[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 26, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 66797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-31246]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Public Meeting for Request for Expressions of Interest
for Tritium Production
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: On December 6, 1995, the Department announced a formal Record
of Decision implementing a dual-track strategy to assure a future
tritium source. The Department's preferred strategy for acquiring new
supplies of tritium is to pursue the two most promising production
alternatives: (1) to purchase irradiation services from one or more
existing Commercial Light Water Reactors (CLWRs), or purchase and
convert a CLWR for tritium production; and (2) to design, build and
test critical components of an Accelerator-Produced Tritium system to
be used for tritium production.
On December 13, 1996, a Request for Expression of Interest was
published in the Federal Register (60 FR 64104) concerning DOE's
possible acquisition of one or more Commercial Light Water Reactors, or
acquisition of irradiation services from CLWRs, for the production of
tritium.
As indicated in the Request, the Department is announcing that it
intends to host a public meeting to discuss issues related to this
Request and to provide information for potentially interested parties.
DATES AND ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held on January 16, 1996, at
9:00 a.m. in room 1E-245 of the Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence
Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C.
To update the preliminary schedule in the Appendix of the Request,
initial expressions of interest should be submitted on or before
January 29, 1996. Supplementary information regarding the expressions
of interest should be submitted on or before February 26, 1996.
Submissions should be directed to: Stephen M. Sohinki, Director, Office
of Reconfiguration, DP-25, United States Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585, Attention: Tritium
EOI, Telephone: (202) 586-0838.
A copy of the reports describing technical work accomplished, thus
far, during the Tritium Target Development Project is available in the
DOE Headquarters reading room at 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W.,
Washington, D.C.
A record of the meeting including answers to questions that, in
DOEs judgement, are of general interest and applicability to all
potential respondents will be mailed to all attendees as well as other
parties requesting such information, and will be made available for
review along with a full text copy of the Request, in the Public
Reading Room at DOE headquarters in Washington, D.C., and on the
Internet at http://web.fie.com/web/fed/doe/doeoor.htm or modem toll
free 1-800-783-3349.
Issued in Washington, D.C. December 20, 1995.
Eldon W. Joersz,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Military Application, Defense
Programs.
[FR Doc. 95-31246 Filed 12-22-95; 8:45 am]
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