[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 12, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11879-11880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5869]
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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 140th
meeting on March 25-27, 2003, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland.
The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
The schedule for this meeting is as follows:
Tuesday, March 25, 2003, Conference Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, MD
Working Group on NRC and DOE Performance Assessments: Assumptions and
Differences (Open)
10 a.m.-10:10 a.m.: Introductory Comments, Statement of Objectives
and Overview (Open)--The Chairman will open the meeting and then turn
it over to the Working Group Chairman who will state the objectives of
the Workshop and provide an overview of the sessions.
The theme of the working group will be how to achieve appropriately
credible and realistic performance assessment models for the proposed
high-level waste repository at Yucca Mountain, NV. While the total
scope of the performance assessments will be discussed, realism of the
source term work will be emphasized because it will be a key driver in
the performance of the proposed repository.
10:10 a.m.-10:50 a.m.: Keynote Presentation: Realism in Simulating
Long-Term Waste Package Corrosion and Source Term (Open)--The Committee
will hear a presentation and view on the development of a realistic
source term by a distinguished expert.
11:10 a.m.-11:35 a.m.: Introduction to DOE's Total System
Performance Assessment (TSPA) Model (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with a representative from DOE
regarding the DOE's Total System Performance Assessment (TSPA).
11:35 a.m.-12 noon: Introduction to NRC's Total-System Performance
Assessment (TPA) (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC's Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)/Division of Waste Management
(DWM) regarding the Total-System Performance Assessment.
1 p.m.-2:20 p.m.: Overview of TSPA and TPA: Assumptions and
Differences in Approach (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC's NMSS/DWM and DOE
on the overview of TSPA and TPA focusing on:
[sbull] Infiltration/tunnel dripping
[sbull] Source Term
[sbull] Near Field
[sbull] Unsaturated Zone
[sbull] Saturated Zone
[sbull] Biosphere and dose
3 p.m.-5 p.m.: Source Term Module (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives from NRC's
NMSS/DWM and DOE regarding the source term module.
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5 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Public Comments (Open)--The Committee will make
time available for comments from the public.
Wednesday, March 26, 2003, Conference Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland
Working Group on NRC and DOE Performance Assessments: Assumptions and
Differences (Open) (Continued)
8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The Chairman will
make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's sessions.
8:35 a.m.-10:35 a.m.: Simplified Models of Key Contributors to Dose
Traced through Various Modules (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC's
NMSS/DWM and DOE regarding the key contributors as traced through
various modules in TSPA and TPA, including:
[sbull] Infiltration/tunnel dripping
[sbull] Source Term
[sbull] Near Field
[sbull] Unsaturated Zone
[sbull] Saturated Zone
[sbull] Biosphere and dose
10:50 a.m.-12:45 p.m.: Presentations by representatives of the
State of Nevada, Counties, Las Vegas Paiute Tribe, and Electric Power
Research Institute (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and
hold discussions with representatives of the State of Nevada, Counties,
LasVegas Paiute Tribe, and Electric Power Research Institute regarding
the working group on NRC and DOE performance assessments for the
proposed high-level waste repository at Yucca Mountain, NV--assumptions
and differences.
2:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m.: Working Group Roundtable Panel Discussion on
TSPA and TPA: Assumptions and Differences (Open)--The Committee will
have a roundtable panel discussion on the topics reviewed during the
Working Group on NRC and DOE performance assessments for the proposed
HLW repository at Yucca Mountain, NV--assumptions and differences.
3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.: Committee Summary Discussion (Open)--The
Committee will summarize the day's discussion.
4:30 p.m.-5:20 p.m.: Public Comments (Open)--The Committee will
summarize the major themes developed during the Working Group.
5:20 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Closing Comments by Working Group Chairman
(Open)--The Working Group Chairman will conclude the formal sessions
with some brief remarks.
5:30 p.m.-6:15 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Report (Open)--The
Committee will discussed the principal points in a proposed ACNW report
on TSPA/TPA Working Group.
Thursday, March 27, 2003, Conference Room 2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Statement by the ACNW Chairman
(Open)--The ACNW Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the
conduct of today's sessions.
8:35 a.m.-9:10 a.m.: NRC/EPA Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
Related to Decommissioning and Decontainmination of Contaminated Sites
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding this recent (October
2002) MOU between the NRC and the Environmental Protection Agency.
9:10 a.m.-9:45 a.m.: Discussion of Self-Assessment Survey
Preliminary Results (Open)--The Committee will discuss the preliminary
results of the self-assessment survey of the ACNW's recent activities.
10 a. m.-12 noon: ACNW Action Plan (Open)--The Committee members
will discuss an update to the ACNW 2002-2003 Action Plan.
1 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: ACNW Action Plan (Open)--The Committee will
continue discussions related to an update of ACNW 2002-2003 Action
Plan.
2:45 p.m.-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 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 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. e.t., 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.
e.t., 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: March 6, 2003.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-5869 Filed 3-11-03; 8:45 am]
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