[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 2, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21555-21556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10724]
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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 74th
meeting on May 10, 1995, in Room T-2B3 and May 11, 1995, in Room T-2B1,
at 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
The agenda for this meeting shall be as follows:
Wednesday, May 10, 1995--8:30 A.M. until 6:00 P.M. and Thursday, May
11, 1995--8:30 A.M. until 6:00 P.M.
During this meeting the Committee plans to consider the following:
A. NRC staff Position on Substantially Complete Containment--The
Committee will review the NRC staff position on the meaning of
substantially complete containment as used in the Commission's
regulations for the disposal of high-level radioactive wastes in
geologic repositories.
B. Electronic Data Transfer--Representatives from the U.S.
Department of Energy will discuss the electronic transfer of site
characterization data from the DOE to the NRC and Center for Nuclear
Waste Regulatory Analyses staffs.
C. Meeting with the Director, NRC's Division of Waste Management,
Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards--The Director will provide
information to the Committee on current waste management issues, which
may include the progress of site characterization at the proposed Yucca
Mountain site and a preview of the NRC staff's review strategy for DOE
seismic hazard analysis.
D. National Performance Review Phase 2--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with the NRC staff on initiatives
to streamline the Federal government and regulatory process.
E. Preparation of ACNW Reports--The Committee will discuss proposed
reports on the Approach to Groundwater Travel Time at Yucca Mountain
and comments on a low-level waste branch technical position on
performance assessment. Additional topics will be considered as time
permits.
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 October 7, 1994 (59 FR
51219). In accordance with these procedures, oral or written statements
may be presented by members of the public, electronic
[[Page 21556]] 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 ACNW Executive
Director, Dr. John T. Larkins, 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 ACNW Executive Director 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 the ACNW Executive
Director 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 the ACNW Executive
Director, Dr. John T. Larkins (telephone 301/415-7360), between 7:30
a.m. and 4:15 p.m. EDT.
Dated: April 26, 1995.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-10724 Filed 5-1-95; 8:45 am]
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