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SNC has committed to complete final

implementation of Thermo-Lag 330–1

fire barriers corrective actions at both

Hatch units by startup of Unit 2 from

the fall 1998 refueling outage. The NRC

staff has concluded that this schedule is

reasonable based on the amount of

installed Thermo-Lag and the

complexity of the plant-specific fire

barrier configurations and issues. In

order to remove compensatory

measures, such as fire watches, it has

been determined the resolution of the

Thermo-Lag corrective actions by SNC

must be completed in accordance with

the current SNC schedule. By letter

dated April 29, 1998, the NRC staff

notified SNC of its plan to incorporate

SNC’s schedule commitment into a

requirement by issuance of an order and

requested consent from the licensee. By

letter dated June 2, 1998, the licensee

provided its consent to issuance of a

Confirmatory Order.

III

The licensee’s commitment as set

forth in its letter of June 2, 1998, is

acceptable and is necessary for the NRC

to conclude that public health and

safety are reasonably assured. To

preclude any schedule slippage and to

assure public health and safety, the NRC

staff has determined that the licensee’s

commitment in its June 2, 1998, letter be

confirmed by this Order. The licensee

has agreed to this action. Based on the

above, and the licensee’s consent, this

Order is immediately effective upon

issuance.

IV

Accordingly, pursuant to Sections

103, 161b, 161i, 161o, 182, and 186 of

the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as

amended, and the Commission’s

regulations in 10 CFR 2.202 and 10 CFR

Part 50, It is hereby ordered, effective

immediately, that:

SNC shall complete final implementation

of Thermo-Lag 330–1 fire barrier corrective

actions at Plant Hatch Units 1 and 2,

described in the SNC submittal to the NRC

dated December 13, 1994, March 28, 1995,

and May 11, 1998 (HL–5632), by startup of

Unit 2 from the fall 1998 refueling outage.

The Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation, may relax or rescind, in

writing, any provisions of this

Confirmatory Order upon a showing by

the licensee of good cause.

V

Any person adversely affected by this

Confirmatory Order, other than the

licensee, may request a hearing within

20 days of its issuance. Where good

cause is shown, consideration will be

given to extending the time to request a

hearing. A request for extension of time

must be made in writing to the Director,

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation,

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555–0001, and

include a statement of good cause for

the extension. Any request for a hearing

shall be submitted to the Secretary of

the Commission, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Attention:

Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff,

Washington, DC 20555–0001. Copies of

the hearing request shall also be sent to

the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555–

0001, to the Deputy Assistant General

Counsel for Enforcement at the same

address, to the Regional Administrator,

NRC Region II, P.O. Box 2257, Atlanta,

Georgia 30303–3415, and to the

licensee. If such a person requests a

hearing, that person shall set forth with

particularity the manner in which his/

her interest is adversely affected by this

Order and shall address criteria set forth

in 10 CFR 2.714(d).

If a hearing is requested by a person

whose interest is adversely affected, the

Commission will issue an Order

designating the time and place of any

such hearing. If a hearing is held, the

issue to be considered at such hearing

shall be whether this Confirmatory

Order should be sustained.

In the absence of any request for

hearing, or written approval of an

extension of time in which to request a

hearing, the provisions specified in

Section IV above shall be final 20 days

from the date of this Order without

further order or proceedings. If an

extension of time for requesting a

hearing has been approved, the

provisions specified in Section IV shall

be final when the extension expires if a

hearing request has not been received.

An answer or a request for hearing shall

not stay the immediate effectiveness of

this Order.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day

of June 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Samuel J. Collins,

Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation.

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Advisory Committee on Nuclear

Waste; Notice of Meeting

The Advisory Committee on Nuclear

Waste (ACNW) will hold its 102nd

meeting on July 20–22, 1998, 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:

Monday, July 20, 1998—8:30 A.M.

until 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, July 21, 1998—8:30 A.M.

until 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, July 22, 1998—8:30 A.M.

until 4:00 p.m.

A. Planning For and Meeting With the

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

The Committee will prepare for and

meet with the Commission to discuss

items of mutual interest. Topics will

include the ACRS Plans and Priorities

list and past Committee reports on the

interim guidance in support of the final

rule on radiological criteria for license

termination, NRC waste-related

research, and risk-informed,

performance-based regulation.

