[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 5, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 45494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17908]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Regulatory 
Research, Electric Power Research Institute Course on Fire 
Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA)

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of 
Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES), in cooperation with the Electric 
Power Research Institute (EPRI), will hold a joint course on fire 
probabilistic risk assessment (PRA). Since 2002, RES and EPRI, under a 
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Cooperative Nuclear Safety 
Research, have been developing state-of-the-art methods for conduct of 
fire PRA. In September 2005, this work produced the ``EPRI/NRC-RES Fire 
PRA Methodology for Nuclear Power Facilities,'' NUREG/CR-6850 (EPRI 
1011989). The course covers this state-of-the-art methodology.
    Purpose: To provide training for users of ``EPRI/NRC-RES Fire PRA 
Methodology for Nuclear Power Facilities,'' NUREG/CR-6850 (EPRI 
1011989).

DATES: 
     Session I: Monday, September 29 (8 a.m.-5 p.m.) through Thursday, 
October 2, 2008 (8 a.m.-4 p.m).
    Session II: Monday, November 17 (8 a.m.-5 p.m.) through Thursday, 
November 20, 2008 (8 a.m.-4 p.m.).

ADDRESSES: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One Bethesda Metro Center, Bethesda, 
MD 20814.
    Meeting Agenda: The agenda for this meeting can be accessed at 
http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/conference-symposia/epri-fire-pra-course/epri-fire-pra-agenda.pdf.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kendra Hill, e-mail address: 
[email protected] telephone number: (301) 415-5456. To register for 
the course log on to http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/conference-symposia/epri-fire-pra-course/epri-fire-pra-course-info.html.

Conduct of the Meeting

    This meeting is a Category 3 meeting*. The public is invited to 
participate in this meeting by providing comments and asking questions 
throughout the meeting. Please note this workshop is being conducted in 
a classroom format; registration is required to ensure space 
availability.
    The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with 
disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation 
to participate in this workshop, or need the workshop notice or agenda 
in another format (e.g., Braille, large print), please notify the NRC's 
meeting contact. Determinations on requests for reasonable 
accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
    *Meetings between the NRC technical staff and external stakeholders 
are open for interested members of the public, petitioners, 
interveners, or other parties to attend as observers pursuant to 
Commission policy statement, ``Enhancing Public Participation in NRC 
Meetings,'' 67 Federal Register 36920, May 28, 2002.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17 day of July, 2008.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Mark Salley,
Branch Chief, Fire Research Branch, Division of Risk Analysis, Office 
of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. E8-17908 Filed 8-4-08; 8:45 am]
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