[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18787-18788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-3469]


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NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD


Board Meeting

    Board Meeting: May 9, 2006--McLean, Virginia; The U.S. Nuclear 
Waste Technical Review Board will meet to discuss the Department of 
Energy's (DOE) proposed implementation of a canister system for 
transportation, aging, and disposal (TAD) of spent nuclear fuel.
    Pursuant to its authority under 5051 of Public Law 100-203, Nuclear 
Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987, the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical 
Review Board will meet in McLean, Virginia, on Tuesday May 9, 2006. The 
Board was charged in the Nuclear Waste Amendments Act of 1987 with 
conducting an independent review of the technical and scientific 
validity of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) activities related to 
disposing of, packaging, and transporting spent nuclear fuel and high-
level radioactive waste. At the May meeting, the Board will review DOE 
efforts to develop and implement a ``clean canister'' or ``TAD'' 
approach to waste management. If the TAD concept is adopted, nuclear 
utilities would seal spent fuel into canisters at reactor sites. The 
canisters could then be loaded into casks for transportation, aging, or 
disposal of the waste. Also on the agenda is a discussion of 
infiltration data and an update on Yucca Mountain surface- facilities-
design.
    A final meeting agenda will be available on the Board's Web site 
(http://www.nwtrb.gov) approximately one week before the meeting date. 
The agenda also may be obtained by telephone request at that time. The 
meeting will be open to the public, and opportunities for public 
comment will be provided.
    The meeting will be held at the Hilton Tysons Corner; 7920 Jones 
Branch Drive; McLean, Virginia 22102; telephone 703-847-5000; fax 703-
761-5100.
    The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. with an overview of the Yucca 
Mountain program and the TAD canister concept by DOE representative and 
reactions to the TAD program by industry representatives. After lunch, 
additional presentations will discuss the technical analyses that 
support the TAD decision and the effects of adopting a TAD system on 
design of Yucca Mountain program and the TAD canister concept by DOE 
representatives and reactions to the TAD program by industry 
representatives. After lunch, additional presentations will discuss the 
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analyses the support TAD decision and the effects of adopting a TAD 
system on design of Yucca Mountain surface facilities. In addition to 
the TAD presentations, one or more presentations on other topics are 
expected, including a review of infiltration data.
    Time will be set aside at the end of the day 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.
    Transcripts of the meetings will be available on the Board's Web 
site, by e-mail, on computer disk, and on a library-loan basis in paper 
format from Davonya Barnes of the Board's staff, no later than June 1, 
2006.
    A block of rooms has been reserved for meeting participants at the 
Hilton Tysons Corner. When making a reservation, please state that you 
are attending the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board meeting. 
Reservations should be made by April 17, 2006, to ensure receiving the 
meeting rate.
    For more information, contact Karyn Severson, NWTRB External 
Affairs; 2300 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 1300; Arlington, VA 22201-
3367; 703-235-4473; fax 703-235-4495.

    Dated: April 5, 2006.
William D. Barnard,
Executive Director, Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
[FR Doc. 06-3469 Filed 4-11-06; 8:45 am]
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