Senior D.O.E. Official to Highlight Yucca Mountain Plan Accomplishments and 2008 Priorities
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Category: Radiation/NuclearType: Media Advisories
Source: US Department of Energy
Date: Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC - On Thursday, March 13, 2008, D.O.E. (DOE) Director of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Ward Sproat will deliver remarks at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Regulatory Information Conference in Bethesda, Maryland. At the Conference, Director Sproat will address the Spent Fuel Storage and Disposal Session where he is expected to highlight Yucca Mountain accomplishments in 2007 and plan priorities for 2008.
Yucca Mountain was approved by the Congress and President Bush in 2002 as the location for the Nation's 1st permanent spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste geologic repository. For more information on DOE's Yucca Mountain Program, visit the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management.
WHO:
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Director of DOE's Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Ward Sproat
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WHAT:
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Remarks on Yucca Mountain Plan accomplishments in 2007 and plan priorities for 2008
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WHEN:
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Thursday, March 13, 2008
8:00AM EDT
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WHERE:
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Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center
Salon A-C
5701 Marinelli Road
Bethesda, Maryland
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The U.S. NRC's Regulatory Information Conference brings a diverse group of stakeholders together to discuss significant and timely regulatory activities; it serves as a forum for informal, open dialog between the public and the regulatory process. Learn additional information about the Regulatory Information Conference.
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