CONSENT-BASED SITING PUBLIC MEETING DENVER, COLORADO

Hello,

On Tuesday, May 24^th, the Department of Energy will host a public meeting in Denver on designing a consent-based process to site facilities needed to manage our nation’s nuclear waste. The Department is seeking diverse viewpoints to strengthen the design of its consent-based siting process. We hope to hear from you on issues such as:

·         fairness

·         models and experience to draw from

·         the roles of communities, states, Tribal Nations, and others in consent-based siting

·         information and resources needed to achieve informed consent

·         other perspectives and values the Department should consider

Ultimately, based on your input, the Department will design a proposed process for developing a site, which will in turn serve as a framework for collaborating with potential host communities in the future.

The public meeting will be held at the Embassy Suites Denver Stapleton from 5:00 PM until 9:30 Mountain Daylight Time. Registration is encouraged in order to assist our logistics planning. To register, please visit this registration page. Those unable to attend in person can view the meeting online through a live webcast. For more information, please visit our website at energy.gov/consentbasedsiting.

We look forward to your participation and hope to see you in Denver!

John Kotek
Acting Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy

CONSENT-BASED SITING PUBLIC MEETING DENVER, COLORADO

WHERE WHAT Embassy Suites Denver - Stapleton 4444 Havana Street Denver, CO 80239 The purpose of the meeting is to hear from the public and interested stakeholders on what matters to you as the Department moves forward with developing a consent- based process for siting facilities needed to manage spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. Tuesday, May 24, 2016. An informal open house/poster session begins at 4:00 PM. The formal meeting begins at 5:00 PM and ends at 9:30 PM. The Department will remain until 10:00 PM for a second open house. WHEN For more information or to register to attend, please visit energy.gov/consentbasedsiting.