Press Release-06-052, NRC Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste to Meet in Rockville, Maryland, April 18-30

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Press Release-06-052: NRC Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste to Meet in Rockville, Maryland, April 18-30
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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.05-052 April 13, 2006 NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR WASTE TO MEET IN ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND, APRIL 18-30 The Nuclear Regulatory Commissions Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) will meet April 18-20 in Rockville, Md., to receive updates on a number of studies concerning the proposed geologic repository at Yucca Mountain; scheduled presenters include representatives from the Department of Energy, the Electric Power Research Institute and Nye County, Nev. A presentation is also scheduled on the National Academy of Sciences 2006 report on the transportation of high-level nuclear waste. Among other items, the committee will also be briefed on a proposed rule on NRC regulation of naturally occurring or accelerator-produced radioactive materials.

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

The session on Tuesday will run from 10 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. and the session on Wednesday will run from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The session on Thursday will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 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 interested in making statements or those seeking more information should contact Michael Snodderly, at 301-415-6927.

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