March 28th Meeting of the Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel Federal Nuclear Waste Policy Committee Announced.
Vermont Business Magazine The Federal Nuclear Waste Policy Committee (FNWPC) of the Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel (VT NDCAP) will hold its second meeting of 2022 on Monday, March 28, 2022, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM. This meeting will be conducted as a webcast and teleconference. As permitted by Act 78 of the 2022 Vermont General Assembly, no physical meeting space will be provided for this FNWPC meeting.
Webcast meeting access is available via the following Microsoft Teams weblink:
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 teleconference connection:
(802) 552-8456 - OR - (802) 828-7228
Conference ID: 557 345 274#
Additional instructions for joining VT NDCAP Microsoft Teams meetings are available from the following links:
https://publicservice.vermont.gov/sites/dps/files/documents/Logging_into_MS_Teams.pdf
https://publicservice.vermont.gov/content/teams-meeting-toolbar-guide
At this meeting, the Committee will discuss its next steps in assessing current Federal nuclear waste policies. The Committee will also review current legislative efforts and the status of the Congressional Spent Fuel Caucus after almost of year of existence. Lastly, Betsy Madru from Deep Isolation, a Berkeley, CA-based start-up company, will briefly outline the company’s proposed nuclear waste disposal methods based on existing borehole drilling technology. Further information on Deep Isolation is available at:
https://www.deepisolation.com/our-story/
The Committee meeting will run approximately 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 March 28th meeting or any other VT NDCAP meeting may be directed to State Nuclear Engineer Tony Leshinskie via the contact information noted above.
Montpelier, VT – Vermont Department of Public Service
