[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 2, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21555-21556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10724]



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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 74th 
meeting on May 10, 1995, in Room T-2B3 and May 11, 1995, in Room T-2B1, 
at 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
    The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
    The agenda for this meeting shall be as follows:

Wednesday, May 10, 1995--8:30 A.M. until 6:00 P.M. and Thursday, May 
11, 1995--8:30 A.M. until 6:00 P.M.

    During this meeting the Committee plans to consider the following:
    A. NRC staff Position on Substantially Complete Containment--The 
Committee will review the NRC staff position on the meaning of 
substantially complete containment as used in the Commission's 
regulations for the disposal of high-level radioactive wastes in 
geologic repositories.
    B. Electronic Data Transfer--Representatives from the U.S. 
Department of Energy will discuss the electronic transfer of site 
characterization data from the DOE to the NRC and Center for Nuclear 
Waste Regulatory Analyses staffs.
    C. Meeting with the Director, NRC's Division of Waste Management, 
Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards--The Director will provide 
information to the Committee on current waste management issues, which 
may include the progress of site characterization at the proposed Yucca 
Mountain site and a preview of the NRC staff's review strategy for DOE 
seismic hazard analysis.
    D. National Performance Review Phase 2--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with the NRC staff on initiatives 
to streamline the Federal government and regulatory process.
    E. Preparation of ACNW Reports--The Committee will discuss proposed 
reports on the Approach to Groundwater Travel Time at Yucca Mountain 
and comments on a low-level waste branch technical position on 
performance assessment. Additional topics will be considered as time 
permits.
    F. 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 ACNW-related activities 
of individual members.
    G. 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 
[[Page 21556]] 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. EDT.

    Dated: April 26, 1995.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-10724 Filed 5-1-95; 8:45 am]
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