December 6, 2012 

MEMORANDUM TO: Andy Imboden, Chief 

Communications, Planning, and Rulemaking Branch 

Waste Confidence Directorate 

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 

FROM: Sarah L. Lopas, NEPA Communications Project Manager /RA/ 

Communications, Planning, and Rulemaking Branch 

Waste Confidence Directorate 

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 

SUBJECT: SUMMARY OF PUBLIC SCOPING MEETINGS FOR THE 

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT TO SUPPORT THE 

WASTE CONFIDENCE RULEMAKING 

On Wednesday, November 14, 2012, members of the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

(NRC) staff held two public scoping meetings at the NRC's headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, 

for the environmental impact statement (EIS) to support the update to the Waste Confidence 

Rule. The purpose of the meetings was to allow meeting participants to ask questions of the 

staff and present oral comments on the scope of the EIS. 

The meetings were conducted at 1 p.m. and 9 p.m. EST and both were viewable online via live 

webcast at http://video.nrc.gov/. A moderated teleconference line was available for remote 

participants to ask questions and present comments. Both meetings began with a slide 

presentation by NRC staff, followed by a brief question-and-answer period, with the remainder 

of time dedicated to listening to and transcribing public comments for inclusion in the Waste 

Confidence environmental review docket. The staff's slide presentation is available in the 

NRC's Agencywide Document Management and Access System (ADAMS) under Accession No. 

ML12314A352. The ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room is accessible at 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or 

who encounter problems in accessing documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC’s 

Public Document Room reference staff at 1-800-397-4737, or via e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov. 

Approximately 80 people attended the afternoon meeting in-person and 25 people participated 

remotely using the teleconference line. Approximately 12 members of the public called in to the 

teleconference for the evening meeting. Meeting participants included members of the public, 

representatives of the NRC and its contractors, representatives of tribal and state governments, 

and industry and public advocacy groups. A list of meeting participants is included as 

Attachment 1. 

CONTACT: Sarah Lopas, WCD/CPRB 

(301) 492-3425 
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Concerns discussed during the public comment period varied widely. Concerns and comments 

included: the need for specialized consultation with Tribal organizations; the timing and 

thoroughness of the Waste Confidence environmental review; the need for a longer scoping 

period; the need for multiple regional public scoping meetings; the preference for evaluating 

Waste Confidence on a site-specific basis rather than using a generic EIS; the EIS should only 

address the deficiencies identified by the D.C. Court of Appeals; the NRC should utilize existing 

information; whether or not the U.S. Department of Energy's Yucca Mountain EIS would be 

used in developing the Waste Confidence EIS; health effects of radiation from spent nuclear 

fuel; safety and security of spent nuclear fuel; impacts of severe accidents on spent fuel storage 

facilities, including catastrophic natural events and terrorist activities; and the risk of spent fuel 

pool leaks and fires. 

The official transcripts for both meetings are available in ADAMS under Accession No. 

ML12331A347 for the afternoon meeting and ML12331A353 for the evening meeting. Written 

comments handed to NRC staff at the afternoon meeting have been appended to the afternoon 

transcript. Video archive of both the afternoon and evening meetings can be found on the 

NRC's website at http://video.nrc.gov/ and are titled, Waste Confidence Scoping Meeting for the 

Environmental Impact Statement (Part 1) (afternoon session) and (Part 2) (evening session). 

For convenience, the staff’s presentations, the video recordings, and the transcripts are also 

made available on the Waste Confidence Directorate’s website at 

http://www.nrc.gov/waste/spent-fuel-storage/wcd/pub-involve.html. 

Enclosure: 

1. Meeting Attendee List 

cc: See next page 
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Concerns discussed during the public comment period varied widely. Concerns and comments 

included: the need for specialized consultation with Tribal organizations; the timing and 

thoroughness of the Waste Confidence environmental review; the need for a longer scoping 

period; the need for multiple regional public scoping meetings; the preference for evaluating 

Waste Confidence on a site-specific basis rather than using a generic EIS; the EIS should only 

address the deficiencies identified by the D.C. Court of Appeals; the NRC should utilize existing 

information; whether or not the U.S. Department of Energy's Yucca Mountain EIS would be 

used in developing the Waste Confidence EIS; health effects of radiation from spent nuclear 

fuel; safety and security of spent nuclear fuel; impacts of severe accidents on spent fuel storage 

facilities, including catastrophic natural events and terrorist activities; and the risk of spent fuel 

pool leaks and fires. 

The official transcripts for both meetings are available in ADAMS under Accession No. 

ML12331A347 for the afternoon meeting and ML12331A353 for the evening meeting. Written 

comments handed to NRC staff at the afternoon meeting have been appended to the afternoon 

transcript. Video archive of both the afternoon and evening meetings can be found on the 

NRC's website at http://video.nrc.gov/ and are titled, Waste Confidence Scoping Meeting for the 

Environmental Impact Statement (Part 1) (afternoon session) and (Part 2) (evening session). 

For convenience, the staff’s presentations, the video recordings, and the transcripts are also 

made available on the Waste Confidence Directorate’s website at 

http://www.nrc.gov/waste/spent-fuel-storage/wcd/pub-involve.html. 

