[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76199-76200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-31213]


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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 139th 
meeting on December 17-19, 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, December 17, 2002

    A. 10:30-10:40 a.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. 10:40-12:15 p.m.: Staff Analyses for Understanding Repository 
Performance (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff on its analyses 
development on the use of risk information for the proposed Yucca 
Mountain repository.
    C. 1:30-3:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed reports on the following topics:

    [sbull] Staff Analyses for Understanding Repository Performance
    [sbull] Conclusions Regarding the Safety of Spent Nuclear Fuel 
Transportation
    [sbull] Trip Report: October Visit to Swedish Waste Management 
Facilities andParticipation in Berlin Quadripartite Meeting
    D. 3:45-6 p.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the NRC Commissioners 
(Open)--The next meeting with the NRC Commissioners is scheduled to be 
held at 9:30 a.m. in the Commissioners' Conference Room, One White 
Flint North on December 18, 2002. The Committee will review its 
proposed presentations.

Wednesday, December 18, 2002

    E. 8:30-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--The 
ACNW Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the 
meeting.
    F. 8:35-9:10 a.m.: Discussion of Topics for Meeting with the NRC 
Commissioners (Open)--The Committee will discuss topics scheduled for 
the ACNW meeting with the NRC Commissioners at 9:30 a.m.
    G. 9:30-11:30 a.m.: Meeting with the NRC Commissioners (Open)--The 
Committee will meet with the NRC Commissioners in the Commissioners' 
Conference Room, One White Flint North to discuss the following:

[sbull] HLW Program Risk Insights Initiative
[sbull] Yucca Mountain Review Plan
[sbull] Spent Fuel Transportation
[sbull] Igneous Activity at Yucca Mountain
[sbull] Container Life and Source Term KTI
    H. 1-3:30 p.m.: NRC Nuclear Waste Safety Research and Technical 
Assistance Programs (Open)--The

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Committee will hear from representatives of the NRC staff and the 
Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses on the NRC's Waste Safety 
Technical Assistance and Research programs.
    I. 3:45-6 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed reports listed under Item C.

Thursday, December 19, 2002

    J. 8-8:05 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--The 
ACNW Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the 
meeting.
    K. 8:05-10:45 a.m.: ACNW Action Plan (Open)--The Committee members 
will discuss the ACNW 2002/2003 Action Plan and outline plans for 
sessions to assess Committee performance and update its priorities.
    L. 10:45-11 a.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, 2002 (67 FR 
63459). 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. EST, 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 agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
available through the NRC Public Document Room at [email protected], or by 
calling the PDR at 1-800-397-4209, or from the Publicly Available 
Records System (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS) which 
is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html or http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/ (ACRS & 
ACNW meeting schedules/agendas).
    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. 
EST 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 2003 are provided below:

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             ACNW meeting No.                       Meeting dates
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                                            January 2003--no meeting.
140.......................................  February 18-20, 2003.
141.......................................  March 25-27, 2003.
142.......................................  April 22-24, 2003.
143.......................................  May 28-30, 2003.
144.......................................  June 24-26, 2003.
145.......................................  July 29-31, 2003.
                                            August 2003--no meeting.
146.......................................  September 16-18, 2003
                                             (Nevada).
147.......................................  October 21-23, 2003.
148.......................................  November 18-20, 2003.
                                            December 2003--no meeting.
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    Dated: December 5, 2002.
J. Samuel Walker,
Acting Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 02-31213 Filed 12-10-02; 8:45 am]
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