[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 30, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28181-28182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13105]
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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 75th
meeting on June 21 and 22, 1995, in Room T-2B3, at 11545 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
The meeting will be open to public attendance, with the exception
of portions that may be closed to discuss information the release of
which would represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6).
The agenda for this meeting shall be as follows:
Wednesday, June 21, 1995-8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. and
Thursday, June 22, 1995-8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.
During this meeting the Committee plans to consider the following:
A. Final PRA Policy Statement--The Committee will discuss the NRC
staff's proposed Probabilistic Risk Assessment Policy Statement and
Implementation Plan with representatives of the NRC staff.
B. Technical Site Suitability Process--Representatives from the
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will discuss the major elements of the
technical site suitability process being applied at the proposed high-
level waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.
C. Seismic Hazard Analyses--The Committee will review the NRC staff
and Center for Nuclear Waste [[Page 28182]] Regulatory Analyses'
strategy for evaluating the DOE's seismic hazard analyses program. This
review will include discussions of the use of the SEISMO-1 code,
related key technical uncertainties, and the status of topical reports
under review.
D. Meeting with the Director, NRC's Division of Waste Management,
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards--The Director will
provide information to the Committee on the status of current waste
management issues, which will include the progress on the integration
of key technical uncertainties, the status of DOE technical basis
report reviews, and the results of alcove tests at the proposed Yucca
Mountain high-level waste repository.
E. Preparation of ACNW Reports--The Committee will discuss proposed
reports including regulatory issues on low-level-radioactive waste
performance assessment, and Seismic Hazard Analyses for the proposed
high-level waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Additional
topics will be considered as time permits.
F. Use of Expert Judgment--The Committee will hear presentations by
and hold discussions with the NRC staff on draft technical guidance on
the use of expert judgment in performance assessment for licensing a
radioactive waste repository.
G. Recent Report by the National Academy of Sciences--The Committee
will hold discussions with members of the Academy and their staff on a
recent Academy report on the Ward Valley, California low-level-waste
disposal site.
H. 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. The Committee will elect officers for the next
twelve months.
I. 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 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: May 23, 1995.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-13105 Filed 5-26-95; 8:45 am]
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