[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18785-18786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5385]
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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 169th
meeting on April 18-20, 2006, Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland.
The schedule for this meeting is as follows:
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
10 a.m.-10:15 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The ACNW Chairman
will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the meeting.
10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m.: Overview of Accelerator Mass Spectrometry
(Open)--A faculty member of Purdue University (PRIME Lab) will brief
the Committee on the methodology of accelerator mass spectrometry,
including the statistical analysis of analytical results.
11:15 a.m.-12 Noon: Update on U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Chlorine-36 Studies at Yucca Mountain (Open)--DOE representatives will
update the Committee on the status of Chlorine-36 validation studies at
Yucca Mountain, Nevada.
2 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Briefing from National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
on Its 2006 Report on the Transportation of High-Level Nuclear Waste
(Open)--NAS representatives will brief the Committee on their recent
report titled ``Going the Distance? The Safe Transport of Spent Nuclear
Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste in the United States.'' A copy of
this report is available on the NAS Web site at http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11538.html.
4:45 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: Proposed Rulemaking on Naturally Occurring or
Accelerator-Produced Radioactive Materials (Open)--A representative
from NRC's Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) will
brief the Committee on the staff's proposed rulemaking to implement
Section 651(e) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to include certain
discrete sources of naturally occurring or accelerator-produced
radioactive materials (NARM) in NRC's regulations for byproduct
material.
5:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m.: Discussion of Draft Letters and Reports
(Open)--The Committee will discuss proposed ACNW letters.
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--
The ACNW Chairman will make opening
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remarks regarding the conduct of the meeting.
8:35 a.m.-9:30 a.m.: Update on DOE Activities at the Yucca Mountain
Site (Open)--DOE representatives will brief the Committee on recent
activities related to the development of a proposed geologic repository
at Yucca Mountain.
9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Update on Nye County Independent Early
Warning Drilling Program (Open)--Representatives from Nye County and
DOE will provide the Committee with an update of technical developments
related to this independent ground water monitoring program.
1 p.m.-2 p.m.: Modeling Igneous Activity: Dynamic Controls on
Summit and Flank Eruptions of Basalt (Open)--A faculty member of
Cambridge University (an NMSS contractor) will brief the Committee on
research regarding a theoretical model for the eruption of basalt
through multiple vents originating from a common source. The discussion
will address partitioning of flow between summit and flank vents. This
work potentially applies to the proposed Yucca Mountain repository.
2 p.m.-3 p.m.: Modeling Igneous Activity: Magma Interactions with a
Geologic Repository (Open)--An ACNW consultant from the Johns Hopkins
University will present an analysis of the realistic effects of magma
solidification during potential interactions with repository drifts and
waste packages. This work potentially applies to the proposed Yucca
Mountain repository.
3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.: DOE Performance Confirmation Program Plan: NRC
Staff Perspective and Update (Open)--NMSS representatives will brief
the Committee on the staff's preliminary views regarding the most
recent update of DOE's Performance Confirmation Program Plan.
4:15 p.m.-5 p.m.: Physical Capacity of Yucca Mountain for the
Emplacement of High-Level Waste (Open)--A representative from the
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) will present a preliminary
analysis of the physical capacity of Yucca Mountain for the disposal of
additional commercial spent nuclear fuel.
5 p.m.-6 p.m.: Discussion of Draft Letters and Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACNW letters.
Thursday, April 20, 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
the meeting.
8:35 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: NRC Radiation Research Program (Open)--
Representatives of the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research will brief
the Committee on recent NRC-sponsored activities in the area of health
physics research.
10:45 a.m.-4 p.m.: Discussion of Draft Letters and Reports (Open)--
The Committee will discuss proposed ACNW letters.
4 p.m.-4:30 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 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 R. Snodderly (Telephone 301-415-6927), 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. Snodderly 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. Snodderly.
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: April 6, 2006.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-5385 Filed 4-11-06; 8:45 am]
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