U.S.
The Department of Energy will host another of its consent-based nuclear waste storage siting roadshows on Tuesday in Denver.
DOE has said the purpose of its public meetings is to gather public feedback as it develops its consent-based siting program. The three-part effort envisions plans for a pilot storage facility, interim facilities, and eventually one or more permanent repositories for dealing with American nuclear waste.
Tuesday’s meeting is set for 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Denver Stapleton, 4444 Havana St.
In his announcement, DOE acting Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy John Kotek said the department is seeking perspective on fairness; models and experience; the roles of communities, states, tribal groups, and others; and information and resources for “informed consent.”
The remaining dates for DOE’s public meetings are: June 2 in Boston; June 23 in Tempe, Ariz., July 14 in Boise, Idaho; and July 21 in Minneapolis, Minn.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a public meeting Thursday with Exelon to discuss safety assessment at the utility’s Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant in New Jersey.
The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Manahawkin, 151 Route 72 West, in Stafford.
A May 12 NRC inspection report found a safety issue that has been preliminarily classified as “white,” or of low to moderate significance. The issue stemmed from a Jan. 4 failure of a 3-inch hose that supplies water from a storage tank to a pump and in turn to one of the plant’s emergency diesel generators.
If finalized as “white,” the plant will require additional oversight from the agency, moving into the Regulatory Response Column of the agency’s Action Matrix.
“In the case of Oyster Creek, the plant is currently under our normal level of oversight, but that could change depending on the outcome of our enforcement process for the preliminary ‘white’ finding. Our final decision will be made public once that review has reached its conclusion,” NRC Acting Region I Administrator David Lew said in a statement.
