Press Release-99-212, 27TH Annual Water Reactor Safety Information Meeting to Be Held October 25-27 in Bethesda, MD
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| Issue date: | 10/05/1999 |
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UnitedStatesNuclearRegulatoryCommissionOfficeofPublicAffairsWashington,DC20555Phone301-415-8200Fax301-415-2234Internet:opa@nrc.govNo.99-212FORIMMEDIATERELEASE(TUESDAY,OCTOBER5,1999) 27 THANNUALWATERREACTORSAFETYINFORMATIONMEETINGTOBEHELDOCTOBER25-27INBETHESDA,MD.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionChairmanGretaJoyDicuswillbeafeaturedspeakerattheNRC's27 thWaterReactorSafetyInformationMeetingtobeheldOctober25-27attheMarriottHotelinBethesda,Md.Themeetingwillfeaturepresentationsanddiscussionsonanumberofleadingtechnicaltopics.Itwillrunfrom9:00a.m.to5:00p.m.onMonday;8:30a.m.to5:00p.m.onTuesday; and8:30a.m.to5:00p.m.onWednesday.ParticipantswillincluderepresentativesfromtheNRC,U.S.governmentlaboratories,privatecontractors,universities,electricindustrygroups,reactorvendors,andanumberof internationalorganizations.NRCCommissionerJeffreyS.Merrifieldwilldeliverthekeynoteaddressat9:00a.m.onMonday,October25,attheopeningplenarysession.HewillbefollowedbyNRC CommissionerEdwardMcGaffigan,Jr.,at10:15a.m.whowillparticipateinapanelonthe impactofemergingtechnologiesonnuclearsafetyresearch.ChairmanDicuswilldiscuss nuclearregulatoryresearchinthenewmillenniumat8:30a.m.Tuesday.OnWednesday, technicalsessionswillbeheldinthemorning,andaplenarysessionwillbeheldinthe afternoonandwillfeatureanexpertpaneladdressingtheissue,"howbesttofocusbothon safetyandincreasingregulatoryefficiency-theresearchrole."Thisyear'smeetinghasanewformatthatencouragesmorediscussiononresearchandnewtechnologies.Duringthethree-daymeeting,presentationswillbemadeinanumberof technicalareas--risk-informedregulation;integrityofprimarycoolantpressureboundary; regulatoryeffectivenessassessments;highburnupandmixedoxidefuelunderreactivity accidentconditions;fuelburnupcredit;fissionproductsourcetermsandapplications;and researchsupportingnewtechnology.Thosewishingtoattendareaskedtoregisterwiththemeetingcoordinator,SusanMonteleoneofBrookhavenNationalLaboratory,DepartmentofEnergy,Building130,Upton, N.Y.11973.Thetelephonenumberis(516)244-7235,Fax(516)344-3957.Here-mail addressissusanm@bnl.gov.AdditionalinformationonthemeetinghasbeenpublishedintheFederalRegisterandcanbefoundontheInternetat:http://www.WRSM.bnl.gov.On-lineregistrationforthemeetingisencouraged.