[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 47 (Thursday, March 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 00-5748]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committe on Nuclear Waste; Notice of Meeting

    The Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) will hold its 118th 
meeting on March 27-29, 2000, 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 27, 2000--8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.

    A. 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss planned reports on the following topics: the 
NRC's proposed high-level waste regulation 10 CFR Part 63; a joint 
letter with the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards on the Defense 
In-Depth philosophy; the ACNW Year 2000 Action Plan and Self 
Assessment; and comments on the NRC staff's Strategy for Site 
Characterization Sufficiency Comments (tentative).
    B. 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: ACNW Planning and Procedures (Open)--The 
Committee will consider topics proposed for future consideration by the 
full Committee and Working Groups. The ACNW will discuss planned tours 
and ACNW-related activities of individual members.
    C. 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Activities of NRC's Spent Fuel Project 
Office (Open)--The Committee will hear a review of the activities 
underway in NRC's Spent Fuel Project Office. Special emphasis will be 
placed on transportation issues associated with radioactive waste and 
spent nuclear fuel as well as an update on the modal study. The 
interrelationship between the Department of Transportation and NRC 
related to the shipment of radioactive material will be reviewed.
    D. 3:45 p.m.-5 p.m.: Continue Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--
Continue preparation of ACNW reports noted in item A.

Tuesday, March 28, 2000-8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.

    E. 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m.: NRC Strategy for Site Sufficiency (Open)--The 
ACNW will review the NRC staff's plans for the development of a 
strategy to produce site characterization sufficiency comments on the 
Department of Energy's Yucca Mountain Site Recommendation.
    F. 10:15 a.m.-12 Noon: DOE-NRC Technical Exchange (Open)--The NRC 
staff will present a summary of a March 14-15, 2000 DOE-NRC technical 
exchange on the path forward for resolution of Yucca Mountain key 
technical issues and sub-issues.
    G. 1 p.m.--2 p.m.: Yucca Mountain Review Plan (Open)--The NRC staff 
will present a periodic briefing on the development of a Yucca Mountain 
Review Plan. Emphasis will be on the post-closure sections of the plan.
    H. 2 p.m.-3 p.m.: Radionuclide Content of Slag (Open)--The ACNW 
will review a project by NRC's Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research on 
the radioactive content of slag which is produced as byproduct of the 
manufacture of metals.
    I. 3 p.m.-5 p.m.: Continue Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--
Continue preparation of ACNW reports noted in item A.

Wednesday, March 29, 2000--8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m.

    J. 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.: Meeting with the Director of the Division 
of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 
(Open)--The Committee will meet with the Director to discuss items of 
mutual interest.
    K. 9:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.: Complete ACNW Reports (Open)--Complete 
preparation of ACNW reports noted in item A.
    L. 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will 
discuss miscellaneous matters related to the conduct of Committee 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 28, 1999 (64 FR 
52352). 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 Richard K. Major, ACNW, 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 ACNW office, 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 therefore can be obtained by contacting Mr. Richard K. Major, 
ACNW (Telephone 301/415-7366), between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST. ACNW 
meeting notices, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are now 
available for downloading or reviewing on the internet at http://
www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW.
    Videoteleconferencing service is available for observing open 
sessions of ACNW meetings. Those wishing to use this service for 
observing ACNW meetings should contact Mr. Theron Brown, ACNW 
Audiovisual Technician (301/415-8066), between 7:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. 
EST at least 10 days before the meeting to ensure the availability of 
this service. Individuals or organizations requesting this service will 
be responsible for telephone line charges and for providing the 
equipment and facilities that they use to establish the 
videoteleconferencing link. The availability of videoteleconferencing 
services is not guaranteed.

    Dated: March 3, 2000.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-5748 Filed 3-8-00; 8:45 am]
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