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findings as required by the Act and the
Commission’s rules and regulations in
10 CFR Chapter 1, which are set forth
in the license. In addition, in
accordance with 10 CFR 72.7, the
Commission has determined that the
exemption is authorized by law and will
not endanger life or property or the
common defense and security and is
otherwise in the public interest. Public
notice of the proposed action and
opportunity for hearing regarding the
proposed issuance of the renewed
license was published in the Federal
Register on April 15, 2004 (69 FR
20073).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Supporting documentation is available
for inspection at NRC’s Public
Electronic Reading Room at: https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ADAMS.html.
A copy of the license application, dated
February 27, 2004, and the staff’s
Environmental Assessment, dated
March 2005, can be found at this site
using the Agency Document And
Management System (ADAMS)
accession numbers ML040690774 and
ML050700137.
Dated in Rockville, Maryland, this 30th
day of March, 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Christopher M. Regan,
Senior Project Manager, Licensing Section,
Spent Fuel Project Office, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards.
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Workshop To Discuss What Is or Is Not
Material to the Completion of
Inspections, Tests, and Acceptance
Criteria (ITAAC)
SUMMARY: The NRC needs to establish
the basis for categorizing NRC
inspection results during new reactor
construction under 10 CFR part 52. In
order to meet that goal, the NRC is
holding a workshop to explore
stakeholder views on what types of NRC
inspection results could call into
question the completion of the ITAAC
for a particular certified reactor design.
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discussion of anticipated workshop
outcomes; assignment of participants
into work teams; work team discussion
of and deliberation on construction
inspection examples for materiality to
ITAAC; and group discussion of work
team results.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Ann M. Ashley, Team Leader,
Construction Inspection Program,
Inspection Program Branch, Mail Stop
O–7H4, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington DC 20555–
0001. Ms. Ashley can be reached at
(301) 415–1073 or by e-mail at
mab@nrc.gov.
Workshop Information
10:30 a.m.–10:40 a.m.: Opening
Statement (Open)—The ACNW
Chairman will make opening
remarks regarding the conduct of
today’s sessions.
10:40 a.m.–12 noon: Preparation of
ACNW Reports (Open)—The
Committee will discuss potential
letter reports on Ground Water
Recharge Model Abstraction and
Validation, and Time-Period of
Compliance for a Proposed HighLevel Waste Geologic Repository.
Other potential letter reports may
be discussed.
1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.: NMSS Division
Directors’ Quarterly Program
Update (Open)—The NMSS
Division Directors will brief the
Committee on recent activities of
interest within their respective
programs.
May 4, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to
3:30 p.m.
Location: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Two White Flint North
Auditorium on Rockville Pike in
Rockville, Maryland. All visitors should
enter through the Two White Flint main
entrance. No parking is available at the
NRC headquarters. The NRC is located
across from the White Flint Metro
Station on the Red Line.
Registration: Individuals planning to
attend the workshop are asked to preregister for the workshop at e-mail
address—CIPWorkshop@NRC.gov.
Please provide the following
information when pre-registering:
Name; organization; country; and phone
number or e-mail address.
Agenda: The workshop activities will
consist of an introduction and
DATES:
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of public workshop.
AGENCY:
The Goal of the Workshop
The determination of whether a
nuclear plant licensed under 10 CFR
part 52 has been built in accordance
with its design is dependent on the
satisfactory completion by the licensee
of all the related ITAAC. This workshop
is for the NRC to understand
stakeholder views on why various NRC
inspection results may or may not be
material to the successful completion of
ITAAC. Being ‘‘material to an ITAAC’’
means the satisfactory completion of an
ITAAC may be called into question. The
labels and groupings previously used to
describe NRC construction inspection
results may no longer be applicable. The
NRC believes it should listen to and
understand the views of all stakeholders
before reaching a decision on the need
for any new groupings and labels to
describe NRC construction inspection
results. The NRC has made the
examples to be discussed during the
workshop available electronically at the
Commission’s Public Document Room
in Rockville, Maryland or from the
Publicly Available Records (PARS)
component Agencywide Document
Access and Management System
(ADAMS) (Accession ML050870507).
ADAMS can be accessed via the NRC
Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html (the public electronic
reading room). All participants are
encouraged to review the examples
before the workshop and come prepared
to discuss their own points of view.
Some of the potential topics for
discussion could include the following:
• Various interpretations of the
examples.
• The groupings of the examples
based on materiality to ITAAC
completion.
• The need for additional examples in
order to capture all possible groupings.
• What makes a particular example
material to ITAAC.
