Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Research

Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee

Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is given of a meeting of the

Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee.

DATES: Tuesday, January 21, 1997, 12 noon to 6 p.m., Wednesday, January

22, 1997, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday, January 23, 1997, 8:30 a.m. to

12 noon.

ADDRESSES: General Atomics, Inc., 3550 General Atomics Drive, Bldg. 7,

Rm. 217, San Diego, California 92186.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Albert L. Opdenaker, III, Executive

Assistant, Office of Fusion Energy Sciences, U.S. Department of Energy,

Germantown, MD 20874, Telephone: 301-903-4941.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Meeting

The Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee has been charged to

provide its view of the adequacy of the International Thermonuclear

Engineering Reactor (ITER) Detailed Design Report as part of the basis

for a United States Government decision to enter negotiations on the

terms and conditions for an agreement for the construction, operation,

exploitation, and decommissioning of ITER. The Committee has been asked

to provide its view to the Department of Energy by May 1, 1997.

This will be the full FESAC's first meeting to deal with this

charge.

Tentative Agenda

Tuesday-Thursday, January 21-23, 1997

--Presentations on ITER Design

--Public Comments

--Discussion of Next Steps

Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. Written

statements may be filed with the Committee either before or after the

meeting. Members of the public who wish to make oral statements

pertaining to agenda items should contact John Galambos at 423-576-5436

(fax) or [email protected] (e-mail). Requests to make oral statements

must be received 5 days prior to the meeting; reasonable provision will

be made to include the statement in the agenda. The Chairperson of the

Committee is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will

facilitate the orderly conduct of business.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public

review and copying within 30 days at the Freedom of Information Public

Reading Room, IE-190, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays.

Issued at Washington, DC, on December 19, 1996.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Acting Deputy Advisory, Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 96-32644 Filed 12-23-96; 8:45 am]

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