[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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