[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 68 (Wednesday, April 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17414-17415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-8626]
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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 141st
meeting on April 22-23, 2003, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland.
The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
The schedule for this meeting is as follows:
Tuesday, April 22, 2003
10 a.m.-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.
10:40 a.m.-12 Noon: One Step at a Time: The Staged Development of
Geologic Repositories for High-Level Radioactive Waste (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the National Academy of Sciences on their recent
report on staged development of a proposed HLW repository at Yucca
Mountain, NV.
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1 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: Transportation Working Group Follow-On Session:
State of Nevada Technical Concerns with the Transporation of Spent Fuel
and High-Level Waste (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by
and hold discussions with representatives from the State of Nevada
regarding the review of Yucca Mountain Systems Issues related to
Transportation Safety and Fuel Scale Testing issues including an
Assessment of NUREG-1768.
5:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Committee Discussion (Open)--The Committee
will further discuss today's topics.
5:45 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The Committee
will discuss the report of March 2003 Working Group Meeting on NRC and
DOE Performance Assessments: Assumptions and Differences, and the State
of Nevada Technical Concerns with the Transporation of Spent Fuel and
HLW.
Wednesday, April 23, 2003
8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The Chairman will
make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's sessions.
8:35 a.m.-9:30 a.m.: Update on NRC Division of Waste Management
Activities (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with the Director, Division of Waste Management on recent
DWM activities of interest.
9:30 a.m.-12 Noon: DOE/NRC Key Technical Issue (KTI) Agreement
Status (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of DOE and the NRC staff on the
closure status of KTIs.
1 p.m.-2 p.m.: Discussion of Self-Assessment Survey Results
(Open)--The Committee will discussion the results of the self-
assessment survey.
2 p.m.-3 p.m.: ACNW Action Plan (Open)--The Committee members will
discuss an update to the ACNW 2002-2003 Action Plan.
3:15 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACNW reports on matters considered
during this meeting.
6:30 p.m.-6:45 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, 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. Persons desiring to make oral statements should notify Mr.
Howard J. Larson, ACNW (Telephone 301/415-6805), between 7:30 a.m. and
4 p.m. ET, 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 [email protected], 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 Mtg 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.
ET, 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 3, 2003.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-8626 Filed 4-8-03; 8:45 am]
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