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NRC NEWS
U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, REGION II
101 Marietta St., Suite 2900, Atlanta, GA 30323 | | CONTACT: |
Ken Clark (Phone: 404-331-5503, E-mail: kmc2@nrc.gov ) |
| Roger Hannah (Phone 404-331-7878, E-mail: rdh1@nrc.gov ) |
No. II-96-79 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Ken Clark (404) 331-5503 Monday, September 16,1996)
NRC OFFICIAL TO HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE IN RALEIGH ON SEPTEMBER 20
The top Nuclear Regulatory Commission official in the
southeast will hold a special news conference in Raleigh on
Friday, September 20, to discuss the agency's regulatory
responsibilities at commercial nuclear facilities in North
Carolina and the United States.
Stewart D. Ebneter, Administrator of the NRC's Region II
office in Atlanta, will brief reporters at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) in
Governor's Room One at the Radisson Hotel, 421 S. Salisbury
Street, on current regulatory issues at the Harris nuclear power
plant near Raleigh, the Brunswick plant near Southport and the
McGuire plant near Charlotte. He will also address Hurricane
Fran effects and responses at both the Brunswick and Harris
plants, as well as overall NRC preparations for emergency
response in the event of hurricanes, accidents or other events.
Ebneter will discuss the status of the North Carolina State
University research reactor in Raleigh, transportation and
storage of spent fuel, NRC's regulatory agreement with the State
of North Carolina and the status of and NRC responsibilities
relating to low-level radioactive waste in North Carolina and the
southeast.
NRC regional officials hold these news conferences on a
quarterly basis to discuss events at regulated facilities and
answer reporters' questions on these subjects.
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