[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 130 (Friday, July 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 35672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16913]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Notice of Public Meeting to Solicit Stakeholder Input on the Use 
of Risk Information in the Nuclear Materials and Waste Regulatory 
Process: Case Study on the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Seismic 
Upgrades

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) Office of Nuclear 
Materials Safety and Safeguards is developing criteria for determining 
when risk information should be used in the regulation of nuclear 
materials and waste. As part of this effort, the NRC staff is 
conducting case studies on a spectrum of activities in the nuclear 
materials and waste arenas, including gaseous diffusion plants (GDPs). 
The purpose of the case studies is (1) to illustrate what has been done 
and what could be done in the materials and waste arenas to alter the 
regulatory approach in a risk-informed manner and (2) to establish a 
framework for using a risk-informed approach in the materials and waste 
arenas by testing a set of draft screening criteria, and determining 
the feasibility of safety goals.
    NRC staff is in the initial phase of its case study on GDPs. 
Specifically, this case study is focusing on NRC and licensee 
activities associated with seismic upgrades for the Paducah GDP. The 
purpose of this meeting is to: (1) communicate to stakeholders the 
status of this case study, and (2) to solicit recommendations and 
comments on how NRC should proceed with the case study, apply or revise 
the draft screening criteria, develop safety goals, and incorporate 
risk information into its regulatory program. The tentative agenda for 
the meeting is as follows:
    1. Opening remarks.
    2. Provide background information on the case study effort.
    3. Present status of case study.
    4. Receive comments, feedback, and recommendations.
    5. Closing remarks.
    The meeting is open to the public; all interested parties may 
attend and provide comments. Persons who wish to attend the meeting 
should contact Marissa Bailey no later than July 26, 2001.

DATES: The meeting will be held on July 31, 2001, from 1:30 p.m. to 
4:30 p.m., in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Auditorium, 11545 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marissa Bailey, Mail Stop T-8-A-23, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. 
Telephone: (301) 415-7648; Internet: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC staff's case study approach, the 
draft screening criteria, and the case study areas under consideration 
are described in the ``Plan for Using Risk Information in the Materials 
and Waste Arenas: Case Studies'' which has been published in the 
Federal Register (65 FR 66782, November 7, 2000). Copies of this plan 
are also available on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/NMSS/IMNS/riskassessment.html. Written requests for single copies of this plan 
may also be submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards, Risk Task Group, Mail Stop 
T-8-A-23, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

    Dated at Rockville, MD, this 29th day of June, 2001.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Lawrence E. Kokajko,
Section Chief, Risk Task Group, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 01-16913 Filed 7-5-01; 8:45 am]
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