The Spent Fuel Management Division of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has scheduled its 2016 Regulatory Conference for Dec. 7-8 in Rockville, Md. The event “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,” the agency said Monday in a press release.
Online registration is available through Friday. Attendees should submit their name, job title, organization, and email address to [email protected]. Participants can also register at the event.
Speakers over the two days will include Glenn Tracy, a NRC deputy executive director with oversight of materials and waste; and Mark Lombard and Anthony Hsia, respectively the director and deputy director of the Spent Fuel Management Division. Topics addressed during the conference will include improving the regulatory process, fuel performance in storage and transportation, decommissioning, and consolidated storage.
The conference is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7, and 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m on Thursday, Dec. 8, at the Hilton Washington, D.C./Rockville Hotel, 1750 Rockville Pike, near the Twinbrook Metro Station.
A phone line for the conference will also be available at 1-888-318-4510, passcode 8619338.
