[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 3 (Thursday, January 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1804-1805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-218]



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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 70th 
meeting on January 18 and 19, 1995, in Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville 
Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The entire meeting will be open to public 
attendance, with the exception of a portion that may be closed to 
discuss information the release of which would constitute a clearly 
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(6).
    The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows:

Wednesday, January 18, 1995--8:30 A.M. until 6:00 P.M.

Thursday, January 19, 1995--8:30 A.M. until 6:00 P.M.

    During this meeting the Committee plans to consider the following:
    A. Nuclear Waste Container Materials Research Program--The 
Committee will hear presentations for representatives of the NRC Office 
of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards (NMSS), the NRC Office of 
Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) and the Center for Nuclear Waste 
Regulatory Analyses. Relevant discussions on topics such as the use of 
regulatory analysis, the engineered barrier system and the integrated 
waste package program are anticipated.
    B. History of Groundwater Travel Time--The Committee will hear a 
presentation on the history and perceived significance of the 
unsaturated zone in the 10 CFR Part 60 regulation.
    C. Meet with the Director, Division of Waste Management, NMSS--The 
Director will provide information to the Committee on current waste 
management issues, such as the NRC staff's perspectives on the proposed 
Environmental Protection Agency's low-level waste standard.
    D. Rock Mechanics Research and Technical Assistance Programs--The 
Committee will receive an overview by representatives from the NRC's 
Office of NMSS and RES on related technical assistance and research 
projects. A discussion of selected research and technical assistance 
projects will follow the overview presentation.
    E. NRC Probabilistic Risk Assessment Policy and Implementation Plan 
(tentative)--An overview by NRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 
(NRR) and NMSS representatives will be followed by a general discussion 
of the policy and its applicability to radioactive waste disposal 
issues.
    F. Committee Activities/Future Agenda--The Committee will consider 
topics proposed for future consideration by the full Committee and 
working groups. The Committee will also discuss organizational and 
personnel matters related to ACNW members and ACNW staff. A portion of 
this session may be closed to public attendance to discuss information 
the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of 
personal privacy pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6).
    G. Miscellaneous--Discuss miscellaneous matter related to the 
conduct of Committee activities 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 October 7, 1994 (59 FR 
51219). 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 [[Page 1805]] the ACNW Executive Director, Dr. 
John T. Larkins, as far in advance as practicable so that appropriate 
arrangements can be made to allow the necessary time during the meeting 
for such statements. Use of still, motion picture, and television 
cameras during this meeting may be limited to selected portions of the 
meeting as determined by the ACNW Chairman. Information regarding the 
time to be set aside for this purpose may be obtained by contacting the 
ACNW Executive Director 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 check with the ACNW Executive Director if 
such rescheduling would result in major inconvenience.
    Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether the 
meeting has been cancelled 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 the ACNW Executive 
Director, Dr. John T. Larkins (telephone 301/415-7360), between 7:30 
A.M. and 4:15 P.M. EST.

    Dated: December 29, 1994.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-218 Filed 1-4-95; 8:45 am]
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