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 as well as those issues in the areas of health physics and radiation protection
- By Chris Smith -
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a public meeting Feb. 4-6 in Rockville, Md., to discuss several issues of current interest. Topics include: guidance for the assessment of beyond-design-basis aircraft impacts, revisions to guidance on manual initiation of protective actions that applies to all types of nuclear power plants, proposed revisions to NUREG-1520 on the standard review plan for the NRC’s review of a license application for a fuel cycle facility, the status of rulemaking for disposal of depleted uranium and other unique waste streams, and a draft ACRS report on the NRC’s safety research program.
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 as well as those issues in the areas of 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, Feb. 4, and Friday, Feb. 5, will run from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., and on Saturday, Feb. 6, 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 wishing to make public statements during the meeting should contact Girija Shukla, at (301) 415-6855. To pursue video conferencing services, contact Theron Brown, at (301) 415-8066.