[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 231 (Monday, December 3, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67976-67977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23331]


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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 185th meeting on December 17-19, 2007, at 11545 Rockville 
Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

Monday, December 17, 2007, Room T-2B3

    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.-10 a.m.: Electric Power Research Institute's Report on 
Drift Degradation at Yucca Mountain (Open)--A representative from the 
Electric Power Research Institute will summarize the approach, methods, 
and conclusions of their 2007 report on drift degradation.
    1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Update on NRC Rulemaking on Groundwater 
Protection at the In-Situ Leach Uranium Mining Facilities (Open)--NRC 
staff from the Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental 
Management Programs (FSME) will brief the Committee on the status of 
the rulemaking on groundwater protection at in-situ leach uranium 
recovery sites.
    2:45 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Vendor's View on the Transportation-Aging 
Disposal Performance Specifications (Open)--A representative from NAC 
International, a commercial cask vendor, will brief the Committee on 
their views on the Transportation-Aging-Disposal (TAD) performance 
specifications, possible challenges the vendor may be facing, and 
suggestions for expediting NRC approval of any TAD license application.
    3:30 p.m.-5 p.m.: Discussion of ACNW&M Letter Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss potential and proposed ACNW&M letter reports.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007, Room T-2B3

    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.: Status of Operations at the Barnwell Low-Level 
Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility (Open)--The Barnwell low-level 
radioactive waste (LLW) disposal facility is scheduled to close to non-
compact states in July 2008. A representative of the site's operator, 
Energy Solutions, will update the Committee on activities at this 
commercial disposal facility in anticipation of scaled-back operations.
    9:45 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: NRC 2006 Commercial LLW Strategic Planning 
Initiative (Open)--Representatives from the Office of FSME will brief 
the Committee on their recently-issued Commission Paper (SECY-07-0180) 
containing specific recommendations on the scope of work to be 
considered in any future NRC commercial LLW program. This briefing is 
also expected to include a summary of the public comments received in 
2005.
    1 p.m.-2 p.m.: Review of Planned Waste Management Activities at 
U.S. Department of Energy Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility 
(Open)--NRC staff from the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards will brief the Committee on planned waste management 
activities at U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Mixed-Oxide Fuel 
Fabrication Facility in Aiken, South Carolina.
    2 p.m.-3 p.m.: Briefing on Tritium Task Force Actions to Revise the 
Significance Determination Process to Address Spills and Leaks (Open)--
A representative from the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation will 
report on the revisions to its Significance Determination Process to 
address radioactive liquid spills and leaks in response to an action 
recommended in the Tritium Task Force Report.
    3:15 p.m.-5 p.m.: Discussion of ACNW&M Letter Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss potential and proposed ACNW&M letter reports.

Wednesday, December 19, 2007, Room T-2B1

    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.-3 p.m.: Discussion of ACNW&M Letter Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue discussion of proposed ACNW&M letter reports.
    3 p.m.-4 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 September 26, 2007 (72 FR 
54693). 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 therefore can be obtained by contacting Dr. Dias.
    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 Assistant (301-415-8066), between 7:30

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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.
    During the days of the meeting, phone number 301-415-7360 should be 
used in order to access anyone in the ACNW&M Office.
    ACNW&M 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/acnw 
(ACNW&M schedules and agendas).

    Dated: November 27, 2007.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-23331 Filed 11-30-07; 8:45 am]
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