[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24670-24671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11717]


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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 92nd 
meeting on May 20-22, 1997, in Room T-2B3, at 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland.
    The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
    The schedule for this meeting is as follows:

Tuesday, May 20, 1997--8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Wednesday, May 21, 1997--8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Thursday, May 22, 1997--8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.

    During this meeting, the Committee plans to consider the following:
    A. Planning for and Meeting with the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission--The Committee will prepare for and meet with the Commission 
to discuss items of mutual interest. Topics will include the ACNW 
priority list and past Committee reports on the reference biosphere and 
critical group, flow and transport models for Yucca Mountain, coupled 
processes in NRC's high-level waste prelicensing program, igneous 
activity at Yucca Mountain, and risk informed, performance based 
regulations. The Committee is currently scheduled to meet with the 
Commission on May 20, 1997 at 2:00 p.m.
    B. Generic Methodology for Decommissioning Performance Assessment 
(PA)--The Committee will review the use of PA in the decommissioning of 
various facilities.
    C. Meeting with NRC's Director, Division of Waste Management, MSS--
The Committee will hold a current events discussion with the Director 
of NMSS. Topics might include the status of work at the Yucca Mountain 
site, and high-level waste standards and regulations.
    D. Meeting with Representatives of the DOE and NRC--The Committee 
will meet with representatives of the Department of Energy and the NRC 
staff to discuss DOE's Performance Integrated Safety Assessment (PISA), 
experience with the use of expert elicitation in the high-level waste 
repository program, and comments on the defense-in-depth philosophy.
    E. Spent Fuel Dry Storage Facilities--The Committee will review a 
draft version of the NRC staff's Standard Review Plan for a spent fuel 
dry storage facility.
    F. Central Interim Storage Facility--The Committee will review 
DOE's non-site-specific Topical Safety Analysis Report (TSAR) for a 
Central Interim Storage Facility (CISF).
    G. Federal Guidance Report 13--The Committee will review the 
Proposed Federal Guidance Report 13, Health Risk for Environmental 
Exposure to Radionuclides (tentative).
    H. Waste Classification at Hanford, Washington, and Savannah River, 
South Carolina--The Committee will discuss the waste classification 
methodology used by the DOE for wastes resulting from HLW treatment and 
from bulk HLW removal and cleaning of tanks (tentative).
    I. Preparation of ACNW Reports--The Committee will discuss 
potential reports, including igneous activity related to the proposed 
Yucca Mountain Repository, and other topics discussed during the 
meeting as the need arises.
    J. 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.
    K. 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 8, 1996 (61 FR 
52814). 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

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should notify Mr. Major as to their particular needs.
    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: April 30, 1997.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Office.
[FR Doc. 97-11717 Filed 5-5-97; 8:45 am]
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