7:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast
Grand Ballroom

8:00 a.m.

Welcome
Representative John Heaton, New Mexico, Chair
Assemblyman Harry Mortenson, Nevada High-Level Waste Committee Vice-Chair
John Arthur, OCRWM, U.S. Department of Energy
Linda Sikkema, Program Director, NCSL
Bruce Feustel, Senior Fellow, NCSL, Meeting Facilitator

8:25-8:40 a.m.

History of NCSL High-Level Waste Program, Overview of Yucca Mountain Regulators and Stakeholder Groups and NCSL Policy Update
Linda Sikkema, Program Director, NCSL

8:40-8:50 a.m.

Overview of NCSL Spent Fuel Transportation Program
Jennifer Smith, Transportation Policy Analyst, NCSL

8:50-9:00 a.m.

Idaho Case Study: State Action on Permits and Fees
Rep. Elaine Smith and Rep. Wayne Meyer, Idaho

9:00-9:40 a.m.

Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Update and Yucca Mountain License Application Status
John Arthur, OCRWM, U.S. Department of Energy

9:40-9:50 a.m.

Break

9:50-10:10 a.m.

Update on Nuclear Regulatory Commission Activities including the Yucca Mountain Licensing Process/Safety Review
William Reamer, Director, Division of High Level Waste Repository Safety Nuclear Regulatory Commission

10:10-10:30 a.m.

Overview of Spent Fuel Transportation Cask Design and Certification
Earl Easton, Spent Fuel Project Office, Nuclear Regulatory Commission

10:30-10:45 a.m.

DOE Transportation Planning Update
Judith Holm, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of National Transportation Planning

10:45-11:40 a.m.

State of Nevada Perspective
Assemblyman William Horne
Senator Mike McGinness
Steve Frishman, Nevada Nuclear Projects Office

11:40-12:40

Lunch
(North Concourse)

12:40-1:00 p.m.

The Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board's Role, Responsibilities and Key Concerns
Dr. Mark Abkowitz, Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board

1:00-1:30 p.m.

State Regional Groups Overview and Update
Doug Larson, Western Interstate Energy Board
Lisa Sattler, Council of State Governments

1:30-2:00 p.m.

Nuclear Industry Perspective on Yucca Mountain Program, Update on Private Fuel Storage and Overview of Utility Lawsuits Making Claims for DOE Non-Performance
Steve Kraft, Nuclear Energy Institute

2:00-2:30 p.m.

Affected Units of Local Government Panel
Les Bradshaw, Manager, Nye County Nuclear Waste Repository Project Office
Kevin Phillips, City of Caliente (Lincoln County)

2:30-2:40 p.m.

Break

2:40-3:10 p.m.

Affected Units of Local Government Panel
Abby Johnson, Eureka County
Mike Simon, White Pine County Nuclear Projects Office
Rex Massey, Lander County

3:10-3:40 p.m.

Affected Units of Local Government Panel
Irene Navis, Clark County Nuclear Waste Planning Manager
Linda Mathias, Mineral County Office of Nuclear Projects

3:40-4:10 p.m.

Open Forum Among Affected Units of Local Government Representatives and Members of the NCSL HLW Working Group

4:10 p.m.

Overall Q&A with Speakers

4:30-5:30 p.m.

Roundtable Discussion

5:30 p.m.

Wrap-Up for the day
Bruce Feustel, Senior Fellow, Meeting Facilitator

6:30 p.m.

Group Dinner