NRC announces Decommissioning ALARA Workshop

[Stephen McGuire <SAM2@nrc.gov>]

The NRC announced in the Federal Register on January 2 (63 FR 115) that it will hold a public workshop in Rockville, Maryland on January 26 to receive input from licensees and the public on a working paper on *Analyses to Demonstrate ALARA, Net Public Harm, Not Technically Achievable, and Prohibitively Expensive.*  

This working paper is being developed as a section of a future Regulatory Guide,  *Demonstrating Compliance With the Radiological Criteria for License Termination.*  The Regulatory Guide is being written to describe an acceptable method to comply with the NRC*s recent final rule on Radiological Criteria for License Termination (62 FR*39058; July*21, 1997).  The purpose of the workshop is to obtain comments, suggestions, and information from the public on the approach in the working paper so that a better Regulatory Guide can be developed.  All interested licensees and members of the public are invited to attend this workshop.  

DATE AND LOCATION: The workshop will be held on January 26, 1998, beginning at 9 *a.m. and ending at about 5 *p.m.  There is no pre-registration.  Interested parties, unable to attend the workshop, are encouraged to provide written comments by February 6, 1998.  The workshop will be held in the NRC*s auditorium at Two White Flint North, 11545 *Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.  

OBTAINING THE WORKING PAPER:  A copy of the working paper to be discussed can be obtained electronically after January 7 at the NRC Technical Conference Forum Website under the topic *Final Rule for License Termination* at http: //techconf.llnl.gov/cgi-bin/topics*.  To view the working paper at the Website, select *Final Rule on Radiological Criteria for License Termination,* then select *Lic Term Document Library,* then select *Regulatory Guide,* and then select *Module C.4: Regulatory Position - Analyses  to Demonstrate ALARA, Net Public Harm, Not Technically Achievable, and Prohibitively Expensive.*

MEETING AGENDA
9:00	Welcome and introduction
9:15	Presentation describing the proposed method with opportunity for questions and discussion
12:00  Lunch  
1:30  Public comments on the proposed working paper.  The guide will be considered and commented upon section by section.  Attendees will be asked for questions and comments on each section.  
5:00	Adjourn

SUBMITTING WRITTEN COMMENTS:  Comments may be posted electronically on the NRC Technical Conference Forum Website mentioned above.  Comments submitted electronically can also be viewed at that Website.  Comments may also be mailed to the Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC*20555.  

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:  For information or questions on meeting arrangements, contact Jayne*McCausland, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC**20555, telephone 301-415-6219, fax 301-415-5385, E-mail:**JMM2@NRC.GOV.  For technical information or questions, contact  Stephen A. McGuire, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC*20555, telephone*301-415-6204; fax: 301-415-5385; E-mail: SAM2@NRC.GOV.   

Stephen A. McGuire
sam2@nrc.gov