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Advisory Committee on Nuclear

Waste; Notice of Meeting

The Advisory Committee on Nuclear

Waste (ACNW) will hold its 101st

meeting on June 10–12, 1998, in Room

T–2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland.

The entire meeting will be open to

public attendance.

The schedule for this meeting is as

follows:

On June 10 and 11, 1998, 8:30 A.M.

until 6:00 P.M., the Committee will

discuss the following:

A. Near-Field Environment and

Performance of Engineered Barriers.—

The Committee will conduct a two-day

working group session entitled, ‘‘NearField Environment and the Performance

of Engineered Barriers in the Yucca

Mountain Repository.’’ The participants

will be scientists and engineers from a

variety of governmental, academic,

private, and other organizations who

will focus on conditions and processes

that may occur inside the disposal drifts

of the proposed mined geological

repository.

On June 12, 1998, 8:30 A.M. until 4:00

P.M., the Committee will discuss the

following topics:

B. Meeting with Industry

Representative.—The Committee will

discuss with Mr. Ralph Beedle, Senior

Vice President, Nuclear Energy Institute,

the ACNW’s December 23, 1997, letter

to the NRC Chairman titled, ‘‘1998

Strategic Plan and Priority Issues for the

Advisory Committee on Nuclear

Waste.’’

C. Meeting with NRC’s Director,

Division of Waste Management, Office

of Nuclear Material Safety and

Safeguards.—The Committee will meet

with the Director to discuss recent

developments within the division such

as developments at the Yucca Mountain

project, rules and guidance under

development, available resources, and

other items of mutual interest.

D. Election of ACNW Officers.—The

Committee will elect the Chairman and

Vice Chairman for the ACNW for a 1-

year term beginning July 1, 1998

through June 30, 1999.

E. Prepare for Next Meeting with the

Commission.—The Committee will

prepare for its next briefing with the

Commission. The Committee is

scheduled to discuss items of mutual

interest with the Commission on July

21, 1998. (tentative)

F. Preparation of ACNW Reports.—

The Committee will discuss planned

reports, including: the staff’s plans to

review DOE’s Viability Assessment, the

total systems sensitivity analysis and

other topics discussed during this and

previous meetings as the need arises.

G. Committee Activities/Future

Agenda.—The Committee will consider

topics proposed for future consideration

by the full Committee and Working

Groups. The Committee will discuss

ACNW-related activities of individual

members.

H. Miscellaneous.—The Committee

will discuss miscellaneous matters

related to the conduct of Committee

activities and organizational activities

and complete discussion of matters and

specific issues that were not completed

during previous meetings, as time and

availability of information permit.

Procedures for the conduct of and

participation in ACNW meetings were

published in the Federal Register on

September 2, 1997 (62 FR 46382). In

accordance with these procedures, oral

or written statements may be presented

by members of the public, electronic

recordings will be permitted only

during those portions of the meeting

that are open to the public, and

questions may be asked only by

members of the Committee, its

consultants, and staff. Persons desiring

to make oral statements should notify

the Acting Chief, Nuclear Waste Branch,

Mr. Howard J. Larson, as far in advance

as practicable so that appropriate

arrangements can be made to schedule

the necessary time during the meeting

for such statements. Use of still, motion

picture, and television cameras during

this meeting will be limited to selected

portions of the meeting as determined

by the ACNW Chairman. Information

regarding the time to be set aside for

taking pictures may be obtained by

contacting the Acting Chief, Nuclear

Waste Branch, prior to the meeting. In

view of the possibility that the schedule

for ACNW meetings may be adjusted by

the Chairman as necessary to facilitate

the conduct of the meeting, persons

planning to attend should notify Mr.

Larson as to their particular needs.

Further information regarding topics

to be discussed, whether the meeting

has been canceled or rescheduled, the

Chairman’s ruling on requests for the

opportunity to present oral statements

and the time allotted therefor can be

obtained by contacting Mr. Howard J.

Larson, Acting Chief, Nuclear Waste

Branch (telephone 301/415–6805),

between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. EDT.

ACNW meeting agenda, meeting

transcripts, and letter reports are

available for downloading or reviewing

on the internet at http://www.nrc.gov/

ACRSACNW.

Dated: May 6, 1998.

Andrew L. Bates,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

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Meeting

AGENCIES: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission and Environmental

Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting of the

Interagency Steering Committee on

Radiation Standards

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) will host a meeting

of the Interagency Steering Committee

on Radiation Standards (ISCORS) in

Rockville, Maryland. The purpose of

ISCORS is to foster early resolution and

coordination of regulatory issues

associated with radiation standards.

Agencies represented on ISCORS

include the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, U.S. Department of

Energy, U.S. Department of Defense,

U.S. Department of Transportation, the

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration of the U.S. Department

of Labor, the U.S. Department of Health

and Human Services, and any successor

agencies. The Office of Science and

Technology Policy, the Office of

Management and Budget, and a State

representative are observers at meetings.

The objectives of ISCORS are to: (1)

facilitate a consensus on allowable

levels of radiation risk to the public and

workers; (2) promote consistent and

scientifically sound risk assessment and

risk management approaches in setting

and implementing standards for

occupational and public protection from

ionizing radiation; (3) promote

completeness and coherence of Federal

standards for radiation protection; and

(4) identify interagency radiation

protection issues and coordinate their

resolution.

ISCORS meetings include

presentations by the chairpersons of the

subcommittees and discussion of

current radiation protection issues.

