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U.S. NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD

U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board Independent Review of the Nation’s
Nuclear Waste Management and Disposal Activities

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WHO WE ARE

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (Board) is an independent federal
agency in the executive branch of the U.S. Federal Government. The Board's
purpose is to perform independent technical and scientific peer review of the
U.S. Department of Energy's activities related to managing and disposing of
high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.  The Board reports its
findings & recommendations to Congress and the Secretary of Energy.

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LATEST NEWS


 * LETTER FROM DR. MICHAEL GOFF TO THE BOARD (SEPTEMBER 9, 2024) 10/24/24
   
    * “September 9, 2024 letter from Dr. Michael Goff, DOE-NE, responding to the
      Board's letter with comments following the Spring 2023 Board Meeting held
      on March 28, 2023.”
      
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 * PRESIDENT BIDEN APPOINTS SIX NEW MEMBERS TO U.S. NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL
   REVIEW BOARD 09/30/24
   
    * President Biden appoints six new members to the Board
      
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 * PRESS RELEASE - NWTRB PUBLISHES TWO NEW PRODUCTS REGARDING THE SITING OF
   RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES 09/12/24
   
    * On September 12, 2024, the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
      issued a proceedings report summarizing the Board’s International Siting
      Workshop that took place on August 29, 2023, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and
      online. The Board has also created an interactive table summarizing the
      progress in developing repository programs around the world for the
      disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.
      
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RECENT REPORTS


 * PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD'S 2023 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SITING OF
   RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES09/11/24
   
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 * EVALUATION OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
   ACTIVITIES ON THE DISPOSITION OF COMMERCIAL SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL IN
   DUAL-PURPOSE CANISTERS (FEBRUARY 2024)02/29/24
   
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 * REPORT TO THE U.S. CONGRESS AND THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY - BOARD ACTIVITIES
   FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1, 2019 - DECEMBER 31, 2021 (NOVEMBER 2022) 11/28/22
   
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PAST MEETINGS VIEW ALL >

 * Aug
   28
   
   
   SUMMER 2024 BOARD MEETING - AUGUST 29, 2024
   
   The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will hold a public meeting on
   August 29th, to review information on the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE)
   management and plans for disposal of DOE spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and hear a
   program update from DOE’s Office of Spent Fuel and High-Level Waste
   Disposition.

 * Feb
   06
   
   
   SPRING 2024 BOARD MEETING - MAY 21-22, 2024
   
   The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will hold a public meeting in
   mid-May 2024, to review information on the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE)
   research and development activities related to non-site-specific disposal of
   radioactive waste in crystalline host rocks and on corrosion of commercial
   spent nuclear fuel after disposal.

 * Jun
   21
   
   
   SUMMER 2023 BOARD MEETING - AUGUST 30, 2023
   
   The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board held a public meeting in Idaho
   Falls, Idaho on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, to review information on U.S.
   Department of Energy (DOE) consent-based siting process activities and its
   research and development activities related to high burnup spent nuclear fuel
   and advanced reactor waste disposition.

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