ML17261B238
| ML17261B238 | |
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| Issue date: | 09/20/2017 |
| From: | Annette Vietti-Cook NRC/SECY |
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| Nguyen Q, ACRS | |
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| Download: ML17261B238 (4) | |
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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 October 5-7, 2017, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2017, CONFERENCE ROOM T-2B1, 11545 ROCKVILLE PIKE, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20852 8:30 AM - 8:35 AM: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open) - The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the meeting.
8:35 AM - 11:30 AM: Review of AREVAs Transient Code Suite AURORA-B (Open/Closed) -
The Committee will hear briefings by and discussion with representatives of the NRC staff and AREVA regarding the above code. [NOTE: A portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(4)].
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM: NuScale Topical Report on use of AREVA Fuel Methodology (Open/Closed) - The Committee will hear briefings by and discussion with representatives of the NRC staff and NuScale regarding the above topical report. [NOTE: A portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C 552b(c)(4)].
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM: RG 1.174, Revision 3 (Open) - The Committee will hear briefings by and discussion with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the above guide.
3:45 PM - 6:00 PM: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed) - The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports. [NOTE: A portion of this session may be closed
in order to discuss and protect information designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C 552b(c)(4)].
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2017, CONFERENCE ROOM T-2B1, 11545 ROCKVILLE PIKE, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20852 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM: Preparation for Meeting with Commission - The Committee will prepare for meeting with the Commission.
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Meeting with the Commission - The Committee will have a discussion with the Commission of mutual topics.
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM: Future ACRS Activities/report of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee and Reconciliation of ACRS comments and Recommendations (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. The Committee will discuss the responses from the NRC Executive Director for Operations to comments and recommendations included in recent ACRS reports and letters. [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 the ACRS, and information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy].
2:30 PM - 6:00 PM: Preparation of ACRS Reports/Retreats (Open/Closed) - The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports. [NOTE: A portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4)].
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2017, CONFERENCE ROOM T-2B1, 11545 ROCKVILLE PIKE, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20852
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Preparation of ACRS Reports/Retreats (Open/Closed) - The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports. [NOTE: A portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4)].
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, E-mail: 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 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 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. (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 20th day of September, 2017.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
/RA/
Annette L. Vietti-Cook, Advisory Committee Management Officer.