[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 7286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-2967]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
International Standards on the Transport of Radioactive
Materials; Public Meeting
AGENCY: Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA), Department
of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise interested persons that RSPA will
conduct a public meeting to discuss issues to be considered at the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Standing Advisory Group for
the Safe Transport of Radioactive Materials (SAGSTRAM) meeting to be
held March 6-10, 1995 in Vienna, Austria. SAGSTRAM is a meeting of the
Competent Authorities from Member States held annually to advise the
Secretariat on major transportation issues facing the radioactive
materials transportation industry and to plan the IAEA policies,
activities, and responses to these issues.
DATES: February 28, 1995 at 10:00 a.m.
ADDRESSES: Room 4436, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street S.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Boyle, Radioactive Materials
Branch, Office of Hazardous Materials Technology, Research and Special
Programs Administration, Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C.
20590; (202) 366-4545.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Several issues will be discussed at the
public meeting which are being considered by SAGSTRAM at its March 6-
10, 1995 meeting in Vienna, Austria. Currently, SAGSTRAM's agenda
centers on resolving the issues that have arisen during IAEA's latest
activities associated with the planned 1996 revision of the regulations
governing the safe transport of radioactive materials (Safety Series
No. 6).
The major issues on the SAGSTRAM's agenda are:
1. Review and approval of the regulatory changes proposed by the
Third Technical Committee Meeting (TCM) for the Revision of the IAEA
Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Materials (TCM-
405-4).
2. Review and approval of the regulatory changes resulting from
the recommendations made by the International Commission on
Radiological Protection (ICRP-60). The proposed changes were
developed by TCM-800.3 and reviewed and formalized by TCM-405.4.
3. Review and approval of the proposed regulatory changes for
packaging high activity radioactive materials and large quantities
of radioactive materials transported by air. The proposed changes
were developed by TCM-675.3 and reviewed and formalized by TCM-
405.4. This agenda item will include a review of the possible
exemption of very low dispersible material from the proposed air
transport packaging regulations.
4. Review and approval of research topics brought before the
IAEA transportation division for consideration. Proposed topics
include: revision of the Q-system, use of non-ductible materials in
radioactive materials packaging (brittle fracture), use of burnup
credit for spent nuclear fuel packages, and the proper use and
maintenance of UF6 overpacks.
The public is invited to attend without prior notification.
Documents: Copies of all documents relating to the issues to be
discussed by SAGSTRAM are on file in RSPA's Dockets unit (Nassif
Building, Room 8421) and may be viewed Monday--Friday from 8:00 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Documents may also be requested by contacting RSPA's Dockets
Unit at (202) 366-4453.
Issued in Washington, D.C., on February 2, 1995.
Alan I. Roberts,
Associated Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
[FR Doc. 94-2967 Filed 2-6-94; 8:45 am]
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