📅Notice of Meeting for Environmental Management Advisory Board
This notice announces an in-person/virtual meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Paducah. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
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This notice announces an in-person/virtual meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
Learn More♻️EPA Closes Public Comment Period on WIPP Replacement Panels
On July 16, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) announced for public comment the availability of a Planned Change Request (PCR) submitted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to modify the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). The proposed change will involve adding two additional waste panels west of the current repository to replace lost disposal capacity resulting from the 2014 radiological incident and ground control issues throughout WIPP's operational history. A 60-day comment period was provided for the PCR that expired on September 16, 2024. After requests from stakeholders for an extension, the EPA reopened the public comment period indefinitely on October 22, 2024. The Agency is now announcing the closure of the public comment period.
Learn More♻️EPA Proposes New Emission Guidelines for Waste Combustors
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is closing the reopened comment period on the proposed Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Large Municipal Waste Combustors Voluntary Remand Response and 5-Year Review. The original proposed rule was published on January 23, 2024, with a 60-day comment period closing March 25, 2024. This comment period was reopened on January 16, 2025, for an additional 6 months. The EPA is providing notice that the comment period for this rule will now close on May 30, 2025. We believe that a 6.5-month comment period in total is sufficient for interested stakeholders to submit comments and additional data.
Learn More🏗️Upcoming Environmental Management Meeting at Savannah River Site
This notice announces an in-person/livestreamed meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Savannah River Site. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
Learn More🏭Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board Meeting Notice
This notice announces an in-person/virtual meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
Learn More⚛️NRC Monitoring Plan for Waste Disposal at Savannah River Site
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the availability of "U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Plan for Monitoring Disposal Actions Taken by the U.S. Department of Energy at the Savannah River Site Saltstone Disposal Facility in Accordance with the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005, Revision 2." This monitoring plan describes how the NRC staff intends to complete its assessment of compliance with NRC's performance objectives for the Department of Energy (DOE) disposal actions at the Savannah River Site (SRS) Saltstone Disposal Facility (SDF).
Learn More♻️EPA Withdraws Coal Combustion Residuals Disposal Regulation
Due to the receipt of adverse comment, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing the direct final rule titled, "Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy CCR Surface Impoundments; Correction," published on January 16, 2025.
Learn More🏗️Notice of Public Meeting for Idaho Cleanup Project Advisory Board
This notice announces an in-person/virtual hybrid meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
Learn More🛑Notice of Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board Meeting
This notice announces an in-person/virtual hybrid meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
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