[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.
[FR Doc. E6-7161 Filed 5-10-06; 8:45 am]
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