ML16355A169
| ML16355A169 | |
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| Issue date: | 01/03/2017 |
| From: | Frank Akstulewicz NRC/NRO/DNRL |
| To: | Bell R Nuclear Energy Institute |
| Laurel Bauer 415-3210 | |
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| Download: ML16355A169 (3) | |
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January 3, 2017 Mr. Russell Bell Senior Director, New Plant Licensing Nuclear Energy Institute 1201 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20004
Dear Mr. Bell,
It is my sincere pleasure to invite you to participate as a speaker at NRCs 29th Regulatory Information Conference (RIC). The RIC will be held on March 14-16, 2017, at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, North Bethesda, MD 20852.
Co-sponsored by the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation and the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, the RIC brings together nearly 3,000 participants from over 30 countries representing interested parties from government, industry, international agencies, other interested stakeholders, and members of the public. The RIC provides an open forum for stakeholders to learn, share, and discuss information on significant and timely nuclear regulatory activities, processes, and emergent issues.
We request your participation as a panelist during RIC session TH26 entitled, Addressing Lessons from 10 CFR Part 52 Licensing Experience. This session is scheduled for Thursday, March 16, 2017 from 10:30 am - 12:00 pm. The session will examine lessons and challenges identified during the implementation of licensing activities under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 52, Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants, over the last several years. We would like you to address the following questions as applicable to your licensing experience:
Does 10 CFR Part 52 currently enable the most effective, predictable, and efficient reviews?
Are changes needed? Does NRC guidance support the efficient implementation of 10 CFR Part 52? Is the design certification renewal process adequately defined?
What lessons have been learned from license amendment requests for plants under construction? Is the preliminary amendment request process sufficient?
What lessons have been learned from enhanced preapplication interactions and recent acceptance reviews? Have these activities contributed to more predictability in the review schedules? Are the NRCs current review schedule models sufficient?
Ms. Laurel Bauer will be the Coordinator for this session, and can be reached at (301) 415-3210 and Laurel.Bauer@nrc.gov.
We hope you are able to accept this invitation, and if you can participate, we request that you complete and electronically return the enclosed Speaker Information and Confirmation, Biographical Information and signed External Speaker Agreement to Ms. Laurel Bauer by December 28, 2016, to ensure inclusion in the final printed program.
In the event that you are not available to participate, please notify Ms. Bauer, Session Coordinator, at your earliest opportunity.
Lastly, you can find RIC-related news and up-to-date conference information by navigating from the NRCs official public web site at http://www.nrc.gov/.
We appreciate your consideration of this request, and we look forward to hearing back from you soon.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Frank M. Akstulewicz, Director Division of New Reactor Licensing Office of New Reactors
Enclosures:
- 1.
Confirmation
- 2.
Biographical Information
- 3.
External Speaker Agreement Forms
Ms. Laurel Bauer will be the Coordinator for this session, and can be reached at (301) 415-3210 and Laurel.Bauer@nrc.gov.
We hope you are able to accept this invitation, and if you can participate, we request that you complete and electronically return the enclosed Speaker Information and Confirmation, Biographical Information and signed External Speaker Agreement to Ms. Laurel Bauer by December 28, 2016, to ensure inclusion in the final printed program.
In the event that you are not available to participate, please notify Ms. Bauer, Session Coordinator, at your earliest opportunity.
Lastly, you can find RIC-related news and up-to-date conference information by navigating from the NRCs official public web site at http://www.nrc.gov/.
We appreciate your consideration of this request, and we look forward to hearing back from you soon.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Frank M. Akstulewicz, Director Division of New Reactor Licensing Office of New Reactors
Enclosures:
- 1.
Confirmation
- 2.
Biographical Information
- 3.
External Speaker Agreement Forms DISTRIBUTION:
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