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No. 00-177 November 15, 2000

NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR WASTE

TO MEET IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, ON NOVEMBER 27-29

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) has

scheduled a meeting from November 27-29 at the Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses in San

Antonio, Texas.

The meeting, which is open to the public, will be held at the center, located at 6220 Culebra

Road, Building 189, in San Antonio. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. (CST) on November 27, and at

8:30 a.m. (CST) on the following two days. The complete agenda is attached.

Those who wish to make oral or written statements, or seek additional information on the

meeting or changes to the agenda should contact Howard Larson, at 301-415-6805. ACNW meeting

notices, transcripts and letters are available on the internet, at http://www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW/ .
ACNW AGENDA

Monday, November 27

A. 9:00 - 11:00 A.M.: Opening Statement/Planning and Procedures -- The Chairman will open the meeting

with brief remarks. The Committee will then review items under consideration at this meeting and

consider topics proposed for future consideration by the full Committee.

B. 11:15 - 12:00 Noon: Preparation of ACNW Reports -- The Committee will discuss planned reports on

the following topics: 10CFR Part 40, entombment, transportation and Alloy C-22.

C. 1:00 - 1:15 P.M.: Objectives of ACNW’s Center Review -- The Committee will discuss the objectives of

this review of the center’s research and technical assistance program.

D. 1:15 - 2:15 P.M.: Program Overview: Developing Review Capability and Risk Information for Pre- and

Post-Closure -- The Committee will discuss and hear presentations of the NRC staff, the center and

consultants regarding a proposed regulatory framework, regulatory guidance for site recommendation

and license application reviews, analytical tools, and field and laboratory experimental facilities.

E. 2:30 - 4:00 P.M.: Progress Toward Key Technical Issue Resolution -- The Committee will discuss and

hear a presentation from the NRC staff regarding the issue resolution process and its current status.

F. 4:00 - 6:00 P.M.: ACNW’s Sufficiency Review Task Action Plan -- The Committee will discuss its

Sufficiency Review Task Action Plan.

G. 6:00 - 7:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACNW Reports -- The Committee will discuss proposed

ACNW Reports on Part 40, entombment, transportation, Alloy C-22 and other matters considered during

this meeting

Tuesday, November 28

H. 8:30 - 10:00 A.M.: Yucca Mountain TPA Code and External Review -- The Committee will discuss the

TPA external review and current and planned code capability.

I. 10:15 - 12:30 P.M.: Capability of NRC Staff to Evaluate Risk-Significance of Information Submitted by

DOE for Post-Closure -- The Committee will hear presentations on the analytical tools and methods for

evaluating the relative importance of issues and sub-issues, parameter-level sensitivity methods, post

processor techniques, philosophy for addressing uncertainty, and the use of the TPA code to support

decision making for SR and LA.

J. 1:30 - 2:45 P.M.: Pre-Closure Safety Analysis (PCSA) Tool -- The Committee will discuss the status of

the PCSA and an example application.

K. 3:00 - 5:00 P.M.: Alloy C-22 Studies -- The Committee will review the DOE waste package material

selection and degradation studies and applicable center confirmatory studies.

L. 5:00 - 6:00 P.M.: Draft NRC/RES Plan for Waste Research -- The Committee will discuss and review

the Draft Plan for Research Supporting the Nuclear Waste Safety Arena.

M. 6:00 - 7:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACNW Reports -- The Committee will continue its

discussion of proposed ACNW reports.

Wednesday, November 29

N. 8:30 - 10:30 A.M.: Tour of Experimental Facilities -- The Committee will tour selected center

experimental facilities.

O. 10:30 - 12:00 Noon: Investigation and Importance of Coupled Processes Related to Repository Design --

The Committee will discuss ongoing center coupled processes investigations.

P. 12:00 - 12:30 P.M.: Miscellaneous -- The Committee will discuss matters related to the conduct of

Committee activities, as time and availability of information permit.

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