Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste; Notice of Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 36399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17552]


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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 85th 
meeting on August 21-23, 1996, Room T-2B3, at 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was previously published 
in the Federal Register on Wednesday, December 6, 1995 (60 FR 62485).
    The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
    The agenda for this meeting shall be as follows:

Wednesday, August 21, 1996--8:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, August 22, 1996--8:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Friday, August 23, 1996--8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

    During this meeting, the Committee plans to consider the following:
    A. Thermal-Mechanical-Hydrological-Chemical Coupled Processes--The 
Committee will devote an entire day to a study of the Department of 
Energy and NRC staff plans to develop and use coupled process models in 
evaluating various aspects of repository performance. The Committee 
will investigate how thermal input to the host rock and ground water 
system will effect the hydrolic, mechanical, and chemical 
characteristics and processes of the geologic systems.
    B. Meeting with the Director, NRC's Division of Waste Management, 
Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards--The Director will 
discuss items of current interest related to the Division of Waste 
Management programs which may include: progress at the Yucca Mountain 
site, the status of EPA's Yucca Mountain standards and NRC's high-level 
waste regulations, and the status of a branch technical position on 
low-level waste performance assessment.
    C. Preparation of ACNW Reports--The Committee will discuss proposed 
reports, including: specifying a critical group and reference biosphere 
to be used in a performance assessment of a nuclear waste disposal 
facility, the consideration of coupled processes (Thermal-Mechanical-
Hydrological-Chemical) in the design of a high-level waste repository, 
and comments on a Branch Technical Position on the use of Expert 
Elicitation.
    D. Technical Guidance on Expert Elicitation--The Committee will 
review the NRC staff's draft technical position on the use of expert 
elicitation in the licensing of a nuclear waste disposal facility.
    E. Time of Compliance in Low-Level Waste Disposal--The Committee 
will discuss options for setting a regulatory time of compliance for a 
low-level waste disposal facility. Participation by representatives of 
individual states is anticipated.
    F. Committee Activities/Future Agenda--The Committee will consider 
topics proposed for future consideration by the full Committee and 
Working Groups. The Committee will discuss ACNW-related activities of 
individual members.
    G. Miscellaneous--The Committee will discuss miscellaneous matters 
related to the conduct of Committee activities and organizational 
activities and complete discussion of matters and specific issues that 
were not completed during previous meetings, as time and availability 
of information permit.
    Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACNW meetings 
were published in the Federal Register on September 27, 1995 (60 FR 
49924). In accordance with these procedures, oral or written statements 
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, and questions may be asked only by members of the 
Committee, its consultants, and staff. Persons desiring to make oral 
statements should notify the Chief, Nuclear Waste Branch, Mr. Richard 
K. Major, as far in advance as practicable so that appropriate 
arrangements can be made to allow the necessary time during the meeting 
for such statements. Use of still, motion picture, and television 
cameras during this meeting may be limited to selected portions of the 
meeting as determined by the ACNW Chairman. Information regarding the 
time to be set aside for this purpose may be obtained by contacting the 
Chief, Nuclear Waste Branch 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 check with Mr. Major if such rescheduling 
would result in major inconvenience.
    Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether the 
meeting has been cancelled or rescheduled, the Chairman's ruling on 
requests for the opportunity to present oral statements and the time 
allotted therefor can be obtained by contacting Mr. Richard K. Major, 
Chief, Nuclear Waste Branch (telephone 301/415-7366), between 8:00 a.m. 
and 5:00 p.m. EDT.
    ACNW meeting notices, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
now available on FedWorld from the ``NRC MAIN MENU.'' Direct Dial 
Access number to FedWorld is (800) 303-9672; the local direct dial 
number is 703-321-3339.

    Dated: July 3, 1996.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Office.
[FR Doc. 96-17552 Filed 7-9-96; 8:45 am]
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