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No. 00-188 December 29, 2000

NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR WASTE

TO MEET IN ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND, ON JANUARY 16 -18

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

scheduled a meeting from January 16 - 18 in Rockville, Maryland.

The meeting, which is open to the public, will be held in Room T-2B3 of the agency’s Two

White Flint North building, at 11545 Rockville Pike.

The session will begin at 8:30 a.m. each day. A 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

Tuesday, January 16, 2001

A. 8:30 - 10:00 A.M.: Opening Statement/Planning and Procedures (Open) -The

Chairman will open the meeting with brief opening remarks. The Committee will then

review items under consideration at this meeting and consider topics proposed for

future consideration by the full Committee.

B. 10:15 - 12:00 Noon: Progress on ACNW’s Sufficiency Review Application Task Action

Plan (TAP) (Open) - The Committee will discuss the ACNW’s TAP, its approach to

conducting a sufficiency review and its progress on proposed vertical slices.

C. 1:00 - 2:00 P.M.: Entombment Option for Decommissioning Power Reactors (Open) -

The Committee will discuss with cognizant NMSS staff selected issues related to this

topic.

D. 2:00 - 7:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACNW Reports (Open) -The Committee will

discuss proposed ACNW Reports on Entombment, Key Technical Issue Resolution,

Staff’s Progress on Total Performance Assessment, Annual Research Report to the

Commission and other matters considered during this meeting.

Wednesday, January 17, 2001

E. 8:30 - 8:40 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open) - The ACNW

Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the meeting.

F. 8:40 - 9:40 A.M.: Institutional Control Status (Open) - The Committee will discuss and

hear a presentation from the NRC staff on the status of considerations regarding longterm custodial responsibilities for sites whose license is terminated under restricted

release conditions.

G. 9:40 - 10:50 A.M.: National Research Council Report, “Long-Term Institutional

Management of U.S. Department of Energy Legacy Waste Sites” (Open) - The

Committee will discuss and hear a presentation by Dr. Thomas S. Leschine,

Chairman of The Academy group that authored the report.

H. 11:00 - 12:30 P.M.: Meeting with the Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and

Safeguards, (NMSS) (Open) - The Committee will meet with the Director, NMSS to

discuss items of mutual interest.

I. 1:30 - 7:30 P.M.: ACNW 2001 Action Plan (Open) - The Committee will review the

ACNW 2000 Action Plan and discuss relevant changes for its 2001 Action Plan.

Thursday, January 18, 2001

J. 8:30 - 8:35 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open) - The ACNW

Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the meeting.

K. 8:35 - 11:30 A.M.: Preparation for Meeting with the NRC Commissioners (Open) -

The next meeting with the Commissioners is scheduled to be held in the Commission

Conference Room in One White Flint North on March 22, 2001. The Committee will

review its proposed presentations.

L. 12:30 - 5:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACNW Reports (Open) - The Committee

will continue its discussion of proposed ACNW reports.
M. 5:00 - 5:30 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.

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