[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 150 (Wednesday, August 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41877-41878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20879]
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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 103rd
meeting on August 27-28, 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:
Thursday, August 27, 1998--8:30 A.M. until 6:00 P.M.
Friday, August 28, 1998--8:30 A.M. until 4:00 P.M.
A. Development of a Standard Review Plan for Decommissioning--The
Committee will continue monitoring progress on this subject and will be
briefed on recent staff activities related to parameter selection for
the D and D code and the development of a default table.
B. 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.
C. Preparation of ACNW Reports--The Committee will discuss planned
reports on the following topics: the recent working group on the near-
field environment and the performance of the engineered barrier system
for the proposed Yucca Mountain repository; potential regulations for
licensing the Yucca Mountain repository; proposed importance measures
for evaluating nuclear waste repository performance; issues related to
the regulatory guides and standard review plan for decommissioning; and
other topics discussed during this and previous meetings as the need
arises.
D. 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.
E. 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 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 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 taking pictures 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 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. Richard K. Major,
Chief, Nuclear Waste Branch
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(telephone 301/415-6366), 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.
The revised ACNW meeting dates for the remainder of Calendar Year
1998 are provided below:
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ACNW meeting No. 1998 ACNW meeting date
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104th.......................... October 19-22, 1998 (Amargosa Valley,
NV and Las Vegas, NV).
105th.......................... December 15-17, 1998 (Rockville, MD).
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Dated: July 30, 1998.
John C. Hoyle,
Acting Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-20879 Filed 8-4-98; 8:45 am]
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