[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 45559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-17116]


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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 136th 
meeting on July 23-25, 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, July 23, 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. 12:40-3:15 p.m.: Yucca Mountain Review Plan, Revision 2 (Open)--
The Committee will hear presentations from industry and government 
representatives on the proposed plan. In addition it will discuss the 
elements of a letter report.
    C. 3:30-6 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed reports on the following topics:

     Long-Term Behavior of Waste Packages
     Igneous Activity Considerations
     High-Level Waste Performance Assessment Sensitivity 
Studies

Wednesday, July 24, 2002

    D. 8:30-8:35 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The ACNW Chairman will 
make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the meeting.
    E. 8:35-9:40 a.m.: Greater-than-Class C (GTCC) (Open)--The 
Committee will be briefed by a DOE representative on GTCC related 
activities.
    F. 9:40-11 a.m.: Source Control--A State Perspective (Open)--The 
Committee will be briefed by representatives from Illinois and Texas on 
the materials and radiation control programs in their states.
    G. 11:15-12:30 p.m.: Source Control--NRC Activities (Open)--The 
Committee will receive an oversight of the technical issues of the NRC 
program for the control of radioactive materials (e.g., NRC and 
licensee programs for source control, the General License Program, 
Orphan Sources, NMED, International activities, etc.)
    H. 1:30-2:30 p.m.: Agreement State Programs (Open)--The Director, 
Office of State and Tribal Programs (OSTP) will discuss the NRC 
Agreement State Oversight Program (Integrated Materials Performance 
Evaluation Program).
    I. 2:30-3:30 p.m.: Materials/Waste Issues Related to Advanced 
Reactors (Open)--The Committee will receive an information briefing by 
NRC staff representatives on materials and waste considerations 
associated with advanced reactors.
    J. 3:45-6 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed reports on the following topics:

     GTCC/Source Control
     Long-Term Behavior of Waste Packages
     Igneous Activity Considerations
     High-Level Waste Performance Assessment Sensitivity 
Studies

Thursday, July 25, 2002

    K. 8:30-8:35 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The ACNW Chairman will 
make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the meeting.
    L. 8:35-2:45 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACNW reports noted 
in Item K.
    M. 2:45-3 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 by members of the Committee, its 
consultants, staff, and the public. 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: July 2, 2002.
Annette Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 02-17116 Filed 7-8-02; 8:45 am]
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