[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9980-9981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3863]
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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 177th
meeting on March 20-22, 2007, Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland.
The schedule for this meeting is as follows:
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
11 a.m.-11:05 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--The
ACNW Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of
today's sessions.
11:05 a.m.-12 p.m.: Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) Workshop
on Cementitious Materials Used in Waste Determination Activities
(Open)--Professor Barry Scheetz from the Pennsylvania State University
will brief the Committee on a SRNL-sponsored workshop that examined the
use of cementitious materials in radioactive waste management
applications. This workshop was held on December 12-14, 2006, in Aiken,
South Carolina.
1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Stakeholder Views on Moderator Exclusion (Open)--
Representatives from the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), the Electric
Power Research Institute (EPRI), and H322 Consulting LLC will brief the
Committee on their views on the moderator exclusion issue in
transportation canisters for spent nuclear fuel.
2:45 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Idaho National Laboratory (INL) / U.S. Department
of Energy (DOE) Views on Moderator Exclusion (Open)--An INL/DOE
representative will brief the Committee on an upcoming license
application requesting NRC approval for the DOE Standardized Spent
Nuclear Fuel Canister relying on the use of moderator exclusion.
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Round Table Discussion on Moderator Exclusion
(Open)--ACNW Member Ruth Weiner will lead a follow up discussion with
the previous presenters and representatives from NRC's Office of
Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards (NMSS), Division of Spent Fuel
Storage and Transportation (SFST), on the technical and regulatory
issues surrounding the moderator exclusion issue.
4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: ACNW Meeting with NRC Commissioner Gregory B.
Jaczko (Open)--Commissioner Jaczko will address the Committee on
current topics and issues of common interest.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--The
ACNW Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of
today's sessions.
8:35 a.m.-10 a.m.: Update by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on the
Proposed Yucca Mountain Repository Design (Open)--A Department
representative will update the Committee on the status of DOE design
activities for surface facilities for the proposed geologic repository.
Briefing is also expected to examine repository design options for
spent nuclear fuel handling in light of the TAD (transportation-aging-
disposal) canister decision-making.
10:15 a.m.-12 p.m.: ACNW Action Plan for Fiscal Years 2007 and 2008
(Open)--The Committee will discuss and approve its Action Plan for
Fiscal Years 2007 and 2008.
1 p.m.-2 p.m.: Briefing on Shieldalloy, New Jersey, Site
Decommissioning Plan (Open)--Staff from the Office of Federal and State
Materials and Environmental Management Programs (FSME) will brief the
Committee on the Decommissioning Plan for the Shieldalloy Metallurgical
Corporation's complex decommissioning site.
2 p.m.-3 p.m.: Updated EPRI Response on Potential Igneous Event at
Yucca Mountain (Open)--NRC staff recently reviewed reports prepared by
EPRI on magma interactions with the proposed Yucca Mountain repository.
EPRI representatives will provide the Committee with their comments on
the staff's review.
3:15 p.m.-5:30 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 content of
future letters and scope of future Committee Meetings.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
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.-11:30 a.m.: ACNW White Paper on Volcanism (Open)--Followup
discussion from February working group meeting; general review of
observations, revisions, and summary conclusions for the White Paper on
Igneous Activity at Yucca Mountain.
12:30 p.m.-5:30 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 the ACNW
Action Plan as well as future Committee Meetings.
Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACNW meetings
were published in the Federal Register on October 12, 2006 (71 FR
60196). In accordance with these procedures, oral or written statements
may be presented by members of the public. Electronic
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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.
Informatition 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.
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
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: February 28, 2007.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-3863 Filed 3-5-07; 8:45 am]
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