Committee meetings normally involve

pre-decisional intra-governmental

discussions and, as such, are normally

not open for observation by members of

the public or media. However, for the

June 11 meeting, all interested members

of the public are invited to attend the

meeting.
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DATE: The meeting will be held from

9:30 a.m. to noon on Thursday, June 11,

1998.

ADDRESS: The meeting will be held in

the NRC auditorium at Two White Flint

North, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland.

Summaries of previous ISCORS

meetings are available at the NRC’s

Public Document Room, 2120 L Street,

NW (Lower Level), Washington, DC

20555; telephone 202–634–3273; fax

202-634–3343.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Dominick Orlando, Office of Nuclear

Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555, telephone 301–

415–6749, fax 301–415–5398, E-mail:

DAO@NRC.GOV.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Visitor

parking around the NRC building is

limited; however, the workshop site is

located adjacent to the White Flint

Metro Station on the Red Line. Seating

for the public will be on a first-come,

first-served basis.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day

of May 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

John W.N. Hickey,

Chief, Low-Level Waste and Decommissioning

Projects Branch, Division of Waste

Management, Office of Nuclear Material

Safety and Safeguards.

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Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards Subcommittee Meeting on

Materials and Metallurgy; Notice of

Meeting

The ACRS Subcommittee on Materials

and Metallurgy will hold a meeting on

June 1, 1998, Room T–2B3, 11545

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

The entire meeting will be open to

public attendance.

The agenda for the subject meeting

shall be as follows:

Monday, June 1, 1998—1:30 p.m. until

the conclusion of business

The Subcommittee will discuss the

NRC staff’s concerns regarding the

changes to Class 1, 2, and 3 piping

system design requirements contained

in the 1994 Addenda of Section III of

the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel

Code, and the status of resolution of

these concerns by the ASME Special

Working Group on Seismic Rules. The

purpose of this meeting is to gather

information, analyze relevant issues and

facts, and to formulate proposed

positions and actions, as appropriate,

for deliberation by the full Committee.

Oral statements may be presented by

members of the public with the

concurrence of the Subcommittee

Chairman; written statements will be

accepted and made available to the

Committee. Electronic recordings will

be permitted only during those portions

of the meeting that are open to the

public, and questions may be asked only

by members of the Subcommittee, its

consultants, and staff. Persons desiring

to make oral statements should notify

the cognizant ACRS staff engineer

named below five days prior to the

meeting, if possible, so that appropriate

arrangements can be made.

During the initial portion of the

meeting, the Subcommittee, along with

any of its consultants who may be

present, may exchange preliminary

views regarding matters to be

considered during the balance of the

meeting.

The Subcommittee will then hear

presentations by and hold discussions

with representatives of the NRC staff

and the ASME Special Working Group

on Seismic Rules, and other interested

persons regarding this review.

Further information regarding topics

to be discussed, whether the meeting

has been canceled or rescheduled, and

the Chairman’s ruling on requests for

the opportunity to present oral

statements and the time allotted

therefore, can be obtained by contacting

the cognizant ACRS staff engineer, Mr.

Noel F. Dudley (telephone 301/415–

6888) between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.

(EDT). Persons planning to attend this

meeting are urged to contact the above

named individual one or two working

days prior to the meeting to be advised

of any potential changes to the agenda,

etc., that may have occurred.

Dated: May 6, 1998.

Sam Duraiswamy,

Chief Nuclear Reactors Branch.

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Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards, Subcommittee Meeting on

Planning and Procedures; Notice of

Meeting

The ACRS Subcommittee on Planning

and Procedures will hold a meeting on

June 2, 1998, Room T–2B1, 11545

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

The entire meeting will be open to

public attendance, with the exception of

a portion that may be closed pursuant

to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) (2) and (6) to discuss

organizational and personnel matters

that relate solely to internal personnel

rules and practices of ACRS, and

information the release of which would

constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

The agenda for the subject meeting

shall be as follows:

Tuesday, June 2, 1998—12:00 Noon—

1:30 p.m.

The Subcommittee will discuss

proposed ACRS activities and related

matters. It may also discuss the

qualifications of candidates for

appointment to the ACRS. The purpose

of this meeting is to gather information,

analyze relevant issues and facts, and to

formulate proposed positions and

actions, as appropriate, for deliberation

by the full Committee.

Oral statements may be presented by

members of the public with the

concurrence of the Subcommittee

Chairman; written statements will be

accepted and made available to the

Committee. Electronic recordings will

be permitted only during those portions

of the meeting that are open to the

public, and questions may be asked only

by members of the Subcommittee, its

consultants, and staff. Persons desiring

to make oral statements should notify

the cognizant ACRS staff person named

below five days prior to the meeting, if

possible, so that appropriate

arrangements can be made.

Further information regarding topics

to be discussed, the scheduling of

sessions open to the public, whether the

meeting has been canceled or

rescheduled, the Chairman’s ruling on

requests for the opportunity to present

oral statements, and the time allotted

therefor can be obtained by contacting

the cognizant ACRS staff person, Dr.

John T. Larkins (telephone: 301/415–

7360) between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.

(EDT). Persons planning to attend this

meeting are urged to contact the above

named individual one or two working

days prior to the meeting to be advised

of any changes in schedule, etc., that

may have occurred.

Dated: May 5, 1998.

Sam Duraiswamy,

Chief, Nuclear Reactors Branch.

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