83 FR 40091 - Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) Subcommittee on NuScale

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Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 156 (August 13, 2018)

Page Range		40091-40091
FR Document		2018-17329

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 156 (Monday, August 13, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 156 (Monday, August 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 40091]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17329]


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Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) 
Subcommittee on NuScale

    The ACRS Subcommittee on NuScale will hold a meeting on August 23, 
2018, at 11545 Rockville Pike, Room T-2B1, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    The meeting will be open to public attendance. The agenda for the 
subject meeting shall be as follows:

Thursday, August 23, 2018--8:30 a.m. Until 5:00 p.m.

    The Subcommittee will review the NuScale Design Control Document 
and the NRC staff Safety Evaluation with Open Items, Chapter 7, 
``Digital Instrumentation and Control.'' The Subcommittee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with the NRC staff, NuScale, and 
other interested persons regarding this matter. The Subcommittee will 
gather information, analyze relevant issues and facts, and formulate 
proposed positions and actions, as appropriate, for deliberation by the 
Full Committee.
    Members of the public desiring to provide oral statements and/or 
written comments should notify the Designated Federal Official (DFO), 
Christina Antonescu (Telephone 301-415-6792 or Email: 
Christina.Antonescu@nrc.gov) five days prior to the meeting, if 
possible, so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Thirty-five 
hard copies of each presentation or handout should be provided to the 
DFO thirty minutes before the meeting. In addition, one electronic copy 
of each presentation should be emailed to the DFO one day before the 
meeting. If an electronic copy cannot be provided within this 
timeframe, presenters should provide the DFO with a CD containing each 
presentation at least thirty minutes before the meeting. Electronic 
recordings will be permitted only during those portions of the meeting 
that are open to the public. The public bridgeline number for the 
meeting is 866-822-3032, passcode 8272423. Detailed procedures for the 
conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings were published in the 
Federal Register on October 4, 2017 (82 FR 46312).
    Detailed meeting agendas and meeting transcripts are available on 
the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acrs. 
Information regarding topics to be discussed, changes to the agenda, 
whether the meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, and the time 
allotted to present oral statements can be obtained from the website 
cited above or by contacting the identified DFO. Moreover, 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 these references if such 
rescheduling would result in a major inconvenience.
    If attending this meeting, please enter through the One White Flint 
North building, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. After 
registering with Security, please contact Mr. Theron Brown (Telephone 
301-415-6702) to be escorted to the meeting room.

