[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 130 (Friday, July 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35672-35673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16914]


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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 TMI-2 Independent Spent Fuel Storage 
Installation Seismic Exemption

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 independent spent fuel storage 
installations (ISFSIs). 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 ISFSIs. 
Specifically, this case study is focusing on the exemption to the 
seismological requirements in 10 CFR 72.102(f)(1) for the Three Mile 
Island Unit 2 (TMI-2) ISFSI, which is located at the Idaho National 
Engineering and Environmental Laboratory in Eastern Idaho. 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 9 a.m. to 12 
noon, 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. 01-16914 Filed 7-5-01; 8:45 am]
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