Low-Level Radioactive Waste Forum, Inc.

Registration Opens for Spring 2013 LLW Forum Meeting

Charleston, South Carolina
March 25- 26, 2013

The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Forum, Inc. (LLW Forum) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the spring 2013meeting.

Information about the meeting can be found on the Meeting Bulletin. Advanced registration is required by filling out and sending in a Registration Form. An agenda for the meeting will be posted once available.

Who Should Attend

Officials from states, compacts, federal agencies, nuclear utilities, disposal operators, brokers/processors, industry, and other interested parties are invited and encouraged to attend.

The meeting is an excellent opportunity to stay up-to-date on the most recent and significant developments in the area of low-level radioactive waste management and disposal. It also offers an important opportunity to network with other government and industry officials and to participate in decision-making on future actions and endeavors affecting low-level radioactive waste management and disposal.

Location and Dates

The meeting will be held at the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston's Historic District. A block of hotel rooms have been reserved for Sunday, March 24th and Monday, March 25th at the rate of $137 plus tax. Also, a very limited block of rooms at the same rate is available for March 23rd and March 26, 2013. To make a reservation, please call (877) 756-2121.

The deadline for reserving a room at the discounted rate is February 22, 2013. Please ask for the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Forum block.

Meeting Registration

All persons must pre-register for the meeting and pay any associated registration fees in order to be allowed entry. Registration forms are needed in order to ensure that you receive a meeting packet and name badge. Accordingly, interested attendees are asked to please take a moment to complete the registration form at your earliest convenience and return it to Marcia Marr of the Central Midwest Compact Commission at the address, e-mail or fax number listed at the bottom of the form.

The meeting is free for members of the LLW Forum. Non-member registration is $500, payable by check only to the "LLW Forum, Inc." (Credit card payments are not accepted.)

About the LLW Forum

The LLW Forum is an independent, non-profit organization established to facilitate state and compact implementation of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1980 and its 1985 amendments. The LLW Forum provides an opportunity for interested stakeholders to keep abreast of the most recent and significant developments in the field of low-level waste management and disposal.

The Board of Directors of the LLW Forum is comprised of state and compact officials appointed by Governors and compact commissions. Other members of the LLW Forum include federal agencies, waste facility operators, brokers and processors, utilities and other waste generators, industry organizations and associations.

For additional information about the Fall 2012 and/or the LLW Forum in general, please contact Todd D. Lovinger, the LLW Forum's Executive Director, at (202) 265-7990 or go to www.llwforum.org.