Observations will also be presented on

the recent two-day working group

discussions on the near-field

environment and the performance of

engineered barriers in the Yucca

Mountain Repository. The Committee is

currently scheduled to meet with the

Commission on July 21, 1998 at 1:30

p.m.

B. Yucca Mountain Regulatory

Framework

The Committee will be briefed by the

staff on the status and content of the

site-specific regulatory framework to be

used to judge the acceptability of DOE’s

license application for disposal of highlevel waste at the proposed Yucca

Mountain, NV site. Topics might

include a discussion of the proposed

relevant 10 CFR Part 63, the Issue

Resolution Status Report (IRSR) on

Total System Performance Assessment

(TSPA) and a description of important

measures developed by the staff for

application to the proposed repository

as well as other waste disposal facilities.

C. Generic LLW Disposal Facility

Criticality Issues

The Committee will review recent

staff papers on the potential for

criticality and the need to continue

research on post-disposal criticality at

low-level radioactive waste disposal

facilities.

D. Development of a Standard Review

Plan (SRP) for Decommissioning

The Committee will be briefed by the

staff on its plans to develop an SRP for

use by the NRC in reviewing and

evaluating nuclear facility

decommissioning plans.
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E. 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.

F. Preparation of ACNW Reports

The Committee will discuss planned

reports, including risk-informed,

performance-based regulation, waste

related research, regulatory guides

dealing with decommissioning, 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 ACNWrelated 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 was

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 notices, meeting

transcripts, and letter reports are now

available for downloading or reviewing

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

ACRSACNW.

Dated: June 24, 1998.

Andrew L. Bates,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

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AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Nuclear

Regulatory Commission.

DATE: Weeks of June 29, July 6, 13, and

20, 1998.

PLACE: Commissioner’s Conference

Room 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland.

STATUS: Public and Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Week of June 29

Tuesday, June 30

10:00 a.m

Meeting with Commonwealth Edison

(Public Meeting) (Contact: Stewart

Richards, 301–415–1395)

11:30 a.m.

Affirmation Session (Public Meeting)

(if needed)

2:00 p.m.

Briefing on Performance Assessment

Progress in HLW, LLW, and SDMP

(Public Meeting) (Contact: Norman

Eisenberg, 301–415–7285)

Week of July 6—Tentative

Thursday, July 9

11:30 a.m.

Affirmation Session (Public Meeting)

(if needed)

Week of July 13—Tentative

Friday, July 17

11:30 a.m.

Affirmation Section (Public Meeting)

(if needed)

Week of July 20—Tentative

Tuesday, July 21

1:30 p.m.

Meeting with Advisory Committee on

Nuclear Waste (ACNW) (Public

Meeting) (Contact: John Larkins,

301–415–7360)

3:00 a.m.

Affirmation Session (Public Meeting)

(if needed)

The schedule for Commission

meetings is subject to change on short

notice. To verify the status of meetings

call (recording)—(301) 415–1292.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Bill Hill (301) 415–1661.

The NRC Commission Meeting

Schedule can be found on the Internet

at: http://

www.nrc.gov.SECY.smj.schedule.htm.

* * * * *

This notice is distributed by mail to

several hundred subscribers; if you no

longer wish to receive it, or would like

to be added to it, please contact the

Office of the Secretary, Attn: Operations

Branch, Washington, D.C. 20555 (301–

415–1661). In addition, distribution of

this meeting notice over the Internet

system is available. If you are interested

in receiving this Commission meeting

schedule electronically, please send an

electronic message to wmh@nrc.gov or

dkw@nrc.gov.

* * * * *

Dated: June 25, 1998.

William M. Hill, Jr.,

SECY Tracking Officer, Office of the

Secretary.

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Governors’ Designees Receiving

Advance Notification of Transportation

of Nuclear Waste

On January 6, 1982 (47 FR 596 and 47

FR 600), the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) published in the

Federal Register final amendments to

10 CFR parts 71 and 73 (effective July

6, 1982), that require advance

notification to Governors or their

designees by NRC licensees prior to

transportation of certain shipments of

nuclear waste and spent fuel. The

advance notification covered in part 73

is for spent nuclear reactor fuel

shipments and the notification for part

71 is for large quantity shipments of

radioactive waste (and of spent nuclear

reactor fuel not covered under the final

amendment to 10 CFR part 73).