Comments: Please write the NRC, demand they post the meeting on their website, since they are pushing the agenda!
4/25 u-news
Disturbing information...
The NRC/NMA workshop, May 1-3
Note to the Public found at http://www.
states, "Members of the public are welcome to attend this workshop, though pre-registration is required.
Please keep in mind that "this is a technical meeting, not a discussion of the merits of uranium mining and milling, or of any specific existing or proposed uranium recovery sites." While NRC co-sponsors the workshop, this is an NMA meeting not a NRC public meeting. However, as a courtesty, NMA will provide members of the public an opportunity to ask questions of NRC staff members or industry presenters at designated times during or following the meeting."
it reads, The National Mining Association (NMA) and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Uranium Recovery Workshop (URW) will be held Wednesday, May 1 – Thursday, May 2, 2013, at the Grand Hyatt in Denver, Colorado. If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck...this is a public meeting.
The workshop is billed as a technical meeting, not a discussion of the merits of uranium mining and milling, or of any specific existing or proposed uranium recovery sites. (KM Comments: Not so. The agenda http://www.
David McIntyre, NRC Office of Public Affairs, may be reached here David.McIntyre@nrc.gov
Ask for a transcript of Wales and Jannetta's presentation.
Comments from KM:
The prospect of uranium mining, milling and waste disposal has been, and continues to be, a very contentious issue in Virginia. Virginia's citizens, businesses and legislators are desperately working to make informed decisions regarding the risks and benefits of uranium mining, milling and waste disposal.
At present, uranium mining is not permitted in Virginia. To my knowledge Virginia Uranium, Inc. (VUI) has not submitted a permit application for a nuclear facility or to possess, use and/or disposal of nuclear materials. It is inappropriate for VUI to be addressing the NRC regarding "The Coles Hill Deposit; An Update on Politics and a Path Forward in Virginia".
The appearance is that the NRC is supporting uranium mining, milling and waste disposal in Virginia. The NRC has no authority to give legitimacy to uranium mining in Virginia.
Below is additional information (for your convenience) regarding the 2013 Uranium Recovery Workshop.
/ WELCOME
The National Mining Association (NMA) and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Uranium Recovery Workshop (URW) will be held Wednesday, May 1 – Thursday, May 2, 2013, at the Grand Hyatt in Denver, Colorado.
The Uranium Recovery Workshop will provide an opportunity for representatives from NRC, NMA, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), uranium recovery licensees and other stakeholders to meet and communicate directly regarding uranium recovery technical and regulatory process issues.
This information-packed workshop will feature current issues affecting the uranium recovery industry and will focus on enhancing and promoting a better understanding of regulatory trends and the uranium recovery licensing program.
The National Mining Association and Nuclear Regulatory Commission look forward to seeing you at the workshop.
On agenda A 7:50 a.m. The Coles Hill Deposit;An Update on Politics and a Path Forward In Virginia. The presenters are Patrick Wales, Project Manager, Virginia Uranium and Andrea Jannetta, Publisher, Fuel Cycle Weekly.
OTHER INFORMATION :
Side-Bar Meetings
If you are interested in having a “side-bar” meeting with NRC staff on Tuesday, April 30, in Denver, Colo. please contact Steve Cohen of NRC at Stephen.Cohen@nrc.gov or (301) 415-7182 by April 1, 2013
Side-Bar meetings will be held at:
The Courtyard by Marriott Denver Downtown
934 16th Street, Denver, Colo. 80202
The hotel phone number is 303-260-4732
Comment: Difficult to register for a workshop and sidebar meeting when the public is unaware of them.
Note to the Public
Members of the public are welcome to attend this workshop, though pre-registration is required. Please keep in mind that this is a technical meeting, not a discussion of the merits of uranium mining and milling, or of any specific existing or proposed uranium recovery sites. While NRC co-sponsrs the workshop, this is an NMA meeting not a NRC public meeting. However, as a courtesty, NMA will provide members of the public an opportunity to ask questions of NRC staff members or industry presenters at designated times during or following the meeting.
- FYI...
- http://www.nrc.gov/public-
involve/public-meetings/index. cfm?action=search.detail& MeetingCode=20130393 - Purpose
- Meeting Notice and Agenda
AREVA NP will discuss with NRC staff the path toward resolving technical issues currently being evaluated by the staff, and emergent issues related to FSAR changes. - Meeting Date & Time
- 05/02/13
01:00PM -
03:00PM - Meeting Location
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NRC Two White Flint North
11545 Rockville Pike
Room: T07-A03
Rockville MD - Contact
- Perry Buckberg
Phone: (301)415-1383 - Participation Level
- Category 1
- NRC Participant
- Office of New Reactors
- External Participant
- AREVA NP, Inc.
- Docket Number - Facility Name
- 05200020 - EPR
- Adams Accession Number
- ML13107B210 Meeting Notice and Agenda
- Teleconference
- Interested members of the public can participate in this meeting via a toll-free teleconference. For details, please call the NRC meeting contact.
- Comments
- Proprietary information may be discussed at some point in this call. If so, the public portion of the meeting may be terminated before proprietary information is discussed. To attend or participate via telephone in this meeting, please call or email one of the meeting contacts by April 29, 2013.
