Agenda  (4-05)
PFS Workshop 

Little America Hotel

Salt Lake City, Utah

May 3-4, 2005
 

casual attire (no ties)
 
 

Tuesday, May 3

 
[Be sure to read "Priority 1" items.  Priority 2 items are useful for the discussion.  Priority 3 provides additional background.]

1:30 p.m. Welcome by State of Utah
1:45 p.m. Outline of PFS-related transportation issues facing Utah
     · Connie Nakahara, UT DEQ  [presentation]
Outline of Governors' policies and corridor state concerns and explanation of the 
purpose of the meeting - Ken Niles (OR) (WIEB HLW Committee Co-Chair) 
Parameters for Transportation to PFS
     · Routes to PFS
            o Presentation on PFS license application - Connie Nakahara (UT)
                     P PFS Draft EIS
                     P Utah Comments on PFS Draft EIS
            o Potential shipping routes to PFS  - Fred Dilger (NV) [presentation]
            o General discussion of implications for Western States
     · Potential re-shipments from PFS to Yucca Mountain
           o Explanation by DOE of the provisions in the standard contract under the 
                NWPA regarding form in which fuel will be accepted
                     P Dave Zabransky, OCRWM [presentation]
           o Utah views
           o General discussion
     · State discussion of shipping corridor preparedness and operational needs
            o Guiding principles
                     P Principles of Agreement Among States on Expectations  
                         Regarding Preparations for OCRWM Shipments
            o Needs assessment along potential routes
            o Operational plans developed with states
            o Routing analysis
                     P HLW Committee Routing Paper for NWPA shipment
            o Options for financing preparedness and operational activities
                     P Experience with permit fees - Lisa Sattler, Midwest CSG [presentation]
            o Conclusions on needed actions
Concluding remarks
            o Identification of issues of concern regarding preparations necessary 
                 for PFS shipments
            o Joint conclusion by Dianne Nielson (UT) and Joe Strolin (NV)
5:00 p.m. Adjourn
   

Wednesday, May 4

Meeting of the WIEB High-Level Radioactive Waste Committee
8:00 a.m. Continental breakfast
8:30 a.m. Call to order
Introduction

Review agenda
8:45 a.m. Status of the NWPA transportation program and implications of repository
licensing delays
     · Judith Holm, OCRWM [presentation]
            o Timeline for implementing the NWPA transportation program
            The official opening date for Yucca Mountain has slipped from 2010 to 2012.  What  
            are the effects on the projected opening date of:  (1) future year funding at the current  
            levels; (2) the schedule for EPA development of new containment regulations; and (3)   
            ongoing investigations into falsification of information at Yucca Mountain?  What are 
            the implications of further slippage in the opening date on the activities to develop a 
            transportation program? 
                     P OCRWM Summary Schedule
                                (presented by G. Lanthrum at 9/2004 TEC Mtg)
            o DOE strategy on choosing suites of routes vs. consolidated routes
            What is DOE's thinking about consolidating shipments to Yucca Mountain on a few  
            routes vs. spreading the shipments over a suite of routes? What are the security 
            considerations and budget implications of either method?  Has any cost/risk analysis
            been done on this subject?
            o Status of the development of rail access to Yucca Mountain
            What are the critical steps in developing rail access to Yucca Mountain?  What is the 
            schedule for completing those steps?  What are the contingencies that could delay  
            achieving the desired schedule?
                     P Rail EIS Federal Register Notice
                     P Nevada Comments [presentation]
            o Availability of Sandia modeling information for HLW Committee review
            In 2004, the WIEB HLW Committee decided to investigate the utility for the 
            Committee's work of models being developed by Sandia National Lab.  The Committee 
             participated in web cast briefings on the models and in November met via conference  
             call with Sandia personnel.  The Committee has hired a consultant to review the 
            Investment Planning modeling in depth to advise the Committee on how it could be 
            used to improve the Commitee's strategic plan.  DOE has also indicated its approval   
            of a special projectfor the WIEB HLW Committee to use the model, on the assumption    
            that the consultant's analysis indicates the model have value to the Committee's work.    
            Progress has been stalled by an inability to secure necessary approvals to allow the   
            Committee's consultant to examine with Sandia the Investment Planning Model.  Will 
            the necessary approvals be forthcoming to allow the Committee to continue its work?
                     P Sandia presentation at 11/04 WIEB HLW Committee meeting
     o Calculation of the 180(c) appropriations request
            How did DOE calculate the $10 million figure?
     · Commentary on repository impacts on transportation system
     o Joe Strolin, Nevada Nuclear Waste Project Office
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. NRC's role in transportation to Yucca Mountain
     · Earl Easton, NRC [presentation] [reference cards]
     o Recent National Academy of Sciences reports
            The National Academy of Sciences recently released a report on the Safety and   
            Security of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage.   What is the NRC's response
             to this study and what changes, if any, does the Commission plan to implement as   
            a result? What is the status of the Academy's ongoing study on Transportation of
            Radioactive Waste, and what is the NRC's reaction to this study so far?
     o Update on the NRC's Package Performance Study
            What is the current status of the Package Performance Study? What is the  
            Commission's current proposal  for the conduct of full scale testing?  What basis will   
            the Commission use to select casks for testing? How did the Commission incorporate  
            stakeholder comments on cask testing, such as those from the Association of American   
            Railroads?  What are the next steps in the study?
     o Performance of spent fuel casks in the rail environment
            There has been some discussion of using truck casks for intermodal rail shipments to 
            Yucca Mountain.  What research has been done regarding using truck casks in the 
            rail environment?
11:00 a.m. Reports from other groups on:
     · Routing
     · Special projects
     · Upcoming meetings
     o Southern States Energy Board: June 14-15, 2005, New Orleans, LA
     o Midwest Council of State Governments: May 24-25, 2005, Traverse City, MI
     o Eastern Council of State Governments: June 14-15, 2005, New Orleans, LA
     · Other activities (outside 180(c) and Transportation Protocols)
     o Lisa Sattler/Sarah Wochos, Midwest Council of State Governments
     o Conrad Smith, Northeast Council of State Governments
     o Cloyce Brackett, Southern States Energy Board
11:45 a.m. Lunch on your own
1:00 p.m. Joint discussions on:
     · Transportation External Coordination Working Group Topic Groups
     1. 180(c) Background information will be provided on the following 5 areas:
                     P Overall schedule
                     P Executive Summary
                     P Policy and Procedures
                     P Pilot Program and Schedule
                     P Grant Application and Guidance
                     P Pros and Cons of Funding Formulas
                  Chart comparing views on sequence of appropriations and 
                  formula allocations
     2. Rail
     3. Security
     · Transportation protocols
     o Regional discussions on amendments to DOE protocols
                     P Ken Niles (OR)
2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. Western States roundtable on recent developments
4:00 p.m. Break
4:15 p.m. Committee business meeting
     · Procedures to enable Western states to share information on unusual nuclear 
        shipment events as soon after the incident as allowable -- Bill Mackie, WGA
     o FY2004 RAM Transportation Incidents
     · Recommendations on re-adoption of WGA Resolution Transportation of Spent 
        Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste
     · Next steps on proposed special project to test planning grant implementation
5:00 pm Adjourn