[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 213 (Friday, November 3, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 55808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27291]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 70


Workshop on the Regulation of Fuel Cycle Facilities

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Meeting notice.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will hold a public 
workshop on the method for improving NRC's regulation of fuel cycle 
facilities under 10 CFR Part 70, ``Domestic Licensing of Special 
Nuclear Material.'' The workshop is open to the public; however, for 
efficient conduct of the workshop, participation will be in the format 
of a roundtable discussion among invited representatives from affected 
interested parties. The NRC has prepared a workshop agenda and 
documents that identify regulatory issues of concern in the regulation 
of NRC-licensed fuel cycle facilities. These documents are available 
for review prior to the workshop, and interested parties are encouraged 
to review this information. The NRC will accept and consider written 
comments from interested parties on these regulatory issues.

DATES: The workshop will be held on November 30, 1995, from 9 am to 5 
pm. The workshop will continue, if necessary, on December 1, 1995, from 
8:30 am to 12 noon. Comments on these regulatory issues should be 
received no later than December 11, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission Auditorium, Two White Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland. (Note: The NRC is accessible to the White Flint 
Metro Station; visitor parking around the NRC building is limited.) 
Written comments can be provided at the workshop or by December 11, 
1995, to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
D.C. 20555, Attention: Docketing and Service Branch. Copies of the 
agenda and related documents can be obtained from the NRC's Public 
Document Room, 2120 L Street NW., Washington, D.C. 20037; Phone: 202-
634-3273; FAX: 202-634-3343.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Francis X. Cameron, Mail Stop O-15 
B18, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555; Phone: 
301-415-1642; FAX: 301-415-3200; INTERNET:[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The occurrence of several serious incidents 
at NRC-licensed fuel cycle facilities led the NRC to conclude that 
improvements in regulating these facilities were needed. Accordingly, 
the NRC is currently reviewing its regulatory requirements for 
licensing the possession and use of special nuclear material, including 
general requirements for the content of license applications, in 10 CFR 
Part 70. The Commission has directed the staff to continue a dialogue 
with affected interested parties with the goal of improving the 
regulation of fuel cycle facilities. This workshop will focus on a 
number of issues related to the NRC's effort to establish a firm 
regulatory base for fuel cycle facility licensing and inspection 
activities and to ensure the adequacy of licensee performance.
    The workshop will be an information exchange between the NRC and a 
diverse group of individuals who might be affected by subsequent 
changes to the method in which the NRC regulates fuel cycle facilities 
licensed under Part 70. This exchange should provide the NRC and 
workshop participants an opportunity to express their concerns and 
views on the method for improving NRC's regulation of fuel cycle 
facilities, how specific goals and objectives of improving NRC's safety 
regulations can be met, and the level of risk that is considered 
adequate for the protection of the public health and safety.
    For efficient conduct of the workshop, the meeting format will be a 
roundtable discussion among invited representatives from affected 
interests, e.g., fuel cycle industry, other Federal and state 
government agencies, and citizen groups. The workshop will be open to 
the public, and the public will be provided opportunities throughout 
the workshop to comment on the issues presented for discussion.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day of October, 1995.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Elizabeth Q. Ten Eyck,
Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 95-27291 Filed 11-2-95; 8:45 am]
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