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Agenda for the 2023 National State Liaison Officers Conference

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Wednesday, June 7, 2023
ALL TIMES LISTED IN EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME TOPIC
8:15 – 8:30 am Welcome and National Anthem
  • Kevin Williams, Director, Division of Materials Safety, Security, State, and Tribal Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
  • Joseph Goodridge, Division of Preparedness and Response, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response
8:30 – 8:45 am Agenda, Logistics
  • Jeff Lynch, Project Manager, Division of Materials Safety, Security, State, and Tribal Programs, NRC Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
8:45 – 9:05 am NRC and State Introductions
 
9:05 – 9:45 am Panel: Small Modular Reactors, Advanced Reactors, and Other Nuclear Technologies
 
Introduction and Moderator 
  • Doug Tifft, Region I, Regional State Liaison Officer
 
Speaker
  • Jeff Semancik, Director, Radiation Division CT DEEP; Connecticut State Liaison Officer; and Chair CRCPD E-47 Committee on Commercial Nuclear Power
  • Stephen Philpott, Senior Project Manager, Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch 2, Division of Advanced Reactor and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
  • Michelle Hayes, Branch Chief, Licensing and Regulatory Infrastructure Branch, Division of New and Renewed Licenses, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
9:45 – 10:15 am ** Morning Break **
10:15 – 10:45 am Panel:  Reactors Rulemaking (Decommissioning, Subsequent License Renewal, and Non-Emergency Notifications)
 
Introduction and Moderator 
  • John Pelchat, Region II, Regional State Liaison Officer
 
Speaker
  • Dan Doyle, Senior Rulemaking Project Manager, Reactor Rulemaking and Project Management Branch, Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
  • Yanely Malave-Velez, Senior Rulemaking Project Manager, Reactor Rulemaking and Project Management Branch, Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
  • Alexa Sieracki, Project Manager, Regulatory Analysis and Rulemaking Branch, Division of Rulemaking, Environmental and Financial Support, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
10:45 – 11:05 am Fusion Licensing and Rulemaking Strategy
 
Introduction
  • Adelaide Giantelli, Project Manager, Division of Materials Safety, Security, State, and Tribal Programs, NRC Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
 
Speaker
  • Duncan White, Senior Health Psychist, Division of Materials Safety, Security, State, and Tribal Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
11:05 – 12:05 pm Lunch Break
 
1:35 – 1:50 pm REPORT OUT FROM SLO ONLY SESSION
 
Point of Contact
  • Alyse Peterson, New York State Liaison Officer
1:50 – 2:50 pm Panel: State Liaison Officer Operating Experience
 
Introduction and Moderator
  • Allan Barker, Region III, Regional Government Liaison Officer
  • Harral Logaras, Region III, Regional Government Liaison Specialist 
Speakers
  • State Liaison Officers representing NRC Regions
2:50 – 3:20 pm Address by NRC Commissioner David A. Wright
 
Introduction
  • Ryan Alexander, Region IV, Regional State Liaison Officer 
 
Remarks by David A. Wright
  • The Honorable David A. Wright, Commissioner, NRC
3:20 – 3:50 pm Afternoon Break
 
3:50 – 4:20 pm Tribal Engagement
 
Introduction
  • Ryan Alexander, Region IV, Regional State Liaison Officer
  • Allan Barker, Region III, Regional Government Liaison Officer 
 
Speaker
  • Lucieann Vechioli Feliciano, Intergovernmental Liaison Project Manager, Materials Safety and Tribal Liaison Branch, Division of Materials Safety, Security, States and Tribal Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
4:20 – 4:30 pm Recap of Day’s Outcomes and Action Items
  • John Pelchat, Region II, Regional Government Liaison Officer
  • Ryan Alexander Region IV, Regional State Liaison Officer
 
Thursday, June 8, 2023
8:00 – 8:10 am Welcome Back and Agenda
  • Adelaide Giantelli, Project Manager, Division of Materials Safety, Security, State, and Tribal Programs, NRC Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
8:10 – 9:30 am Panel:  NRC Headquarters Offices 
Introduction and Moderator: 
  • Adelaide Giantelli, Project Manager, Division of Materials Safety, Security, State, and Tribal Programs, NRC Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
Speakers
  • John Lubinski, Director of the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
  • Andrea Kock, Deputy Office Director of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulations
  • Kathryn Brock, Director, Division of Preparedness and Response, Office of Nuclear Security, and Incident Response
9:30 – 10:00 am Morning Break
 
