[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 41 (Thursday, February 29, 1996)]
[Sunshine Act Meetings]
[Page 7853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

    Pursuant to the provisions of the ``Government in the Sunshine 
Act'' (5 U.S.C. Sec. 552b), notice is hereby given of the Board's 
meeting described below. The Board will also conduct a public hearing 
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2286b to evaluate the readiness of the Department 
of Energy (DOE) to safely start up and operate the Defense Waste 
Processing Facility (DWPF) for radioactive sludge operations only.

TIME AND DATE: 5:00 p.m., March 11, 1996.

PLACE: The Conference Center (Municipal Auditorium), 214 Park Avenue, 
S.W., Aiken, South Carolina. The entrance to the facility is located at 
215 The Alley.

STATUS: Open.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Safety issues related to commencement of 
radioactive sludge operations at DWPF.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Robert M. Andersen, General 
Counsel, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue, 
N.W., Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20004, (800) 788-4016. This is a toll 
free number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting agenda is as follows:

5:00-5:10 p.m.  Introductory comments by Mr. John T. Conway, 
        Chairman.
5:10-5:30 p.m.  Discussion by Dr. Mario Fiori, Manager of DOE 
        Savannah River Operations Office--affirm DOE-SR position on 
        state of readiness of DWPF for sludge-only operations.
5:30-5:50 p.m.  Discussion by Mr. Frank McCoy, DOE-SR Assistant 
        Manager for Environment, Safety, Health and Quality 
        Assurance, on the Savannah River Site Integrated Standards-
        Based Safety Management Program and its application at DWPF.
5:50-6:10 p.m.  Discussion by Mr. Austin Scott, Vice President of 
        HLW Operations, WSRC--ability of WSRC to safely startup and 
        operate DWPF for sludge-only operations.
6:10-6:30 p.m.  Discussion by Mr. Peter Graeff, WSRC ORR Chairman--
        WSRC ORR evaluation, conclusions, and perspectives.
6:30-6:50 p.m.  Discussion by Mr. Joe King, DOE ORR Chairman--DOE 
        ORR evaluation, conclusions, and perspectives.
6:50-7:10 p.m.  Discussion by Mr. Dave Lowe, Board Technical Staff, 
        providing introduction and history of Board involvement and 
        review at DWPF.
7:10-7:30 p.m.  Discussion by Mr. Joe Sanders of Board Technical 
        Staff efforts on DWPF and explanation of Safety 
        Authorization Basis review methodology used.
7:30-8:30 p.m.  Board Technical Staff panel presentation of 
        significant topical areas and response to Board member 
        questions.
8:30 p.m.--Close  Scheduled presentations by interested public.

    Requests to speak at the hearing may be submitted in writing or by 
telephone. We ask that commentators describe the nature and scope of 
the oral presentation. Those who contact the Board prior to close of 
business on March 8, 1996, will be scheduled for time slots, beginning 
at approximately 8:30 p.m. The Board will post a schedule for those 
speakers who have contacted the Board before the hearing. The posting 
will be made at the entrance to the Conference Center, at the start of 
the 5:00 p.m. hearing.
    Anyone who wishes to comment, provide technical information or data 
may do so in writing, either in lieu of, or in addition to making an 
oral presentation. The Board members may question presenters to the 
extent deemed appropriate. The Board will hold the record open until 
March 25, 1996, for the receipt of additional materials.
    A transcript of this proceeding will be made available by the Board 
for inspection by the public at the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 
Board's Washington office and at the Gregg-Graniteville Library, 171 
University Parkway, University of South Carolina, Aiken, SC 29801.
    The Board reserves its right to further schedule and otherwise 
regulate the course of the meeting and hearing, to recess, reconvene, 
postpone or adjourn the meeting, to extend the time for receipt of 
additional materials, and otherwise exercise its power under the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

    Dated: February 27, 1996.
John T. Conway,

Chairman.

[FR Doc. 96-4825 Filed 2-27-96; 1:02 pm]

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