Press Release-I-01-050, NRC Discrimination Task Group to Hold Meeting in Waterford, Conn

Press Release-I-01-050: NRC Discrimination Task Group to Hold Meeting in Waterford, Conn

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Issue date:	08/08/2001
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS -- REGION I 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 No. I-01-050 August 8, 2001 CONTACT: Diane Screnci, (610) 337-5330/e-mail: dps@nrc.gov Neil A. Sheehan, (610) 337-5331/e-mail: nas@nrc.gov NRC DISCRIMINATION TASK GROUP TO HOLD MEETING IN WATERFORD, CONN.

Public comments on proposals to improve the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions handling of discrimination concerns will be accepted by members of an NRC task group at a public meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 14, in Waterford, Conn. The session will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. at Waterford Town Hall, 15 Rope Ferry Road, Waterford.

The NRC formed a Discrimination Task Group in April 2000 to evaluate and improve the agencys processes used in the handling of discrimination allegations made by nuclear industry workers. The task group subsequently prepared a draft report containing about 40 proposed recommendations. A copy of the report can be found at www.nrc.gov/OE, under the link for the Discrimination Task Group.

To obtain public feedback on the proposals, the task group is holding a series of public meetings across the country, including the session in Waterford. At the conclusion of the meetings, the task group will develop final recommendations for consideration by the NRC Commission.

Those members of the public who are unable to attend the Waterford meeting but who would like to offer comments on the draft report can submit them by Aug. 17 to the NRCs Office of Enforcement web site, at www.nrc.gov/OE, or in writing to Barry Westreich, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C., 20555-0001.