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exposure. Therefore, there are no

significant radiological impacts

associated with the proposed action.

With regard to potential

nonradiological environmental impacts,

the proposed action does not involve

any historic sites. It does not affect

nonradiological plant effluents and has

no other environmental impacts.

Therefore, there are no significant

nonradiological impacts associated with

the proposed action.

Accordingly, the NRC staff concludes

that there are no significant

environmental impacts associated with

the proposed action.

Alternatives to the Proposed Action

As an alternative to the proposed

action, the NRC staff considered denial

of the proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘noaction’’ alternative). Denial of the

application would result in no change

in current environmental impacts. The

environmental impacts of the proposed

action and the alternative action are

similar.

Alternative Use of Resources

This action does not involve the use

of any resources not previously

considered in the Final Environmental

Statement for PBNP, Units 1 and 2.

Agencies and Persons Consulted

In accordance with its stated policy,

on September 22, 2000, the staff

consulted with the Wisconsin State

official, Ms. S. Jenkins of the Public

Service Commission, regarding the

environmental impact of the proposed

action. The State official had no

comments.

Finding of No Significant Impact

On the basis of the environmental

assessment, the NRC concludes that the

proposed action will not have a

significant effect on the quality of the

human environment. Accordingly, the

NRC has determined not to prepare an

environmental impact statement for the

proposed action.

For further details with respect to the

proposed action, see the licensee’s letter

dated July 14, 2000, which is available

for public inspection at the

Commission’s Public Document Room,

One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville

Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland.

Publically available records are

accessible electronically from the

ADAMS Public Library component on

the NRC Web site, http:\\www.nrc.gov

(the Electronic Reading Room).

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day

of September, 2000.

For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Beth A. Wetzel,

Senior Project Manager, Section 1, Project

Directorate III, Division of Licensing Project

Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation.

[FR Doc. 00–25562 Filed 10–4–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

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Experts’ Meeting on High-Burnup Fuel

Behavior Under Postulated Accident

Conditions

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory

Commission will hold a meeting to

complete the Phenomena Identification

and Ranking Tables (PIRTs) for three

accidents. PIRTs have been used at NRC

since 1988, and they provide a

structured way to obtain a technical

understanding that is needed to address

certain issues. About twenty of the

world’s best technical experts are

participating in this activity, and the

experts represent a balance between

industry, universities, foreign

researchers, and regulatory

organizations. The current PIRT activity

is addressing high-burnup fuel behavior

for a PWR control rod ejection accident,

a BWR failure to scram accident with

power oscillations, and a loss of coolant

accident for a BWR and a PWR.

DATES: October 26–27, 2000, 8:30 am–

5:30 pm.

ADDRESSES: Room T10A1 (TWFN) of the

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 11545

Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

meeting agenda will be posted on the

NRC Web site at www.nrc.gov/RES/

meetings.htm by October 17, 2000. The

meeting is open to the public. Attendees

will need to obtain a visitor badge at the

TWFN building lobby.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ralph Meyer, SMSAB, Division of

Systems Analysis and Regulatory

Effectiveness, Office of Nuclear

Regulatory Research, Washington, DC

20555–0001, telephone (301) 415–6789.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day

of September 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

John H. Flack,

Acting Director, Division of Systems Analysis

and Regulatory Effectiveness, Office of

Nuclear Regulatory Research.

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Draft Regulatory Guide; Issuance,

Availability

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission

has issued for public comment a

proposed revision of a guide in its

Regulatory Guide Series. This series has

been developed to describe and make

available to the public such information

as methods acceptable to the NRC staff

for implementing specific parts of the

NRC’s regulations, techniques used by

the staff in evaluating specific problems

or postulated accidents, and data

needed by the staff in its review of

applications for permits and licenses.

The draft guide, temporarily

identified by its task number, DG–8026

(which should be mentioned in all

correspondence concerning this draft

guide), is titled ‘‘Health Physics Surveys

in Uranium Recovery Facilities.’’ This

guide is being revised to describe health

physics surveys that are acceptable to

the NRC staff for protecting workers at

uranium recovery facilities from

radiation and the chemical toxicity of

uranium while on the job. Uranium

recovery facilities can include uranium

mills, in situ leach facilities, ion

exchange recovery facilities and certain

other types of recovery facilities.

This draft guide has not received

complete staff approval and does not

represent an official NRC staff position.

Comments may be accompanied by

relevant information or supporting data.

Written comments may be submitted to

the Rules and Directives Branch, Office

of Administration, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555. Copies of comments received

may be examined at the NRC Public

Document Room, 11555 Rockville Pike,

Rockville, MD. Comments will be most

helpful if received by December 15,

2000.

You may also provide comments via

the NRC’s interactive rulemaking

website through the NRC home page

(http://www.nrc.gov). This site provides

the availability to upload comments as

files (any format) if your web browser

supports that function. For information

about the interactive rulemaking

website, contact Ms. Carol Gallagher,

(301) 415–5905; email CAG@NRC.GOV.

For information about the draft guide

and the related documents, contact Mr.

J.H. Lusher at (301) 415–7694; e-mail

JHL@NRC.GOV.

Although a time limit is given for

comments on this draft guide,

comments and suggestions in

connection with items for inclusion in

guides currently being developed or