ML20197B141
| ML20197B141 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 02/27/1998 |
| From: | Thadani A NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH (RES) |
| To: | Apostalakis G MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CAMBRIDGE |
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| NUDOCS 9803100164 | |
| Download: ML20197B141 (3) | |
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Dr. George Apostalakis Professor of Nuclear Engineering Massachusets Institute of Technology, Room 24-221 77 Masscchusetts Avenue Cambrid, MA 02139-4307 Dear I am writing to confirm my invitation (as discussed with Mr. Tom King of my staff) and to thank you for accepting to participate in a panel on risk-informed regulation at the upcoming PSAM-4 conference to be held in New York City September 13-18,1998 (a brochure giving some generalinformation on the conference is enclosed.) The panel session is scheduled for the moming of Wednesday, September 16,1998, and should last approximately two hours. In addition to my role as panel chairman, other panel members will include:
Mr. Ralph Beedle, Senior Vice President Regulatory initiatives, Nuclear Energy Institute Mr. Ted Cloninger, Senior Vice President South Texas Project Senior Regulator from outside the U.S.
The topic for discussion is risk-informed regulation. Each panel member will be given an opportunity to make 5-10 minutes of opening remarks, which will then be followed by a roundtable discussion and responses to questions from the audience. Of particular interest would be your views on:
what is your concept of risk-informed regu!ation?
what applications do you ses for improving safety, reducing unnecessary burdens or better utilizing resources by the application of risk information?
what has been your experience in the applical:on of risk information in regulation:
what ha pos well?
what needs to be improved?
what would you do differently?
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As mota information becomes available on the conferer will forward it to you. If you are attending the conference solely for the purpose of part;cipating in the panel, you will not have to pay the conference registration fee, if this is the case, please let me know so that apropriate arrangements can be made. Again, thank you for accepting the invitation to participaM.n the panel, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 301-415-1705.
Sincerely, W
A Ash C. Thadani, Acting Deputy Executive Director for Regulatory Effectiveness
Enclosure:
PSAM-4 Brochure cc:
Ali Mosleh, Conference Organizing Committee
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As more information becomes available on the conference, I will forward it to you. If you are attending the conference solely for the purpose of participating in the panel, you will not have to pay the conference registration fee. If this is the case, please let me know so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Again, thank you for accepting the invitation to participate in the panel. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 301-415-1705.
Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY A.C.THADANI Ashok C. Thadanl, Acting Deputy Executive Director for Regulatory R'feriveness
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