Press Release-06-001, NRC Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste to Meet in Rockville, Maryland, Jan. 10-12

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Press Release-06-001: NRC Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste to Meet in Rockville, Maryland, Jan. 10-12
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Telephone: 301/415-8200 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 E-mail: opa@nrc.gov Web Site: http://www.nrc.gov No.06-001 January 3, 2006 NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR WASTE TO MEET IN ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND, JAN. 10-12 The Nuclear Regulatory Commissions Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) will meet Jan. 10-12 in Rockville, Md., to continue to discuss, among other things, several items related to the transportation of radioactive waste - including a study on the impact of a tunnel fire on transportation casks and a study by the Federal Railroad Administration on the use of dedicated trains to transport radioactive waste to the proposed Yucca Mountain project. The committee will also meet with the NRC Chairman and Commissioners to discuss recent and planned activities.

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

The session on Tuesday will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and the session on Wednesday will run from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The session on Thursday will run from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

The two-hour meeting between the ACNW and the Commission, which is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Wednesday, will take place in the Commissioners Conference Room, on the first floor of the One White Flint North Building. The remainder of the meeting will be held in Room T-2B3 of the agencys Two White Flint North Building, at 11545 Rockville Pike.

Anyone wanting to use 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 NRCs Web site at this address:

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acnw/agenda/2006/ . Individuals interesting in making statements or those seeking more information should contact Michael Lee, at 301-415-6887.

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