NEW JERSEY – Staff of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently submitted a report to Congress on the best practices for Community Advisory Boards (CAB) involving decommissioning nuclear power plants like the Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant in Lacey.
The NRC’s report on best practices for community advisory boards associated with decommissioning activities at nuclear power plants was mandated by the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act.
NRC staff conducted 11 public meetings from August through October 2019 to prepare for the report and to obtain insights from host states, communities near nuclear power plants, and existing community advisory boards.
Staff also conducted two webinars to provide people unable to attend the meetings in person an opportunity to participate in the process.
Public comments from these meetings, responses to a questionnaire were used by the NRC staff. They were issued in September, and direct outreach to state and local officials and organizations to compile its report.
The NRC received 1,235 oral and written comments from 216 commenters through these
outreach efforts. The report to Congress is available on the NRC website, nrc.gov/docs/ML2011/ML20113E857.pdf
