[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 203 (Friday, October 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53270-53271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-26442]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Nuclear Industry Consolidation and Deregulation Issues Workshop

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will conduct a 
workshop on issues related to nuclear power industry consolidation and 
deregulation. The workshop will consist of two sessions. Session 1, 
``Nuclear Industry Consolidation Issues'', will be held from 8:30 a.m. 
to noon on Thursday, November 1, 2001. The document that forms the 
basis for discussion for this session is ``Preliminary Impact 
Assessment of Nuclear Industry Consolidation on NRC Oversight (66 FR 
34293, June 27, 2001).'' The objectives of Session 1 are to discuss the 
staff's preliminary impact assessment and stakeholder comments on the 
assessments. Session 1 will be conducted in a ``round table'' format 
with discussions, as opposed to presentations, centered on selected 
focus areas related to nuclear industry consolidation. Suggested focus 
areas are Plant Operational Safety, Licensing, Inspection, Enforcement 
& Assessment, Decommissioning, Fuel Cycle Facilities, and Financial-
Related Issues. Other issues of concern to the participants will also 
be discussed. A detailed agenda will be posted on the NRC website 
before the meeting. Selected staff and invited external stakeholders 
will be seated at the table to lead the discussions, but comments from 
all attendees will be entertained.
    Session 2, ``Effects of Deregulation on Safety--Research Issues'', 
will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 1, and 
from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday, November 2. The document that 
forms the basis for discussion for this session is ``Effects of 
Deregulation on Safety: Implications Drawn From the Aviation, Rail, and 
United Kingdom Nuclear Power Industries'', (NUREG/CR-6735). The primary 
objective of Session 2 is to recommend a research agenda for NRC to 
address any significant issues related to deregulation that could 
affect nuclear power plant safety. A detailed agenda will be posted on 
the NRC website before the meeting. Subject Matter Experts who have 
studied the effects of deregulation on safety in the aviation, rail and 
United Kingdom nuclear power industries, and invited external 
stakeholders, will be the primary discussants, however, members of the

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public will be invited to participate in the discussions as time 
permits.
    Both workshop sessions will be open to the public and all 
interested parties may attend. All persons attending will register at 
the meeting.

DATES: November 1-2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Two White Flint North 
Building (TWFN), Auditorium, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

SCHEDULE:
    November 1, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.. Session 1. Agenda items 
include: Plant Operational Safety, Licensing, Inspection, Enforcement & 
Assessment, Decommissioning, Fuel Cycle Facilities, and Financial-
Related Issues.
    November 1, 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Session 2. Agenda items include: 
Identification, definition, and prioritization of potential research 
issues.
    November 2, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Session 2. Agenda items include: 
Potential research methods and research agenda

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For Session 1 contact Herbert N. Berkow, Mail 
Stop O 8 H12, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20-555-0001; Telephone (301) 415-
1485 and E-mail at [email protected]. For Session 2, contact Julius J. 
Persensky, Mail Stop T 10 F13A, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; 
Telephone (301) 415-6759 and E-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary document for Session 1, 
``Preliminary Impact Assessment of Nuclear Industry Consolidation on 
NRC Oversight (for comment)'', is available electronically by visiting 
NRC's Home Page (http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/REACTOR/CONSOLIMPACT).
    The primary document for Session 2, ``Effects of Deregulation on 
Safety: Implications Drawn From the Aviation, Rail, and United Kingdom 
Nuclear Power Industries'', (NUREG/CR-6735), is available 
electronically by visiting NRC's Home Page (http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/NUREGS/CR6735). You may request a free single copy of NUREG/CR-6735 by 
writing to: Reproduction and Distribution Services Section, Office of 
the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001, or E-mail: [email protected], or 
Facsimile: (301) 415-2289.
    The NRC is accessible to the Red Line White Flint Metro Station. 
Visitor parking near the NRC buildings is limited.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day of October, 2001.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Thomas L. King,
Director, Division of Systems Analysis and Regulatory Effectiveness, 
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 01-26442 Filed 10-18-01; 8:45 am]
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