NRC: News Release - 2006-074 - NRC Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste to Meet in Rockville, Maryland, June 6-7

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No. 06-074

May 31, 2006

NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR WASTE
TO MEET IN ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND, JUNE 6-7
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) will meet June 6-7 in Rockville, Md., to discuss matters related to the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel. The committee will receive briefings on theory and technology used in the past for reprocessing, as well as the implications of the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Fuel Recycling Program for NRC regulations.

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

The session on Tuesday will run from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and the session on Wednesday will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4 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 requiring the use of 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.