May 4, 2020 Meeting of the Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel; 2019 Annual Performance of the NorthStar Vermont Yankee Decommissioning Project to be Discussed

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 27, 2020

Contact: Tony Leshinskie, State Nuclear Engineer

(802) 272-1714

Anthony.leshinskie@vermont.gov

MEDIA RELEASE

Vermont Public Service Department Announces May 4, 2020 Meeting of the Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel; 2019 Annual Performance of the NorthStar Vermont Yankee Decommissioning Project to be Discussed. 

Montpelier, VT – The Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel (VT NDCAP) will hold its third meeting of this year on Monday evening, May 4, 2020 from 6 PM to 9 PM.  In accordance with changes to Vermont Open Meeting Law in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this meeting will be conducted as a Skype webcast and teleconference.  Members of the public may join this meeting using the following weblink:

https://meet.lync.com/vermontgov-vermont/anthony.leshinskie/2W0G05Y8

or by dialing-in to the following teleconference line: 

Phone number: (802) 552-8456 -or- (802) 738-0888

Conference Room Number: 935 865 382 (followed by the “#” sign)

Vermont State Agencies will present their assessments of NorthStar’s March 31, 2020 required annual status report on the Vermont Yankee (VY) Decommissioning Project.  Panelists and members of the public will have opportunity to ask questions on these assessments (as well as all other meeting agenda items).  The Panel will also receive an update from NorthStar on recent VY decommissioning activities.  Meeting minutes for the January and February 2020 public meetings will be reviewed and approved.  The complete agenda for the Monday, May 4, 2020 meeting may be viewed at:

https://publicservice.vermont.gov/content/final-agenda-5-4-2020.

Panel votes on these agenda items may occur. 

Presentation materials for this meeting will be added to the VT NDCAP website at http://publicservice.vermont.gov/electric/ndcap as they become available.  All presentations will be available for electronic viewing prior to the start of the meeting.  Questions or comments on the meeting presentations may be sent to the Panel before, during or after the May 4 meeting by emailing PSD.NDCAP@vermont.gov.  All emails sent to VT NDCAP become public record.

All VT NDCAP meetings (and its committee meetings) are open to the public.  The May 4 meeting will be recorded for subsequent public review.  Questions regarding access to this meeting may directed to Tony Leshinskie, Vermont State Nuclear Engineer at anthony.leshinskie@vermont.gov or by calling (802) 272-1714. 

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Vermont Department of Public Service

112 State Street

Montpelier, VT 05620-2601