Hello,
On April 26th,
in Sacramento, the Department of Energy will host the third of eight
public meetings around the country on its consent-based siting
initiative
for facilities needed to manage our nation’s nuclear waste. We hope to
hear from the public, communities, states, Tribal governments, and
others on what matters to you as the Department moves forward in
developing a consent-based process for siting facilities
needed to store, transport, and dispose of spent nuclear fuel and
high-level radioactive waste.
The meeting will be held at the
Holiday
Inn Sacramento Capitol Plaza, from 5:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. PDT.
Department staff will host an open house and poster session before and
after the formal meeting to
meet participants and answer questions. The program includes a
presentation from senior DOE officials and a panel session with several
experts providing diverse perspectives on the main issues that need to
be resolved in the design of a consent-based process.
Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions to the Department
and panelists as well as make public comments at the end of the
meeting.
To register, please visit
the Sacramento Registration
Page.
Those
unable to attend
can view the meeting online through a live webcast (address provided on registration page).
Webcast participants will be able to submit written questions during the Q&A Session, and instructions will be provided during the meeting.
The Department of Energy is interested in hearing your views on:
- How can the Department ensure that the process for selecting a site is fair?
- What models and experience should the Department use in designing the process?
- Who should be involved in the process for selecting a site, and what is their role?
- What information and resources do you think would facilitate your participation?
- What else should be considered?
In addition, DOE has published an
Invitation
for Public Comment in the Federal Register seeking
input on these same questions. The input provided through this notice
and the eight public meetings will
inform the design of consent-based siting process, which will in turn
serve as a framework for engaging with potential host communities in the
future. Ultimately, DOE aims to work collaboratively with the public
and interested communities to begin identifying
potential partners in managing the nation’s spent nuclear fuel and
high-level radioactive waste.
You can read the Department’s news release
here.
Following the meeting, all materials including a transcript and video will be posted on our website
energy.gov/consentbasedsiting.
We look forward to your participation and hope to see you in Sacramento!
John Kotek
Acting Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
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