[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 173 (Thursday, September 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 46832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22612]


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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 86th 
meeting on September 26 and 27, 1996, at the Hotel San Remo, 115 East 
Tropicana Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada, in Chateau 1 and Chateau 2. The 
date of this meeting was previously published in the Federal Register 
on Wednesday, December 6, 1995 (60 FR 62485).
    The entire meeting will be open to public attendance. The agenda 
for this meeting shall be as follows: Thursday, September 26, 1996--
8:30 A.M. until 6:00 P.M. Friday, September 27, 1996--8:30 A.M. until 
the conclusion of business
    During this meeting, the Committee plans to consider the following:
    A. Radionuclide Transport at Yucca Mountain--The Committee will 
investigate the status and results of studies and modeling of 
radionuclide transport in the saturated and unsaturated zone at Yucca 
Mountain. This topic will constitute the entire meeting on Thursday. 
Specific focus will be on the transport of radionuclides in fracture 
systems at Yucca Mountain. This will include the ingress of water to 
the repository horizon and geochemical processes that affect transport 
of radionuclides out of the repository via fracture systems.
    B. Site Characterization--The Committee will discuss site 
characterization integration through the use of performance assessment. 
A continuation of discussions with the Department of Energy on Total 
System Performance Assessment will be held with emphasis on the use of 
expert elicitation panels.
    C. Repository Design for Viability Assessment--The Committee will 
discuss the advanced conceptual design for the proposed repository at 
Yucca Mountain, Nevada, with representatives of the Department of 
Energy and other interested parties.
    D. Public Comments--The Committee will hear comments from members 
of the public on concerns related to nuclear waste disposal.
    E. Preparation of ACNW Reports--The Committee will discuss proposed 
reports, including: radionuclide transport at Yucca Mountain, 
specifying a critical group and reference biosphere to be used in a 
performance assessment of a nuclear waste disposal facility, the 
consideration of coupled processes (thermal-mechanical-hydrological-
chemical) in the design of a high-level waste repository, time of 
compliance in high- and low-level waste disposal, and the DOE program 
plan and waste isolation strategy.
    F. Committee Activities/Future Agenda--The Committee will consider 
topics proposed for future consideration by the full Committee and 
Working Groups. The Committee will 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 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 schedule the necessary time during the 
meeting for such statements. Use of still, motion picture, and 
television cameras during this meeting will 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 notify Mr. Major as to their 
particular needs.
    Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether the 
meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, the Chairman's ruling on 
requests for the opportunity to present oral statements and the time 
allotted therefore can be obtained by contacting Mr. Richard K. Major, 
Chief, Nuclear Waste Branch (telephone 301/415-7366), between 8:00 A.M. 
and 5:00 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: August 29, 1996
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Office.
[FR Doc. 96-22612 Filed 9-04-96; 8:45 am]
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