NRC TO DISCUSS IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OFNEAR-TERM JAPAN TASK FORCE DEC. 1 IN ROCKVILLE, MDNuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet with industry representatives Thursday, Dec. 1, to discuss the NRC’s Japan Near-Term Task Force recommendations, which weresubsequently categorized as “Tier 1,” those to be implemented without unnecessary delay. TheTask Force examined issues raised by the Fukushima nuclear accident in March.The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. – noon in Room T2B3 of the Two White Flint North building, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Md. Discussion will focus on the general approach to implementing the “Tier 1” recommendations. The public will have the opportunityto ask the NRC staff questions about the process during the meeting, which will be webcast. A teleconference will also be available by calling 888-469-1349 and using passcode 2977606.Additional meetings to lay out initial schedules and milestones for specificrecommendations have tentatively been scheduled at NRC Headquarters for Dec. 15; Jan. 5 and 19; and Feb. 2. Notices for these meetings will be posted on the NRC’s public meeting schedule.The Task Force issued its report and recommendations on July 12. The Commission directed the staff to identify which recommendations could be implemented without unnecessarydelay, and the staff responded with a proposal Sept. 9. The Commission provided direction to thestaff Oct. 18 on how to carry out the proposal.###