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meeting:
Name: Advisory Committee for Computer
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(1115).
Date and Time: April 24, 2006, 7:30 a.m.–
3:30 p.m.
Place: National Science Foundation, 4201
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22230.
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Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC
and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Notice of Issuance of Director’s
Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206
Notice is hereby given that the
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, has issued a Director’s
Decision with regard to a petition dated
October 11, 2005, filed by Mr. Jonathan
M. Block hereinafter referred to as the
‘‘Petitioner.’’ The petition concerns the
operation of the Vermont Yankee
Nuclear Power Station (Vermont
Yankee).
The petition requested that the NRC
require the temporary emergency
closure or de-rating of Vermont Yankee
due to flooding conditions on October 8
and 9, 2005.
As a basis for this request, the
petitioner stated that evacuations would
be impossible as a result of storm
damage to existing evacuation routes for
Vermont Yankee.
The petition of October 11, 2005,
raised immediate concerns regarding
emergency evacuation planning for the
States of Vermont and New Hampshire
due to storm damage to existing
evacuation routes through the city of
Keene, town of Hinsdale, and other
portions of New Hampshire. In a
teleconference with the NRC, the
Petitioner raised additional concerns
regarding the Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency
Management Agency (DHS/FEMA) and
the State of New Hampshire’s plans for
an evacuation if an event were to occur
at Vermont Yankee simultaneously with
a natural disaster. Specific concerns
were raised regarding alternative
assembly points and decontamination
centers for people who would normally
evacuate through potentially flooded
areas. The Petitioner also requested
assurance from the NRC that
contingency evacuation plans are in
place.
The NRC sent a copy of the proposed
Director’s Decision to the Petitioner and
to the licensee for comment on
December 7, 2005 (Accession No.
ML053140204). The NRC staff did not
receive any comments on the proposed
Director’s Decision.
The Director of the Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation has determined that,
The Petitioner’s emergency request of
October 11, 2005, to shut down or derate Vermont Yankee was denied. The
reasons for this decision are explained
in the director’s decision pursuant to 10
CFR 2.206 (DD–06–02), the complete
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text of which is available in ADAMS,
and is available for inspection at the
Commission’s Public Document Room
(PDR), located at One White Flint North,
Public File Area O1 F21, 11555
Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville,
Maryland, and from the ADAMS Public
Library component on the NRC Web
site, https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html (the Public Electronic
Reading Room). Persons who do not
have access to ADAMS or who
encounter problems in accessing the
documents located in ADAMS should
contact the NRC PDR reference staff at
1–800–397–4209 or 301–415–4737, or
by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
A copy of the Director’s Decision will
be filed with the Secretary of the
Commission for the Commission’s
review in accordance with 10 CFR 2.206
of the Commission’s regulations. As
provided for by this regulation, the
Director’s Decision will constitute the
final action of the Commission 25 days
after the date of the decision, unless the
Commission, on its own motion,
institutes a review of the Director’s
Decision in that time.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day
of March 2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
J.E. Dyer,
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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The Advisory Committee on Nuclear
Waste (ACNW) will hold its 168th
meeting on March 22–24, 2006, NRC
Commissioners’ Conference Room O–
1G16, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
The schedule for this meeting is as
follows:
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
8:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m.: Opening
Statement (Open)—The ACNW
Chairman will make opening remarks
regarding the conduct of today’s
sessions.
ACNW Working Group Meeting
(WGM) on Draft Final Guidance to
Implement NRC’s License Termination
Rule (Open)—Representatives from
NRC’s Office of Nuclear Materials Safety
and Safeguards (NMSS) will brief the
ACNW and the ACNW’s panel of
invited subject matter experts on public
comments received on draft proposed
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NUREG–1757 (Supplement 1)—
‘‘Consolidated NMSS Decommissioning
Guidance: Updates to Implement the
License Termination Rule Analysis:
Draft Report for Comment.’’ The NRC
staff also intend to brief the Committee
on their conceptual plans for addressing
the public comments received. A copy
of this NUREG is available at https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/nuregs/staff/sr1757/s1/.
8:45 a.m.–9 a.m.: Opening Remarks by
the WGM Chairman—The WGM
Chairman will make opening remarks
and introduce the ACNW’s panel of
invited subject matter experts for this
working group meeting.
9 a.m.–9:30 a.m.: Update on Status of
NUREG–1757 Development (Open)—
Presentation by NMSS
Representative(s).
9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.: Summary of
Public Comments on the Proposed
Treatment of Realistic Scenarios,
Intentional Mixing, and Removal of
Material after License Termination
Provisions of Draft NUREG–1757
(Open)—Presentation by NMSS
Representative(s).
10:45 a.m.–12 Noon: Summary of
Public Comments on the Onsite
Disposal Provisions of Draft NUREG–
1757 (Open)—Presentation by NMSS
Representative(s).
1:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m.: Summary of
Public Comments on the Engineered
Barrier Provisions of Draft NUREG–1757
(Open)—Presentation by NMSS
Representative(s).
2:45 p.m.–4 p.m.: Summary of Public
Comments on the Institutional Controls/
Restricted Release Provisions of Draft
NUREG–1757 (Open)—Presentation by
NMSS Representative(s).
4:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m.: Roundtable
Discussion (Open)—The WGM
Chairman will lead a discussion among
the panel of invited subject matter
experts on the technical material
presented and discuss the content of a
possible Committee letter report to the
Commission concerning potential
changes to NUREG–1757 that might be
proposed as a result of the public
comment process.
Thursday, March 23, 2006
8:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m.: Opening
Remarks by the ACNW Chairman
(Open)—The Chairman will make
opening remarks regarding the conduct
of today’s sessions.
9 a.m.–1 p.m.: U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) Office of Science and
Technology and International Waste
Safety-Related Research (Open)—
Representatives of the Department of
Energy’s Office of Science and
Technology and International (OST&I)
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will discuss work being carried out
under OST&I’s science and technology
research programs. These programs are
directed toward enhancing the
understanding and optimizing the
performance of the proposed Yucca
Mountain repository. The topics to be
discussed will include materials
performance, source term, natural
barriers, radioactive getters, and use of
advanced technologies.
2 p.m.–3 p.m.: Briefing by the Director
of the Office of Nuclear Regulatory
Research (RES) (Open)—Dr. Carl
Paperiello, the RES Office Director, will
brief the Committee on recent activities
of interest in the area of radioactive
waste management.
Friday, March 24, 2006
8:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m.: Opening
Remarks by the ACNW Chairman
(Open)—The Chairman will make
opening remarks regarding the conduct
of today’s sessions.
Recent Developments Related to
Modeling the Igneous Activity in the
Yucca Mountain Region (Open)
8:45 a.m.–9:45 a.m.: Modeling the
Long-Term Fluvial Redistribution of
Volcanic Tephra in Forty Mile Wash,
Yucca Mountain—Representatives from
the NRC staff and the Center for Nuclear
Waste Regulatory Analyses will discuss
a hypothetical scenario in which a
geologic repository at Yucca Mountain
is intersected by a volcanic vent,
resulting in dispersal of contaminated
ash. The speakers will discuss how the
NRC staff will model the fluvial
redistribution of this ash in the Forty
Mile Wash drainage basin adjacent to
the Yucca Mountain site.
9:45 a.m.–10:45 a.m.: ‘‘Potential
Igneous Processes Relevant to the Yucca
Mountain Repository: Intrusive-Release
Scenario’’—Representatives of the
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
will brief the Committee on their most
recent independent study related to the
potential consequences of an igneous
event in the Yucca Mountain region. A
copy of this report is available at
https://www.epriweb.com/public/
000000000001011165.pdf.
11 a.m.–12 Noon: Discussion of Draft
Letters and Reports (Open)—The
Committee will discuss prepared draft
letters and determine whether letters
would be written on topics discussed
during the meeting.
12 Noon–12:30 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
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[Docket No. 50-271; License No. DPR-28]
Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC and Entergy Nuclear
Operations, Inc. Notice of Issuance of Director's Decision Under 10 CFR
2.206
Notice is hereby given that the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, has issued a Director's Decision with regard to a petition
dated October 11, 2005, filed by Mr. Jonathan M. Block hereinafter
referred to as the ``Petitioner.'' The petition concerns the operation
of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (Vermont Yankee).
The petition requested that the NRC require the temporary emergency
closure or de-rating of Vermont Yankee due to flooding conditions on
October 8 and 9, 2005.
As a basis for this request, the petitioner stated that evacuations
would be impossible as a result of storm damage to existing evacuation
routes for Vermont Yankee.
The petition of October 11, 2005, raised immediate concerns
regarding emergency evacuation planning for the States of Vermont and
New Hampshire due to storm damage to existing evacuation routes through
the city of Keene, town of Hinsdale, and other portions of New
Hampshire. In a teleconference with the NRC, the Petitioner raised
additional concerns regarding the Department of Homeland Security,
Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA) and the State of New
Hampshire's plans for an evacuation if an event were to occur at
Vermont Yankee simultaneously with a natural disaster. Specific
concerns were raised regarding alternative assembly points and
decontamination centers for people who would normally evacuate through
potentially flooded areas. The Petitioner also requested assurance from
the NRC that contingency evacuation plans are in place.
The NRC sent a copy of the proposed Director's Decision to the
Petitioner and to the licensee for comment on December 7, 2005
(Accession No. ML053140204). The NRC staff did not receive any comments
on the proposed Director's Decision.
The Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation has
determined that, The Petitioner's emergency request of October 11,
2005, to shut down or de-rate Vermont Yankee was denied. The reasons
for this decision are explained in the director's decision pursuant to
10 CFR 2.206 (DD-06-02), the complete
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text of which is available in ADAMS, and is available for inspection at
the Commission's Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint
North, Public File Area O1 F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor),
Rockville, Maryland, and from the ADAMS Public Library component on the
NRC Web site, https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public
Electronic Reading Room). Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or
who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS
should contact the NRC PDR reference staff at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-
415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
A copy of the Director's Decision will be filed with the Secretary
of the Commission for the Commission's review in accordance with 10 CFR
2.206 of the Commission's regulations. As provided for by this
regulation, the Director's Decision will constitute the final action of
the Commission 25 days after the date of the decision, unless the
Commission, on its own motion, institutes a review of the Director's
Decision in that time.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day of March 2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
J.E. Dyer,
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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