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NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD

 

Board Meeting: Mobilization and Migration of Radionuclides, 
Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel, Update on Scenario A, Update From 
the Office of the Nuclear Waste Negotiator

    Pursuant to its authority under section 5051 of Public Law 101-203, 
the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987, the Nuclear Waste 
Technical Review Board will hold its summer meeting July 12-13, 1994, 
in Denver, Colorado. The meeting, which is open to the public, will be 
held at the Red Lion Hotel, 3203 Quebec Street, Denver, Colorado 80207; 
Tel (303) 321-3333; Fax (303) 355-0103. Major topics at the two-day 
meeting will include mobilization and migration of radionuclides, the 
status of Scenario A, transportation of spent fuel, and an update from 
the Office of the Nuclear Waste Negotiator.
    On July 12, presentations will focus on mobilization and migration 
of radionuclides. Specific topics include solubility, speciation, and 
sorption aspects of radionuclides; origin, movement, and retardation of 
colloids; pneumatic movement of radionuclides; and the potential 
effects of thermal loading and engineered barriers on migration 
transport. In addition, time has been set aside to discuss the status 
of Scenario A and how it could affect the technical and scientific 
program. The day will end with a round-table discussion of the 
information presented during the day.
    On July 13, the majority of the presentations will concern 
transportation of spent nuclear fuel, including transportation planning 
and the Department of Energy's (DOE) institutional program, updates on 
projects such as the Cask System Development Program, and perspectives 
of the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Association of 
American Railroads. Time has also been reserved for an update from the 
Office of the Nuclear Waste Negotiator.
    The Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board was created by Congress in 
the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987 to evaluate the 
technical and scientific validity of activities undertaken by the DOE 
in its program to manage the disposal of the nation's spent nuclear 
fuel and defense high-level waste. In that same legislation, Congress 
directed the DOE to characterize a site at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, for 
its suitability as a potential location for a permanent repository for 
the disposal of that waste.
    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 August 24, 1994. For further information, contact 
Frank Randall, External Affairs, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, suite 910, 
Arlington, Virginia 22209; Tel: 703-235-4473; Fax 703-235-4495.

    Dated: May 17, 1994.
William Barnard,
Executive Director, Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
[FR Doc. 94-12616 Filed 5-23-94; 8:45 am]
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