[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 12, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 47512]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22864]
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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
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of meeting
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) Office of
Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) is developing an
approach for using risk information in the nuclear materials and waste
regulatory process. As part of this effort, the NRC staff conducted
case studies on a spectrum of activities in the nuclear materials and
waste arenas to (1) determine what has been done and what could be done
in NMSS to alter the regulatory approach in a risk-informed manner and
(2) 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 process of completing the case studies and
finalizing the screening criteria. The staff is also beginning to
formulate draft safety goals for materials and waste applications. The
purpose of this meeting is to: (1) Present to stakeholders the
integrated outcome of the case studies, including the final screening
considerations and an early draft of safety goals, and (2) solicit
recommendations and comments on how NRC should proceed with
incorporating risk information into its regulatory framework. The
tentative outline for the meeting is as follows:
1. Poster exhibition of case studies
2. Opening remarks
3. Discuss case study insights and integrated outcome
a. Final screening considerations
b. Process improvements
c. Tools, data, and methods
d. Draft safety goals
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 October 19, 2001.
DATES: The meeting will be held on October 25, 2001, from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m., in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Auditorium, 11545
Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. From 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., a poster
exhibition session will be held in the Auditorium lobby so that
participants can discuss specific case study results with the staff.
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 the case
study plan and draft case study reports 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.
Draft reports for each of the case studies will also be available
on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/NMSS/IMNS/riskassessment.html by
October 1, 2001.
Dated at Rockville, MD, this 6th day of September, 2001.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Lawrence E. Kokajko,
Section Chief, Risk Task Group, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 01-22864 Filed 9-11-01; 8:45 am]
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