[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68163-68164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29032]


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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 123rd 
meeting on November 27-29, 2000, at the Center for Nuclear Waste 
Regulatory Analyses (CNWRA), 6220 Culebra Road, Building 189, San 
Antonio, Texas.
    The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
    The schedule for this meeting is as follows:

Monday, November 27, 2000

    A. 9:00-11:00 A.M.: Opening Statement/Planning and Procedures 
(Open)--The Chairman will open the meeting with brief opening remarks. 
The Committee will then review items under consideration at this 
meeting and consider topics proposed for future consideration by the 
full Committee.
    B. 11:15-12:00 Noon: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss planned reports on the

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following topics: 10 CFR Part 40, entombment, transportation and Alloy 
C-22.
    C. 1:00-1:15 P.M.: Objectives of ACNW's CNWRA Review (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss the objectives of this review of the CNWRA's 
research and technical assistance program.
    D. 1:15-2:15 P.M.: Program Overview: Developing Review Capability 
and Risk Information for Pre-and Post-Closure (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss and hear presentations from representatives of the NRC 
staff, the CNWRA and consultants regarding a proposed regulatory 
framework, regulatory guidance for site 2 recommendation and license 
application reviews, analytical tools, and field and laboratory 
experimental facilities.
    E. 2:30-4:00 P.M.: Progress Toward Key Technical Issue Resolution 
(Open)--The Committee will discuss and hear a presentation from the NRC 
staff regarding the issue resolution process and its current status.
    F. 4:00-6:00 P.M.: ACNW's Sufficiency Review Task Action Plan 
(Open)--The Committee will discuss its Sufficiency Review Task Action 
Plan.
    G. 6:00-7:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACNW Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACNW Reports on Part 40, entombment, 
transportation, Alloy C-22 and other matters considered during this 
meeting.

Tuesday, November 28, 2000

    H. 8:30-10:00 A.M.: Yucca Mountain TPA Code and External Review 
(Open)--The Committee will discuss the TPA external review and current 
and planned code capability.
    I. 10:15-12:30 P.M.: Capability of NRC Staff to Evaluate Risk-
Significance of Information Submitted by DOE for Post-Closure (Open)--
The Committee will hear presentations on the analytical tools and 
methods for evaluating the relative importance of issues and subissues, 
parameter-level sensitivity methods, post-processor techniques, 
philosophy for addressing uncertainty, and the use of the TPA code to 
support decision making for SR and LA.
    J. 1:30-2:45 P.M.: Pre-Closure Safety Analysis (PCSA) Tool (Open)--
The Committee will discuss the status of the PCSA and an example 
application.
    K. 3:00-5:00 P.M.: Alloy C-22 Studies (Open)--The Committee will 
review the DOE waste package material selection and degradation studies 
and applicable CNWRA confirmatory studies.
    L. 5:00-6:00 P.M.: Draft NRC/RES Plan for Waste Research (Open)--
The Committee will discuss and review the Draft Plan for Research 
Supporting the Nuclear Waste Safety Arena.
    M. 6:00-7:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACNW Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACNW reports.

Wednesday, November 29, 2000

    N. 8:30-10:30 A.M.: Tour of Experimental Facilities--The Committee 
will tour selected CNWRA experimental facilities.
    O. 10:30-12:00 Noon: Investigation and Importance of Coupled 
Processes Related to Repository Design (Open)--The Committee will 
discuss ongoing CNWRA coupled processes investigations.
    P. 12:00-12: 30 P.M.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will 
discuss matters related to the conduct of Committee activities and 
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 October 11, 2000 (65 FR 
60475). 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.
    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.
    The ACNW meeting dates for Calendar Year 2001 are provided below:

ACNW Meeting No. and Meeting Date

124th (Rockville, MD): January 16-18, 2001
February 2001--No meeting
125th (Rockville, MD): March 6-8, 2001
April 2001--No meeting
126th (Rockville, MD):
May 15-17, 2001
127th (Rockville, MD): June 19-21, 2001
128th (Rockville, MD): July 17-19, 2001
129th (Rockville, MD): August 28-30, 2001
September 2001--No meeting
130th (Las Vegas, NV): October 16-18, 2001
131st (Rockville, MD): November 27-29, 2001
December 2001--No meeting

    Dated: November 7, 2000.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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