[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 217 (Monday, November 10, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63827-63828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-28180]
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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 147th
meeting on November 19-20, 2003, Dallas Ballroom D, Texas Station
Hotel, 2101 Texas Star Lane, Las Vegas, Nevada.
The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
The schedule for this meeting is as follows:
Wednesday, November 19, 2003
10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The Chairman will
open the meeting with brief opening remarks, outline the topics to be
discussed, and indicate items of interest.
10:40 a.m.-11:10 a.m.: DOE Opening Remarks (Open)--The Committee
will be welcomed and receive introductory comments from John Arthur,
Deputy Director, Office of Repository Development, Department of
Energy.
11:10 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Yucca Mountain Program Status (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of DOE regarding the status of the development of the
License Application, the Licensing Support Network, and the resolution
of Key Technical Issues (KTI) including the DOE ``bundling'' process.
In addition there will be an update on several items discussed during
the Committee's 2002 visit to Nevada.
1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Repository Design Status (Open)--The Committee
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of
DOE regarding the surface facility design, pre-closure safety
assessment, and other Yucca Mountain Repository design issues.
4:45 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: DOE Approach to Drift Degradation Analyses
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of DOE on the Department's approach to evaluating
drift degradation within the Yucca Mountain geologic environment.
5:30 p.m.-6 p.m.: Stakeholder Interactions (Open)--The Committee
will reserve this time for interactions with stakeholders and meeting
participants.
Thursday, November 20, 2003
8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The Chairman will
make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's sessions.
8:35 a.m.-9:30 a.m.: Igneous Activity Status Report (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of DOE regarding the Igneous Activity Consequence
Modeling Peer Review Recommendations and the DOE path forward.
9:30 a.m.-10 a.m.: Inyo County Carbonate Drilling Program Status
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of Inyo County (California) regarding its deep
carbonate aquifer drilling program.
10:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m.: Nye County Early Warning Drilling Program
Status (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of Nye County regarding the status of
its early warning drilling program.
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10:45 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: EPRI Workshop on Natural Analogues (Open)--
The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
regarding its recent workshop on natural analogues and their potential
applicability to Yucca Mountain repository programs.
12:45 p.m.-2 p.m.: Presentation by Affected Units of Local
Government (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of affected units of local government
and Native American Organizations regarding their views on the proposed
high-level waste repository at Yucca Mountain.
2:15 p.m.-3 p.m.: Stakeholder Interactions (Open)--The Committee
will reserve this time for interactions with stakeholders and meeting
participants.
3 p.m.-5:45 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The Committee
will discuss possible reports on the Pre-Closure Safety Assessment
Tool, Drift Degradation at Yucca Mountain, and Public Interactions.
5:45 p.m.-6 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will discuss
matters related to the conduct of Committee activities and 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 October 16, 2003 (68 FR
59643). 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. Persons desiring to make oral statements should notify Mr.
Howard J. Larson, Special Assistant (Telephone 301/415-6805), between
7:30 a.m. and 4 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 this meeting will be limited to selected
portions of the meeting as determined by the ACNW Chairman. Information
regarding the time to be set aside for taking pictures may be obtained
by contacting the ACNW office 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 notify Mr. Howard J. Larson as to their
particular needs.
Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether the
meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, the Chairman's ruling on
requests for the opportunity to present oral statements and the time
allotted therefore can be obtained by contacting Mr. Howard J. Larson.
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).
Videoteleconferencing service is available for observing open
sessions of ACNW meetings. Those wishing to use this service for
observing ACNW meetings should contact Mr. Theron Brown, ACNW
Audiovisual 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: November 4, 2003.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-28180 Filed 11-7-03; 8:45 am]
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