February 14, 2014 

MEMORANDUM TO: Andy Imboden, Chief 

Communications, Planning, 

 and Rulemaking Branch 

Waste Confidence Directorate 

Office of Nuclear Material Safety 

 and Safeguards 

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

 Communications, Planning, 

 and Rulemaking Branch 

 Waste Confidence Directorate 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety 

 and Safeguards 

SUBJECT: SUMMARY OF JANUARY 29 PUBLIC TELECONFERENCE TO 

DISCUSS STATUS OF WASTE CONFIDENCE GENERIC 

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND RULEMAKING 

On Wednesday, January 29, 2014, members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

(NRC) staff held a Category 3 public teleconference at the NRC headquarters in Rockville, 

Maryland. The purpose of the teleconference was to maintain an open line of communication 

with the public by providing a status update on the NRC staff’s review of public comments 

received on the Waste Confidence draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) and 

proposed rule. Participants had an opportunity to ask questions and comment on the NRC’s 

process and activities. 

The meeting began at 1:30 p.m. and concluded at approximately 2:30 p.m. EST. The NRC staff 

began the meeting with a message of appreciation to callers for their involvement, and 

continued with a status update on the Waste Confidence rulemaking. Staff reported that the 

comment period on the draft GEIS and proposed rule closed on December 20, 2013, 

approximately 1400 people participated in the 13 public meetings on the draft GEIS and 

proposed rule. By the close of the comment period the NRC received 33,000 comment 

submissions and transcribed about 1,600 pages of comments. Staff also reported that the 

Commission extended the Waste Confidence rulemaking schedule by one month, with 

publication of the final GEIS and rule scheduled to occur no later than October 3, 2014. The 

staff reminded participants to send an e-mail to WCOutreach@nrc.gov to receive further 

updates regarding Waste Confidence activities. 

There were 111 participants in the teleconference representing members of the public, tribal 

and state governments, industry, public advocacy and environmental interest groups, and the 

NRC and its contractors. A list of meeting attendees is attached. 

CONTACT: Sarah Lopas, WCD/CPRB 

 (301) 287-0675 
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Questions during the teleconference concerned the staff’s process for reviewing and responding 

to comments received on the Waste Confidence draft GEIS and proposed rule; the number of 

comments received on the documents; the process and schedule for the rest of the rulemaking; 

whether the NRC would issue a record of decision; when reactor licensing can resume following 

issuance of the final GEIS and rule; whether the United States Court of Appeals for the District 

of Columbia Circuit reviews the final GEIS and rule; the applicability of the Waste Confidence 

rulemaking to reactors that have already received their operating license or license renewal; 

public involvement in the rulemaking going forward; if the Commission review versions of the 

final GEIS and rule would be public while they are under Commission review; and how sitespecific concerns would be handled in the final rule. 

The transcript for this meeting is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML14034A033. 

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 1-800-397-4209, or via email at pdr.resource@nrc.gov. A direct link to the transcript is 

also available on the Waste Confidence Directorate’s website at 

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

Enclosure: Meeting Attendees List 

cc: See next page 
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Questions during the teleconference concerned the staff’s process for reviewing and responding 

to comments received on the Waste Confidence draft GEIS and proposed rule; the number of 

comments received on the documents; the process and schedule for the rest of the rulemaking; 

whether the NRC would issue a record of decision; when reactor licensing can resume following 

issuance of the final GEIS and rule; whether the United States Court of Appeals for the District 

of Columbia Circuit reviews the final GEIS and rule; the applicability of the Waste Confidence 

rulemaking to reactors that have already received their operating license or license renewal; 

public involvement in the rulemaking going forward; if the Commission review versions of the 

final GEIS and rule would be public while they are under Commission review; and how sitespecific concerns would be handled in the final rule. 

The transcript for this meeting is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML14034A033. 

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 1-800-397-4209, or via email at pdr.resource@nrc.gov. A direct link to the transcript is 

also available on the Waste Confidence Directorate’s website at 

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

Enclosure: Meeting Attendees List 

DISTRIBUTION:

PUBLIC 

NMSS_WCD_Distribution 

TCampbell (OGC) 

LLondon (OGC) 

Miriam Juckett (mjuckett@swri.org) 

 

