[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 72 (Monday, April 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19058-19059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1876]


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NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD


Board Meeting

    Board meeting: May 15, 2007--Arlington, VA; The U.S. Nuclear Waste 
Technical Review Board will meet to discuss U.S. Department of Energy 
activities related to the possible development of a repository for 
spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain 
in Nevada.
    Pursuant to its authority under section 5051 of Public Law 100-203, 
Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987, the U.S. Nuclear Waste 
Technical Review Board will meet in Arlington, Virginia, on tuesday, 
May 15, 2007. The Board was created in the Nuclear Waste Policy 
Amendments Act of 1987 and charged with performing an independent 
review of the technical and scientific validity of U.S. Department of 
Energy (DOE) activities related to disposing of, packaging, and 
transporting spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.
    At the May meeting, the Board will discuss several topics, 
including the use of depleted uranium oxide, a drilling program carried 
out by Inyo County in California, waste package designs, DOE's 
saturated zone model, near-field chemistry, probabilistic volcanic 
hazards analysis, and Global Nuclear Energy Partnership.
    A final meeting agenda will be available on the Board's Web site 
(www.nwtrb.gov) approximately one week before the meeting date. The 
agenda also may be obtained by telephone request at that time. The 
meeting will be open to the public, and opportunities for public 
comment will be provided.
    The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel; 1480 Crystal 
Drive; Arlington, Virginia 22202; (tel) 703-416-1600; (fax) 703-416-
1651.
    The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. with an overview of the Yucca 
Mountain program. Presentations on the use of depleted uranium oxide as 
a chemical barrier, Inyo County's drilling program, and the second-
generation waste package design will follow. After lunch, the Board 
will be briefed on waste streams and disposition options related to 
DOE's Global Nuclear Energy Partnership, Sandia National Laboratory's 
saturated zone model for

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Yucca Mountain, the potential near-field chemistry in repository 
tunnels, and waste package design and prototype development. An update 
on probabilistic volcanic hazards analysis will complete the day's 
agenda.
    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.
    Transcripts of the meetings will be available on the Board's Web 
site, by e-mail, on computer disk, and on a library-loan basis in paper 
format from Davonya Barnes of the Board's staff no later than June 4, 
2007.
    A block of rooms has been reserved for meeting participants at the 
Crowne Plaza. When making a reservation, please state that you are 
attending the NWTRB meeting. Reservations should be made by April 21, 
2007, to ensure receiving the meeting rate.
    For more information, contact Karyn Severson, NWTRB External 
Affairs; 2300 Clarendon boulevard, Suite 1300; Arlington, VA 22201-
3367; (tel) 703-235-4473; (fax) 703-235-4495.

    Dated: April 11, 2007.
William D. Barnard,
Executive Director, Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
[FR Doc. 07-1876 Filed 4-13-07; 8:45 am]
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