Final Agenda
Meeting of the High-Level Waste Committee 
of the 
Western Interstate Energy Board 

Paradise Point Resort and Spa

San Diego, California

 

Casual Attire (no ties)

 

Discussion Questions pdf

 

Thursday, October 26, 2006

 

7:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 a.m. States-Only Business Meeting
8:45 a.m. Break
9:00 a.m. Call to Order
     · Introduction and review agenda
9:10 a.m.      · Chairs' report on activities since May
    o Cooperative Agreement tasks
    o Legislative update
Briefing Materials
WIEB FY07 Cooperative Agreement and Work Plan
S.2589 "Nuclear Fuel Management and Disposal Act"
04-13-06 WGA Letter to Sen. Domenici re: S.2589
H.R. 5427, Sec. 313 "Consolidation and Preparation Facilities"
S. 3962 "A bill to enhance the management and disposal of SNG/HLW"
9:40 a.m.      · TEC Topic Group issues important to the West
    o Rail Topic Group
    o Security Topic Group
    o Manual Review Topic Group
    o 180(c) Topic Group
Briefing Materials
DOE Practices Manual, 09-25-06 draf
10:10 a.m. State Regional Group updates
     · Council of State Governments, Eastern Region
     · Council of State Governments, Midwest Region 
     · Southern States Energy Board
     · National Conference of State Legislators
10:30 a.m. Break 
10:40 a.m. Discussion of NRC cask vulnerability and consequence studies
     · Presentation:  Earl Easton, NRC
Briefing Materials
Earl Easton NRC Presentation (2 MB)
WGA Resolution 04-02 "Assessing the Risks of Terrorism"
June 1999 Nevada Petition for Rulemaking
NRC Response to Nevada Petition for Rulemaking
08-16-06 NRC Letter to CSG Midwest
11:40 a.m. Lunch on your own
12:40 p.m. NWTRB transportation recommendations
     · Presentation:  Mark Abkowitz, NWTRB (invited)
Briefing Materials
Howard Arnold NWTRB Presentation
NWTRB 2005 Report to Congress:  Executive Summary
NWTRB 2005 Report to Congress:  Full Report
1:25 p.m. OCRWM Program Update & General Discussion
     · Presentation:  Alex Thrower, DOE-RW
Briefing Materials
Alex Thrower DOE-OCRWM Presentation
Notices of Intent for Rail and Supplemental Yucca EIS
2:10 p.m. Break
2:20 p.m. NWPA Routing Discussion
     · Presentation:  Alex Thrower, DOE-RW
Briefing Materials
March 1988 WIEB Route Selection Paper
1993 WIEB High-Hazard Route Selection Paper
April 1995 WIEB Comments on 1995 DOE Routing Papers
OCRWM Routing Process (9-13 TEC Presentation)
Midwest Routing Study (9-13 TEC Presentation)
Northeast Routing Study (9-13 TEC Presentation)
3:00 p.m. Discussion of Rail Alignment Implications
     · Presentation:  Bob Halstead, State of Nevada
     · Questions and discussion:  HLW Committee
Briefing Materials
Implications of the "Mina Route" for Routing of Rail Shipments to Yucca Mountain (4 MB)
3:20 p.m. Western State roundtable on recent developments
4:20 p.m. Break
4:30 p.m. States-Only Business Meeting (Continued)
5:00 pm Adjourn
 

                                             Friday, October 27, 2006

   
7:30 a.m. Bus departs for tour of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station
3:00 p.m. Bus returns attendees to San Diego Airport
3:30 p.m. Bus returns attendees to Paradise Point Resort