NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES High-Level Radioactive Waste Working Group
Gaylord Opryland Hotel
August 15, 2006 Nashville, TN
Agenda
Magnolia Boardroom B - Level M (Mezzanine)
7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Welcome Rep. John Heaton, Chair; New Mexico State Representative Linda Sikkema, Group Director; Environment, Energy and Transportation, National Conference of State Legislatures
8:15 a.m. Energy Policy Summit Outcomes Review and Next Steps Rep. John Heaton, Chair Linda Sikkema, NCSL
9:00 a.m. Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) Update Alex Thrower, Senior Policy and Technical Advisor; Office of Logistics Management, U.S. DOE-OCRWM
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Current Issues in Radioactive Waste Christina Nelson, Policy Associate; NCSL · Nuclear Fuel Management and Disposal Act, S.2589 o Overview o Discuss HLWWG executive committee letter · Interim Storage within Senate Energy Appropriation, H.R.5427
11:00 a.m. State-Regional and Other Group Reports Cloyce Brackett, Policy Analyst; Nuclear Programs, Southern States Energy Board Charles Pray, Member; Council of State Governments-Eastern Region Rep. Jeff Elgin, Member; Council of State Governments-Midwest Region Larry Stern, Director; Level VI Inspection Program, Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Update Earl Easton, Senior Level Advisor for Transportation; Spent Fuel Project Office, U.S. NRC
2:00 p.m. National Academies of Science Report on Safe Transport of SNF/HLW Bob Fry, Policy Associate; NCSL
2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. Update on Progress of 3-year HLWWG Work Plan Christina Nelson, NCSL ~ Issue Priorities chosen at SRS meeting (research/website work by staff) ~ Outreach to State/Regional Groups ~ Spent Fuel Transportation Primer
3:15 p.m. NCSL Policies on Radioactive Waste and Transportation Christina Nelson, NCSL · Overview and Next Steps
3:30 p.m. Action Items Rep. John Heaton, Chair
3:45 p.m. HLW meeting breaks to join NCSL Energy and Electric Utilities Committee Bayou E - Level M (Mezzanine) at 4:00 p.m.
5:15 p.m. Adjourn
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