[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 46 (Thursday, March 10, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12022-12023]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4667]
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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 158th
meeting on March 15-17, 2005, Room T-2B3, Two White Flint North, 11545
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was
previously published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, December 8,
2004 (69 FR 71084).
The schedule for this meeting is as follows:
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The ACNW Chairman
will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's sessions.
10:40 a.m.-11:40 a.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss potential letter report on the Status of High-
Significant Agreements Associated with the Proposed HLW Repository.
Other potential letter reports may be discussed.
1 p.m.-3 p.m.: Preparation for the March 16, 2005 Briefing with NRC
Commissioners (Open)--The Committee will review the briefing materials
to be discussed with the Commission on March 16, 2005.
3 p.m.-5 p.m.: Preparation for Visit to the Center for Nuclear
Waste Regulatory Analyses (CNWRA) (Open)--The
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Committee will review its preparation for its planned visit to the
CNWRA in San Antonio, Texas on April 14-15, 2005. The purpose of this
visit is to review the technical assistance work being performed on
behalf of the NRC's Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
8:30 a.m.-9 a.m.: Final Preparation for Commission Briefing (Open).
9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Meeting with the NRC Commissioners (Open)--
The Committee will meet with the NRC Commissioners in the Commission's
Conference Room, One White Flint North. The outline for this proposed
meeting is as follows:
Introductory Remarks.
Working Group Meetings.
ICRP Draft Recommendations.
Waste Management Research Review.
Future Activities/Working Groups.
2005 ACNW Action Plan.
1 p.m.-1:10 p.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The ACNW Chairman will
begin the meeting with brief opening remarks, outline the topics to be
discussed, and indicate items of interest.
1:10 p.m.-2:40 p.m.: Estimation of Groundwater Recharge at the
Watershed Scale: Implications for Model Abstractions and Validations
(Open)--The ACNW will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research and
Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service staff on field
studies to test and evaluate groundwater recharge estimation
techniques, methods, and their uncertainties.
2:40 p.m.-3:40 p.m.: NMSS Office Director Semi-Annual Briefing
(Open)--The Committee will be briefed by the Director of the Office of
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards on recent activities of interest
to the Committee.
4 p.m.-5 p.m.: Status of NRC's Review of USEC Inc.'s License
Application for a Gas Centrifuge Uranium Enrichment Facility (Open)--
The Committee will receive a briefing by an NMSS representative on the
status of the license application for the proposed facility in Piketon,
Ohio.
5 p.m.-6 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The Committee
will discuss potential reports on the Estimation of Groundwater
Recharge Techniques and Status of USEC Inc.'s License Application for a
Gas Centrifuge Uranium Enrichment Facility.
Thursday, March 17, 2005
8:30 a.m.-8:40 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The ACNW Chairman
will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's sessions.
8:40 a.m.-11 a.m.: Preparation for ACNW May 2005 Visit to Japan
(Open)--The Committee will review preparations for its planned visit to
Japan on May 14-21, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to meet with
representatives of the Japan Nuclear Safety Commission (Tokyo). In
addition, the Committee will meet with the operators of the Rokkasyo-
Mura low-level radioactive waste reprocessing and disposal facility.
Members will also meet with representatives of the Japan Atomic Energy
Research Institute, the Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute, the
Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited, and
the Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Japan.
1 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: ACNW White Paper on Low-Level Radioactive Waste
Management Issues (Open)--The Committee will discuss the format and
content of a potential ACNW White Paper addressing technical issues in
the management of civilian low-level radioactive waste.
1:30 p.m.-3 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will discuss
matters related to the conduct of ACNW activities, and specific issues
that were not completed during previous meetings, as time and
availability of information permit. Discussions may include future
Committee Meetings.
Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACNW meetings
were published in the Federal Register on October 18, 2004 (69 FR
61416). 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 Ms.
Sharon A. Steele, (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 Ms. Steele 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 Ms. Steele.
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: March 4, 2005.
Annette Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
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