[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 4084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1995]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Industry Presentation on the Use of Mixed Oxide Fuel
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Meeting notice.
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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will host a meeting
for presentations by representatives from the nuclear industry on the
use of mixed oxide (MOX) fuel in nuclear reactors. The meeting is open
to the public, and all interested parties may attend.
DATES: February 21, 1997, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Two White Flint North,
Auditorium, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. (Note: The NRC
is accessible to the White Flint Metro Station; visitor parking around
the NRC building is limited.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Vanice A. Perin, Mail Stop T-8-A-
33, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555. Phone:
301-415-8143; FAX: 301-415-5390; INTERNET: [email protected]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 14, 1997, the Department of
Energy issued the Record of Decision (ROD) on the Storage and
Disposition of Weapons-Usable Fissile Materials. One of DOE's
approaches to dispose of the surplus plutonium is to burn it as MOX
fuel in existing domestic commercial reactors.
The Nuclear Energy Institute has requested the opportunity to
present information on the use of MOX fuel in light water reactors to
NRC staff. A preliminary agenda for the meeting is as follows: (1)
History of MOX Use Around the World, presented by the U.S. Department
of Energy; (2) Mox Use in Asea Brown Boveri/Combustion Engineering
(ABB/CE) Reactors, presented by ABB/CE; (3) MOX Use in Westinghouse
Reactors, presented by Westinghouse; (4) MOX Use in General Electric
(GE) Reactors, presented by GE; (5) European Pressurized Water Reactor
Experience, presenter to be determined; and (6) European Boiling Water
Reactor Experience, presenter to be determined.
To ensure adequate meeting room space, attendees are requested to
notify Ms. Vanice A. Perin at 301-415-8143 of their planned attendance
and any special requirements (e.g., for the hearing-impaired.)
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22 day of January, 1997.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Elizabeth Q. Ten Eyck,
Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 97-1995 Filed 1-27-97; 8:45 am]
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