DOE, STGWG Officials Meet for EM’s Tribal Leader Dialogue

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Acting EM Assistant Secretary Sue Cange, EM Tribal Affairs Lead Brandt Petrasek, DOE Office of Legacy Management Director Carmelo Melendez, and Acting Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy Ray Furstenau talk with State and Tribal Government Working Group Tribal leaders and representatives at this month's EM Tribal Leader Dialogue in Washington, D.C.

Representatives from Tribes and states that host DOE facilities or are impacted by activities at them comprise STGWG. The working group is focused on key topics such as long-term stewardship, natural resource damages, and Tribal issues with additional interest in transportation planning, nuclear waste and materials disposition, and deactivation and decommissioning activities.