Press Release-11-201, NRC Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards to Meet Nov. 3-5 in Rockville, MD

Press Release-11-201: NRC Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards to Meet Nov. 3-5 in Rockville, MD

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Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	10/18/2011
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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.resource@nrc.gov Site: www.nrc.gov Blog: http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov No.11-201 October 18, 2011 NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS TO MEET NOV. 3 - 5 IN ROCKVILLE, MD The Nuclear Regulatory Commissions Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a public meeting Nov. 3-5 in Rockville, Md., to discuss several issues of interest. Meeting topics include:

• Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant Unit 2 extended power uprate; and

• Staff position on guidance for the evaluation of diversity and defense-in-depth in digital computer-based instrumentation and control systems used in operating nuclear reactors.

The meeting will be held in Room T2-B1 of the NRC headquarters location at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Md. The sessions on Nov. 3 and 4 will run from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., and on Nov. 5 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Portions of the meeting may be closed to discuss information that includes classified, proprietary, or personnel matters. A complete ACRS agenda is available on the NRC website.

Recently the ACRS updated its meeting procedures and published them in the Federal Register regarding general rules for ACRS full committee meetings and special provisions when proprietary session are to be held.

Anyone with questions or those wanting to make oral statements during the meeting should notify Ilka Berrios at 301- 415-3179. For video conferencing services, contact Theron Brown, at 301- 415-8066.

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