APPENDIX C Fiscal Year 1996 Meetings with Regulators and Oversight Bodies

Appendix C
Fiscal Year 1996 Meetings with Regulators and Oversight Bodies
OCRWM Annual Report to Congress, FY 1996

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Date

Topic

10/5/95

Management meeting: legislative update, burn-up credit.

10/10/95

Technical exchange: planned approach to disposal criticality analysis.

11/1/95

Quality assurance quarterly meeting: status of the OCRWM Quality Assurance program, implementation of management and operating contractor quality assurance program, review and revision of Yucca Mountain Q-list.

11/8/95

Technical meeting on quarterly status of the exploratory studies facility design and construction activities.

11/17/95

Technical exchange: key technical issues for repository performance at Yucca Mountain.

12/7/95

Appendix 7 meeting with NRC on-site representatives: review of geophysical data and discussion of alternative interpretations.

1/19/96

Management meeting: NRC proposed issue resolution process.

1/30/96

Briefing to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by Dr. Daniel A. Dreyfus, OCRWM Director.

2/15/96

Technical meeting on quarterly status of the exploratory studies facility design and construction activities.

3/13-14/96

Appendix 7 meeting with NRC on-site representatives: Seismic Hazards Topical Report II.

3/17-19/96

Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste: presentation on OCRWM's perspective on a regulatory time frame for compliance for radioactive waste disposal.

5/7-8/96

Informal meeting on alternative structural and tectonic models for the Yucca Mountain area.

5/8/96

Management meeting: pre-licensing interactions under the revised Program Plan, new EPA standards for Yucca Mountain.

5/14/96

Technical meeting on quarterly status of the exploratory studies facility design and construction activities.

5/15-16/96

Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste: natural analogs for nuclear waste disposal, briefing on performance assessment.

5/22-23/96

Technical exchange: Total System Performance Assessment.

6/3/96

Technical meeting on quarterly status of the exploratory studies facility design, construction, and testing activities.

6/25-26/96

Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste: presentation by OCRWM on revised Program Plan, discussion of critical group and reference biosphere.

7/1/96

Management meeting: various topics of mutual interest to DOE and NRC.

7/31/96

Technical meeting: quality assurance in the high-level waste program.

8/15/96

Technical exchange: Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Office Long Range Plan.

8/20/96

Technical meeting: topical safety analysis report (TSAR) for an interim storage facility.

9/10/96

Appendix 7 meeting with NRC on-site representatives: Probabilistic Volcanic Hazards Assessment.

9/12/96

Technical meeting: exploratory studies facility.

9/26-27/96

Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste: flow and transport in the unsaturated and saturated zones.

Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board

Date

Organization

Topic

10/17-18/95

Full Board

OCRWM waste isolation strategy, National Academy of Sciences report on release standards for Yucca Mountain, Electric Power Research Institute's alternative proposed standards, Total System Performance Assessment-1995 for Yucca Mountain

1/10-11/96

Full Board

National Academy of Sciences report on release standards for Yucca Mountain, international programs, expert judgment, Technical Basis Report on Surface Processes, management of defense waste and surplus fissile materials

4/30-5/1/96

Full Board

Revised program plan and program rationale and priorities; Mined Geologic Disposal System program and regulatory considerations; performance assessment and the revised Program Plan; project implementation; new direction in waste acceptance, storage, and transportation

7/9-10/96

Full Board

Past and future climates and hydrology at Yucca Mountain, exploratory studies facility activities, waste containment and isolation strategy, thermal testing program, hydrology/climatology program strategy, climate and infiltration, paleo-hydrology, chlorine-36

National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council

No meetings held during 1996.

