97-8404. Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste; Notice of Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15739-15740]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8404]


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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 91st 
meeting on April 22-24, 1997, in Room T-2B3, at 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland.
    The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
    The schedule for this meeting is as follows:

Tuesday, April 22, 1997--8:30 A.M. until 6:00 P.M.
Wednesday, April 23, 1997--8:30 A.M. until 6:00 P.M.
Thursday, April 24, 1997--8:30 A.M. until 4:00 P.M.

    During this meeting, the Committee plans to consider the following:
    A. Igneous Activity--The Committee will review the NRC staff and 
DOE investigations of this potentially adverse condition to the 
acceptability of the proposed high-level waste repository at Yucca 
Mountain, Nevada. The review will focus on the status of results and 
paths toward resolution from these studies of potential volcanism.
    B. Planning for Commission Meeting--The Committee will prepare for 
its next meeting with the Commission currently scheduled for May 20, 
1997 at 2:00 p.m.
    C. Convention on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management--The 
Committee will hear a report from the NRC's Division of Waste 
Management on this international treaty which is under consideration.
    D. Screening Methodology for Assessing Prior Land Burials--The 
Committee will review the staff's final branch technical position on 
this screening methodology including its disposition of public comments 
received.
    E. State of Nevada--The Committee will hear from a represent-ative 
of the State of Nevada who will discuss the Nevada perspective as to 
the difference between DOE's viability assessment and the site 
suitability determinations for the proposed Yucca Mountain repository. 
Comments will also be offered on the proposed amendments to DOE's 10 
CFR Part 960. The amendments would focus Part 960 as to its use in 
evaluating the suitability of the Yucca Mountain site for development 
as a repository.
    F. Meeting with the Director, the Division of Waste Management-The 
Committee will hold a current events discussion with the Director.
    G. Defense-in-Depth--The Committee will hear presentations from 
representatives of industry that will address the topic of subsystem 
requirements in 10 CFR 60 as a means on implementing the defense-in-
depth concept.
    H. Preparation of ACNW Reports--The Committee will discuss 
potential reports, including Igneous Activity related to the proposed 
Yucca Mountain Repository, a Branch Technical Position on a Screening 
Methodology for Assessing Prior Land Burials, and other topics 
discussed during the meeting as the need arises.
    I. 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.
    J. 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 October 8, 1996 (61 FR 
52814). 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

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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 [phone]), between 8:00 A.M. 
and 5:00 P.M. EST.
    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.

    Dated: March 27, 1997.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Office.
[FR Doc. 97-8404 Filed 4-1-97; 8:45 am]
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