79 FR 243 pg. 75595 - Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Renewal
Type: NOTICEVolume: 79Number: 243Page: 75595
Page: 75595FR document: [FR Doc. 2014-29194 Filed 12-17-14; 8:45 a.m.]
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Renewal
AGENCY:
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION:
Notice of renewal of the Charter of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS).
SUMMARY:
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has determined that renewal of the charter for the ACRS until December 4, 2016, is in the public interest in connection with the statutory responsibilities assigned to the ACRS. This action is being taken in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrew L. Bates, Office of the Secretary, NRC, Washington, DC 20555; by telephone: (301) 415-1963, or email at ALB@NRC.GOV.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards was established by Section 29 of the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) of 1954, as amended. Its purpose is to provide advice to the Commission with regard to the hazards of proposed or existing reactor facilities, to review each application for a construction permit or operating license for certain facilities specified in the AEA, and such other duties as the Commission may request. The AEA as amended by PL 100-456 also specifies that the Defense Nuclear Safety Board may obtain the advice and recommendations of the ACRS.
Membership on the Committee includes individuals experienced in reactor operations, management; probabilistic risk assessment; analysis of reactor accident phenomena; design of nuclear power plant structures, systems and components; materials science; and mechanical, civil, and electrical engineering.
Dated: December 8, 2014.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-29194 Filed 12-17-14; 8:45 a.m.]
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