[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 7226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02432]
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NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD
Meeting
Board meeting: March 19, 2014--The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical
Review Board will meet to discuss DOE R&D activities related to salt as
a geologic medium for disposal of SNF and HLW.
Pursuant to its authority under section 5051 of Public Law 100-203,
Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987, the U.S. Nuclear Waste
Technical Review Board will hold a public meeting in Albuquerque, NM,
on Wednesday, March 19, 2014. The main topic of the meeting is the
Department of Energy (DOE) research and development (R&D) activities
related to salt as a geologic medium for the disposal of spent nuclear
fuel (SNF) and high-level radioactive waste (HLW). Speakers from the
DOE Office of Nuclear Energy will present work on a range of studies,
including performance assessment modeling of a generic salt disposal
system for SNF and HLW, coupled models for thermal-hydrological-
chemical and thermal-hydrological-mechanical processes in a salt
repository, and brine migration experimental studies for salt
repositories. The Board also will hear a presentation on DOE activities
related to resumption of NRC work on the Yucca Mountain License
Application. In addition, a speaker from the DOE Office of
Environmental Management will describe lessons learned from managing
remote-handled radioactive wastes at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in
Carlsbad, NM.
The meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. and will be held at the
Marriott Hotel, 2101 Louisiana Blvd. NE., Albuquerque, New Mexico; Tel.
505-881-6800, Fax 505-888-2982. A block of rooms has been reserved at
the hotel for meeting attendees. Reservations can be made by calling
800 228-9290 or through the online reservations link on the Board's Web
site calendar page (http://www.nwtrb.gov/calendar/calendar.html).
Reservations must be made by Sunday, March 2, 2014, to ensure receiving
the meeting rate.
A detailed agenda will be available on the Board's Web site 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 at the end of the day. Those wanting to speak are
encouraged to sign the ``Public Comment Register'' at the check-in
table. A time limit may need to be set for individual remarks, but
written comments of any length may be submitted for the record.
Transcripts of the meeting will be available on the Board's Web site
after April 21, 2014.
The Board was established in the 1987 amendments to the Nuclear
Waste Policy (NWPA) as an independent agency in the Executive branch to
perform an ongoing objective evaluation of the technical validity of
activities undertaken by the U.S. Department of Energy related to
implementing the NWPA. Board members are experts in their fields and
are appointed 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 materials are posted on the
Board's Web site.
For information on the meeting, contact Karyn Severson at
[email protected] or Roberto Pabalan at [email protected]. For
information on lodging or logistics, contact Linda Coultry at
[email protected]. They all can be reached by phone at 703-235-4473.
Dated: January 31, 2014.
Nigel Mote,
Executive Director, U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
[FR Doc. 2014-02432 Filed 2-5-14; 8:45 am]
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