[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 139 (Monday, July 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43238-43240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18414]


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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 144th 
meeting on July 29-31, 2003, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
    The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
    The schedule for this meeting is as follows:

Tuesday, July 29, 2003, NRC Auditorium, Two White Flint North, 
Rockville, Maryland

    9:30 a.m.-9:40 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The Chairman will 
open the meeting and turn it over to the Working Group chairman who 
will state the Workshop objectives and provide a session overview.

Working Group on Performance Confirmation Plans for the Proposed Yucca 
Mountain High-Level Waste Repository (Open)

    The purposes of the working group are (1) To increase ACNW's 
technical knowledge of plans to develop and conduct performance 
confirmation (PC) work for the proposed Yucca Mountain repository, (2) 
to understand NRC staff expectations for performance confirmation, (3) 
to review examples of performance confirmation work being planned, (4) 
to identify aspects of performance confirmation that may warrant 
further study, and (5) to complement the previous working group session 
on performance assessment.

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    9:40 a.m.-10:40 a.m.: Keynote Presentation: What Should Be Measured 
During Performance Confirmation? How Will These Measurements Enhance 
Confidence by Confirming Predicted Repository Behavior? (Open)--The 
Committee will hear views on performance confirmation by a 
distinguished expert.
    10:55 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Introduction to Performance Confirmation 
(NRC's Expectations Regarding Content of PC Plans in a License 
Application) (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 content of Performance Confirmation Plans in a 
License Application.
    11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Introduction to Performance Confirmation 
(Open)--The Committee will hear a presentation by a representative from 
DOE regarding the Performance Confirmation.
    1:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Decision Analysis Process Used to Develop a 
Performance Confirmation Program (Open)--The Committee will hear a 
presentation by a representative from DOE regarding the decision 
analysis process used to develop a Performance Confirmation Program.
    3 p.m.-4:40 p.m.: Elements of a Performance Confirmation Program--A 
Presentation of DOE's Selected Program and Its Components (Open)--The 
Committee will hear a presentation by a representative from DOE 
regarding the elements of a Performance Confirmation Program.
    4:55 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Documentation and Further Development of the 
Performance Confirmation Program--A Presentation on Possible Changes in 
the Next Revision of DOE's PC Plan (Open)--The Committee will hear a 
presentation by a representative from DOE regarding possible changes in 
the next revision of DOE's Performance Confirmation Plan.
    5:30 p.m.-6 p.m.: Public Comments (Open)--The Committee will hear 
comments from the public.

Wednesday, July 30, 2003, NRC Auditorium, Two White Flint North, 
Rockville, Maryland

Working Group on Performance Confirmation Plans for the Proposed Yucca 
Mountain High-Level Waste Repository (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.-9:30 a.m.: NRC's Risk Insights Initiative and its Impact 
on Review of Performance Confirmation Plans (Open)--The Committee will 
hear a presentation by a representative from NRC's NMSS/DWM regarding 
the risk insights initiative and its impact on review of Performance 
Confirmation Plans.
    9:30 a.m.-10 a.m.: NRC's Acceptance Criteria in the Yucca Mountain 
Review Plan for Review of Performance Confirmation (Open)--The 
Committee will hear a presentation by a representative from NRC's NMSS/
DWM regarding the acceptance criteria in the Yucca Mountain Review Plan 
for Review of Performance Confirmation.
    10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Presentations by Representatives of the 
State of Nevada, several affected Counties, the Las Vegas Paiutes, and 
the Electric Power Research Institute (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the State 
of Nevada, several affected counties, the Las Vegas Paiutes, and EPRI 
regarding Performance Confirmation.
    1:15 p.m.-2 p.m.: Research Perspective on Long-Term Testing for 
Performance Confirmation--Development of an Integrated Ground-Water 
Monitoring Strategy (Open)--The Committee will hear a presentation by a 
representative of the NRC's Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 
regarding long-term testing for Performance Confirmation.
    2 p.m.-4:55 p.m.: Panel and Committee Discussion Working Group 
Roundtable (Open)--The Panel and the Committee will further discuss 
today's topics.
    4:55 p.m.-6:15 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Report (Open)--Discussion 
of principal points in a proposed ACNW report on the Performance 
Confirmation Working Group.

Thursday, July 31, 2003, Conference Room 2B3, Two White Flint North, 
Rockville, Maryland

    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.-9:30 a.m.: Risk-Informed Regulation for NMSS: Status 
Report and Plan for Future Work (Open)--Briefing by and discussions 
with representatives of the NRC NMSS Risk Task Group regarding the 
current status of risk-informed regulation for NMSS and the plan for 
future work.
    9:30 a.m.-10 a.m.: Summer Intern Project (Open)--The ACNW summer 
intern will update the Committee on the status of her project titled 
``Assessing Model Uncertainty in Performance Assessment.''
    11 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: ACNW September Retreat (Open)--Members will 
finalize plans for the Committee's September retreat which is scheduled 
during the 145th meeting (September 16-18, 2003).
    11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Committee Visit to Yucca Mountain (Open)--
The Committee will finalize plans for the Yucca Mountain Site visit 
scheduled for the 147th meeting (November 18-20, 2003).
    1:15 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the NRC 
Commissioners (Open)--The Committee will discuss proposed topics for 
the ACNW meeting with the NRC Commissioners which is scheduled for 
Thursday, October 23, 2003, between 10 a.m. and 12 Noon.
    2:30 p.m.-5:45 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACNW reports.
    5:45 p.m.-6:00 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 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. 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. ET, 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.

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    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 Mtg 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. 
ET, 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 video 
teleconferencing link. The availability of video teleconferencing 
services is not guaranteed.

    Dated: July 15, 2003.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-18414 Filed 7-18-03; 8:45 am]
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