VT NDCAP FEDERAL NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY COMMITTEE
VT NDCAP’s Federal Nuclear Waste Policy Committee was created in December 2020 in order for the Panel to learn more about US national spent fuel storage and disposal issues. The Committee will develop recommendations on US nuclear waste policies for the Full Panel to consider.
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Written Public Comments and Questions may be sent to the VT NDCAP Federal Nuclear Waste Policy Committee by emailing PSD.NDCAP@vermont.gov. All emails sent to the Committee (or VT NDCAP itself) become public record
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE MEETINGS
January 20, 2021
2021-01-20 Committee Webcast Recording
FWNP Committee Organizational Notes
February 22, 2021
2021-02-22 Committee Webcast Recording
February 22, 2021 FWNP Committee Meeting Notes
March 15, 2021
2021-03-15 Committee Webcast Recording
March 15, 2021 Committee Meeting Agenda
April 19, 2021
2021-04-19 Committee Webcast Recording
2021-04-19 Committee Meeting Notes
May 17, 2021
2021-05-17_Committee_Webcast_Recording
Congressional Research Service Report on Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal (September 2020)
Congressional Research Service Nuclear Energy Issues Overview Report (May 2021)
June 21, 2021
2021-06-21 Committee Webcast Recording
2021-06-04 Congressional Letter on Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage
July 19, 2021
2021-07-19 Committee Webcast Recording
UPCOMING COMMITTEE MEETINGS
The next meeting of the VT NDCAP Federal Nuclear Waste Policy Committee will be held on Monday, August 23, 2021 from 1 PM to 2 PM. This meeting will be conducted primarily as a Microsoft Teams webcast and teleconference. However, in accordance with Vermont Open Meeting Law, members of the public may meet at 118 Elliot Street, Brattleboro, VT to participate in this meeting.
Members of the public may join the webcast via the following link:
Join VT-NDCAP Federal Nuclear Waste Policy Committee Meeting
While this weblink will broadcast both the video and audio portions of the webcast, the meeting audio will also be available from the following phone connections:
(802) 552-8456 - OR - (802) 828-7228
Conference ID: 557 345 274#
Additional instructions for joining a Microsoft Teams meeting are available in the “Upcoming NDCAP Meetings” section of the NDCAP website (https://publicservice.vermont.gov/electric/ndcap).
The Committee meeting will run for no more than one hour. Opportunities for members of the public to speak during this meeting will be limited due to this time constraint. Members of the public are encouraged to provide written comments and suggested nuclear waste policy reading materials to the Committee via VT NDCAP’s email address at PSD.NDCAP@vermont.gov. All emails sent to the Committee become public record and may be published on the VT NDCAP website (https://publicservice.vermont.gov/electric/ndcap) or on this Committee webpage.
Subsequent Committee meetings are currently scheduled for the following dates:
Monday, September 20, 2021 at 1 PM to 2 PM
Monday, October 18, 2021 at 1 PM to 2 PM
Monday, November 15, 2021 at 1 PM to 2 PM
Monday, December 20, 2021 at 1 PM to 2 PM (tentative)
Further details on upcoming Committee Meetings will be published here as they become available.
All Committee (as well as all other NDCAP) meetings are open to the public.
Questions regarding any of the Committee’s announced meetings may be directed to State Nuclear Engineer Tony Leshinskie at anthony.leshinskie@vermont.gov or (802) 272-1714.
Background Reading on National Spent Fuel Policy Topics
2012 Presidential Blue Ribbon Commission Report on America’s Nuclear Future
Sierra Club Guidance on High-Level Nuclear Waste Management
World Nuclear Association Summary of National Nuclear Waste Policies
US Government Accountability Office Nuclear Waste Disposal Issues Summary
Nuclear Energy Institute Used Nuclear Fuel Policy Position
Science Matters, LLC Nuclear Waste Disposal Options Summary
NWSC Call for Action on US Spent Fuel Storage and Disposal
Marvin Resnikoff Article on Radwaste Disposal & Greater Than Class C Waste
NRC Documentation on Greater Than Class C Waste
US Department of Energy Nuclear Waste Fund Financial Statement Audit
2021 Potential Paths Forward on US Nuclear Waste Policy (Columbia University Article)
Yucca Mountain Related Links:
NRC Review Status of Yucca Mountain Facility License Application
US Department of Energy License Application for Yucca Mountain Facility
NRC Evaluation Documents for Yucca Mountain Application
NRC Yucca Mountain Brochure (aka Yucca Mountain “Backgrounder”)
Nevada Perspective on Yucca Mountain (2010 Idaho Law Review Article)
Brief History of Yucca Mountain Site Selection
Yucca Mountain: The Most Studied Real Estate on the Planet (2006 US Senate Report)
US Interim Storage Facility Links:
Interim Storage Facility NRC License Submittals (includes links for both proposed facilities)
Spent Fuel Transportation Topics:
Spent Fuel Transport Railcar Development Status (Atlas & Fortis Railcars)
Gap Analysis for Supporting Spent Fuel Transportation and Extended Storage
November 2017 NDCAP Presentation on Spent Fuel Transportation Planning
Additional Suggested Background Readings:
Windham Regional Commission Comments on Spent Fuel Repository Consent-Based Siting
November 2017 NDCAP Presentation on US Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage
Vermont Yankee Site Landscape Inventory
World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2020