[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 199 (Wednesday, October 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53667-53668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27256]
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NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD
Panel Meeting: November 19-20, 1997--Arlington, Virginia: Spent
Nuclear Fuel Transportation Safety
Pursuant to its authority under section 5051 of Public Law 100-203,
the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987, the Nuclear Waste
Technical Review Board's Panel on the Waste Management System will hold
a meeting November 19-20, 1997, beginning at 8:30 a.m. The meeting,
which is open to the public, will focus on transportation safety issues
for spent nuclear fuel.
The first day will include presentations on the federal regulatory
framework under which transportation will take place, transportation
planning and practices (using a specific example), and risk analysis
(with emphasis on methodologies). Representatives from the Department
of Transportation, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Sandia National
Laboratories, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have been
invited to make the presentations, along with several private
consultants. On the second day, the presenters will participate in a
round-table discussion of their topics. Representatives of the state of
Nevada, the environmental community, the Department of Energy, and
other stakeholder groups also will participate. The meeting will end
around noon. A detailed agenda will be available approximately two
weeks prior to the meeting by fax or email, or on the Board's web site
at www.nwtrb.gov.
The meeting will be held at the Sheraton national Hotel, Columbia
Pike & Washington Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22204; (Tel) 703-521-
1900; (Fax) 703-521-0332. Reservations for accommodations must be made
by October 17, 1997, and you must indicate that you are attending the
Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board's panel meeting to receive the
preferred rate.
Time has been set aside on the agenda for comments and questions
from the public. Those wishing to speak are encouraged to sign the
Public Comment Register at the check-in table. A time limit may have to
be set on the length of individual remarks; however, written comments
of any length may be submitted for the record.
Transcripts of this meeting will be available on computer disk, via
e-mail, or on a library-loan basis in paper format from Davonya Barnes,
Board staff, beginning December 18, 1997. For further information,
contact Frank Randall, External Affairs, 2300 Clarendon Blvd., Suite
1300, Arlington, Virginia 22201-3367; (Tel) 703-235-4473; (Fax) 703-
235-4495; (E-mail) [email protected].
The Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board was created by Congress in
the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987 to evaluate the
technical and scientific validity of activities undertaken by the DOE
in its program to manage the disposal of the nation's high-level
radioactive waste and commercial spent nuclear fuel. In that same
legislation, Congress directed the DOE to characterize a site at Yucca
Mountain, Nevada, for its suitability as
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a potential location for a permanent repository for the disposal of
that waste.
Dated: October 8, 1997.
William Barnard,
Executive Director, Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
[FR Doc. 97-27256 Filed 10-14-97; 8:45 am]
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