The top executive for the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management will brief the first meeting of the nuclear cleanup’s branch’s advisory board during the Joe Biden administration Wednesday March 24 starting at 2 p.m. Eastern Time.
In addition to remarks from DOE’s acting assistant secretary for environmental management, William (Ike) White, the Environmental Management Advisory Board will also be briefed on potential regulatory reform options, radioactive waste disposal and budget issues. There will also be public comments.
This virtual meeting of the advisory board will be done via Zoom and pre-registration is required by March 17 by emailing Alyssa Harris by 5 p.m. Eastern at [email protected].
While Jennifer Granholm was sworn in as secretary of energy last week after being confirmed by the Senate Thursday, the administration has not yet nominated anyone for assistant secretary of environmental management, or to head the semi-autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration.
The Environmental Management Advisory Board is a DOE-chartered panel of people outside the agency who are charged with providing the cleanup office with independent advice and recommendations.
