[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11912-11913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6286]


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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 95th 
meeting on March 23-25, 1998, Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland.
    The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
    The schedule for this meeting is as follows:
    Monday, March 23, 1998--8:30 A.M. until 6:00 P.M.
    Tuesday, March 24, 1998--8:30 A.M. until 6:00 P.M.
    Wednesday, March 25, 1998--8:30 A.M. until 4:00 P.M.
    A. Meeting with Commissioner McGaffigan--The Committee will meet 
with the Commissioner to discuss items of mutual interest.
    B. Nuclear Waste Related Research--The Committee will review 
various aspects of waste-related research underway or planned in 
preparation for sending a report to the Commission. Participants may 
include representatives of the NRC staff, the nuclear industry, and 
possibly individuals representing foreign programs.
    C. Decommissioning Guidance--The Committee will review proposed 
guidance for implementing the recent final rule on radiological 
criteria for license termination. Guidance to be reviewed will include 
documents on: surveys, dose modeling, restricted release criteria, and 
ALARA (as low as is reasonably achievable) criteria.

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Participation by the NRC staff and industry is anticipated.
    D. Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Regulation--The Committee will 
review recent agency initiatives on risk-informed, performance-based 
regulation.
    E. Meeting with NRC's Director, Division of Waste Management, 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards--The Committee will 
meet with the Director to discuss recent developments within the 
division such as developments at the Yucca Mountain project, rules and 
guidance under development, available resources, and other items of 
mutual interest.
    F. Preparation of ACNW Reports--The Committee will discuss planned 
reports, including risk-informed, performance-based regulation, waste 
related research, regulatory guides dealing with decommissioning, and 
other topics discussed during this and previous meetings as the need 
arises.
    G. 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.
    H. 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 
was published in the Federal Register on September 2, 1997 (62 FR 
46382). 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 taking pictures 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 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. EST.
    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: March 6, 1998.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-6286 Filed 3-10-98; 8:45 am]
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