NRC: News Release - 2002-034 - NRC to Hold Three Meetings April 8 to 10 in Nevada on Potential Repository at Yucca Mountain

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No. 02-034

March 26, 2002

NRC TO HOLD THREE MEETINGS APRIL 8 TO 10
IN NEVADA ON POTENTIAL REPOSITORY AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold three public meetings in Nevada next month to discuss safety and regulatory issues regarding a potential application from the Department of Energy to build and operate a high-level radioactive waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.

Each meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. and end at 9:00 p.m. Dates and locations are: April 8 at the Beatty Senior Center, 150 A Avenue South, Beatty; Tuesday, April 9, at the Tonopah Convention Center, 301 West Brougher Avenue, Tonopah; and Wednesday, April 10, at the Holiday Inn Prospector Inn & Casino, 1501 E. Aultman Street, Ely.

The meetings will begin with an overview of NRC's responsibilities, continue with a presentation on the NRC's regulations and preparations for evaluating a potential DOE license application, and conclude with a discussion on the NRC role with respect to the transportation of high-level waste. An opportunity for questions will be provided. In addition, members of the NRC staff will be available for informal discussions with members of the public.

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