[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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