[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 29 (Friday, February 11, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-3363] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: February 11, 1994] Sunshine Act Meetings DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD Pursuant to the provisions of the ``Government in the Sunshine Act'' (5 U.S.C. Sec. 552b), notice is hereby given of the following meeting of the Board: TIME AND DATE: 2:00 p.m., March 7, 1994. PLACE: Public Hearing Room, Suite 700, 625 Indiana Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004. STATUS: Open. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 1. The Board's continuing review of the readiness of Los Alamos National Laboratory's (LANL) Plutonium Facility (TA-5) for production of encapsulated plutonium (Pu238) oxide pellets for Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators that provide electrical power for spacecraft used on deep space missions. 2. DOE's evaluation of the Los Alamos National Laboratory's efforts to comply with DOE nuclear-safety Orders. 3. Presentations by DOE and possibly the Board's Technical Staff relating to the safety basis, including status of the emergency diesel generator, and the adequacy of protection of public and worker health and safety relative to LANL's Plutonium Facility. The Department of Energy will take appropriate measures to safeguard any classified or controlled nuclear information it presents at this meeting. CONTRACT PERSONS FOR MORE INFORMATION: Robert M. Andersen, General Counsel, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue, NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004, (202) 208-6387. This is not a toll free number. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Los Alamos National Laboratory is currently preparing to proceed to full production of encapsulated pellets of plutonium (Pu238) oxide for Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators to support NASA's Cassini space program. The Board will discuss and deliberate upon public and worker health and safety issues related to LANL'S readiness to conduct Cassini operations at the Plutonium Facility. The meeting will include presentations by DOE and possibly the Board's Technical Staff relating to LANL's TA-55. A transcript of the meeting will be made available by the Board for inspection by the public at the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Washington office. The Board reserves its right to further schedule and otherwise regulate the course of the meeting, to recess, reconvene, postpone, or adjourn the meeting, and otherwise exercise its powers under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. Dated: February 9, 1994. Robert M. Andersen, General Counsel. [FR Doc. 94-3363 Filed 2-9-94; 1:30 pm] BILLING CODE 6820-KD-M