[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 196 (Tuesday, October 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 52814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25736]
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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 87th
meeting on October 22 and 23, 1996, Room T-2B3, at 11545 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was previously
published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, December 6, 1995 (60 FR
62485).
The entire meeting will be open to public attendance. The agenda
for this meeting shall be as follows: Tuesday, October 22, 1996--8:30
a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 23, 1996--8:30 a.m. until 4:00
p.m. During this meeting, the Committee plans to consider the
following:
A. Decommissioning For Disposals of Radioactive Waste By Land
Burial Authorized Under the Former 10 CFR 20.304, 10 CFR 20.302, and
Current 10 CFR 20.2002--The Committee will review a draft Branch
Technical Position that will provide criteria for screening on-site
burials disposed of in accordance with former 10 CFR 20.304 and 10 CFR
20.302 requirements to determine if further remediation is required.
B. Direction Setting Issue Papers--The Committee will be briefed by
the NRC staff on the Direction Setting Issue papers (produced as part
of the Agency's strategic assessment of regulatory activities) and will
provide comments on issues where the ACNW believes their review will
enhance the strategic assessment process.
C. Ethics Training--The Committee will receive its annual ethics
training from a representative of the Agency's Office of the General
Counsel.
D. Preparation of ACNW Reports--The Committee will discuss proposed
reports, including: radionuclide transport at Yucca Mountain,
specification of a critical group and reference biosphere to be used in
the performance assessment for a nuclear waste disposal facility,
consideration of coupled processes (thermal-mechanical-hydrological-
chemical) in the design of a high-level waste repository, time of
compliance in high- and low-level waste disposal, comments on selected
Agency Decision Setting Issues papers, and shallow land burials
licensed under the former 10 CFR 20.304 and 20.302 requirements.
E. 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.
F. 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 27, 1995 (60 FR
49924). 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 this purpose 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 cancelled 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. EDT.
ACNW meeting notices, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are
now available on FedWorld from the ``NRC MAIN MENU.'' Direct Dial
Access number to FedWorld is (800) 303-9672; the local direct dial
number is 703-321-3339.
Dated: October 2, 1996.
John C. Hoyle,
Acting Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-25736 Filed 10-7-96; 8:45 am]
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