[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 206 (Thursday, October 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57058-57059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23180]


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 NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD


Board Meeting

    The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will meet in 
Alexandria, Virginia, on November 19, 2019 to review information on DOE 
research and development activities related to drying, packaging, and 
dry storage of 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 Alexandria, 
Virginia, on Tuesday, November 19, 2019, to review information on U.S. 
Department of Energy (DOE) research and development (R&D) activities 
related to drying, packaging, and dry storage of spent nuclear fuel 
(SNF), including aluminum-clad 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 Embassy Suites Alexandria 
Hotel, 1900 Diagonal Road, Alexandria, VA 22314. The hotel telephone 
number is (703) 684-5900.
    The meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. and is scheduled to adjourn at 
5:00 p.m. Speakers representing the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy, the 
DOE Office of Environmental Management, and the national laboratories 
will report on R&D projects related to the drying, packaging, and dry 
storage of SNF. Computer modeling of the thermal behavior of SNF casks 
and canisters also will be discussed. Information on the development of 
the DOE standardized canister for DOE-managed SNF and research on long-
term dry storage of aluminum-clad SNF will be presented. Additionally, 
the Board will hear presentations from researchers in other countries, 
where the drying and dry-storage of aluminum-clad SNF is under 
examination. 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 near the entrance to the 
meeting room. Speakers will be taken in the order in which they signed 
in and depending on the number a time limit on individual remarks may 
be set. However, written comments of any length may be submitted to the 
Board staff or by mail or electronic mail. All comments received in 
writing will be included in the meeting record, which will be posted on 
the Board's website after the meeting. The workshop 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 workshop. An archived version of 
the webcast will be available on the Board's website following the 
workshop. The transcript of the workshop will be available on the 
Board's website by January 20, 2020.

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    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 Dan Ogg: 
[email protected] or Bret Leslie: [email protected]. For information on 
logistics, or to request copies of the workshop agenda or transcript, 
contact Sonya Townsend: [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: October 18, 2019.
Nigel Mote,
Executive Director, U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
[FR Doc. 2019-23180 Filed 10-23-19; 8:45 am]
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