NRC: News Release - 2008-135 - NRC Licensing Board to Webcast July 30 Session on Bellefonte Reactor Application as Part of Pilot Program

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No. 08-135

July 22, 2008

NRC LICENSING BOARD TO WEBCAST JULY 30 SESSION ON
BELLEFONTE REACTOR APPLICATION AS PART OF PILOT PROGRAM
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The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB), an independent judicial arm of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, will provide a live video stream of its July 30 initial prehearing conference in Scottsboro, Ala., concerning the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Combined License application for the Bellefonte site near Scottsboro. The live video stream is part of an ASLB pilot program examining how information technology can enhance the public’s ability to observe the Board’s activities.

The video stream, which will not be archived, will be available at this Web site: http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=50055. The video, scheduled to start shortly before 9 a.m. Central Daylight Time, will be available in Windows Media and QuickTime formats.

During the conference, the ASLB will hear arguments regarding the timeliness and admissibility of two dozen contentions submitted with a petition filed jointly by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League and its Bellefonte Efficiency and Sustainability Team chapter.

While the Board has not yet scheduled opportunities for members of the public to speak regarding the proceeding, the Board is accepting written comments. Anyone wishing to submit a comment may do so by e-mail to hearingdocket@nrc.gov and paul.bollwerk@nrc.gov, by fax to (301) 415-1101 and (301) 415-5599 , or by mail to both of the addresses below:

Office of the Secretary                                Administrative Judge G. Paul Bollwerk, III
Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff        Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission          Mail Stop: T-3F23
Washington, D.C. 20555-0001                  U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission                                                                    Washington, D.C. 20555-0001

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