[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 44 (Thursday, March 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 10296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5508]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Industry Presentation on the Fabrication of Mixed Oxide Fuel
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Meeting notice.
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SUMMARY: Representatives from the nuclear industry will be making
presentations relating to the fabrication of mixed oxide (MOX) fuel for
use in commercial light nuclear reactors. This meeting is a follow-up
to the February 21, 1997, meeting where NEI presented material
concerning the use of MOX fuel in nuclear reactors. The meeting is open
to the public, and all interested parties may attend.
DATES: Wednesday, March 26, 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] For material
related to the meeting please contact U.S. NRC Public Affairs Office at
(301) 415-8200 after March 26, 1997.
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 (NEI) has requested the opportunity to
present information on the use and fabrication of MOX fuel for nuclear
reactors to NRC staff. This meeting is a follow-up to the February 21,
1997, meeting where NEI presented material concerning the use of MOX
fuel in nuclear reactors. A preliminary agenda for the meeting is as
follows: (1) Technology Confirmation Around the World, presented by the
National Laboratories; (2) MOX Fabrication and Licensing Experience,
presented by British Nuclear Fuels, Inc.; (3) MOX Fabrication and
Licensing Experience, presented by Belgonucleaire; (4) MOX Fabrication
and Licensing Experience, presented by Cogema; and (5) MOX Fabrication
and Licensing Experience, presented by Siemens.
Attendees are requested to notify Ms. Vanice A. Perin at 301-415-
8143 of their planned attendance if special requirements (e.g., for the
hearing-impaired) are necessary.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day of February, 1997.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Elizabeth Q. Ten Eyck,
Division Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 97-5508 Filed 3-5-97; 8:45 am]
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