[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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