ADAMS Accession No.: ML14045A242

OFFICE PM: NMSS/WCD/CPRB OGC BC: NMSS/WCD/CPRB 

NAME SLopas Campbell(NLO) AImboden 

DATE 02/12/14 02/13/14 02/13/14 

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
 Enclosure 

NRC Teleconference Attendees 

Status of Waste Confidence GEIS and Rule 

January 29, 2014 1:30 – 2:30 PM EST

 First Name Last Name Organization 

1 Grace Adams Private Citizen 

2 Patrick Anderson Missouri State Government 

3 Richard Andrews Private Citizen 

4 Dean Baker Tennessee Valley Authority 

5 Michael Banko First Energy 

6 Jana Bergman Scientech 

7 Paul Bessette Morgan Lewis 

8 Jerry Bonanno Nuclear Energy Institute 

9 William Boyle US Department of Energy 

10 Matt Brock Massachusetts Attorney General's Office 

11 Jeff Brown Grandmothers Mothers & More for Energy Safety 

12 Elizabeth Brousse Mothers for Peace 

13 Andrew Burgess Ameren Missouri 

14 Katie Carpenter City of San Clemente, CA 

15 Christopher Charles Nuclear Energy Institute 

16 Rebecca Chin Nuclear Adv. Committee for Duxbury, MA 

17 Thomas Cotton Complex Systems Group 

18 Randy Crowe NC Renewable Portfolio Standards 

19 Cliff Custer FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company 

20 Janice Dean State of New York 

21 Kathryn Deluca New York State Attorney General's Office 

22 Hersh Desai Private Citizen 

23 Jeremy Dillon Exchange Monitor 

24 Darius Dixon Politico 

25 Steven Dort FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company 

26 Lief Erickson Science tech 

27 Willis Frick Retired 

28 Donna Gilmore San Onofre Safety 

29 Patrick Gorman Department of Energy 

30 Paula Gotsch Grandmothers Mothers & More for Energy Safety 

31 Chris Grant Illinois Attorney General's Office 

32 Tim Gregoire ANS Nuclear News 

33 Richard Grundstrom Federal Emergency Management Agency 

34 Steven Hamrick Florida Power & Light 

35 Mandy Hancock Southern Alliance for Clean Energy 

36 Moe Headington Stand Up Save Lives Campaign 

37 Elaine Hiruo PLATTS 

38 Ace Hoffman Nuclear Free North County 

39 Rich Janati PA Department of Environmental Protection 
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First Name Last Name Organization 

40 Janet Johnson Grand Valley Peace & Justice 

41 Miriam Juckett Southwest Research Institute 

42 Michael Kaluzniak Minnesota Public Utility Commission 

43 Sean Kice TN Emergency Management 

44 William Kinsella NC State University 

45 Jeremy Kirchner City of Dana Point 

46 Michael Klebe IL Emergency Management Agency 

47 Philip Klevorick Clark County Nuclear Waste Division NV 

48 Connie Kline Private Citizen 

49 Kyle Landis-Marinello Vermont Attorney General's Office 

50 Michel Lee India Point Safe Energy Coalition 

51 Kathy Lewis FL Public Service Commission 

52 Marvin Lewis Private Citizen 

53 Linda Lewison Sierra Club Nuclear Free Campaign/ NEIS 

54 Steven Lockes Booze Allen 

55 Rusty Lundberg UT Division of Radiation Control 

56 Lisa Matis TetraTech 

57 Rod McCullum Nuclear Energy Institute 

58 Katrina McMurrian Nuclear Waste Strategy Coalition 

59 Susan Michetti John Muir Chapter of WI 

60 Steve Nesbit Duke Energy 

61 Mary Olson Nuclear Information Resource Service 

62 Brian Paddock Sierra Club 

63 Brandon Paterson Neil R Gross 

64 Terry Pickens Xcel Energy 

65 Darani Reddick Winston & Strawn 

66 Tony Roisman Retained Lawyer, State of Vermont 

67 Richard Rothstein Nuclear Committee, Plymouth, MA 

68 Julia Schmitt State of Nebraska 

69 Assaw Senta VA Department of Health 

70 Gerri Shapiro Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's Office 

71 Albert Sifuentes FEMA Region 9 

72 Beverly Silverberg Consultant 

73 John Sipos New York State Attorney General's Office 

74 Andrew Smith Private Citizen 

75 Bob Snook Connecticut Attorney General's Office 

76 Steven Sondheim Sierra Club 

77 Deanna Spehn CA State Legislature District 78 

78 Mike Stephens State of FL 

79 Kathryn Sutton Morgan Lewis 

80 Erica Teichert Law 360 

81 Ruth Thomas Environmentalist Inc. 
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First Name Last Name Organization 

82 Tom Tramm Centrec 

83 Judy Treichel Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force 

84 Joan Walter California Energy Commission 

85 Patricia Ware Bloomberg BNA 

86 Heather Westra Prairie Island Indian Community 

87 Jeff Williams Department of Energy 

88 Suzanne Yohannan Inside Washington 

89 Ron Zak NJ Environmental Protection Agency 

90 Tom Zimmer Concerned Citizen 

91 Sabrina Atack NRC 

92 Tamara Bloomer NRC 

93 Tison Campbell NRC 

94 Margaret Cervera NRC 

95 Yen Chen NRC 

96 Merri Horn NRC 

97 Andy Imboden NRC 

98 Sarah Lopas NRC 

99 Timothy McCartin NRC 

100 Keith McConnell NRC 

101 Dave McIntyre NRC 

102 Christine Pineda NRC 

103 Jessie Quintero NRC 

104 TR Rowe NRC 

105 Carrie Safford NRC 

106 Robert Schaaf NRC 

107 Neil Sheehan NRC 

108 Jean Trefethen NRC 

109 Jenny Weil NRC 

110 Susan Wittick NRC 

111 Mary Woollen NRC