NRC: News Release - 2005-160 - NRC Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards to Meet Dec. 7-10 in Rockville, Maryland


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No. 05-160

November 28, 2005

NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS
TO MEET DEC. 7-10 IN ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a public meeting Dec. 7-10 in Rockville, Md., to discuss, among other items, the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant request to increase power output by 20 percent. The committee will also discuss the early site permit application and safety evaluation report for the Grand Gulf nuclear power plant.

The meeting will be held in Room T-2B3 of the agency’s Two White Flint North building, at 11545 Rockville Pike. On Wednesday, the session will run from 1 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. The Thursday session will run from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Friday session will run from 8:30 a.m. to 6:45 p.m and the Saturday session will run from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. A complete agenda will be available on the NRC’s Web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acrs/agenda/2005/.

Requests for videoteleconferencing should be directed to Theron Brown, at 301-415-8066. Anyone with questions or those wanting to make public statements during the meeting should contact Sam Duraiswamy at 301-415-7364.

The ACRS, as mandated by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, advises the Commission on licensing, the operation of nuclear power plants and related safety issues.

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