December 20 regular meeting of the Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel Federal Nuclear Waste Policy Committee

Vermont Business Magazine The Federal Nuclear Waste Policy Committee of the Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel (VT NDCAP) will hold its final regular meeting for 2021 on Monday, December 20, 2021 from 1 pm to 2 pm. This meeting will be conducted primarily as a webcast and teleconference. However, in accordance with Vermont Open Meeting Law, the following physical location will be available for those wishing to attend this meeting in-person:

First Floor

118 Elliot Street

Brattleboro, VT 05301

Limited parking is available behind the building. Additional parking is available at the Brattleboro Transportation Center Parking Garage located one block east from the meeting site. In compliance with the Town of Brattleboro Selectboard’s November 23 Resolution, facemasks are required for all meeting attendees. Social distancing will be encouraged.

Webcast access for this meeting will be available via a Microsoft Teams link and teleconference. Members of the public may join the webcast via the following link:

Join VT-NDCAP Federal Nuclear Waste Policy Committee Meeting

While this weblink will broadcast both the video and audio portions of the webcast, the meeting audio will also be available from the following phone connections:

(802) 552-8456 - OR - (802) 828-7228

Conference ID: 557 345 274#

Additional instructions for joining a Microsoft Teams meeting are available in the “Upcoming NDCAP Meetings” section of the VT NDCAP website (https://publicservice.vermont.gov/electric/ndcap).

At this meeting, Committee members will continue to work on an Advisory Opinion draft regarding the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) proposal for Consent-Based Siting of spent nuclear fuel repositories.

The Committee will also discuss whether any items from DOE’s recently published Request for Information on Consent-Based Siting should be considered by the entire VT NDCAP. This Request for Additional Information is available at:

https://www.energy.gov/ne/consent-based-siting

The Committee meeting will run for no more than one hour. Opportunities for members of the public to speak during this meeting will be limited due to this time constraint. Members of the public are encouraged to provide written questions and comments to the Committee via VT NDCAP’s email address at [email protected]. All emails sent to the Committee become public record and may be published on the VT NDCAP website (https://publicservice.vermont.gov/electric/ndcap) or the Committee’s webpage.

Further information regarding the Committee’s activities to date is available online at the Committee’s webpage:

https://publicservice.vermont.gov/content/vt-ndcap-federal-nuclear-waste-policy

Questions regarding the Committee’s December 20th Meeting or any other VT NDCAP meeting may be directed to State Nuclear Engineer Tony Leshinskie via the contact information noted above.

Source: Montpelier, VT – Vermont Department of Public Service 12.15.2021