Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel (NDCAP)

The 19 member Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel (NDCAP) was established by Act 178 of the 2014 Vermont legislative session to replace the seven-member Vermont State Nuclear Advisory Panel (VSNAP) that had been in place since the sale of Vermont Yankee to Entergy in 2002. NDCAP includes six citizen members, two each to be appointed by the Governor, the Senate Pro-Tem and the House Speaker, as well as representation from several additional Vermont Yankee decommissioning stakeholder organizations.

• VT Legislation that establishes NDCAP
• Panel Members as of May 2019
• Panel Duties & Original Panel Members
• Amended NDCAP Charter (Adopted 2016-05-26)

• Panel Advisory Opinion Process

Next NDCAP Meeting Information is available here.

IMPORTANT NEWS UPDATES

NDCAP 2018 Annual Report Approved

The Panel’s 2018 Annual Report was finalized and approved at the January 31, 2019 Full Panel Meeting. 

Vermont Yankee Sale Completed

On January 11, 2019, Entergy’s sale of Vermont Yankee (VY) to subsidiaries of NorthStar Group Services, Inc., was completed. Vermont Yankee ownership now consists of NorthStar Nuclear Decommissioning Company, LLC and NorthStar Vermont Yankeed, LLC. 

• Entergy & Northstar Press Release on VY Sale Completion

• NRC License Amendment Recognizing VY Sale Completion

 ​Details on Vermont Yankee’s ownership and operational history are available on the Brief History of Vermont Nuclear Power webpage.  

Related Vermont Public Utility Commission Docket(s)

• Docket 8880 - Transfer of Ownership of Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee

• Docket 8880 Memorandum of Understanding on VY Sale 

• Docket 8880 PUC Order Approving VY Sale

• Docket 8880 Certificate of Public Good Approving VY Sale

NDCAP Meeting Archives

• 2018
• 2017
• 2016
• 2015
• 2014

Upcoming NDCAP Meetings

NEXT MEETING OF THE FULL PANEL

September 2019 (Exact Date and Location to be Determined)

The next meeting of the Full Panel will take place in September 2019.  The meeting date, time and (Brattleboro / Vernon, VT area) location will be announced at a future date.  The September 2019 meeting will be announced at a future date.  Further details will be published on this website when they become available. 

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE NDCAP ISSUES COMMITTEE

The next meeting of the Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel (VT NDCAP) Issues Committee will be scheduled after the September 2019 meeting of the Full Panel.

All meetings of the Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel (including its committee meetings) are open to the public.

The video recording, agenda, and meeting materials for the Panel’s most recent (May 20, 2019) meeting are available below.

Public comments and questions regarding Vermont Yankee’s decommissioning may be emailed to the Panel at PSD.NDCAP@vermont.gov.

All emails sent to NDCAP become public record.

Issues Committee Meeting of July 24, 2019

• Committee Meeting Notes 7-24-2019 Initial Draft

• History of VT NDCAP for NEIMA Response

• Draft Outline for 2019 Annual Report

Meeting of May 20, 2019

• Final Agenda 5-20-2019

• Draft Meeting Minutes 5-20-2019

• Video (BCTV) of the Meeting

• VT Public Service VY Annual Report Review & Status Update

• VT Natural Resource/Environmental Conservation VY Status Update

• NorthStar May 2019 Decommissioning Status Presentation 

Issues Committee Meeting of April 22, 2019

• Committee Meeting Notes 4-22-2019

Meeting of January 31, 2019

• Final Agenda 1-31-2019
• Video (BCTV) of the Meeting
• VTNDCAP Approved Minutes 01.31.2019
• Summary of January 9 NRC Pre-Decisional Enforcement Conference
• State of Vermont's Role in VT Yankee Decommissioning
• NDCAP 2018 Revised Draft Annual Report

Meeting of December 6, 2018

• Final Agenda 12-6-2018
• Video (BCTV) of the Meeting
• VTNDCAP Approved Minutes 12.06.2018

• Entergy December 2018 Decommissioning Status Presentation

• NDCAP 2018 Draft Annual Report

Meeting of September 27, 2018

• Final Agenda 9-27-2018
• Video (BCTV) of the Meeting
• VTNDCAP Approved Minutes 09.27.2018
• VTNDCAP Draft Minutes 05.24.2018 for Approval
• Entergy September 2018 Decommissioning Status Presentation

Meeting of June 28, 2018

• Final Agenda 06-28-2018

• Video (BCTV) of the Meeting

• Meeting Welcome Scrolling Presentation

• VTNDCAP Draft Minutes 03.22.2018 for Approval

• Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Commission Presentation

  • Map of US Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compacts

  • Photo of Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Site

  • Overview of Texas Compact Low-Level Radioactive Waste Acceptance Criteria

  • Texas Low-Level Rad-Waste Compact Capacity Report (May 2018)

  • Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Annual Volume Limit

• US Department of Energy Spent Fuel Transportation Status Presentation

• Entergy June 2018 Decommissioning Status Presentation

Meeting of May 24, 2018

• Final Agenda 5-24-2018

• Video (BCTV) of the Meeting

• Meeting Welcome Scrolling Presentation

• VTNDCAP Draft Minutes 11.16.2017 for Approval

• Entergy May 2018 Decommissioning Status Presentation

• NDCAP 2017 Draft Annual Report

Meeting of March 22, 2018

• Final Agenda 3-22-2018
• Video (BCTV) of the Meeting
• VTNDCAP_Draft_Minutes_10.26.17_for_Approval
• Entergy March 2018 Decommissioning Status Presentation to NDCAP
• Entergy March 2018 VY Sale Settlement-MOU Presentation to NDCAP
• State of Vermont March 2018 VY Sale Settlement-MOU Presentation to NDCAP
• New England Coalition March 2018 VY Sale Settlement-MOU Comments
• Waste Control Specialists March 2018 Consolidated Interim Storage Presentation to NDCAP
• Proposed Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2018

Approved Advisory Opinions

• NDCAP Advisory Opinion - Engaging Host Communities - Adopted 11.12.15
• NDCAP Advisory Opinion – Construction of a Second VY Spent Fuel Storage Pad – Adopted 02.25.16

Reports

Resources

Brief History of Vermont Nuclear Power