[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 26217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12529]



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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 101st 
meeting on June 10-12, 1998, in 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:
    On June 10 and 11, 1998, 8:30 A.M. until 6:00 P.M., the Committee 
will discuss the following:
    A. Near-Field Environment and Performance of Engineered Barriers.--
The Committee will conduct a two-day working group session entitled, 
``Near-Field Environment and the Performance of Engineered Barriers in 
the Yucca Mountain Repository.'' The participants will be scientists 
and engineers from a variety of governmental, academic, private, and 
other organizations who will focus on conditions and processes that may 
occur inside the disposal drifts of the proposed mined geological 
repository.
    On June 12, 1998, 8:30 A.M. until 4:00 P.M., the Committee will 
discuss the following topics:
    B. Meeting with Industry Representative.--The Committee will 
discuss with Mr. Ralph Beedle, Senior Vice President, Nuclear Energy 
Institute, the ACNW's December 23, 1997, letter to the NRC Chairman 
titled, ``1998 Strategic Plan and Priority Issues for the Advisory 
Committee on Nuclear Waste.''
    C. 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.
    D. Election of ACNW Officers.--The Committee will elect the 
Chairman and Vice Chairman for the ACNW for a 1-year term beginning 
July 1, 1998 through June 30, 1999.
    E. Prepare for Next Meeting with the Commission.--The Committee 
will prepare for its next briefing with the Commission. The Committee 
is scheduled to discuss items of mutual interest with the Commission on 
July 21, 1998. (tentative)
    F. Preparation of ACNW Reports.--The Committee will discuss planned 
reports, including: the staff's plans to review DOE's Viability 
Assessment, the total systems sensitivity analysis 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 
were 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 Acting Chief, Nuclear Waste Branch, Mr. 
Howard J. Larson, 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 Acting 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. Larson 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. Howard J. Larson, 
Acting Chief, Nuclear Waste Branch (telephone 301/415-6805), between 
8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. EDT.
    ACNW meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
available for downloading or reviewing on the internet at http://
www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW.

    Dated: May 6, 1998.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-12529 Filed 5-11-98; 8:45 am]
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