VT NDCAP Federal Nuclear Waste Policy

VT NDCAP FEDERAL NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY (FNWP) 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.

Upcoming Committee Meetings
2022 Committee Meeting Archives
2021 Committee Meeting Achives

Comments or Questions may be sent to the VT NDCAP Federal Nuclear Waste Policy Committee by emailing PSD.NDCAP@vermont.gov or by contacting State Nuclear Engineer Tony Leshinskie at anthony.leshinskie@vermont.gov or (802) 272-1714.

All emails sent to VT NDCAP or the FNWP Committee become public record.

CURRENT COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES:

The FNWP Committee is considering its next steps in assessing current Federal nuclear waste policies, including the review of recent Congressional spent fuel legislation proposals and efforts by the Congressional Spent Nuclear Fuel Solutions Caucus established in early 2021. Currently, the Committee is learning more about long-term spent fuel storage options.

At its March 28 Meeting, the Committee received a presentation from Deep Isolation, a Berkeley, CA-based start-up company, that proposes using existing “side drilling” oil well technology as a means for spent nuclear fuel disposal.
At the May 23 Committee Meeting, representatives from Holtec International outlined the company’s plans for long-term monitoring and aging management of spent fuel storage systems, such as those currently used at Vermont Yankee. A lively Questions and Answers session on spent fuel storage system capabilities occurred. This presentation and discussion is available from the 2022-05-23 Committee Webcast Recording.
The Committee plans on meeting with additional spent fuel storage technology vendors at its next several meetings. More information on the Committee's Rescheduled August 22 Meeting will be published soon.

PREVIOUS COMMITTEE MEETINGS

May 23, 2022

March 28, 2022

Further information on Deep Isolation is available at: https://www.deepisolation.com/our-story/

January 31, 2022

2022-01-31 Committee Webcast Recording

2022-01-31 Teams Meeting Chat

Sweden Approves National Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Site

Public Comments Received Before January 31 Meeting

Public Comments Received After January 31 Meeting

Committee Draft Advisory Opinion (February 3, 2022 Version)

December 20, 2021

2021-12-20 Committee Webcast Recording

2021-12-20 Teams Meeting Chat

2021 Committee Meeting Achives

UPCOMING COMMITTEE MEETINGS

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OCTOBER 3, 2022

12 Noon to 1:30 PM

Microsoft Teams Webcast & Teleconference

The Federal Nuclear Waste Policy (FNWP) Committee of the Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel (VT NDCAP) will hold its fourth meeting of 2022 on Monday, October 3, from 12:00 Noon to 1:30 PM. This meeting was originally scheduled for August 22 but was postponed due to an unexpected conflict in the invited speaker’s schedule. As permitted by ACT 78 of the 2022 Vermont Legislature, this meeting will be conducted solely as a webcast and teleconference. The following link may be used to join the webcast:

VT-NDCAP Nuclear Waste Policy Committee 2022-10-03 Webcast

PLEASE NOTE that this is different weblink from prior FNWP Committee meetings. While this weblink will broadcast both the video and audio portions of the webcast, the meeting audio will also be available from the following new teleconference connection:

(802) 552-8456 - OR - (802) 828-7228

Conference ID: 269 355 434#

Additional instructions for joining VT NDCAP webcasts are available from the following links:

https://publicservice.vermont.gov/sites/dps/files/documents/Logging_into_MS_Teams.pdf

https://publicservice.vermont.gov/content/teams-meeting-toolbar-guide

At this meeting, the Committee will receive an overview of US Congressional Spent Nuclear Fuel Solutions Caucus activities. The overview will be provided by Mr. Oliver Edelson, Legislative Assistant to US Representative Mike Levin (California 49th Congressional District), who Co-Chairs the Caucus. Further information on the Spent Nuclear Fuel Solutions Caucus is available through the following Twitter feed:

https://twitter.com/SpentFuelCaucus

A questions and answers period will follow the overview. Additionally, Committee next steps in assessing current Federal nuclear waste policies may also be discussed.

The Committee meeting is scheduled to run no more than 90 minutes. While public comments during the meeting are encouraged, speaking opportunities may be limited by this time constraint. Members of the public are encouraged to provide written questions and comments in advance 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 the Committee’s webpage.

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Members of the public are encouraged to provide written questions and comments 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.

Additional 2022 Committee meeting dates and details will be announced 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.