[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 186 (Monday, September 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52113-52114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25053]


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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 113th 
meeting on October 12-13, 1999, at the Alexis Park Resort, 375 East 
Harmon Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada.
    The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
    The schedule for this meeting is as follows:

Tuesday, October 12, 1999--8:30 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.

    A. The Role of Safety Assessment in the Yucca Mountain Regulatory 
Process--The Committee will hold a facilitated working group to explore 
the role of risk assessment in the licensing of a high-level waste 
repository. Participation is expected from representatives of the 
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Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 
and the Department of Energy (DOE) as well as representatives from the 
State of Nevada, affected units of local government, the nuclear 
industry, and the public (8:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m.).
    B. Discussion and Comment--The ACNW members will hear comments and 
concerns from the public regarding the Yucca Mountain project (7:00 
p.m.-9:00 p.m.).

Wednesday, October 13, 1999--8:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m.

    C. Nye County Comments--Representatives of Nye County will discuss 
the status of the scientific investigations being conducted by Nye 
County at the Yucca Mountain site (8:30 a.m.).
    D. Clark County Comments--Representatives from Clark County will 
discuss spent fuel and high-level waste (HLW) transportation and other 
issues relevant to the proposed HLW repository at Yucca Mountain (9:35 
a.m.).
    E. Comments by the State of Nevada--Representatives of the State 
will present their views on technical issues relevant to the proposed 
HLW repository at Yucca Mountain for consideration by the Committee 
(10:20 a.m.).
    F. DOE Process Model Reports (PMR)--Representatives from the DOE 
will discuss the PMR process and how the information presented in these 
nine reports will be used as input to the Total Systems Performance 
Assessment and ultimately the site recommendation decision (11:05 
a.m.).
    G. DOE's Work Reprioritization--Representatives from DOE will 
discuss recent repository design developments, including the design 
process which will lead to a complete license application design (1:15 
p.m.).
    H. DOE's Yucca Mountain Project Status--Representatives of DOE and 
USGS will provide a project status report on the current work and 
recent results obtained from site characterization being performed at 
the Yucca Mountain site and work performed at other related test 
facilities (3:15 p.m.).
    I. ACNW Planning and Procedures--The Committee will hear a briefing 
from its staff on issues to be covered during future full Committee and 
Working Group sessions. The Committee will discuss ACNW-related 
activities of individual members.
    J. Discussion and Comment--The ACNW members will listen to any 
comments and concerns from the public regarding the Yucca Mountain 
project. Time has been set aside for this purpose prior to the lunch 
break (11:50 a.m.) and prior to adjournment (5:00 p.m.).
    K. Preparation of ACNW Reports--The Committee will discuss planned 
reports on the following topics: a White Paper on Near-Field Chemistry 
issues, a joint ACRS/ACNW letter report on an NMSS approach to risk-
informed, performance-based regulation in NMSS, and other topics 
discussed during this and previous meetings as the need arises (5:30 
p.m.).
    L. Miscellaneous--The Committee will discuss miscellaneous matters 
related to the conduct of Committee 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 29, 1998 (63 FR 
51967). 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 Associate Director for Technical Support, 
ACRS/ACNW, Dr. Richard P. Savio, 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 Associate Director for Technical Support, 
ACRS/ACNW, 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 Dr. Savio 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 Dr. Richard P. Savio, 
Associate Director for Technical Support, ACRS/ACNW (Telephone 301-415-
7363), 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 review on the internet at http://
www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW.

    Dated: September 21, 1999.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-25053 Filed 9-24-99; 8:45 am]
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