111TH ACNW Full Committee Meeting

Revised: July 9, 1999
 
 
SCHEDULE AND OUTLINE FOR DISCUSSION
 111TH ACNW MEETING
 JULY 19-21, 1999 



Monday, July 19, 1999, Conference Room 2B3, Two White Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike,  Rockville, Maryland



1)   8:30 - 8:40 A.M.    Opening Statement (BJG/HJL)

                         The Chairman will open the meeting with brief opening remarks,

                         outline the topics to be discussed and indicate several items of

                         interest



2)   8:40 - 12:00 NOON   ACNW Planning and Procedures (Open) (BJG/HJL)

                         2.1) Preview issues for 110th ACNW meeting

                         2.2) Finalize agenda for 111th ACNW meeting, September 14-

                              16, 1999

                         2.3) Discuss topics for out months: October, November

                         2.4) Review Commission and/or EDO responses to Committee

                              letters



    10:30 - 10:45 A.M.   ***BREAK***



                         2.5) Recent and planned attendance at outside meetings

                         2.6) Reports on Member-CNWRA individual technical

                              interactions



    12:00 Noon - 1:00 P.M.  ***LUNCH***



3)   1:00 - 3:00 P.M.    Risk Communication (Open) (BJG/LGD)

                         The ACNW will discuss plans for improving its risk communication

                         ability and the proposed Nevada public outreach sessions. To be

                         discussed:

                         a) September training

                         b) Organization of public outreach sessions (participants, topics,

                            format, etc.)



     3:00 - 3:15 P.M.    ***BREAK***



4)   3:15 - 6:00 P.M.    Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)

                         Discuss a possible report on the following topics:

                         4.1) White paper on Repository Design (CF/LGD)

                         4.2) White paper on Near-field Chemistry Considerations

                              (RGW/ACC)

                         4.3) Report on Joint ACRS/ACNW Committee on NMSS

                              approach to RIPBR (BJG/ACC)

                         4.4) Future Resource Associates (R. J. Budnitz) June 25, 1999

                              letter to B. J. Garrick



     6:00 P.M.            ***RECESS***



Tuesday, July 20, 1999, Conference Room 2B3, Two White Flint North,  Rockville, Maryland



    8:30 - 12:00 NOON    Continue preparation of ACNW reports (Open)



   10:30 - 10:45 A.M.    ***BREAK***



   12:00 - 1:00 P.M.     ***LUNCH***



5)  1:00 - 3:30 P.M.     Update on DOE Yucca Mountain Repository Design (Open)

                         (CF/ACC)

                         The current DOE design for the site recommendation (SR) and

                         license application (LA) will be discussed.  To be discussed:

                         5.1) The License Application Design Selection (LADS) Process

                              - Paul Harrington, DOE

                         5.2) The Revised Repository Design for the SR/LA - M&O

                              Designee



     3:30 - 3:45 P.M.    ***BREAK***



     3:45 - 5:30 P.M.    Technical interactions, letter report finalization, et al (Open)



     5:30 P.M.           ***Recess***



Wednesday, July 21, 1999, Conference Room 2B3, Two White Flint North,  Rockville, Maryland



6)   8:30 - 10:30 A.M.   Spent Fuel Projects Office, (SFPO) Briefing (Open) (RGW/HJL)

                         In addition to providing an update and overview of their activities,

                         the following topics are to be discussed:

                         6.1) Completed NRC licensee casework and casework in

                              progress (including dual purpose cask designs)

                         6.2) SFPO DOE-related casework

                         6.3) Transportation studies

                         6.4) Other items of interest (including significant rulemakings)



    10:30 - 10:45 A.M.   ***BREAK***



7)  10:45 - 12:30 P.M.  DOE presentation on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement

                        (DEIS) for the proposed Yucca Mountain Repository (Open)

                        (GMH/HJL)

                        The cognizant DOE engineer will discuss the scope of the DEIS

                        and the currently planned review process



    12:30 - 1:30 P.M.   ***LUNCH***



8)   1:30 - 2:30 P.M.   Discuss potential ACNW contribution to agency comments on

                        DOE's DEIS for Yucca Mountain (Open) (GMH/HJL)



     2:30 - 4:00 P.M.   Continue preparation of ACNW reports (Open)



     4:00 P.M.          ADJOURN



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.



     .    Number of copies of the presentation materials to be provided to the ACNW - 35.



     .    All agenda item discussions are OPEN.