[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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