Notice of Public Meeting for Request for Expressions of Interest for Tritium Production

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On December 6, 1995, the Department announced a formal Record of Decision implementing a dual-track strategy to assure a future tritium source. The Department's preferred strategy for acquiring new supplies of tritium is to pursue the two most promising production alternatives: (1) to purchase irradiation services from one or more existing Commercial Light Water Reactors (CLWRs), or purchase and convert a CLWR for tritium production; and (2) to design, build and test critical components of an Accelerator-Produced Tritium system to be used for tritium production. On December 13, 1996, a Request for Expression of Interest was published in the Federal Register (60 FR 64104) concerning DOE's possible acquisition of one or more Commercial Light Water Reactors, or acquisition of irradiation services from CLWRs, for the production of tritium. As indicated in the Request, the Department is announcing that it intends to host a public meeting to discuss issues related to this Request and to provide information for potentially interested parties.