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Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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NRC cancels advanced reactor meeting due to government shutdown
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has announced it is cancelling an upcoming advanced reactor stakeholder meeting, originally scheduled for November 19, due to the government shutdown and the limitations on staffing at the agency.
March 13–17, 2011
Wilmington, North Carolina|Hilton Wilmington Riverside
General Chair:
Rick Grantom (Manager, Risk Management, South Texas Project Generating Stations)
Assistant General Chair:
Dr. Philip Ellison (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy)
Program Chair:
Dennis Henneke (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy)
Co-Chairs:
Dr. Joon-Eon Yang (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Dr. Enrico Zio (Politecnico di Milano)
Kohei (Kevin) Hisamochi (Hitachi GE Nuclear Energy)
Honorary Chair:
Dr. George Apostolakis (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
