc.gov) five days prior
Conference Room T2–B1, 11545 (ADAMS) which is accessible from the to the meeting, if possible, so that
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/ appropriate arrangements can be made.
reading-rm/adams.html or http:// Thirty-five hard copies of each
8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: Preparation of www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-
ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee presentation or handout should be
collections/ACRS/. provided to the DFO thirty minutes
will continue its discussion of proposed Video teleconferencing service is
ACRS reports. before the meeting. In addition, one
available for observing open sessions of electronic copy of each presentation
11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.: Miscellaneous ACRS meetings. Those wishing to use
(Open)—The Committee will continue should be emailed to the DFO one day
this service should contact Mr. Theron
its discussion related to the conduct of before the meeting. If an electronic copy
Brown, ACRS Audio Visual Technician
Committee activities and specific issues cannot be provided within this
(301–415–8066), between 7:30 a.m. and
that were not completed during timeframe, presenters should provide
3:45 p.m. (Eastern Time), at least 10
previous meetings. the DFO with a CD containing each
Procedures for the conduct of and days before the meeting to ensure the
availability of this service. Individuals presentation at least thirty minutes
participation in ACRS meetings were before the meeting. Electronic
published in the Federal Register on or organizations requesting this service
will be responsible for telephone line recordings will be permitted only
October 1, 2014 (79 FR 59307). In during those portions of the meeting
accordance with those procedures, oral charges and for providing the
equipment and facilities that they use to that are open to the public. Detailed
or written views may be presented by
establish the video teleconferencing procedures for the conduct of and
members of the public, including
link. The availability of video participation in ACRS meetings were
representatives of the nuclear industry.
Persons desiring to make oral statements teleconferencing services is not published in the Federal Register on
should notify Quynh Nguyen, Cognizant guaranteed. October 1, 2014, (79 FR 59307).
ACRS Staff (Telephone: 301–415–5844, Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day Detailed meeting agendas and meeting
Email: Quynh.Nguyen@nrc.gov), 5 days of August, 2015. transcripts are available on the NRC
before the meeting, if possible, so that For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-
appropriate arrangements can be made Annette L. Vietti-Cook, rm/doc-collections/acrs. Information
to allow necessary time during the Acting Advisory Committee Management regarding topics to be discussed,
meeting for such statements. In view of Officer. changes to the agenda, whether the
the possibility that the schedule for [FR Doc. 2015–21159 Filed 8–25–15; 8:45 am] meeting has been canceled or
ACRS meetings may be adjusted by the BILLING CODE 7590–01–P rescheduled, and the time allotted to
Chairman as necessary to facilitate the present oral statements can be obtained
conduct of the meeting, persons from the Web site cited above or by
planning to attend should check with NUCLEAR REGULATORY contacting the identified DFO.
the Cognizant ACRS Staff if such COMMISSION Moreover, in view of the possibility that
rescheduling would result in major the schedule for ACRS meetings may be
inconvenience. Advisory Committee on Reactor
adjusted by the Chairman as necessary
Thirty-five hard copies of each Safeguards, Meeting of the ACRS
presentation or handout should be to facilitate the conduct of the meeting,
Subcommittee on Future Plant
provided 30 minutes before the meeting. persons planning to attend should check
Designs; Notice of Meeting
In addition, one electronic copy of each with these references if such
presentation should be emailed to the The ACRS Subcommittee on Future rescheduling would result in a major
Cognizant ACRS Staff one day before Plant Designs will hold a meeting on inconvenience.
meeting. If an electronic copy cannot be September 9, 2015, Room T–2B1, 11545 If attending this meeting, please enter
provided within this timeframe, Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. through the One White Flint North
presenters should provide the Cognizant The meeting will be open to public building, 11555 Rockville Pike,
ACRS Staff with a CD containing each attendance. Rockville, MD. After registering with
presentation at least 30 minutes before The agenda for the subject meeting security, please contact Mr. Theron
the meeting. shall be as follows: Brown (Telephone 240–888–9835) to be
In accordance with Subsection 10(d) escorted to the meeting room.
Wednesday, September 9, 2015—8:30
of Public Law 92–463 and 5 U.S.C.
a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Dated: August 19, 2015.
552b(c), certain portions of the
September 11th meeting date may be The Subcommittee will discuss the Mark L. Banks,
closed, as specifically noted above. Use NuScale Design-Specific Review Chief, Technical Support Branch, Advisory
of still, motion picture, and television Standard. The Subcommittee will hear Committee on Reactor Safeguards.
cameras during the meeting may be presentations by and hold discussions [FR Doc. 2015–21164 Filed 8–25–15; 8:45 am]
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limited to selected portions of the with the NRC staff and other interested BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
meeting as determined by the Chairman. persons regarding this matter. The
Electronic recordings will be permitted Subcommittee will gather information,
only during the open portions of the analyze relevant issues and facts, and
meeting. formulate proposed positions and
ACRS meeting agendas, meeting actions, as appropriate, for deliberation
transcripts, and letter reports are by the Full Committee.

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		80 FR 51848