Notice2022-17772
Board Meeting
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August 18, 2022
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Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 159 (Thursday, August 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50890-50891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17772]
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NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD
Board Meeting
The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will hold a hybrid
(in-person/virtual) public meeting on September 13-14, 2022.
Board meeting: September 13-14, 2022--The U.S. Nuclear Waste
Technical Review Board will hold a hybrid (in-person/virtual) public
meeting in Arlington, Virginia, to review information on the U.S.
Department of Energy's (DOE) research and development (R&D) activities
related to the geologic disposal of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-
level radioactive waste (HLW) in clay-bearing host rocks and R&D on
clay-based engineered barriers.
Pursuant to its authority under section 5051 of Public Law 100-203,
Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act (NWPAA) of 1987, the U.S. Nuclear
Waste Technical Review Board will hold a hybrid (in-person/virtual)
public meeting in Arlington, Virginia, on Tuesday, September 13, 2022,
and Wednesday, September 14, 2022, to review information on the U.S.
Department of Energy's (DOE) research and development (R&D) activities
related to the geologic disposal of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-
level radioactive waste (HLW) in clay-bearing host rocks and R&D on
clay-based engineered barriers.
The Board meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn National Airport/
Crystal City, 2650 Richmond Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. The hotel
telephone number is (703) 684-7200.
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The meeting will begin on both days at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight
Time (EDT) and is scheduled to adjourn at 5:00 p.m. EDT. Speakers from
the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy, and the national laboratories
conducting the work for DOE, will present work on a range of studies,
including modeling the long-term integrity of the host rock, design of
the engineered barrier system (EBS), high-temperature experiments
involving the EBS, coupled processes in the EBS, and integration of
computer models of the EBS and host rock into the Geologic Disposal
Safety Assessment Framework. Speakers from Spain and Switzerland will
present information on efforts to understand coupled processes in clay-
based barriers and clay-bearing host rocks and efforts to develop a
safety case for disposal in a clay-bearing host rock. A detailed
meeting agenda will be available on the Board's website at
<a href="http://www.nwtrb.gov">www.nwtrb.gov</a> approximately one week before the meeting.
The meeting will be open to the public and there will be an
opportunity for public comment at the end of each day. Those attending
the meeting in person and wanting to provide oral comments are
encouraged to sign the Public Comment Register at the check-in table
near the entrance to the meeting room. Oral commenters will be taken in
the order in which they signed in. Public comments can also be
submitted during the meeting via the online meeting viewing platform,
using the ``Comment for the Record'' form. Comments submitted online
during each day of the meeting will be read into the record by Board
staff during the public comment period just prior to adjournment.
Depending on the number of speakers and online comments, a time limit
on individual remarks may be set. However, written comments of any
length may be submitted to the Board staff by mail or electronic mail.
All comments received in writing will be included in the meeting
record, which will be posted on the Board's website after the meeting.
An archived recording of the meeting will be available on the Board's
website following the meeting, and a transcript of the meeting will be
available on the website by November 14, 2022.
The in-person public meeting will follow the COVID-19 precautions
mandated by Arlington County, Virginia. Meeting attendees should
observe community guidelines in place at the time of the meeting. The
Board will post an update on its website if the meeting changes to a
virtual-only meeting. Attendees also are encouraged to pre-register to
reduce their time signing in. If the meeting changes to a virtual-only
format, those who pre-registered will be notified of the change.
The Board was established in the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments
Act of 1987 as an independent federal agency in the Executive Branch to
evaluate the technical and scientific validity of DOE activities
related to the management and disposal of SNF and HLW, and to provide
objective expert advice to Congress and the Secretary of Energy on
these issues. Board members are experts in their fields and are
appointed to the Board by the President from a list of candidates
submitted by the National Academy of Sciences. The Board reports its
findings, conclusions, and recommendations to Congress and the
Secretary of Energy. All Board reports, correspondence, congressional
testimony, and meeting transcripts and related materials are posted on
the Board's website.
For information on the meeting agenda, contact Bret Leslie at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#93fff6e0fffaf6d3fde4e7e1f1bdf4fce5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="573b32243b3e3217392023253579303821">[email protected]</span></a> or Chandrika Manepally at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#99f4f8f7fce9f8f5f5e0d9f7eeedebfbb7fef6ef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7c111d12190c1d1010053c120b080e1e521b130a">[email protected]</span></a>. For
information on logistics, to pre-register for the in-person meeting, or
to request copies of the meeting agenda or transcript, contact Davonya
Barnes at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e18380938f8492a18f96959383cf868e97"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1c7e7d6e72796f5c726b686e7e327b736a">[email protected]</span></a>. All three may be reached by mail at 2300
Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 1300, Arlington, VA 22201-3367; by telephone
at 703-235-4473; or by fax at 703-235-4495.
Dated: August 15, 2022.
Daniel G. Ogg,
Acting Executive Director, U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
[FR Doc. 2022-17772 Filed 8-17-22; 8:45 am]
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