[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 211 (Monday, November 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 58797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29263]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Fire Protection Functional Inspection (FPFI) Program Workshop
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff is holding a workshop
to discuss with and obtain feedback from the nuclear industry and the
public regarding the results of the recently completed four Fire
Protection Functional Inspection (FPFI) Program pilot inspections. A
written summary will be issued to registered participants after the
meeting.
AGENDA: The workshop will be held from 8:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m. on November
10, 1998, at the Doubletree Hotel, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD
20952 (Twinbrook Metro Stop). Presentations will be made by speakers
from NRC Staff and staff contractors, NEI, and other public and
industry representatives.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The preliminary agenda for the proposed
workshop is:
7:30-8:00 Registration
8:00-8:10 Introduction and Presentation of Agenda
L.B. Marsh, Chief, Plant Systems Branch, NRR
8:10-8:25 Keynote Address
Samuel J. Collins, Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
8:25-8:35 Introductory Remarks by an Industry Representative
Industry Speaker TBD
8:35-8:50 Focus Comparison Between Appendix R, NRC Core, and FPFI
Temporary Instruction
Pat Madden, Fire Protection Engineering Section, SPLB/NRR
8:50-9:30 FPFI Pilot, Clinton, and Quad Cities Fire Protection
Inspection Results; and Discussion of Safety Significant Commercial
Reactor Fire Protection Issues Highlighted During the Inspections
Pat Madden, Fire Protection Engineering Section, SPLB/NRR
Ken Sullivan, Brookhaven National Laboratory
9:30-9:45 Break
9:45-10:00 Use of Risk Information for FPFI Inspection Focus, and NRC
Process for Assessment of FPFI Inspection Finding Risk Significance
Rich Barrett, Chief, Probabilistic Safety Assessment Branch, NRR
10:00-11:00 Public and Industry Observations on FPFI Pilot Program
Activities
Public and Industry Speakers TBD
11:00-11:30 Comparison of Pilot FPFI Program Objectives and Results
Steve West, Chief, Fire Protection Engineering Section, SPLB/NRR
11:30-12:00 Post-Pilot FPFI Program Continuation Options
L.B. Marsh, Chief, Plant Systems Branch, NRR
12:00-1:30 Lunch Break
1:30-3:30 Stakeholder Views on FPFI Continuation Options
Public and Industry Speakers TBD
3:30-4:30 Open Discussion and Question and Answer Session
NRC, Public and Industry on the dais, participants TBD
4:30-4:40 Industry Closing Remarks
Fred Emerson, Nuclear Energy Institute
4:40-4:50 NRC Closing Remarks and Adjourn
L.B. Marsh, Chief, Plant Systems Branch, NRR
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leon E. Whitney, Mail Stop O-8-D1,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Telephone (301) 415-3081; E-mail: [email protected].
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Individuals wishing to make a presentation at the
workshop should contact Leon Whitney directly. Individuals who wish to
attend the workshop are encouraged to provide their name,
organizational affiliation, address, and phone number either by FAX
(415-415-2300) or by E-mail ([email protected]).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 27th day of October 1998.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Ledyard B. Marsh,
Chief, Plant System Branch, Division of Systems Safety and Analysis,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 98-29263 Filed 10-30-98; 8:45 am]
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