[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 205 (Monday, October 25, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 57409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-27764]
[[Page 57409]]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 63
Round Table Discussion on Defense in Depth as Applied to a
Possible High-Level Waste Repository at Yucca Mountain, NV
AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of facilitated Round Table Discussion in Las Vegas,
Nevada.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently
concluded the public comment period on the proposed licensing criteria
for disposal of high-level radioactive wastes in a possible geologic
repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada (10 CFR Part 63). The proposed
rule was published in the Federal Register on February 22, 1999 (64 FR
8640). Comments were received regarding the concept and implementation
of defense in depth, as applied to a possible geologic repository at
Yucca Mountain.
The NRC staff will hold a facilitated Round Table Discussion in Las
Vegas, Nevada to foster a common understanding among the stakeholders
on issues associated with repository defense in depth. The meeting will
open with an NRC presentation of an overview and issues associated with
the defense in depth concept, followed by public discussion facilitated
by Francis X. Cameron, Special Counsel for Public Liaison, of the NRC
Office of the General Counsel.
DATES: The Round Table Discussion will be held on Tuesday, November 2,
1999, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m (Pacific time).
ADDRESSES: The Alexis Park Hotel, 375 East Harmon Avenue, Las Vegas,
Nevada 89109.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Francis X. Cameron, Special Counsel
for Public Liaison, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington D.C. 20555-0001, or by telephone:
(301) 415-1642 or e-mail: fxc@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NRC's plan to clarify defense in depth as
applied to a possible high-level waste repository at Yucca Mountain was
discussed in SECY-99-186, dated July 16, 1999. Both the plan and the
proposed rule can be obtained from the NRC website (http://www.nrc.gov/
NRC/COMMISSION/SECYS/1999-186scy.html) and (http://www.nrc.gov/NMSS/
DWM/hlwreg.html), respectively, or by contacting Ms. Christiana Lui at
(301) 415-6200 or via e-mail at cxl@nrc.gov. Copies of both documents
will also be available at the Round Table Discussion.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 19th day of October, 1999.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Keith I. McConnell,
Acting Chief, High-Level Waste and Performance Assessment Branch,
Division of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 99-27764 Filed 10-22-99; 8:45 am]
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