March 6th Meeting of the Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel Federal Nuclear Waste Policy Committee Announced; Two Legal Experts Will Discuss Distinct Interpretations of Current US Law as Expressed Primarily in the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) of 1982 and its 1986 Amendments. Changes to NWPA have been proposed in the past several US Congresses and are expected to be reintroduced in the current Congress.
The Federal Nuclear Waste Policy (FNWP) Committee of the Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel (VT NDCAP) will hold its first meeting of 2023 on Monday, March 6, 2023, from 12:00 Noon to 2:00 PM. As permitted by ACT 1 of the 2023 Vermont Legislature, this meeting will be conducted solely as a webcast and teleconference.
The following link may be used to join the webcast:
VT-NDCAP Nuclear Waste Policy Committee 2023-03-06 Webcast
Note that this same weblink was used for FWNP Committee meetings held in October and December 2022. While this weblink will broadcast both the video and audio portions of the webcast, the meeting audio will also be available from the following new teleconference connection:
(802) 552-8456 - OR - (802) 828-7228
Conference ID: 269 355 434#
Additional instructions for joining VT NDCAP webcasts 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
The subject of the March 6th FWNP Committee meeting will be: Two Perspectives on Amending the 1982 & 1986 Nuclear Waste Policy Acts. These perspectives will be provided by Jay Silberg, a Partner at Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLP and Diane Curran, a Partner at Harmon, Curran, Spielberg and Eisenberg, LLP. Professional biographic information on these expert speakers is available at the following links:
Additional background for this Committee meeting is available at:
Background Information for March 6 FNWP Committee Meeting
The March 6th FWNP Committee meeting is scheduled to run for 2 hours. While there will be opportunity for public comments during two questions and answer periods, each period will be limited to 20 minutes to assure that both expert speakers have sufficient time for their discussions. Details of the meeting format are available in the following meeting agenda:
Written questions and comments pertaining to the March 6th Committee meeting may be submitted to 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.
Questions regarding the March 6th FNWP Committee meeting or any other VT NDCAP meeting may be directed to State Nuclear Engineer Tony Leshinskie via the contact information noted above.
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