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U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Office of Public Affairs Telephone: 301/415-8200
Washington, DC 20555-001 E-mail: opa@nrc.gov

No. 99-130

June 23, 1999

NOTE TO EDITORS:

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received six reports from its Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards following the committee's meetings June 2-4. The reports provide comments on:

  • Proposed options for using averted onsite costs and voluntary initiatives in regulatory analyses;

  • Development of a low-power and shutdown risk assessment program;

  • Pilot application of the revised inspection and assessment programs, risk-based performance indicators, and performance-based regulatory initiatives and related matters;

  • Exemption request to the hydrogen control requirements for the San Onofre nuclear generating station, Units 2 and 3;

  • Proposed final rule amending the fitness-for-duty rule;

  • Draft (regulatory) Guide-1075, "Emergency Planning and Preparedness for Nuclear Power Reactors."

Copies of the reports are available through the NRC's Office of Public Affairs, the NRC's homepage (http://www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW) and the Public Document Room.

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