[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 191 (Thursday, October 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51706-51707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26159]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Review of Dose Modeling Methods for Demonstration of Compliance 
With the Radiological Criteria for License Termination: Public Workshop

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of workshop.

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SUMMARY: The NRC will hold a public workshop in Rockville, Maryland, to 
provide the NRC staff and the public

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with an overview of dose modeling methods that may be useful in 
demonstrating compliance with dose-based radiological criteria for 
license termination. The objectives of the workshop are to provide 
information on Federally-sponsored dose models appropriate for 
decommissioning assessments, and to discuss selection criteria for 
evaluating and accepting dose models used to demonstrate compliance 
with the final rule on ``Radiological Criteria for License 
Termination'' (62 FR 39058). This information may be useful in 
developing regulatory guidance for decommissioning. All interested 
licensees and members of the public are invited to attend this 
workshop.

DATES: The workshop will be held on November 13-14, 1997, from 1 p.m. 
on Thursday, November 13 thru 5:00 p.m., and on November 14 from 9:00 
a.m. until about 5 p.m.

    Interested parties who are unable to attend the workshop are 
encouraged to provide written comments on the topic of dose model 
selection criteria by November 10, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The public workshop will be held in the NRC auditorium at 
Two White Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

    Information on the workshop program can be viewed, and comments may 
be posted, electronically, on the NRC Technical Conference Forum 
Website under the topic ``Final Rule for License Termination'' at 
http://techconf.llnl.gov/cgi-bin/topics. Comments submitted 
electronically can also be viewed at that website. The information is 
also available at the NRC's Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW 
(Lower Level), Washington, DC 20555; telephone 202-634-3273; fax 202-
634-3343.

    Comments may also be mailed to the Chief, Rules and Directives 
Branch, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For information or questions on meeting 
arrangements, contact Jayne McCausland, Office of Nuclear Regulatory 
Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, 
telephone 301-415-6219, fax 301-415-5385, E-mail: [email protected]. For 
technical information or questions, contact Chris Daily, Office of 
Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555, telephone 301-415-6026; fax: 301-415-5385; E-
mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This workshop is one of a series of 
interactions with the Agreement States, licensees, and the public to 
gather suggestions and ideas for developing a regulatory guide on 
``Demonstrating Compliance With the Radiological Criteria for License 
Termination.'' The NRC staff are considering a range of dose models 
that may be appropriate for use in site-specific dose assessments for 
specific pathways. The workshop will begin with a brief introduction by 
the NRC staff on the need to use dose models for evaluating compliance 
with decommissioning guidelines, and the need to develop guidance for 
evaluating and selecting dose models. The workshop will include formal 
presentations by invited speakers from the DOE national laboratories, 
and other Federal Agencies that will address a set of questions 
developed by the NRC staff focusing on the capability, experience, and 
appropriateness of each dose model presented. The workshop will 
conclude with a panel discussion on questions to be considered in 
selecting dose models related to demonstrating compliance with the 
radiological criteria for license termination. A summary of the 
workshop proceedings in the form of a NUREG/CP is planned to be 
available in the Spring of 1998.
    Visitor parking around the NRC building is limited; however, the 
workshop site is located adjacent to the White Flint Station on the 
Metro Red Line. Seating for the public will be on a first-come, first-
served basis.

    A transcript of this workshop will be available for inspection, and 
copying for a fee at the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW 
(Lower Level), Washington, DC 20555, on or about December 1, 1997. A 
copy of the NUREG/CP will also be available in the NRC's Public 
Document Room later in the Spring of 1998.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 25th day of September, 1997.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Cheryl A. Trottier,

Chief, Radiation Protection and Health Effects Branch, Division of 
Regulatory Applications, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.

[FR Doc. 97-26159 Filed 10-1-97; 8:45 am]
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