[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 91 (Thursday, May 11, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27523-27524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7161]


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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 170th 
meeting on May 23-26, 2006, Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland.
    The schedule for this meeting is as follows:

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

ACNW Working Group Meeting on Low-Level Radioactive Waste (LLW) 
Management Issues

    8:30 a.m.-8:40 a.m.: Greeting and Introductions (Open)--The ACNW 
Chairman, Dr. Michael Ryan, will state the purpose and objectives for 
this Working Group Meeting. He will also provide an overview of the 
planned technical sessions for Day 1 and introduce invited panelists 
and speakers.
    Purpose of ACNW Working Group Meeting. The purposes of this ACNW 
Working Group Meeting are to:

--Obtain current information on commercial LLW management practices.
--Identify emerging LLW management issues and concerns.
--Solicit stakeholder views on what changes to the regulatory framework 
for managing LLW should be recommended for Commission consideration.
--Solicit stakeholder views on actions the NRC can take to ensure a 
stable, reliable and adaptable regulatory framework for effective LLW 
management.
--Identify specific impacts, both positive and negative, of potential 
staff activities.

    8:40 a.m.-9:40 a.m.: Existing LLW Licensee Operational Experience 
and Perspective (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by 
representatives of Chem-Nuclear Systems, LLC and EnergySolutions, LLC.
    9:40 a.m.-10:40 a.m.: Alternative Disposal Options and Practices 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by Waste Control 
Specialists and U.S. Ecology--American Ecology.
    11 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: NRC's Current LLW Program: Challenges (Open)--
The Committee will hear a presentation by a NRC staff representative 
regarding the current LLW program.
    11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: NRC's 10 CFR Part 61: Historical Perspective 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations from former NRC staff 
regarding the development of NRC's LLW regulatory framework.
    2 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: State/Compact Disposal Experience (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations from representatives of the 
Southwestern Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission and the South 
Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.
    3:30 p.m.-4 p.m.: LLW Definitions and Decommissioning Experience 
(Open)--The Committee will hear a presentation by a representative from 
the Nuclear Energy Institute.
    4 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: New License Application Perspectives (Open)--The 
Committee will hear a presentation by a representative from Waste 
Control Specialists, LLC.
    4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Stakeholder and Public Comments (Open).

Wednesday, May 24, 2006

    8:30 a.m.-8:40 a.m.: Greeting and Introductions (Open)--Dr. Ryan 
will provide an overview of the planned technical sessions for Day 2 
and introduce the invited panelists and speakers.
    8:40 a.m.-11 a.m.: Industry Roundtable Discussion (Open)--Scheduled 
participants are expected to include representatives from Entergy,

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the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the South Carolina Department of 
Health and Environmental Control, Harvard University, and U.S. 
Ecology--American Ecology.
    12:30 p.m.-3 p.m.: Panel Discussion Concerning NRC's LLW Strategic 
Assessment (Open)--Scheduled participants are expected to included 
representatives from the Washington State Department of Health, the NRC 
staff, Chem-Nuclear Systems, the Texas Council on Environmental 
Quality, and the California Radioactive Materials Management.
    3 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Stakeholder and Public Comments (Open).
    4:30 p.m.-5 p.m.: Closing Remarks (Open)--By Dr. Ryan.
    5 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: ACNW Working Group Meeting Impressions--
Discussion of Letter Report (Open)--The Committee will discuss the 
impressions of the Working Group Meeting and proposed ACNW letters.

Thursday, May 25, 2006

    8:25 a.m.-8:30 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--
The ACNW Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of 
the meeting.
    8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Report on 
the Management of Certain Tank Wastes at U.S. Department of Energy 
(DOE) Sites (Open)--Representatives of the NAS staff and an NAS 
Committee will brief the ACNW on the findings of a Congressionally-
mandated study of radioactive waste streams stored in tanks at three 
DOE sites.
    10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: NRC Standard Review Plan (SRP) for Waste 
Determinations (Open)--NMSS representatives will update the Committee 
on progress in the development of the SRP to be used by the NRC staff 
to review DOE waste determinations.
    1:30 p.m.-3 p.m.: Review of International Commission on 
Radiological Protection (ICRP) Draft Report, ``The Scope of 
Radiological Protection Regulations'' (Open)--Briefing by and 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the ICRP 
draft report for comment titled, ``The Scope of Radiological Protection 
Regulations.''
    3:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Discussion of Draft Letters and Reports 
(Open)--The Committee will discuss proposed ACNW letters.

Friday, May 26, 2006

    10 a.m.-10:10 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--
The ACNW Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of 
the meeting.
    10:10 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Overview of NRC Spent fuel Storage Program 
(Open)--NMSS representatives will provide an overview of NRC spent fuel 
storage program.
    11:45 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: May 4, 2006.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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