[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 8, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-2793]


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[Federal Register: February 8, 1994]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 

Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste; Meeting

    The Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) will hold its 61st 
meeting on Wednesday and Thursday, February 23 and 24, 1994, in Room P-
110, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland.
    The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
    The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows:

Wednesday, February 23, 1994--8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Thursday, February 24, 1994--8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.

    During this meeting the Committee plans to consider the following:
    A. HLW Topical Report Position Paper--Hear a briefing by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff on its approach to 
reviewing the DOE's topical reports on issue resolution in high-level 
waste management, including the staff's protocol and methodology in the 
Topical Report Position Paper.
    B. Agreement States Compatibility--Discuss with the staff the 
issues of Agreement States' adequacy and compatibility with NRC 
regulatory programs necessary to protect public health and safety. ACNW 
focus will be on low-level waste disposal facilities.
    C. Yucca Mountain Exploratory Studies Facility (ESF)--Discuss with 
the staff DOE's response to recent staff concerns regarding design 
control issues related to ESF.
    D. Pneumatic Pathways--Hear NRC staff's views on pneumatic pathway 
concerns raised by the State of Nevada.
    E. Volcanism Related to a High-Level Waste Repository--Review the 
current status of NMSS and RES staff work (including efforts at the 
Center) on volcanism related to an HLW repository.
    F. Natural Analog Studies--Review results from natural analog 
studies and examine their use as input to performance assessment 
evaluations of an HLW repository.
    G. Design Basis Event for the Geologic Repository Operations Area--
Discuss with the staff issues related to the definition of ``important 
to safety'' that arise from the design basis event for the geologic 
repository operations area. This will be an initial discussion for 
orientation.
    H. Future Activities--Discuss topics proposed for consideration by 
the full Committee during future meetings.
    I. Miscellaneous--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 June 6, 1988 (53 FR 20699). 
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. The ACRS Office is providing 
staff support for the ACNW. Persons desiring to make oral statements 
should notify the Executive Director of the ACRS Office as far in 
advance as practical 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 Executive Director of the 
office of the ACRS, Dr. John T. Larkins (telephone 301/492-4516), 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 or call the recording (301/492-4600) for 
the current schedule if such rescheduling would result in major 
inconvenience.


    Dated: February 2, 1994.
John C. Hoyle,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-2793 Filed 2-7-94; 8:45 am]
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