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No. 99-25

February 10, 1999

NOTE TO EDITORS:

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received three reports from the Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste following the Committee's meetings last December 15-17. The reports provide comments on:

-- Development of a standard review plan for decommissioning;

-- Comments on the regulatory uses of importance measures for waste management and possible application to the proposed high-level waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada;

-- Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste 1999 Action Plan and Priority Issues;

-- Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste visit to German waste isolation authorities and facilities, September 14-18, 1998, general observations and impressions.

Copies of the reports are available through the NRC's Office of Public Affairs, the NRC's homepage (www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW) and the Public Document Room.