UNLV YUCCA MOUNTAIN EDUCATION PROJECT

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TOWN HALL MEETINGS -- PROJECTED DRAFT SCHEDULE

Spring 2001 Nuclear Waste Management Strategies
(General overview of Yucca Mountain) (Requires Adobe Acrobat)
Fall 2001 1) Energy policy/Alternative solutions to nuclear energy (Requires Adobe Acrobat)
2a) Yucca Mountain history -- Selection process/pre-1987 (Requires Adobe Acrobat)
2b) Yucca Mountain history -- Science/post-1987 (Requires Adobe Acrobat)
Spring 2002 What is being done to protect Nevada? (Standards, protection)
 Speakers/lecturers: DOE, NRC, EPA, NAS
Fall 2002 Total System Performance Assesment (TSPA) (science, risk assessment)
 

Panel: may be 2 town hall meetings, 1 presentation, 1 panel

  • What is Being Done to Protect Nevada?: Transportation Issues
    • The U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission have the responsibility to set regulations and practices for the ransportation of high-level radioactive waste. Representatives from these federal agencies and stakeholders from the State of Nevada have been invited to participate in a presentation and education panel discussion on transportation issues. Refreshments will be provided. More information on speakers and agenda will be available through the press closer to the time of the presentation.
    • November 14, 2002: Town Hall Meeting: "Yucca Mountain Transportation Issues" by Bob Halstead (Powerpoint presentation) (Microsoft Word Document)
Spring 2003 What does the science say? DOE vs. Nevada

Specific topics in seminar format, between 2-4 for this semester

Fall 2001 ? Nevada's response; Congress considering and deciding on President's recommendation
August 2001 ? President will make recommendation regarding Yucca Mountain