ML20196J628

Responds to ,Requesting Info to Address Constituent Concern About Cost of Attending Conference Sponsored by Ans.Copy of FRN Announcing 980720-21 Workshop, OPA Home Page Announcement & ANS Announcements Encl

ML20196J628
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Issue date:	10/19/1998
From:	Callan L NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
To:	Snowe O SENATE
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Dear Senator Snowe:

1 I am responding to your September 1,1998, letter, which requested information to address a constituent's concern about the cost of attending a conference sponscred by the American )

Nuclear Society (ANS). Your constituent, Mr. Raymond Shadis, expressed concern about not  !

being able to hear from public officials without paying admission fees.

My staff has traced the source of Mr. Shadis' concern to an ANS/NRC workshop on licensing 3

issues held in Rockville, MD, July 20-21,1998. Enclosed are copies of the Federal Reaister '

notice announcing the workshop, the Office of Public Affairs Home Page announcement, and the announcement issued by the ANS. The issue of fees to be charged to members of the public who wished to observe the workshop was not clearly addressed in any of these documents. Indeed, a reasonable person could concbde from these three that everyone had to pay a fee. However, Mr. Shadis sent an email on July 2,1998, to Samuel Collins, Director of l

i NRC's Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, raising, among other things, the issue of fees. Mr. '

Collins replied to Mr. Shadis on July 8,1998, clarifying that members of the public were welcome to attend and observe the proceedings free of charge. This clarification should have been received by Mr. Shadis in time for him to have attended the workshop, if he so desired.

Copies of the email and reply are also enclosed.

l I trust that this information is responsive to the concems of your constituent.

j Sincerely, '

L. Joseph Callan {

Executive Director for Operations

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1. Federal Reaister Notice, Volume 63, Number 122, Page 34669, June 25,1998

2. NRC Public Announcement dated June 19,1998

3. Workshop invitation dated June 1998

4. Emailirom Shadis to Collins dated July 2,1998 \

5. Note from Collins to Shadis dated July 8,1998 \\

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The Honorable Olympia Snowe United States Senate Washington, DC 20510-1903

Dear Senator Snowe:

I am responding to your September 1,1998, letter, which requested information to address a constituent's concem about the cost of attending a conference sponsored by the American Nuclear Society (ANS). Your constituent, Mr. Raymond Shadis, expressed concem about not being able to hear from public officials without paying admission fees.

My staff has traced the source of Mr. Shadis' concern to an ANS/NRC workshop on licensing issues held in Rockville, MD, July 20-21,1998. Enclosed are copies of the Federal Reoister notice announcing the workshop, the Office of Public Affairs Home Page ant ouncement, and the annot ncement issued by the ANS. The issue of fees to be charged to members of the public wk.o wished to observe the workshop was not clearly addressed in any of these docur,ents. Indeed, a reasonable person could conclude from these three that everyone had to pey a fee. However, Mr. Shadis sent an email on July 2,1998, to Samuel Collins, Director of NRC's Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, raising, among other things, the issue of fees. Mr.

Collins replied to Mr. Shadis on July 8,1998, clarifying that members of the public were welcome to attend and observe the proceedings free of charge. This clarification should have been received by Mr. Shadis in time for him to have attended the workshop,if he so d3 sired.

Copies of the email and reply are also enclosed.

I trust that this information is responsive to the concems of your constituent.

Sincerely, NN  % .\ , '

L. Joseph Callan Executive Director for Operations

Enclosures:

1. Federal Reoister Notice, Volume 63, Number 122, Page 34669, June 25,1998

2. NRC Public Announcement dated June 19,1998 ,

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4. Email from Shadis to Collins dated July 2,1998

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NUCLEAR REGULATOPY COMMISSION Utility /NRC Interface Licensing Workshop AG ENCY: 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 staf f 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 cc-f acilitated 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 infonmation 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, Tell 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 20052-2738; 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. i l

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. I Bruce A. Boger,

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Acting Associate Director for Projects, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

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Washington DC 20555 I Telephone: 301/415 8200 - E-mail: opa@nrc. gov No. 98-95 June 19,1998 NRC STAFF TO MEET WITH THE AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY FOR TWO-DAY .

WORKSHOP ON LICENSING ISSUES I The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff and the American Nuclear Society (ANS) will hold a two-day conference on licensing issues in Bethesda, Maryland July 20-21.

The conference will focus on: ways to improve communications between the nuclear industry and the I NRC's Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation; licensing submittals and expectations; licensing restart issues after prolonged outages; Notices of Enforcement Discretion issued by NRC; project management i workload and prioritization oflicensing decisions; the use ofprobabilistic risk assessment techniques in 1 licensing decisions; public interaction; standard technical specifications; and commitment management.

The meeting, to be held at the Bethesda Marriott Hotel,5151 Pooks Road, Bethesda, is open to the public, although ANS requires a $375 fee for its members and a $425 fee for non-members. Sessions will be held from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on July 20; and from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on July 21.

For information on registration for the conference, interested persons should contact Dave Slaninka of ANS at (708) 579-8255; or Marsha Gamberoni of the NRC at (301) 415-3024.

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