Notice2025-17673
Board Meeting
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September 12, 2025
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Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 175 (Friday, September 12, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44252-44253]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17673]
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NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD
Board Meeting
The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board has rescheduled its
hybrid (in-person/virtual) public meeting from August 27, 2025, to
November 13, 2025.
Board meeting: November 13, 2025--The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical
Review Board has rescheduled its hybrid (in-person/virtual) meeting in
Arlington, Virginia, from August 27, 2025, to Thursday, November 13,
2025, to receive program updates from Department of Energy's (DOE)
Office of Spent Fuel and High-Level Waste Disposition, within the
Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE).
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 Arlington, Virginia, on Thursday, November 13, 2025, to
review information on the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) activities
to manage spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste and to
receive program updates from DOE's Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE).
This meeting was originally scheduled for August 27, 2025, and has been
rescheduled to the new date. Senior leaders from DOE-NE will provide an
overview of the activities and new priorities of the DOE Office of
Spent Fuel and High-Level Waste Disposition (NE-8). DOE staff will also
provide updates on the activities of the Office of Disposal Research &
Development (NE-81), the Office of Storage & Transportation (NE-82),
and the Office of Consent-Based Siting (NE-83).
The hybrid (in-person/virtual) meeting will be held at the Westin
Crystal City Reagan National Airport Hotel at 1800 Richmond Highway in
Arlington, Virginia. The hotel telephone number is 703-486-1111. The
hotel website is <a href="https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/waswi-the-westin-crystal-city-reagan-national-airport/">https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/waswi-the-westin-crystal-city-reagan-national-airport/</a>. On November 13, 2025, the
meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) and is
scheduled to adjourn at approximately 4:00 p.m. EST. DOE speakers will
be senior representatives of the Office of Spent Fuel and High-Level
Waste Disposition. 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. 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 January
16, 2025.
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, as amended.
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#9efcebecf5def0e9eaecfcb0f9f1e8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="debcabacb59eb0a9aaacbcf0b9b1a8">[email protected]</span></a>, or by phone at 703-235-4486, or Dr. Hundal ``Andy''
Jung at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fa908f949dba948d8e8898d49d958c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="afc5dac1c8efc1d8dbddcd81c8c0d9">[email protected]</span></a>. For information on meeting logistics, contact
Ms. Davonya Barnes at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b6d4d7c4d8d3c5f6d8c1c2c4d498d1d9c0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2b494a59454e586b455c5f5949054c445d">[email protected]</span></a>, or by
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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: September 10, 2025.
Daniel Ogg,
Executive Director, U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
[FR Doc. 2025-17673 Filed 9-11-25; 8:45 am]
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