[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53771-53772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22645]


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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 121st 
meeting on September 19-20, 2000 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ballroom C, 
4255 South Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada.
    The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
    The schedule for this meeting is as follows:

Tuesday, September 19, 2000

    A. 8:00 a.m.-9:00 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. 9:00 a.m.-4:15 p.m.: Yucca Mountain Review Plan (YMRP) Working 
Group Session (Open)--The NRC staff will present their current draft of 
the YMRP and discuss the principal points in each chapter of the 
document.
    C. 4:15 p.m.-7:15 p.m.: Public Comments (Open)--The Committee will 
hear comments from stakeholders. Among those groups that have indicated 
their intent to provide brief comments: the State of Nevada, counties, 
native American tribes, and the Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force. Other 
comments from parties in attendance will be accepted as time permits.

Wednesday, September 20, 2000

    D. 8:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m.: DOE's Progress on Proposed Repository at 
Yucca Mountain, Nevada (Open)--Representatives of the Department of 
Energy (DOE) will brief the Committee on recent progress at Yucca 
Mountain.
    E. 8:30 a.m.-9:15 a.m.: DOE's Site Recommendation Considerations 
Report (SRCR) (Open)--Representatives of the DOE will update the 
Committee on the status of the SRCR.
    F. 9:15 a.m.-12:00 Noon: Total System Performance Assessment--Site 
Recommendations (TSPA-SR) (Open)--DOE representatives will provide an 
update and discuss major aspects of the TSPA-SR.
    G. 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.: Chlorine \36\ Issue (Open)--DOE 
representatives will provide an update as to their most recent findings 
on this issue.
    H. 2:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m.: Fluid Inclusion Issues (Open)--A panel 
comprised of DOE, State of Nevada and UNLV experts will discuss the 
results of their most recent studies on this issue.
    I. 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Site Status--Tour (Open)--A DOE 
representative will provide the ACNW with a preview of the relevant 
activities and tour stops scheduled for the September 21st visit by the 
Committee of the proposed repository at Yucca Mountain.
    J. 4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Prepare for the October Public Meeting with 
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Commission (Open)--The ACNW will finalize 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 Radioactive Waste in a proposed 
geologic repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada); highlights 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.
    K. 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.: Continue Preparation of ACNW Reports 
(Open)--The Committee will discuss the planned ACNW report on the YMRP 
as well as potential future reports.
    L. 7:00 p.m.-7:30 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 Howard J. Larson, 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. 
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 therefore can be obtained by contacting Mr. Howard J. Larson, 
ACNW (Telephone 301/415-6805), 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.

    Dated: August 29, 2000.
Annette Vietti-Cook,
Acting Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-22645 Filed 9-1-00; 8:45 am]
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