[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 127 (Friday, June 30, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40703-40704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16650]


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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 120th 
meeting on July 25-27, 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:

Tuesday, July 25, 2000--8:30 a.m. Until 5:30 p.m

    A. 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.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.
    B. 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Revised High-Level Guidelines for 
Performance-Based Activities (Open)--The NRC staff will present their 
response to public comments on the Guidelines for Performance-Based 
Activities. The NRC staff will explain their approach to developing 
performance-based regulations consistent with Commission's Direction.
    C. 1:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Status of the NRC's Decommissioning Program 
(Open)--The Committee will hear a comprehensive overview of 
decommissioning activities, including the decommissioning of Site 
Decommissioning Management Plan (SDMP) sites, other complex 
decommissioning sites, and commercial reactor decommissioning. The NRC 
staff is expected to provide current schedules for the clean-up of all 
decommissioning sites.
    D. 3:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss planned reports on the following topics: Risk-
Informed Approaches to Nuclear Materials Regulatory Applications, 
comments on the LLW NUREG report on Performance Assessment, Highlights 
of the ACNW visit to the U.K. and France, a response to comments on the 
ACNW Action Plan, and possible comments on issues discussed during this 
meeting.

Wednesday, July 26, 2000--8:30 a.m. Until 5:30 p.m.

    E. 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: DOE's Performance Confirmation Program for 
the Proposed Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada (Open)--
Representatives of the Department of Energy (DOE) will brief the 
Committee on details of their performance confirmation program. This 
program will monitor various aspects of the repository design in the 
preclosure phase of operation to ensure the repository is behaving as 
predicted.
    F. 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Summary of the NRC staff's Yucca Mountain 
Key Technical Issue Resolution Strategy (Open)--The NRC staff will 
update the Committee on the KII resolution strategy and the results of 
recent interactions with the DOE.
    G. 1:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Hydrogeology Research (Open)--The Committee 
will review a project by NRC's Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research on 
hydrogeologic model development and parameter uncertainty.
    H. 3:00 p.m.-3:45 p.m.: Prepare for the Next Public Meeting With 
the Commission (Open)--The ACNW will begin preparations for the next 
public meeting with the Commission. The meeting is tentatively 
scheduled for October 17, 2000. Potential topics for discussion 
include: the development of a Yucca Mountain Review Plan and 10 CFR 
Part 63 Disposal of High-Level

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Radioactive Waste in a proposed geologic repository at Yucca Mountain, 
Nevada; high-lights of the Committee's recent European trip, Risk 
Informed Regulation in the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards; and comments on the staff's Yucca Mountain Site Sufficiency 
Strategy.
    I. Continue Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The Committee will 
continue preparation of ACNW reports noted in item D.

Thursday, July 27, 2000--8:30 a.m. Until 3:00 p.m.

    J. 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.: Meeting With the Deputy Director of the 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (Open)--The Committee 
will meet with the Deputy 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 D.
    L. 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will 
discuss miscellaneous matters related to the conduct of the 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 8:00 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.
    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. 
EDT 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: June 26, 2000.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-16650 Filed 6-29-00; 8:45 am]
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