NRC: News Release - 2006-052 - NRC Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste to Meet in Rockville, Maryland, April 18-20

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No. 06-052

April 13, 2006

NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR WASTE
TO MEET IN ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND, APRIL 18-20
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) will meet April 18-20 in Rockville, Md., to receive updates on a number of studies concerning the proposed geologic repository at Yucca Mountain; scheduled presenters include representatives from the Department of Energy, the Electric Power Research Institute and Nye County, Nev. A presentation is also scheduled on the National Academy of Sciences’ 2006 report on the transportation of high-level nuclear waste. Among other items, the committee will also be briefed on a proposed rule on NRC regulation of naturally occurring or accelerator-produced radioactive materials.

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

The session on Tuesday will run from 10 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. and the session on Wednesday will run from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The session on Thursday will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in Room T-2B3 of the agency’s Two White Flint North Building, at 11545 Rockville Pike.

Anyone wanting to use video teleconferencing to observe the meeting should contact Theron Brown, at 301-415-8066 to ensure availability.

A complete agenda will be available on the NRC’s Web site at this address: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acnw/agenda/2006/. Individuals interested in making statements or those seeking more information should contact Michael Snodderly, at 301-415-6927.