[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 139 (Monday, July 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43238-43240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18414]
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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 144th
meeting on July 29-31, 2003, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
The schedule for this meeting is as follows:
Tuesday, July 29, 2003, NRC Auditorium, Two White Flint North,
Rockville, Maryland
9:30 a.m.-9:40 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The Chairman will
open the meeting and turn it over to the Working Group chairman who
will state the Workshop objectives and provide a session overview.
Working Group on Performance Confirmation Plans for the Proposed Yucca
Mountain High-Level Waste Repository (Open)
The purposes of the working group are (1) To increase ACNW's
technical knowledge of plans to develop and conduct performance
confirmation (PC) work for the proposed Yucca Mountain repository, (2)
to understand NRC staff expectations for performance confirmation, (3)
to review examples of performance confirmation work being planned, (4)
to identify aspects of performance confirmation that may warrant
further study, and (5) to complement the previous working group session
on performance assessment.
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9:40 a.m.-10:40 a.m.: Keynote Presentation: What Should Be Measured
During Performance Confirmation? How Will These Measurements Enhance
Confidence by Confirming Predicted Repository Behavior? (Open)--The
Committee will hear views on performance confirmation by a
distinguished expert.
10:55 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Introduction to Performance Confirmation
(NRC's Expectations Regarding Content of PC Plans in a License
Application) (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC's Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS), Division of Waste Management
(DWM), regarding the content of Performance Confirmation Plans in a
License Application.
11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Introduction to Performance Confirmation
(Open)--The Committee will hear a presentation by a representative from
DOE regarding the Performance Confirmation.
1:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Decision Analysis Process Used to Develop a
Performance Confirmation Program (Open)--The Committee will hear a
presentation by a representative from DOE regarding the decision
analysis process used to develop a Performance Confirmation Program.
3 p.m.-4:40 p.m.: Elements of a Performance Confirmation Program--A
Presentation of DOE's Selected Program and Its Components (Open)--The
Committee will hear a presentation by a representative from DOE
regarding the elements of a Performance Confirmation Program.
4:55 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Documentation and Further Development of the
Performance Confirmation Program--A Presentation on Possible Changes in
the Next Revision of DOE's PC Plan (Open)--The Committee will hear a
presentation by a representative from DOE regarding possible changes in
the next revision of DOE's Performance Confirmation Plan.
5:30 p.m.-6 p.m.: Public Comments (Open)--The Committee will hear
comments from the public.
Wednesday, July 30, 2003, NRC Auditorium, Two White Flint North,
Rockville, Maryland
Working Group on Performance Confirmation Plans for the Proposed Yucca
Mountain High-Level Waste Repository (Open) (Continued)
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.: NRC's Risk Insights Initiative and its Impact
on Review of Performance Confirmation Plans (Open)--The Committee will
hear a presentation by a representative from NRC's NMSS/DWM regarding
the risk insights initiative and its impact on review of Performance
Confirmation Plans.
9:30 a.m.-10 a.m.: NRC's Acceptance Criteria in the Yucca Mountain
Review Plan for Review of Performance Confirmation (Open)--The
Committee will hear a presentation by a representative from NRC's NMSS/
DWM regarding the acceptance criteria in the Yucca Mountain Review Plan
for Review of Performance Confirmation.
10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Presentations by Representatives of the
State of Nevada, several affected Counties, the Las Vegas Paiutes, and
the Electric Power Research Institute (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the State
of Nevada, several affected counties, the Las Vegas Paiutes, and EPRI
regarding Performance Confirmation.
1:15 p.m.-2 p.m.: Research Perspective on Long-Term Testing for
Performance Confirmation--Development of an Integrated Ground-Water
Monitoring Strategy (Open)--The Committee will hear a presentation by a
representative of the NRC's Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
regarding long-term testing for Performance Confirmation.
2 p.m.-4:55 p.m.: Panel and Committee Discussion Working Group
Roundtable (Open)--The Panel and the Committee will further discuss
today's topics.
4:55 p.m.-6:15 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Report (Open)--Discussion
of principal points in a proposed ACNW report on the Performance
Confirmation Working Group.
Thursday, July 31, 2003, Conference Room 2B3, Two White Flint North,
Rockville, Maryland
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.: Risk-Informed Regulation for NMSS: Status
Report and Plan for Future Work (Open)--Briefing by and discussions
with representatives of the NRC NMSS Risk Task Group regarding the
current status of risk-informed regulation for NMSS and the plan for
future work.
9:30 a.m.-10 a.m.: Summer Intern Project (Open)--The ACNW summer
intern will update the Committee on the status of her project titled
``Assessing Model Uncertainty in Performance Assessment.''
11 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: ACNW September Retreat (Open)--Members will
finalize plans for the Committee's September retreat which is scheduled
during the 145th meeting (September 16-18, 2003).
11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Committee Visit to Yucca Mountain (Open)--
The Committee will finalize plans for the Yucca Mountain Site visit
scheduled for the 147th meeting (November 18-20, 2003).
1:15 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the NRC
Commissioners (Open)--The Committee will discuss proposed topics for
the ACNW meeting with the NRC Commissioners which is scheduled for
Thursday, October 23, 2003, between 10 a.m. and 12 Noon.
2:30 p.m.-5:45 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACNW reports.
5:45 p.m.-6:00 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 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.
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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 video
teleconferencing link. The availability of video teleconferencing
services is not guaranteed.
Dated: July 15, 2003.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-18414 Filed 7-18-03; 8:45 am]
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