The Community Advisory Board for Nevada Test Site Programs is a part of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, a stakeholder board that provides the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management and designees with independent advice, information, and recommendations on issues affecting the EM program at various sites. Among those issues are clean-up standards and environmental restoration; waste management and disposition; stabilization and disposition of non-stockpile nuclear materials; excess facilities; future land use and long-term stewardship; risk assessment and management; and clean-up science and technology activities.

The board's membership is carefully considered to reflect a full diversity of viewpoints in the affected community and region. Board members will be people who are affected by DOE site clean-up activities.

Meetings are open to the public and participation is encouraged.

Who We Are

The CAB is comprised of volunteer members who represent Nevada stakeholders by reviewing and commenting on environmental restoration (i.e. groundwater contamination, historic nuclear test area clean-up, etc.) and waste management (i.e. radioactive waste transportation and disposal) activities at the Nevada Test Site.  The CAB members bring a variety of perspectives to the Board on issues of significant concern to the region.  Members also offer scientific and technical expertise to the Board, while also including rural interests, environmental concerns, and local government viewpoints.

Liaisons, who are not voting members, participate in CAB deliberations and contribute their institutional views.  Liaisons represent: the State of Nevada; Nye County, Nevada; the National Park Service; and the U.S. Department of Energy Nevada Site Office's Environmental Management program.

Feedback from the CAB can be initiated in two ways.  The Department of Energy may request that the CAB review specific issues of concern, or, the CAB may initiate review of environmental management activities.  The results of these reviews are then transmitted through recommendations to the Department of Energy.

The CAB also functions as an educational and informational link to the community by providing an opportunity for residents to review and comment on environmental activities at the Nevada Test Site.  The CAB openly solicits public participation in all its meetings.  Through public meetings the CAB is dedicated to furthering community feedback.

To learn more about the CAB and their current activities please visit the Meetings & Minutes webpage.

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