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Appendix B: Meetings
Pages 122-132

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From page 122...
... Activities Related to the Plutonium Dilute and Dispose Program Thomas Peake, EPA Radiation Protection Division, Director for the Center for Waste Management and Regulations 4:45 PM Opportunity for Public Comment 5:00 PM End Data-Gathering Session WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2017 DATA-GATHERING SESSION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Keck Room 208 9:00 AM Call to Order and Welcome, Open Session Reminder Bob Dynes, Committee Chair 122
From page 123...
... GAO Eli Lewine, Senior Analyst, Natural Resources and Environment, U.S. GAO 11:30 AM Historical Perspectives and Congressional Authorities James Werner, Congressional Research Service 12:15 PM BREAK for LUNCH, catered for committee members 1:00 PM Plutonium Disposal Considerations Matthew Bunn, Professor of Practice, Harvard Kennedy School, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs 1:40 PM Opportunity for Public Comment 2:00 PM End Public Session THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2017 DATA-GATHERING SESSION NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Department of Energy, Forrestal Building 8:30 AM Meet at the Forrestal Building for Check-in, Badging, and Security Check 9:00 AM Welcome and Introductions, Review Security Procedures, Briefings 12:45 PM Wrap-up 1:00 PM ADJOURN Note: The data-gathering session of this meeting to be held on November 30, 2017, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, EST, will not be open to the public under Subsection 15(b)
From page 124...
... Heimberg, Study Director Perspectives, Concerns, and Questions About DOE Plans to Dilute and Dispose of Surplus Plutonium at WIPP 5:15 PM Rick Lee, Chair of the Governor's Nuclear Advisory Council Charles W Hess, Vice President, High Bridge Associates 5:45 PM James Marra, Director, Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness 6:15 PM Gil Allensworth, Chair, Savannah River Site (SRS)
From page 125...
... Dynes, Committee Chair Jennifer (Jenny) Heimberg, Study Director 5:15 PM Perspectives, Concerns, and Questions About DOE Plans to Dilute and Dispose of Surplus Plutonium at WIPP George Anastas, retired, Past President of Health Physics Society 5:45 PM Disposal of Plutonium at WIPP Don Hancock, Director of Nuclear Waste Programs, Southwest Research and Information Center 6:15 PM Perspectives, Concerns, and Questions About DOE Plans to Dilute and Dispose of Surplus Plutonium at WIPP Lokesh Chaturvedi, Independent Consultant 6:45 PM The Role of the Governor's Radioactive Waste Consultation Task Force Ken McQueen, Cabinet Secretary of New Mexico's Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department 7:00 PM Public Comments 2 All times shown below are Mountain Time.
From page 126...
... 7:30 PM ADJOURN Day One TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2018 DATA-GATHERING SESSION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Skeen-Whitlock Building, Carlsbad, NM 4:00 PM Call to Order and Welcome • Brief introductions of committee and staff • Review of the meeting agenda and objectives • Overview of the TRANSCOMM and Emergency Operations Center tours Robert (Bob) Dynes, Committee Chair 4:15 PM WIPP Regulatory and Operations Overview Todd Shrader, Manager, Carlsbad Field Office George Basabilvazo, Chief Scientist, Carlsbad Field Office Perspectives, Concerns, and Questions About DOE Plans to Dilute and Dispose of Surplus Plutonium at WIPP 6:00 PM Russell Hardy, Director, Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring & Research Center 6:20 PM John Heaton, Chairman of the Mayor's Nuclear Task Force 6:40 PM Cathrynn Brown, State Representative, and Susan Crockett, Eddy County Commissioner 7:00 PM Public Comments The committee will listen to comments from the public.
From page 127...
... Contents Virginia Kay, Deputy Director, Office of Material Disposition (NA-233) , Office of Material Management and Minimization, National Nuclear Security Administration, DOE 4:30 PM Public Comments 4:45 PM ADJOURN 3 Meetings #5 and #6 were committee-only sessions.
From page 128...
... 12:45 PM Surplus Plutonium Disposition Program Sachiko McAlhany, Senior Technical Advisor, NA-23 Todd Shrader, Manager, Carlsbad Field Office, Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM) Samuel Callahan, Director, Office of Security, AU-50 2:30 PM BREAK in the Foyer DATA-GATHERING SESSION NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Beckman Center, Board Room 2:40 PM Welcome Robert (Bob)
From page 129...
... DATA-GATHERING SESSION NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC VTC: DOE-HQ, LLNL, and ORNL 12:00 PM Sachiko McAlhany, Senior Technical Advisor, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) 1:45 PM Move to Committee-Only Session Robert Dynes, Committee Chair, Committee on the Disposal of Surplus Plutonium 3:30 PM ADJOURN Note: The data-gathering session of this meeting to be held on August 23, 2018, from 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM, EDT, will not be open to the public under Subsection 15(b)
From page 130...
... Sahd, Federal Security Officer, CBFO 30 min presentation, 30 min questions from committee 10:15 AM Program Plan for Disposing of 6 MT of Surplus Plutonium Maxcine Maxted, Savannah River Nuclear Materials Program Manager, Office of the Assistant Manager for Nuclear Materials Stabilization, DOE-Environmental Management (EM) 45 min presentation, 30 min questions from committee 11:30 AM LUNCH, tickets for cafeteria for committee members 12:30 PM Overview of Performance Assessments for Disposal of Surplus Plutonium Sean Dunagan, Manager of Special Projects and Remote Site Support, Sandia National Laboratories Questions welcomed from committee throughout presentation BREAK -- at the discretion of the chair 3:45 PM WIPP Compliance Recertification Process and Planned Change Notice Considerations Tom Peake, Director, Center for Waste Management and Regulations, Environmental Protection Agency 30 min presentation, 30 min questions from committee 4:45 PM Feasibility and Risks of Human Intrusion in WIPP Cameron Tracy, Stanton Nuclear Security Postdoctoral Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University 30 min presentation, 30 min questions from committee 5:45 PM Opportunity for Public Comments Each public comment will be limited to no more than 3 minutes' duration 6:00 PM End Data-Gathering Session (no later than 6:00 PM, but potentially ending earlier if there are few public comments)
From page 131...
... Strategy Paloma Richard, NEPA Document Manager, Office of Material Disposition, NNSA 10 min presentation, 20 min questions from the committee 10:50 AM BREAK 11:00 AM Engagement with IAEA for 6 MT Kevin Veal, Director, Office of International Nuclear Safeguards, NNSA 5 min briefing, 20 min questions from committee 11:30 AM LUNCH 12:30 PM Overview of Dilute and Dispose Waste Form Criticality Analysis for Disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant John Scaglione, Used Fuel Systems Group Leader, Oak Ridge National Laboratory 45 min presentation, 30 min questions from committee 1:45 PM DOE (NNSA and EM) Follow-Up to Address Unanswered Questions from Day One 2:15 PM Opportunity for Public Comments Each public comment will be limited to no more than 3 minutes duration 2:30 PM End Data-Gathering Session (no later than 2:30 PM, but potentially ending earlier if there are few public comments)
From page 132...
... (3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C.


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