[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 50


Public Workshop on Risk-Informed Regulation--Option 2

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of workshop.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will host a public 
workshop to provide an opportunity for discussion of topics raised from 
the advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on this subject, of the 
Nuclear Energy Institute's (NEI) guidelines for this issue, and 
possible alternative approaches to Option 2 in risk-informed 
regulations. The workshop is open to the public.

DATES: The workshop will be held on Wednesday, February 21, 2001 from 
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Thursday, February 22, 2001 from 8:30 
a.m. through 4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Two White Flint North Auditorium, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Golla, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, 
telephone: (301) 415-1002 email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    This workshop will provide an opportunity to discuss topics related 
to Option 2 in risk-informed regulations, as discussed in NRC documents 
SECY-99-256 and SECY-00-0194. The NRC is developing a rulemaking 
(referred to as Option 2) to revise, using a risk-informed 
categorization approach, the scope of structures, systems and 
components (SSC) that are subject to special treatment requirements. 
Such requirements include quality assurance, testing, qualification and 
other measures to provide a high degree of assurance that SSC will 
remain functional.
    Based upon the comments received in response to the ANPR, other 
discussions with stakeholders, and staff views, the following presents 
the preliminary agenda and set of discussion topics. The discussion 
topics are tentative and subject to change. Anyone interested in 
providing a presentation on these or other related topic(s), please 
contact Joe Golla at (301) 415-1002.

Preliminary Agenda

2/21, 1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.; Introduction--purpose, agenda--NRC.
2/21, 1:30 p.m.-2 p.m.; Industry opening remarks--NEI/others?
2/21, 2:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.; Keynote remarks by Frank Miraglia, Deputy 
Executive Director for Reactor Programs.
2/21, 2:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m.; Break.
    2:45 p.m.-3:15 p.m.; Pilot activities (WOG, BWROG, CEOG).
    3:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m.; ASME Code cases.
    3:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m.; Industry Guidelines--NEI.
    4:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m.; Other speakers?
2/22 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.; SECY-00-194 topics.
     8:30 a.m.-9:15 a.m.--Box chart (other categorization topics).
    9:15 a.m.-9:30 a.m.--Candidate rules.
    9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.--Selective implementation (systems).
    10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.--Other topics as suggested by participants.
2/22 10:30 a.m. -10:45 a.m.; Break.
2/22 10:45 a.m.-12:00 noon--Detail, NRC review, change control.
2/22 12:00 noon-1:00 p.m.; Lunch.
2/22 1:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m.--Treatment requirements.
2/22 3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m.; Break.
2/22 3:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.; Closing Remarks/Adjourn.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of January 2001.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Cynthia A. Carpenter,
Chief, Generic Issues, Environmental, Financial and Rulemaking Branch, 
Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation.
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