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| Issue date: | 06/14/1995 |
| From: | NRC |
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....v Part 1 Types of NRC Information 1 Docket Information.
I 2 Formal Regulatory Issuances...
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4 4 Regulatory Guides 6
5 Generic Communications
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.......8 7 NRC Reports...
9 7.1 Reports Related to Specific Regulatory Proceedings......
10 7.2 General Reports.
. 10 7.3 Reference Reports...
11 7.4 Standard Review Plans and Application Guidance 12 8 Safety Research Data.....
13 9 Forms
... 14 10 Press Releases and Speeches.
. 14 11 Telephone Directory.
15 12 Contract Acquisition....
15 Part 2 Ways of Obtaining NRC Information 1 Electronic Information..
. 17 1.1-Toll-Free Telephone Service
. 17 1.2 Communication with Hearing-Impaired Individuals.
. 18 1.3 Internet.........
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Pne The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 2 IIcadquarters Public Document Room 28 welcomes public interest in its activities. To that end, 3
Local Public Document Rooms 31 the staff prepared this brochure to acquaint yue with 4
U.S. Government Printing Ollice information that the agency makes available about the Sales Program 32 licensing and regulation of nuclear energy and of 5
National Technical Information Service 33 commercial high-level and low-level radioactive waste 6 Free Distribution on Request 33 and uranium recovery in the United States.
7 Commission Meetings Open to the Public
. 34 The NRC was created by enactment of the Energy 8 Freedom ofInformation Act and Privacy Reorganization Act of 1974 as an independent agency 35 of the Tederal Government. Its five Commissioners are Act Requests 9 Depository Libraries.
37 nominated by the President and confirmed by the U.S.
38 Senate. The President designates the Chairman of the 10 " Discovery" Pwcedures 11 The Nuclear Operations Analysis Commission from among the sitting Commissioners.
Center 40 12 Nuclear Documents System 40 NRC's mission is to ensure that nonmilitary uses of 13 Reference Tools 41 nuclear materials in the United States. such as its use in 14 General Inquiries 44 the operation of nuclear power plants or nuclear waste repositories or in medical, industrial, or research Part 3 Special Audiences and Ilow They applications, are carried out with proper regard for the Are Served protection ofpublic health and safety. NRC accomplishes its mission through the licensing of 1
Members of Congress and Their Staffs 47 nuclear reactor operations and licensing the possession 2 Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Oflicials and use of nuclear materials, including certain aspects 48 of the transporting and disposing of nuclear materials and Organizations.
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" Parties" to NRC Proceedings 49 and wastes; the safeguarding of nuclear materials and facilities from theft, damage, and sabotage; and through A d d ress Lis t i n g........................
51 conducting inspections and enforcing regulations governing these activities.
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i Part 1 Types of NRC Information 1 Docket and Nondocket Information NRC publicly available documents are divided into two broad classes, docketed and nondocketed. A comprehensive description of the two categories and their subdivisions may be found in "U.S. Nuclear l
Regulatory Commission Public Document Room File Classification System" (NUIEG/BR-0052), available from the U.S. Government Printing Oflice (GPO)(see Part 2, Section 4). Details about selected types of documents are given in other sections of Part 1.
DocketInformation Each organization engaged in a nuclear activity licensed and regulated by NRC is assigned a docket (case) number. Documents exchanged between NRC and the license applicant or licensee are organized by that number. The first two digits of the docket number identify the type ofnuclear activity in which the organization is engaged. The docket numbers are -
assigned as follows:
27-Licensing for land disposal oflow-level radioactive waste (Pre-Part 61 licensees)
q 30-Licensing of the possession or use of nuclear NUREG-NRC-issued formal reports and related or byproduct material in medicine, industry correspondence 1
(including low-level waste management at ORG-Organizational files power reactors), agriculture, or research PR-Proposed rules 40-Licensing of nucicar source material facilities PRESS-Press releases 50-Licensing of nuclear reactor 3 or fuel PRht-Petitions for rulemaking reprocessing plants PROJ-Projects 52-Licensing of standard design certification and Pt 21-10 CFR Part 21 deficiency reports combined licensing of nuclear power plants QA 999-Quality assurance inspections 60-Disposal of high-level radioactive wastes in REGGD-Regulatory guides geologic repositories RES-Research and technical assistance reports 61-Licensing requirements for land disposal of REVIEW GRP-Research review groups radioactive wastes Rhi-Rulemakings 70-Licensing of special nuclear material SECY-StafTposition papers before the 71-Licensing of the packaging and transportation Commission of radioactive material SPEECHES 72-Licensing requirements for spent fuel storage SSD-Sealed source documents installations STATE PROG-State programs TOPREP-Vendor topical reports and Nondocket Inforntation correspondence l
WASH-AEC-issued formal reports and The types of documents in this category, preceded by correspondence alphanumeric identification codes, are as follows.
WM-Waste management documents WMRES-Waste management contract j
10 CFR 9.7-Commission meeting records documents j
ACRS-Advisory Committee on Reactor XPORTLIC-Export and import licenses Safeguards documents ADVChi-NRC Advisory Committees The Headquarters Public Document Room (PDR)in Commission-NRC Commissioner Washington, D.C., maintains a comprehensive correspondence Contrret.NRC contracts and grants
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collection of NRC's publicly available documents, both docketed and nondocketed, in paper, microfiche, and, FOIA-Freedom ofInformation Act Requests and selectively, diskette. The materials are searchable sia Appeals the PDR's computer system. For details on PDR Gen Tech Is-General technical issues services; location; and Internet, telefacsimile, and I&E-Inspection and enforcement issuances telephone numbers, see Part 2, Section 2, and the Misc-Public Document Room miscellaneous Telephone Listing at the end of this guide.
