Notice2025-17673

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September 12, 2025

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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&#160;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&#160;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&#160;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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