113th ACNW Full Committee Meeting, October 12-13, 1999
SCHEDULE AND OUTLINE FOR DISCUSSION
113TH ACNW MEETING
OCTOBER 12-13, 1999
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION ON THE ROLE OF SAFETY ASSESSMENT
IN THE YUCCA MOUNTAIN REGULATORY PROCESS
OCTOBER 12, 1999
ALEXIS PARK HOTEL, LAS VEGAS, NV
8:30 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1999, ALEXIS PARK HOTEL, 375 East Harmon Avenue, Las Vegas, NV.
(NOTE: THE ENTIRE MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
1) 8:30 - 8:45 A.M. Introduction, Ground Rules and Overview (John Garrick,
Chairman ACNW, Chip Cameron, facilitator, Lynn Deering, ACNW
staff)
2) 8:45 - 9:00 A.M. State of Nevada Overview (Steve Frishman)
3) 9:00 - 10:00 A.M. EPA's Proposed HLW Standard (Ray Clark, EPA)
10:00 - 10:30 A.M. **BREAK**
4) 10:30 - 11:15 A.M. NRC's Use of Safety Assessment to Support Licensing Decisions
and the Licensing Process (William Reamer, NRC)
5) 11:15 -12:00 NOON Role and Management of Uncertainty in Safety Assessments
(Paul Davis, Sandia National Labs.)
12:00 - 1:00 P.M. **LUNCH **
6) 1:00 - 2:00 P.M. Determining What Elements of Safety Assessment are Most
Important; Managing Uncertainty; and Making Results
Understandable (Bob Andrews/Abe Van Luik, DOE)
7) 2:00 - 2:45 P.M. Analyzing the Risk of Transporting HLW (Fred Dilger, Clark
County; Mal Murphy, Nye County; Abby Johnson, Eureka County;
Mike Baughman, Lincoln County)
2:45 - 3:15 P.M. **BREAK**
8) 3:15 - 4:00 P.M. Why People Distrust Risk Assessment (Steve Frishman, State of
Nevada)
9) 4:00 - 4:30 P.M. Public Outreach for the WIPP Site and Role of the Public in
Risk/Safety Assessment (George Dials, M&O)
10) 4:30 - 5:00 P.M. The ACNW's Role of Advising NRC on Safety Aspects of Yucca
Mountain (ACNW)
11) 5:00 - 5:30 P.M. Stakeholder and Public's View on How to Better Communicate
Complex Technical Information; Meeting Wrap Up (all)
5:30 P.M. Adjourn until Public Meeting
7:00 - 9:00 P.M. Public Meeting
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1999, ALEXIS PARK HOTEL, 375 East Harmon Avenue, Las Vegas, NV.
(NOTE: THE ENTIRE MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
12) 8:30 - 8:35 A.M. Opening Statement (BJG/RKM)
The Chairman will open the meeting with brief opening remarks,
outline the topics to be discussed, and indicate several items of
interest.
13) 8:35 - 10:30 A.M. DOE's Work Reprioritization (Paul Herrington, Mike Vogele)
DOE will discuss repository design developments, including an
update of the design process, which will lead to a complete license
application design. Bounding conditions caused by funding will be
highlighted. (BJG/ACC)
10:30 - 10:45 A.M. **BREAK**
14) 10:45 - 11:15 A.M DOE Process Model Reports (Mike Lugo)
Representatives from DOE will discuss the PMR process and how
the information presented in these 9 reports will be used as input
into the total systems performance assessment and ultimately the
site recommendation decision. (BJG/ACC)
15) 11:15 - 12:00 NOON Earthquake Hazards and Public Perception (Kevin Coppersmith,
Geomatrix)
Representative from Geomatrix will discuss basic elements of an
approach to perform probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA),
approaches to address public perceptions and concerns, and local
earthquakes including Scotties Junction and Little Skull Mountain.
(GMH/LGD)
16) 12:00 - 12:30 P.M. Opportunity for Public Comment
12:30 - 1:30 P.M. **LUNCH**
17) 1:30 - 3:15 P.M. DOE's Yucca Mountain Project Status (Mark Peters, and John
Stuckless, USGS)
DOE will provide a project status update on the current work and
results obtained from site characterization work being performed
at the Yucca Mountain site and other test facilities. (GMH/ACC)
3:15 - 3:30 P.M. **BREAK**
18) 3:30 - 4:15 P.M. Nye County Drilling Program (Tom Buqo)
Representatives of Nye County will discuss results to date and
future plans from their scientific investigation at the Yucca
Mountain site. (GMH/HJL)
19) 4:15 - 5:00 P.M. Clark County Presentation (Engelbrecht von Tiesenhausen)
Representatives from Clark County will discuss transportation and
other issues relevant to the proposed HLW repository at Yucca
Mountain. (BJG/HJL)
20) 5:00 - 5:30 P.M. Opportunity for Public Comment
21) 5:30 - 6:30 P.M. ACNW Planning and Procedures (BJG/RKM)
21.1) Finalize Agenda for the 114th ACNW meeting, November
17-19, 1999
21.2) Discuss topics for out months, December 1999, February,
and March 2000
21.3) Review Commission and/or EDO responses to Committee
letters (as applicable)
21.4) Recent and planned attendance at outside meetings
21.5) New members
21.6) Potential Commission briefing topics
6:30 P.M. Adjourn
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1999, ALEXIS PARK HOTEL, 375 East Harmon Avenue, LAS VEGAS, NV
Yucca Mountain Site Tour (BJG/HJL)
Note: The Committee and its staff will tour the Yucca Mountain site and other DOE test facilities.
In addition to the Committee and its staff, four representatives from the Counties and State will
accompany the ACNW on its tour. The ACNW tour group is limited to fifteen people.
22) 6:00 A.M. Meet DOE representatives and board the tour bus at the Alexis
Park Hotel.
23) 6:30 - 8:30 A.M. Tunnel Training at DOE's Public Information Facility in Las Vegas
or the Field Office Center at the Nevada Test Site.
24) 9:00 A.M. Go underground at Yucca Mountain, view various experiments.
Principal Investigators will discuss their projects
25) 11:00 A.M. View water infiltration studies at Busted Butte
12:00 NOON **LUNCH** (eat box lunch somewhere onsite)
1:00 P.M. Travel back to Las Vegas
26) 2:30 P.M. Losee Road (Las Vegas) Test Facility
1) Richards Barrier
2) Drip Shield with Heater
4:00 - 5:00 P.M. Return to Alexis Park Hotel
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