[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 42193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20114]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Workshop on Development of Regulatory Guidance Implementing the 
Final Rule on Radiological Criteria for Decommissioning; Notice

SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is preparing to hold a 
workshop to provide information to interested members of the public 
regarding draft implementation guidance for the final rule on 
Radiological Criteria for Decommissioning. Implementation issues to be 
discussed include pathways modeling, dose assessment, performance of 
site surveys, and instrumentation. NRC staff will discuss the use of 
the World Wide Web (WWW) to allow the public to interact with the staff 
during the development of implementation guidance. In addition, NRC 
staff will present an overview of the status of the final rule, 
including a discussion of the major issues identified in the public 
comments on the proposed rule (59 FR 43200).

DATES: The workshop will be held on Friday, September 29, 1995, from 9 
a.m. until 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held in the main auditorium located at 
the NRC Headquarters Building, Two White Flint North (TWFN), 11545 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-2738, telephone (301) 415-5811. 
Seating is limited to 300 people and will be on a first-come, first-
served basis. It should also be noted that parking at the TWFN building 
is very limited.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charleen Raddatz, Office of Research, 
Mail Stop T-9C24, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555, telephone (301) 415-6215 or Christine Daily, Office of Research, 
Mail Stop T-9C24, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555, telephone (301) 415-6026.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 22, 1994 (59 FR 43200), NRC 
published for comment a proposed rule on Radiological Criteria for 
Decommissioning, 10 CFR Parts 20, 30, 40, 50, 51, 70, and 72, that 
would provide the regulatory basis for determining the extent to which 
lands and structures must be remediated before a site can be considered 
decommissioned. Between January and June of 1993, seven workshops were 
conducted throughout the United States to solicit commentary from 
affected interested parties on the fundamental approaches and issues 
that must be addressed in establishing radiological criteria for 
decommissioning.
    The purpose of this workshop is to provide information and training 
in specific technical areas including pathways modeling, dose 
assessment, performance of site surveys and instrumentation to 
interested members of the public. The staff will provide additional 
information to facilitate the use of the World Wide Web as a means of 
participating in a virtual working group (VWG). The purpose of the VWG 
is to encourage interactive constructive input between participants and 
NRC staff. The VWG will be devoted to the further development of useful 
implementation guidance and will have the opportunity to review and 
comment on staff documents as they are developed. In this way, NRC 
staff hopes to continue the Enhanced Participatory process that has 
distinguished this rulemaking.

Conduct of the Meeting

    The format will consist of a lecture by NRC personnel with emphasis 
on providing training for potential participants of the Virtual Working 
Group followed by time for questions and comments from the audience. 
Staff drafts of implementation documents will be available 30 days 
prior to the meeting and will be available on the NRC Enhanced 
Participatory Rulemaking on Radiological Criteria for Decommissioning 
Electronic Bulletin Board. Interested persons may connect to the 
bulletin board by calling 1-800-880-6091 (58 FR 37760; July 13, 1993). 
The bulletin board may be accessed using a personal computer, a modem, 
and most commonly available communications software packages. 
Communication software parameters should be set as follows: parity to 
none, data bits to 8, and stop bits to 1 (N,8,1). Use ANSI or VT-100 
terminal emulation. Background documents on the rulemaking are also 
available for downloading and viewing on the bulletin board. For more 
information, call Ms. Christine Daily, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Phone (301) 415-6026; FAX (301) 415-
5385.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of August, 1995.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John E. Glenn,
Chief, Radiation Protection & Health Effects Br., Division of 
Regulatory Applications, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 95-20114 Filed 8-14-95; 8:45 am]
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