[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 105 (Thursday, May 31, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29606-29607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13610]


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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 127th 
meeting on June 19-21, 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, June 19, 2001

    A. 8:30-10:15 a.m.: Opening Statement/Planning and Procedures

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(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.: Overview of Private Fuel Storage (Open)--The 
Committee will receive an information briefing from the NRC staff on 
the status of the facility application for a license to store spent 
fuel in a facility to be constructed outside Tooele, Utah.
    C. 1-2 p.m.: Update on the Pre-Closure Approach--NRC (Open)--The 
Committee members will receive an update and information briefing from 
NRC on their approach to pre-closure issues at the proposed high level 
waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.
    D. 2-3 p.m.: Public Outreach Activities (Open)--The Committee 
members will receive an information briefing from NRC on their public 
outreach activities.
    E. 3-4 p.m.: Break and Preparation of Draft ACNW Reports--The 
cognizant ACNW members will prepare draft reports, as needed, for 
consideration by the full Committee.
    F. 4-6:30 p.m.: Discussion of Proposed ACNW Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACNW reports on High Level Waste 
Chemistry; Public Outreach Activity; Yucca Mountain Pre-Closure 
Approach; Risk-Informed, Performance Based Waste Management and 
Decommissioning.

Wednesday, June 20, 2001

    G. 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.
    H. 8:40-10:30 a.m.: Key Technical Issues (KTIs)--Vertical Slice 
Report (Open)--The Committee members will discuss their progress and 
the elements of a report on assigned KTIs.
    I. 10:45-11:45 a.m.: Meeting Reports (Open)--The Committee will 
hear reports from the members and staff on meetings attended since the 
126th ACNW Meeting, including the Symposium on Quantitative Risk 
Assessment, Public Workshop on NRC's Hearing Process for Proposed Yucca 
Mountain Project; Waste Package Peer Review Kickoff Meeting, NRC 
Meeting with Italian Delegation on Nuclear Waste Issues and Nuclear 
Waste Technical Review Board Meeting with NRC Commissioners.
    J. 11:45-12:00 Noon: Election of ACNW Officers (Open)--The 
Committee will nominate and elect members to the positions of Chairman 
and Vice Chairman for the period July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002.
    K. 1-3:30 p.m.: DOE's Science and Engineering Report (Open)--The 
Committee will hear a presentation by DOE on its recently released 
Science and Engineering Report.
    L. 3:30-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed reports.

Thursday, June 21, 2001

    M. 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.
    N. 8:35-9:30 a.m.: Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for 
Cooperation on Multimedia Environmental Models (Open)--The Committee 
will receive an information briefing on the recently signed MOU for 
Interagency Cooperation in Research and Development of Multimedia 
Environmental Models for Human and Environmental Health Risk 
Assessment.
    O. 9:30-11 a.m.: Discussion of Proposed ACNW Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACNW reports.
    P. 11-12:30 p.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.
    Q. 1:30-2 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: May 24, 2001.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-13610 Filed 5-30-01; 8:45 am]
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