ML21285A188
| ML21285A188 | |
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| Issue date: | 10/13/2021 |
| From: | Allen Fetter NRC/NRR/DNRL/NRLB |
| To: | Gregory Suber Division of Operating Reactor Licensing |
| Miller, E | |
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October 13, 2021 MEMORANDUM TO:
Gregory F. Suber, Director Environmental Justice Review Team Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM:
Allen H. Fetter, Senior Project Manager /RA/
New Reactor Licensing Branch Division of New and Renewed Licenses Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF SEPTEMBER 27, 2021, PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS KICKOFF OF AGENCY EFFORT TO REVIEW APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE REVIEWS On September 27, 2021, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff held a public meeting1 via teleconference to facilitate both a listening session and a panel discussion. The purpose of the meeting was to hear insights and perspectives from leaders and individuals in Environmental Justice (EJ) communities and from other individuals who had familiarity and experience pertaining to EJ in NRCs programs, policies, and activities. The comments and dialog provided by the meeting participants are inputs that will be used for the NRC staffs environmental justice review, as directed by the Commission in Staff Requirements Memorandum (SRM) M210218B.2 At the start of the meeting, the NRC staff stated that the meeting was an information meeting with a question and answer session. As with all NRC public meetings, no regulatory decisions will be made during the meeting. The NRC staff provided a short presentation3 that provided a brief overview of the effort. Then the NRC staff hosted a listening session of invited participants who were EJ community leaders and individuals with EJ experience4 to hear their insights and perspectives on the approach to how EJ should be addressed.
Listening Session participants included:
Reverend Leo Woodberry (New Alpha Community Development Center)
Adrienne Hollis (Hollis Env. Consulting)
Juan Parras (Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Center)
Leona Morgan (Diné No Nukes)
Jerry Pardilla (United South and Eastern Tribes)
Reverend Brendolyn Boseman (The Imani Group) 1 The notice for the afternoon public meeting is available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under Accession No. ML21256A176.
2 SRM M210218B is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML21113A070.
3 The NRC staff slides are in ADAMS under Accession No. ML21259A058.
4 Biographies of participants of both sessions, where provided, are available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML21267A052.
Manna Jo Greene (Hudson River Sloop Clearwater)
Subsequently, the NRC staff hosted a panel discussion composed of individuals with experience engaging with the NRC on environmental justice issues to hear their views on the 2004 Policy Statement on EJ and perspectives on improving the agency approach to EJ.
Panel Discussion participants included:
Reverend Woodberry June Lorenzo (Multicultural Alliance for a Safe Environment)
Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali (National Wildlife Federation)
Heather Westra (Prairie Island Indian Community)
Matthew Tejada (EPA)
Dr. Edwin Lyman (Union of Concerned Scientists)
Ellen Ginsberg (Nuclear Energy Institute)
Diane Curran (Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg).
In closing, the NRC staff provided the location of the notice issued in Federal Register (86 FR 36307)5 that identified this comment opportunity. Both the presentation and Federal Register Notice identified multiple ways that interested parties could provide comments on this effort. The meeting was transcribed.6 Attendees represented a broad range of perspectives including environmental organizations, tribal representatives, community organizers, individual community members, and industry.
Following each of the sessions, questions and/or comments were received from the following members of the public and have been preserved in the previously referenced transcript:
During the listening session, public comments were received from:
David Roseland Michelle Beacham Elaine Cooper David Kraft Kevin Kamps During the panel discussion, public comments were received from:
Diane DArrigo Pamela Greenlaw Shirley Rodrigez Dietmar Detering Karen Hadden Lou Zeller Jessie Deer in Water Eric Meyer Keith McMurrian Michelle Reed 5 The Federal Register Notice is available at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2021-07-09/2021-14673.
6 The transcript of the evening public meeting is available in ADAMS under Accesssion No. ML21280A350-
The attendee list is enclosed with this summary. Approximately 160 attendees were identified.
No regulatory decisions were made in the meeting. The NRCs Public Document Room resource can provide assistance accessing documents referenced. This resource can be reached at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/pdr.html or (301) 415-4737 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Monday through Friday except Federal holidays.
