Appendix C

Schedule of EUWG Meetings and Topics

Most EUWG meetings were held on Thursday evenings from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Several Saturday meetings were also held for site tours and workshops. 

February 20, 1997 Discussion of Goals and the EUWG process
February 22, 1997 Discussion of Overview and tour of ORNL
March 6, 1997 Approval of process and schedule
Identification of draft community guidelines
March 20, 1997 Overview of risk assessment
Impacts of end use assumptions on risk
Overview of major contaminants at ORNL
Review of draft end use hierarchy
April 5, 1997 Discussion of waste types, volumes, and conditions for all of ORNL
Review full set of community guidelines
April 17, 1997 Discussion of Bethel Valley
May 3, 1997 Discussion of surface impoundments
May 15, 1997 Evaluation of end use for Bethel Valley sites, draft recommendations
Review community guideline revisions.
May 29, 1997 Discussion of final recommendations for Bethel Valley
May 31, 1997 Tour of Bear Creek Valley
June 12, 1997 Discussion of Community guidelines, waste types, volumes and conditions of Bear Creek Valley sites. Prioritized Tasks
June 26, 1997 Discussion of on-reservation vs. off-reservation disposal: waste volumes, disposal facility requirements, and suitability of proposed sites
July 29, 1997 Discussion of disposal facility design, waste acceptance criteria and other factors important to on-reservation vs. off-reservation issues
July 31, 1997 Discussion and recommendations of on-reservation vs. off-reservation disposal, and end use discussion and recommendations for existing disposal areas in Bear Creek Valley
August 21, 1997 Discussion of long-term controls and incorporation into guidelines
September 4, 1997 Formulation of general end use recommendation for Melton Valley
September 18, 1997 Melton Valley exceptions to the general end use
October 2, 1997 Continue discussion of Melton Valley draft recommendations
October 21, 1997 Meeting with Justin Wilson to discuss State stewardship and on-site disposal, Continue discussion of Melton Valley recommendations
November 1, 1997 Discussion of Nuclear Criticality issues
November 13, 1997 Discussion of Groundwater/Surface Water issues
December 11, 1997 Discussion of Stewardship Report
January 22, 1998 Overview of Upper East Fork Poplar Creek (UEFPC) Watershed
January 24, 1998 Tour of UEFPC
February 19, 1998 Detailed discussion of UEFPC
February 26, 1998 Detailed discussion of UEFPC and Chestnut Ridge
March 12, 1998 Preliminary UEFPC End Use Recommendations
March 19, 1998 Finalize UEFPC End Use Recommendations
April 2, 1998 Overview of East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP)
April 16, 1998 Detailed discussion of ETTP
April 18, 1998 Tour of ETTP
April 30, 1998 Preliminary ETTP End Use Recommendations
May 7, 1998 Discussion of ETTP End Use Recommendations
May 14, 1998 Discussion of Groundwater/Surface Water and Preliminary Recommendations
May 28, 1998 Finalize K-25 and Groundwater/Surface Water Guidelines
June 11, 1998 Final revision of Guidelines and Additional Sites Recommendation
June 24, 1998 Discussion of the Final End Use Report
June 25, 1998 Discussion of Stewardship Committee Report


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