U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Public Affairs

News Media Contact(s):
Angela Hill, (202) 586-4940		 For Immediate Release
June 3, 2008
 
U.S. Secretary of Energy to Announce Yucca Mountain License Application Submittal
 
WASHINGTON, DC – Later today, June 3, 2008, U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman will host a press briefing at the National Press Club where he will announce the submittal of a license application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to construct the Nation’s first deep geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, currently stored at 121 temporary locations in 39 states across the nation.

Regional Media:
Media who are unable to attend the briefings can receive the information via phone.  Information is listed below.

Listen-only call-in line: Please call Kristin Brown in DOE’s Press Office at 202-586-4940 for this number.

WHO: U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman
WHAT: Press briefing on Yucca Mountain license application submittal
WHEN: Tuesday, June 3, 2008
1:00 PM EDT
WHERE: National Press Club
Holeman Lounge
529 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20045

*NOTE: Members of the media are required to bring their existing media credentials.
 
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Public Affairs, Washington, D.C.