[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22020-22021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10964]


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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 126th 
meeting on May 15-17, 2001, at 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland, Room T-2B3.
    The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
    The schedule for this meeting is as follows:

Tuesday, May 15, 2001

A. 8:30-10:15 a.m.: Opening Statement/Planning and Procedures (Open)--
The Chairman will open the meeting with brief opening remarks. The 
Committee will then review items under consideration at this meeting 
and consider topics proposed for future ACNW meetings.
B. 10:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-2:30 p.m.: Key Technical Issues (KTIs)--
Vertical Slice Report (Open)--The Committee members will present a 
progress report on their assigned KTIs.
C. 2:30-3:30 p.m.: Break and Preparation of Draft ACNW Reports (Open)--
Cognizant ACNW members will prepare draft reports, as needed, for 
consideration by the full Committee.
D. 3:30-5:30 p.m.: Discussion of Proposed ACNW Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACNW reports on Entombment, Proposed 
Revisions to 10 CFR Part 71, High Level Waste Chemistry and the Staff 
Requirements Memorandum (SRM) on the March 22, 2001, ACNW Commission 
briefing.

Wednesday, May 16, 2001

E. 8:30-8:40 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--The 
ACNW Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the 
meeting.
F. 8:40-10:15 a.m.: Overview of Sequoyah Fuels (Open)--The Committee 
will receive an information briefing from the NRC staff on the current 
status of activities at the Sequoyah Fuels Corporation Facility.
G. 10:30-12 Noon.: Yucca Mountain Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
(DEIS) (tentative) (Open)--The Committee will receive an update from a 
DOE representative on the DEIS for the proposed high level waste 
repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.
H. 1:00-2 p.m.: Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement

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(DEIS) for Yucca Mountain (tentative) (Open)--The Committee will 
receive an information briefing from the NRC staff on their plans to 
review the DOE DEIS for the proposed HLW repository at Yucca Mountain, 
Nevada.
I. 2:00-3 p.m.: Break and Preparation of Draft ACNW Reports (Open)--
Cognizant ACNW members will prepare draft reports, as needed, for 
consideration by the full Committee.
J. 3:00-5 p.m.: Discussion of Proposed ACNW Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACNW reports.

Thursday, May 17, 2001

K. 8:30-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--The 
ACNW Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the 
meeting.
L. 8:35-10 a.m.: Meeting Reports (Open)--The Committee will hear 
reports from the members and staff on meetings attended since the 125th 
ACNW Meeting, including the National Research Council Meeting on their 
report on long-term institutional control, the 9th International HLW 
Conference and the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board Spring Meeting.
M. 10:15-12 Noon: Discussion of Proposed ACNW Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACNW reports.
N. 1:00-1:30 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will discuss 
matters related to the conduct of Committee activities and 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 October 11, 2000 (65 FR 
60475). 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 Howard J. Larson, ACNW, 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 ACNW office, 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 therefore can be obtained by contacting Mr. Howard J. Larson, 
ACNW (Telephone 301/415-6805), between 8 A.M. and 5 P.M. EDT.
    ACNW meeting notices, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
now available for downloading or viewing on the internet at http://www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW.
    Videoteleconferencing service is available for observing open 
sessions of ACNW meetings. Those wishing to use this service for 
observing ACNW meetings should contact Mr. Theron Brown, ACNW 
Audiovisual Technician (301/415-8066), between 7:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. 
EDT at least 10 days before the meeting to ensure the availability of 
this service. Individuals or organizations requesting this service will 
be responsible for telephone line charges and for providing the 
equipment and facilities that they use to establish the 
videoteleconferencing link. The availability of videoteleconferencing 
services is not guaranteed.

    Dated: April 26, 2001.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-10964 Filed 5-1-01; 8:45 am]
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