NRC: News Release - 2002-072 - NRC Advisory Committees on Medical Uses of Isotopes to Meet June 21, July 8


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No. 02-072

June 7, 2002

NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEES ON MEDICAL USES
OF ISOTOPES TO MEET JUNE 21, JULY 8

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) subcommittee on training and experience requirements will meet on June 21 in Rockville, Maryland, to discuss and develop recommendations to address concerns on the revised requirements for licensees authorized to use nuclear materials for medical purposes. The subcommittee will provide recommendations resulting from the June 21 meeting to the full ACMUI during a telephone conference on July 8. The final ACMUI recommendations will be provided thereafter to the NRC for further consideration.

The June 21 subcommittee meeting will be held from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. at NRC headquarters in room T- 2B3, located at Two White Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville. The July 8 full ACMUI meeting will be held by telephone conference from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. The NRC auditorium, also located at Two White Flint North, will be available for public participation. Questions from members of the public will be permitted during the meetings at the discretion of the meeting chairmen.

The meeting transcripts and submitted comments will be available for inspection on NRC's web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acmui/tr/ and at the NRC Public Document Room, located at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. weekdays, on or about July 8 for the June 21 meeting and on or about July 23 for the July 8 meeting. Minutes for the June 21 and July 8 meetings will be available on or about August 18 and September 9, respectively.

A copy of the revisions to NRC's regulations in 10 CFR Part 35 may be examined at the NRC PDR. A copy is also available electronically through the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System. For help in using ADAMS, contact the Public Document Room staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov.

Persons can submit written statements pertaining to the June 21 subcommittee and July 8 full committee meetings, postmarked by June 14 and June 21, respectively, to Ms. Linda Psyk, T-8F5, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555, or by email at lmp1@nrc.gov.

For more information about the meetings, contact Ms. Linda M. Psyk at 301- 415-0215.