[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 43 (Monday, March 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 13860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04508]


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NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD


Board Meeting

    The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will hold a hybrid 
(in-person/virtual) public meeting on March 28, 2023.
    Board meeting: March 28, 2023--The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical 
Review Board will hold a hybrid (in-person/virtual) public meeting in 
Orlando, FL, to review information on U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 
evaluations of removing commercial spent nuclear fuel (SNF) from 
commercial nuclear power plants.
    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) 
public meeting in Orlando, FL, on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, to review 
information on U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) evaluations, planning, 
and preparations for transport of commercial spent nuclear fuel (SNF) 
from commercial nuclear power plants.
    The Board meeting will be held at The Florida Hotel and Conference 
Center, 1500 Sand Lake Road, Orlando, FL 32809. The hotel telephone 
number is (407) 859-1500.
    The meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and 
is scheduled to adjourn at 5:00 p.m. EDT. Speakers from the DOE Office 
of Nuclear Energy will describe recent accomplishments and future 
priorities in DOE's integrated waste management program and its 
strategy for management and disposal of SNF, including use of a 
consent-based siting process. DOE speakers will address nuclear power 
plant infrastructure evaluations for removing commercial SNF, site-
specific logistic reports, and Atlas and Fortis railcar developments. 
There will be a panel discussion providing tribal perspectives on 
transportation and consent-based siting. A national laboratory speaker 
will address analysis of as-loaded conditions of storage containers of 
commercial SNF. A speaker from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
will present information on regulatory readiness for oversight of 
large-scale commercial transportation of SNF. 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 there will be an 
opportunity for public comment at the end of each day. Those attending 
the meeting in person and wanting to provide oral comments are 
encouraged to sign 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 can also be 
submitted during the meeting via the online meeting viewing platform, 
using the ``Comment for the Record'' form. Comments submitted online 
during each day of the meeting will be read into the record by Board 
staff during the public comment period just prior to adjournment. 
Depending on the number of speakers and online comments, a time limit 
on individual remarks may be set. However, written comments of any 
length may be submitted to the Board staff 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. 
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 May 30, 2023.
    The in-person public meeting will follow the COVID-19 precautions 
mandated by the local jurisdiction. Meeting attendees should observe 
community guidelines in place at the time of the meeting. The Board 
will post an update on its website if the meeting changes to a virtual-
only meeting. Attendees also are encouraged to pre-register to reduce 
their time signing in. If the meeting changes to a virtual-only format, 
those who pre-registered will be notified of the change.
    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 Yoonjo Lee at 
[email protected] or Bret Leslie at [email protected]. For information on 
logistics, to pre-register for the in-person meeting, or to request 
copies of the meeting agenda or transcript, contact Davonya Barnes at 
[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: March 1, 2023.
Neysa M. Slater-Chandler,
Director of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
[FR Doc. 2023-04508 Filed 3-3-23; 8:45 am]
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