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Published in the FederalRegister. These volumes tre 2 Formal Regul: tory Issuances updated monthly in a series of sequentially numbered Formal orders, opinions, decisions, or other formal supplements.
issuances regarding any NRC regulatory proceeding are automatically made available to all persons or The Rules and Regulations are arranged by subject organizations given standing as " parties" to that matter into tabbed and numbered CFR parts. Each proceeding. Within 2 weeks ofissuance, a limited numbered part contains all currently effective final supply of these documents is also available free of rules, followed by current proposed rules, petitions for charge in the PDR. Thereafler, you may copy them for rulemaking, and statements of consideration (preambles) for final rules published for the CFR part.
a fee.
The references in the margins of the final rule section Individual issuances are compiled and published are FederalRegister citations that indicate the Federal monthly as NUREG-0750, " Nuclear Regulatory Register volume and page on which the regulatory text Commission Issuances" (NRCis). The monthly was published, softbound versica and the semiannual hardbound version are available on a subscription basis from GPO.
"U.S. NRC Rules and Regulations," available on The PDR and many Local Public Document Rooms subscription from GPO, may be consulted at the PDR, and are available in microfiche at most LPDRs. Each (LPDRs) maintain NRCIs in their reference collections, and you may also consult them at U.S. Regional individual proposed change to NRC rules or regulations is also placed in the PDR and announced Libraries or at other U.S. Depository Libraries that elect to receive documents in the energy category (see
(" noticed") in the Federal Register, a daily publication, which is available in the PDR, in many public or Part 2, Section 9).
university libraries, or on subscription from GPO.
NRC notices are also distributed free, as follows, in an 3 Rules and Regulations effort to obtain broad useful public comment:
Title 10, Chapter 1, of the U.S. Code ofFederal Regidations (CFR), includes the regulations under Licensees and parties to proceedings auto-which NRC conducts its licensing and regulatory matically receive those proposed changes that affect them.
activities. In addition, NRC issues a loose-leaf publication entitled "U.S. NRC Rules and Regulations."
This four-volume compilation contains all currently Interested groups or organizations can receive effective Rules and Regulations, Policy Statements, notices concerning proposed changes to rules Memoranda of Understanding, a listing of Regulatory Guides, and brief summaries of selected General Notices issued by the NRC and other agencies that are 4
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and regulations automatically. To be added to Register, or may be placed on a mailing list to receive this list, write to:
future drafts by writing to:
Distribution and Mail Services Section Distribution and Mail Services Section U.S. Nuc! car Regulatory Commission U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 0001.
Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Comments are solicited on drans for approximately 4 Regulatory Guides two months following their issuance. All comments U.S. NRC Regulatory Guides are issued to describe received or, a dran regulatory guide, and information acceptable methods ofimplementing NRC regulations.
on the resolution of those comments, may be inspected The guides are issued in ten numbered categories:
and copied for a fee at the NRC's PDR.
Active guides may be purchased singly by writing to 1-Power Reactors 2-Research and Test Reactors the following address:
3-Fuels and Materials Facilities 4-Environmental and Siting Superintendent of Documents 5-Materials and Plant Protection U.S. Government Printing OfIice 6-Products P.O. Box 37082 Washington, DC 20402-9328 7-Transportation 8-Occupational IIcalth 9-Antitrust and Financial Review Active guides may also be purchased on a pre-paid, standing-order basis by writing to:
10-General National Technical Information The guides are available at two stages-as drans and Service as active (linal) guides. A single copy of each guide, whether draR or active, is sent to each afTected NRC 5285 Port Royal Road Springfield, VA 22161-0002 licensee.
Any member of the public may request a free copy of a (See Part 2, Section 5, for additional ways to contact specific dran guide when it is announced in the Federal NTIS.)
Active guides may be consulted at GPO Depository Libraries, at the PDR, and in microfiche at most LPDRs.
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5 Generic Communicctirns 7 NRC Reports NRC issues generic communications (bulletins, generic NRC reports are designated by their report number in -
letters, information notices, and administrative letters) the following categories:
to inform groups oflicensees about specific problems, developments, or other matters ofinterest to the NUREG:
Reports prepared by NRC stalT licensees. NRC may also use generic Ictters to request licensees to take actions or require them to submit NUREG/BR: Brochures, pamphlets, booklets, information. These generic communications are placed newsletters prepared by the staff in the PDR and in most LPDRs and are distributed to interested groups or organizations. Generic NUREG/CP:
Conference proceedings, which can communications are also available from an electronic bejointly sponsored bulletin board (see Part 2, Section 1.4). In addition, anyone may purchase a subscription for generic NUREG/CR: Reports prepared for NRC by con-communications by contacting the GPO at tractors, including the National 202-783-3238.
Laboratories 6 National Codes and Standards NUREG/GR: Reports prepared for the NRC by educational and nonprofit NRC regulations or guides may incorporate or refer to institutions, State and local national codes and standards developed by professional governments, and professional societies, such as the American Society of Mechanical societies for which NRC grants Engineers. NRC has assembled a reference collection funds consisting of codes and standards in current use. The collection may be consulted by appointment at the NUREG/IA:
International agreement reports NRC Library. Copying is restricted because most that arejointly sponsored by the codes and standards are copyrighted. For an U.S. NRC and other naticnal appointment to use this service, call 301-415-5610 or nuclear agencies write to:
Sections 7.1 through 7.4 describe the availability of Library these reports.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 i
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7.1 Reports Rel:ted to Specific Regul:tsry administrative information ofinterest to the staff, the Proceedings industry, and the public. You may purchase reports in this category from GPO or NTIS or consult them at the NUREG-series reports related to ongoing regulatory PDR, or at Depository Libraries, in hardcopy or proceedings, such as safety evaluation reports and microfiche.
l environmental impact statements, are made available free to parties to a given proceeding either (1) by distri-In addition, the staff will mail a copy of a report to bution through formal participant " service lists," which those who have participated in its preparation, are established at the start of a proceeding by the contributed comments to it, or, in the case of a reactor Commission or an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board safety research report, to those who are members of or (2) through " discovery" procedures specified in the the research community actively working on research Commission's Rules of Practice (see Part 2, Section sponsored by NRC.
