[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 195 (Friday, October 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59880-59881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25691]


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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 122nd 
meeting on October 17-19, 2000, 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:

Tuesday, October 17, 2000

    A. 8:30-10:45 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 consideration by the 
full Committee.
    B. 11:00-12:30 P.M.: Discussion of Updated Site Suitability and 
License Application (LA) Task Action Plan (TAP) (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss the revised LA TAP.
    C. 1:30-3:00 P.M.: West Valley License Termination Report (Open)--
The Committee will be briefed by the NRC staff on the results of its 
evaluation of comments and proposed final approach to West Valley 
decommissioning criteria.
    D. 3:15-5:30 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACNW Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACNW Reports on matters considered 
during this meeting.

Wednesday, October 18, 2000

    E. 8:30-12:00 Noon: Corrosion Resistance of Alloy-22 (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss recent tests to explore the specific aspects of 
the corrosion resistance of Alloy-22 material.
    F. 1:00-2:00 P.M.: Entombment Option for Decommissioning Power 
Reactors (Open)--The Committee will

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hear a presentation from the staff on its rulemaking plan addressing 
the entombment option for power reactors.
    G. 2:00-3:15 P.M.: Consultant/Member Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will hear comments from consultants and members on recent relevant 
activities.
    H. 3:30-5:30 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACNW Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACNW reports.

Thursday, October 19, 2000

    I. 8:30-10:00 A.M.: Part 40 LLW Source Material and Improvement of 
Control of Regulated Source Material (Open)--The Committee will receive 
an information briefing by the NRC staff on its progress in developing 
a more risk-informed and coherent set of requirements for licensing 
source material.
    J. 10:00-2:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACNW Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACNW reports.
    K. 2:00-3:00 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 September 28, 1999 (64 FR 
52352). 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 8:00 am and 5:00 pm 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.
    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: October 2, 2000.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-25691 Filed 10-5-00; 8:45 am]
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