99-21052. Domestic Licensing of Production Utilization Facilities; Risk- Informed Revisions, Option 3 (SECY-98-300)

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 50


Domestic Licensing of Production Utilization Facilities; Risk-
Informed Revisions, Option 3 (SECY-98-300)

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of public workshop.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has instructed the staff to 
pursue a study to explore changes to the body of the part 50 
regulations, to incorporate risk-informed attributes which is Option 3 
in Secy-98-300. This study will result in recommendations to the 
Commission on any specific regulatory changes that should be pursued, 
and the corresponding schedules and resource needs. The staff intends 
to conduct a workshop to solicit information related to these changes.

DATES: The workshop will be held on September 15, 1999.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Doubletree Hotel, 1750 
Rockville, Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Telephone No. 301-468-1100.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Drouin, Office of Nuclear 
Regulatory Research, MS: T10-E50, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington DC 20555-0001, [phone] email: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Listed below are example topics on which 
discussion and feedback are sought from the public at the workshop:
    1. Which regulations of 10 CFR Part 50 are candidates for risk-
informed revisions; what are the bases for choosing these candidates; 
and what are the proposed changes to these candidate regulations?
    For example:
     Requirements result in unnecessary regulatory burden
     Additional requirements needed
     Requirements not commensurate with safety significance
     Risk-significant SSCs not covered by regulation
    2. Are the problems with the regulations themselves or with their 
implementation (e.g., regulatory guides, standard review plans, branch 
technical positions)?
    3. Are any of the regulations inconsistent or contradictory with 
other regulations? If so, where and which ones?
    4. Is the current set of design basis accidents appropriate, are 
any modifications needed? If so, what are the needed modifications?
    5. Are the principles stated in RG 1.174 appropriate in developing 
risk-informed revisions to Part 50?
    6. What level of risk should be the basis for risk-informed 
regulatory change?
    7. What should be the risk metrics and criteria?
    Reference material (available for inspection and copying for a fee 
at the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street NW (Lower Level), 
Washington DC 20555-0001; a free single copy of each document, to the 
extent of supply, may be requested by writing to Distribution Series, 
Printing and Mail Services, Branch, Office of Administration, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001) includes:
     SECY-98-300, ``Options for Risk-Informed Revisions to 10 
CFR part 50--``Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization 
Facilities,'' December 23, 1998.
     ``Staff Requirements--SECY-98-300-Options for Risk-
Informed Revisions to 10 CFR part 50--`Domestic Licensing of Production 
and Utilization Facilities','' June 8, 1999.
     RG 1.174
     10 CFR part 50
    Workshop Meeting Information:
    The Commission intends to conduct a workshop to solicit information 
related to the risk-informed revisions to 10 CFR part 50 (Option 3). 
Persons other than NRC staff and NRC contractors interested in making a 
presentation at the workshop should notify Mary Drouin, Office of 
Nuclear Regulatory Research, MS: T10-E50, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington DC, 20555-0001, [phone], email: 
[e-mail]

    Date: September 15, 1999
    Agenda: Preliminary agenda is as follows (a final agenda will be 
available at the workshop):
    7:45 am to 8:00 am Introduction, opening remarks
    8:00 am to 9:15 am NRC Presentation on Risk-Informed Part 50 Study:
--Purpose
--Approach
--Status of Activities
--Plans
    9:15 am to 9:30 am BREAK
    9:30 am to 11:30 am Industry Presentations
    11:30 am to 12:45 pm LUNCH
    12:45 pm to 2:15 pm General Discussion of Issues/Topics
    2:15 pm to 2:30 pm BREAK
    2:30 pm to 4:15 pm General Discussion of Issues/Topics
    4:15 pm to 4:45 pm Wrapup
    Location: Doubletree Hotel, 1750 Rockville Pike Rockville Maryland 
20852 [phone]
    Registration: No registration fee for workshop; however, 
notification of attendance is requested so that adequate space, etc. 
for the workshop can be arranged. Notification of attendance should be 
directed to Mary Drouin, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, MS: 
T10-E50, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC, 20555-0001, 
[phone], email: [e-mail]

    Dated this 3rd day of August 1999.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Thomas L. King,
Division of Risk Analysis and Applications, Office of Nuclear 
Regulatory Research.
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