Nuclear Waste Board Meeting Postponed

Regs.gov: Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board

Published August 12th, 2025

Detected March 14th, 2026

Summary

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board has postponed its public meeting originally scheduled for August 27, 2025. A new meeting date will be announced in the Federal Register and on the Board's website. This notice serves as an update regarding the meeting schedule.

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The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board has announced the postponement of its public meeting that was scheduled for August 27, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia. The meeting was intended to receive program updates from the Department of Energy's Office of Spent Fuel and High-Level Waste Disposition. The Board is an independent federal agency established to evaluate the technical and scientific validity of the DOE's nuclear waste management and disposal program.

Regulated entities and interested parties should note that the original meeting date is no longer valid. A new date for the meeting will be published in the Federal Register and posted on the Board's official website. No immediate compliance actions are required, but stakeholders interested in the DOE's nuclear waste program should monitor future announcements for the rescheduled meeting details.

What to do next

Monitor the Federal Register and the NWTRB website for announcements regarding the rescheduled meeting date.

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Notice of meeting postponement.

August 12, 2025—The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board is postponing the public meeting in originally scheduled for
August 27, 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 originally scheduled to occur in Arlington, Virginia, on Wednesday,
August 27, 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 was published on July 24, 2025, FR Doc. 2025-13936, at 90 FR 34913.

The Board is an independent federal agency in the Executive Branch. It was established in the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments
Act of 1987 (Public Law 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: August 12, 2025. Neysa Slater-Chandler, Director of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board. [FR Doc. 2025-15470 Filed 8-13-25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820-AM-P