[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 236 (Friday, December 9, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73312-73313]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-7117]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste; Revised

    The 166th Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) meeting 
scheduled for December 13-15, 2005, Room T-2B3, Two White Flint North, 
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland has been revised as noted 
below. This notice was previously published on Thursday, December 1, 
2005 (70 FR 72127).

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

    8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The ACNW Chairman 
will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's sessions.
    8:45 a.m.-10:15 a.m.: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC's) 
Plans for the Implementation of a Dose Standard After 10,000 Years 
(Open)--NRC is proposing to amend its regulations at 10 CFR Part 63 
that govern the disposal of high-level radioactive wastes in a proposed 
geologic repository at Yucca Mountain. The proposed rule would 
implement EPA's proposed standards for doses that could occur after 
10,000 years but within the period of geologic stability. The Committee 
will continue its discussions with representatives from NRC's Office of 
Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards on those proposed revisions. 
The NRC staff briefing will include the topics of radionuclide 
inventory, effects of climate change, and dosimetry.
    10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Reasonableness of NRC Infiltration 
Assumption in the Proposed Part 63 (Open)--NRC's proposed rule change 
at Part 63 specifies a value to be used to represent climate change 
after 10,000 years, as called for by EPA. The Committee will hear 
presentations from and hold discussions with knowledgeable subject 
matter experts on the reasonableness of NRC's proposed infiltration 
assumption.
    1 p.m.-4 p.m.: White Paper on Low-Level Radioactive Waste (Open)--
The Committee will discuss a proposed white paper on low-level 
radioactive waste (LLW). NRC staff and stakeholders will provide 
perspectives on the subject.
    4:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports/Letters (Open)--
The Committee will discuss proposed ACNW reports on matters considered 
during this and/or previous meetings.

Wednesday, December 14, 2005

    8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The ACNW Chairman 
will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's sessions.
    8:45 a.m.-10:15 a.m.: Combined Office of Nuclear Materials Safety 
and Safeguards (NMSS) and Division Directors Briefing (Open)--The NMSS 
Office and Division Directors will brief the Committee on recent 
activities of interest within their respective programs.

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    10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Generalized Composite Modeling (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the United States Geological Survey and the NRC 
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research regarding demonstrations of the 
generalized composite approach to the modeling of reactive transport 
phenomena.
    1 p.m.-3 p.m.: Preparation for Commission Briefing (Open)--The 
Committee will review the final presentations in preparation for the 
Commission briefing on January 11, 2006.
    3:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports/Letters, Continued 
(Open)

Thursday, December 15, 2005

    10 a.m.-10:15 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--
The ACNW Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of 
today's sessions.
    10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Discussion of ACNW Reports/Letters (Open)--
The Committee will discuss prepared draft letters and determine whether 
letters would be written on topics discussed during the meeting.
    11:45 a.m.-12:45 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.
    Further information regarding this meeting can be obtained by 
contacting Ms. Sharon A. Steele, ACNW (Telephone: 301-415-6805) between 
8 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET.

    Dated: December 5, 2005.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
 [FR Doc. E5-7117 Filed 12-8-05; 8:45 am]
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