Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards to Hold Meetings with Reduced Scope

Strategic Insights -

The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold meetings on October 10, 2025, with a focus on novel and noteworthy permitting and licensing issues. The committee will be conducting discussions with the NRC staff on restart activities at the Palisades Nuclear Plant, including steam generator operational assessment, planning, and procedures. Interested members of the public are encouraged to participate remotely in open sessions via Microsoft Teams or phone. The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the meeting, and the committee will have discussions on future ACRS activities and preparation of reports.

Key Takeaways:

  • The ACRS will hold meetings on October 10, 2025, with a focus on novel and noteworthy permitting and licensing issues.
  • The committee will discuss restart activities at the Palisades Nuclear Plant, including steam generator operational assessment, planning, and procedures.
  • The ACRS will have discussions with the NRC staff on future ACRS activities and preparation of reports.
  • Members of the public can participate remotely in open sessions via Microsoft Teams or phone.
  • The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the meeting.
  • Personal views from members of the public, including representatives of the nuclear industry, may be presented during the meeting.
  • Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings were published in the Federal Register on July 22, 2025 (90 FR 34522).

Statistics:

  • October 10, 2025: Date of the ACRS meetings.
  • 8:30 a.m.: Start time of the opening remarks by the ACRS Chairman.
  • 8:35 a.m.: Start time of the discussion on Palisades Nuclear Plant restart activities.
  • 5:30 p.m.: End time of the agenda item on Palisades Nuclear Plant restart activities.
  • 301-576-2978: Phone number for remote participation.
  • 301-415-5844: Phone number for notification of oral statements.

Sources:

  • Federal Register, Vol. 90, No. 154, July 22, 2025, pp. 34522.
  • Federal Register, Vol. 2025, No. 17768, September 12, 2025.