Press Release-05-088, NRC Invites Public to Informal Discussions June 6 in Pahrump, Nev., on Proposed Radioactive Waste Disposal at Yucca Mountain

Press Release-05-088: NRC Invites Public to Informal Discussions June 6 in Pahrump, Nev., on Proposed Radioactive Waste Disposal at Yucca Mountain

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Issue date:	06/02/2005
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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.05-088 June 2, 2005 NRC INVITES PUBLIC TO INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS JUNE 6 IN PAHRUMP, NEV.,

ON PROPOSED RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN The Nuclear Regulatory Commissions staff will meet informally with members of the public June 6 in Pahrump, Nev., to discuss NRCs role with regard to the proposed high-level radioactive waste disposal facility at Yucca Mountain, Nev.

The informal gathering will be from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Pahrump Ambulance Building, 300 North Highway 160, Pahrump. It will follow the regularly scheduled quarterly management meeting with the Department of Energy. Light refreshments will be served.

NRC staff in attendance will include Jack R. Strosnider, Director of the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards; Bill Reamer, Director of the Division of High-Level Waste Repository Safety; and Elmo E. Collins, Director of the Licensing and Inspection Directorate. NRC representatives familiar with transportation and environmental issues will also be there for discussions, along with NRC local representatives who work in Las Vegas: Jack Parrott, Bob Latta and Vivian Mehrhoff.

The quarterly management meeting with DOE will be held at the same location from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The public is invited to observe this meeting and will have an opportunity to communicate with the NRC after the business portion of the meeting but before it is adjourned.