The conference will be sponsored by the Division of Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation (SFST), which is part of NRC’s Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS). It will be held in the agency’s Auditorium in Two White Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a public conference June 23-24 at its agency headquarters in Rockville, Md., on the licensing process for spent nuclear fuel storage and transportation.
The conference will be sponsored by the Division of Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation (SFST), which is part of NRC’s Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS). It will be held in the agency’s Auditorium in Two White Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.
“This conference is part of the agency’s continuous effort to improve the process for licensing and certifying spent fuel storage facilities and the safe transportation of radioactive material,” said NMSS Director Catherine Haney.
Topics to be discussed at the conference include updates on regulations, standard review plans and interim staff guidance, as well as an open discussion on how to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the licensing process.
More information on the conference, including a public meeting notice and online registration, is available on the NRC Web site at this address: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/conference-symposia/2010-lic-process-conf.html.