Spring 2026 Board Meeting - June 9, 2026
The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will host a public meeting on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, focusing on technical lessons learned from the siting and development of geologic repositories in other countries. Speakers from countries that are (i) in the site selection process (e.g., Germany) and (ii) those who have advanced to subsequent repository development stages (e.g., Finland) will participate.
Location: Online and in-person
AUSA Conference & Event Center
2425 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201
POC: Jay Santillan santillan@nwtrb.gov or by phone 703-235-4490 and Chandrika Manepally manepally@nwtrb.gov or by phone 703-235-4489
- Agenda - June 9, 2026 (pdf - 173KB)
- Dr. Peter Swift Opening Remarks (pdf - 848KB)
- Bret Leslie - Learning from National Repository Programs (pdf - 597KB)
- Sungbok Lee and Jane Joo - Updates for HLW Management Program in Korea (pdf - 18MB)
- Hiromitsu Saegusa, Yoshito Kitagawa, and Hideaki Hyodo - Current Status of Deep Geological Repository Program in Japan (pdf - 9MB)
- Markéta Dohnálková - Deep Geological Repository Siting in the Czech Republic: From Site Screening to Final Site Selection (pdf - 1.9MB)
- Barbara Pastina - From Rock to Repository: The Iterative Process of Site Characterization and Facility Design (pdf - 2.8MB)
- Michael Schnellmann - The Swiss Deep Geological Repository Project 'Terradura': From Site Selection to Further Project Deveopment (pdf - 6.6MB)
- Axel Liebscher - The German Site Selection Procedure - Current State and Lessons Learned (pdf - 3.7MB)
- Acronyms Spring 2026 meeting (pdf - 124KB)
- Comments Submitted Online by Virtual Attendees During the Meeting (pdf - 88KB)
- Comments Submitted by Judy Treichel (pdf - 56KB)
- Comments Submitted By Scott Tyler (pdf - 150KB)