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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 

Workshop on Integrated Safety Analysis for Nuclear Fuel Cycle 
Facilities

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Meeting notice.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will hold a workshop 
to present a draft guidance document on Integrated Safety Analysis 
(ISA) of nuclear fuel cycle facilities and to obtain information from 
licensees, license applicants, and other interested parties relevant to 
the development of this document. This document will provide guidance 
to licensees and license applicants on methods of performing an ISA. 
This workshop is open to the public, and all interested parties may 
attend. (A workshop on the plan for this document was previously held 
on August 27, 1993.)
    The draft document is available for review prior to this scheduled 
workshop. Interested parties are encouraged to review the document and 
to submit their written comments to the NRC so they are received no 
later than September 6, 1994. Copies of the ISA document can be 
obtained from the NRC's Public Document Room 2120, L Street, NW, 
Washington, D.C. 20037; Phone: 202-634-3273; FAX: 301-634-3343. Written 
comments should be submitted to Joan Higdon, Mail Stop T-8-A-33, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555; FAX: 301-415-
5390; INTERNET: [email protected].

DATE: September 21, 1994, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESS: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Two White Flint North, 
Auditorium, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. (Note: The NRC 
is accessible to the White Flint Metro Station; visitor parking in and 
around the NRC building is limited.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joan Higdon, Mail Stop T-8-A-33, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, D.C. 20555. Phone: 301-415-8082; FAX: 301-415-5390; 
INTERNET: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC is currently reviewing its 
regulations on Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material (10 CFR 
Part 70) and supporting guidance. This review is the result of the 
findings and recommendations of the agency's Materials Regulatory 
Review Task Force and the Regulatory Impact Survey for Fuel Cycle and 
Materials Licensees. The purpose of the task force and the survey team 
was to evaluate the agency's licensing and oversight programs for fuel 
cycle and major materials plants, identify weaknesses, and recommend 
improvements. The task force's review and findings are contained in 
NUREG-1324, ``Proposed Method for Regulating Major Materials 
Licensees,'' dated February 1992.
    One of the recommendations of the task force was that the 
regulations be revised ``* * * to require that a hazards analysis be 
performed for each system and component within each process that 
contains radioactive material or that serves as a barrier to the 
release of radioactive material to an unauthorized location.'' 
Therefore, under consideration by the staff is a requirement for Part 
70 fuel cycle licensees or license applicants to perform an ISA and to 
include this information in a safety program description as part of 
their initial license application or license renewal. This information 
would also be required with a license amendment.
    In performing an ISA, the analyst licensee will analyze the plant 
systems, subsystems, processes, and procedures; identify hazards and 
potential accidents that may affect radiological safety; consider the 
consequences of accidents; and identify controls to prevent such 
accidents or to mitigate their consequences. The final result will be 
an integrated evaluation of the safety of operation of the facility as 
a whole. An ISA will thus enable the licensee or license applicant to 
identify safety vulnerabilities so appropriate protective measures can 
be developed and will provide a basis for judging the safety of changes 
to process operations. The NRC inspectors will focus on those plant 
systems, subsystems, processes, and procedures are relied upon for 
safety.
    Accordingly, a document has been developed, concurrent with the 
development of the revised 10 CFR Part 70, that could be of guidance to 
fuel cycle licensees or license applicants in performing an ISA. This 
workshop will also provide an opportunity for an exchange of 
information among fuel cycle licensees, license applicants, and the NRC 
staff on the draft document. Other interested parties will also have 
opportunities to participate in this information exchange.
    Agenda items for this workshop will include NRC staff presentation 
and discussion of the draft guidance document and of the written 
comments received and NRC's resolution of these comments. The workshop 
will also include an information exchange between NRC staff and 
interested parties on the draft document and any other ISA-related 
topics. Attendees are requested to notify Ms. Joan Higdon at 301-415-
8082 of their planned attendance to ensure adequate meeting room space 
and if any special requirements are needed (e.g., for the hearing-
impaired).

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8 day of August 1994.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Robert F. Burnett,
Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards.
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