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No. 02-081 July 11, 2002

NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR WASTE
TO MEET IN ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND, ON JULY 23 - 25
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) will meet July 23 - 25 in Rockville, Maryland, to discuss, among other things, the draft proposed Yucca Mountain Review Plan, as well as both the agency's program for control of radioactive materials and programs in several states.

The meeting, which will be open to the public, will be held in Room T-2B3 of the agency's Two White Flint North building, at 11545 Rockville Pike. It will begin at 12:30 p.m. on the first day, and at 8:30 a.m. on the remaining two days. A complete agenda is attached.

For additional information or agenda changes, contact Howard Larson at 301-415-6805.

ACNW Agenda

TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2002
12:30 - 12:40 P.M. Opening Statement
     
    The Chairman will open the meeting with brief opening remarks, outline the topics to be discussed, and indicate several items of interest.
       
12:40 - 3:15 P.M. Yucca Mountain Review Plan, Revision 2
       
    The Committee will hear presentations from industry and government representatives on the proposed plan. In addition, it will discuss the elements of a letter report.
       
3:15 - 3:30 P.M. ***BREAK***
       
3:30 - 6:00 P.M. Preparation of ACNW Reports
       
    The Committee will discuss proposed reports on the following topics:
      -- Long-Term Behavior of Waste Packages
      -- Igneous Activity Considerations
      -- High-Level Waste Performance Assessment Sensitivity Studies
       
WEDNESDAY, JULY 24
       
8:30 - 8:35 A.M. Opening Statement
    The Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's sessions.
       
8:35 - 9:40 A.M. Greater-than-Class C (GTCC)
       
    The Committee will be briefed by a DOE representative on GTCC related activities.
       
9:40 - 11:00 A.M. Source Control - A State Perspective
       
    The Committee will be briefed by respective representatives from Illinois and Texas on the materials and radiation control programs in their states.
       
11:00 - 11:15 A.M. ***BREAK***
       
11:15 - 12:30 P.M. Source Control - NRC Activities (Open)
       
    The Committee will receive an oversight of the technical issues of the NRC program for the control of radioactive materials (e.g., NRC and licensee programs for source control, the General License Program, Orphan Sources, NMED, International activities. etc.).
       
12:30 - 1:30 P.M. ***LUNCH***
       
1:30 - 2:30 P.M. Agreement State Programs
     
    The Director, Office of State and Tribal Programs (OSTP) will discuss the NRC Agreement State Oversight Program (Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program).
       
2:30 - 3:30 P.M. Materials/Waste Issues Related to Advanced Reactors
       
    The Committee will receive an information briefing by NRC staff representatives on materials and waste considerations associated with advanced reactors.
       
3:30 - 3:45 P.M. ***BREAK***
       
3:45 - 6:00 P.M. Preparation of ACNW Reports
       
    The Committee will discuss proposed reports on the following topics:
      -- GTCC/Source Control
      -- Long-Term Behavior of Waste Packages
      -- Igneous Activity Considerations (GMH/MPL)
      -- High-Level Waste Performance Assessment Sensitivity Studies
       
THURSDAY, JULY 25
       
8:30 - 8:35 A.M. Opening Statement
       
    The Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's sessions.
       
8:35 - 2:45 P.M. Preparation of ACNW Reports
       
(LUNCH 12 NOON - 1:00 P.M.) The Committee will continue preparation of reports.
   
2:45 - 3:00 P.M. Miscellaneous
       
    The Committee will discuss matters related to the conduct of Committee activities and matters and specific issues that were not completed during previous meetings, as time and availability of information permit.
       
3:00 P.M. Adjourn 136th Meeting

NOTE:

Presentation time should not exceed 50 percent of the total time allocated for a specific item. The remaining 50 percent of the time is reserved for discussion.
Thirty-Five (35) copies of the presentation materials should be provided to the ACNW.


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