16082 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 53 / Monday, March 19, 2012 / Notices ATTACHMENT 1—GENERAL TARGET SCHEDULE FOR PROCESSING AND RESOLVING REQUESTS FOR ACCESS TO SENSITIVE UNCLASSIFIED NON-SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION AND SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION IN THIS PROCEEDING—Continued Day Event/Activity 190 ......... (Receipt +180) If NRC staff finds standing, need to know for SGI, and trustworthiness and reliability, deadline for NRC staff to file motion for Protective Order and draft Non-disclosure Affidavit (or to make a determination that the proposed recipient of SGI is not trustworthy or reliable). Note: Before the Office of Administration makes an adverse determination regarding access to SGI, the proposed recipient must be provided an opportunity to correct or explain information. 205 ......... Deadline for petitioner to seek reversal of a final adverse NRC staff trustworthiness or reliability determination either before the pre- siding officer or another designated officer under 10 CFR 2.705(c)(3)(iv). A ............ If access granted: Issuance of presiding officer or other designated officer decision on motion for protective order for access to sen- sitive information (including schedule for providing access and submission of contentions) or decision reversing a final adverse de- termination by the NRC staff. A + 3 ...... Deadline for filing executed Non-Disclosure Affidavits. Access provided to SUNSI and/or SGI consistent with decision issuing the protective order. A + 28 .... Deadline for submission of contentions whose development depends upon access to SUNSI and/or SGI. However, if more than 25 days remain between the petitioner’s receipt of (or access to) the information and the deadline for filing all other contentions (as established in the notice of hearing or opportunity for hearing), the petitioner may file its SUNSI or SGI contentions by that later deadline. A + 53 .... (Contention receipt +25) Answers to contentions whose development depends upon access to SUNSI and/or SGI. A + 60 .... (Answer receipt +7) Petitioner/Intervenor reply to answers. >A + 60 .. Decision on contention admission. [FR Doc. 2012–6541 Filed 3–16–12; 8:45 am] arrangements can be made. Thirty-five Dated: March 7, 2012. BILLING CODE 7590–01–P hard copies of each presentation or Cayetano Santos, handout should be provided to the DFO Chief, Reactor Safety Branch, Advisory thirty minutes before the meeting. In Committee on Reactor Safeguards. NUCLEAR REGULATORY addition, one electronic copy of each [FR Doc. 2012–6543 Filed 3–16–12; 8:45 am] COMMISSION presentation should be emailed to the BILLING CODE 7590–01–P Advisory Committee on Reactor DFO one day before the meeting. If an Safeguards (ACRS), Meeting of the electronic copy cannot be provided within this timeframe, presenters NUCLEAR REGULATORY ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and COMMISSION Procedures; Notice of Meeting should provide the DFO with a CD containing each presentation at least [EA–12–051; NRC–2012–0067; Docket Nos. The ACRS Subcommittee on Planning thirty minutes before the meeting. and Procedures will hold a meeting on (as shown in Attachment 1), License Nos. Electronic recordings will be permitted (as shown in Attachment 1), or April 11, 2012, Room T–2B3, 11545 only during those portions of the Construction Permit Nos. (as shown in Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. meeting that are open to the public. Attachment 1)] The entire meeting will be open to Detailed procedures for the conduct of public attendance, with the exception of and participation in ACRS meetings In the Matter of All Power Reactor a portion that may be closed pursuant were published in the Federal Register Licensees and Holders of Construction to 5 U.S.C. 552b (c)(2) and (6) to discuss Permits in Active Or Deferred Status: on October 17, 2011, (76 FR 64126– organizational and personnel matters Order Modifying Licenses With Regard 64127). that relate solely to the internal To Reliable Spent Fuel Pool personnel rules and practices of the Information regarding changes to the Instrumentation (Effective ACRS, and information the release of agenda, whether the meeting has been Immediately) which would constitute a clearly canceled or rescheduled, and the time unwarranted invasion of personal allotted to present oral statements can I privacy. be obtained by contacting the identified The Licensees and construction The agenda for the subject meeting DFO. Moreover, in view of the permit (CP) holders1 identified in shall be as follows: possibility that the schedule for ACRS Attachment 1 to this Order hold licenses Wednesday, April 11, 2012—11 a.m. meetings may be adjusted by the issued by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Until 12 p.m. Chairman as necessary to facilitate the Commission (NRC or Commission) authorizing operation and/or The Subcommittee will discuss conduct of the meeting, persons planning to attend should check with construction of nuclear power plants in proposed ACRS activities and related accordance with the Atomic Energy Act matters. The Subcommittee will gather the DFO if such rescheduling would result in a major inconvenience. of 1954, as amended, and Title 10 of the information, analyze relevant issues and Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) facts, and formulate proposed positions If attending this meeting, please enter Part 50, ‘‘Domestic Licensing of and actions, as appropriate, for through the One White Flint North Production and Utilization Facilities,’’ deliberation by the Full Committee. building, 11555 Rockville Pike, and Part 52, ‘‘Licenses, Certifications, Members of the public desiring to Rockville, MD. After registering with and Approvals for Nuclear Power provide oral statements and/or written security, please contact Mr. Theron Plants.’’ comments should notify the Designated Brown (240–888–9835) to be escorted to Federal Official (DFO), Antonio Dias the meeting room. 1 CP holders, as used in this Order, includes CPs, (Telephone 301–415–6805 or Email: in active or deferred status, as identified in [email protected]) five days prior to Attachment 1 to this Order (i.e., Watts Bar, Unit 2; the meeting, if possible, so that and Bellefonte, Units 1 and 2) VerDate Mar<15>2010 13:40 Mar 16, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19MRN1.SGM 19MRN1 emcdonald on DSK29S0YB1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 53 / Monday, March 19, 2012 / Notices 16083 II temperature reaction of steam and United States. Therefore, continued On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 zirconium fuel cladding generating operation and continued licensing earthquake struck off the coast of the hydrogen gas. This concern persisted activities do not pose an imminent Japanese island of Honshu. The primarily due to a lack of readily threat to public health and safety. earthquake resulted in a large tsunami, available and reliable information on However, the NRC’s assessment of new estimated to have exceeded 14 meters water levels in the spent fuel pools. insights from the events at Fukushima (45 feet) in height, that inundated the Helicopter water drops, water cannons, Dai-ichi leads the NRC staff to conclude Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant and cement delivery vehicles with that additional requirements must be site. articulating booms were used to refill imposed on Licensees and CP holders to The earthquake and tsunami the pools, which diverted resources and increase the capability of nuclear power produced widespread devastation across attention from other efforts. Subsequent plants to mitigate beyond-design-basis northeastern Japan and significantly analysis determined that the water level external events. These additional affected the infrastructure and industry in the Unit 4 spent fuel pool did not requirements represent a substantial drop below the top of the stored fuel increase in the protection of public in the northeastern coastal areas of and no significant fuel damage health and safety. The Commission has Japan. When the earthquake occurred, occurred. The lack of information on the decided to administratively exempt this Fukushima Dai-ichi Units 1, 2, and 3 condition of the spent fuel pools Order from applicable provisions of the contributed to a poor understanding of Backfit Rule, 10 CFR 50.109, and the were in operation and Units 4, 5, and 6 possible radiation releases and issue finality requirements in 10 CFR were shut down for routine refueling adversely impacted effective 52.63 and 10 CFR Part 52, Appendix D, and maintenance activities. The Unit 4 prioritization of emergency response Paragraph VIII. reactor fuel was offloaded to the Unit 4 actions by decision makers. Additional details on an acceptable spent fuel pool. Following the Following the events at the approach for complying with this Order earthquake, the three operating units Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power will be contained in final interim staff automatically shut down and offsite plant, the NRC established a senior-level guidance (ISG) scheduled to be issued power was lost to the entire facility. The agency task force referred to as the Near- by the NRC in August 2012. This emergency diesel generators (EDGs) Term Task Force (NTTF). The NTTF guidance will include a template to be started at all six units providing was tasked with conducting a used for the plan that will be submitted alternating current (ac) electrical power systematic and methodical review of the in accordance with Section IV, to critical systems at each unit. The NRC regulations and processes and Condition C.1 below. facility response to the earthquake determining if the agency should make III appears to have been normal. additional improvements to these Approximately 40 minutes following programs in light of the events at Reasonable assurance of adequate the earthquake and shutdown of the Fukushima Dai-ichi. As a result of this protection of public health and safety operating units, the first large tsunami review, the NTTF developed a and assurance of the common defense wave inundated the site, followed by comprehensive set of recommendations, and security are the fundamental NRC additional waves.