[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 5, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 58246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20015]


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NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD


Notice of Meeting

    Board Meetings: November 8-9, 2005--Las Vegas, Nevada; The U.S. 
Nuclear Waste Technical Review will meet to discuss technical and 
scientific issues related to the U.S. Department of Energy's efforts to 
develop a repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada.
    Pursuant to its authority under section 5051 of Public Law 100-203, 
Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987, the U.S. Nuclear Waste 
Technical Review Board will meet in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Tuesday, 
November 8, and for a half-day on Wednesday, November 9, 2005. The 
Board will discuss a range of technical and scientific issues pertinent 
to the Department of Energy's (DOE) efforts to develop a repository for 
the permanent disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive 
waste at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. The Board was established by 
Congress in the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987 and charged 
with reviewing the technical and scientific validity of activities 
undertaken by the Secretary of Energy related to disposal, 
transportation, and packaging of spent nuclear fuel and high-level 
radioactive waste.
    The meeting will be held at the Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel; 3400 
Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada; (tel) (702) 733-6533; (fax) (702) 
735-3130. The meeting sessions will begin on both days at 8 a.m. and 
will continue until approximately 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday and 12:30 p.m. 
on Wednesday.
    Topics that will be discussed at the meeting include corrosion of 
the repository waste package and drip shield, investigations undertaken 
in the saturated zone below the proposed repository, and models used to 
represent how waste will move through the proposed repository's surface 
facilities. A final meeting agenda will be available on the Board's Web 
site, http://www.nwtrb.gov, approximately one week before the date of 
the meeting. The agenda also may be obtained by telephone request at 
that time.
    Time will be set aside at the end of the sessions on both days for 
public comments. Those wanting to speak are encouraged to sign the 
``Public Comment Register'' at the check-in table. A time limit may 
have to be set on individual remarks, but written comments of any 
length may be submitted for the record. Interested parties also may 
submit questions in writing. As time permits, written questions that 
are relevant to the discussion may be raised by Board members during 
the meeting.
    Transcripts of the meetings will be available on the Board's Web 
site, by e-mail, on computer disk, or on library-loan basis in paper 
format beginning December 5, 2005. For assistance in obtaining meeting 
transcripts, contact Davonya Barnes, NWTRB staff.
    A block of rooms has been set aside at the Renaissance Las Vegas 
Hotel for meeting participants. When making a reservation, please state 
that you are attending the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board 
meeting. Reservations should be made by October 15, 2005, to ensure 
receiving the meeting rate.
    For more information, contact Karyn Severson, NWTRB External 
Affairs; 2300 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 1300; Arlington, VA 22201-
3367; (tel) (703) 235-4473; (fax) (703) 235-4495.

    Dated: September 30, 2005.
William D. Barnard,
Executive Director, Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
[FR Doc. 05-20015 Filed 10-4-05; 8:45 am]
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