[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 47380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20361]



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NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD


Board Meeting

    October 24, 2018--The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board 
will meet in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to review information on DOE 
research and development activities related to managing and disposing 
of commercial 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 Albuquerque, 
New Mexico, on Wednesday, October 24, 2018, to review information on 
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) research and development (R&D) 
activities related to managing and disposing of commercial spent 
nuclear fuel (SNF). The Board is an independent federal agency 
established by Congress to conduct an ongoing technical and scientific 
evaluation of activities undertaken by DOE to manage and dispose of SNF 
and high-level radioactive waste (HLW).
    The Board meeting will be held at the Albuquerque Marriott, 2101 
Louisiana Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110. The hotel telephone 
number is (505) 881-6800.
    The meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. and is scheduled to adjourn at 
5:00 p.m. Speakers from the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE) and 
national laboratories will report on R&D projects related to extended 
storage and transportation of high-burnup SNF, including recent 
progress in the High-Burnup Dry Storage Cask Research Project and the 
results of a test that transported an SNF cask containing surrogate SNF 
assemblies on a 14,500 mile journey by truck, barge, cargo ship, and 
train. The Board also will hear presentations on DOE-NE R&D activities 
related to direct disposal of SNF in dual-purpose canisters. 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 again at the 
end of the meeting. 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. 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 December 29, 2018.
    The Board was established in the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments 
Act 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 Roberto Pabalan: 
[email protected] or Karyn Severson: [email protected]. For 
information on logistics, or to request copies of the meeting agenda or 
transcript, contact Davonya Barnes: [email protected]. 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: September 13, 2018.
Nigel Mote,
Executive Director, U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
[FR Doc. 2018-20361 Filed 9-18-18; 8:45 am]
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