Press Release-19-039, NRC Announces Public Meetings Dates and Venues for Community Advisory Boards Near Decommissioning Nuclear Power Plants

Press Release-19-039: NRC Announces Public Meetings Dates and Venues for Community Advisory Boards Near Decommissioning Nuclear Power Plants

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Site:	Palisades, Indian Point, Kewaunee, Oyster Creek, Pilgrim, Vermont Yankee, Crystal River, Diablo Canyon, San Onofre, Humboldt Bay, Zion
Issue date:	08/21/2019
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To:	Office of Public Affairs
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No: 19-039 August 21, 2019 CONTACT: David McIntyre, 301-415-8200 NRC Announces Public Meetings Dates and Venues for Community Advisory Boards Near Decommissioning Nuclear Power Plants The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has announced the dates and locations for public meetings to be held this summer and fall to receive input regarding best practices for community advisory boards associated with decommissioning nuclear power plants.

The Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act, signed into law in January, included a requirement that the NRC submit a report to Congress on best practices for community advisory boards associated with nuclear power plants. The act requires the NRC to hold a minimum of 10 public meetings in locations that ensure geographic diversity across the United States, with priority given to states that request a public meeting and have a nuclear power reactor currently undergoing the decommissioning process. The NRC staff sought public comment in March on where to hold these meetings.

The dates and locations have been scheduled for meetings near the following plants. The hyperlinks provide additional information regarding the individual meeting notices.

• Palisades, Aug. 21, Benton Harbor, Mich.

• Humboldt Bay, Aug. 26, Eureka, Calif.

• Diablo Canyon, Aug. 27, San Luis Obispo, Calif.

• San Onofre, Aug. 29, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.

• Vermont Yankee, Sept. 10, Brattleboro, Vt.

• Pilgrim, Sept. 11, Plymouth, Mass.

• Kewaunee, Sept. 24, Kewaunee, Wis.

• Zion, Sept. 26, Waukegan, Ill.

• Indian Point, Oct. 2, Cortlandt, N.Y.

• Oyster Creek, Oct. 3, Manahawkin, N.J.

• Crystal River, Oct. 10, Crystal River, Fla.

More information about the public meetings and the best practices report is available on the NRCs webpage dedicated to this project. The staff conducted a webinar Aug. 8 to provide people

living in other parts of the country an opportunity to provide comments. The webinar presentation slides are available on the NRC website.

The results of these meetings, along with any data received as a result of the NRCs other information collection activities, will be captured in a best practice report to be submitted to Congress by July 14, 2020.

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