[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 41 (Thursday, February 29, 1996)]
[Sunshine Act Meetings]
[Page 7853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4825]
Sunshine Act Meetings
Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 41 / Thursday, February 29, 1996 /
Sunshine Act Meetings
[[Page 7853]]
DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD
Pursuant to the provisions of the ``Government in the Sunshine
Act'' (5 U.S.C. Sec. 552b), notice is hereby given of the Board's
meeting described below. The Board will also conduct a public hearing
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2286b to evaluate the readiness of the Department
of Energy (DOE) to safely start up and operate the Defense Waste
Processing Facility (DWPF) for radioactive sludge operations only.
TIME AND DATE: 5:00 p.m., March 11, 1996.
PLACE: The Conference Center (Municipal Auditorium), 214 Park Avenue,
S.W., Aiken, South Carolina. The entrance to the facility is located at
215 The Alley.
STATUS: Open.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Safety issues related to commencement of
radioactive sludge operations at DWPF.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Robert M. Andersen, General
Counsel, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue,
N.W., Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20004, (800) 788-4016. This is a toll
free number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting agenda is as follows:
5:00-5:10 p.m. Introductory comments by Mr. John T. Conway,
Chairman.
5:10-5:30 p.m. Discussion by Dr. Mario Fiori, Manager of DOE
Savannah River Operations Office--affirm DOE-SR position on
state of readiness of DWPF for sludge-only operations.
5:30-5:50 p.m. Discussion by Mr. Frank McCoy, DOE-SR Assistant
Manager for Environment, Safety, Health and Quality
Assurance, on the Savannah River Site Integrated Standards-
Based Safety Management Program and its application at DWPF.
5:50-6:10 p.m. Discussion by Mr. Austin Scott, Vice President of
HLW Operations, WSRC--ability of WSRC to safely startup and
operate DWPF for sludge-only operations.
6:10-6:30 p.m. Discussion by Mr. Peter Graeff, WSRC ORR Chairman--
WSRC ORR evaluation, conclusions, and perspectives.
6:30-6:50 p.m. Discussion by Mr. Joe King, DOE ORR Chairman--DOE
ORR evaluation, conclusions, and perspectives.
6:50-7:10 p.m. Discussion by Mr. Dave Lowe, Board Technical Staff,
providing introduction and history of Board involvement and
review at DWPF.
7:10-7:30 p.m. Discussion by Mr. Joe Sanders of Board Technical
Staff efforts on DWPF and explanation of Safety
Authorization Basis review methodology used.
7:30-8:30 p.m. Board Technical Staff panel presentation of
significant topical areas and response to Board member
questions.
8:30 p.m.--Close Scheduled presentations by interested public.
Requests to speak at the hearing may be submitted in writing or by
telephone. We ask that commentators describe the nature and scope of
the oral presentation. Those who contact the Board prior to close of
business on March 8, 1996, will be scheduled for time slots, beginning
at approximately 8:30 p.m. The Board will post a schedule for those
speakers who have contacted the Board before the hearing. The posting
will be made at the entrance to the Conference Center, at the start of
the 5:00 p.m. hearing.
Anyone who wishes to comment, provide technical information or data
may do so in writing, either in lieu of, or in addition to making an
oral presentation. The Board members may question presenters to the
extent deemed appropriate. The Board will hold the record open until
March 25, 1996, for the receipt of additional materials.
A transcript of this proceeding will be made available by the Board
for inspection by the public at the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety
Board's Washington office and at the Gregg-Graniteville Library, 171
University Parkway, University of South Carolina, Aiken, SC 29801.
The Board reserves its right to further schedule and otherwise
regulate the course of the meeting and hearing, to recess, reconvene,
postpone or adjourn the meeting, to extend the time for receipt of
additional materials, and otherwise exercise its power under the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954, as amended.
Dated: February 27, 1996.
John T. Conway,
Chairman.
[FR Doc. 96-4825 Filed 2-27-96; 1:02 pm]
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