106th ACNW Full Committee Meeting, February 19, 1999
February 19, 1999
SCHEDULE AND OUTLINE FOR DISCUSSION
106TH ACNW MEETING
FEBRUARY 23-25, 1999
Tuesday, February 23, 1999, Two White Flint North, Room 2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland
1) 8:30 - 8:40 A.M. Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)
1.1) Opening Statement (BJG/RKM)
1.2) Items of Interest (BJG/RKM)
2) 8:40 - 10:10 A.M. Department of Energy's (DOE) License Application Design
Selection (LADS) Presentation (Open) GMH/ACC)
A presentation on the LADS process - Ric Craun, DOE
. Description of Process
. Culling down the number of options
. Considerations for Engineered and Natural Barriers
10:10 - 10:25 A.M. ***BREAK***
3) 10:25 - 11:30 A.M. Meeting with John Greeves, NRC's Director, Division of Waste
Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
(Open) BJG/RKM)
A current events discussion with the Director to discuss
development at Yucca Mountain, rules and guidance under
development, resources, and other issues of mutual interest.
Including: Technical Assistance being conducted in the area of
high-level waste.
11:30 - 12:30 P.M. ***LUNCH***
4) 12:30 - 2:00 P.M. Waste Related Research Activities of the NRC (Open) (GMH/HJL)
The Committee will review nuclear waste related research and
technical assistance underway in the agency in preparation for a
report to the Commission
5) 2:00 - 3:00 P.M. Prepare for next meeting with the Commission (Open)
Discuss topics and presentations for the next meeting with the
Commission on March 17, 1999 from 9:00 - 11:30 A.M. the topic
for discussion will be - Viability Assessment for a Repository at
Yucca Mountain
3:00 - 3:15 P.M. ***BREAK***
6) 3:15 - 6:00 P.M. Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)
Discuss a possible report on the following topics:
6.1) ACNW Self Assessment
6.2) NRC's Waste Related Research and Technical Assistance
Program
6.3) Viability Assessment
6.4) White Paper on Repository Design Issues
6:00 P.M. ***RECESS***
Wednesday, February 24, 1999, Two White Flint North, Room 2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland
7) 8:30 - 8:35 A.M. Opening Remarks by ACNW Chairman (Open) (BJG/RKM)
8) 8:35 - 12:00 NOON DOE Presentation on the Viability Assessment of a Repository at
Yucca Mountain (Open) (GMH/ACC)
10:30-10:45 A.M.BREAK 8.1) Future course of Yucca Mountain project - Lake Barrett,
Acting Director, OCRWM
8.2) License Application Plan overview - Carol Hanlon, YMPO
8.3) Waste Package Corrosion - David Stahl
8.4) Seepage in Drifts - Ernie Harden
8.5) UZ Flow and Transport - Ernie Harden
12:00 - 1:00 P.M. ***LUNCH***
9) 1:00 - 4:00 P.M. NRC Staff Presentation on the Viability Assessment of a
Repository at Yucca Mountain (Open) (GMH/ACC)
9.1) Programatic Issues
9.2) Technical Issues with VA
10) 4:00 - 5:30 P.M. Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Presentation of 1999 High-Level
Waste Initiatives (Open) (BJG/RKM)
Discussions with the following:
Marvin Fertel, Senior Vice President
Steven Kraft, Director, Spent Nuclear Fuel Program
Ralph Andersen, Senior Project Manager
Rodney McCullum, Senior Project Manager
5:30 P.M. ***RECESS***
Thursday, February 25,1999, Two White Flint North, Room 2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland
11) 8:30 - 8:35 A.M. Opening Remarks by ACNW Chairman (Open) (BJG/RKM)
12) 8:35 - 10:30 A.M. Committee Activities/Future Agenda (Open) (BJG/RKM)
12.1) Finalize Agenda for 107th ACNW Meeting, March 23-
25,1999
12.2) Review topics for out months
12.3) Review EDO response to recent Committee letters
12.4) Recent and planned attendance of outside meetings
13) 10:30 - 12:00 Noon Continue preparation of ACNW Reports as noted in item 6 (Open)
12:00 - 1:00 P.M. ***LUNCH***
14) 1:00 - 3:00 P.M. Continue to prepare for next meeting with the Commissioners as
noted in item 5 (Open)
3:00 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.
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