[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 177 (Friday, September 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 48121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24200]


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NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD


Notice of Board Meeting

    Board Meeting: October 22 (beginning 9:30 a.m.) & 23, 1997--
Fairfax, Virginia: Department of Energy (DOE) program update, 
underground repository design, waste package (design, performance, and 
modeling), repository concept of operations, and DOE-owned spent fuel.
    Pursuant to its authority under section 5051 of Public Law 100-203, 
the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987, the Nuclear Waste 
Technical Review Board will hold its fall meeting on Wednesday and 
Thursday, October 22-23, 1997, in Fairfax, Virginia. The meeting, which 
is open to the public, will be held at the Hyatt Fair Lakes, 12777 Fair 
Lakes Circle, Fairfax, Virginia 22033; Tel (703) 818-1234; Fax (703) 
818-3140. Reservations for accommodations must be made by October 16, 
1997, and you must indicate that you are attending the Nuclear Waste 
Technical Review Board meeting to receive the preferred rate.
    The meeting will include an update on the DOE's nuclear waste 
management program and activities at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, and 
sessions on the underground repository design; waste package design, 
performance, and modeling; repository concept of operations; and DOE-
owned spent fuel. A detailed agenda will be available approximately two 
weeks prior to the meeting by fax or email, or at the Board's website, 
www.nwtrb.gov.
    Time has been set aside for public comment and questions on both 
days. Those wishing to speak are encouraged to sign the Public Comment 
Register at the check-in table. A time limit may have to be set on the 
length of individual remarks; however, written comments of any length 
may be submitted for the record.
    Transcripts of this meeting will be available via e-mail, on 
computer disk, or on a library-loan basis in paper format from Davonya, 
Barnes, Board staff, beginning November 18, 1997. For further 
information, contact Frank Randall, 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#b5dcdbd3daf5dbc2c1c7d79bd2dac3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3851565e5778564f4c4a5a165f574e">[email protected]</span></a>.
    The Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board was created by Congress in 
the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987 to evaluate the 
technical and scientific validity of activities undertaken by the DOE 
in its program to manage the disposal of the nation's commercial spent 
nuclear fuel and defense high-level waste. In the same legislation, 
Congress directed the DOE to characterize a site at Yucca Mountain, 
Nevada, for its suitability as a potential location for a permanent 
repository for the disposal of that waste.

    Dated: September 9, 1997.
William Barnard,
Executive Director, Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
[FR Doc. 97-24200 Filed 9-11-97; 8:45 am]
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