[Federal Register: December 11, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 238)]
[Notices]
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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 139th
meeting on December 17-19, 2002, 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, December 17, 2002
A. 10:30-10:40 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The Chairman will
open the meeting with brief opening remarks, outline the topics to be
discussed, and indicate several items of interest.
B. 10:40-12:15 p.m.: Staff Analyses for Understanding Repository
Performance (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff on its analyses
development on the use of risk information for the proposed Yucca
Mountain repository.
C. 1:30-3:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed reports on the following topics:
[sbull] Staff Analyses for Understanding Repository Performance
[sbull] Conclusions Regarding the Safety of Spent Nuclear Fuel
Transportation
[sbull] Trip Report: October Visit to Swedish Waste Management
Facilities andParticipation in Berlin Quadripartite Meeting
D. 3:45-6 p.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the NRC Commissioners
(Open)--The next meeting with the NRC Commissioners is scheduled to be
held at 9:30 a.m. in the Commissioners' Conference Room, One White
Flint North on December 18, 2002. The Committee will review its
proposed presentations.
Wednesday, December 18, 2002
E. 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.
F. 8:35-9:10 a.m.: Discussion of Topics for Meeting with the NRC
Commissioners (Open)--The Committee will discuss topics scheduled for
the ACNW meeting with the NRC Commissioners at 9:30 a.m.
G. 9:30-11:30 a.m.: Meeting with the NRC Commissioners (Open)--The
Committee will meet with the NRC Commissioners in the Commissioners'
Conference Room, One White Flint North to discuss the following:
[sbull] HLW Program Risk Insights Initiative
[sbull] Yucca Mountain Review Plan
[sbull] Spent Fuel Transportation
[sbull] Igneous Activity at Yucca Mountain
[sbull] Container Life and Source Term KTI
H. 1-3:30 p.m.: NRC Nuclear Waste Safety Research and Technical
Assistance Programs (Open)--The
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Committee will hear from representatives of the NRC staff and the
Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses on the NRC's Waste Safety
Technical Assistance and Research programs.
I. 3:45-6 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The Committee
will discuss proposed reports listed under Item C.
Thursday, December 19, 2002
J. 8-8:05 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--The
ACNW Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the
meeting.
K. 8:05-10:45 a.m.: ACNW Action Plan (Open)--The Committee members
will discuss the ACNW 2002/2003 Action Plan and outline plans for
sessions to assess Committee performance and update its priorities.
L. 10:45-11 a.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, 2002 (67 FR
63459). 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 Mr. Howard J. Larson, ACNW (Telephone 301/415-
6805), between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. EST, 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. Howard J. 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 meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are
available through the NRC Public Document Room at pdr@nrc.gov, or by
calling the PDR at 1-800-397-4209, or from the Publicly Available
Records System (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS) which
is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html
or http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/ (ACRS &
ACNW meeting schedules/agendas).
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.
EST 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.
The ACNW meeting dates for Calendar Year 2003 are provided below:
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ACNW meeting No. Meeting dates
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January 2003--no meeting.
140....................................... February 18-20, 2003.
141....................................... March 25-27, 2003.
142....................................... April 22-24, 2003.
143....................................... May 28-30, 2003.
144....................................... June 24-26, 2003.
145....................................... July 29-31, 2003.
August 2003--no meeting.
146....................................... September 16-18, 2003
(Nevada).
147....................................... October 21-23, 2003.
148....................................... November 18-20, 2003.
December 2003--no meeting.
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Dated: December 5, 2002.
J. Samuel Walker,
Acting Secretary of the Commission.
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