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October 21, 2021, Summary of Public Meeting to Discuss Agency Effort to Review Approach to Environmental Justice Reviews
ML21301A072
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Issue date: 11/18/2021
From: Allen Fetter
NRC/NRR/DNRL/NRLB
To: Gregory Suber
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Miller G, NRC/NRR
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November 18, 2021 MEMORANDUM TO: Gregory F. Suber, Director Environmental Justice Review Team Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM: Allen H. Fetter, Senior Project Manager /RA - G. E. Miller for/

New Reactor Licensing Branch Division of New and Renewed Licenses Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

SUBJECT:

SUMMARY

OF OCTOBER 21, 2021, PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS AGENCY EFFORT TO REVIEW APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND SHARE AN OVERVIEW OF COMMENTS PROVIDED ON THIS EFFORT TO DATE On October 21, 2021, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff held a public meeting1 via teleconference provide information on the NRCs systematic assessment of how the agency addresses environmental justice (EJ) in its programs, policies, and activities. The purpose of the meeting was to present feedback the NRC staff has heard to date and hear additional insights and perspectives pertaining to EJ in NRCs programs, policies, and activities.

The comments and dialog provided by the meeting participants are inputs that will be used to inform the NRC staffs systematic assessment, 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 a comment gathering meeting. As with all NRC public meetings, no regulatory decisions were made during the meeting. The NRC staff provided a short presentation3 that included a summary of some of the comments and feedback that have been received to date. The NRC staff then held an extended session for public comments and questions.

Questions and comments were received from:

Eric Meyer Elaine Cooper Manna Jo Greene Leon Woodberry Kelly Munkhtuya Pamela Greenlaw 1 The notice for the afternoon public meeting is available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under Accession No. ML21294A289.

2 SRM M210218B is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML21113A070.

3 The NRC staff slides are in ADAMS under Accession No. ML21291A006.

G. Suber Diane DArrigo Madison Schroder Seaver Wang Michelle Lee Ed Lyman Catherine Skopic Michelle Mitchum Barbara Warren Jessie Deer in Water Jackie Toth Caylene Walker Alyssa Hayes Priscilla Preston Erniko Brown Brian Campbell In closing, the NRC staff provided the location of the notice issued in Federal Register (86 FR 36307)4 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 (ADAMS Accession No. ML21300A208).

The attendee list is enclosed with this summary. There were approximately 130 attendees on the meeting bridge line, and about 100 of those people identified themselves.

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 4 The Federal Register Notice is available at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2021-07-09/2021-14673.

LIST OF ATTENDEES OCTOBER 21, 2021, PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS OF AGENCY EFFORT TO REVIEW APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE REVIEWS Host Organization (Where Provided)

Jessica Bielecki NRC Facilitator Larniece McKoy-Moore NRC Speaker Allen Fetter NRC Dave McIntyre NRC Participants Alyssa Hayes University of TN Knoxville Andrea Cook NRC Angela Coggins NRC Anita Naber NRC Anna Whitney US Senate Annemieke Tennis Kanner Whiteley Annie E McDaniel State Rep SC House District 41 Anthony Dadseues NRC Barbara Warren Citizen Enviromental Coalalition Ellen Ginsburg NEI Ben Spiesman Energy Harbor Ben White Exchange Monitor Publications Press Bill Maier NRC Brian Campbell Self Carol Lazar NRC Carolyn Wolf NRC Catherine Skopic Deer Club NYC Group Cathy Kanatas NRC Cherrie Hayes New Alpha CDC Chris Bergan Co Admin Energy Reality Project Christopher Markley NRC Claire Johnson Connie Heitz Wood Dan Green Self David Adams Self David Daigle TVA Diane Curran Harmon Curran Spielberg & Eisenberg LLC Enclosure

Host Organization (Where Provided)

Diane D'Arrigo NIRS Diane Dir NIRS Donna Ordaz NRC Edward Lyman UCS Elaine Cooper Sierra Club Ellen Kennedy PNNL Emike Omogbai Westinghouse Manager Emma Redfoot Oklo Emma Wong EPRI Eric Meyer Generation Atomic Erniko Brown ECJ Chair SC NAACP State Conference GiGi Lastra Court Reporter Geoffery Whittle-Wallf Pacific NW Labs Geri Shaprio Senator Gillibrand Gia Montserrat NEI Gigi Lastra Neal Gross Court Reporters Gregory Suber NRC Hipo Gonzalez NRC Jackie Togh Good Energy Collective James Wigherington TNL Jana Birdman Curtis-Wright Janelle Jessie NRC Jason Zorn Exelon Jenny Weil NRC Jerry Ritts Enercon Jesse Deer in water Craft Citizen Resistance Kalene Walker Kara Hoving Clean Air Task Force Karen Gay Westinghouse Keith Michelle-Michem Indian Tribe Kelly Munkhtuya Generation Atomic Kim Leigh PNNL Lauren Roden Pacific NW National Labs Leo Woodberry New Alpha CDC Linda Gersey NRC Loretta Slater New Alpha CDC Lynnea Wilkins NRC Madison Schroder Generation Atomic Manna Joe Greene Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Mark Lutz Pacific NW National Labs Martin O'Neill NEI Mathew Meyer NRC Michelle Lee PHASE Host Organization (Where Provided)

Molly Madison Morman Lewis Natalie Houghtelan Clear Path Natalie Reed Wood Neil Shaesha NRC Nicholas McMurray Clear Path Pamela Greenlaw Private Citizen Patrick White NIA Priscilla Preston Rachel Eurney-Work Inercon Randy Harding Luminant Ray Kuyler Westinghouse Rebecca Kreuzer Pacific NW National Labs Richard Mermelstein CICIP Ruth Horton TVA Sami Devass EPRI Sandra Nesting AEP Sandra Talley NRC Sarah O'Neil PNNL Seaver Wang The Breaker Through Institute Susan Gorgan Multicultural Alliance Suzanne Baker Good Energy Collective Tangee Jacobs Sierra Club Taylor Cates TVA Ted Wills Westinghouse Todd Evans Luminant Tracy Orf TVA Tuwanda Smith NRC Holly Harrington NRC

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OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL2-1/PM NRR/DORL/LPL2-1/LA NRR/DNRL/NRLB NAME GEMiller KGoldstein AFetter (GEMiller for)

DATE 10/28/2021 10/28/2021 11/18/2021 OFFICE NRR/EJRT/D NRR/DORL/LPL2-1/PM NAME GSuber GEMiller DATE 11/18/2021 11/18/2021