NRC: News Release - 2005-139 - NRC Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste to Meet in New York on Oct. 19-20

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No. 05-139

October 13, 2005

NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR WASTE
TO MEET IN NEW YORK ON OCT. 19-20
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) will meet Oct. 19-20 in Ellicottville, N.Y., to discuss the application of the Commission’s final policy statement on decommissioning criteria for the West Valley Demonstration Project, a complex decommissioning site. The ACNW will be briefed by staff members of the NRC and the Department of Energy, as well as from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. Other state organizations and local stakeholders may also participate.

The committee reports to and advises the Commission on all aspects of nuclear waste management.

The public meeting will be held in the Fairway Room at the Inn at Holiday Valley, 6081 Route 219, Holiday Valley Road. The Wednesday meeting will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. and time has been set aside for comments from the audience. The Thursday meeting will run from 10 a.m. to noon.

Oral or written views may be presented by members of the public. Those wishing to make oral statements should notify Sharon Steele, at 301-415-6805. The full agenda is available on http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acnw/agenda/2005/.