• The possible actions of both the
NRC and a licensee for each grouping.
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Dated in Rockville, Maryland, this 30th
day of March, 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Stuart A. Richards,
Chief, Inspection Program Branch, Division
of Inspection Program Management, Office
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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Advisory Committee on Nuclear
Waste; Notice of Meeting
The Advisory Committee on Nuclear
Waste (ACNW) will hold its 159th
meeting on April 18–19, 2005, Room T–
2B3, Two White Flint North, 11545
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
The date of this meeting was previously
published in the Federal Register on
Wednesday, December 8, 2004 (69 FR
71084).
The schedule for this meeting is as
follows:
Monday, April 18, 2005
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preparation for their May 14–21,
3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m.: ACNW White Paper
2005, trip to visit nuclear waste
on Low-Level Radioactive Waste
facilities and regulators in Japan.
(Open)—The Committee will
4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.: Discussion of
comment on the draft outline for
Possible Letters (Open)—The
the proposed White Paper. In
Committee will discuss prepared
addition, the Committee will
letters and determine whether
discuss progress on specific
letters would be written on topics
sections of this White Paper, for
discussed during the meeting.
example Section 1, ‘‘Origins and
5:30 p.m.–6 p.m.: Miscellaneous
History.’’
(Open)—The Committee will
4:45 p.m.–5:30 p.m.: Discussion of April
discuss matters related to the
14–15, 2005, Visit to the Center for
conduct of ACNW activities, and
Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses
specific issues that were not
(CNWRA) (Open)—An ACNW
completed during previous
Subcommittee will report on the
meetings, as time and availability of
outcome of its recent visit to the
information permit. Discussions
CNWRA to review ongoing
may include future Committee
technical assistance work for
Meetings.
NMSS’ HLW programs.
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
8:30 a.m.–8:40 a.m.: Opening Remarks
by the ACNW Chairman (Open)—
The ACNW Chairman will begin the
meeting with brief opening remarks,
outline the topics to be discussed,
and indicate items of interest.
8:40 a.m.–9:40 a.m.: National Source
Tracking System (Open)—The
Committee will receive a briefing by
and hold discussions with
representatives of the NMSS staff
regarding the current rulemaking
efforts regarding the National
Source Tracking System.
9:40 a.m.–11:40 a.m.: Department of
Energy (DOE) Repository Design
(Open)—The Committee will be
briefed by representatives from the
U.S. Department of Energy on the
status of the design of the proposed
geologic repository at Yucca
Mountain, Nevada.
1 p.m.–2 p.m.: Transportation Aspects
of the Yucca Mountain
Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) Update (Open)—The
Committee will hear a briefing by
and hold discussions with
representatives of DOE regarding
the updates to the Yucca Mountain
final EIS in light of the
Department’s specification of
preferred transportation method
and route for radioactive waste to
the Yucca Mountain site.
2 p.m.–3:30 p.m.: Electric Power
Research Institute (EPRI) Topical
Report on Future System States
(Open)—The Committee will be
briefed on the conclusions and
recommendations from EPRI’s
recently published report on the
treatment of future system states in
long time-frame performance
assessments.
3:45 p.m.–4:30 p.m.: Japan Waste
Management Visit (Open)—The
ACNW members will discuss final
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Wednesday and Thursday, April 20–21,
2005: NRC Decommissioning Workshop
The workshop is being held as part of
the NRC staff’s initiatives to continually
improve the licensing process for
decommissioning sites and terminating
NRC licenses in accordance with 10
CFR part 20, subpart E. The ACNW will
attend this workshop as observers. For
more information on the workshop or to
register on-line, visit: https://
www.nrc.gov/public-involve/conferencesymposia/decommissioning.html.
Procedures for the conduct of and
participation in ACNW meetings were
published in the Federal Register on
October 18, 2004 (69 FR 61416). 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 Ms. Sharon A. Steele (telephone
(301) 415–6805), between 7:30 a.m. and
4 p.m. e.t., 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 Ms. Steele 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
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opportunity to present oral statements
and the time allotted, therefore can be
obtained by contacting Ms. Steele.
ACNW meeting agenda, meeting
transcripts, and letter reports are
available through the NRC Public
Document Room (PDR) at pdr@nrc.gov,
or by calling the PDR at 1–800–397–
4209, or from the Publicly Available
Records System component of NRC’s
document system (ADAMS) which is
accessible from the NRC Web site at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html or https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/doc-collections/ (ACRS &
ACNW Mtg schedules/agendas).
