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Note:  This page provides a list of Board meetings and materials (agendas, transcripts, presentations, & related correspondence) with the most recent meeting listed first. Transcripts are in pdf format, which can be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Minutes of Board business meetings are available on request from the NWTRB office.


April 2, 2008

January 16, 2008
Winter Board Meeting
Las Vegas, NV
  • Transportation of the wastes
  • Potential tunnel environments after repository closure
  • Waste-package corrosion issues
Agenda
January 16, 2008 Transcript
Presentations
Press Release

September 19, 2007
Fall Board Meeting
Las Vegas, NV
  • Surface Facility Designs and Operations
Agenda
September 19, 2007 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Press Release
Public Comments and Other Materials

May 15, 2007
Spring Board Meeting
Arlington, VA
  • Nuclear Waste Disposal Issues
Agenda
May 15, 2007 Transcript
Presentations
Press Release
Public Comments and Other Materials

March 14, 2007
Panel Meeting on Infiltration
Berkeley, CA
  • Infiltration
Agenda
March 14, 2007 Transcript
Presentations
Press Release
Public Comments and Other Materials

January 24, 2007
Winter Board Meeting
Las Vegas, NV
  • DOE Updates
Agenda
January 24, 2007 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Correspondence from DOE
Press Release
Public Comments and Other Materials
September 27, 2006
Fall Board Meeting
Amargosa Valley, NV
  • Yucca Mountain Safety Case
Agenda
September 27, 2006 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Press Release
Public Comments and Other Materials

September 25-26, 2006
Workshop on Localized Corrosion
Las Vegas, NV
  • Localized Corrosion of Alloy 22
Agenda
September 25, 2006 Transcript
September 26, 2006 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Press Release
Public Comments and Other Materials

May 9, 2006
Spring Board Meeting
McLean, VA
  • Transport, Again, and Disposal (TAD) Canister Concept
Agenda
May 9, 2006 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Correspondence from DOE
Press Release

February 1, 2006
Winter Board Meeting
Las Vegas, NV
  • Processes Affecting Radionuclide Transport
Agenda
February 1, 2006 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Correspondence from DOE
Press Release
Public Comments and Other Materials

November 8-9, 2005
Fall Board Meeting
Las Vegas, NV
  • Scientific Updates
Agenda
November 8, 2005 Transcript
November 9, 2005 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Correspondence from DOE
Press Release
February 9-10, 2005
Winter Board Meeting
Las Vegas, NV and Caliente, NV
  • Systems Integration
  • Scientific Studies
  • Transportation
Agenda
February 9, 2005 Transcript
February 10, 2005 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Press Release

October 13-14, 2004
Transportation Planning Panel Meeting
Salt Lake City, UT
  • Transportation Issues
Agenda
October 13, 2004 Transcript
October 14, 2004 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Correspondence from DOE
Press Release
Public Comments and Other Materials

September 20, 2004
Fall 2004 Board Meeting
Las Vegas, NV
  • Total System Performance Assessment
Agenda
September 20, 2004 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Correspondence from DOE
Press Release

May 18-19, 2004
Spring 2004 Board Meeting
Washington, DC
  • Programmatic Update
  • Corrosion during the thermal pulse

Agenda
May 18, 2004 Transcript
May 19, 2004 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Correspondence from DOE
Press Release
Public Comments and Other Materials

March 9-10, 2004
Panel on the Natural System
Las Vegas, NV
  • Unsaturated Zone Fluid Flow and Radionuclide Transport
  • Saturated Zone Fluid Flow and Radionuclide Transport

Agenda
March 9, 2004 Transcript
March 10, 2004 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Correspondence from DOE
Press Release
Public Comments and Other Materials
Consultant Reports

January 21, 2004
Panel on the Waste Management System
Las Vegas, NV
  • Transportation Strategic Planning Considerations

Agenda
January 21, 2004 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Correspondence from DOE
Press Release
January 20, 2004
Panel on the Engineered System
Las Vegas, NV
  • Project Update
  • Repository Design Update

Agenda
January 20, 2004 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Correspondence from DOE
Press Release
September 16-17, 2003
Meeting of the Full Board
Washington, DC
  • Program Update and Project Overview
  • Flow and transport in the unsaturated and saturated zones
  • Updates on igneous issues
  • Updates on DOE's transportation activities
Agenda
September 16, 2003 Transcript
September 17, 2003 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Correspondence from DOE
Press Release
Public Comments and Other Materials

