NRC: News Release - Region I - 2006-046 - NRC to Conduct Media Workshop on Sept. 28th in Southbridge, Mass.

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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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No. I-06-046		August 16, 2006
CONTACT:	Diane Screnci (610) 337-5330 Neil A. Sheehan (610) 337-5331	E-mail: opa1@nrc.gov
NRC TO CONDUCT MEDIA WORKSHOP ON SEPT. 28TH IN SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. Printable Version
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a workshop on Thursday, Sept. 28, in Southbridge, Mass., for journalists who report on the nuclear industry. The location will be the Southbridge Hotel & Conference Center. NRC managers and staffers will brief reporters on topics that include: the agency’s Reactor Oversight Process; nuclear power plant emergency planning and security; nuclear plant power uprates; license renewal application reviews; spent nuclear fuel storage; the decommissioning of reactors; the possibility of new reactors being constructed; and the regulation of nuclear materials. All sessions will be on the record. There is no charge for attending the workshop, but reporters must cover their own transportation, food and lodging expenses. Rooms will be available at a discount rate at the conference center for workshop participants. Those interested in attending should contact Neil Sheehan of the NRC’s Office of Public Affairs by Sept. 8 at (610) 337-5331 or nas@nrc.gov, or Diane Screnci of the same office at (610) 337-5330 or dps@nrc.gov.