Press Release-II-05-033, NRC to Hold Public Meeting August 2 at Eunice, N.M., to Discuss Environmental Impacts and Safety Evaluation for LES
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| Issue date: | 07/18/2005 |
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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 No. II-05-033 July 18, 2005 CONTACT: Ken Clark (404)562-4416 E-mail: OPA2@nrc.gov Roger Hannah (404)562-4417 NRC TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING AUGUST 2 AT EUNICE, N. M., TO DISCUSS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND SAFETY EVALUATION FOR LES The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has scheduled a public meeting for Aug. 2 in Eunice, N.M., to discuss the results of the agencys Safety Evaluation Report and Final Environmental Impact Statement for a gas centrifuge uranium enrichment facility proposed to be constructed near Eunice by Louisiana Energy Services.
The meeting, which will begin at 7:00 p.m. (local time) in the Eunice Community Center, 1115 Avenue I, in Eunice, is designed to provide an opportunity for interested members of the public to hear a summary of, and to ask questions about, the NRC review of the LES application as presented in the two reports.
The SER and FEIS document the NRC staffs findings during the safety/security and environmental reviews of the LES application to build the National Enrichment Facility.
Both documents are available to the public on the NRC website at www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/ .
For further information, please contact Timothy C. Johnson, Mail Stop: T-8F42, Special Projects Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Telephone (301)415-7299, or E-mail tcj@nrc.gov .