[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 74 (Monday, April 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 20492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9469]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Experts' Meeting on Burnup Credit in Spent Fuel Shipping Casks

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a meeting to 
develop a Phenomena Identification and Ranking Table (PIRT) for 
allowing burnup credit in spent fuel shipping casks. PIRTs have been 
used at NRC since 1988, and they provide a structured way to obtain a 
technical understanding that is needed to address certain issues. About 
fifteen of the world's best technical experts are participating in this 
activity, and the experts represent a balance between industry, 
universities, foreign researchers, and regulatory organizations. The 
PIRT activity is addressing technical issues related to burnup credit 
in the criticality safety analyses of PWR spent fuel in transport 
casks.

DATE: May 16-18, 2000, 8:30 am-5:30 pm.

ADDRESSES: Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Hearing Room (T3B45) 
of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
MD.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting agenda will be posted on the NRC 
Web site at www.nrc.gov/RES/meetings.html by May 1, 2000. The meeting 
is open to the public. Attendees will need to obtain a visitor badge at 
the TWFN building lobby, but an escort is not required.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. David Ebert, SMSAB, Division of 
Systems Analysis and Regulatory Effectiveness, Office of Nuclear 
Regulatory Research, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-
6501; email [email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 11th day of April 2000.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Charles E. Rossi,
Director, Division of Systems Analysis and Regulatory Effectiveness, 
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 00-9469 Filed 4-14-00; 8:45 am]
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