[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12576-12577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-5496]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste; Meeting

    The Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) will hold its 72nd 
meeting on March 15-16, 1995, in Room T-2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland. The meeting will be open to public attendance, 
with the exception of portions that may be closed to discuss 
information and release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted 
invasion of personal privacy pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 522b(c)(6).
    The agenda for this meeting shall be as follows: Wednesday and 
Thursday, March 15 and 16, 1995--8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.
    During this meeting the Committee plans to consider the following:
    A. DOE's Program Approach--The Committee will hear presentations 
and hold discussions with representatives of the Department of Energy 
and the NRC staff on DOE's program approach for a site suitability 
determination at the Yucca Mountain site.
    B. DOE's Engineered Barrier System Program--The Committee will hear 
presentations and hold discussions with representatives of the 
Department of Energy and the NRC staff of DOE's efforts to design an 
engineered-barrier system for the proposed high-level radioactive waste 
repository.
    C. Disposal of Baghouse Dirt--The Committee will hear a 
presentation by the NRC staff on the issues associated with the 
management and disposal of the mixed waste which is created when scrap 
steel being recycled in an electric arc furnace becomes inadvertently 
contaminated by a cesium source. The Florida Steel Corporation will 
also address the Committee on this issue.
    D. Branch Technical Position on Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
Performance Assessment--The Committee will review issues associated 
with the NRC staff's Branch Technical Position on Low-Level Radioactive 
Waste Performance Assessment as outlined in a recent Commission paper.
    E. Groundwater Travel Time--The Committee will review the approach 
proposed by the NRC staff for compliance evaluation associated with the 
groundwater travel time requirement in 10 CFR part 60. Presentations 
will also be made by ACNW consultants regarding their views on this 
topic.
    F. Meet with the Director, NRC's Division of Waste Management, 
Nuclear Materials Safety & Safeguards--The Director will provide 
information to the Committee on current waste management issues, which 
may include the status of site characterization work at the Yucca 
Mountain site, and preview staff development of a technical position on 
expert judgment.
    G. Radiological Criteria for Decommissioning (tentative)--The 
Committee will hear presentations and hold discussions with the NRC 
staff on a proposed rule on radiological criteria for decommissioning 
of NRC licensed facilities. A comparison will be made of this proposed 
rule and EPA's proposed Standards for Land Disposal of Low-Level 
Radioactive Waste.
    H. Preparation of ACNW Reports--The Committee will discuss proposed 
reports on issues considered during this meeting and, as time permits, 
safety goals applicable to nuclear waste disposal and generic issues 
involving the direction of radioactive waste research.
    I. Committee Activities/Future Agenda--The Committee will consider 
topics proposed for future consideration by the full Committee and 
working groups. The Committee will also discuss organizational and 
personnel matters related to the selection of new 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).
    J. 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 October 7, 1994 (59 FR 
51219). 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 maybe adjusted by the 
Chairman as necessary to facilitate the conduct of the meeting, persons 
planning to attend should check with the ACNW Executive 
[[Page 12577]] 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. EST.

    Dated: February 28, 1995.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-5496 Filed 3-6-95; 8:45 am]
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