[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42219-42221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-15919]
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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 152nd
meeting on July 20-22, 2004, Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland.
The entire meeting will be open to public attendance except for
portions that will be closed to discuss organizational and personnel
matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of
the ACNW; information the release of which would constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; and information the premature
disclosure of which would be likely to significantly frustrate
implementation of a proposed
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agency action pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2), (6) and (9)(B).
The schedule for this meeting is as follows:
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
10 a.m.-10:10 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.
10:10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Package Performance Study (PPS) (Open)--The
Committee will hear a report from representatives of the NRC staff on
the proposed package performance study which will demonstrate the
resistance to impact and fire of a spent nuclear fuel rail shipping
cask.
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.: License Termination Rule (LTR) Analysis of
the Use of Intentional Mixing of Contaminated Soil (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with a
representative of the NRC staff regarding SECY-04-0035--the LTR
analysis of the use of intentional mixing of contaminated soil.
1:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Risk-Informing Yucca Mountain Inspection
Systems (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with a representative of the NRC staff regarding the status
of plans to risk-inform the inspection system at Yucca Mountain.
2:45 p.m.-3:15 p.m.: Japan Trip (Open)--The Committee will be
briefed by a Japanese exchange engineer on its August 2004 visit to
Japanese waste management facilities. Member presentations during the
visit will be discussed.
3:15 p.m.-5 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The Committee
will discuss proposed ACNW reports on matters considered during this
and prior meetings regarding reports on Geosphere Transport Working
Group, Treatment of Uncertainties in Hydrologic Models, License
Termination Rule Analysis of Use of Intentional Mixing of Contaminated
Soil, Risk-Informing Yucca Mountain Inspection System and Package
Performance Study.
5:15 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the NRC
Commissioners (Open)--The Committee will meet with the NRC
Commissioners at 10 a.m. in the Commissioners' Conference Room, One
White Flint North on July 21, 2004. The Committee will review its
presentations.
Wednesday, July 21, 2004
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.-9:15 a.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the NRC
Commissioners (Continued) (Open)--The Committee will discuss the
following topics scheduled for the Committee meeting with the NRC
Commissioners:
(1) Overview
(2) Risk Insights Activities
(3) ACNW Working Group Sessions
--Biosphere (MTR)
--Geosphere (GMH)
(4) Other Committee Activities
--NRC/CNWRA Research
--NMSS Decommissioning Programs
(5) Closing Comments
9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Meeting with the NRC Commissioners,
Commissioners' Conference Room, One White Flint North (Open)--The
Committee will meet with the NRC Commissioners to discuss items noted
above.
1 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: Integrated Safety Assessment (ISA) Background
Briefing (Open)--The Committee will receive a background briefing by a
member of its staff on the general ISA approach, examples of its use
and lessons learned thus far.
2:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m.: Health Physics (HP) Issues (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with a
representative of the NRC staff regarding activities for the ICRP
recommendations review, and an overview of those recommendations.
3:30 p.m.-4 p.m.: Site Visit and Igneous Activity Working Group
(Open)--The Committee will finalize its proposed activities for the
September Nevada field trip and the agenda for the Working Group in Las
Vegas, NV during the 153rd ACNW Meeting, September 22-24, 2004.
4 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Committee Retreat (Open/Closed)--The Committee
will discuss its plans on technical topics it intends to examine over
the next 12 to 18 months and ACNW activities and related matters as it
integrates recently approved activities into its action plan. The
retreat is currently scheduled for September 24, 2004.
[Note: This session may be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b (c)
(2), (6) and (9) (B) to discuss organizational and personnel matters
that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of the
ACNW; information the release of which would constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; and information the
premature disclosure of which would be likely to significantly
frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action.]
4:45 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACNW reports on matters considered
during this meeting.
Thursday, July 22, 2004
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.-11:45 a.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of the proposed ACNW letter
reports.
11:45 a.m.-12 Noon: 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, Assistant Director for ACNW/Team Leader (Telephone
301/415-6805), between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. e.t., 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.
In accordance with subsection 10(d) Pub. L. 92-463, I have
determined that it is necessary to close portions of this meeting noted
above to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate
solely to internal personnel rules and practices of the ACNW;
information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy; and information the premature disclosure
of which would be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of a
proposed
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agency action pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2), (6) and (9)(B).
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.
e.t., 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: July 8, 2004.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-15919 Filed 7-13-04; 8:45 am]
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