“The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the licensee’s plan to safely move spent fuel from the spent fuel pools to the dry storage casks,” said Elmo E. Collins, Regional Administrator for the NRC’s Region IV office in Arlington, Texas.
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will conduct a meeting with the Nebraska Public Power District on April 15 to discuss the status of the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at the Cooper Nuclear Station.
The Cooper plant has one boiling water reactor and is located 23 miles south of Nebraska City, Neb.
The meeting, which will be open to public observation, will begin at 1 p.m. in the NRC’s
Region IV office, 612 East Lamar Blvd, Suite 400, Arlington, Texas. Nebraska Public Power officials will discuss the status of the spent fuel storage project currently underway at the plant.
“The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the licensee’s plan to safely move spent fuel from the spent fuel pools to the dry storage casks,” said Elmo E. Collins, Regional Administrator for the NRC’s Region IV office in Arlington, Texas.
Members of the public will have an opportunity to ask questions of the NRC staff before the meeting concludes.