10). (Reports in this category related to proceedings that began before 1975 will not have the NUREG-7.3 Reference Reports series designator, but are referenced by docket numbers assigned to the respective case (see Part 1, Section 1).
NRC NUREG-series reports that serve primarily as Single copics ordraft environmental impact statements reference sources are available from GPO or NTIS.
are also sent free to those who request them by writing Periodical reports are available on subscription. When to the Distribution and Mail Services Section (see the ordering, please specify the issue desired.
Address Listing).
" Annual Report" (NUREG-1145)
Reports in this category are available to the public "NRC Organization Charts" (NUREG-0325) through the PDR, the appropriate LPDR, GPO, the
" Nuclear Regulatory Legislation" (NUREG-0980)
NTIS (see Part 2, Section 5), and Depository Libraries
" Regulatory and Technical Reports-Abstract Index (see Part 2, Section 9).
Journal" (NUREG-0304)
" Report to Congress on Abnormal Occurrences" 7.2 General Reports (NUREG-0090)
" Staff Practices and Procedures Digest" NRC publishes a variety of technical and regulatory (NUREG-0386) reports of general applicability, that is, not related to a
" Title List of Documents Made Publicly Available" specific regulatory proceeding. These more general (NUREG-0540) reports present information supporting regulatory decisions, guidance for meeting NRC regulations, results of task force investigations of specific topics or incidents, analyses of certain regulatory programs, proceedings of conferences and workshops, and 10 11
7.4 Standtrd Review Plans and Applic ti:n Ifigh-LerclRrdioactive We.ste Guidance
" License Application Review Plan for a Geologic NRC issues the following " Standard Review Plans" Repository for Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level (SRPs) to make information about the regulatory Radioactive Waste" (NUREG-1323) licensing process widely available and to improve the understanding of the staffs review process for Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act interested members of the public and the nuclear industry. Each individual SRP addresses-
" Standard Review Plan for the Review of Remedial Action ofInactive Mill Tailings Sites Under Title I the responsibilities of the NRC stafrperforming of the Uranium Tailings Radiation Control Act" the review, the matters that are reviewed, The NRC also issues the following guidance for the Commission's regulations and acceptance preparing applications for review:
criteria necessary for the review, how the review is accomplished,
" Standard Format and Content of a License the conclusions that are appropriate, and Application for a Low-Level Radioactive Waste the implementation requirements.
Disposal Facility" (NUREG-1199)
" Standard Review Plan for the Review of a License
" Licensing of Alternative Methods of Disposal of Application for a Low-Level Radioactive Waste Low-Level Radioactive Waste" (NUREG-1241)
Disposal Facility" (NUREG-1200)
NUREG-0800 is available on subscription from NTIS.
" Environmental Standard Review Plan for the The other SRPs are available from GPO. All SRPs are Review of a License Application for a Low-Level available for inspection and copying at the PDR.
Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility" (NUREG-1300) 8 Safety Research Data
" Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Reports prepared upon completion of specific research Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants, LWR on nuclear reactor safety are available through GPO or (Light Water Reactor) Edition" (NUREG-0800) from NTIS. Research data and safety codes, generally in the form of data tapes and operational computer codes, are also available through the Energy Science and Technology Software Center (see Part 2, Section 1.5, for ordering information.)
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1I Telephtne Direct:ry 9 Forms Copies of forms related to NRC regulatory The "NRC Telephone Directory" (NUREG/BR-0046) is available from:
requirements are available free on request by calling the Information and Records Management Branch on 301-415-7230. Requesters must identify the specific Superintendent of Documents form by number. Allow 2 weeks for delivery.
U.S. Government Printing Oflice P.O. Box 37082 Washington, DC 20402-9328 10 Press Releases and Specches The Oflice of Public Affairs routinely provides press Single copies of the most recent issue are available for releases and speeches to the media and to others who Purchase to the extent of supply (see Part 2, Sections 1.1 and 1.2).
request them. A limited number ofcurrent releases are available free of charge at the PDR. News media may 12 Contract Acquisition request to be placed on a daily mailing list for routine free distribution of all NRC news releases and speeches. The PDR maintains a collection of press NRC invitations for bids and requests for proposals are releases and speeches in microfiche and paper.
announced in the Commerce BusinessDaily. Copies of solicitations can be requested by referencing the NRC also issues a weekly compilation ofits press solicitation numt,er and writing to:
releases and speeches. Any member of the public may Division of Contracts request to be placed on the weekly mailing list to receive these weekly compilations without charge.
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Copies of the weekly compilation are maintained for Washington, DC 20555-0001 three months at most LPDRs.
Copies are posted in the PDR. In addition, NRC To request releases or be placed on a mailing list, call maintains a Bidder's Mailing List of vendors identified 1-800-368-5642 or, locally, call 301-415-8200 or write as havmg services or products that may fulfill NRC's needs. To be added to this list, vendors must submit a to:
Standard Form 129, " Solicitation Mailing List A plication," which is also available from the Division P
Oflice of Public Affairs of Contracts. Contract awards are summarized in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Commerce Business Daily. Copies of contract awards are available in the PDR.
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Electronic Information The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has traditionally used a variety of methods to inform the public about the agency's electronic information. The "NRC Telephone Directory" (NUREG/BR-0046) provides a sumtr.ary ofdirect communications services provided to the public (see Part 1, Section i1). The directory includes telephone and facsimile numbers, as well as mailing addresses, for NRC staff and major agency functions.
1.1 Toll-Free Telephone Service The NRC has established a toll-free number, 1-800-368-5642, to be used by the public for general inquiries. Calls are answered by an operator at the main switchboard and then forwarded to appropriate internal offices orindividuals.
