Press Release-04-052, NRC to Host Open House on May 10 in Nevada

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Press Release-04-052: NRC to Host Open House on May 10 in Nevada
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Telephone: 301/415-8200 Washington, DC 20555-001 E-mail: opa@nrc.gov Web Site: http://www.nrc.gov/OPA No.04-052 May 3, 2004 NRC TO HOST OPEN HOUSE ON MAY 10 IN NEVADA Nuclear Regulatory Commission representatives in Nevada will host an informal open house on Monday, May 10, in Pahrump, Nevada, to discuss their role in regulating the safety of the proposed high-level nuclear waste disposal facility at Yucca Mountain, Nev., with citizens of the local community.

The session is scheduled for 6 to 9 p.m. at the Bob Ruud Community Center, 150 N. Highway 160 in Pahrump. Members of the public are encouraged to attend, meet the NRC staff representatives, provide comments and ask questions.

The NRCs on-site representatives in Nevada are Robert Latta, Jack Parrott and Vivian Mehrhoff. NRC nuclear waste management and transportation officials from headquarters in Rockville, Md., will also be present and available for one-on-one discussions. Experts from the Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses in San Antonio, the NRCs independent federally funded research and development center, will also be in attendance.

For additional information, please contact Mr. Latta at (702) 794-5048, Mr. Parrott at (702) 794-5047 or Ms. Mehrhoff at (702) 794-5053.