Press Release-II-01-039, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board to Hold Prehearing Conference in North Augusta on September 21 on Proposed Fuel Facility

Press Release-II-01-039: Atomic Safety and Licensing Board to Hold Prehearing Conference in North Augusta on September 21 on Proposed Fuel Facility

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Issue date:	09/20/2001
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NRC NEWS UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, REGION II 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta GA 30303 Web Site: www.nrc.gov/OPA No: II-01-039 September 20, 2001

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Ken Clark (404) 562-4416 Roger Hannah (404) 562-4417 ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD TO HOLD PREHEARING CONFERENCE IN NORTH AUGUSTA ON SEPTEMBER 21 ON PROPOSED FUEL FACILITY An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will hold a prehearing conference in North Augusta, South Carolina, at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, September 21, to hear oral arguments on the standing of petitioners to intervene in proceedings related to the pending application of Duke Cogema Stone & Webster to build and operate a mixed oxide nuclear fuel fabrication facility at the Savannah River site in South Carolina.

The conference will be held in Room A1 of the North Augusta Community Center, 495 Brookside Avenue, in North Augusta.

The three-member ASLB will hear oral arguments on the standing of petitioners to intervene and on the admissibility of petitioners contentions.

Duke Cogema Stone and Webster has applied to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for permission to build and operate a facility to fabricate commercial nuclear power plant fuel containing mixtures of plutonium and uranium oxide.

The meeting is open to the public and the press for purposes of observation.

The Licensing Board consists of Administrative Judges Thomas S. Moore, Chairman, Dr. Charles N. Kelber and Dr. Peter S. Lam.