May 13-14, 2003
Meeting of the Full Board
Washington, DC
  • Thermal Aspects of Yucca Mountain Repository Design
Agenda
May 13, 2003 Transcript
May 14, 2003 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Correspondence from DOE
Press Release
Consultant Reports


February 25, 2003
Panel on the Waste Management System
Las Vegas, NV
  • Waste Receipt
  • Transportation
  • Repository Operations

Agenda
February 25, 2003 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Correspondence from DOE
Press Release

February 24, 2003
Panel on the Repository/Panel on Site Characterization
Las Vegas, NV
  • Seismic Issues
Agenda
February 24, 2003 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Press Release
Consultant Reports


January 28, 2003
Meeting of the Full Board
Las Vegas, NV
  • Yucca Mountain Science Programs
  • Materials Testing
  • Barrier Analyses

Agenda
January 28, 2003 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Correspondence from DOE
Press Release

September 10, 2002
Meeting of the Full Board
Las Vegas, NV
  • Yucca Mountain Science Programs
  • Barrier Analyses

Agenda
September 10, 2002 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Correspondence from DOE
Press Release
Public Comments and Other Materials
Consultant Reports
May 7-8, 2002
Meeting of the Full Board
Washington, DC
  • Yucca Mountain Safety Case
  • Staged Repository Concepts
  • Corrosion Testing

Agenda
May 7, 2002 Transcript
May 8, 2002 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Correspondence from DOE
Press Release
Public Comments and Other Materials
January 29-30, 2002
Meeting of the Full Board
Pahrump, NV
  • Update on scientific studies
  • Hydrogeologic investigations
  • External reviews

Agenda
January 29, 2002 Transcript
January 30, 2002 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Correspondence from DOE
Press Release

September 10-12, 2001
Meeting of the Full Board
Las Vegas, NV
  • Status of DOE's efforts to characterize a site at Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Agenda
September 10, 2001 Transcript
September 11, 2001 Transcript
September 12, 2001 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Press Release
Public Comments and Other Materials
July 19-20, 2001
Meeting of the Panel on the Repository
Arlington, VA
  • International Workshop on Long-Term Extrapolation of Passive Behavior
Agenda
July 19, 2001 Transcript
July 20, 2001 Transcript
Press Release
Public Comments and Other Materials
June 20-21, 2001
Joint Meeting of Performance Assessment and Repository Panels
Las Vegas, NV
  • Supplemental Science and Performance Analyses
Agenda
June 20, 2001 Transcript
June 21, 2001 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Press Release
Public Comments and Other Materials
May 8-9, 2001
Meeting of the Full Board
Arlington, VA
  • Scientific and Technical Issues
Agenda
May 8, 2001 Transcript
May 9, 2001 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Correspondence from DOE
Press Release

April 13, 2001
Meeting of the Full Board
Arlington, VA
  • Developing Multiple Lines of Evidence
Agenda
April 13, 2001 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Press Release

January 30-31, 2001
Meeting of the Full Board
Amargosa Valley, NV
  • Scientific and Technical Issues
Agenda
January 30, 2001 Transcript
January 31, 2001 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Press Release
Public Comments and Other Materials
August 1-2, 2000
Meeting of the Full Board
Carson City, NV
  • Scientific and Technical Issues
  • Total System Performance Assessment
Agenda
August 1, 2000 Transcript
August 2, 2000 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Press Release

July 10, 2000
Meeting of the Panel on the Waste Management System
Idaho Falls, ID
  • Spent Fuel Transportation
Agenda
July 10, 2000 Transcript
Presentations
Press Release

May 1, 2000
Meeting of the Full Board
Pahrump, NV
  • Repository Design
  • Geochemistry
Agenda
May 1, 2000 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Press Release

January 25-26, 2000
Meeting of the Full Board
Las Vegas, NV
  • Addressing Uncertainty
  • Repository Safety Strategy
  • Scientific Programs Update
Agenda
January 25, 2000 Transcript
January 26, 2000 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Press Release

September 14-15, 1999
Meeting of the Full Board
Alexandria, VA
  • Repository Safety Strategy
Agenda
September 14, 1999 Transcript
September 15, 1999 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Correspondence from DOE
Press Release

June 29-30, 1999
Summer Board Meeting
Beatty, NV
  • Repository Design and the Scientific Program
Agenda
June 29, 1999 Transcript
June 30, 1999 Transcript
Presentations
Correspondence to DOE
Press Release


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