Winter Associate Members Meeting
February 8 | Washington DC
The Associate Members winter meeting was held at the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers office in Washington DC. We appreciate all of our Associate Members who were able to attend and join in the discussions!
December 13 – 14
Joint Meeting of the Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee & the Transuranic Waste Transportation Working Group
Dallas, Texas | Renaissance Dallas Addison Hotel
The Joint Meeting of the Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee and the Transuranic Waste Transportation Working Group met on December 13-14, 2022, in Dallas, Texas.
The purpose of the gathering was to collaborate with U.S. Department of Energy agencies and associated federal organizations involved in the transportation of radioactive materials and foster improved communications and transportation policies between the various institutions and states.
Presentations:
- Office of Packaging and Transportation Overview and Key Activities
Ellen Edge
U.S. DOE
- USDOT/FMCSA Update
J.R. Leuis and John O’Keeffe
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- WIPP Transportation Program and National TRU Activities
James Mason and Bobby St. John
U.S. DOE
- Office of Integrated Waste Management (IWM) Updates
Sara Hogan
U.S. DOE
- Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program (TEPP) Update
Dan Mills
TRG Incorporated
- Non-Compliant Railcar Transportation for Low-Level Radioactive Waste Class 7
Jeffrey Moore
Federal Railroad Administration
- Deep Isolation Overview
Betsy Madru
Deep Isolation, Inc.
- Evaluation of 2008 Proposed Funding Allocation Formula for Grants under Nuclear Waste Policy Act Section 180(c)
Kevin Connolly
U.S. DOE
- Historical Barge Shipments of Spent Nuclear Fuel
Kevin Connolly
U.S. DOE
- Overview of the Navy’s Spent Nuclear Fuel Shipments
Nicholas Plate and Mark Salamon
Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program
- CR3 RV/RVI Package Transportation
Mike Valenzano
Orano
- A Consolidated Interim Storage Facility for Spent Nuclear Fuel in Southeast New Mexico
Ed Mayer
Holtec International
August 28-30
62nd Annual Meeting
Charleston Marriott | Charleston, South Carolina
Clean Energy: Fueling Growth & Prosperity in the South
July 9
Joint Annual Briefing to Southern Legislative Leaders and Committee on Carbon Management Meeting (in conjunction with the Southern Legislative Conference)
Omni Hotel | Oklahoma City | Agenda
State legislators face challenging and complex decisions that demand thoughtful and innovative policy making when representing their constituents. This meeting served as a dynamic forum for addressing many issues related to energy and environmental legislation, policies, administrative and regulatory initiatives, and the ramifications related to economic development.
This year’s meeting was a joint collaboration with the Board’s Committee on Carbon Management, which focuses on efforts by SSEB’s partnerships with industry and the U.S. Department of Energy to accelerate commercial deployment of CCUS technologies.
June 7, 2022
Joint Meeting of the Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee & the Transuranic Waste Transportation Working Group
Held at the National Transportation Stakeholders Forum (NTSF) in Philadelphia
Presentations:
- North American Standard Level VI Inspection Program Update
Carlisle Smith
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
- National Transportation Stakeholders Forum Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program (TEPP) Update
Dan Mills
DOE-TEPP, TRG Incorporated
- Kentucky Training Update
Anjan Bhattacharyya
Kentucky Radiation Health Branch
- Industry Readiness to Transport Commercial Spent Fuel on a Large Scale
Mark Richter
Nuclear Energy Institute
- Transportation Planning and Engagement
Garrett Ugray
Nuclear Waste Management Organization
- Pilot Decision Framework for Future SNF Transportation Campaigns
Miriam Juckett and Marla Morales
Southwest Research Institute
May 16-20, 2022
SECARB Offshore & GoMCarb Joint CCS Conference
Bourbon Orleans Hotel | New Orleans
Agendas:
May 16 Regulatory Workshop
May 17-18 Joint Meeting | May 19-20 International Workshops Program
Presentations:
SECARB Offshore (Day 1)
GoMCarb (Day 2)
Our fourth annual joint SECARB Offshore and GoMCarb team meeting was held in New Orleans from May 16-20, 2022.
The meeting offered valuable workshops, project updates, and high-level discussions of progress toward building a sustainable future for secure, long-term, large-scale CO2 subseafloor storage.
SECARB Offshore and GoMCarb’s Joint Partnership Meeting for Offshore Carbon Storage brought together two DOE-funded carbon capture and storage (CCS) partnerships focused on combining the capabilities and experience of industry, academia, and government to develop best practices and key technologies for offshore geological carbon dioxide storage.
March 8, 2022
Webinar: The Future of Critical Minerals & Rare Earth Elements in the Southeast
via Zoom
Now more than ever, securing and processing critical minerals (CMs) and rare earth elements (REEs) is essential to the technological progress and decarbonization of the nation’s energy grid. China controls more than 80 percent of the world’s REEs—an imbalance that threatens U.S. energy independence and technological innovation.
How can the Southeast respond to the growing need for CMs and REEs? To answer that question and more, we were joined by:
- Dr. Grant Bromhal
Acting Director of the Mineral Sustainability Division at the U.S. Department of Energy; - Danny Gray
Executive VP of Strategy and Business Operations at Green Cement Inc. and SSEB’s Associate Member Chair; - Dr. Michael Karmis
Director of the Virginia Center for Coal & Energy Research (Ret.); and - Dr. Charles Sims
Energy & Environment Program Director at the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy.