[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 109 (Friday, June 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31181-31182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14809]


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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 93rd 
meeting on July 23-25, 1997, in Building 189--Auditorium, Southwest 
Research Institute, Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses 
(CNWRA), 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, Texas.
    The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
    The schedule for this meeting is as follows:

Wednesday, July 23, 1997--8:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, July 24, 1997--8:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Friday, July 25, 1997--8:30 a.m. until 12:00 noon

    A. A full day's session will be devoted to reviewing the 
performance assessment (PA) capability of the NRC and CNWRA staffs. 
This review will include discussions of both high- and low-level waste 
PA, as well as, the use of PA in site decommissioning management plan 
remediation efforts. The session will also focus on the use of PA in 
calculating the consequences of igneous activity on a high-level waste 
repository, on the use of PA in the prioritization process, and on PA 
integration into the overall regulatory process.
    Representatives from the NRC and CNWRA will participate.
    B. A full day's session will be devoted to reviewing the use of 
probabilistic performance assessment approaches for waste management. 
The transition to risk-informed, performance based regulation will form 
part of the discussion. Representatives from the NRC, CNWRA, DOE, and 
the nuclear industry will participate.
    C. The ACNW will hear a description of science and engineering 
experiments currently in progress at the CNWRA.
    D. 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.
    E. 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.
    F. 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 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 8:00 A.M. 
and 5:00 P.M. EDT. The CNWRA contact in San Antonio is Ms. Bonnie 
Caudle (telephone 210-522-5157).
    ACNW meeting notices, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
now available on FedWorld from the ``NRC MAIN MENU.'' Direct Dial 
Access

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number to FedWorld is (800) 303-9672; the local direct dial number is 
703-321-3339.

    Dated: June 2, 1997.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Office.
[FR Doc. 97-14809 Filed 6-5-97; 8:45 am]
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