[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 145 (Friday, July 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43908-43909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-4065]
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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 162nd
meeting on August 2-4, 2005, Room T-2B3, Two White Flint North, 11545
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
The schedule for this meeting is as follows:
Tuesday, August 2, 2005
The Committee will conduct a 2-day working group meeting on Waste
Determinations.
8:30 a.m.-11:25 a.m. Session 1: (Open)--This session will provide a
background for waste determinations. The ACNW Moderator will discuss
the purpose of the Working Group meeting and provide an overview of the
meeting sessions. DOE staff will provide an overview of DOE's current
and planned management of tank waste at four tank sites, including
waste handling practices, waste streams likely to require waste
determinations and their characteristics. NRC staff will provide an
overview of NRC's involvement in waste determination evaluations to
date, a summary of new waste determination provisions in the National
Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2005, and anticipated waste
determination activities by the NRC.
11:25 a.m.-4:15 p.m. Session 2: (Open)--Invited experts will
address state-of-the-art and R&D technology for waste retrieval
including removal of common target radionuclides, and technology for
characterizing tank heels. In addition, a historical perspective on the
definition of ``highly radioactive waste'' in the regulations and in
practice will be provided. There will also be a roundtable discussion
of Session 2 topics.
4:15 p.m.-5 p.m. Session 3: (Open)--Invited experts will discuss
the status of technology for using cementitious materials to stabilize
wastes.
Wednesday, August 3, 2005
8:30 a.m.-11:35 a.m. Session 3, continued: (Open)--Invited experts
will address the status and prospects of predicting durability of
grouts; performance assessment perspectives on waste disposal; and
practical approaches to make decisions on waste determinations. There
will also be a roundtable discussion of Session 3 topics.
11:35 a. m.-4:40 p.m. Session 4: (Open)--Invited experts will
address status of technology for environmental monitoring of on-site
waste disposal, monitoring of engineered barriers performance, and non-
destructive monitoring for cementitious waste forms. There will also be
a roundtable discussion of Session 4 topics, as well as topics from
other sessions as they relate to the waste determination provisions in
the NDAA.
4:40 p.m.-5 p.m.: (Open)--The ACNW Committee members will discuss
the main thoughts and findings of the Working Group meeting, and a
potential letter/report to the Commission.
Thursday, August 4, 2005
10:15 a.m.-10:20 a.m.: Opening Statement: (Open)--The ACNW Chairman
will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's sessions.
10:20 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Discussion of Current Letters/Reports:
(Open)--The Committee will discuss prepared draft letters and reports
on April 2005 Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses Program
Review, NRC Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Generic Waste-Related
Research, and Risk-Informing Nonreactor Activities.
12:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m.: Status of Repository Design Issues: (Open)--
The Committee will hear a briefing by the NRC staff on issues related
to the design of a geologic repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. The
general areas to be addressed are: ``NRC Staff Views on the Sufficiency
of Current U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Level of Design Detail'';
``Recent NRC Staff Visits to Spent Nuclear Fuel Handling Facilities in
France (Cogema), and the United States (Idaho and Washington)''; and
``Status of Development of NRC's Pre-Closure Safety Assessment Tool.''
4 p.m.-4:45 p.m.: ACNW Low-Level Waste White Paper: Draft 3:
(Open)--The Committee will comment on the third draft of the white
paper on low-level waste.
4:45 p.m.-5:15 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
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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 (PDR) at [email protected], or
by calling the PDR at 1-800-397-4209, or from the Publicly Available
Records System 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: July 25, 2005.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E5-4065 Filed 7-28-05; 8:45 am]
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