Press Release-07-033, NRC Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste to Meet in Rockville, Maryland, March 20-22

Press Release-07-033: NRC Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste to Meet in Rockville, Maryland, March 20-22

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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.07-033 March 9, 2007 NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR WASTE TO MEET IN ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND, MARCH 20-22 The Nuclear Regulatory Commissions Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) will meet March 20-22 in Rockville, Md., to discuss, among other items, topics of interest with NRC Commissioner Gregory Jaczko. In addition, the committee will be briefed on issues related to transportation canisters for spent nuclear fuel, the status of design activities related to the proposed Yucca Mountain repository for high-level radioactive waste and the decommissioning plan for the Shieldalloy site in New Jersey.

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

The meeting will be held in Room T-2B3 of the agencys Two White Flint North Building, at 11545 Rockville Pike. The session on Tuesday will run from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; the sessions on Wednesday and Thursday will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Anyone requiring the use of video teleconferencing to observe the meeting should contact Theron Brown, at 301-415-8066 to ensure availability. A complete agenda is available on the NRCs Web site at this address: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acnw/agenda/2007/ .

Individuals interested in making statements or those seeking more information should contact Antonio Dias at 301-415-6805.

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