Commission staff will hold a public management meeting with officials from Shaw Areva MOX Services on Wed., April 29
– By Abby Gessner –
Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will hold a public management meeting with officials from Shaw Areva MOX Services on Wed., April 29, in Aiken, S.C., to discuss the current status of the license review, oversight activities, and construction of the mixed-oxide (MOX) nuclear fuel fabrication facility at the Savannah River Site.
The meeting will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Aiken Federal Building, 151 Corporate Parkway, in Aiken. Members of the public will be welcome to observe the meeting and will be given one or more opportunities to speak with NRC staff.
Interested parties may also listen by teleconference. For call-in information, contact Catina Gibbs at 301-492-3204 or Catina.Gibbs@nrc.gov.
The MOX facility will fabricate fuel for use in commercial nuclear power plants, using a mixture of uranium and plutonium left over from U.S. weapons production.
The NRC issued a construction authorization for the facility in March 2005, and is currently reviewing Shaw Areva MOX Service’s application for an operating license. Public meetings were held in the vicinity on April 12, 2007, and Dec. 15, 2008.