[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24670-24671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11717]
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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 92nd
meeting on May 20-22, 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, May 20, 1997--8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Wednesday, May 21, 1997--8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Thursday, May 22, 1997--8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.
During this meeting, the Committee plans to consider the following:
A. Planning for and Meeting with the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission--The Committee will prepare for and meet with the Commission
to discuss items of mutual interest. Topics will include the ACNW
priority list and past Committee reports on the reference biosphere and
critical group, flow and transport models for Yucca Mountain, coupled
processes in NRC's high-level waste prelicensing program, igneous
activity at Yucca Mountain, and risk informed, performance based
regulations. The Committee is currently scheduled to meet with the
Commission on May 20, 1997 at 2:00 p.m.
B. Generic Methodology for Decommissioning Performance Assessment
(PA)--The Committee will review the use of PA in the decommissioning of
various facilities.
C. Meeting with NRC's Director, Division of Waste Management, MSS--
The Committee will hold a current events discussion with the Director
of NMSS. Topics might include the status of work at the Yucca Mountain
site, and high-level waste standards and regulations.
D. Meeting with Representatives of the DOE and NRC--The Committee
will meet with representatives of the Department of Energy and the NRC
staff to discuss DOE's Performance Integrated Safety Assessment (PISA),
experience with the use of expert elicitation in the high-level waste
repository program, and comments on the defense-in-depth philosophy.
E. Spent Fuel Dry Storage Facilities--The Committee will review a
draft version of the NRC staff's Standard Review Plan for a spent fuel
dry storage facility.
F. Central Interim Storage Facility--The Committee will review
DOE's non-site-specific Topical Safety Analysis Report (TSAR) for a
Central Interim Storage Facility (CISF).
G. Federal Guidance Report 13--The Committee will review the
Proposed Federal Guidance Report 13, Health Risk for Environmental
Exposure to Radionuclides (tentative).
H. Waste Classification at Hanford, Washington, and Savannah River,
South Carolina--The Committee will discuss the waste classification
methodology used by the DOE for wastes resulting from HLW treatment and
from bulk HLW removal and cleaning of tanks (tentative).
I. Preparation of ACNW Reports--The Committee will discuss
potential reports, including igneous activity related to the proposed
Yucca Mountain Repository, and other topics discussed during the
meeting as the need arises.
J. 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.
K. 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
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
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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 301/415-7366), between 8 a.m.
and 5 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 (800) 303-9672; the local direct dial
number is 703-321-3339.
Dated: April 30, 1997.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Office.
[FR Doc. 97-11717 Filed 5-5-97; 8:45 am]
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