Congressional Hearings

Senate

Date

Committee/Subcommittee

Witness

12/14/95

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Secretary O'Leary

House of Representatives

Date

Committee/Subcommittee

Witness

10/10/95

Resources Committee, National
Parks, Forests and Lands

OCRWM Director Dreyfus

3/26/96

Appropriations, Energy and Water
Development Subcommittee

OCRWM Director Dreyfus

3/29/96

Appropriations, Energy and Water
Development Subcommittee

Secretary O'Leary

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Date	Topic
10/5/95	Management meeting: legislative update, burn-up credit.
10/10/95	Technical exchange: planned approach to disposal criticality analysis.
11/1/95	Quality assurance quarterly meeting: status of the OCRWM Quality Assurance program, implementation of management and operating contractor quality assurance program, review and revision of Yucca Mountain Q-list.
11/8/95	Technical meeting on quarterly status of the exploratory studies facility design and construction activities.
11/17/95	Technical exchange: key technical issues for repository performance at Yucca Mountain.
12/7/95	Appendix 7 meeting with NRC on-site representatives: review of geophysical data and discussion of alternative interpretations.
1/19/96	Management meeting: NRC proposed issue resolution process.
1/30/96	Briefing to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by Dr. Daniel A. Dreyfus, OCRWM Director.
2/15/96	Technical meeting on quarterly status of the exploratory studies facility design and construction activities.
3/13-14/96	Appendix 7 meeting with NRC on-site representatives: Seismic Hazards Topical Report II.
3/17-19/96	Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste: presentation on OCRWM's perspective on a regulatory time frame for compliance for radioactive waste disposal.
5/7-8/96	Informal meeting on alternative structural and tectonic models for the Yucca Mountain area.
5/8/96	Management meeting: pre-licensing interactions under the revised Program Plan, new EPA standards for Yucca Mountain.
5/14/96	Technical meeting on quarterly status of the exploratory studies facility design and construction activities.
5/15-16/96	Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste: natural analogs for nuclear waste disposal, briefing on performance assessment.
5/22-23/96	Technical exchange: Total System Performance Assessment.
6/3/96	Technical meeting on quarterly status of the exploratory studies facility design, construction, and testing activities.
6/25-26/96	Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste: presentation by OCRWM on revised Program Plan, discussion of critical group and reference biosphere.
7/1/96	Management meeting: various topics of mutual interest to DOE and NRC.
7/31/96	Technical meeting: quality assurance in the high-level waste program.
8/15/96	Technical exchange: Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Office Long Range Plan.
8/20/96	Technical meeting: topical safety analysis report (TSAR) for an interim storage facility.
9/10/96	Appendix 7 meeting with NRC on-site representatives: Probabilistic Volcanic Hazards Assessment.
9/12/96	Technical meeting: exploratory studies facility.
9/26-27/96	Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste: flow and transport in the unsaturated and saturated zones.


Date	Organization	Topic
10/17-18/95	Full Board	OCRWM waste isolation strategy, National Academy of Sciences report on release standards for Yucca Mountain, Electric Power Research Institute's alternative proposed standards, Total System Performance Assessment-1995 for Yucca Mountain
1/10-11/96	Full Board	National Academy of Sciences report on release standards for Yucca Mountain, international programs, expert judgment, Technical Basis Report on Surface Processes, management of defense waste and surplus fissile materials
4/30-5/1/96	Full Board	Revised program plan and program rationale and priorities; Mined Geologic Disposal System program and regulatory considerations; performance assessment and the revised Program Plan; project implementation; new direction in waste acceptance, storage, and transportation
7/9-10/96	Full Board	Past and future climates and hydrology at Yucca Mountain, exploratory studies facility activities, waste containment and isolation strategy, thermal testing program, hydrology/climatology program strategy, climate and infiltration, paleo-hydrology, chlorine-36

*Senate*
Date	Committee/Subcommittee	Witness
12/14/95	Energy and Natural Resources Committee	Secretary O'Leary
*House of Representatives*
Date	Committee/Subcommittee	Witness
10/10/95	Resources Committee, National Parks, Forests and Lands	OCRWM Director Dreyfus
3/26/96	Appropriations, Energy and Water Development Subcommittee	OCRWM Director Dreyfus
3/29/96	Appropriations, Energy and Water Development Subcommittee	Secretary O'Leary