[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 47 (Friday, March 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12404-12405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-2319]
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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 168th
meeting on March 22-24, 2006, NRC Commissioners' Conference Room O-
1G16, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
The schedule for this meeting is as follows:
Wednesday, March 22, 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.
ACNW Working Group Meeting (WGM) on Draft Final Guidance to
Implement NRC's License Termination Rule (Open)--Representatives from
NRC's Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) will
brief the ACNW and the ACNW's panel of invited subject matter experts
on public comments received on draft proposed NUREG-1757 (Supplement
1)--``Consolidated NMSS Decommissioning Guidance: Updates to Implement
the License Termination Rule Analysis: Draft Report for Comment.'' The
NRC staff also intend to brief the Committee on their conceptual plans
for addressing the public comments received. A copy of this NUREG is
available at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1757/s1/.
8:45 a.m.-9 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the WGM Chairman--The WGM
Chairman will make opening remarks and introduce the ACNW's panel of
invited subject matter experts for this working group meeting.
9 a.m.-9:30 a.m.: Update on Status of NUREG-1757 Development
(Open)--Presentation by NMSS Representative(s).
9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: Summary of Public Comments on the Proposed
Treatment of Realistic Scenarios, Intentional Mixing, and Removal of
Material after License Termination Provisions of Draft NUREG-1757
(Open)--Presentation by NMSS Representative(s).
10:45 a.m.-12 Noon: Summary of Public Comments on the Onsite
Disposal Provisions of Draft NUREG-1757 (Open)--Presentation by NMSS
Representative(s).
1:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Summary of Public Comments on the Engineered
Barrier Provisions of Draft NUREG-1757 (Open)--Presentation by NMSS
Representative(s).
2:45 p.m.-4 p.m.: Summary of Public Comments on the Institutional
Controls/Restricted Release Provisions of Draft NUREG-1757 (Open)--
Presentation by NMSS Representative(s).
4:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: Roundtable Discussion (Open)--The WGM Chairman
will lead a discussion among the panel of invited subject matter
experts on the technical material presented and discuss the content of
a possible Committee letter report to the Commission concerning
potential changes to NUREG-1757 that might be proposed as a result of
the public comment process.
Thursday, March 23, 2006
8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--
The Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's
sessions.
9 a.m.-1 p.m.: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science
and Technology and International Waste Safety-Related Research (Open)--
Representatives of the Department of Energy's Office of Science and
Technology and International (OST&I) will discuss work being carried
out under OST&I's science and technology research programs. These
programs are directed toward enhancing the understanding and optimizing
the performance of the proposed Yucca Mountain repository. The topics
to be discussed will include materials performance, source term,
natural barriers, radioactive getters, and use of advanced
technologies.
2 p.m.-3 p.m.: Briefing by the Director of the Office of Nuclear
Regulatory Research (RES) (Open)--Dr. Carl Paperiello, the RES Office
Director, will brief the Committee on recent activities of interest in
the area of radioactive waste management.
Friday, March 24, 2006
8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--
The Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's
sessions.
Recent Developments Related to Modeling the Igneous Activity in the
Yucca Mountain Region (Open)
8:45 a.m.-9:45 a.m.: Modeling the Long-Term Fluvial Redistribution
of Volcanic Tephra in Forty Mile Wash, Yucca Mountain--Representatives
from the NRC staff and the Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses
will discuss a hypothetical scenario in which a geologic repository at
Yucca Mountain is intersected by a volcanic vent, resulting in
dispersal of contaminated ash. The speakers will discuss how the NRC
staff will model the fluvial redistribution of this ash in the Forty
Mile Wash drainage basin adjacent to the Yucca Mountain site.
9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.: ``Potential Igneous Processes Relevant to the
Yucca Mountain Repository: Intrusive-Release Scenario''--
Representatives of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) will
brief the Committee on their most recent independent study related to
the potential consequences of an igneous event in the Yucca Mountain
region. A copy of this report is available at http://www.epriweb.com/public/000000000001011165.pdf.
11 a.m.-12 Noon: Discussion of Draft Letters and Reports (Open)--
The Committee will discuss prepared draft letters and determine whether
letters would be written on topics discussed during the meeting.
12 Noon-12:30 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
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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: March 6, 2006.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-2319 Filed 3-9-06; 8:45 am]
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