Notice2023-16907
Board Meeting
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Published
August 8, 2023
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Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53545-53546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16907]
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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 August 30, 2023.
Board meeting: August 30, 2023--The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical
Review Board will hold a hybrid (in-person/virtual) public meeting in
Idaho Falls, ID, to discuss the U.S. Department of Energy consent-based
siting process activities related to its mission of developing one or
more federal interim storage facilities for commercial spent nuclear
fuel as soon as practicable, and its research and development
activities related to high burnup spent nuclear fuel and advanced
reactor waste disposition.
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 (Board) will hold a hybrid (in-person/
virtual) meeting in Idaho Falls, ID, on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, to
discuss the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) consent-based siting
process activities related to its mission of developing one or more
federal interim storage facilities for commercial spent nuclear fuel
(SNF) as soon as practicable, and its research and development (R&D)
activities related to high burnup SNF and advanced reactor waste
disposition.
The hybrid (in-person/virtual) meeting will be held at Snake River
Event Center, 780 Lindsay Blvd., Idaho Falls, ID 83402, which is
located at the Shilo Inns Idaho Falls. The event center telephone
number is (208) 497-0611 and the hotel telephone number is (208) 523-
0088. The workshop will begin at 8:00 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT)
and is scheduled to adjourn at 4:00 p.m. MDT. DOE will provide an
update on its consent-based siting activities, give an overview of
environmental justice in consent-based
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siting, and describe how it is incorporating social science and digital
tools during the consent-based siting process. DOE will present an
update on its R&D activities related to high burnup SNF. DOE also will
describe its advanced reactor waste disposition R&D efforts both in
terms of determining from a technical perspective how it can accept the
SNF and high-level radioactive waste (HLW) for transportation and
disposal and in developing and implementing an R&D plan to address
technical gaps related to storage, transportation, and disposal of
advanced reactor SNF and HLW. 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 the consent-based siting
portion of the program and again, prior to meeting adjournment. 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. Depending on the number of
speakers and online comments, a time limit on individual remarks may be
set. 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 the day of the meeting will be
posted to the Board's website the following day. 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 October 30, 2023.
The in-person meeting will follow the COVID-19 precautions mandated
by the local jurisdiction. 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, by providing name and
affiliation to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fdae948994939aaa928f968e95928dbd938a898f9fd39a928b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eab9839e83848dbd8598819982859aaa849d9e9888c48d859c">[email protected]</span></a>, to reduce their time signing
in at the check-in table. 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
perform an ongoing evaluation of the technical and scientific validity
of activities undertaken by DOE related to implementing the NWPA. 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 is required to report its findings,
conclusions, and recommendations to Congress and the Secretary of
Energy. Board reports, correspondence, congressional testimony, and
meeting transcripts and related materials are posted on the Board's
website.
For information on the meeting, contact Bret Leslie at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#97fbf2e4fbfef2d7f9e0e3e5f5b9f0f8e1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e28e87918e8b87a28c95969080cc858d94">[email protected]</span></a> or Yoonjo Lee at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b0dcd5d5f0dec7c4c2d29ed7dfc6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ee2ebebcee0f9fafceca0e9e1f8">[email protected]</span></a>. For information on
logistics or to request copies of the meeting agenda or transcript,
contact Davonya Barnes at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2f4d4e5d414a5c6f41585b5d4d01484059"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a282b38242f390a243d3e3828642d253c">[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 3, 2023.
Daniel G. Ogg,
Executive Director, U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
[FR Doc. 2023-16907 Filed 8-7-23; 8:45 am]
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