The NRC also maintains various other toll-free numbers for a variety ofinformation purposes, such as l
electronic bulletin boards and meeting notifications.
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Guide, and most are listed in the Telephone Listing at j
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1.2 Communication with IIcar.mg-tmpaired c mmunications with other agencies, licensees, power Individuals public.
To support the communication needs of speech-and hearing-impaired individuals, NRC accepts calls from The staff has implemented an Internet World Wide telephones equipped with Telecommunications Devices Web server, which can be accessed by the public with for the Dear (TDD) at a special main switchboard Web-compliant sollware such as Mosaic. The NRC number, 301-415-5575. People who are hearing-Home Page on the NRC Web server provides a impaired and have access to TDD equipment may make gateway to a variety of agency information and is regular or emergency calls to this number, which is available via the Internet. The availability of the NRC staffed 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> a day. Emergency calls will be taken Home Page is cited by reference in the home page for and relayed to the NRC Emergency Operations Center.
the White House, the National Center for Services for the hearing-impaired are also provided at Supercomputing Applications (developer of Mosaic),
TDD numbers in the NRC Library,301-415-5609, and the European Laboratory for Particle Physics the NRC Headquarters PDR,202-634-3333.
(developer of the World Wide Web), as well as other Individuals with TDD equipment may also call the PDR domestic and intemational sources. Individuals who toll-free at 1-800-635-4512.
use the World Wide Web can access this server by using the Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
IIcaring-impaired individuals or members of the public http://www.nre. gov.
who wish to contact hearing-impaired members of the l
NRC stafTmay use the Federal Information Relay 1.4 NRC Electronic Bulletin Board Systems Service (FIRS), which relays calls to and from members of the speech-and hearing-impaired In order to further increase the public's access to agency information, the NRC has entered into an community outside and within the Federal Govemment.
I Both TDD and voice users can initiate calls through mteragency agreement with the National Technical FIRS at 1-800-877-8339 at no charge to them.
Information Service (NTIS). Established in 1950 as part of the Department of Commerce, NTIS is a central 1.3 Internet repository for scientific, technical, and engineering
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The Internet is a global stmeture of networks dissemination and transfer of such information to connecting computers worldwide. The NRC uses the industry, business, State and local governments, other the public with access to NRC information. NRC staff Federal agencies, and to the general public.
Internet for message communications and to provide can send and receive Internet mail from their desktop Through a facility known as FedWorld, NTIS provides workstations. The use ofInternet mail simplifies access to over 100 computer bulletin board systems (BBSs) resident at NTIS or operated by other
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'and encour:ges members of the public to bring electronically by using a computer and modem to dial significant safety issues to its attention.
703-321-3339 (up to 14,400 bits per second, eight data bits, no parity, one stop bit, full duplex, American This process permits anyone to petition NRC to National Standards Institute terminal emulation).
take action against one or more ofits licensees.
Internet users can Teinet to FedWorld at fedworld. gov NRC evaluates each petition and determines or File Transfer Program (FTP) to ftp.fedworld. gov, whether or not to modify, suspend, or revoke a Users who wish to only access NRC information can license it has issued, or to take any other-dial toll-free to I-800-303-9672 with the same appropriate action to resolve the problem.
communication parameters at speeds up to 28,800 bits per second. New bulletin boards are added frequently.
The petition process is described in Section -
Please call FedWorld at either number to learn the 2.206 of Title 10 of the Code ofFederal complete list of available boards.
Regulations (10 CFR 2.206).
NRC collects technical and regulatory policy l
Enforcement Program information for access and distribution to the public via i
FedWorld. The following information is already The Enforcement Program subsystem contains available at that facility:
q information on the NRC enforcement program, which promotes and protects the radiological Daily Press Releases health and safety of the public by ensuring compliance with NRC regulations and Fcense The Daily Press Release subsystem displays the
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daily and previously forwarded press releases, f
Health Physics news, new information, and updates. The files, p
managed by NRC's OfIice of Public Affairs, are i
viewable online or are available for downloading.
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issues was developed primarily for use by -
information on public petitions, which are the regional inspectors in an effort to maintain primary means for the public to raise potential consistency in the NRC inspection program.
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i The Generic Communications subsystem was An NRC RULES area has been' established at-established to provide the text of NRC generic FedWorld where all proposed rulemakings communications to the public. Files that are published for comment in the Federa/ Register available are (1) administrative letters, are now being posted. Copies of the Federal (2) bulletins, (3) circulars (last issued in 1981),
Register notice, pertinent background.
(4) generic letters, (5) information notices, and made available for viewing and downloading -
information, and comments received are being (6) the current monthly list of generic l
communications being developed. Other during the comment period.~ In addition, the -
miscellaneous files (e.g., old system news files) public is invited to submit comments will be added occasionally.
electronically, either as a message or a file.
This system contains all of the generic Recent topics that have been covered in this area communications NRC has (and the Atomic include:
Energy Commission, its predecessor, had) issued j
(1971 to the present). Files created from 1971 i
Decommissioning through 1993 and some of the 1994 files are in l
Record Retention Requirements American Standard Code for Information j
Performance-Based Containment Leakage z Interchange (ASCII). Files for the rest of the Testing generic communications issued in 1994 and all Reactor Site Criteria files for 1995 and later are in Wordperfect, NUREG-Series Reports and Regulatory Version 5.1.
Guides Public Document Room (PDR) System NRC also makes information available by means of.-
government-wide electronic bulletin boards at This board provides easy access to FedWoi!d. These include-- -
(1) information about PDR service for the public, (2) current news about the online Bibliographic
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Retrieval System (BRS) and the database of NRC's public documents, (3) dial-up connection NRC includes its vacancy announcements in the to BRS via the FedWorld gateway.
Federal Job Openings listing for the Washington (4) Commission and Advisory Committee Metropolitan area. Many local Federal agencies meeting announcements, and (5) an extensive are participating in this cooperative effort to collection of recently issued unclassified NRC documents, updated daily.
