[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 84 (Tuesday, April 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34286-34287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09249]


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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 May 21-22, 2024.
    Board meeting: May 21-22, 2024--The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical 
Review Board will hold a hybrid (in-person/virtual) public meeting in 
Knoxville, TN, to review information on the U.S. Department of Energy's 
(DOE) research and development (R&D) activities (a) related to non-
site-specific disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive 
waste in crystalline host rocks and (b) on corrosion of commercial SNF 
after disposal.
    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) 
meeting in Knoxville, TN, on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, and Wednesday, May 
22, 2024, to review information on the U.S. Department of Energy's 
(DOE) research and development (R&D) activities (a) related to non-
site-specific disposal of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-level 
radioactive waste (HLW) in crystalline host rocks and (b) on corrosion 
of commercial SNF after disposal.
    The hybrid (in-person/virtual) meeting will be held at the Hilton 
Downtown Knoxville Hotel at 501 West Church Avenue in Knoxville, 
Tennessee. The hotel telephone number is 865-523-2300. The hotel 
website is https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/knxkhhf-hilton-knoxville/. 
On Tuesday, May 21, the meeting will begin at 80 a.m. eastern daylight 
time (EDT) and is scheduled to adjourn at approximately 5 p.m. EDT. On 
Wednesday, May 22, the hybrid meeting will begin at 8 a.m. EDT and 
conclude at 12 p.m. EDT. On the first day, the initial speakers will 
provide an overview of DOE's SNF and HLW disposal research programs. 
Additional speakers representing the national laboratories conducting 
the work for DOE will report on R&D activities to advance the 
understanding of long-term waste disposal in crystalline rocks. They 
will also discuss

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R&D efforts related to the corrosion of commercial SNF. This includes 
the development of a corrosion model capable of accounting for complex 
physical and chemical processes for a wide range of repository 
conditions. Speakers from Finland and Canada will present information 
on their countries' disposal programs. 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 meeting each day. 
Those attending the meeting in person and wishing to provide oral 
comments are encouraged to sign-in using 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 may 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 may be read 
into the record by Board staff during the public comment period if time 
allows. Depending on the number of speakers and online comments, a time 
limit on individual remarks may be set. Written comments of any length 
may be submitted to the Board staff by mail or electronic mail. 
Comments received in writing will be included in the meeting record, 
which will be posted on the Board's website. 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 July 31, 2024.
    The Board is an independent federal agency in the Executive Branch. 
It was established in the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987 
(Pub. L. 100-203) to perform ongoing evaluation of the technical and 
scientific validity of U.S. Department of Energy activities related to 
developing and implementing a program for the management and disposal 
of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, in accordance 
with the terms of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. Board members 
serve part-time and are appointed by the President from a list of 
nominees submitted by the National Academy of Sciences. The Board 
reports its findings, conclusions, and recommendations to Congress and 
the Secretary of Energy. Board reports, correspondence, congressional 
testimony, meeting transcripts, and related materials are posted on the 
Board's website.
    For information regarding the meeting, contact Mr. Christopher Burk 
at [email protected], or by phone at 703-235-4486, or Ms. Chandrika 
Manepally at [email protected], or by phone at 703-235-4489. For 
information on meeting logistics, contact Davonya Barnes at 
[email protected], or by phone at 703-235-9141. All three may be reached 
by mail at 2300 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 1300, Arlington, VA 22201-
3367; or by fax at 703-235-4495.

    Dated: April 22, 2024.
Daniel G. Ogg,
Executive Director, U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
[FR Doc. 2024-09249 Filed 4-29-24; 8:45 am]
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