Location:
Hybrid Meeting (In-Person & Virtual)
The Keck Center – Keck 103, 500 5th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
Open Zoom Link: https://nasem.zoom.us/j/97033008658 Meeting ID: 970 3300 8658
Description:
The Board invites interested parties to join them as they hear on a number of headline topics from the U.S. Department of Energy on DOE’s Office of Environmental Management, DOE’s Isotope Production Program, and DOE’s approach to the characterization, treatment, and disposal of PFAS.
Members of the American Nuclear Society’s Special Committee on Generic Standards for Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste will discuss with the Board their recent report on generic standards and recommendations for disposal of high-level waste.
Lastly, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will provide an overview of its Radiation Protection Division and discuss current and potential future directions for its work on radiation protection.
Jeffrey Avery, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, DOE-EM, is scheduled to speak at 1:05 pm, Nov. 7 on EM's Accomplishments and Future Directions
Robert Seifert, Director, DOE-EM Subsurface Closure, is scheduled to speak at 1:55 pm, Nov. 7, on DOE's Approach to Complex-Wide PFAS Characterization, Treatment, and Source Disposal
Contact:
Darlene Gros, 202-334-3066, dgros@nas.edu
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