[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 29 (Friday, February 11, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-3363]
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[Federal Register: February 11, 1994]
Sunshine Act Meetings
DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD
Pursuant to the provisions of the ``Government in the Sunshine
Act'' (5 U.S.C. Sec. 552b), notice is hereby given of the following
meeting of the Board:
TIME AND DATE: 2:00 p.m., March 7, 1994.
PLACE: Public Hearing Room, Suite 700, 625 Indiana Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20004.
STATUS: Open.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
1. The Board's continuing review of the readiness of Los Alamos
National Laboratory's (LANL) Plutonium Facility (TA-5) for
production of encapsulated plutonium (Pu238) oxide pellets for
Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators that provide electrical power
for spacecraft used on deep space missions.
2. DOE's evaluation of the Los Alamos National Laboratory's
efforts to comply with DOE nuclear-safety Orders.
3. Presentations by DOE and possibly the Board's Technical Staff
relating to the safety basis, including status of the emergency
diesel generator, and the adequacy of protection of public and
worker health and safety relative to LANL's Plutonium Facility.
The Department of Energy will take appropriate measures to
safeguard any classified or controlled nuclear information it presents
at this meeting.
CONTRACT PERSONS FOR MORE INFORMATION: Robert M. Andersen, General
Counsel, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue,
NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004, (202) 208-6387. This is not a
toll free number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Los Alamos National Laboratory is
currently preparing to proceed to full production of encapsulated
pellets of plutonium (Pu238) oxide for Radioisotope Thermoelectric
Generators to support NASA's Cassini space program. The Board will
discuss and deliberate upon public and worker health and safety issues
related to LANL'S readiness to conduct Cassini operations at the
Plutonium Facility. The meeting will include presentations by DOE and
possibly the Board's Technical Staff relating to LANL's TA-55.
A transcript of the meeting will be made available by the Board for
inspection by the public at the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety
Board's Washington office.
The Board reserves its right to further schedule and otherwise
regulate the course of the meeting, to recess, reconvene, postpone, or
adjourn the meeting, and otherwise exercise its powers under the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954, as amended.
Dated: February 9, 1994.
Robert M. Andersen,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 94-3363 Filed 2-9-94; 1:30 pm]
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