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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 67th 
meeting on September 21 and 22, 1994, in Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville 
Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
    The entire meeting will be open to public attendance, with the 
exception of a portion that may be closed to discuss information the 
release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of 
personal privacy pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6).
    The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows:
    Wednesday, September 21, 1994--8:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
    Thursday, September 22, 1994--8:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
    During this meeting the Committee plans to consider the following:
    A. DOE's Proposed Program Approach--Discuss with representatives of 
the DOE, the Proposed Program Approach to characterization of the 
proposed Yucca Mountain high-level radioactive waste repository.
    B. Substantially Complete Containment--Discuss with the NRC staff 
the concept of a substantially complete containment for a high-level 
waste repository. Can trade-offs exist between the engineered barrier 
system and the geologic setting?
    C. Use of PRA in Waste Management--Hear presentations by the NRC 
staff on the use of Probabilistic Risk Assessment on an NRC-wide 
implementation initiative. The specific focus is a risk-based approach 
for licensing high- and low-level waste disposal facilities.
    D. Agreement State Program--Hear an update on the development of an 
Agreement State Policy Statement by the NRC staff concerning the 
adequacy and compatibility of such programs.
    E. Government Land Ownership--Discuss with the NRC staff a proposed 
amendment to 10 CFR Part 61 which would allow private ownership of low-
level radioactive waste facility sites as an alternative to the current 
requirement for Federal or State ownership.
    F. Proposed Ward Valley, CA LLW Site--Discuss observations by an 
ACNW member of a field trip to the proposed Ward Valley, CA LLW 
disposal facility site and attendance at an associated National Academy 
of Sciences meeting.
    G. Preparation of ACNW Reports--Prepare ACNW reports on issues 
considered during this and previous meetings.
    H. Committee Activities/Future Agenda--Discuss topics proposed for 
consideration by the full Committee and working groups. Discuss 
organizational and personnel matters related to ACNW members and ACNW 
staff. A portion of this session may be closed to public attendance to 
discuss information the release of which would constitute a clearly 
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(6).
    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. Persons desiring to make oral 
statements should notify the ACNW Executive Director, Dr. John T. 
Larkins, as far in advance as practicable 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 
ACNW Executive Director 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 if 
such rescheduling would result in major inconvenience.
    Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether the 
meeting has been cancelled 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 the ACNW Executive 
Director, Dr. John T. Larkins (telephone 301/415-7360), between 7:30 
a.m. and 4:15 p.m. e.s.t.

    Dated: August 26, 1994.
John C. Hoyle,
Acting, Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-21586 Filed 8-31-94; 8:45 am]
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