Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board Meeting Postponement Notice

Regs.gov: Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board

Published November 6th, 2025

Detected March 14th, 2026

Summary

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board has postponed its public meeting originally scheduled for November 13, 2025. A new meeting date will be announced later via the Federal Register and the Board's website. This notice serves to inform the public of the rescheduling.

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The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB) has issued a notice postponing its public meeting that was scheduled for November 13, 2025. The meeting, intended to receive program updates from the Department of Energy's Office of Spent Fuel and High-Level Waste Disposition, will be rescheduled. A future date will be announced in the Federal Register and posted on the NWTRB website.

This postponement is a procedural update and does not impose new obligations or require specific actions from regulated entities. Compliance officers should note that the original meeting details are no longer valid and await further notification regarding the rescheduled date. The NWTRB is an independent federal agency established to evaluate the technical and scientific validity of the DOE's nuclear waste management and disposal programs.

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Notice of meeting postponement.

November 6, 2025—The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board is postponing the public meeting scheduled for November 13,
2025. A future meeting date will be announced in the
Federal Register
and posted to the Board's website.

The public meeting of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board scheduled to occur in Arlington, Virginia, on Thursday, November
13, 2025, to receive program updates from Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Spent Fuel and High-Level Waste Disposition,
within the Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE) has been postponed. The meeting will be re-scheduled, and a new notice will be
published in the
Federal Register
and posted to the Board's website at www.nwtrb.gov. The original notice for the November 13, 2025, public meeting was published on September 12, 2025, FR Doc. 2025-17673, at
90 FR 44252.

The Board is an independent federal agency in the Executive Branch. It was established in the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments
Act of 1987 (Pub. L. 100-203) to perform ongoing evaluation of the technical and scientific validity of U.S. Department of
Energy activities related to developing and implementing a program for the management and disposal of spent nuclear fuel and
high-level radioactive waste, in accordance with the terms of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. Board members serve part-time
and are appointed by the President from a list of nominees submitted by the National Academy of Sciences. The Board reports
its findings, conclusions, and recommendations to Congress and the Secretary of Energy. Board reports, correspondence, congressional
testimony, meeting transcripts, and related materials are posted on the Board's website.

For information regarding the postponement, contact Mr. Christopher Burk, Director External Affairs, at burk@nwtrb.gov; by telephone at 703-235-4486; by mail at 2300 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 1300, Arlington, VA 22201-3367; or by fax at 703-235-4495.

Dated: November 6, 2025. Neysa Slater-Chandler, Director of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board. [FR Doc. 2025-19835 Filed 11-7-25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820-AM-P