Past Public Meetings

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board held a public meeting on August 29th, to review information on the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) management and plans for disposal of DOE spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and hear a program update from DOE’s Office of Spent Fuel and High-Level Waste Disposition.

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will hold a public meeting in mid-May 2024, to review information on the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) research and development activities related to non-site-specific disposal of radioactive waste in crystalline host rocks and on corrosion of commercial spent nuclear fuel after disposal.

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board held 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 held an international workshop on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, on siting of radioactive waste facilities.

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board held 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.

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board held a hybrid (in-person/virtual) public meeting on Tuesday September 13, 2022, and Wednesday September 14, 2022, to review information on the U.S. Department of Energy’s research and development (R&D) program related to geologic disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste in clay-bearing host rocks and R&D on clay-based engineered barriers.

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board held 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). Specifically, the meeting covered research and development activities on SNF and HLW storage, transportation, non-site-specific disposal, DOE’s integrated waste management system, and its consent-based siting process to identify federal interim storage facilities.

The NWTRB held a virtual public meeting on November 3-4, 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.

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board held a virtual public meeting on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, and Thursday, May 13, 2021, to discuss advanced nuclear fuels and accident tolerant fuels for light water reactors and the impact of these fuels on spent nuclear fuel management and disposal.

The Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board had an in-depth look at site suitability and related issues during its October 12, 1994, meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. Specifically the Board looked into how the Department of Energy's (DOE) proposed program approach (PPA) would affect the process for determining site suitability and the subsequent procedure for submitting an application for a license to construct a permanent repository for commercial spent fuel and high-level waste at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.

On Wednesday, June 15, 1994, the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board's Panel on the Engineered Barrier System (EBS Panel) held a one-day meeting to examine the implications for disposal of the defense wastes currently stored at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Hanford facilities at Richland, Washington.

The Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board's Panel on the Engineered Barrier System held a meeting on Tuesday, June 6, 1995, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Discussion at the meeting focused on Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) management and research activities that could potentially affect plans to design and construct a permanent repository for civilian spent fuel and high-level defense waste.

The Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board scheduled its summer meeting for Tuesday and Wednesday, July 11-12, 1995, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Discussions focused on the progress being made excavating the exploratory studies facility (ESF) at Yucca Mountain, the status of issues related to repository design and operation, and the repository licensing process.

The Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board scheduled its fall meeting for October 17-18, 1995, in Arlington, Virginia. The meeting focused on strategic program issues and Total System Performance Assessment.

The Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board scheduled its winter meeting for January 10-11, 1996, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The meeting concentrated on updates from the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) and on issues related to site suitability.

Two issues of local importance – transportation and total system performance assessment (TSPA) – highlighted the first day’s agenda for the NWTRB’s winter meeting in Pahrump, Nevada, January 28-29, 1997.

Repository system performance and uncertainties about the engineered and natural barriers at Yucca Mountain headlined the Board’s summer meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 25-26, 1997.

The Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board’s Panel on the Environment, Regulations, and Quality Assurance met at 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, October 21, 1997, in Fairfax, Virginia. The meeting included presentations on the biosphere near Yucca Mountain, Nevada, potential site of a repository for commercial spent nuclear fuel and defense high-level waste.

Potential repository design and operations and waste package design and modeling headlined the Board’s fall meeting in Fairfax, Virginia, October 22-23, 1997. On Wednesday morning, October 22, Department of Energy (DOE) representatives updated the Board on the high-level nuclear waste management program and current and future activities at the potential repository site at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Thursday, October 23, was devoted to waste package design and modeling.

The Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board’s Panel on the Waste Management System met November 19-20, 1997, to examine the safety issues surrounding spent fuel transport.