U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board Meeting in ABQ on Wednesday, March 19th

Hi All,

In addition to the public information meetings sponsored by Southwest Research and Information Center (SRIC), Citizens for Alternatives to Radioactive Dumping (CARD), CCNS, and Nuclear Watch New Mexico on Tuesday, March 18th in ABQ; Thursday, March 27th in ABQ; and Monday March 31st in Santa Fe (see the Update below for more information) –

The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will hold a public meeting in Albuquerque on Wednesday, March 19th regarding the “U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) research and development (R&D) activities related to salt as a geologic medium for disposal of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-level radioactive waste (HLW).”  The meeting will be held at the Marriott Hotel, 2101 Louisiana Blvd., NE, Albuquerque, beginning at 8 am.  The agenda is available at http://www.nwtrb.gov/.  Sandia and LANL scientists will be presenting, along with the former Director of the Environmental Evaluation Group (EEG), Bob Neill.  Public comment is scheduled for 4:45 pm.  The notice encourages the public who would like to speak to sign the “Public Comment Register” when you arrive.  They may decide on a time limit for your remarks, depending upon how many people sign up to speak.

Onward,
CCNS