[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 249 (Friday, December 27, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79169-79170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32633]


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NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD


Notice of Meeting

    Board Meeting: January 28, 2003--Las Vegas, Nevada: The Nuclear 
Waste Technical Review Board will hold a meeting to discuss DOE 
technical and scientific activities related to the proposed development 
of a repository for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste 
disposal at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Issues to be discussed include the 
Yucca Mountain science program, materials testing, and barrier 
analyses.
    Pursuant to its authority under section 5051 of Public Law 100-203, 
Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987, on Tuesday, January 28, 
2003, the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (Board) will meet in Las 
Vegas, Nevada, to discuss U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) technical and 
scientific activities related to a proposed repository for spent 
nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain, 
Nevada. The meeting is open to the public, and opportunities for public 
comment will be provided. The Board is charged by Congress with 
reviewing the technical and scientific validity of DOE activities 
related to managing spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive 
waste.
    The Board meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel; 4255 
South Paradise Road; Las Vegas, Nevada 89109. The telephone number is 
(702) 369-4400; the fax number is (702) 369-4330. The meeting will 
start at 8 a.m.
    Following the call to order and introductory statements, a general 
overview of the DOE program and a briefing on the Yucca Mountain 
project will be presented. The DOE will then discuss its plans related 
to operating a waste management system, including waste acceptance, 
packaging, transportation, repackaging, and emplacement. This 
presentation will be followed by an update on the DOE's science and 
engineering activities. After lunch, a contractor for the State of 
Nevada will present a status report on state-sponsored corrosion 
studies, and the DOE will update the Board on its materials testing 
activities, followed by a presentation on waste package

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manufacturing and closure welds. That presentation will be followed by 
discussions of barrier analyses.
    Two public comment periods have been scheduled: a short period just 
before lunch for those who are unable to attend the entire meeting and 
a second session at the end of the day. Those wanting to speak during 
the public comment periods are encouraged to sign the ``Public Comment 
Register'' at the check-in table. A time limit may have to be set on 
individual remarks, but written comments of any length may be submitted 
for the record.
    A detailed agenda will be available approximately one week before 
the meeting. Copies of the agenda can be requested by telephone or 
obtained from the Board's Web site at http://www.nwtrb.gov. Beginning 
on March 2, 2003, transcripts of the meeting will be available on the 
Board's Web site, via e-mail, on computer disk, and on a library-loan 
basis in paper format from Davonya Barnes of the Board staff.
    A block of rooms has been reserved at the Crowne Plaza. 
Reservations must be made by January 10, 2003, to obtain the meeting 
rate. When making a reservation, please state that you are attending 
the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board meeting. For more information, 
contact the NWTRB; Karyn Severson, External Affairs; 2300 Clarendon 
Boulevard, Suite 1300; Arlington, VA 22201-3367; telephone 703-235-
4473; fax 703-235-4495; or by ``contact form'' at http://www.nwtrb.gov.
    The Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board was created by Congress in 
the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987. The Board's purpose is 
to evaluate the technical and scientific validity of activities 
undertaken by the Secretary of Energy related to disposal of the 
nation's spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. In the 
same legislation, Congress directed the DOE to characterize a site at 
Yucca Mountain, Nevada, to determine its suitability as the location of 
a potential repository for permanently disposing of spent nuclear fuel 
and high-level radioactive waste.

    Dated: December 20, 2002.
William D. Barnard,
Executive Director, Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
[FR Doc. 02-32633 Filed 12-26-02; 8:45 am]
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