Safety and Security of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage: Public Report (2006)
Chapter: A.11 NINTH MEETING, NOVEMBER 2930, 2004
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Summary of the field trip to Germany. Speaker: Louis Lanzerotti (committee chair).
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Vulnerabilities of spent nuclear fuel pools to terrorist attacks: issues with the design basis threat. Speaker: Peter Stockton, Project on Government Oversight.
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Consequences of a major release of 137 Cs into the atmosphere. Speaker: Jan Beyea, Consulting in the Public Interest.
A.6 FIFTH MEETING, MAY 26–28, 2004, WASHINGTON, D.C.
The objective of this closed meeting (i.e., open only to committee members and staff) was to finalize the classified report for National Research Council review.
A.7 TOURS OF SELECTED SPENT FUEL STORAGE FACILITIES AT U.S. NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
On June 11 and June 14, 2004, respectively, committee subgroups visited the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in Arizona and the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Station in New York.
A.8 SIXTH MEETING, JUNE 28–29, 2004
The objective of this closed meeting was to complete work on the classified report.
A.9 SEVENTH MEETING, AUGUST 12–13, 2004
The objective of this closed meeting was to develop a public version of the committee’s report. The committee also held a data-gathering session not open to the public to receive a briefing from the Department of Homeland Security on steps being taken to address the findings and recommendations in the classified report.
A.10 EIGHTH MEETING, OCTOBER 28–29, 2004
The objective of this closed meeting was to continue work to develop a public version of the committee’s report. The committee also held a data-gathering session not open to the public to receive a briefing from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on steps being taken to address the findings and recommendations in the classified report.
A.11 NINTH MEETING, NOVEMBER 29–30, 2004
The objective of this closed meeting was to continue work to develop a public version of the committee’s report.