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include their vacancies in this listing, which is generate and mail the more than 200 diskettes to accessible from the FedWorld Main Menu the users when new data becomes available or modifications are made to programs. This screens.
process will facilitate the updating of data and Other electronic bulletin boards that are not resident at programs in minutes, rather than days.
FedWorld, but are available through the FedWorld Gateway, include the following:
Low-Level Waste Shipping Afanifest NRC TechnicalSpecifications This board will provide electronic storage of low-level waste shipping manifest information This bulletin board permits electronic access to (as proposed in rule changes to 10 CFR Parts 20 operating reactor technical specifications and and 61).
establishes a repository for the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation's independent preparation of NbfSS Scaled Source Device Tracking System amendments to those technical specifications.
This board will display the status of the Public Afecting Notice System movement of sealed devices that contain nuclear material.
This bulletin board lists agency meetings that are open to the public.
Plant Aforning Reports Bibliographic RetrievalSystem This board will display the details of the daily items of events or generic issues concerning The Bibliographic Retrieval System is a service nuclear power plants. These reports may be offered by the NRC Headquarters Public issued by either the regions or headquarters staff.
Document Room (see Part 2, Section 2).
You may obtain further information on FedWorld and NRC electronic bulletin boards in the planning process how to access it from the FedWorld Help Desk at for FedWorld include the following:
703-487-4608. More details on NRC information may be obtained by contacting the NRC Program Manager Fuel Cycle Safeguards System at 301-415-5780.
This board will post compressed files for downloading to more than 200 users of the l
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1.5 Energy Science end Techn:1:gy Software Cross-section and reson nce integrd
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Center calculation Data preparation and management'-
The Energy Science and Technology Sonware Center Deformation and stress distributions..
(ESTSC) at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, serves as a c mputations, structural analysis and repository for computer sonware sponsored by the engmeenng design studies Department of Energy (DOE) or the NRC. The Depletion, fuel management, cost analysis, i
collection also contains selected sonware from the and power plant economics Electronics, engineering equipment, and Nuclear Energy Agency of the Organization for energy systems studies l
Economic Cooperation and Development. You may contact the ESTSC by calling 615-576-2606, by Environmental and earth sciences sending a facsimac to 615-576-2365, or by writing to:
Experimental data processing Gamma heating and shield design Energy Science and Technology SoRware General mathematical and computing Center system routines P.O. Box 1020 Heat transfer and fluid flow Oak Ridge, TN 37831-1020 Magnetic fusion research Materials ESTSC's Internet address is: estsc@ adonis.osti. gov, Particle accelerators and high-voltage ma ines or the Uniform Resource Locator h t t p://a pollo.os ti.go v/h t ml/os t i/cs t sc/cs tsc.h t ml.
ysics Radiolog.ical safety, hazard, and accident The ESTSC collection includes a variety of software analyses that operates on personal computers, mainframes, or Reactor systems analysis supercomputers. Many packages are designed to Pam scienus S ace-independent km.etics P
function in several computing environments, 4
computers, and operating systems. SoRware is Space-time km, etics available on diskettes or magnetic tape, along with Patmm calculations, generation ofgroup supponing documentation.
c ns ants, lattim and cell problems Static design studies The collection includes soRware packages useful for Subsidiary calculations many different applications, including the following:
NUREG/BR-0083, " Computer Codes and Biology and medicine Mathematical Models," published annually, provides a S) Psis ofother NUREG-series documents issued in Chemistry i
each calendar year relating to computer and 26 27
mathematical models for scientific, engineering, or Press Releases and Meeting Notices, are posted in the technology-related programs performed or sponsored PDR Reading Room. The PDR does not contain by the NRC. The summary report is intended to be books, journals, trade publications, or documentation used as a reference tool to assist the scientific and ofindustry standards.
technical community in obtaining information on NRC l
computer-related activities.
g For the convenience of the public, the Headquarters PDR manages the computerized, online Bibliographic The prices for software vary according to customer
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Retrieval System (BRS). The BRS is the public's category, the computer platform on which the software means of access to the NRC's publicly available l
will be used, and the level of review received. Specific documents, and it has been developed and tailored l
information on software in the collection and payment especially for public users. The system can be accessed j
options can be obtained by contacting the ESTSC.
24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> a day,7 days a week. It includes extensive l
indices to the collection and an online ordering module 2
IIcadquarters Public Document Room for the placement of orders for the reproduction and delivery of specified documents. The records in the Serving as a bridge between the NRC and the public, database consist of both bibliographic citations, plus the Ileadquarters Public Document Room in indexing terms from a specialized thesaurus in nuclear Washington, D.C., maintains a comprehensive regulation and abstracts or full text for selected collection of nearly two million publicly released documents in ASCII-scarchable format. BRS functions documents related to NRC licensing proceedings, for the user include the following:
rulemaking activities, and the setting of policy for l
Choice of command (" power-user" mode) l nucicar regulation in the United States. Documents concerning the regulatory activities of the former or menu access / assisted search and l
Atomic Energy Commission are also in this collection.
retrieval; Details on the types of documents available are found Use of controlled (thesaural) and/or in Part 1, Section 1.
uncontrolled (words as they appear in the Persons interested in detailed, technical information record) vocabulary, about two dozen j
descriptive elements, and term truncation; about nuclear facilities and licensees find this specialized research center to be a major resource.
With some exceptions, documents from the collection
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Boolean operators, including range can be reproduced in paper, microfiche, or (in some searching (e.g., dates) and proximity cases) diskette for a nominal fee. The PDR also offers searching of text; and a Standing Order Subscription Senice for automatic Updates for the public about BRS and receipt of selected serially published documents and reports. Certain items ofimmediate interest, such as other PDR senices.
