[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 6247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02883]


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NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD


Board Meeting

    March 27, 2018--The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will 
meet in Washington, DC to discuss performance confirmation monitoring 
and retrievability of emplaced high-level radioactive waste and spent 
nuclear fuel.
    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 public meeting in Washington, 
DC on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, to review information related to 
operational and performance confirmation monitoring of a geologic 
repository and retrievability of emplaced high-level radioactive waste 
(HLW) and spent nuclear fuel (SNF).
    The Board meeting will be held at the Embassy Suites DC Convention 
Center, 900 10th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001. A block of rooms has 
been reserved for meeting attendees at a rate of $253.00 per night. 
Reservations may be made by phone (1-202-739-2001, refer to NWTRB 
meeting). Reservations must be made by March 5, 2018, to ensure 
receiving the meeting rate for available rooms.
    The meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, and 
is scheduled to adjourn at 5:00 p.m. Representatives from several 
countries will discuss national policies and approaches to monitoring 
and retrievability. Technical specialists will discuss sensors and 
technologies for monitoring subsurface seepage, in-drift environmental 
conditions, and corrosion of waste packages for HLW and SNF emplaced in 
a geologic repository. A detailed meeting agenda will be available on 
the Board's website at www.nwtrb.gov approximately one week before the 
meeting.
    The meeting will be open to the public, and opportunities for 
public comment will be provided before the lunch break and at the end 
of the day. Those wanting to speak are encouraged to sign the ``Public 
Comment Register'' at the check-in table. Depending on the number of 
people who sign up to speak, it may be necessary to set a time limit on 
individual remarks. However, written comments of any length may be 
submitted, and all comments received in writing will be included in the 
record of the meeting, which will be posted on the Board's website 
after the meeting. The meeting will be webcast, and the link to the 
webcast will be available on the Board's website (www.nwtrb.gov) a few 
days before the meeting. The meeting presentations and an archived 
version of the webcast will be available on the Board's website 
following the meeting. The transcript of the meeting will be available 
on the Board's website no later than May 25, 2018.
    The Board was established in the NWPPA 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 Daniel Metlay: 
[email protected] or Karyn Severson: [email protected]. For information 
on lodging and logistics, or to request copies of the meeting agenda or 
transcript, contact Davonya Barnes: [email protected]. All three can 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: February 6, 2018.
Nigel Mote,
Executive Director, U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
[FR Doc. 2018-02883 Filed 2-12-18; 8:45 am]
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