View source for Press Release-09-049, NRC Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards to Meet April 2-4 in Rockville, Md

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{{#Wiki_filter:NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs         Telephone: 301/415-8200 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 E-mail: opa@nrc.gov Site: http://www.nrc.gov No. 09-049                                                                                         March 16, 2009 NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS TO MEET APRIL 2-4 IN ROCKVILLE, MD.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commissions Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a public meeting April 2-4 in Rockville, Md., to discuss several issues of current interest. Topics include: the license renewal applications and associated final safety evaluation reports for the Vogtle nuclear plant and the National Institute of Standards and Technology test reactor, interim staff guidance on digital instrumentation and controls in nuclear power plants, and risk metrics for the new light-water reactors.
The ACRS advises the Commission, independently from the NRC staff, on safety issues related to the licensing and operation of nuclear power plants and in areas of health physics and radiation protection. The meeting will be held in Room T-2B3 of the agencys Two White Flint North building, at 11545 Rockville Pike. Sessions on April 2 and April 3 will run from 8:30 a.m.
to 7 p.m., and the April 4 session will run from 8:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Portions of this meeting may be closed to discuss information solely on internal personnel matters.
A complete agenda is available on the NRCs Web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acrs/agenda/2009/.
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.
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