81 FR 86023 - Notice of Meeting
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 229 (November 29, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 229 (November 29, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-28550 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 86023-86024] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-28550] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 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 November 30-December 2, 2016, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. Wednesday, November 30, 2016, 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.-3:00 p.m.: Draft Final Rulemaking Package for Mitigation of Beyond-Design-Basis Events (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the subject rulemaking package. 3:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m.: Fukushima Recommendations Related to (1) Evaluation of Natural Hazards Other Than Seismic and Flooding, (2) Periodic Confirmation of Natural Hazards, and (3) Real-Time Radiation Monitoring (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the subject Fukushima Tier 2 recommendations. 5:30 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, December 1, 2016, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 8:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports discussed during this meeting. Friday, December 2, 2016, 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.-5:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports discussed during this meeting. 5:30 p.m.-6:00 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 17, 2016 (81 FR 71543). 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: [email protected]), 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 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 agendas, 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 [[Page 86024]] 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. (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 at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day of November, 2016. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Andrew L. Bates, Advisory Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2016-28550 Filed 11-28-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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Affected Public: Private Sector: Not- 1:05 p.m.–3:00 p.m.: Draft Final included in recent ACRS reports
for-profit institutions. Rulemaking Package for Mitigation and letters.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 2. of Beyond-Design-Basis Events 10:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.: Preparation of
Estimated No. of Responses per (Open)—The Committee will hear ACRS Reports (Open)—The
Respondent: 1. presentations by and hold Committee will continue its
Estimated Annual Responses: 2. discussions with representatives of discussion of proposed ACRS
Estimated Burden Hours per the NRC staff regarding the subject reports discussed during this
Response: 3. rulemaking package. meeting.
Estimated Total Annual Burden 3:15 p.m.–5:00 p.m.: Fukushima 5:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.: Miscellaneous
Hours: 6. Recommendations Related to (1) (Open)—The Committee will
Request for Comments: Comments Evaluation of Natural Hazards continue its discussion related to
submitted in response to this notice will Other Than Seismic and Flooding, the conduct of Committee activities
be summarized and included in the (2) Periodic Confirmation of Natural and specific issues that were not
request for Office of Management and Hazards, and (3) Real-Time completed during previous
Budget approval. All comments will Radiation Monitoring (Open)—The meetings.
become a matter of public record. The Committee will hear presentations
public is invited to submit comments Procedures for the conduct of and
by and hold discussions with participation in ACRS meetings were
concerning: (a) Whether the collection representatives of the NRC staff
of information is necessary for the published in the Federal Register on
regarding the subject Fukushima October 17, 2016 (81 FR 71543). In
proper performance of the function of Tier 2 recommendations.
the agency, including whether the accordance with those procedures, oral
5:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of
information will have practical utility; or written views may be presented by
ACRS Reports (Open)—The
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate members of the public, including
Committee will discuss proposed
of the burden of the collection of representatives of the nuclear industry.
ACRS reports on matters discussed
information, including the validity of Persons desiring to make oral statements
during this meeting.
the methodology and assumptions used; should notify Quynh Nguyen, Cognizant
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, Thursday, December 1, 2016, ACRS Staff (Telephone: 301–415–5844,
and clarity of the information to be Conference Room T2–B1, 11545 Email: Quynh.Nguyen@nrc.gov), 5 days
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland before the meeting, if possible, so that
burden of the collection of the 8:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of appropriate arrangements can be made
information on the respondents, ACRS Reports (Open)—The to allow necessary time during the
including the use of automated Committee will continue its meeting for such statements. In view of
collection techniques or other forms of discussion of proposed ACRS the possibility that the schedule for
information technology. reports discussed during this ACRS meetings may be adjusted by the
By Gerard Poliquin, Secretary of the meeting. Chairman as necessary to facilitate the
Board, the National Credit Union conduct of the meeting, persons
Friday, December 2, 2016, Conference planning to attend should check with
Administration, on November 22, 2016.
