97-1859. Notice of Public Meeting on DOE's Proposal to Produce Tritium in Commercial Light-Water Reactors

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 17 (Monday, January 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3925-3926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1859]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Project No. 697]


Notice of Public Meeting on DOE's Proposal to Produce Tritium in 
Commercial Light-Water Reactors

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will hold a public 
meeting regarding the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposal for 
production of tritium in commercial light-water reactors. This meeting 
is to provide an opportunity for public comment on the technical issues 
regarding the DOE proposal and to ensure that the public is aware of 
the staff's review activities early in the proposal evaluation process. 
The meeting will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. on February 25, 
1997, in the auditorium located within the Two White Flint North 
building at 11555 Rockville Pike in Rockville, Maryland. The meeting 
will be transcribed and will be open to the public.
    The structure of the meeting shall be as follows:

Tuesday, February 25, 1997:
    1:00 p.m.--NRC opening remarks
    1:15 p.m.--DOE program description
    2:45 p.m.--NRC review description
    3:00 p.m.--Break
    3:15 p.m.--Public comments
    4:55 p.m.--Concluding statement
    5:00 p.m.--Meeting adjourns

    Members of the public who are interested in presenting comments 
relative to DOE's tritium program should notify the project manager, at 
the

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number given below, 5 working days prior to the meeting. A brief 
summary of the information to be presented and the time requested 
should be provided in order to make appropriate arrangements. Time 
allotted for presentations by members of the public will be determined 
based upon the number of requests received and will be announced at the 
beginning of the meeting. Time permitting, additional, unscheduled 
presentations will be considered. The order for public presentations 
will be on a first-received, first-to-speak basis. Written statements 
will also be accepted and included in the record of the meeting. 
Written statements may be mailed to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Mailstop O-10H5, Attn: J. H. Wilson, Washington, DC 20555 
or presented at the meeting.
    Requests for the opportunity to present information can be made by 
contacting J. H. Wilson, Project Manager, Division of Reactor Program 
Management at [phone]. Persons planning to attend this meeting 
are urged to contact the project manager 1 or 2 days prior to the 
meeting to be advised of any changes.
    For further details with respect to this action, see the DOE's 
``Submittal of Tritium Producing Burnable Absorber Rod Lead Test 
Assembly Topical Report'' dated December 3, 1996 and the staff's 
Request for Additional Information and Supplemental Request for 
Additional Information dated January 3 and 13, 1997, respectively, all 
of which are available for public inspection at the Commission's Public 
Document Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day of January, 1997.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Thomas T. Martin,
Director, Division of Reactor Program Management, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 97-1859 Filed 1-24-97; 8:45 am]
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