Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste; Notice of Meeting, 17722-17723 [E5-1597]

Download as PDF 17722 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 66 / Thursday, April 7, 2005 / Notices 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. [FR Doc. E5–1595 Filed 4–6–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate jul<14>2003 18:22 Apr 06, 2005 Jkt 205001 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. PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. [FR Doc. E5–1598 Filed 4–6–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 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 E:\FR\FM\07APN1.SGM 07APN1 17723 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 66 / Thursday, April 7, 2005 / Notices 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 VerDate jul<14>2003 18:22 Apr 06, 2005 Jkt 205001 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 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. [FR Doc. E5–1597 Filed 4–6–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 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. * * * * * By a vote of 5– 0 on April 1, the Commission ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\07APN1.SGM 07APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 66 (Thursday, April 7, 2005)]
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[Pages 17722-17723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-1597]


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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.
[FR Doc. E5-1597 Filed 4-6-05; 8:45 am]
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