Enclosure:
List of Attendees
Enclosure LIST OF ATTENDEES SEPTEMBER 27, 2021, PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS OF AGENCY EFFORT TO REVIEW APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE REVIEWS Host Organization (Where Provided)
Gregory Suber NRC (U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Facilitator Chip Cameron Zero Gravity Group Speakers Reverend Leo Woodberry New Aplha Community Development Adrienne Hollis Hollis Env. Consulting Juan Parras Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Center Leona Morgan Diné No Nukes Jerry Pardilla United South and Eastern Tribes Rev. Brendolyn Boseman The Imani Group Manna Jo Greene Hudson River Sloop Clearwater June Lorenzo Multicultural Alliance for a Safe Environment Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali National Wildlife Federation Heather Westra Prairie Island Indian Community Matthew Tejada EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
Dr. Edwin Lyman Union of Concerned Scientists Ellen Ginsberg Nuclear Energy Institute Diane Curran Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg Participants Barney Rubble Bed Rock Kevin Kamps Beyond Nuclear Claire Johnson Bingham Louis Zeller Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League Marie Citizen Pamela Greenlaw Citizen Activist Jeanette Pablo Clean Air Task Force Natalie Houghtalen Clear Path Nicholas McMurray Clear Path Rosalyn Cherry Climate Action Coalition Sofia Martinez Concerned Citizen of Wagon Mountain County Lakanya Dereks Consulting James Creighton Cortlandt Town Counsilman Jesse Deer In Water CRAFT Jeremy Davis Curtiss Wright Host Organization (Where Provided)
Jana Bergman Curtiss-Wright Esther Andrews DBA Jay Jones Department of Energy Michael Keegan Dont Waste Michigan Tracey Leroy Duke Energy Scott Vance Energy Northwest Jennifer Brundage EPA Emma Wong EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute)
Samson Debass EPRI Wynper Mcgruder EPRI Marilyn Elie EPSIC Benjamin Weiss Exchange Monitor Publications & Forums Jason Zorn Exelon Ann FCWC Anne Jaffe Holnes FCWC Robin Griffin Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Eric Meyer Generation Atomic Geri Shapiro Gillibrand Melinda Higgins Gin Jackie Toth Good Energy Collective Stephanie Fishman Hogan Lovells Rob Matsick Hogan Lovells Juliya Grigoryan Hogan Lovells Adrienne Hollis Hollis Environmental Services Mana Green Hudson River Keith Merm Human Rights Research and Analysis Samuel Miranda Independent Annemieke Tennis Kanner & Whiteley Grace Gifford League of Women Voters Amy Legislative Aide Shirley Rodriguez Listener Richard Moore Los Jardines Institute Madison Schroeder Madison Schroeder Eric Howes Maine Yankee Susan Gordan Multicultural Alliance for a Space Environment Rod Mccullum NEI (Nuclear Energy Institute)
Jerry Bonanno NEI Jonathan Rund NEI Charles Morrison Neil Gross David Kraft NEIS (Nuclear Environmental Information Service)
Gail Snyder NEIS Jan Boudart NEIS Andrew Leibert New York State Assembly Host Organization (Where Provided)
Megan Casper NIA Linda Gersey NIC Diane D'Arrigo NIRF David McIntyre NRC Angela Coggins NRC Anthony D'Jesus NRC Carolyn Wolf NRC Cathy Kanatas NRC David Nelson NRC Gwen Hayden NRC Hipo Gonzalez NRC Janelle Jessie NRC Jenny Tobin NRC Jenny Weil NRC JP Blouin NRC Larniece McKoy-Moore NRC Lisa London NRC Lynnea Wilkins NRC Robert Lewis NRC Samantha Lav NRC Sandra Talley NRC Scott Flanders NRC Shakore NRC Stephanie Garland NRC Timoth Denbore NRC Vonna Ordaz NRC William Maier NRC William Mayor NRC Carolyn Riser NRDC (National Resources Defense Council)
Diane Dorie NRIS Virginia Sanders NSC Martin O'Neill Nuclear Energy Institute Patrick White Nuclear Innovation Alliance Eileen O'Shannasey Nuclear Issues Study Group Elizabeth Holland Nuclear Issues Study Group Susan Schuurman Nuclear Issues Study Group Katrina McMurrian Nuclear Waste Strategy Coalition Dietmar Detering NY Melissa Perdue Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Dennis Thomas Pacific Northwest National Labs Michelle Lee Phase Chief Michelle Mitchum Pine Hill Indian Tribe David Anderson PNNL Host Organization (Where Provided)
Ellen Kennedy PNNL James Witherington PNNL Katy Wagner PNNL Kevin Kautzky PNNL Kim Leigh PNNL Lauren Rodman PNNL Dave Goodmen PNWNL Heather Westra Prairie Island Indian Community Dan Solitz Public David Rosen Public Elaine Cooper Public Sarah Toth RMI Tom Clements Savannah River Sight Watch Jana Burgman Scientech Karen Hadden Seed Coalition Matt Wald Self Employed Catherine Skopic Sierra Club Priscilla Preston Sierra Club Angie Jacobs Sierra Club SC Leigh Ford Snake River Alliance Jeff Sharkey Southern Nuclear Miriam Juckett Southwest Research Institute LaTonya Derrick Stantec Consulting Lisa Matis Tetra Tech Adam Stein The Breakthrough Institute Seaver Wang The Breakthrough Institute Brenda Jenkins The Imani Group Loretta Slater The Whitney M Slater Foundation Wanda Smith TJ Review Stephanie Devlin-Gill US NRC Stephanie Gill US NRC Scott Clow Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Sherrie Hayes Virtual Assistance for Reverand Leo Woodberry New Alpha CDC Ray Kurler Westinghouse Pam Prochaska Xcel Energy Pamela Prochaska Xcel Energy Jessie Q Kalene Walker Ray Ray Cohen Rod Mclou
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