[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 125 (Tuesday, June 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35619-35620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17355]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


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 high-
level 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 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 
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 <a href="http://
www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW">http://
www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW</a>.

    Dated: June 24, 1998.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-17355 Filed 6-29-98; 8:45 am]
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