[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 199 (Friday, October 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 55996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-26939]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Products and Results of Research at the Organization for Economic 
Cooperation and Development (OECD) Halden Reactor Project

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of seminar.

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SUMMARY: The NRC has committed through its Strategic Plan to conduct 
confirmatory and anticipatory research on issues of potential 
regulatory and safety significance, engage in cooperative, 
international research agreements, and provide timely information to 
our stakeholders. As part of this commitment, a seminar has been 
planned to present on-going research being conducted at the OECD Halden 
Reactor Project in Norway. The goal of this seminar is to inform our 
stakeholders of current research activities and to solicit their 
perspectives and interest in the safety assessment of fuels, materials, 
and nuclear power plant control room design.

DATE: November 1-2, 1999--The seminar will begin at 12:30 p.m. on 
November 1st and end at 5 p.m. on November 2nd.

LOCATION: Doubletree Hotel, Twinbrook, Rockville, MD 20852.

CONTACT: Registration--Michael Scott, Phone: (301) 415-5698, e-mail: 
[email protected]; General--Julius Persensky, Phone: (301) 415-6759, 
e-mail: [email protected].

ATTENDANCE: This seminar is free and open to the general public. All 
individuals planning to attend should preregister with Mr. Michael 
Scott by telephone or e-mail and provide their name, affiliation, phone 
number, and 
e-mail address.

PROGRAM: This seminar describes past and current research results, as 
well as products and tools that may be useful in a wide range of 
applications. There will be four sessions covering the following 
topics.

     Fuels and Materials Research.
     Human Factors Engineering and Control Room Design.
     Virtual Reality Technology.
     Instrumentation and Control Systems and Tools.

    Dated in Rockville, Maryland this 7th day of October 1999.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Charles E. Rossi,
Director, Division of Systems Analysis and Regulatory Effectiveness.
[FR Doc. 99-26939 Filed 10-14-99; 8:45 am]
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