Enclosure: 

1. Meeting Attendee List 

cc: See next page 

DISTRIBUTION:

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Miriam Juckett (mjuckett@swri.org) 

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DATE 12/3/2012 12/5/2012 12/6/2012 

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY 
List of Attendees for the Waste Confidence 

Environmental Impact Statement Public Scoping Meetings 

November 14, 2012 

Afternoon and Evening Sessions 

Waste Confidence Scoping Meeting - 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. EST

Name Organization Attendance

Dean Baker Tennessee Valley Authority In Person

Sara Barczak Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Teleconference

David Blee U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure Council In Person

Rick Buckley Entergy In Person

Bruce Burton

International Brotherhood of Electrical 

Workers In Person

Michael Callahan Decommissioning Plant Coalition In Person

Agnès Casenave French Embassy In Person

Chris Charles Nuclear Energy Institute In Person

Dominique French Nuclear Information and Resource Service In Person

Katherine Fuchs Alliance for Nuclear Accountability In Person

Ellen Ginsberg Nuclear Energy Institute In Person

Patrick Gorman U.S. Department of Energy In Person

Susan Gray Maryland Powerplant Research Program Teleconference

Doug Guarino L.A.N. Facebook Page Group In Person

Steven Hamrick Florida Power and Light In Person

Johanna Hariharan Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP In Person

Jack Heyer

International Brotherhood of Electrical 

Workers In Person

Judith Holm NorthWind Services, LLC In Person

Stewart Horn Bellefonte Efficiency and Sustainability Team Teleconference

Ronald Johnson Prairie Island Tribal Council In Person

Jay Jones U.S. Department of Energy In Person

Miriam Juckett

Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory 

Analyses In Person

Kevin Kamps Beyond Nuclear In Person

John Keeley Nuclear Energy Institute In Person

Marvin Lewis Private citizen Teleconference

Arjun Makhijani

Institute for Energy and Environmental 

Research In Person

David Mullen

International Brotherhood of Electrical 

Workers In Person

William Murphy Duke Energy Teleconference

(Sami) Nalluswami Private citizen In Person
Name Organization Attendance

Dennis Nelson Support and Education for Radiation Victims In Person

Lara Nichols Duke Energy In Person

Mary Olson Nuclear Information and Resource Service Teleconference

Tara O'Neil Pacific Northwest National Laboratory In Person

Terry Pickens Xcel Energy In Person

Scott Portszline Three Mile Island Alert Teleconference

Rob Pauline

Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory 

Analyses In Person

Darani Reddick Winston & Strawn LLP In Person

Everett Redmond Nuclear Energy Institute In Person

David Repka Winston & Strawn LLP In Person

Jonathan Rund Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP In Person

Susan Hito Shapiro Clearwater Teleconference

Margaret Sheehan EcoLaw Teleconference

Jay Silberg Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP In Person

Beverly Silverberg BRS Communications, Inc. In Person

Donald Silverman Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP In Person

John Sipos Attorney General's Office, New York In Person

Adam Solomon Attorney General's Office, New York In Person

Eileen Supko Energy Resources International In Person

Ruth Thomas Environmentalist, Inc. Teleconference

Judy Treichel Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force Teleconference

Timothy Volz Walsh Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP In Person

Caleb Ward U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure Council In Person

David Weisman Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility Teleconference

Randall Westmoreland DTE Energy In Person

Heather Westra Prairie Island Indian Community In Person

Pat Wire ISNA In Person

Lih Young Private citizen In Person

Louis Zeller Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League Teleconference

Laurel Bauer U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) In Person

James Biggins NRC In Person

Alan Bjornsen NRC In Person

David Brown NRC In Person

Larry Camper NRC In Person

Russell Chazell NRC In Person

Kevin Folk NRC In Person

John Fringer NRC In Person

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Name Organization Attendance

Amy Hardin NRC In Person

Merri Horn NRC In Person

A.H. Hsia NRC In Person

Kevin Hsueh NRC In Person

Christian Jacobs NRC In Person

Andrea Kock NRC In Person

Lisa London NRC In Person

Sarah Lopas NRC In Person

Timothy McCartin NRC In Person

David McIntyre NRC In Person

Alicia Mullins NRC In Person

Bruce Olson NRC In Person

TR Rowe NRC In Person

James Rubenstone NRC In Person

Kimberly Sexton NRC In Person

Andrew Stuyvenberg NRC In Person

Sandy Talley NRC In Person

Jean Trefethen NRC In Person

Sherwin Turk NRC In Person

Susan Wittick NRC In Person

Rob Woodward NRC In Person

David Wrona NRC In Person

Waste Confidence Scoping Meeting - 9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. EST

Name Organization Attendance

Erica Gray Alliance for Progressive Values Teleconference

Libbe HaLevy Nuclear Hot Seat Teleconference

Cathy Iwane Coalition Against Nukes Teleconference

Michael Jochum Private Citizen Teleconference

Miriam Juckett

Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory 

Analyses Teleconference

Kevin Kamps Beyond Nuclear Teleconference

Eve Laramee Private Citizen Teleconference

Michael Leonardi Toledo Coalition Teleconference

Andrea Lieberman Coalition Against Nukes Teleconference

Norman Meadow Maryland Conservation Council Teleconference

Pamela Shoop Hope Island One Plateau Foundation Teleconference

Priscilla Star Coalition Against Nukes Teleconference

Christine Strickland Coalition Against Nukes Teleconference

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Name Organization Attendance

Cathy Haney NRC Teleconference

Christian Jacobs NRC Teleconference

Lisa London NRC Teleconference

Sarah Lopas NRC Teleconference

Timothy McCartin NRC Teleconference

TR Rowe NRC Teleconference

Kimberly Sexton NRC Teleconference

Andrew Stuyvenberg NRC Teleconference

Susan Wittick NRC Teleconference

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