August 28, 2015 

 

MEMORANDUM TO: James Rubenstone, Acting Director 

Yucca Mountain Directorate 

Office of Nuclear Material Safety 

 and Safeguards 

FROM: Christine Pineda, Project Manager /RA/ 

 Yucca Mountain Directorate 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety 

 and Safeguards 

SUBJECT: SUMMARY OF AUGUST 26 PUBLIC TELECONFERENCE 

REGARDING THE PROCESS FOR SUBMITTING COMMENTS ON 

THE NRC STAFF’S DRAFT EIS SUPPLEMENT 

On Wednesday, August 26, 2015, members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 

staff held a Category 3 public meeting via teleconference. The purpose of the call was to 

describe the ways that members of the public may provide comments on the NRC staff’s draft 

supplement to the U.S. Department of Energy’s environmental impact statement for the 

proposed high-level waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Participants in the call were 

provided an opportunity to ask questions about the public meetings and comment submittal 

process. 

Approximately 43 people attended the teleconference. Meeting attendees included members of 

the public, members of federal, state and local government organizations, and members of 

industry and public advocacy groups. A list of meeting attendees is attached to this summary. 

The NRC staff began the teleconference by providing attendees with general historical 

background concerning the Yucca Mountain repository licensing process. The NRC staff then 

gave a brief summary of the draft supplement and provided information about how to comment 

on the supplement at public meetings, by mail, or electronically through the regulations.gov 

website. 

Questions and concerns raised during the public comment portion of the meeting included: 

requests to extend the public comment period and hold additional public meetings; requests to 

provide information to grassroots organizations; requests to post documents on the NRC’s 

website; concerns about the Federal Register notice; and concerns about the ease of use of the 

regulations.gov website. 

Enclosure: Meeting Attendees List 

CONTACT: Christine Pineda, NMSS/YMD 

 (301) 415-6789 
August 28, 2015 

MEMORANDUM TO: James Rubenstone, Acting Director 

Yucca Mountain Directorate 

Office of Nuclear Material Safety 

 and Safeguards 

FROM: Christine Pineda, Project Manager /RA/ 

 Yucca Mountain Directorate 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety 

 and Safeguards 

SUBJECT: SUMMARY OF AUGUST 26 PUBLIC TELECONFERENCE REGARDING THE 

PROCESS FOR SUBMITTING COMMENTS ON THE NRC STAFF’S DRAFT 

EIS SUPPLEMENT 

On Wednesday, August 26, 2015, members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff held 

a Category 3 public meeting via teleconference. The purpose of the call was to describe the ways that 

members of the public may provide comments on the NRC staff’s draft supplement to the U.S. 

Department of Energy’s environmental impact statement for the proposed high-level waste repository at 

Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Participants in the call were provided an opportunity to ask questions about 

the public meetings and comment submittal process. 

Approximately 43 people attended the teleconference. Meeting attendees included members of the 

public, members of federal, state and local government organizations, and members of industry and 

public advocacy groups. A list of meeting attendees is attached to this summary. 

The NRC staff began the teleconference by providing attendees with general historical background 

concerning the Yucca Mountain repository licensing process. The NRC staff then gave a brief summary of 

the draft supplement and provided information about how to comment on the supplement at public 

meetings, by mail, or electronically through the regulations.gov website. 

Questions and concerns raised during the public comment portion of the meeting included: requests to 

extend the public comment period and hold additional public meetings; requests to provide information to 

grassroots organizations; requests to post documents on the NRC’s website; concerns about the Federal 

Register notice; and concerns about the ease of use of the regulations.gov website. 

Enclosure: Meeting Attendees List 

DISTRIBUTION:

PUBLIC 

NMSS/YMD Distribution 

CSafford (OGC) 

AGendelman (OGC) 

Miriam Juckett (mjuckett@swri.org) 

ADAMS Accession No.: MLxxxxxxxxx

OFFICE NMSS/YMD OGC NMSS/YMD 

NAME CPineda AGendelman JRubenstone 

DATE 8/28/2015 8/31/2015 8/28/2015 

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
 Enclosure 

List of Attendees 

Public Teleconference on Process for Submitting Comments on the 

Draft Supplement to the DOE Yucca Mountain EISs 

August 26, 2015; 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

First Name Last Name Organization or Affiliation (if known) 

1 Mike Baughman Intertech Services Corporation 

2 Diane D'Arrigo Nuclear Information and Resource Service 

3 Steve Frishman Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects 

4 Paula Gotsch New Jersey Affordable, Clean, Reliable Energy Coalition 

5 Michael Griffen Private Citizen 

6 Bob Halstead Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects 

7 Maureen Headington Stand Up Save Lives Campaign 

8 Ace Hoffman Nuke Free North County 

9 Greg James Inyo County, California 

10 Abigail Johnson Eureka County, Nevada 

11 Kevin Kamps Beyond Nuclear 

12 Judith Kaufman Private Citizen 

13 Michael Keegan Coalition for a Nuclear-Free Great Lakes 

14 Darrell Lacy Nye County, Nevada 

15 Bret Leslie Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board 

16 Marvin Lewis Private Citizen 

17 Martin Malsch Egan, Fitzpatrick, Malsch & Lawrence 

18 Rod McCullum Nuclear Energy Institute 

19 Katrina McMurrian Nuclear Waste Strategy Coalition 

20 Alfred Meyer Private Citizen 

21 Mary Olson Nuclear Information and Resource Service 

22 Jacob Paz Private Citizen 

23 Suzanne Rhodes Private Citizen 

24 Cathreen Richards Inyo Co, California 

25 Tom Rielly Private Citizen 

26 Rhonda Roff Private Citizen 

27 Marthea Rountree U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

28 Susan Shapiro Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition 

29 Connie Simkins Lincoln County, Nevada 

30 Vinny Spotleson Private Citizen 

31 Michael Thorne Private Citizen 

32 Mark Tynan Private Citizen 

33 Heather Westra Prairie Island Indian Community 

34 Tom Zimmer Private Citizen 

35 Chip Cameron Zero Gravity Group 

36 David Decker Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

37 Randall Fedors Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

 
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First Name Last Name Organization or Affiliation (if known) 

38 Adam Gendelman Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

39 Miriam Juckett Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses 

40 Dave McIntyre Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

41 Nicole Noëlliste Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

42 Christine Pineda Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

43 James Rubenstone Nuclear Regulatory Commission