Room T2–B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, the Cognizant ACRS staff if such
Dated: November 23, 2016. Rockville, Maryland rescheduling would result in major
Dawn D. Wolfgang, inconvenience.
8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m.: Future ACRS
NCUA PRA Clearance Officer. Activities/Report of the Planning Thirty-five hard copies of each
[FR Doc. 2016–28657 Filed 11–28–16; 8:45 am] and Procedures Subcommittee presentation or handout should be
BILLING CODE 7535–01–P (Open/Closed)—The Committee provided 30 minutes before the meeting.
will discuss the recommendations In addition, one electronic copy of each
of the Planning and Procedures presentation should be emailed to the
NUCLEAR REGULATORY Subcommittee regarding items Cognizant ACRS Staff one day before
COMMISSION proposed for consideration by the meeting. If an electronic copy cannot be
Full Committee during future ACRS provided within this timeframe,
Advisory Committee on Reactor Meetings, and matters related to the presenters should provide the Cognizant
Safeguards conduct of ACRS business, ACRS Staff with a CD containing each
including anticipated workload and presentation at least 30 minutes before
Notice of Meeting member assignments. [Note: A the meeting.
In accordance with the purposes of portion of this meeting may be In accordance with Subsection 10(d)
Sections 29 and 182b of the Atomic closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. of Public Law 92–463 and 5 U.S.C.
Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the 552b(c)(2) and (6) to discuss 552b(c), certain portions of this meeting
Advisory Committee on Reactor organizational and personnel may be closed, as specifically noted
Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a meeting matters that relate solely to internal above. Use of still, motion picture, and
on November 30–December 2, 2016, personnel rules and practices of television cameras during the meeting
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, ACRS, and information the release may be limited to selected portions of
Maryland. of which would constitute a clearly the meeting as determined by the
unwarranted invasion of personal Chairman. Electronic recordings will be
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Wednesday, November 30, 2016, privacy.] permitted only during the open portions
Conference Room T2–B1, 11545 10:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m.: Reconciliation of of the meeting.
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland ACRS Comments and ACRS meeting agendas, meeting
1:00 p.m.–1:05 p.m.: Opening Remarks Recommendations (Open)—The transcripts, and letter reports are
by the ACRS Chairman (Open)— Committee will discuss the available through the NRC Public
The ACRS Chairman will make responses from the NRC Executive Document Room at pdr.resource@
opening remarks regarding the Director for Operations to nrc.gov, or by calling the PDR at 1–800–
conduct of the meeting. comments and recommendations 397–4209, or from the Publicly
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Available Records System (PARS) • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to the 84-acre University Research Park in
component of NRC’s document system http://www.regulations.gov and search Boone County. Boone County is located
(ADAMS) which is accessible from the for Docket ID NRC–2013–0090. Address in the central part of the state and
NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/ questions about NRC dockets to Carol consists of an area of approximately 683
reading-rm/adams.html or http:// Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; square miles (1,769 square km) and is
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc- email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For approximately 41 miles (66 km) in its
collections/ACRS/. technical questions, contact the greatest north-to-south length and 22
Video teleconferencing service is individual listed in the FOR FURTHER miles (35.4 km) in its greatest east-to-
available for observing open sessions of INFORMATION CONTACT section of this west width. The University Research
ACRS meetings. Those wishing to use document. Park is an extension of the University of
this service should contact Mr. Theron • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Missouri-Columbia, main campus and is
Brown, ACRS Audio Visual Technician Access and Management System located approximately 1.6 kilometers (1
(301–415–8066), between 7:30 a.m. and (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly mile) southwest of the main campus.
