ML20205Q859
| ML20205Q859 | |
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| Issue date: | 02/26/1999 |
| From: | Greeves J NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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| FRN-64FR8640, RULE-PR-19, RULE-PR-2, RULE-PR-20, RULE-PR-21, RULE-PR-30, RULE-PR-40, RULE-PR-51, RULE-PR-60, RULE-PR-61, RULE-PR-63 NUDOCS 9904220096 | |
| Download: ML20205Q859 (3) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ,
10 CFR Part 63 Public Meetings on Proposed Licensing Criteria for the Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Wastes in a Proposed Geologic Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
SUMMARY
- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently proposed licensing criteria for disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive wastes in the proposed geologic repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA) gives the NRC regulatory responsibility and the Department of Energy (DOE) operational responsibility for high-level waste disposal. The proposed regulations would establish the criteria and standards against which NRC will evaluate a DOE license application for the Yucca Mountain site. The proposed criteria will apply specifically and exclusively to the proposed repository at Yucca Mountain. The proposed requirements are desi0 ned to implement a health-based, safety objective for long-term repository performance that is fully protective of public health and safety, and the environment, and is consistent with national and international recommendations for radiation protection standards.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Reaister on February 22,1999 (64 FR 8640), for a 75-day comment period. The following meetings have been scheduled in the State of Nevada to: 1) engage the public in a discussion of the proposed rule; 2) outline the roles and responsibilities of government and the public in the licensing process; and 3) ensure that the process for developing the final rule gives full consideration to the views and concerns of the 9904220096 990420 PDR PR 2 64FR8640 PDR
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public. Copies of the proposed rule will bb available at the public meeting and can also be obtained from Judy Goodwin, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
The meetings will open with an NRC presentation on the proposed rule, followed by comments from DOE and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (invited). The public discussion will begin with a panel of representatives of the major interests affected by the proposed regulations, including local county governments, the State of Nevada, Native American tribes, the Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force, and the Nuclear Waste Study
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Committee. The meetings will be facilitated by Francis X. Cameron, Special Counsel for Public Liaison, of the NRC. l TIME /DATE: The first public meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 23,1999, from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm.
PLACE: The Richard Tam Alumni Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada.
TIME /DATE: The second public meeting will be held on Thursday, March 25,1999, from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm.
PLACE: The Beatty Community Center in Beatty, Nevada.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Francis X. Cameron, Special Counsel for Public Liaison, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-G001, or by telephone: (301) 415-1642, or by e-mail: fxc@nrc.aov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members of the public who are unable to attend the meeting are invited to send written comments on the proposed rule to Secretary, U.S. Nuclear 1
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's j e-Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff. Comments may be hand-delivered to 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, ,
I Maryland between 7:30 am and 4:15 pm on Federal workdays. Comments may also be provided via the NRC's interactive rulemaking web site through the NRC home page (http://www.nrc.aov) This site provides the availability to upload comments as files (any format), if your web browser supports that function. For information about the interactive rulemaking site, contact Ms. Carol Gallagher by telephone: (301) 415-5905, or by e-mail: l CAG @ nrc. gov.
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 25_th day of Februarv .1999.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. !
John T. Greeves, Director Division of Waste Management l Office of Nuclear Material Safety l and Safeguards i
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