Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste; Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15984-15985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8963]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste; Meeting

    The Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) will hold its 83rd 
meeting on May 15-16, 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, with the 
exception of a portion that may be closed to discuss information the 
release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of 
personal privacy pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6).
    The agenda for this meeting shall be as follows:
    Wednesday, May 15, 1996--8:30 A.M. until 6 P.M.
    Thursday, May 16, 1996--8:30 A.M. until 4 P.M.
    During this meeting the Committee plans to consider the following:
    A. Total System Performance Assessment 1995--The Committee will 
review comments from the NRC staff on the Department of Energy's Total 
System Performance Assessment 1995. Participation by the staffs of both 
DOE and NRC is anticipated.
    B. Natural Analogues--The Committee will discuss Zirconolite as a 
natural mineral analog for nuclear waste disposal. A representative 
from the Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie

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Institution of Washington will make the presentation.
    C. 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, Status of Key Technical Issue resolution, and a discussion of 
shallow-land disposal long-term performance.
    D. Status of Nuclear Waste Related Research--The Committee will 
meet with representatives of NRC's Offices of Nuclear Regulatory 
Research and Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards to discuss the 
current status of nuclear waste related research.
    E. Preparation of ACNW Reports--The Committee will discuss proposed 
reports, including: time frames for regulatory concern, the use of 
expert elicitation, elements of an adequate Low-Level Waste program, 
Committee priorities and task action plans, and biological effects from 
low-levels of ionizing radiation.
    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. The Committee will also consider potential new ACNW 
members. A portion of this session may be closed to public attendance 
to discuss information the release of which would constitute a clearly 
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(6).
    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 A.M. 
and 5 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: April 5, 1996.
John C. Hoyle,
Acting Advisory Committee Management Office.
[FR Doc. 96-8963 Filed 4-9-96; 8:45 am]
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