ML20043C211
| ML20043C211 | |
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| Issue date: | 05/20/1988 |
| From: | Speis T NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH (RES) |
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| FRN-53FR49886, RULE-PR-CHP1 NUDOCS 9006040235 | |
| Download: ML20043C211 (2) | |
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WORKSH0p ON RULES FOR EXEMPTION FROM REGULATORY CONTROL Opening Remarks By The Workshop Chairman Themis P. Speis Deputy Director Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research U. 5. Nuclear Regulatory Comission
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I am Deputy Director for Generic and Regulatory Issues in the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research at the United $tates Nuclear Regulatory Comission (NRC). Over the next 24 days I have been given the honor of serving as your overall Workshop Chaiman. The intent of the Workshop is to focus international regulatory attention and enhance international regulatory cooperation on the broad subject of exemption policies. From a more parochial point of view, we would direct your attention and invite your coments on the Comission's advance notice regarding a draft broad exemption poliry which can be found at the back of your Workshop notebook.
The Workshop on Rules for Exemption from Repulatory Control has been organized by the United States NRC in cooperation with the Nuclear Energy Agency of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The words, in cooperation with", do not do justice to the efforts of Mr. Osvaldo 11eri of the Nuclear I
has been largely responsible Energy Agency who, sitting to my imediate right for inviting and arranging for speakers and session chairmen from the international community. Mr. 11ari will be chairing the session on Tuesday aftertioon which will describe the status of international guidelines on exemption rules. For his efforts as liaison with Mr. Ilari and the international comunity, I would also like to acknowledge Mr. Richard Cunningham, seated to my immediate left, who many of you know through his extensive participation over the years in the radiation protection activities of both the Nuclear Energy Agency and the International Atomic Energy Agency. Mr. Cunningham will be chairman of our final session on Wednesday morning. On y far left. Dr. Yoshikaru Yoshida will chair our longest session which will describe the national situations and approaches to the establishment and development of exemption rules. Finally, on y far right is Mr. George Jack who, on short notice, agreed to chair the session which will discuss the major existing issues in establishing exemption policies.
I believe we have gathered at this workshop a distinguished group of international regulatory authorities, and others who have very important responsibilities related to the establishment of, criteria for activities associated with the release of radioactive material to the environment and the use of radioactive material by members of the public. At last count, we are honored to have representatives at this workshop from eleven countries, the Comission of the European Comunities, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Nuclear Energy Agency, and the International Comission on Radiological From the United States, we have representatives from the National Protection.
Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Energy.
I hope I haven't forgotten anyone.
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I Many of you will recognize a nuder of familiar faces because of your intimate involvement with the sssues which will be addressed at this worksiop. Others, like myself and several of my colleagues from the United States, know many of you through your contributions to the fields of radiation protection and waste To indicate the importance that the U.S. NRC attaches to the subject management.
of this workshop, I would note that several of our Comissioners are expected to attend and that Mr. Victor Stello, the Executive Director for Operations for the NRC, will shortly be welcoming you to this workshop.
The scope of our discussions is fairly broad. We have terminology barriers to and there is a spirit of overcome there are value judgements to be made,isions we make on exceptions cooperatIonandconsensustoachieve,ifthedec from regulatory control are to be accepted by political authorities and members of the public.
Before starting on these important tasks, I would like to briefly mention the workshop structure which we hope will encourage an open exchange of views There is a card in yout* notebook which following each of the presentations.
describes the process by which I will be able to recognize you when you wish to m6ke a statement or coment.
In making statements or coments, please speak at no faster then a moderate pace so that the translators and recorders can Our intention is to allow for a period of questions accomplish their tasks.
and answers after each paper, beginning with the papers this morning after the But since we do have a full welcoming and introductory presentations.
schedule, and we must leave this facility by 5:30 p.m. each day, my intent is to work with the individual session chairman to maintain a reasonable schedule.
questions may be deferred to the end of the If we begin to run behind,ld also point out that on Wednesday morning, we have I wou particular session.
scheduled a discussion and conclusion session which provides for a lengthy period for floor discussion.
If any of you have questions on the arrangements of the workshop, your accommodations, or have any other related problems, I would encourage you to speak to Ms. Diane Flack or Mr. Edward Cour of the Oak Ridge Ass Universities.
have put in long hours and have been largely responsible for performing the secretariat functions of the workshop.
If the preliminaries are now taken care of, I would like to introduce Mr.
Victor Stello, the Executive Director for Operations of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, who will officially welcome you to the workshop and provide his opening remarks.
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