98-31024. Public Meeting on Part 70 Rulemaking Activities

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 224 (Friday, November 20, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 64434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31024]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 70


Public Meeting on Part 70 Rulemaking Activities

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: NRC will host a public meeting in Rockville, Maryland with 
representatives of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) to discuss the 
NRC staff's proposed revisions to 10 CFR part 70, ``Domestic Licensing 
of Special Nuclear Material.''
    NRC staff and NEI representatives briefed the Commission on August 
25, 1998, regarding SECY-98-185, ``Proposed Rulemaking--Revised 
Requirements for the Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material,'' 
dated July 30, 1998. Although both NRC staff and NEI are in agreement 
that part 70 should be amended to require the performance of an 
integrated safety analysis (ISA), disagreements about the details of 
that proposed requirement were identified at the Commission meeting. At 
a subsequent public meeting on September 29, 1998, NRC staff and 
industry representatives discussed some of the issues, but agreed that 
an additional meeting was needed.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for December 3-4, 1998, from 9 a.m. to 
4 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. Persons with administrative 
questions concerning this meeting should contact James Hennigan at 
[phone].

ADDRESSES: NRC's Auditorium at Two White Flint North, 11545 Rockville 
Pike, Rockville, Maryland. Visitor parking around the NRC building is 
limited; however, the meeting site is located adjacent to the White 
Flint Station on the Metro Red Line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theodore S. Sherr, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555, telephone: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose: The purpose of this meeting is for NRC to consider industry's 
suggestions for specific changes to the language in the SECY-98-185 
draft amendment to 10 CFR part 70, and the associated draft standard 
review plan (SRP). Topics to be addressed are: (1) Next steps in the 
revision of 10 CFR part 70; (2) chemical safety requirements; (3) SRP 
issues; (4) criticality safety in relation to risk-informed 
regulations; (5) the content of the ISA summary; (6) the role of the 
preliminary ISA in the regulatory process; and (7) other issues 
identified.
    Additional information is available on the NRC technical 
conferences website through the NRC home page (http://www.nrc.gov). 
This information includes: (1) The NRC staff recommendations sent to 
the Commission for consideration (SECY-98-185); (2) a transcript of the 
August 25, 1998, briefing to the Commission; and, (3) a transcript of a 
September 29, 1998, public meeting between NRC staff and NEI. On the 
NRC home page select ``Rulemaking'' from the tool bar. The Technical 
Conference Forum home page can then be accessed by selecting 
``Technical Conferences''. Again select ``Technical Conferences,'' and 
then ``Revised Requirements for the Domestic Licensing of Special 
Nuclear Material (Part 70).'' Alternatively, you may direct your 
browser to go directly to http://techconf.LLNL.gov/cgi-bin/topics. For 
information about the technical conferences website, contact Ms. Carol 
Gallagher, [phone]; e-mail [e-mail].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 16th day of November, 1998.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Elizabeth Q. Ten Eyck,
Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 98-31024 Filed 11-19-98; 8:45 am]
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