[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 249 (Thursday, December 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77197-77198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-8088]
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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 167th
meeting on January 10-12, 2006, Room T-2B3, Two White Flint North,
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
The schedule for this meeting is as follows:
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
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.: Status of Risk-Informed Decisionmaking for
Nuclear Materials and Waste Application (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff regarding draft staff guidance on the application of risk
insights in the waste and materials areas.
10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Fabrication of Pressurized Water Reactor
(PWR) Uncanistered Fuel Waste Package (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff regarding fabrication of a pressurized water reactor uncanistered
fuel waste package prototype for the proposed Yucca Mountain
repository.
1 p.m.-2 p.m.: Spent Fuel Transportation Package Response to the
Baltimore Tunnel Fire Scenario (NUREG/CR-6886) (Open)--The Committee
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of
the NRC staff regarding a study involving the 2001 Baltimore tunnel
fire. The study involves the 3-dimensional modeling of the behavior of
three different transportation cask types under thermal conditions
similar to those that existed in the Baltimore tunnel fire event. The
staff will also summarize comments received from the public on NUREG/
CR-6886.
2 p.m.-3 p.m.: White Paper on Transportation (Open)--The Committee
will discuss a proposed white paper on transportation of nuclear waste.
3:15 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, January 11, 2006
9:30 a.m.-9:35 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The ACNW Chairman
will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's sessions.
9:35 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: Source Characterization (Spatial Analysis and
Decision Assistance Code) (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations
by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding
the capabilities of Version 4.1 of the Spatial Analysis and Decision
Assistance (SADA) Bayesian subsurface analysis code.
10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Use of Dedicated Trains for Transportation
of High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with a
representative of the Federal Railroad Administration regarding their
study on the use of dedicated trains for transportation of high-level
radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel to the proposed Yucca Mountain
repository.
1 p.m.-2 p.m.: Preparation for Commission Briefing (Open)--The
Committee will review the final presentations in preparation for the
Commission briefing on January 11, 2006.
2 p.m.-4 p.m.: Meeting with the NRC Commissioners, Commissioners'
Conference Room, One White Flint North, Rockville, MD (Open)--The
Committee will meet with the NRC
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Commissioners to discuss recent and planned activities.
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.
Thursday, January 12, 2006
8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--
The ACNW Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of
today's sessions.
8:35 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.
Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACNW meetings
were published in the Federal Register on October 11, 2005 (70 FR
59081). 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.
Michael P. Lee (Telephone 301-415-6887), between 8:15 a.m. and 5 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. Lee 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 Mr. Lee.
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: December 22, 2005.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E5-8088 Filed 12-28-05; 8:45 am]
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