Join MAREP at our May networking event to learn about the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's environmental review process. Registration includes appetizers and soft drinks. Cash bar available.
Free parking available. Garage entrance off E. Montgomery Ave (behind the Trapezaria building, next to M&T Bank). Google Maps link: https://goo.gl/maps/C7FDYRacRur
Register for this event at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/environmental-review-process-and-challenges-at-the-nrc-tickets-45976226130
If you have any questions or require any additional information, please contact us at info@mareponline.org
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires federal agencies to prepare and publish detailed Environmental Impact Statements (EISs), to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of major actions before making a decision to proceed. For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), one such action is the issuing of a license to build and operate a new nuclear power plant. New reactor EISs are some of the most complex and controversial EISs issued by the Federal Government. Since NEPA was initially implemented in 1970, the size, cost, and preparation time for EISs by most agencies has increased steadily, prompting calls by various stakeholders to streamline and expedite the process. This presentation will outline the NRC’s process for preparing new reactor EISs and discuss how the agency is addressing calls to streamline the EIS process.
J. Peyton Doub, PWS, CEP has worked for 10 years as a senior ecologist and environmental scientist at the United State Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of New Reactors, in Rockville, Maryland. Before joining the NRC, he worked in the environmental consulting industry for over 20 years performing wetland delineations, forest and vegetation surveys, wetland mitigation designs, and ecological studies to support permitting, preparation of environmental assessments (EAs) and environmental impact statements (EISs), and Superfund environmental cleanups. Peyton has a BS in Plant Sciences from Cornell University and an MS in Plant Physiology from the University of California at Davis.
Jack Cushing has 36 years of environmental, licensing, and operating experience in the nuclear power field. This includes 20 years of regulatory experience with the NRC and 16 years of operating experience at Maine Yankee nuclear power plant. At the NRC, Mr. Cushing is responsible for coordinating National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 reviews. He has also coordinated the development of several environmental guidance documents at the NRC.