Press Release-05-127, NRC Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste to Hold a Meeting in Las Vegas, Nv, September 20-22

Press Release-05-127: NRC Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste to Hold a Meeting in Las Vegas, Nv, September 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/OPANo.05-127September 9, 2005 NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR WASTETO HOLD A MEETING IN LAS VEGAS, NEV., SEPT. 20-22The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste will meetSept. 20-22 in Las Vegas, Nev., to be briefed on recent developments related to the proposed high-levelnuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain. Committ ee members will also be briefed on the NRC'splans for reviewing the Department of Energy licen se application for Yucca Mountain and will hear theviews of experts on such issues as the e volution of climate ar ound the proposed site. In addition to the briefings - a ll of which are open to the public - the ACNW has set aside theevening of Sept. 21 to hear from those interested in the issue.On Sept. 22, the committee will conduct a planning meeting to discuss future agenda items thatwould form the basis for ACNW briefings over the next year. Those portions of the planning meetingaddressing personnel matters will be closed to the public.The committee reports to and advises the Commission on all aspects of nuclear wastemanagement.The briefings will be held at the Pacific Enterprise Plaza Building One, 3250 Pepper Lane, LasVegas. They will run on Tuesday from 9:45 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. and on Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to

5:30 p.m. The portion for public input will run on Wednesday from 6 p.m to 8 p.m. The open portionof the planning meeting on Thursday will run from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Attendees will be subject to security screening before entering the meeting facility.Oral or written views may be presented by members of the public. Those wanting to make oralstatements should notify Sharon Steele, at 301-415-6085. Videoconferencing may be available. Thoseinterested in using this service should contact Theron Brown at 301-415-8066.