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The system may be accessed from the user's terminal or from terminals in the PDR; most standard computer (1-800-368-5642) for transfer to the PDR or the PDR and communications equipment and software are v ice 800 number; by sending a facsimile to suitable for accessing the system. To access the system 202-634-3343; by transmitting to Internet e.ddress by telephone, you may also call 1-800-270-2787, or pdr@nrc. Gov; or by writing w:
locally, 202-634-1421. It is password controlled and may be learned either on an online tutorial or through Public Document Room personal instruction from a member of the PDR staff U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission additional training materials are provided to the user in Washington, D.C. 20555-0001.
both cases. Additionally, the BRS has an online " Help" feature.
3 Local Public Document Rooms The full text of a number of categories ofitems is NRC, in cooperation with a public, college, or placed on an electronic bulletin board (see Part 2 university library, establishes a Local Public Document Section 1.4) for about one month afler issuance. The Room (LPDR) near each civilian nuclent power reactor telephone number is 1-800-303-9672. The public may site. LPDRs are also established for certain low-level also access other NRC electronic bulletin boards at waste and fuel cycle facilities and the potential high-FedWorld.
level radioactive waste geologic repository.
User support: PDR Technical Reference Librarians are Power reactor and high-level waste LPDRs maintain on duty to assist onsite users and those who call or microfiche collections containing all NRC publicly write with information requests. The librarians will available documents issued since January 1,1981.
also perform BRS searches, as well as other reference Documents issued before 1981 are not on microfiche, service related to NRC information for the public. The but are paper copies and pertain only to the local public may use the BRS and the PDR reference facility. Documents in these collections include hearing services without charge, except that users are transcripts, safety evaluation reports, environmental responsible for fees for their telecommunications and impact statements, emergency plans, inspection reports, for ordering copies of documents.
licensee event reports, and generic communications.
Most of the low-level waste and fuel cycle LPDRs The public is invited to visit the PDR, located at 2120 maintain copies (paper and/or microfiche) of L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., on Monday through documents pertaining only to the local facility.
Friday, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., eastern time, i
except on Federal holidays; or to obtain service, Members of the public are invited to read documents in including BRS access, or additional information by the LPDRs and to utilize available copying equipment calling 202-634-3273, the NRC toll-free number f r a fee. The library reference staffs and NRC's LPDR staffin Rockv;lle, Maryland, are available to assist 30 31 l
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deposit account to the extent of sufficient funds. For LPDR staff may be reached toll-free at p
detailed information and forms, write to:
1-800-638-8081.
U.S. Government Printing Office A list of LPDR libraries will be sent upon request by y
Deposit Account Unit I!
710 North Capitol Street, N.W.
i calling the toll-free number or by writing to:
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Washington, DC 20402-9328 FOIA/LPDR Branch Jt U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 5
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The public may ourchase mc-st NRC reports and i
regulatory guides f om the NTIS of the U.S.
4 U.S. Government Printing OfEcc Sales Department of Commerce. NTIS offers several ways Program to order these documents or to obtain information about them: (1) call 703-487-4650, (2) write NTIS, NRC publications available from GPO may be ordered 5
5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161-0002, directly from:
(3) send a facsimile to 703-321-8547, or (4) connect to FedWorld via a modem by dialing 703-321-8020.
Superintendent of Documents p
i U.S. Government Printing Oflice In addition, NTIS operates the FedWorld Bulletin P. O. Box 37082
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Board System (BBS). This BBS contains files from Washington, DC 20402-9328 many different Federal Government organizations and is described in more detail under Part 2, Section 1, These publications may also be ordered by telephone at
" Electronic Information."
202-512-1800 from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Orders can be charged to VISA, 6
Free Distribution on Request Mastercard, or Superintendent of Document Accounts.
In certain instances, usually when it is determined that GPO also offers convenience deposit accounts. Upon j
NRC requires public comment on a specific document receipt of an initial deposit ($50 minimum), GPO will or where the document is being used in a licensing assign you a unique account number. You must proceeding, a Federal Register notice is published maintain a minimum of $50 in your account to keep it open. You can charge future purchases against the i
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indicating that single copics may be obtained free, to message et 301-415-1292. For more information about the extent of supply, by writing to:
these meetings, call 301-415-1561 Distribution and Mail Services Section Transcripts of Commission meetings are available in the
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission PDR, and on the PDR electronic bulletin board, for Washington, DC 20555-0001 inspection or duplication if the meeting is open to the public. They are made similarly available for closed Routinely included in this category are, for example, meetings when review of the discussion determines that dran regulatory guides, proposed amendments to this is appropriate. Papers relating to a meeting, along licenses, and draft NUREG-series reports. Final with illustrative viewgraphs, are available to members versions are routinely distributed without charge to all of the public in attendance in the meeting room.
who comment formally on drafts.
Copies are also subsequently placed in the PDR.
7 Commission Meetings Open to the Public 8
Freedom ofInformation Act and Privacy Act Requests In accordance with the Government in the Sunshine Act, the public is welcome to observe all Commission Freedom ofInformation Act: In accordance with the meetings, unless a meeting is closed because it involves Freedom ofInformation Act (FOIA) and NRC one or more of the " exempted" subjects described in regulations in 10 CFR Part 9, any person can request NRC regulations (10 CFR Part 9). " Exempted" access to NRC records not previously made available subjects usually involve classified information, investi-to the public. The FOIA requires the NRC to allow gations, enforcement actions, internal rules and the public to have access unless the information is practices, or personnel matters.
exempt under the FOIA from mandatory disclosure (e.g., classified national security, business proprietary, Advance notices of Commission meetings are published personal privacy, investigative).
in the FederalRegister, posted in the PDR and on the PDR electronic bulletin board, and mailed to a regular To obtain access to NRC records, submit a request in list of recipients. To be added to this mailing list, write writing to:
to:
FOIA/LPDR Branch Oflice of the Secretary U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop T-6 D8 Washington, DC 20555-000i Washington, DC 20555-0001 Current information on scheduled Commission The letter must specifically state that it is an FOIA meetings may be obtained by calling a recorded request, and it must adequately describe the specific 34 35
records or type of records sought to enable NRC staff j
A requester may be required to ply fees for copying to conduct a search for the requested records with a records arid will be notified beforehand if fees will reasonable amount ofeffort. Disclosure will be made exceed $25.
by providing a copy of the documents requested or by making copies of the documents requested available for
{d Detailed information concerning NRC policies and viewing in the NRC IIcadquarters PDR or in one of the
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procedures for obtaining access to information under LPDRs.
