[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5198-5199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2115]
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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 148th
meeting on February 24-27, 2004, Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland.
The entire meeting will be open to public attendance except for
portions that will be closed to discuss and protect information as well
as unclassified safeguards information pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1)
and (3).
The schedule for this meeting is as follows:
Tuesday, February 24, 2004
8 a.m.-8:10 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The Chairman will open
the meeting and turn it over to the Working Group Chairman.
Working Group: Biosphere Dose Assessments for the Proposed Yucca
Mountain High-Level Waste Repository (Open)
10 a.m.-8:20 a.m.: The Working Group Chairman will discuss the
purposes of these working group sessions.
8:20 a.m.-8:50 a.m.: Keynote Presentation: What are the key issues
in Biosphere Dose Assessments? How do the assessments enhance
confidence by estimating potential doses? (Open)--The Committee will
hear and discuss views on biosphere dose assessments by a
distinguished expert.
8:50 a.m.-9:50 a.m.: Introduction to Biosphere Dose Assessment: NRC
Staff Expectations Regarding Content of Potential Yucca Mountain
License Application (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by
NRC staff representatives regarding the potential Yucca Mountain
license application.
10:10 a.m.-11:10 a.m.: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Approach to
Conducting Biosphere Dose Assessments for Yucca Mountain (Open)--The
Committee will hear a presentation by DOE representatives regarding
the biosphere dose assessments for Yucca Mountain.
11:10 a.m.-12 Noon: Public Comments (Open)--The Committee will hear
comments from the public.
1 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: Technical Session Discussions: Elements of a
Biosphere Dose Assessment Program (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations on two key areas of interest: environmental pathway
analysis and metabolic models.
5:15 p.m.-5:45 p.m.: Public Comments (Open)--The Committee will hear
comments from the public.
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
8 a.m.-8:10 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The Working Group
Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's
sessions.
Working Group: Biosphere Dose Assessments for the Proposed Yucca
Mountain High-Level Waste Repository--Continued (Open)
8:10 a.m.-9:40 a.m.: NRC's Risk Insights Initiative: Impact on
Biosphere Dose Assessment Plans (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by NRC and DOE representatives regarding agreement
information needs to be included in a potential Yucca Mountain
License Application.
9:55 a.m.-12 Noon: Presentations by Stakeholder Organizations
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by stakeholder
organizations.
1 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: NRC's Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES)
Perspective on Biosphere Dose Assessments (Open)--The Committee will
hear a presentation by NRC RES representative regarding biosphere
dose assessments.
1:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Working Group Roundtable Panel Discussion
(Open)
3 p.m.-4 p.m.: Panel and Committee Summary Discussion (Open)
4 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Public Comments (Open)
4:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m.: Closing Comments by the Working Group Chairman
(Open)
4:45 p.m.-5:45 p.m.: Discussion of ACNW Letter Report (Open)--The
Committee will outline the principal points to be included in a
potential letter report resulting from these Working Group sessions.
Thursday, February 26, 2004
11:30 a.m.-11:40 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--
The Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of
today's sessions.
11:40 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Waste Management--Related Safety Research
Report (Open)--The Committee will discuss recent Member activities
relevant to the ACNW review of NRC waste management-related safety
research as well as discuss a proposed report.
1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Radiological Dispersal Devices (Closed)--The
Committee will be briefed by the NRC staff on the current status of
work in progress on health and safety and public protection issues
related to radiological dispersal devices.
4:45 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss potential ACNW reports on matters discussed
during this meeting. It may also discuss possible reports on matters
discussed during prior meetings.
Friday, February 27, 2004
8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--
The Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of
today's sessions.
8:35 a.m.-10 a.m.: Risk Insights Report (Open)--The Committee will
be updated by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff on recent risk insight activities.
10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m.: Report on Key Technical Issue (KTI) Status
and DWM Evaluation of DOE's Bundling Approach
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(Open)--The Committee will be briefed by a representative of the NRC
staff on the status of Yucca Mountain KTIs and the results of its
evaluation of DOE ``Bundles'' received to date.
11:15 a.m.-2:45 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open/Closed)--The
Committee will continue discussion of proposed ACNW reports. In
addition, the Committee will discuss a proposed ACNW report on
Radiological Dispersal Device (Closed).
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 16, 2003 (68 FR
59643). 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, Special Assistant
(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.
In accordance with Subsection 10(d) Pub.L. 92-463, I have
determined that it is necessary to close portions of this meeting
noted above to discuss and protect information as well as
unclassified safeguards information pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1)
and (3).
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 Mtg schedules/agendas).
Video Teleconferencing 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: January 28, 2004.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-2115 Filed 2-2-04; 8:45 am]
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