NRC: News Release - 2003-037 - NRC to Hold Public Meeting on April 2 in Rockville, Maryland, To Discuss Probabilistic Risk Assessment Handbook

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No. 03-037

March 27, 2003

TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING ON APRIL 2 IN ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND,
TO DISCUSS PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT HANDBOOK
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a public meeting on April 2 in Rockville, Maryland, to seek comments on the agency’s “Handbook of Parameter Estimation for Probabilistic Risk Assessment,” which is designed to provide guidance on sources of information and methods of estimating distribution parameters used in probabilistic risk assessment.

The meeting, which runs from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., will be held in the agency's Two White Flint North building, Room 10 A1, at 11545 Rockville Pike.

A complete meeting agenda is attached. For more information, contact Arthur Salomon, at 301-415-6552, or e-mail; Arthur.Salomon@nrc.gov.

Persons wishing to attend the meeting are asked to contact Mr. Salomon in advance and should arrive at least 15 minutes early to allow time to clear security and receive an NRC escort to the meeting room.

AGENDA

8:30 - 8:40 a.m.	Introduction	Arthur Salomon, Office of Research
8:40 - 8:50 a.m.	Opening Remarks	Hossein Hamzehee, Office of Research
8:50 - 9:20 a.m.	Project History/Insights	Mary Drouin, Office of Research
9:20 - 10:10 a.m.	Handbook Technical Overview	Jeffrey L. LaChance, Sandia National Laboratories, Corwin L. Atwood, Statwood Consulting, Formerly with INEEL
10:10 - 10:30 a.m.	BREAK
10:30 - 11:00 a.m.	Discussion and Comments
11:00 - 12:00 p.m.	Technical Overview (Continued)
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.	LUNCH
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.	Discussion and Comments
2:30 - 2:50 p.m.	BREAK
2:50 - 3:30 p.m.	Summary and Wrap-up	Arthur Salomon

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