3:45 p.m. (ET), at least 10 days before available documents online in the The MURR facility includes a five-story
the meeting to ensure the availability of ADAMS Public Documents collection at reactor containment building which is
this service. Individuals or http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ centrally located and integrated into a
organizations requesting this service adams.html. To begin the search, select one-story laboratory building.
will be responsible for telephone line ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then Immediately surrounding the MURR
charges and for providing the select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS facility are other research buildings and
equipment and facilities that they use to Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, parking lots associated with the
establish the video teleconferencing please contact the NRC’s Public University Research Park. Facilities
link. The availability of video Document Room (PDR) reference staff at beyond the University Research Park
teleconferencing services is not 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by include a golf course to the west;
guaranteed. email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. For the campus sports arenas and fields to the
convenience of the reader, the ADAMS northeast, east, and south; and the
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day
accession numbers are provided in a University’s main campus. The City of
of November, 2016.
table in the ‘‘Availability of Documents’’ Columbia is to the north. There are few
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
section of this document. permanent residences nearby with only
Andrew L. Bates,
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and 225 persons living within 1 kilometer
Advisory Committee Management Officer. purchase copies of public documents at (0.6 miles) of the MURR facility. The
[FR Doc. 2016–28550 Filed 11–28–16; 8:45 am] the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One nearest permanent residence is located
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P White Flint North, 11555 Rockville approximately 760 meters (0.5 miles)
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. north of the site. The nearest
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: dormitories are located approximately 1
NUCLEAR REGULATORY Geoffrey A. Wertz, Office of Nuclear kilometer (0.6 miles) from the MURR
COMMISSION Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear facility. The MURR is a tank-type
Regulatory Commission, Washington, (pressure vessel) reactor where the tank
[Docket No. 50–186; NRC–2013–0090] is located in an open pool. The reactor
DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–
0893; email: Geoffrey.Wertz@nrc.gov. is light water moderated and cooled. It
University of Missouri-Columbia is licensed to operate at a maximum
Research Reactor SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
thermal steady state power level of 10
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory I. Introduction megawatts (MWt). The reactor core is
Commission. The NRC is considering renewal of located in a pressure vessel within the
Facility Operating License No. R–103, lined reactor pool. The reactor pool is 3
ACTION: Environmental assessment and
held by the Curators of the University of meters (10 feet) in diameter and 9
finding of no significant impact;
Missouri, which would authorize meters (30 feet) deep. The reactor is
issuance.
continued operation of its reactor for 20 fueled with highly-enriched uranium
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory years from date of issuance, located in plate-type fuel contained in eight fuel
Commission (NRC) is considering the University Research Park, Columbia, elements. A detailed description of the
renewal of Facility Operating License Boone County, Missouri. As required by reactor can be found in the MURR safety
No. R–103, held by the Curators of the section 51.21 of title 10 of the Code of analysis report (SAR). There have been
University of Missouri (the licensee) for Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ‘‘Criteria no major modifications to the MURR
the continued operation of its for and identification of licensing and since issuance of Operating License
University of Missouri-Columbia regulatory actions requiring Amendment No. 2 on July 9, 1974,
Research Reactor (MURR or the reactor). environmental assessments,’’ the NRC which authorized the MURR to operate
The NRC is issuing an environmental staff prepared an EA documenting its at its current power level. However, the
assessment (EA) and finding of no environmental review. Based on the facility has added several laboratories
significant impact (FONSI) associated and hot cells over the intervening time
results of the EA that follows, the NRC
with the renewal of the license. period in order to conduct research
has determined not to prepare an
activities. A complete description of
DATES: The EA and FONSI are available environmental impact statement for the
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these changes will be provided in the
on November 29, 2016. proposed renewed license is not
NRC staff’s safety evaluation report
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID required and is issuing a FONSI in
(SER) accompanying the issuance of the
NRC–2013–0090 when contacting the accordance with 10 CFR 51.32.
renewed license.
NRC about the availability of II. Environmental Assessment
information regarding this document. Description of the Proposed Action
You may obtain publicly available Facility Site and Environs The proposed action would renew
information related to this document The MURR facility is located on 7.5 Facility Operating License No. R–103
using any of the following methods: acres of land in the central portion of for an additional 20 years from the date
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