[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31353-31354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10858]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste and Materials; Meeting Notice

    The Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste and Materials (ACNW&M) will 
hold its 180th meeting on June 19-21, 2007, Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville 
Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

    10 a.m.-10:05 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW&M Chairman (Open)--
The Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's 
sessions.
    10:05 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: U.S. Department of Energy Briefing on the 
Transportation, Aging, and Disposal (TAD) Canister and the Total System 
Model (TSM) in Support of the Yucca Mountain Repository Effort (Open)--
A representative from the Department of Energy (DOE), Office of 
Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, will brief the Committee on the 
status of the Transportation, Aging, and Disposal (TAD) canister that 
will be used to transport and dispose of spent nuclear fuel and other 
high-level radioactive waste to the proposed Yucca Mountain Repository. 
The speaker will also discuss DOE's Total System Model (TSM) in support 
of the transportation effort.
    11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.: Election of ACNW&M Officers for the period of 
July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008 (Open)--The Committee will elect the 
Chairman and Vice Chairman for the ACNW&M for the next 1-year period.

Working Group Meeting on Implementation of 10 CFR 20.1406 (Open)

    1 p.m.-1:05 p.m.: Opening Remarks and Introductions (Open)--ACNW&M 
Member Dr. James Clarke will provide an overview of the Working Group 
Meeting, including the meeting purpose and scope, and introduce invited 
speakers.
1:05 p.m.-4 p.m.: Scheduled Presentations
     Representatives from the designers of the Westinghouse 
AP1000 and the General Electric ESBWR power reactors will present 
information on the implementation of 10 CFR 20.1406, ``Minimization of 
Contamination,'' in the designs of these reactors.
     A representative from the NRC's Office of Nuclear 
Regulatory Research will brief the Committee on draft Regulatory Guide 
4012.
     A representative of the Nuclear Energy Institute will 
present information on industry contributions to the draft Regulatory 
Guide and implementation of 10 CFR 20.1406.
    There may be a 15 minute break at some point during this activity.
    4 p.m.-5 p.m.: Discussion and Wrap Up (Open)--Committee Member 
Clarke will lead a discussion of the ACNW&M Members and the invited 
speakers. Dr. Clarke will provide a summary of the Working Group 
Meeting, including a discussion of a possible letter report to the 
Commission.

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

    8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW&M Chairman 
(Open)--The Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of 
today's sessions.
    8:35 a.m.-9:30 a.m.: NRC Office of Public Affairs' Perspectives on 
Radiation Risk Communication (Open)--NRC staff representative from the 
Office of Public Affairs (OPA) will brief the Committee on the NRC's 
efforts to inform the public about the health effects from low dose 
radiation exposure. The discussion is also expected to address the 
public perceptions about radiation exposures.
    9:30 a.m.-10 a.m.: A Basic Primer on High-Burnup Spent Nuclear Fuel 
and Its Cladding (Open)--ACNW&M staff will provide the Committee with a 
lecture on spent nuclear fuels (SNFs), the effects from high-burnup 
exposure, and how storage and transportation of SNF can be affected by 
burnup-affected characteristics. Some of the topics to be covered are 
cladding types, hydriding, and oxidation.
    10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: ACNW&M Staff Attendance to Recent Technical 
Meetings (Open)--ACNW&M staff will report to the Committee on their 
attendance to recent technical meetings such as: the NEI Dry Cask 
Storage Forum, the National Mining Association (NMA)/NRC Uranium 
Recovery Workshop, the Devil's Hole Workshop, and the DOE/NRC Technical 
Exchange Meeting on Preclosure Facilities Layout and Operations.
    1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Discussion of ACNW&M Letter Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss potential and proposed ACNW&M letter reports.
    4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will 
discuss matters related to the conduct of ACNW&M 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, June 21, 2007

    8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will discuss 
matters related to the conduct of ACNW&M activities and specific issues 
that were not completed during previous meetings. Discussions may 
include content of future letters and scope of future Committee 
Meetings.
    Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACNW&M meetings 
were published in the Federal Register on October 12, 2006 (71 FR 
60196). In accordance with those procedures, oral or written views 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 Dr. 
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 
the meeting may be limited to selected

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portions of the meeting as determined by the ACNW&M Chairman. 
Information regarding the time to be set aside for taking pictures may 
be obtained by contacting the ACNW&M office prior to the meeting. In 
view of the possibility that the schedule for ACNW&M meetings may be 
adjusted by the Chairman as necessary to facilitate the conduct of the 
meeting, persons planning to attend should notify Dr. Dias as to their 
particular needs.
    Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether the 
meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, as well as the Chairman's 
ruling on requests for the opportunity to present oral statements and 
the time allotted therefor can be obtained by contacting Dr. Dias.
    ACNW meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
available through the NRC Public Document Room at [email protected], or by 
calling the PDR at 1-800-397-4209, or from the Publicly Available 
Records System (PARS) 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&M meetings. Those wishing to use this service for 
observing ACNW&M meetings should contact Mr. Theron Brown, ACRS/ACNW&M 
Audio Visual 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 31, 2007.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-10858 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am]
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