VT NDCAP Meeting

May 8^th Meeting of the Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel Announced; First Full Panel Meeting for 2023.

Montpelier, VT – The Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel (VT NDCAP) will hold its first regular meeting of 2023 on Monday evening, May 8^th, from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM.  At this meeting, NorthStar and Vermont State Agencies will provide updates of recent Vermont Yankee (VY) decommissioning activities.  The Vermont State Agencies reports will include discussion of NorthStar’s March 31, 2023 required annual status report for the VY Decommissioning Project.  Recent activities of the Panel’s Federal Nuclear Waste Policy Committee will also be discussed.

For more information, including how to join the meeting please see the full press release or visit the VT NDCAP webpage. 

The Federal Nuclear Waste Policy (FNWP) Committee of the Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel (VT NDCAP) will hold its first meeting of 2023 on Monday, March 6, 2023, from 12:00 Noon to 2:00 PM.  As permitted by Act 1 of the 2023 Vermont Legislature, this meeting will be conducted solely as a webcast and teleconference. 

The subject of the March 6^th FWNP Committee meeting will be: Two Perspectives on Amending the 1982 & 1986 Nuclear Waste Policy Acts.  These perspectives will be provided by Jay Silberg, a Partner at Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLP and Diane Curran, a Partner at Harmon, Curran, Spielberg and Eisenberg, LLP.  

Questions regarding the March 6^th FNWP Committee meeting or any other VT NDCAP meeting may be directed to State Nuclear Engineer Tony Leshinskie at Anthony.Leshinskie@vermont.gov. 

For more information, including how to join the meeting, please see the Press Release regarding the meeting, or visit the VT NDCAP webpage.

Montpelier, VT – The Federal Nuclear Waste Policy (FNWP) Committee of the Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel (VT NDCAP) will hold its fifth meeting of 2022 on Monday, December 5, 2022, from 12:00 Noon to 1:30 PM. As permitted by ACT 78 of the 2022 Vermont Legislature, this meeting will be conducted solely as a webcast and teleconference.

See the full press release for further information and webcast instructions. 

Montpelier, VT – The Federal Nuclear Waste Policy Committee (FNWPC) of the Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel (VT NDCAP) will hold its third meeting of 2022 on Monday, May 23, from 12:00 Noon to 2:00 PM.  This meeting will be conducted primarily as a webcast and teleconference.  However, in accordance with Vermont Open Meeting Law, the following physical location will be available for those wishing to attend this meeting in-person:

First Floor

118 Elliot Street

Brattleboro, VT 05301

Limited parking is available behind the building.  Additional parking is available at the Brattleboro Transportation Center Parking Garage located one block east of the meeting site.  Facemasks are encouraged for all meeting attendees.  Social distancing will be enforced. 

Further information regarding the Committee’s activities to date is available online at the Committee’s webpage.

For further information regarding this meeting and instructions on how to join remotely please see the full press release.

The Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel (VT NDCAP) will hold its first regular meeting of 2022 on Monday evening, May 9th, from 6:00 PM to 8:35 PM.  At this meeting, NorthStar and Vermont State Agencies will provide updates of recent Vermont Yankee (VY) decommissioning activities.  The Vermont State Agencies reports will include assessments of NorthStar’s March 31, 2022, required annual status report for the VY Decommissioning Project. 

As permitted by ACT 78 of the 2022 Vermont Legislature, this meeting will be conducted solely as a webcast and teleconference via Zoom. No physical location is designated for this meeting.

For more information about the meeting, including how to join remotely, please see the VT NDCAP webpage or the Press Release regarding the meeting.

The Federal Nuclear Waste Policy Committee (FNWPC) of the Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel (VT NDCAP) will hold its second meeting of 2022 on Monday, March 28, 2022, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM.  This meeting will be conducted as a webcast and teleconference.  As permitted by Act 78 of the 2022 Vermont General Assembly, no physical meeting space will be provided for this FNWPC meeting.

Webcast meeting access will be available via a Microsoft Teams weblink and teleconference.

At this meeting, the Committee will discuss its next steps in assessing current Federal nuclear waste policies.  The Committee will also review current legislative efforts and the status of the Congressional Spent Fuel Caucus after almost of year of existence.  Lastly, Betsy Madru from Deep Isolation, a Berkeley, CA-based start-up company, will briefly outline the company’s proposed nuclear waste disposal methods based on existing borehole drilling technology. Further information on Deep Isolation is available at the company's Our Story webpage.

For more information about the meeting, including how to join remotely, please see the VT NDCAP Federal Nuclear Waste Policy Committee webpage or the Press Release regarding the meeting.  

The Federal Nuclear Waste Policy Committee of the Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel (VT NDCAP) will hold its first meeting of 2022 on Monday, January 31, 2022 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM.  This meeting will be conducted primarily as a webcast and teleconference.  However, in accordance with Vermont Open Meeting Law, the following physical location will be available for those wishing to attend this meeting in-person.

Webcast access for this meeting will be available via a Microsoft Teams link and teleconference.  

At the meeting, Committee members will consider responses to the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) recently published Request for Information (RFI) on using a Consent-Based Siting Process to identify Federal Interim Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facilities and whether the Committee shall propose a statement to be voted upon and submitted from the entire VT NDCAP.  Public comments on this subject are desired and must be submitted to DOE by March 4, 2022.  

For more information about the meeting, including how to join remotely, please see the VT NDCAP Federal Nuclear Waste Policy Committee webpage or the Press Release regarding the meeting.