[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 131 (Monday, July 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38906-38908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10708]
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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 172nd
meeting on July 17-20, 2006, Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland.
The schedule for this meeting is as follows:
Monday, July 17, 2006
8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The ACNW Chairman will
make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the meeting.
8:35 a.m.-9:30 a.m.: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Briefing on
Exploratory Drilling of Aeromagnetic Anomalies in the Yucca Mountain
Region (Open)--A DOE representative will present an evaluation of the
results of this drilling which has been done in support of the ongoing
update of the 1996 expert elicitation on Probabilistic Volcanic Hazard
Analysis.
9:45-11:45 a.m.: NRC Staff Review of Revised International Commission
on Radiological Protection (ICRP) Recommendations (Open)--Briefing by
and discussions with NRC staff representatives regarding their review
of the June 5, 2006, ICRP report titled ``Draft Recommendations of the
International Commission on Radiological Protection.''
2 p.m.-3 p.m.: Exchange of Information between NMSS Management and ACNW
Members (Open)--NMSS management will brief the Committee about the
upcoming office reorganization. ACNW staff will brief NMSS management
about the revised action plan and how it reflects recent Staff
Requirements Memoranda (SRMs).
3 p.m.-5 p.m.: Discussion of Draft ACNW Letter Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACNW letters.
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
ACNW Working Group Meeting (WGM) on predicting the performance of
Cementitious Barriers for Near Surface Disposal (Open).
8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.: Opening Remarks and Introductions--The ACNW
Chairman, Dr. Michael Ryan will make opening remarks regarding the
conduct of today's sessions. ACNW Vice Chairman Allen Croff will
provide an overview of the WGM, including the meeting purpose and
scope, and introduce invited subject matter experts.
Session I: Where Are Cementitious Materials Used and How Are They
Important to Performance Assessment?
8:45 a.m.-9:15 a.m.: Use of Cementitious Materials to Dispose of Wastes
Determined to be Non-HLW (Dr. Christine A. Langton Savannah River
National Lab, SRNL)--Dr. Langton will discuss cementitious waste forms
and cement types and environments.
9:15 a.m.-9:45 a.m.: What Functions do Cementitious Materials Perform
that are Important to Assessing System Performance (i.e., What do we
Want Grouts to do?) (Professor David Kosson, Vanderbilt University)--
Professor Kosson will discuss the functions of cementitious materials;
e.g., control water infiltration, control Eh of infiltrating water, and
prevent subsidence.
9:45 a.m.-10:15 a.m.: Panel Discussion (All)--Vice Chairman Croff will
moderate a panel discussion of Session I topics by the Committee
members and invited subject matter experts.
Session II: How Can Grouts Fail and What Can Cause Grout Failure?
10:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m.: Failure Processes and Mechanisms (Dr. Rachel
Detwiler, Braun Intertec Corporation)--Dr. Detwiler will discuss
failure processes and mechanisms of cementitious materials.
11:15 a.m.-12 p.m.: Causes of Failure of Cementitious Materials
(Professor Barry Sheetz, Pennsylvania State University)--Professor
Sheetz will discuss specific causes that are important to failure of
cementitious materials.
12 p.m.-12:30 p.m.: Panel Discussion--Vice Chairman Croff will moderate
a panel discussion of Session II topics by the Committee members and
invited subject matter experts.
Session III: State-of-the-Art in Long-Term Prediction of Cementitious
Material Performance
1:15 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: Current Capability to Predict the Conditions and
Processes Important to Cement Failure (Professor Fred Glasser, Aberdeen
University, UK)--Professor Glasser will discuss current capability to
predict the conditions and processes important to cement failure, and
the affect of failures on cement performance, based on modern
experience, experiment, and observation.
2:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Current Capability to Predict the Conditions and
Processes Important to Cement
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Failure (Dr. Leslie Dole, Oak Ridge National Lab, ORNL)--Dr. Dole will
discuss current capability to predict the conditions and processes
important to cement failure, and the affect of failures on cement
performance, based on archeological evidence obtained from ancient
cementitious materials and natural analogues.