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the FOIA and the PA is available in 10 CFR Part 9, or i
by calling the FOIA/LPDR Branch at 301-415-7169 If a person is seeking records that pertain to another
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between the hours of 7 a.m. and 4 p.m.
person, that information is usually not disclosed unless j
the requester obtains the other person's written consent l
9 Depository Libraries and submits it along w:th the request.
The Depository Library Program was created by the A requester may be required to pay fees for searching, Congress in order to promote the American public's reviewing, and copying records. A requester will be awareness of the activities of their Government. Under notified beforehand if fees will exceed $25.
this program, nearly 1400 libraries throughout the country receive Federal Government publications free IYiracy Act: Under the Privacy Act (PA), a person l
of charge, and in retu;n they pledge to provide free may seek access to records that are retrieved by that access to alllibrary patrons.
person's name or other personal identifier, such as social security number or employee identification In Chapter 19 ofTitle 44 of the U.S. Code, two number. Such records will be made available unless j
libraries are designated as depositories in each they fall within the exemptions of the PA and the j
congressional district by the Representative from that FOIA.
district, and two others in any part of the State are j
designated as depositories, one by each Senator. In The request should adequately describe the types of addition, two hbraries are designated by the Resident records that the agency staff should search (e.g.,
Commissioner of Puerto Rico, the Mayor of the investigative, personnel, security clearance). A person District ofColumbia, and the Governors ofeach U.S.
making a request under the PA must establish his or her territory.
identity by a signature, address, date of birth, employee identification number, and one other item of i
Two depository libraries in each State and in the identification, such as a photocopy of a driver's license Commonwealth of Puerto Rico are also designated as or other document.
regional depositories. These regional depositories
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receive and retain all Govemment publications made NRC stafTollen responds to informal requests without available to them. Included are the following types of insisting on compliance with the formalities of the NRC publications:
Rules of Practice. Formal " discovery" requests for NRC documents that are not otherwise available to the Annual Report public are submitted in writing to:
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Issuances Regulatory Guides Executive Director for Operations Reports in the NUREG series U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Deposit.ny libraries other than regional depositories may select the categories of Government publications Such requests are considered on the basis of whether they receive and retain. Information on the locations of the requested document is relevant to and necessary for Federal depository libraries can be obtained by a proper decision in the proceeding and is not contacting the NRC Local Public Document Room reasonably obtainable from another source. The denial Program stafTat 1-800-638-8081, toll-free.
of a formal request may be appealed by the requesting party before the presiding Board. Similarly, formal A list of Depository and Regional Libraries is available requests for NRC staff answers to questions, known as without charge from:
" interrogatories," are initially submitted to the Board with a request that answers be provided by the staff. In U.S. Government Printing Office informal proceedings conducted under 10 CFR Part 2, Superintendent of Documents Subpart L, discovery procedures are not available, but P. O. Box 37082 the staff provides a " hearing file" comprising relevant Washington, D C. 20402-9328 documents to participants in the proceeding.
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" Discovery" Procedures Informal requests under these processes for NRC documents or for answers to questions can be made The Commission's Rules of Practice (10 CFR Part 2) directly to:
provide procedures, called " discovery," which permit parties to a forma! NRC proceeding under 10 CFR Oflice of the General Counsel Part 2, Subpart G, to request documents or obtain U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission answers to questions that are relevant to the issues in a Washington, DC 20555-0001 proceeding. These procedures enable the participants to develop a better understanding of the position being Please specify the relevant NRC attorney's name, if taken by other participants and the basis for them. In known.
addition to these procedures, the informal exchange of such information among the parties is encouraged. The 38 39
li The Nucie:r Operations Antlysis Center which Elso includes abstracts tnd full text for selected documents, is stored on computers that can be The Nuclear Operations Analysis Center (NOAC) accessed from anywhere in the United States.
performs analysis tasks, as well as information-gathering activities, for the Nuclear Regulatory NUDOCS offers a wide array of services, such as Commission. Established in 1981, NOAC conducts a online search and display of bibliographic data, number of tasks related to the analysis of nuclear reference keys to the National Technical Information power experience and develops and manages databases Services' nuclear regulatory documents in microfiche used for these analyses.
program, and full-text scarching and viewing of such documents as NRC Rules and Regulations, Licensee These databases contain diverse types ofinformation Event Reports, and high-level waste licensing on nuclear power reactors about routine and off-normal documentation.
operation, including Licensee Event Reports.
Individuals interested in access to NUDOCS can obtain NOAC publishes Nuc/ car Safety, a peer-reviewed detailed information and instructions by calling technicaljournal covering significant issues in the field 301-415-7230, or by writing to:
of nuclear safety. Call the Director, NOAC, at 615-574-0394 or direct written inquiries to:
Chief, Information and Records Management Branch Director, Nuclear Operations Analysis U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Center Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory P.O. Box 2009 The NRC's Public Document Room also provides the Oak Ridge, TN 37831-8065 niine Bibliographic Retrieval System for publicly available NRC documents. This system provides a 12 Nuclear Documents System means ofidentifying agency documents ofinterest and ordering copies of these documents. Information on The NRC Nuclear Documents System (NUDOCS) access to this system and other services of the PDR is stores bibliographic data for approximately two million Provided in Part 2, Section 2, of this document.
reports, correspondence, and other issuances related to 13 Reference Tools the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's regulatory, licensing, safety, research, and enforcement programs, including such items as NUREG-series reports, Regula.
