95-29661. Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste; Notice of Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62484-62485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29661]



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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 80th 
meeting on December 19, 20 and 21, 1995, Room T-2B3, at 11545 Rockville 
Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
    The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
    The agenda for this meeting shall be as follows: 
    
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Tuesday, December 19, 1995--8:30 A.M. until 6:00 P.M.

Wednesday, December 20, 1995--8:30 A.M. until 6:00 P.M.

Thursday, December 21, 1995--8:30 A.M. until 6:00 P.M.

    During this meeting the Committee plans to consider the following:
    A. Review of NRC's Programmatic Approach to Low-Level Waste 
Management. The Committee will conclude its deliberations and issue a 
report on the alternatives to the future course of the NRC's Low-Level 
Radioactive Waste Disposal Program.
    B. National Research Council/National Academy of Science Committee 
Report on the Technical Bases for Yucca Mountain Standards. The NRC 
staff will discuss with the Committee its insights on the subject 
report.
    C. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Activities. The 
Committee will meet with a representative of the IAEA to discuss 
relevant waste-related activities.
    D. Meeting with the Director, NRC's Division of Waste Management, 
Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards. The Director will 
discuss items of current interest related to the Division of Waste 
Management programs. Among the topics to be discussed: pilot test of 
survey and statistical methodology for site decommissioning, status of 
HLW program, and public comment on program options for NRC's LLW 
program.
    E. ACNW Priorities. The Committee will review Task Action Plans for 
the initial grouping of priority review issues identified by the 
Committee.
    F. Committee Activities/Future Agenda. The Committee will consider 
topics proposed for future consideration by the full Committee and 
Working Groups. The Committee will also discuss ACNW-related activities 
of individual members.
    G. 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 allow the necessary time during the meeting 
for such statements. Use of still, motion picture, and television 
cameras during this meeting may 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 check with Mr. Major if such rescheduling 
would result in major inconvenience.
    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 [phone]), 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 [phone]; the local direct dial 
number is 703-321-3339.
    The ACNW meeting dates for Calendar Year 1996 are provided below:

ACNW Meeting No. and 1996 ACNW Meeting Dates

81--January 24-26, 1996
82--March 27-29, 1996
83--May 2-4 or May 15-17, 1996 (TBD)
84--June 26-28, 1996
85--August 21-23, 1996
86--September 25-27, 1996
87--October 22-23, 1996
88--December 10-12, 1996

    Dated: November 30, 1995.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-29661 Filed 12-5-95; 8:45 am]
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