     Dated: August 8, 2018.
Mark L. Banks
Chief, Technical Support Branch, Advisory Committee on Reactor 
Safeguards.
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criteria for avoiding issue finality as Thursday, August 23, 2018—8:30 a.m. Rockville, Maryland 20852. After
described in the applicable issue finality Until 5:00 p.m. registering with Security, please contact
provision. The Subcommittee will review the Mr. Theron Brown (Telephone 301–
3. Backfitting and issue finality do NuScale Design Control Document and 415–6702) to be escorted to the meeting
not—with limited exceptions not the NRC staff Safety Evaluation with room.
applicable here—protect current or Open Items, Chapter 7, ‘‘Digital Dated: August 8, 2018.
future applicants. Instrumentation and Control.’’ The Mark L. Banks
Applicants and potential applicants Subcommittee will hear presentations Chief, Technical Support Branch, Advisory
are not, with certain exceptions, by and hold discussions with the NRC Committee on Reactor Safeguards.
protected by either the Backfit Rule or staff, NuScale, and other interested [FR Doc. 2018–17329 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am]
any issue finality provisions under 10 persons regarding this matter. The BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
CFR part 52. Neither the Backfit Rule Subcommittee will gather information,
nor the issue finality provisions under analyze relevant issues and facts, and
10 CFR part 52—with certain formulate proposed positions and NUCLEAR REGULATORY
exclusions—were intended to apply to actions, as appropriate, for deliberation COMMISSION
every NRC action that substantially by the Full Committee.
Members of the public desiring to Meeting of the Advisory Committee on
changes the expectations of current and
provide oral statements and/or written Reactor Safeguards (ACRS)
future applicants.
comments should notify the Designated Subcommittee on Future Plant Designs
The exceptions to the general
Federal Official (DFO), Christina The ACRS Subcommittee on Future
principle are applicable whenever an
Antonescu (Telephone 301–415–6792 or Plant Designs will hold a meeting on
applicant references a 10 CFR part 52
Email: Christina.Antonescu@nrc.gov) August 22, 2018 at 11545 Rockville
license (e.g., an early site permit) or
five days prior to the meeting, if Pike, Room T–2B1, Rockville, Maryland
NRC regulatory approval (e.g., a design
possible, so that appropriate 20852.
certification rule) with specified issue
arrangements can be made. Thirty-five The entire meeting will be open to
finality provisions. The NRC staff does
hard copies of each presentation or public attendance. The agenda for the
not, at this time, intend to impose the
handout should be provided to the DFO subject meeting shall be as follows:
positions represented in the SRP in a
thirty minutes before the meeting. In
manner that is inconsistent with any Wednesday, August 22, 2018—8:30 a.m.
addition, one electronic copy of each
issue finality provisions. If, in the Until 12:00 p.m.
presentation should be emailed to the
future, the staff seeks to impose a
DFO one day before the meeting. If an The Subcommittee will review the
position in the SRP section in a manner
electronic copy cannot be provided draft Proposed Rule: Emergency
that does not provide issue finality as
within this timeframe, presenters Preparedness for Small Modular
described in the applicable issue finality
should provide the DFO with a CD Reactors and Other New Technologies.
provision, then the staff must address
containing each presentation at least This will be a joint subcommittee
the criteria for avoiding issue finality as
thirty minutes before the meeting. meeting with the Regulatory Policies
described in the applicable issue finality
Electronic recordings will be permitted and Practices Subcommittee. The
provision.
only during those portions of the Subcommittee will hear presentations
III. Congressional Review Act meeting that are open to the public. The by and hold discussions with NRC staff,
public bridgeline number for the industry representatives, and other
This action is not a rule as defined in meeting is 866–822–3032, passcode interested persons regarding this matter.
the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 8272423. Detailed procedures for the The Subcommittee will gather
801–808). conduct of and participation in ACRS information, analyze relevant issues and
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day meetings were published in the Federal facts, and formulate proposed positions
of August, 2018. Register on October 4, 2017 (82 FR and actions, as appropriate, for
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 46312). deliberation by the Full Committee.
Jennivine K. Rankin, Detailed meeting agendas and meeting Members of the public desiring to
Acting Chief, Division of Licensing, Siting, transcripts are available on the NRC provide oral statements and/or written
and Environmental Analysis, Licensing website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading- comments should notify the Designated
Branch 3, Office of New Reactors. rm/doc-collections/acrs. Information Federal Official (DFO), Derek Widmayer
[FR Doc. 2018–17328 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am] regarding topics to be discussed, (Telephone 301–221–1448 or Email
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P changes to the agenda, whether the Derek.Widmayer@nrc.gov) five days
meeting has been canceled or prior to the meeting, if possible, so that
rescheduled, and the time allotted to appropriate arrangements can be made.
NUCLEAR REGULATORY present oral statements can be obtained Thirty-five hard copies of each
COMMISSION from the website cited above or by presentation or handout should be
contacting the identified DFO. provided to the DFO thirty minutes
Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Moreover, in view of the possibility that before the meeting. In addition, one
Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) the schedule for ACRS meetings may be electronic copy of each presentation
Subcommittee on NuScale adjusted by the Chairman as necessary should be emailed to the DFO one day
before the meeting. If an electronic copy
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to facilitate the conduct of the meeting,
The ACRS Subcommittee on NuScale persons planning to attend should check cannot be provided within this
will hold a meeting on August 23, 2018, with these references if such timeframe, presenters should provide
at 11545 Rockville Pike, Room T–2B1, rescheduling would result in a major the DFO with a CD containing each
Rockville, Maryland 20852. inconvenience. presentation at least thirty minutes
The meeting will be open to public If attending this meeting, please enter before the meeting. Electronic
attendance. The agenda for the subject through the One White Flint North recordings will be permitted only
meeting shall be as follows: building, 11555 Rockville Pike, during those portions of the meeting

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		83 FR 40091