NRC re-schedules IL and CA Nuke Waste Con Game public comment meetings postponed by govt. shutdown

North Anna watchdog Erica Grey, and Diane D'Arrigo of NIRS, unfurl a banner at NRC's first Nuke Waste Con Game meeting, held Oct. 1st in the NRC Commissioners conference room at NRC HQ in Rockville, MD. Photo by Beyond Nuclear's Kevin Kamps.As reported by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Nuclear Waste Confidence Directorate, in regards to the disruption of the previously scheduled, hard-won, court-ordered "Nuke Waste Con Game" draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) public comment meetings:

"The Chelmsford [MA], Tarrytown [NY], Charlotte [NC], Orlando [FL], and November 14 NRC headquarters [Rockville, MD] meetings are taking place as planned.

The NRC has rescheduled the Oak Brook, Illinois meeting for Tuesday, November 12; the Carlsbad, California meeting for Monday, November 18; and the San Luis Obispo meeting for Wednesday, November 20. The NRC is still working on rescheduling the Perrysburg, Ohio, and Minnetonka, Minnesota meetings. The NRC will communicate dates for rescheduled meetings to interested groups and individuals through the Waste Confidence webpage and the WCOutreach@nrc.gov e-mail list."

Please see last week's Beyond Nuclear weekly bulletin web posting on how to submit comments, either orally at public meetings, or in written form at any time, to NRC regarding its Nuke Waste Con Game.