[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 168 (Thursday, August 30, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50129-50130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-17173]


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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 182nd meeting on September 18-20, 2007, Room T-2B3, 11545 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

Tuesday, September 18, 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.-10:30 a.m.: Corrosion of Waste Package and Drip Shield 
Materials in a Repository Environment (Open)--An NRC staff 
representative from the Division of High-Level Waste and Repository 
Safety (DHLWRS) will brief the Committee on the staff's current 
understanding of key processes and associated uncertainties for 
estimating the long-term performance of waste package and drip shield 
materials under potential repository conditions.
    10:30 a.m.-11 a.m.: Mechanisms for Estimating Juvenile Waste 
Package Failures (Open)--Representatives from the Center for Nuclear 
Waste Regulatory Analyses and from DHLWRS will update the Committee on 
the staff's current understanding of key processes and associated 
uncertainties that may contribute to juvenile failure of waste packages 
under potential repository conditions.
    11 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Dissolution Processes for Commercial Spent 
Nuclear Fuels in a Repository Environment (Open)--DHLWRS staff 
representatives will brief the Committee on the staff's current 
understanding of key processes and associated uncertainties for the 
dissolution of commercial spent nuclear fuels under potential 
repository conditions.
    11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.: Discussion of the NRC Role in the International 
Committee on Radiological Protection (ICRP) (Open)--An NRC staff 
representative from the Office of Federal and State Materials and 
Environmental Management Programs (FSME) will brief the Committee on 
NRC's participation in recent activities of the ICRP.
    1 p.m.-2 p.m.: Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Briefing on Low-Level 
Radioactive Waste (LLW) Minimization Strategies (Open)--An NEI 
representative will brief the Committee on what nuclear power plants 
are doing to reduce the volume of Class B/C commercial LLW being 
generated.
    2 p.m.-3 p.m.: NEI Executive Committee Views on Commercial LLW 
Management Issues (Open)--An NEI representative will brief the 
Committee on activities of a recently-formed NEI executive-level 
committee examining issues related to the generation, management, and 
disposal of commercial LLW.
    3:15 p.m.-4 p.m.: Observations from ACNW Members and Staff on 
Recent Activities (Open)--The ACNW members and staff will present 
summaries of their: Visit to decommissioning sites in Pennsylvania (TMI 
plant) and Missouri (Hematite site); visit to the U.S. Department of 
Energy (DOE) Grand Junction site in Colorado; and attendance at the 
First Annual Radwaste Summit.
    4 p.m.-5 p.m.: Discussion of ACNW&M Letter Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss potential and proposed ACNW&M letter reports.

Wednesday, September 19, 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.: Regulatory Guide Revisions (Open)--An NRC 
staff representative from the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 
will brief the Committee on the efforts to revise NRC's Regulatory 
Guides related to the licensing of nuclear facilities.
    9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Preparation for Meeting with NRC 
Commissioners (Open)--The Committee will discuss topics and work on the 
slides in preparation for the ACNW&M briefing to the NRC Commissioners, 
scheduled for Wednesday, November 14, 2007.
    1:30 p.m.-5 p.m.: Discussion of ACNW&M Letter Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue discussion of potential and proposed ACNW&M 
letter reports.

Thursday, September 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.-12:30 p.m.: Discussion of ACNW&M Letter Reports (Open)--
The Committee will continue discussion of potential and proposed ACNW&M 
letter reports.

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    1:30 p.m.-3 p.m.: Semiannual Briefing by the Office of Federal and 
State Materials and Environmental Management Programs (FSME) (Open)--
The FSME Office and the Division Directors will brief the Committee on 
recent and future activities of interest within their respective 
programs.
    3 p.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, as time and 
availability of information permit. 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 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: August 24, 2007.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-17173 Filed 8-29-07; 8:45 am]
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