Press Releases and Announcements

President Biden appoints six new members to the Board

On September 12, 2024, the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board issued a proceedings report summarizing the Board’s International Siting Workshop that took place on August 29, 2023, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and online. The Board has also created an interactive table summarizing the progress in developing repository programs around the world for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (Board) will hold a public meeting on Thursday, August 29, 2024, to review information on the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) management and plans for disposal of DOE spent nuclear fuel (SNF). 

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (Board) will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, and the morning of Wednesday, May 22, 2024, to review information on the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) research and development (R&D) activities (a) related to non-site-specific disposal of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-level radioactive waste (HLW) in crystalline host rocks and (b) on corrosion of commercial SNF after disposal.

On February 29, 2024, the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB) issued a new report to the U.S. Congress and the Secretary of Energy titled Evaluation of The U.S. Department of Energy Research and Development Activities on the Disposition of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel in Dual-Purpose Canisters.

Mr. Christopher R. Burk became Director of External Affairs of the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, effective January 2, 2024.

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will hold an international public workshop in Idaho Falls, Idaho on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, on siting of radioactive waste management facilities.

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will hold a public meeting in Idaho Falls, Idaho on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, to review information on U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) consent-based siting process activities and its research and development activities related to high burnup spent nuclear fuel and advanced reactor waste disposition.

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will hold a public meeting in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, to review information on U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) efforts related to removing spent nuclear fuel from commercial nuclear power plant sites.

On December 9, 2022, President Biden announced the appointment of six new Board members and designation of a new chair.

On November 28, 2022, the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board issued a report on its activities from January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2021.

Mr. Daniel Ogg became Executive Director of the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, effective November 6, 2022

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will hold a public meeting in Arlington, Virginia, on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 and Wednesday, September 14, 2022, to review information on U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) research and development (R&D) on clay-bearing host rocks and clay-based engineered barriers.

The report is an update of a survey report first issued by the Board in 2009 that was updated in 2016. The report describes 30 technical and institutional attributes of nuclear waste programs in 13 countries.

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (Board) will hold a virtual public meeting on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, and Wednesday, March 2, 2022, to review information on the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) activities related to spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-level radioactive waste (HLW).

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (Board) will hold a virtual public meeting on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, and Thursday, November 4, 2021, to review information on the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) research and development activities related to the geologic disposal safety assessment framework.

On August 31, 2021, the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board issued a report on its activities from January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2018

On July 30, 2021, the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board issued a report to Congress and the Secretary of Energy titled Evaluation of the Department of Energy's Research Program to Examine the Performance of Commercial High Burnup Spent Nuclear Fuel during Extended Storage and Transportation.

On August 2, 2021, the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board issued a report to the U.S. Congress and the Secretary of Energy, titled Evaluation of the Department of Energy’s Research Program to Examine the Performance of Commercial High Burnup Spent Nuclear Fuel during Extended Storage and Transportation.

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (Board) will hold a virtual public meeting on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, to review information on the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) technology development activities related to packaging, drying, and dry storage of DOE aluminum-clad spent nuclear fuel (SNF).