ML20134D611

Press Release III-96-68, NRC Staff Schedules Two-Day Public Meeting in Chicago Area on Strategic Assessment Initiative

ML20134D611
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Issue date:	10/29/1996
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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PR-III-96-068, PR-III-96-68, NUDOCS 9610300038
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ACCESSION #: 9610300038 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Region III Office of Public Affairs 801 Warrenville Road, Lisle, IL 60532-4351 NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT: RIII-96-68 October 29, 1996 CONTACT: Jan Strasma 630/829-9663 Angela Dauginas 630/829-9662 E-mail: opa3@nrc. gov NRC STAFF SCHEDULES TWO-DAY PUBLIC MEETING IN CHICAGO AREA ON STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT INITIATIVE The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has scheduled the last of thrco public meetings for November 7 - 8 in the Chicago to receive comm:nts on its direction-setting issue papers resulting from the cg:ncy's strategic assessment process. Chairman Shirley Ann Jackson initiated the strategic assessment in September 1995 to provide a comprehensive, critical evaluation of the agency's direction and l d:cicion-making for the rest of this decade and into the next.

The meeting will be held at the Ramada O' Hare Airport Hotel, 6600 N. j Mannheim Road, Rosemont, Illinois, two miles north of Chicago O' Hare l Intornational Airport. The meeting will be open to the public but advance l regictration is suggested.  !

l In addition to the general public, all those who may be affected by NRC'c strategic initiative --- public interest groups, nuclear industry groups, NRC licensees and their employees, Federal entities, Agreement Statns, non-Agreement States -- are encouraged to attend and provide comments on the issue papers.

The first day, from 9:15 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., will feature a plenary session entitled " Building Public Trust and Confidence," and will include discussion of the issue papers on public communications initiatives, the role of industry, and enhancing regulatory excellence.

The sfternoon breakout sessions, from 1:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.,

will cover istue papers on NRC's research program and international activities. Alco during this time, the session " Assuring the Safe Use and Handling of Nuclear Materials" will be discussed, including issue papers on cafety oversight of Department of Energy facilities, NRC's rolctionship with the Agreement States, and materials and medical ovsreight.

The following day, from 8:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., the session will fsnture, " Assuring Safe Operation of Nuclear Reactors," which will focus on issue papers covering reactor licensing for future applicants, j op rating reactor program oversight, power reactor decommissioning, and risk-informed, performance-based regulation.

From 1:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m., the session, " Assuring Safe l Management 9610300039 961029 PDR PRESS R RQ-II-96-068 PDR

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of Nuclear Waste," will' focus on low-level waste, high-level waste and cpant fuel, and decommissioning of non-reactor facilities. An additional secaion on " Managing-NRC Finances" will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 2:30 p.n.

For additional information, contact Anna May Haycraft at 301-415-3075, by internet e-mail: anh9nrc. gov, or by facsimile at 301-415-3707.

More~ detailed information on the strategic assessment and'the costings is-available. electronically from the NRC's Home Page on the Wor.ld Wide: Web at http://www.nrc. gov and on the FedWorld online service

.at 61-800-303-9672. Paper copies'are available by calling NRC's Public

-Docu2ent Room at 1-800-397-4209.

The comment period on the issue papers closes November.15. In Laddition to attending the public meeting, individuals may provide commants in writing and electronically. Comments may be sent by internet- mail to.secy9nrc. gov or by regular mail to Mr. John C. Hoyle, Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Chief of Docketing and Services Branch, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

Nuclear RegulatoryLCommission news announcements are issued by fax and by internet e-mail. If:you wish to. receive Region III news releases by e-mail, send a message to opa39nrc. gov. To receive news announcements iccued by~NRC Headquarters and all regional offices by e-mail, send an e-mnil message to listproc9nrc. gov with the message: subscribe pr-opa  !

followed by:your name. A weekly printed summary of news releases is cvailable by writing Office of Public Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555.

Nswa releases are also available on the-NRC's-internet web site at the address: <http : //www. nrc . gov /OPA> .

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