Board Meeting
| Published date | 26 October 2021 |
| Record Number | 2021-23283 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 204 (Tuesday, October 26, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59201-59202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23283]
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NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD
Board Meeting
The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will hold a virtual
public meeting on November 3-4, 2021.
Board meeting: November 3-4, 2021--The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical
Review Board will hold a virtual public meeting to review information
on the U.S. Department of Energy's research and development activities
related to the geologic disposal safety assessment framework.
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 an virtual public meeting on
Wednesday, November 3, 2021, and Thursday, November 4, 2021, to review
information on the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) research and
development activities related to the geologic disposal safety
assessment framework.
The meeting will begin on both days at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight
Time (EDT) and is scheduled to adjourn at 5:00 p.m. EDT. On the first
day, the initial speaker, from the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy, will
provide an update on DOE's Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition Program.
The remaining speakers representing the national laboratories
conducting the work for DOE will report on DOE's activities to support
the development of a capability to model the post-closure performance
of a repository for spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-level radioactive
waste (HLW). Speakers will describe DOE's program including its
objectives, research thrusts, and recent accomplishments. They will
describe advanced simulation capabilities, including the Geologic
Disposal Safety Assessment (GDSA) Framework and PFLOTRAN, as well as
examples of how features and processes are integrated into the GDSA
Framework.
On the second day, a final example of how features and processes
are integrated into the GDSA Framework will be described by a speaker
from the national laboratories. Speakers from the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission and the United Kingdom's Radioactive Waste
Management organization will present their perspectives on development
of a performance assessment capability to model the post-closure
performance of a repository. Speakers from the national laboratories
will present work on the development of uncertainty and sensitivity
analysis tools for GDSA Framework and the
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implementation of GDSA Framework to generic repository reference cases
for bedded salt, shale, and crystalline host rocks. They will present a
case study in integrating insight and experience from the international
community in GDSA. 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 opportunities for
public comment will be provided at the end of each day of the meeting.
Details on how to submit public comments during the meeting will be
provided on the Board's website along with the details for viewing the
meeting. A limit may be set on the time allowed for the presentation of
individual remarks. 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. The transcript of the meeting will be available
on the Board's website by January 3, 2022.
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 Bret Leslie:
[email protected] or Roberto Pabalan: [email protected] . For
information on logistics, or to request copies of the meeting agenda or
transcript, contact Davonya Barnes: [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: October 20, 2021.
Neysa M. Slater-Chandler,
Director of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
[FR Doc. 2021-23283 Filed 10-25-21; 8:45 am]
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