10:00 – 10:20 am Planning Basis for Radiological Emergency Preparedness

Introduction
  • Ryan Alexander, Region IV, Regional State Liaison Officer 
Speaker
  • Dr. Todd Smith, Senior Level Advisor for Emergency Preparedness, Division of Preparedness and Response, Office of Nuclear Security, and Incident Response
10:20 – 10:40 am Introduction to Potassium Iodide Replenishment Program
 
Introduction
  • John Pelchat, Region II, Regional Government Liaison Officer 
Speaker
  • Jon Fiske, Emergency Preparedness Specialist, Policy and Oversight Branch, Division of Preparedness and Response, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response
10:40 – 11:30 am Emergency Planning Rulemaking
 
Introduction
  • John Pelchat, Region II, Regional Government Liaison Officer 
Speakers
  • Milt Murray, Emergency Preparedness Specialist, Policy and Oversight Branch, Division of Preparedness and Response, Office of Nuclear Security, and Incident Response
  • Eric Schrader, Emergency Preparedness Specialist, Policy and Oversight Branch, Division of Preparedness and Response, Office of Nuclear Security, and Incident Response
11:00 – 11:30 am Address by NRC Commissioner Jeff Baran
 
Introduction
  • Allan Barker, Region III, Regional State Liaison Officer
Remarks by Jeff Baran
  • The Honorable Jeff Baran, Commissioner, NRC
11:30 – 1:00 pm Lunch Break
1:00 – 1:45 pm Panel:  Spent Nuclear Fuel Shipments – Addressing the Myths
 
Introduction and Moderator 
  • Ryan Alexander, Region IV, Regional State Liaison Officer
Speakers
  • Bernie White, Sr. Project Manager, Division of Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 
  • Alexander Sapountzis, Sr. Project Manager, Division of Physical and Cyber Security Policy, Office of Nuclear Security & Incident Response 
  • Ellen Edge, TEPP Program Manager, Office of Regulatory & Policy Affairs, Department of Energy – Office of Environmental Management
  • Gerry Jackson, Security Specialist, Department of Energy – Office of Nuclear Energy
  • Anthony Leshinskie, State Nuclear Engineer & Decommissioning Coordinator, Vermont Public Service Department
1:45 – 2:00 pm Update on Greater than Class C and Part 61 Rulemaking
 
Introduction
  • Duncan White, Senior Health Physicist, State Agreement and Liaison Programs Branch, Division of Materials Safety, Security, States and Tribal Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
 
Speakers
  • Cardelia Maupin, Senior Project Manager, Low-Level Waste and Project Management Branch, Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
2:00 – 2:30 pm Address by NRC Senior Management
 
Introduction
  • John Pelchat, Region II, Regional Government Liaison Officer
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Remarks by Cathy Haney
  • Cathy Haney, Deputy Executive Director for Materials, Waste, Research, State, Tribal, Compliance, Administration and Human Capital Programs
2:30 – 3:00 pm Afternoon Break
 
3:00 – 3:50 pm Nuclear Power Plant Effluents:  Current Events 
 
Introduction and Moderator
  • Allan Barker, Region III, Regional State Liaison Officer
Speakers
  • Valerie Meyers, Senior Health Physicist, Decommissioning, Reactor, ISFSI, and Health Physics Branch, Division of Radiological Safety and Security, Region III
3:50 – 4:10 pm Category 3 Source Security 

Introduction
  • Adelaide Giantelli, Branch Chief, State Agreement and Liaison Programs Branch, Division of Materials Safety, Security, States and Tribal Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
 
Speaker
  • Dr. Hector Rodriguez, Acting Branch Chief, Source Management and Protection Branch, Division of Materials Safety, Security, States and Tribal Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
4:10 – 4:25 pm Emerging Medical Technologies
 
Introduction
  • Duncan White, Senior Health Physicist, State Agreement and Liaison Programs Branch, Division of Materials Safety, Security, States and Tribal Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
 
Speaker
  • Dr. Celimar Valentin-Rodriguez, Medical Radiation Safety Team Leader, Division of Materials Safety, Security, States and Tribal Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
4:25 – 4:40 pm Final Wrap
 
  • Doug Tifft, Region I, Regional State Liaison Officer
  • John Pelchat, Region II, Regional Government Liaison Officer
  • Harral Logaras, Region III, Regional Government Liaison Specialist
  • Allan Barker, Region III, Regional Government Liaison Officer
  • Ryan Alexander, Region IV, Regional State Liaison Officer

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