Dr. Michael Janicke became the Executive Director of U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, effective October 5, 2026

Board letter to Mr. Ted Garrish, DOE-NE, on observations following the Board's August 13, 2026, technical fact-finding meeting on the DOE’s activities related to storage and transportation of commercial spent (used) nuclear fuel, including the anticipated high burnup research cask shipment.

Board letter to Mr. Ted Garrish, DOE-NE, on observations following the Board's June 9, 2026 meeting on the technical lessons learned from national deep geologic repository programs and their relevance for creating a workable pathway for the permanent disposal of the U.S. spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste inventory.

View archived Spring 2026 Board Meeting - June 9, 2026

NEW FEATURE: the NWTRB has published an interactive table of nuclear waste repository programs in 13 countries around the world