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No. 01-053 May 3, 2001

NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR WASTE

TO MEET IN ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND, ON MAY 15-17

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

scheduled a meeting in Rockville, Maryland, on May 15-17.

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, beginning at 8:30 a.m. each day. 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

Tuesday, May 15, 2001

8:30 - 10:15 A.M.: Opening Statement/Planning and Procedures (Open) - 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 ACNW meetings.

10:30 - 11:30 A.M. and 1:30 - 2:30 P.M.: Key Technical Issues (KTIs) - Vertical Slice Report

(Open) - The Committee members will present a progress report on their assigned KTIs.

2:30 - 3:30 P.M.: Break and Preparation of Draft ACNW Reports (Open) - Cognizant ACNW

members will prepare draft reports, as needed, for consideration by the full Committee.

3:30 - 5:30 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACNW Reports (Open) - The Committee will

discuss proposed ACNW reports on Entombment, Proposed Revisions to 10 CFR Part 71,

High Level Waste Chemistry and the Staff Requirements Memorandum (SRM) on the March

22, 2001, ACNW Commission briefing.

Wednesday, May 16, 2001

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.

8:40 - 10:15 A.M.: Overview of Sequoyah Fuels (Open) - The Committee will receive an

information briefing from the NRC staff on the current status of activities at the Sequoyah

Fuels Corporation Facility.

10:30 - 12:00 Noon.: Yucca Mountain Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)

(tentative) (Open) - The Committee will receive an update from a DOE representative on the

DEIS for the proposed high level waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.

1:00 - 2:00 P.M.: Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Yucca

Mountain (tentative) (Open) - The Committee will receive an information briefing from the

NRC staff on their plans to review the DOE DEIS for the proposed HLW repository at Yucca

Mountain, Nevada.

2:00 - 3:00 P.M.: Break and Preparation of Draft ACNW Reports (Open) - Cognizant ACNW

members will prepare draft reports, as needed, for consideration by the full Committee.

3:00 - 5:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACNW Reports (Open) - The Committee will

continue its discussion of proposed ACNW reports.

Thursday, May 17, 2001

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.

8:35 - 10:00 A.M.: Meeting Reports (Open) - The Committee will hear reports from the

members and staff on meetings attended since the 125th ACNW Meeting, including the

National Research Council Meeting on their report on long-term institutional control, the 9th

International HLW Conference and the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board Spring

Meeting.

10:15 - 12:00 Noon: Discussion of Proposed ACNW Reports (Open) - The Committee will

continue its discussion of proposed ACNW reports.

1:00 - 1:30 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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