U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Public Affairs

News Media Contact(s):
Angela Hill, (202) 586-4940		 For Immediate Release
June 17, 2008
 
Senior DOE Official to Deliver Opening Remarks at “Walk-Through” of Yucca Mountain License Application
 
WASHINGTON, DC – On Thursday, June 19, 2008, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Director of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Ward Sproat will deliver opening remarks at a “walk-through” of DOE’s license application for the proposed high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.  DOE will explain the layout and organization of the application to the staff of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission during a public meeting at the NRC headquarters.

WHO: Director of DOE’s Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Ward Sproat   
WHAT: Remarks at the walk-through of DOE’s license application for a proposed nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain 
WHEN:

Thursday, June 19, 2008
11:00AM-6:00PM EDT

WHERE: Nuclear Regulatory Commission auditorium
Two White Flint North
11545 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD

NOTE:  Media wishing to attend should register with the NRC Office of Public Affairs at (301) 415-8200.

 
 
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Public Affairs, Washington, D.C.