[Federal Register: July 6, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 130)]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Notice of Public Meeting to Solicit Stakeholder Input on the Use
of Risk Information in the Nuclear Materials and Waste Regulatory
Process: Case Study on the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Seismic
Upgrades
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) Office of Nuclear
Materials Safety and Safeguards is developing criteria for determining
when risk information should be used in the regulation of nuclear
materials and waste. As part of this effort, the NRC staff is
conducting case studies on a spectrum of activities in the nuclear
materials and waste arenas, including gaseous diffusion plants (GDPs).
The purpose of the case studies is (1) to illustrate what has been done
and what could be done in the materials and waste arenas to alter the
regulatory approach in a risk-informed manner and (2) to establish a
framework for using a risk-informed approach in the materials and waste
arenas by testing a set of draft screening criteria, and determining
the feasibility of safety goals.
NRC staff is in the initial phase of its case study on GDPs.
Specifically, this case study is focusing on NRC and licensee
activities associated with seismic upgrades for the Paducah GDP. The
purpose of this meeting is to: (1) communicate to stakeholders the
status of this case study, and (2) to solicit recommendations and
comments on how NRC should proceed with the case study, apply or revise
the draft screening criteria, develop safety goals, and incorporate
risk information into its regulatory program. The tentative agenda for
the meeting is as follows:
1. Opening remarks.
2. Provide background information on the case study effort.
3. Present status of case study.
4. Receive comments, feedback, and recommendations.
5. Closing remarks.
The meeting is open to the public; all interested parties may
attend and provide comments. Persons who wish to attend the meeting
should contact Marissa Bailey no later than July 26, 2001.
DATES: The meeting will be held on July 31, 2001, from 1:30 p.m. to
4:30 p.m., in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Auditorium, 11545
Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marissa Bailey, Mail Stop T-8-A-23,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Telephone: (301) 415-7648; Internet: MGB@NRC.GOV.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC staff's case study approach, the
draft screening criteria, and the case study areas under consideration
are described in the ``Plan for Using Risk Information in the Materials
and Waste Arenas: Case Studies'' which has been published in the
Federal Register (65 FR 66782, November 7, 2000). Copies of this plan
are also available on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/NMSS/IMNS/
riskassessment.html. Written requests for single copies of this plan
may also be submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office
of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards, Risk Task Group, Mail Stop
T-8-A-23, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Dated at Rockville, MD, this 29th day of June, 2001.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Lawrence E. Kokajko,
Section Chief, Risk Task Group, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 01-16913 Filed 7-5-01; 8:45 am]
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