NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR WASTE
TO MEET AUGUST 28 - 30 IN ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) has scheduled a meeting on August 28-30 in Rockville, Maryland, to discuss, among other issues, an update by the NRC staff on its earlier meeting with Department of Energy officials on total system performance assessment and integration regarding the disposal of high-level waste at the proposed repository in Yucca Mountain, Nevada.

The meeting, which is 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 8:30 a.m. each day.

A complete agenda is attached.

For additional information or schedule changes, contact Howard Larson at 301-415-6805. ACNW meeting notices, transcripts and letters are available, at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acnw/ on the internet.

ACNW Full Agenda

Tuesday, August 28

8:30 - 10:15 A.M.: Opening Statement/Planning and Procedures (Open) - The Chairman will open the meeting with brief remarks. The Committee will then review items under consideration at this meeting and consider topics proposed for future ACNW meetings.

10:30 - 12:00 P.M.: Status of Sufficiency Review (Open) - The Committee will receive an information briefing from the NRC staff on the status of their sufficiency comments.

1:30 - 4:00 P.M.: DOE's Supplemental Science and Performance Analysis (SSPA) (Open) - The Committee will hear a status report from DOE on its SSPA.

4:15 - 7:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACNW Reports (Open) - The Committee will discuss proposed ACNW reports on Sufficiency Comments, Research Plan for Radionuclide Transport: Prioritization Methods, Greater-Than-Class C Waste and Sealed Sources, Yucca Mountain Igneous Activity Analyses and Comments on Regulatory Conservatism.

Wednesday, August 29

8:30 - 8:40 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open) - The ACNW Chairman will make remarks regarding the conduct of the meeting.

8:40 - 10:15 A.M.: Preparations for October Visit to Nevada (Open) - The Committee will finalize topics, agenda and public outreach sessions for the trip to Nevada, as well as plans for a visit prior to the October meeting by Members to the Envirocare Facility in Utah.

10:30 - 12:30 P.M.: Update: Total System Performance Assessment and Integration (TSPA&I) (Open) - The Committee will hear a presentation by the NRC staff on the TSPAI technical exchange and management meeting with DOE held August 6-9, 2001.

2:00 - 4:00 P.M.: Research Working Group (Open) - The Committee will hear a briefing by and hold discussions with DOE representatives on its current pre-closure plans and activities for the proposed HLW repository at Yucca Mountain.

4:00 - 4:30 P.M.: Research Working Group (Open) - The Committee will discuss plans for the subject working group which is to be held during the 131^st ACNW Meeting.

4:45 - 7:00 P.M.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open) - The Committee will discuss proposed reports.

Thursday, August 30

8:30 - 8:35 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open) - The ACNW Chairman will make remarks regarding the conduct of the meeting.

8:35 - 10:00 A.M.: Briefing by Deputy Director, NMSS (Open) - Ms. Federline will address the Committee on items of mutual interest.

10:00 A.M. - 2:45 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACNW Reports (Open) - The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACNW reports.

2:45 - 3:00 P.M.: Miscellaneous (Open) - 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.

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