3 p.m.-4 p.m.: Current Capability to Predict the Conditions and
Processes Important to Cement Failure (Dr. Ed Garboczi, National
Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST)--Dr. Garboczi will discuss
current capability to predict the conditions and processes important to
cement failure, and the affect of failures on cement performance, based
on computation.
4 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Panel Discussion--Vice Chairman Croff will moderate a
panel discussion of Session III topics by the Committee members and
invited subject matter experts.
Session IV: Wrap-Up
4:30 p.m.-5 p.m.: Comprehensive Roundtable Discussion--Vice Chairman
Croff will moderate a comprehensive roundtable discussion of the WGM
topics by the Committee members and invited subject matter experts.
5 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Path Forward (Committee Members and ACNW Staff)--Vice
Chairman Croff will moderate a discussion of the path forward on
cementitious materials by the Committee members and ACNW staff.
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--The
Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's
sessions.
8:35 a.m.-10 a.m.: NRC Draft Rule/Guidance on Preventing Legacy Sites
(Open)--NMSS staff will present preliminary plans for development of
requirements and guidance for the scheduled rulemaking on prevention of
legacy sites.
10:15 a.m.-12:15 a.m.: Expanded Potential NRC Use of the Center for
Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analysis (CNWRA) Expertise (Closed)--The
Committee will meet with representatives of the Offices of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS), Nuclear Regulatory Research
(RES), and Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) and discuss these Offices'
assessments of potential expanded use of the CNWRA expertise.
Note: This portion of the meeting will be closed pursuant 5
U.S.C. 552b ( c) (2) and (6) to discuss organizational and personnel
matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices
of the Agency, and information the release of which would constitute
a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
1 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Discussion of Potential ACNW Letter Reports (Open)--
The Committee will discuss proposed ACNW letters.
Thursday, July 20, 2006
8 a.m.-8:05 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--The
Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's
sessions.
8:05 a.m.-10:15 a.m.: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Briefing on
Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative (AFCI) (Open)--DOE representatives and
supporting national laboratories will brief the Committee on AFCI
processes and technologies. DOE's AFCI mission is to develop
proliferation-resistant spent fuel treatment and transmutation
technologies to enable transition from once-through fuel cycle to a
closed fuel cycle.
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Standard Review Plan for Activities Related to
U.S. Department of Energy Waste Determinations (Open)--NMSS staff will
address specific topics, comments, and questions identified by the
Committee in their review of the draft ``Standard Review Plan for
Activities Related to U.S. Department of Energy Waste Determinations''
(NUREG-1854).
1:30 p.m.-3 p.m.: RES/NMSS Dry Cask Storage Probabilistic Risk
Assessment (PRA) Study (Open)--RES and NMSS representatives will
present their draft final report ``A Pilot Probabilistic Risk
Assessment of a Dry Cask Storage System at a Nuclear Plant,'' as well
as address its future applicability not only for other storage systems
but as guidance for assessing risk to the public and identifying
dominant contributors to risk.
3:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m.: Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Dry Cask
Storage Probabilistic Risk Assessment Study (Open)--An EPRI
representative will address the Committee with the methodology,
results, conclusions and proposed applicability of their study: EPRI
Report 1009691, ``Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) of
Bolted Storage Casks.''
4:45 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Discussion of Potential ACNW Letter Reports
(Open)--The Committee will continue discussion of proposed ACNW
reports.
5:30 p.m.-6 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.
Antonio F. Dias (Telephone 301-415-6805), 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. Dias as to their particular needs.
In accordance with subsection 10(d) Public Law 92-463, I have
determined that it is necessary to close portions of this meeting noted
above to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate
solely to internal personnel rules and practices of ACNW, and
information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
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. Dias.
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
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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: July 3, 2006.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
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