Allison Majure. CourtesyNNMCAB

NNMCAB News:

The Northern New Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board (NNMCAB) held elections at its July 30 board meeting at La Fonda on the Plaza in Santa Fe.

Los Alamos resident Allison Majure was elected to serve as vice chair. Majure works in communications at the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities. She has served on the NNMCAB since March 8, 2012.

Doug Sayre served as vice chair over the past fiscal year was elected at the July 30 meeting to serve as chair for Fiscal Year 2015. He is a native resident of Santa Fe and has served on the NNMCAB since Sept. 21, 2011. Officers are elected for one year terms that begin Oct. 1.

The Board also approved Draft Recommendation 2014‐02 “Institution of Measures to Help Ensure WIPP and LANL Transuranic Disposal Operations Remain Continually Operational.”

The intent of the recommendation is to assure that operations at the Department of Energy and Los Alamos National Laboratory regarding the handling, transport and disposal of transuranic waste from LANL, as well as other generator sites to WIPP, establish policies and procedures that will ensure safe and secure operations that prevent shutdowns of waste disposal operations for any extended period.

For more information on this recommendation and other NNMCAB activities, visit www.nnmcab.energy.gov or contact Menice Santistevan at 505.995.0393 or menice.santistevan@nnsa.doe.gov.