[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 125 (Tuesday, June 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35619-35620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17355]
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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 102nd
meeting on July 20-22, 1998, Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland.
The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
The schedule for this meeting is as follows:
Monday, July 20, 1998--8:30 A.M. until 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, July 21, 1998--8:30 A.M. until 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, July 22, 1998--8:30 A.M. until 4:00 p.m.
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 ACRS Plans
and Priorities list and past Committee reports on the interim guidance
in support of the final rule on radiological criteria for license
termination, NRC waste-related research, and risk-informed,
performance-based regulation. Observations will also be presented on
the recent two-day working group discussions on the near-field
environment and the performance of engineered barriers in the Yucca
Mountain Repository. The Committee is currently scheduled to meet with
the Commission on July 21, 1998 at 1:30 p.m.
B. Yucca Mountain Regulatory Framework
The Committee will be briefed by the staff on the status and
content of the site-specific regulatory framework to be used to judge
the acceptability of DOE's license application for disposal of high-
level waste at the proposed Yucca Mountain, NV site. Topics might
include a discussion of the proposed relevant 10 CFR Part 63, the Issue
Resolution Status Report (IRSR) on Total System Performance Assessment
(TSPA) and a description of important measures developed by the staff
for application to the proposed repository as well as other waste
disposal facilities.
C. Generic LLW Disposal Facility Criticality Issues
The Committee will review recent staff papers on the potential for
criticality and the need to continue research on post-disposal
criticality at low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities.
D. Development of a Standard Review Plan (SRP) for Decommissioning
The Committee will be briefed by the staff on its plans to develop
an SRP for use by the NRC in reviewing and evaluating nuclear facility
decommissioning plans.
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E. Meeting With NRC's Director, Division of Waste Management,
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
The Committee will meet with the Director to discuss recent
developments within the division such as developments at the Yucca
Mountain project, rules and guidance under development, available
resources, and other items of mutual interest.
F. Preparation of ACNW Reports
The Committee will discuss planned reports, including risk-
informed, performance-based regulation, waste related research,
regulatory guides dealing with decommissioning, and other topics
discussed during this and previous meetings as the need arises.
G. 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.
H. 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
was published in the Federal Register on September 2, 1997 (62 FR
46382). 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 Acting Chief, Nuclear Waste Branch, Mr.
Howard J. Larson, 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 taking pictures may be obtained
by contacting the Acting 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. Larson as
to their particular needs.
Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether the
meeting has been canceled 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. Howard J. Larson,
Acting Chief, Nuclear Waste Branch (telephone 301/415-6805), between
8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. EDT.
ACNW meeting notices, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are
now available for downloading or reviewing on the internet at http://
www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW.
Dated: June 24, 1998.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-17355 Filed 6-29-98; 8:45 am]
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