A number of reference guides are available to assist tory Guides, Regulations, Generic Letters, Inspection embers of the public in identifying NRC documents Reports, Bulletins, Environmental Reports, and that may be ofinterest.
Licensee Events Reports. The NUDOCS database, 40 41 n
Reference guides prepared by NRC are as follows:
abstract /index joumal lists formal regulatory Cnd technical reports prepared by the NRC staff and Title List of Documents Made Publicly NRC contractors. Thejournal provides a Available bibliographic citation and an abstract for each report and includes a subject index to the reports Each month NRC issues a " Title List of listed.
Documents Made Publicly Available"(NUREG-0540). It contains Mbliographic descriptions of Besides having it available in the PDR, you may both docketed and nondocketed items, a purchase NUREG-0304 from both GPO and personal author index, a corporate source ind;x, NTIS.
and a report number index.
Reference guides prepared by other organizations are NUREG-0540 is available on subscription from as follows:
GPO. It is also provided by NTIS as part of a microfiche subscription for all publicly availa' ale i
Quarterly Catalog of U.S. Government NRC documents, including NUREG-series Publications reports, Regulatory Guides, Technical Specifications, Rules, Generic Letters, and This standard GPO reference tool, which can be I
correspondence. You may also consult i
found in the Government Document Section of microfiche of NUREG-0540 in LPDRs.
most public libraries, is published quarterly by the U.S. Superintendent of Documents. It lists Accession List of Documents Placed in the by subject matter the most popular U.S.
Public Document Room Government publications sent to the GPO to sell.
For more information about this and other GPO The NRC publishes a " Weekly Accession List of catalogs, call 202-512-1710.
Documents Placed in the Public Document Room." The list provides a bibliographic Government Reports, Announcements, and description of each item made publicly available Inderes
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during the period covered. This list is available J
for inspection and copying in the Public Thisjournal is the established announcement Document Room (see Part 2, Section 2).
medium for publicly available U. S. Government i
scientific and technical reports in the NTIS Regulatory and Technical Reports collection. It is published every two weeks and includes abstracts of these reports. Thejournal The NRC publishes " Regulatory and Technical is available in U. S. Government depository Reports"(NUREG-OP 4). This quarterly libraries (see Part 2, Section 9). For more 42 43
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information about this and other NTIS catalogs, Regional Public Aff_ irs Officers are also available t3 -
call their Research Service, 703-487-4780.
answer questions on NRC policies, programs, and-activities. Their telephone numbers are included in the i Energy Research Abstracir
. Telephone Listing at the end of this guide.
Energy Research Abstracts (ERA) is published monthly by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Oflice of Scientific and Technical Information. It provides abstracting and indexing coverage of energy information in reports prepared by Federal and State govern-ments, foreign governments, universities, and research organizations.
ERA is placed in GPO Depository Libraries.
Members of the public may subscribe to it directly through GPO. For more information r
about ERA or other DOE publications, call 615-576-5636 or write to:
U.S. Department of Energy Ollice of Scientific and Technical I.
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P.O. Box 62 Oak Ridge, TN 37831 14 General Inquiries For types ofinformation not specifically described in this Citizen's Guide, members of the public may call.
301-415-8200 or toll free 1-800-368-5642 or write to:
Oflice of Public Affairs U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 44 45
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2 Federal, State, Lecci, end Tribal OfHrials end Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, cnd Organizations the National Congress of American Indians.
While NRC's contacts with States are far-reaching and NRC also maintains communications with affected involve activities of many of the agency's omces, as State, local, and tribal governments in order to provide well as the Commission itself, NRC's program of timely and complete information on radioactive waste cooperation with Federal, State, and local repository determinations or plans. In addition, NRC governments, interstate organizations, and Indian regulations (10 CFR Part 60, Subpart C, and 10 CFR Tribes is administered primarily through the Omce of Part 61, Subpart F) specify a variety of mechanisms by State Programs. The goal of the Omcc is to ensure which affected parties may participate in NRC's high-that NRC maintains effective relations and and low-level waste disposal activities.
communications with these organizations, and to promote greater awareness and mutual understanding Establishing and maintaining communications at the of the policies, activities, and concerns of all parties policy level between NRC and other pertinent Federal involved as they relate to radiological safety at NRC agencies is the primary function of NRC's Federal and at Agreement State licensed facilities.
Liaison Program. Responsibilities include keeping appropriate NRC omcials apprised of activities at other A total of 2^ States have formal agreements with the Federal agencies that may affect NRC, and conveying NRC by which those States have assumed regulatory to NRC managers the salient views of other agencies responsibility over byproduct, source, and small regarding NRC policies, plans, and activities.
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" Parties" to NRC Proceedings review Agreement State radiation control programs periodically to ensure adequate protection of the public For NRC proceedings held in connection with the health and safety.
licensing or regulation of nuclear power plants, nuclear materials, or other NRC-licensed activities and formal Technical assistance is rendered to both Agreement and rulemakings, the Secretary of the NRC, in cooperation non-Agreement States and includes training of with the presiding omcer or board, or the Commission, personr.el and sponsorship of conferences and special establishes a " service list" for each proceeding. This workshops on specific areas, as needed. NRC also list includes the applicant / licensee, NRC staff, and all disseminates information ofinterest to a variety of others (intervenors, State / local omcials, etc.) who have omcials and organizations and engages in cooperative been granted " party" status. At the discretion of the efforts with a number of regional and State Secretary or the presiding omcer or board, other organizations, including the Agreement States, the interested persens who are not formal parties or j
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Department of Energy Publications 615-576-5636 FedWorld Bulletin Board System 703-321-8020**
Energy Science and Technology 615-576-2606 FedWorld Help Desk 703-487-4608 Soilware Center NRC Information Only 1-800-303-9672**
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