Public Hearing on Safety Management of Waste Storage and Processing in the Defense Nuclear Facilities Complex

June 20, 2019 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
625 Indiana Ave, NW
Room 352
Washington, DC 20004

The public hearing previously scheduled for May 22, 2019, is being rescheduled to maximize panelist participation. The public hearing will now take place on June 20, 2019.

The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) will hold a public hearing at its Washington, DC Headquarters. The DNFSB’s goals are (1) to discuss Department of Energy (DOE) actions to strengthen the safety posture of solid waste operations and (2) gather information on safety controls to address the vulnerabilities associated with handling and processing solid nuclear wastes.

The public is invited to attend and participate in the public comment portion of the hearing. Individuals interested in speaking during the public comment period are encouraged to pre-register by submitting a request in writing to hearing@dnfsb.gov (link sends e-mail) (link sends e-mail) or by telephone to the Office of the General Counsel at (202) 694–7000 or (800) 788-4016. Individuals may also submit written comments both prior to and at the hearing.

Documentation related to the public hearing is available below.  Additional documentation will be posted as it becomes available.

An archived version of this event is available on the DNFSB's official YouTube channel and can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F4yhqHR0rQ

The Board will hold the hearing record open until the close of business on July 20, 2019. Members of the public who would like to submit written comments should email them to hearing@dnfsb.gov prior to close of business on July 20. If you have any questions about public comment submission, please call the Office of the General Counsel at (202) 694–7000 or (800) 788-4016.

Documentation

Public Hearing Statement
Date Title Document
July 20, 2019
Questions for the Record Responses PDF iconPDF
July 20, 2019
Statement for the Record by the DOE Under Secretary for Science, 6-20-2019 DNFSB Public Hearing PDF iconPDF
June 20, 2019
Gloria Maimon PDF iconPDF
June 20, 2019
Peter Rickards PDF iconPDF
June 20, 2019
Tami Thatcher PDF iconPDF

Federal Register Notices