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NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD

 

Panel on the Engineered Barrier System Looks at Engineered 
Barrier Research, Tours Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    Pursuant to its authority under section 5051 of Public Law 100-203, 
the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987, the Nuclear Waste 
Technical Review Board's Panel on the Engineered Barrier System will 
hold a one-day meeting on March 10, 1994, on current and planned 
research on the engineered barriers that could be used in a potential 
repository at Yucca Mountain. A site at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, 
currently is being characterized by the Department of Energy (DOE) for 
its suitability as the possible location of a permanent repository for 
civilian spent fuel and defense high-level waste. The meeting, which is 
open to the public, will be held at the Sheraton Inn, 5115 Hopyard 
Road, Pleasanton, California 94588; telephone (510) 460-8800; fax (510) 
847-9455.
    An important focus of the meeting will be the DOE's strategy and 
timing for determining what the long-term corrosion performance will be 
for materials--particularly modern materials such as stainless steels 
and nickel alloys. The Board also is interested in current and future 
linkages between engineered barrier system research and performance 
assessment and in the corrosion models to be used in the next total 
systems performance assessment.
    Other subjects to be covered include (in-repository) criticality 
control, the DOE's plans and timing for developing research on filler 
materials for canisters, changes in engineered barrier system research 
plans due to the evolution of the waste package design, the effects of 
human materials and products on repository performance, and the 
potential for corrosion influenced by microbes in an unsaturated 
repository. The Board has invited representatives from the DOE and 
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to make presentations at 
the meeting.
    On Friday, March 11, 1994, LLNL representatives will conduct a 
brief morning tour of the laboratory facilities, ending no later than 
noon. Transportation for the tour will be provided by the laboratory. 
The tour is open to the public, but space is limited, and all who wish 
to attend must preregister as soon as possible. Submit the following 
information to Frank Randall at the Board's offices (Tel: 703-235-4473; 
Fax: 703-235-4495) no later than February 17, 1994: Complete name, home 
address, telephone number, social security number, place of birth, date 
of birth, and your business name and address. You must also bring a 
photo-ID with you to the badging office when beginning the tour. Please 
indicate what type you will bring, the ID number, and the state where 
it was issued.
    Transcripts of the meeting will be available on computer disk or on 
a library-loan basis in paper format from Victoria Reich, Board 
librarian, beginning April 22, 1994. For further information, contact 
Frank Randall, External Affairs, Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, 
1100 Wilson Boulevard, suite 910, Arlington, Virginia 22209; (703) 235-
4473.

    Dated: February 2, 1994.
William Barnard,
Executive Director, Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
[FR Doc. 94-2675 Filed 2-4-94; 8:45 am]
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