ML24325A509
| ML24325A509 | |
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| Issue date: | 11/19/2024 |
| From: | Dafna Silberfeld NRC/NMSS/DMSST |
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| Download: ML24325A509 (3) | |
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Drop-In Notice and Summary DATE
SUBJECT:
DROP-IN VISIT WITH ANCSA REGIONAL ASSOCIATION ON NOVEMBER 19, 2024 TIME:
9:30 AM MEETING ATTENDEES:
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission TN Americas, LLC John Lubinski, Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Kim Reitmeier, President, Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) Regional Association Dafna Silberfeld, Deputy Director, Division of Materials Safety, Security, State, and Tribal Programs TJ Presley, Director, Government Affairs, ANCSA Regional Association Jill Shepherd, Chief of the Materials Rulemaking and Projects Branch, Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Sarah Lopas, Senior Environmental Project Manager, Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support TOPICS:
Organization structure of Native Alaskans, NRC licensing processes focusing on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews, Section 106 consultation under the National Historic Preservation Act, and Tribal outreach led by the NRCs Tribal Relations Team.
SUMMARY
Ms. Reitmeier provided an overview of the organization structure of Native Alaskans and highlighted how it differs from the organization structure of Tribes in the continental U.S. The ANCSA Regional Association represents the 12 Regional Corporations. NRC staff provided background information on the NRC and what we regulate, a high-level overview of NRC licensing including safety and NEPA reviews and conducting National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 consultation through our NEPA review. NRC staff provided high-level information on the NRCs early outreach to Alaskan Native Corporations and the Tanana Chiefs Conference for the Eielson Air Force Base microreactor project, which is still in pre-application status. In response to a question from Mr. Presley, staff gave an overview of the use of nuclear material in Alaska, noting that Alaska is not an Agreement State therefore the NRC regulates the use of nuclear material in Alaska, and that small modular reactors and microreactors could be considered for the State in the future, noting the potential for microreactors to power remote villages.
Takeaway Item: S. Lopas will compile and share with ANCSA a complete list of contacts for the Eielson Air Force base project.
This meeting was a general exchange of information not directly related to any regulatory action or decision.
D. Silberfeld November 19, 2024
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