Press Release-17-028, NRC to Hold Fuel Cycle Information Exchange

Press Release-17-028: NRC to Hold Fuel Cycle Information Exchange

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Issue date:	06/01/2017
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No: 17-028 June 1, 2017

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Maureen Conley, 301-415-8200 NRC to Hold Fuel Cycle Information Exchange The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will host the 11th Fuel Cycle Information Exchange on June 13-14, at the agencys headquarters in Rockville, Md. This event enables NRC staff, licensees, international counterparts, members of the public and other stakeholders to discuss issues related to uranium enrichment and conversion, and nuclear fuel fabrication.

Online registration is now open. Onsite registration will also be available during the conference.

NRC Executive Director for Operations Victor McCree will deliver opening remarks, and Eileen Supko, principal at Energy Resources International, will give a keynote address the morning of June 13. The conference will include discussions and presentations on safety culture, advanced fuels, small modular and advanced reactors, waste disposal, fees, operating experience, and cybersecurity.

The conference will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:20 p.m., on June 13, and 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., on June 14, in the NRC Auditorium. A telephone bridge line has been set up for those who cannot attend in person. An operator will moderate the bridge line, allowing participants to ask questions at designated times. Anyone choosing to phone in should call 1-888-790-9948 and use passcode 3424316.

Those attending in person will need to enter at the agencys One White Flint North building, 11555 Rockville Pike in Rockville and be escorted to the auditorium in Two White Flint North.

More information about the conference, including online registration and the latest agenda, is available at the NRC website.