Video Teleconferencing 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: April 1, 2005.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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Sunshine Act Meeting
Week of April 4, 2005.
Commissioners’ Conference
Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland.
STATUS: Public and Closed.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
DATE:
PLACE:
Week of April 4, 2005
Monday, April 4, 2005
12:30 p.m. Discussion of
Intergovernmental Issues (Closed—
Ex. 9).
*The schedule for commission meetings is
subject to change on short notice. To verify
the status of meetings call (recording)—(301)
415–1292. Contact person for more
information: Dave Gamberoni, (301) 415–
1651.
*
*
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*
By a vote of 5–
0 on April 1, the Commission
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Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste; Notice of Meeting
The Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) will hold its 159th
meeting on April 18-19, 2005, Room T-2B3, Two White Flint North, 11545
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was
previously published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, December 8,
2004 (69 FR 71084).
The schedule for this meeting is as follows:
Monday, April 18, 2005
10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The ACNW Chairman will
make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's sessions.
10:40 a.m.-12 noon: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The Committee
will discuss potential letter reports on Ground Water Recharge Model
Abstraction and Validation, and Time-Period of Compliance for a
Proposed High-Level Waste Geologic Repository. Other potential letter
reports may be discussed.
1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: NMSS Division Directors' Quarterly Program Update
(Open)--The NMSS Division Directors will brief the Committee on recent
activities of interest within their respective programs.
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3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m.: ACNW White Paper on Low-Level Radioactive Waste
(Open)--The Committee will comment on the draft outline for the
proposed White Paper. In addition, the Committee will discuss progress
on specific sections of this White Paper, for example Section 1,
``Origins and History.''
4:45 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Discussion of April 14-15, 2005, Visit to the
Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses (CNWRA) (Open)--An ACNW
Subcommittee will report on the outcome of its recent visit to the
CNWRA to review ongoing technical assistance work for NMSS' HLW
programs.
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
8:30 a.m.-8:40 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--The
ACNW Chairman will begin the meeting with brief opening remarks,
outline the topics to be discussed, and indicate items of interest.
8:40 a.m.-9:40 a.m.: National Source Tracking System (Open)--The
Committee will receive a briefing by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NMSS staff regarding the current rulemaking
efforts regarding the National Source Tracking System.
9:40 a.m.-11:40 a.m.: Department of Energy (DOE) Repository Design
(Open)--The Committee will be briefed by representatives from the U.S.
Department of Energy on the status of the design of the proposed
geologic repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.
1 p.m.-2 p.m.: Transportation Aspects of the Yucca Mountain
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Update (Open)--The Committee will
hear a briefing by and hold discussions with representatives of DOE
regarding the updates to the Yucca Mountain final EIS in light of the
Department's specification of preferred transportation method and route
for radioactive waste to the Yucca Mountain site.
2 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Topical
Report on Future System States (Open)--The Committee will be briefed on
the conclusions and recommendations from EPRI's recently published
report on the treatment of future system states in long time-frame
performance assessments.
3:45 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Japan Waste Management Visit (Open)--The ACNW
members will discuss final preparation for their May 14-21, 2005, trip
to visit nuclear waste facilities and regulators in Japan.
4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Discussion of Possible Letters (Open)--The
Committee will discuss prepared letters and determine whether letters
would be written on topics discussed during the meeting.
5:30 p.m.-6 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will discuss
matters related to the conduct of ACNW activities, and specific issues
that were not completed during previous meetings, as time and
availability of information permit. Discussions may include future
Committee Meetings.
Wednesday and Thursday, April 20-21, 2005: NRC Decommissioning Workshop
The workshop is being held as part of the NRC staff's initiatives
to continually improve the licensing process for decommissioning sites
and terminating NRC licenses in accordance with 10 CFR part 20, subpart
E. The ACNW will attend this workshop as observers. For more
information on the workshop or to register on-line, visit: https://
www.nrc.gov/public-involve/conference-symposia/decommissioning.html.
Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACNW meetings
were published in the Federal Register on October 18, 2004 (69 FR
61416). 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 Ms.
Sharon A. Steele (telephone (301) 415-6805), between 7:30 a.m. and 4
p.m. e.t., 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 Ms. Steele 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 Ms. Steele.
ACNW meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are
available through the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) at pdr@nrc.gov, or
by calling the PDR at 1-800-397-4209, or from the Publicly Available
Records System component of NRC's document system (ADAMS) which is
accessible from the NRC Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html or https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/ (ACRS &
ACNW Mtg schedules/agendas).
Video Teleconferencing 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: April 1, 2005.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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