[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53545-53546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16907]


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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 August 30, 2023.
    Board meeting: August 30, 2023--The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical 
Review Board will hold a hybrid (in-person/virtual) public meeting in 
Idaho Falls, ID, to discuss the U.S. Department of Energy consent-based 
siting process activities related to its mission of developing one or 
more federal interim storage facilities for commercial spent nuclear 
fuel as soon as practicable, and its research and development 
activities related to high burnup spent nuclear fuel and advanced 
reactor waste disposition.
    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 (Board) will hold a hybrid (in-person/
virtual) meeting in Idaho Falls, ID, on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, to 
discuss the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) consent-based siting 
process activities related to its mission of developing one or more 
federal interim storage facilities for commercial spent nuclear fuel 
(SNF) as soon as practicable, and its research and development (R&D) 
activities related to high burnup SNF and advanced reactor waste 
disposition.
    The hybrid (in-person/virtual) meeting will be held at Snake River 
Event Center, 780 Lindsay Blvd., Idaho Falls, ID 83402, which is 
located at the Shilo Inns Idaho Falls. The event center telephone 
number is (208) 497-0611 and the hotel telephone number is (208) 523-
0088. The workshop will begin at 8:00 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) 
and is scheduled to adjourn at 4:00 p.m. MDT. DOE will provide an 
update on its consent-based siting activities, give an overview of 
environmental justice in consent-based

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siting, and describe how it is incorporating social science and digital 
tools during the consent-based siting process. DOE will present an 
update on its R&D activities related to high burnup SNF. DOE also will 
describe its advanced reactor waste disposition R&D efforts both in 
terms of determining from a technical perspective how it can accept the 
SNF and high-level radioactive waste (HLW) for transportation and 
disposal and in developing and implementing an R&D plan to address 
technical gaps related to storage, transportation, and disposal of 
advanced reactor SNF and HLW. 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 the consent-based siting 
portion of the program and again, prior to meeting adjournment. 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. Depending on the number of 
speakers and online comments, a time limit on individual remarks may be 
set. 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 the day of the meeting will be 
posted to the Board's website the following day. 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 October 30, 2023.
    The in-person 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, by providing name and 
affiliation to [email protected], to reduce their time signing 
in at the check-in table. 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 
perform an ongoing evaluation of the technical and scientific validity 
of activities undertaken by DOE related to implementing the NWPA. 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 is required to report its findings, 
conclusions, and recommendations to Congress and the Secretary of 
Energy. Board reports, correspondence, congressional testimony, and 
meeting transcripts and related materials are posted on the Board's 
website.
    For information on the meeting, contact Bret Leslie at 
[email protected] or Yoonjo Lee at [email protected]. For information on 
logistics 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: August 3, 2023.
Daniel G. Ogg,
Executive Director, U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
[FR Doc. 2023-16907 Filed 8-7-23; 8:45 am]
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