Press Release-08-118, NRC Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards to Meet July 9-11 in Rockville, MD

Press Release-08-118: NRC Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards to Meet July 9-11 in Rockville, MD

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Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	06/24/2008
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GSI-199 Press Release-08-118
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Telephone: 301/415-8200 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 E-mail: opa@nrc.gov Site: http://www.nrc.gov No.08-118 June 24, 2008 NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS TO MEET JULY 9-11 IN ROCKVILLE, MD.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commissions Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a public meeting July 9-11 in Rockville, Md., to discuss, among other items, the proposal to increase Millstone Unit 3 reactors power by seven percent; selected sections of the Safety Evaluation Report on the Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor design certification application; rules and guidance in the area of safeguards and security; and the status of the 2008 seismic research program plan, including the status of resolution of Generic Safety Issue-199: Implications of Seismic Hazard for Nuclear Power Plants in Central and Eastern United States (GSI-199).

The ACRS advises the Commission, independently from the NRC staff, on licensing and operation of nuclear power plants and related safety issues.

The meeting will be held in Conference Room T-2B3 of the agencys Two White Flint North building, at 11545 Rockville Pike. Wednesday and Thursdays sessions will run from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and Fridays session will run from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. A complete agenda is available on the NRCs public website at:

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acrs/agenda/2008.

Anyone with questions or those wishing to make public statements during the meeting should contact Dr. Antonio Dias, at (301) 415-6805. To pursue video conferencing services, contact Theron Brown, at (301) 415-8066.

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