This panel focused on the current issues in commercial low-level radioactive waste management in the US from the perspective of five active members of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Forum, Inc. State, compact, federal and industry views will be shared on topics such as current and future activities of the Texas Compact Commission, including import/export policies and associated fees; licensing, construction, and development of the planned Waste Control Specialist' federal and commercial low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities; federal regulatory developments and perspectives from a license applicant on issues related to the classification and disposal of depleted uranium; current and future waste management and related activities of the US Department of the Army; and, updates regarding the EnergySolutions' Clive disposal facility from the operator's perspective. Panelists: Michael S. Ford, C.H.P., Chair, Texas Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission; Rodney Baltzer, President of Waste Control Specialists; Ward Brunkow, Louisiana Energy Services/National Enrichment Facility; Kelly Crooks, Chief of the Rad Waste Operations Division of the US Department of the Army's Joint Munitions Command; and Thomas Magette, Senior Vice President of Nuclear Regulatory Strategy at EnergySolutions, Inc. Todd Lovinger - who also serves as Executive Director of the LLW Forum - will serve as moderator of the panel.
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