[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 10, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 52711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25010]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste; Meeting

    The Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) will hold its 78th 
meeting on October 24 and 25 (Room T-2B3) and 26 (Room T-2B1), 1995, at 
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
    The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
    The agenda for this meeting shall be as follows:

Tuesday, October 24, 1995--8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Wednesday, October 25, 1995--8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Thursday, October 26, 1995--8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.

    During this meeting the Committee plans to consider the following:
    A. Reviewing NRC's Programmatic Approach to Low-Level Waste 
Management--The Committee will review alternatives to the future course 
of NRC's Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Program. Members of the 
Division of Waste Management will participate, as well as 
representatives from other organizations.
    B. Meet with Representatives of the Environmental Protection 
Agency--The Committee will meet with representatives of the EPA and 
hear a status report on recent activities related to the report by the 
National Research Council's Committee on the Technical Bases for Yucca 
Mountain Standards.
    C. Residual Levels for Decontamination--The Committee will be 
briefed by the NRC staff on this recent effort to determine acceptable 
radiation levels when a nuclear facility permanently shuts down and is 
released for other uses.
    D. Preparation of ACNW Reports--The Committee will discuss proposed 
reports, including comments on the high-level waste hydrology research 
program, the staff's Low-Level Waste alternative paper, and the 
adequacy of data being collected at the Yucca Mountain site for a 
license application.
    E. Meeting with the Director, NRC's Division of Waste Management, 
Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards--The Director will 
discuss items of current interest related to the Division of Waste 
Management programs.
    F. Prepare for Meeting with the Commission--The Committee will 
review topics for discussion with the Commission in preparation for its 
November 16, 1995 meeting with the Commission.
    G. ACNW Priorities--The Committee will discuss issues that will be 
placed high on their safety review priorities list.
    H. 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.
    I. 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 September 27, 1995 (60 FR 
49924). 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 Chief, Nuclear Waste Branch, Mr. Richard 
K. Major, 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 
Chief, Nuclear Waste Branch 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 Mr. Major 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 Mr. Richard K. Major, 
Chief, Nuclear Waste Branch (telephone 301/415-7366), between 8 a.m. 
and 5 p.m. EDT.
    ACNW meeting notices, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
now available on FedWorld from the ``NRC MAIN MENU.'' Direct Dial 
Access number to FedWorld is (800) 303-9672; the local direct dial 
number is 703-321-3339.

    Dated: October 3, 1995.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-25010 Filed 10-6-95; 8:45 am]
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