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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Public Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Review of the Continued Analysis of Supplemental Treatment Approaches of Low-Activity Waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation: Review #3. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26872.
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Appendix C

Public Meeting Agendas

REVIEW OF THE CONTINUED ANALYSIS OF SUPPLEMENTAL TREATMENT OF LOW-ACTIVITY WASTE AT THE HANFORD NUCLEAR RESERVATION JANUARY 11, 2023

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10:00 Welcome and Introductions
Michael Janicke, Study Director
John Applegate, Committee Chair
Allen Croff, Committee Vice Chair
10:10 Presentation: System Plan Revision 9, Scenario 5
Kaylin Burnett, Mission Analyst, Hanford Portfolio Analysis Division
10:30 Committee Q&A
10:45 Discussion: Update on WTP LAW Startup
Tom Fletcher, DOE Hanford Assistant Manager for WTP
11:00 Committee Q&A
11:15 Discussion: Updates on Hanford Site Operations
Delmar Noyes, DOE Hanford Assistant Manager for Tank Farms
11:30 Committee Q&A
11:45 Concluding Committee Discussion
12:00 Adjourn Public Meeting
Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Public Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Review of the Continued Analysis of Supplemental Treatment Approaches of Low-Activity Waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation: Review #3. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26872.
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REVIEW OF THE CONTINUED ANALYSIS OF SUPPLEMENTAL TREATMENT OF LOW-ACTIVITY WASTE AT THE HANFORD NUCLEAR RESERVATION JANUARY 31 – FEBRUARY 1, 2023

January 31, 2023

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10:00 Welcome and Introductions
Michael Janicke, Study Director
John Applegate, Committee Chair
Allen Croff, Committee Vice Chair
10:05 FFRDC Team Report, Introduction, and Overview
Bill Bates, Savannah River National Laboratory
10:30 Process and Feed Vector Overview
Michael Stone, SRNL
10:40 Alternative Descriptions
Dan McCabe, SRNL
11:00 Risk Reduction, Cost, and Schedule
William Ramsey, SRNL
12:00 Break
1:15 Risk Reduction, Cost, and Schedule, cont.
1:35 Grout Technology Advances and Uncertainties
Matt Asmussen, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
2:05 Fluidized Bed Steam Reforming Enhancements
Kevin Brown, CRESP
2:20 Off-site Disposal and Transportation Description
Elena Kalilina, Sandia National Laboratory
3:10 Break
3:25 On-Site Disposal Description
Stephanie Johansen, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
3:35 Summary of Selected Alternative Criteria Assessments
Dan McCabe, SRNL
4:00 Assessment Summary and Results
Matt Champagney, Parsons
Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Public Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Review of the Continued Analysis of Supplemental Treatment Approaches of Low-Activity Waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation: Review #3. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26872.
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4:20 Recommendation Development
David Tate, IDA
4:40 Wrap-Up, Summary, and Conclusions
Bill Bates, SRNL
5:00 Break
5:05 Perspectives from the State of Washington Department of Ecology
Suzanne Dahl, Section Manager
5:20 Perspectives from the Oregon Department of Energy
Matt Hendrickson, Radioactive Waste Remediation Specialist
5:35 Public Responses
6:00 Adjourn Day 1, Public Meeting

February 1, 2023

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10:00 Welcome
John Applegate, Committee Chair
10:05 Committee Roundtable Discussion with FFRDC Team
12:00 Public Responses
12:30 Adjourn Public Meeting
Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Public Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Review of the Continued Analysis of Supplemental Treatment Approaches of Low-Activity Waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation: Review #3. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26872.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Public Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Review of the Continued Analysis of Supplemental Treatment Approaches of Low-Activity Waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation: Review #3. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26872.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Public Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Review of the Continued Analysis of Supplemental Treatment Approaches of Low-Activity Waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation: Review #3. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26872.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Public Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Review of the Continued Analysis of Supplemental Treatment Approaches of Low-Activity Waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation: Review #3. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26872.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Public Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Review of the Continued Analysis of Supplemental Treatment Approaches of Low-Activity Waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation: Review #3. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26872.
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The Hanford Nuclear Reservation in the state of Washington produced about two-thirds of the nations plutonium for nuclear weapons from 1944 until the last reactor was shut down in 1987. The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM) manages the ongoing clean-up at Hanford and has built a plant to convert the high-level radioactive waste into a glass form (vitrification) for safe disposal. However, decisions remain about how best to treat and dispose of the low-level waste at Hanford, which comprises over 90% of the volume of waste. To inform its decision, DOE contracted with key Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC), led by Savannah River National Laboratory, to carry out an analysis. This final in a trilogy of reports from the National Academies reviews the FFRDC third report released in January 2023.

The review finds that the FFRDC team made a strong technical case that converting the supplemental low-level waste from the vitrification process to a grout form (like cement) is the best option in terms of cost-effectiveness and timeliness, and that off-site disposal of that grout is a valid option as it will be away from potable water. The FFRDC provided a useful framework to help decision-makers understand the issues and trade-offs of the disposal options and did an excellent job of isolating specific factual considerations that can be analyzed, often quantified, and compared with each other. The FFRDC chose to provide a purely technical analysis that excluded analysis of two important factors to be considered - securing regulatory permissions and public acceptance - treating them, for now, as uncertainties. Looking ahead, the DOE faces many uncertainties and should emphasize flexibility in its overall approach, allowing for multiple, redundant options and pathways, as well as the ability to change over time.

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