[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3984-3985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1707]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste; Notice of Meeting
The Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) will hold its 106th
meeting on February 23-25, 1999, Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland.
The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
The schedule for this meeting is as follows:
Tuesday, February 23, 1999--8:30 A.M. until 6:00 P.M.
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Wednesday, February 24, 1999--8:30 A.M. until 6:00 P.M.
Thursday, February 25, 1999--8:30 A.M. until 4:00 P.M.
The following topics will be discussed:
A. Viability Assessment--The Committee will continue its review of
the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Yucca Mountain viability assessment
(VA). Discussions with representatives of DOE and the NRC staff are
possible. The Committee will discuss its own internal review of the VA.
B. Waste Related Research--The Committee will review nuclear waste
related research and technical assistance being performed for the NRC.
The Committee will present the results of this review in a report to
the Commissioners due April 1999. Discussions with representatives of
NRC's Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research and Nuclear Material Safety
and Safeguards is anticipated.
C. Preparation of ACNW Reports--The Committee will discuss planned
reports on the following topics: an ACNW self-assessment, DOE's
Viability Assessment, NRC supported Waste Related Research, a White
Paper on Repository Design Issues at Yucca Mountain, and other topics
discussed during this and previous meetings as the need arises.
D. Repository Design--The Committee will begin work on a White
Paper that addresses Repository Design Issues for Yucca Mountain. The
paper will focus on the results of thermal testing and modeling and how
moisture contacts and affects the waste package. The Committee may also
examine the significance of coupled effects, aspects of waste
retrievability, repository ventilation, rock fall, and water dripping
into drifts.
E. Meeting with NEI--Representatives from the Nuclear Energy
Institute will present their perspective on the upcoming year. Topics
will focus on the U.S. high-level radioactive waste program and related
legislation.
F. Meeting with NRC's Director, Division of Waste Management,
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards--The Committee will
meet with the Director to discuss recent developments within the
division such as developments at the Yucca Mountain project, rules and
guidance under development, available resources, and other items of
mutual interest.
G. Prepare for the Next Meeting with the Commission--The Committee
will begin preparations for its next public meeting with the
Commission. Specific topics for discussion will be finalized and
reviewed.
H. Committee Activities/Future Agenda--The Committee will consider
topics proposed for future consideration by the full Committee and
Working Groups. The Committee will discuss ACNW-related activities of
individual members.
I. Miscellaneous--The Committee will discuss miscellaneous matters
related to the conduct of Committee activities and organizational
activities and complete discussion of matters and specific issues that
were not completed during previous meetings, as time and availability
of information permit.
Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACNW meetings
were published in the Federal Register on September 29, 1998 (63 FR
51967). In accordance with these procedures, oral or written statements
may be presented by members of the public, electronic recordings will
be permitted only during those portions of the meeting that are open to
the public, and questions may be asked only by members of the
Committee, its consultants, and staff. Persons desiring to make oral
statements should notify the Chief, Nuclear Waste Branch, Mr. Richard
K. Major, as far in advance as practicable so that appropriate
arrangements can be made to schedule the necessary time during the
meeting for such statements. Use of still, motion picture, and
television cameras during this meeting will be limited to selected
portions of the meeting as determined by the ACNW Chairman. Information
regarding the time to be set aside for taking pictures may be obtained
by contacting the Chief, Nuclear Waste Branch, prior to the meeting. In
view of the possibility that the schedule for ACNW meetings may be
adjusted by the Chairman as necessary to facilitate the conduct of the
meeting, persons planning to attend should notify Mr. Major as to their
particular needs.
Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether the
meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, the Chairman's ruling on
requests for the opportunity to present oral statements and the time
allotted therefor can be obtained by contacting Mr. Richard K. Major,
Chief, Nuclear Waste Branch (telephone 301/415-7366), between 8:00 A.M.
and 5:00 P.M. EST.
ACNW meeting notices, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are
now available for downloading or reviewing on the internet at http://
www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW.
Dated: January 20, 1999.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-1707 Filed 1-25-99; 8:45 am]
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