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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Utility/NRC Interface Licensing Workshop

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the American Nuclear Society (ANS) are co-sponsoring a workshop involving senior NRC staff and key licensing officials representing the nuclear industry. The purpose of the meeting is to provide a forum for constructive dialogue on a number of important licensing issues. The workshop will consist of three sessions; each session will consist of three separate working groups discussing one of the following topics: (1) Communications between NRR Projects and Industry, (2) Licensing Submittals and Expectations, (3) Licensing Restart Issues after Prolonged Outages, (4) Notice of Enforcement Discretion, (5) Project Management Workload and Prioritization of Licensing Actions, (6) Using PRA in Licensing Decisions, (7) Public Interaction, (8) Standard Technical Specifications, and (9) Commitment Management. The working groups will be co-facilitated by NRC and industry experts and will report back to the entire group following each session. The meeting is open to the public and all interested parties may attend. The fees for ANS members are $375 and the fees for nonmembers are $425. Please contact Dave Slaninka of ANS at (708) 579-8255 for additional information regarding registration and fees.

Dates: July 20, 1998, from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; July 21, 1998, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Location: Bethesda Marriott Hotel, 5151 Pooks Road, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, Telephone (301) 897-9400, Toll Free (800) 228-9290.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marsha Gamberoni, Mail Stop O-13-H3, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-2738; Telephone: (301) 415-3024; Internet: MKG@NRC.GOV or Jeff Jeffries, Paradigm Consulting, 104 Torrey Pines Dr., Cary, NC 27513; Telephone: (800) 481-4508; Internet: jdejeffries@worldnet.att.net

Dated at Rockville, Maryland the 16th day of June 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Bruce A. Boger, Acting Associate Director for Projects, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

FR Doc. 98-16911Filed6-24-98; 8:45 amBILLING CODE 7590-01-P