NRC to Hold Conference on Spent Fuel Management

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has announced:

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/news/2016/16-067.pdf

No: 16-067 November 23, 2016
Contact: Maureen Conley, 301-415-8200

NRC to Hold Conference on Spent Fuel Management

Registration is now open for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s annual conference on issues related to the management of spent nuclear fuel, to be held Dec. 7-8 in Rockville, Md. The Division of Spent Fuel Management Regulatory Conference 2016 will allow NRC staff, industry representatives and stakeholders to discuss regulatory and technical issues related to spent fuel storage, decommissioning and the transportation of radioactive material.

Online registration will be open through Dec. 2. To register, send your name, job title, organization and email address to DSFM-REG-CON.Resource@nrc.gov. Onsite registration will also be available at the conference. More information, including the preliminary agenda and a link to register to attend via webinar, is available on the conference website.

Glenn Tracy, an NRC deputy executive director overseeing materials and waste, will deliver a keynote address Dec. 7. Remarks will also be provided by Mark Lombard and Anthony Hsia, director and deputy director of the Division of Spent Fuel Management. The conference will include discussions and presentations on regulatory process improvements, fuel performance in storage and transportation, a “graded approach” to licensing, decommissioning, license renewals, consolidated storage and transportation.

The conference will run from 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Wednesday and 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Thursday, at the Hilton Washington D.C./Rockville Hotel, 1750 Rockville Pike, across from the Twinbrook Metro Station. A telephone bridge line has been set up for those who cannot attend in person. An operator will moderate the bridge line, allowing participants to ask questions at designated times. Anyone wishing to phone in should call 1-888-318-4510 and use passcode 8619338.