[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 29, 2002)]
[Notices]
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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 135th 
meeting on June 18-20, 2002, at 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland, Room T-2B3.
    The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
    The schedule for this meeting is as follows:

Tuesday, June 18, 2002

    A. 12:30-12:40 p.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The Chairman will 
open the meeting with brief opening remarks, outline the topics to be 
discussed, and indicate several items of interest.
    B. 12:40-3:30 p.m.: Igneous Activity Considerations at the Proposed 
High Level-Waste Repository at Yucca Mountain (Open)--The Committee 
will hear presentations by several Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board 
(NWTRB) consultants on their perception on igneous activity efforts by 
both DOE and NRC.
    C. 3:45-5:15 p.m.: NRC's Package Performance Study (Open)--The 
Committee will hear an update by representatives of the Spent Fuel 
Project Office and Sandia National Laboratories on the current and 
future transportation safety studies and potential confirmatory 
testing.
    D. 5:15-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed reports on the following topics:
    [sbull] High-Level Waste Risk Insights Initiative
    [sbull] Final Research Plan on Radionuclide Transport in the 
Environment

Wednesday, June 19, 2002

    E. 8:30-8:35 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The ACNW Chairman will 
make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the meeting.
    F. 8:35-10:00 a.m.: Entombment Option for Decommissioning Power 
Reactors (Open)--The Committee will hear from the NRC staff on comments 
received on the Rulemaking Plan and Advance Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking: Entombment Options for Power Reactors.
    G. 10:15-1:00 p.m.: Long-Term Behavior of Waste Packages (Open)--
The Committee will hear presentations from the NRC and CNWRA staff on 
issues and activities related to the projected performance of waste 
packages in the proposed high-level waste repository at Yucca Mountain, 
NV. This will include presentations on risk insights from performance 
assessment analyses, and presentations on work related to confirming 
performance and understanding potential failure mechanisms such as from 
corrosion.
    H. 2:00-3:00 p.m.: Yucca Mountain Review Plan, Revision 2 (Open)--
The Committee will discuss the elements of a letter report on the Yucca 
Mountain Review Plan, Revision 2.
    I. 3:15-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed reports on the following topics:
    [sbull] ACNW Action Plan for FY 2002 and FY 2003
    [sbull] Entombment Option for Decommissioning Power Reactors
    [sbull] Long-Term Behavior of Waste Packages
    [sbull] Igneous Activity Considerations
    [sbull] NRC's Package Performance Study
    [sbull] High-Level Waste Risk Insights Initiative
    [sbull] Final Research Plan on Radionuclide Transport in the 
Environment
    [sbull] High-Level Waste Performance Assessment Sensitivity Studies

Thursday, June 20, 2002

    J. 8:30-8:35 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The ACNW Chairman will 
make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the meeting.
    K. 8:35-8:45 a.m.: Election of ACNW Officers (Open)--Members will 
nominate and elect members to the positions of Chairman and Vice 
Chairman for the period July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003.
    L. 8:45-2:45 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACNW reports noted 
in item I.
    M. 2:45-3:00 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 3, 2001 (66 FR 
50461). 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 Mr. Howard J. Larson, ACNW (Telephone 301/415-
6805), between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. EDT, 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. Howard J. 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 meeting notices, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
now available for downloading or viewing 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: May 23, 2002.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-13336 Filed 5-28-02; 8:45 am]
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