[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 150 (Wednesday, August 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41877-41878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20879]


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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 103rd 
meeting on August 27-28, 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:

Thursday, August 27, 1998--8:30 A.M. until 6:00 P.M.
Friday, August 28, 1998--8:30 A.M. until 4:00 P.M.
    A. Development of a Standard Review Plan for Decommissioning--The 
Committee will continue monitoring progress on this subject and will be 
briefed on recent staff activities related to parameter selection for 
the D and D code and the development of a default table.
    B. 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.
    C. Preparation of ACNW Reports--The Committee will discuss planned 
reports on the following topics: the recent working group on the near-
field environment and the performance of the engineered barrier system 
for the proposed Yucca Mountain repository; potential regulations for 
licensing the Yucca Mountain repository; proposed importance measures 
for evaluating nuclear waste repository performance; issues related to 
the regulatory guides and standard review plan for decommissioning; and 
other topics discussed during this and previous meetings as the need 
arises.
    D. 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.
    E. 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 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

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(telephone 301/415-6366), between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. EDT.
    ACNW meeting notices, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
now available for downloading or reviewing on the internet at http://
www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW.
    The revised ACNW meeting dates for the remainder of Calendar Year 
1998 are provided below:

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        ACNW meeting No.                  1998 ACNW meeting date        
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104th..........................  October 19-22, 1998 (Amargosa Valley,  
                                  NV and Las Vegas, NV).                
105th..........................  December 15-17, 1998 (Rockville, MD).  
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    Dated: July 30, 1998.
John C. Hoyle,
Acting Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-20879 Filed 8-4-98; 8:45 am]
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