Board Meeting; August 24, 2016-DOE Work on Integrating Different Canister Designs for Storage and Disposal of SNF, 47181-47182 [2016-17153]

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17153]


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NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD


Board Meeting; August 24, 2016--DOE Work on Integrating Different 
Canister Designs for Storage and Disposal of SNF

    Pursuant to its authority under section 5051 of Public Law 100-203, 
Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act (NWPAA) of 1987, and in accordance 
with its mandate to review the technical and scientific validity of 
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) activities related to implementing the 
Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical 
Review Board will meet in Washington, DC on August 24, 2016, to review 
DOE activities related to integrating the management and disposal of 
the many different designs of canisters for spent nuclear fuel (SNF) 
and high-level radioactive waste (HLW) that are currently in service 
and under development.
    The meeting will be held at the Westin Washington, DC City Center 
Hotel, 1400 M Street NW., Washington, DC 20005, 202-429-1700. A block 
of rooms has been reserved for meeting attendees at a rate of $149.00 
per night.

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Reservations may be made by phone: (888) 627-9035 or online: https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/events/start.action?id=1512302524&key=12331FD9. 
Reservations must be made by Monday, August 1, 2016, to ensure 
receiving the meeting rate. On-site parking at the hotel is available 
for an overnight rate of $59 or a daily rate of $28.00.
    The meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 24, 2016, 
and is scheduled to adjourn at 5:00 p.m. Among the topics to be 
discussed at the meeting are descriptions of the canister types 
currently used and being developed for storing and transporting SNF and 
HLW, DOE's efforts to create an integrated program for managing and 
disposing of SNF and HLW canisters, and nuclear industry perspectives 
on DOE's efforts to develop standardized canisters for commercial SNF. 
The meeting agenda will be available on the Board's Web site: 
www.nwtrb.gov approximately one week before the meeting. The agenda may 
also be requested by email or telephone at that time from Davonya 
Barnes of the Board's staff.
    The meeting will be open to the public, and opportunities for 
public comment will be provided before the lunch break and at the end 
of the day. Those wanting to speak are encouraged to sign the ``Public 
Comment Register'' at the check-in table. Depending on the number of 
people who sign up to speak, it may be necessary to set a time limit on 
individual remarks. However, written comments of any length may be 
submitted, and all comments received in writing will be included in the 
record of the meeting, which will be posted on the Board's Web site 
after the meeting. The meeting will be webcast at: https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/909/15610, and an archived version of 
the webcast will be available on the Board's Web site following the 
meeting. The transcript of the meeting will be available on the Board's 
Web site no later than September 9, 2016.
    The Board was established in the NWPAA as an independent federal 
agency in the Executive Branch to evaluate the technical and scientific 
validity of DOE activities related to 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 Web site. For information 
on the meeting agenda, contact Daniel Ogg: ogg@nwtrb.gov or Karyn 
Severson: severson@nwtrb.gov. For information on lodging or logistics, 
contact Eva Moore: moore@nwtrb.gov. To request copies of the meeting 
agenda or the transcript, contact Davonya Barnes: barnes@nwtrb.gov. All 
four can 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: July 15, 2016.
Nigel Mote,
Executive Director, U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
[FR Doc. 2016-17153 Filed 7-19-16; 8:45 am]
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