Notice2024-09249
Board Meeting
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April 30, 2024
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Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 84 (Tuesday, April 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34286-34287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09249]
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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 May 21-22, 2024.
Board meeting: May 21-22, 2024--The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical
Review Board will hold a hybrid (in-person/virtual) public meeting in
Knoxville, TN, to review information on the U.S. Department of Energy's
(DOE) research and development (R&D) activities (a) related to non-
site-specific disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive
waste in crystalline host rocks and (b) on corrosion of commercial SNF
after disposal.
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)
meeting in Knoxville, TN, on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, and Wednesday, May
22, 2024, to review information on the U.S. Department of Energy's
(DOE) research and development (R&D) activities (a) related to non-
site-specific disposal of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-level
radioactive waste (HLW) in crystalline host rocks and (b) on corrosion
of commercial SNF after disposal.
The hybrid (in-person/virtual) meeting will be held at the Hilton
Downtown Knoxville Hotel at 501 West Church Avenue in Knoxville,
Tennessee. The hotel telephone number is 865-523-2300. The hotel
website is <a href="https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/knxkhhf-hilton-knoxville/">https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/knxkhhf-hilton-knoxville/</a>.
On Tuesday, May 21, the meeting will begin at 80 a.m. eastern daylight
time (EDT) and is scheduled to adjourn at approximately 5 p.m. EDT. On
Wednesday, May 22, the hybrid meeting will begin at 8 a.m. EDT and
conclude at 12 p.m. EDT. On the first day, the initial speakers will
provide an overview of DOE's SNF and HLW disposal research programs.
Additional speakers representing the national laboratories conducting
the work for DOE will report on R&D activities to advance the
understanding of long-term waste disposal in crystalline rocks. They
will also discuss
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R&D efforts related to the corrosion of commercial SNF. This includes
the development of a corrosion model capable of accounting for complex
physical and chemical processes for a wide range of repository
conditions. Speakers from Finland and Canada will present information
on their countries' disposal programs. 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 meeting each day.
Those attending the meeting in person and wishing to provide oral
comments are encouraged to sign-in using 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 may 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 may be read
into the record by Board staff during the public comment period if time
allows. Depending on the number of speakers and online comments, a time
limit on individual remarks may be set. Written comments of any length
may be submitted to the Board staff by mail or electronic mail.
Comments received in writing will be included in the meeting record,
which will be posted on the Board's website. 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 July 31, 2024.
The Board is an independent federal agency in the Executive Branch.
It was established in the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987
(Pub. L. 100-203) to perform ongoing evaluation of the technical and
scientific validity of U.S. Department of Energy activities related to
developing and implementing a program for the management and disposal
of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, in accordance
with the terms of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. Board members
serve part-time and are appointed by the President from a list of
nominees submitted by the National Academy of Sciences. The Board
reports its findings, conclusions, and recommendations to Congress and
the Secretary of Energy. Board reports, correspondence, congressional
testimony, meeting transcripts, and related materials are posted on the
Board's website.
For information regarding the meeting, contact Mr. Christopher Burk
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#80e2f5f2ebc0eef7f4f2e2aee7eff6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3c5e494e577c524b484e5e125b534a">[email protected]</span></a>, or by phone at 703-235-4486, or Ms. Chandrika
Manepally at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#86ebe7e8e3f6e7eaeaffc6e8f1f2f4e4a8e1e9f0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bfd2ded1dacfded3d3c6ffd1c8cbcddd91d8d0c9">[email protected]</span></a>, or by phone at 703-235-4489. For
information on meeting logistics, contact Davonya Barnes at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1f7d7e6d717a6c5f71686b6d7d31787069"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="305251425e5543705e474442521e575f46">[email protected]</span></a>, or by phone at 703-235-9141. All three may be reached
by mail at 2300 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 1300, Arlington, VA 22201-
3367; or by fax at 703-235-4495.
Dated: April 22, 2024.
Daniel G. Ogg,
Executive Director, U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
[FR Doc. 2024-09249 Filed 4-29-24; 8:45 am]
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