The Department of Energy has scheduled a public meeting for Sept. 15 to summarize the public feedback it has received regarding its consent-based siting process for nuclear waste storage, for which it has received more than 11,000 public comments.
Department officials, who will also discuss the next steps for consent-based siting, will be on hand from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Washington D.C. Convention Center, 900 10th St. N.W.
The consent-based siting effort is the Obama administration’s successor to the canceled geologic repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. The department held eight public meetings throughout the country this year to gather input on the process, and also received written comments.
The meeting will be broadcast live at http://consentbasedsitingwebcast.azurewebsites.net. Visit energy.gov/consentbasedsiting to register or review the meeting agenda.
