[Federal Register: April 3, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 64)]
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NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD
Board Meeting: Yucca Mountain Repository
May 7-8, 2002--Washington, DC: The Nuclear Waste Technical Review
Board will hold a meeting to discuss efforts by the Department of
Energy (DOE) related to developing a safety case for a potential Yucca
Mountain repository. Other topics that will be discussed include staged
repository concepts, repository design concepts, issues related to
corrosion of waste package materials, and the DOE's plans for
continuing technical and scientific investigations if the Yucca
Mountain site recommendation is approved.
Pursuant to its authority under section 5051 of Public Law 100-203,
Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987, on Tuesday, May 7, and
Wednesday, May 8, 2002, the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
(Board) will hold a meeting in Washington, D.C., to discuss efforts by
the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a safety case for a
potential repository for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive
waste at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Also discussed will be ``staged''
concepts for the development of such a repository, the design of a
potential repository, and issues related to corrosion of the materials
that would be used for the waste packages at a potential repository.
The meeting is open to the public, and opportunities for public comment
will be provided. The Board is charged by Congress with reviewing the
technical and scientific validity of DOE activities related to managing
spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.
The Board meeting will be held at the Washington Marriott Hotel;
1221 22nd Street, NW; Washington, D.C. 20037. The telephone number is
202-872-1500; the fax number is 202-872-9899. The meeting sessions will
begin at 8 a.m. on both days.
The morning session on Tuesday will begin with comments by a
representative of the State of Nevada, followed by a series of
presentations by the DOE on the DOE's technical and scientific program,
including scheduling and strategic planning. After lunch, the results
of the DOE's Waste Package Materials Performance Peer Review will be
presented, followed by an update on the State of Nevada's corrosion
studies. The balance of the afternoon will be devoted to a discussion
of the DOE's safety case for a potential Yucca Mountain repository,
which will include the perspectives of the international community, the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the DOE, and the State of Nevada.
On Wednesday morning, representatives of the international
community, the DOE, and the State of Nevada will present their views on
staged repository concepts. These presentations will be followed by a
discussion of technical issues related to repository design concepts,
including presentations on a flexible design concept and on a
ventilation design concept. The afternoon session will begin with a
discussion of the DOE's performance-confirmation and test and
evaluation planning and activities, including a presentations on
performance confirmation by the Electric Power Research Institute. An
update on the DOE's performance assessment and design priorities will
complete the afternoon agenda.
Opportunities for public comment will be provided before lunch and
bore adjournment on both days. Those wanting to speak during the public
comment periods are encouraged to sign the ``Public Comment Register''
at the check-in table. A time limit may have to be set on individual
remarks, but written comments of any length may be submitted for the
record. Interested parties also will have the opportunity to submit
questions in writing to the Board. As time permits, the questions will
be answered during the meeting.
A detailed agenda will be available approximately one week before
the meeting. Copies of the agenda can be requested by telephone or
obtained from the Board's Web site at www.nwtrb.gov. Beginning on June
10, 2002, transcripts of the meeting will be available on the Board's
Web site, via e-mail, on computer disk, and on a library-loan basis in
paper format from Davonya Barnes of the Board staff.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Washington Marriott
Hotel. A meeting rate will be available for reservations made by April
19, 2002. When making a reservation, please state that you are
attending the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board meeting. For more
information, contact the NWTRB; Karyn Severson, External Affairs; 2300
Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 1300; Arlington, VA 22201--3367; (tel) 703-
235-4473; (fax) 703-235-4495; (e-mail) info@nwtrb.gov.
The Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board was created by Congress in
the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987. The Board's purpose is
to evaluate the technical and scientific validity of activities
undertaken by the Secretary of Energy related to managing the disposal
of the nation's spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. In
the same legislation, Congress directed the DOE to characterize a site
at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, to determine its suitability as the location
of a potential repository for the permanent disposal of spent nuclear
fuel and high-level radioactive waste.
Dated: March 29, 2002.
William D. Barnard,
Executive Director, Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
[FR Doc. 02-8086 Filed 4-2-02; 8:45 am]
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