[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35968-35969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14103]


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NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD


Panel Meeting: July 10, 2000--Idaho Falls, Idaho: Discussions of 
Technical Issues Related to Managing and Transporting Spent Nuclear 
Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste; Presentations on Human Factors 
Involved in Transporting the Waste and Manufacturing Waste Casks; 
Update on Transportation Modal Study

    Pursuant to its authority under section 5051 of Public Law 100-203, 
Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987, on Monday, July 10, 2000, 
the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board's (Board) Panel on the Waste 
Management System will meet in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to discuss technical 
issues related to managing spent nuclear fuel and high-level 
radioactive waste, including human factors involved in transporting 
such waste. The Board is charged by Congress with reviewing the 
technical and scientific aspects of the Department of Energy's (DOE) 
civilian radioactive waste management program, including disposing of, 
packaging, and transporting the waste.
    The panel meeting will be held at the Shilo Inn, 780 Lindsay Blvd., 
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402-1822. The telephone number is (208) 523-0088; 
the fax number is (208) 522-7420. The meeting will start at 8 a.m. and 
will be open to the public.
    An overview on transportation protocols by the DOE's Office of 
Civilian Radioactive Waste Management will begin the meeting. This 
discussion will be followed by updates on a transportation modal study 
by a representative of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and on naval 
spent fuel disposal and transportation by a representative of the Naval 
Nuclear Propulsion Program. A representative of the Association of 
American Railroads (AAR) and a manufacturer of nuclear waste casks will 
then discuss human factors related to railroad operations and cask 
manufacturing. Next will be a presentation on performance 
specifications for transportation of spent fuel by another 
representative of the AAR. In midafternoon, the Panel will hear from 
state, local, and Tribal representatives on their views of technical 
issues related to transporting and managing spent nuclear fuel and 
high-level radioactive waste.
    Time will be set aside at the end of the day for public comments. 
Those wanting to speak are encouraged to sign the ``Public Comment 
Register'' at the check-in table. A time limit may have to be set on 
individual remarks, but written comments of any length may be submitted 
for the record. Interested parties also will have the opportunity to 
submit questions in writing to the Board. As time permits, the 
questions will be answered by one or more Board members during the 
meeting.
    A detailed agenda will be available approximately one week before 
the meeting. Copies of the agenda can be requested by telephone or 
obtained from the Board's Web site at www.nwtrb.gov. Transcripts of the 
meeting will be available on the Board's Web site, via e-mail, on 
computer disk, and on a library-loan basis in paper format from Davonya 
Barnes of the Board staff, beginning on August 7, 2000.
    A block of rooms has been reserved at the Shilo Inn. When making a 
reservation, please state that you are attending the Nuclear Waste 
Technical

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Review Board meeting. For more information, contact the NWTRB, Karyn 
Severson, External Affairs, 2300 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 1300, 
Arlington, Virginia 22201-3367; (tel) 703-235-4473, (fax) 703-235-4495; 
(e-mail) <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#adc4c3cbc2edc3dad9dfcf83cac2db"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fb92959d94bb958c8f8999d59c948d">[email protected]</span></a>.
    The Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board was created by Congress in 
the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987. The Board's purpose is 
to evaluate the technical and scientific validity of activities 
undertaken by the Secretary of Energy related to managing the disposal 
of the nation's spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. In 
the same legislation, Congress directed the DOE to characterize a site 
at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, to determine its suitability as the location 
of a potential repository for the permanent disposal of spent nuclear 
fuel and high-level radioactive waste.

    Dated: May 31, 2000.
William D. Barnard,
Executive Director, Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
[FR Doc. 00-14103 Filed 6-5-00; 8:45 am]
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