This panel focused on emerging issues in commercial LLW management in the US from the perspective of five active members of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Forum, Inc. State, compact, federal and industry officials shared their views on a variety of timely and significant topics related to low-level radioactive waste management and disposal, including regulatory interactions, waste estimating techniques and licensing issues.
Panelists included: Brad Broussard, Technical Specialist/Health Physicist, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; Aby Mohseni, Deputy Director, Environmental Protection and Performance Assessment Directorate, US NRC; Rusty Lundberg, Director, Division of Radiation Control, Utah Department of Environmental Quality; Thomas Peake presented on behalf of Paul Lemieux, US EPA; and Brooke Smith, Senior International Policy Analyst, Office of International Programs, US NRC.