NRC Advisory Committee On Reactor Safeguards To Meet May 6-8 In Rockville, Md.
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a public meeting May 6-8 in Rockville, Md., to discuss several issues of interest. Topics include: revisions to the standard review plan for spent fuel storage systems and discussions on the staff’s proposed guidance for the use of containment overpressure credit in boiling-water reactors.
In addition, the Committee will meet with NRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko to discuss topics of mutual interests.
The ACRS, a group of experienced technical experts, advises the Commission independently from the NRC staff on safety issues related to the licensing and operation of nuclear power plants. It also advises the Commission on issues in health physics and radiation protection.
The meeting will be held in Room T2-B1 in the Two White Flint North building at NRC Headquarters at 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Md. The sessions on Thursday, May 6, and Friday, May 7, will run from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., and on Saturday, May 8, from 8:30 a.m. to
1 p.m. Portions of the meeting may be closed to discuss information that includes classified, proprietary, organizational or personnel matters.
A complete agenda is available on the NRC’s Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acrs/agenda/2010/.
Anyone with questions or those wanting to make public statements during the meeting should contact Derek Widmayer, at (301) 415-7366. For video conferencing services, contact Theron Brown, at (301) 415-8066.