[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1408-1409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00389]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Public Meeting To Discuss Next Steps Toward Implementing a
Consent-Based Siting Process for Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal
Facilities
AGENCY: Fuel Cycle Technologies, Office of Nuclear Energy, Department
of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.
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SUMMARY: The U.S Department of Energy (DOE) is implementing a consent-
based siting process to establish an integrated waste management system
to transport, store, and dispose of commercial spent nuclear fuel and
high level defense radioactive waste. In a consent-based siting
approach, DOE will work with communities, tribal governments and states
across the country that express interest in hosting any of the
facilities identified as part of an integrated waste management system.
DOE is hosting a public meeting on January 20, 2016 to discuss next
steps towards implementing a consent-based siting process for nuclear
waste storage and disposal facilities.
Type of meeting: Open meeting.
Date: January 20, 2016.
Time: 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Location: Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel. 999 9th St
NW., Washington, DC 20001.
Remote Access and Registration: Attendees are encouraged to pre-
register to expedite the check in process. Seating is limited to the
room capacity and seats will be available on a first come, first served
basis. The meeting will include a conference call phone number and will
be webcast live on the Internet. Registration and remote access
instructions including technical support contact information will be
provided on the DOE Web site prior to the meeting at http://www.energy.gov/consentbasedsiting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [email protected] or check
the DOE Web site at http://www.energy.gov/consentbasedsiting.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2016.
Andrew Richards,
Chief of Staff, Office of Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2016-00389 Filed 1-11-16; 8:45 am]
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