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The Office of Information Management is located at 20030 Century Boulevard, Germantown, MD. It is staffed daily from 7:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Requests for information may be made by contacting the Office of Information Management by telephone, fax, or E-mail as indicated above.

Questions or comments concerning the Office of Information Management may be directed to me by telephone at (301) 903-8686 or by DOE cc: Mail, or by the Internet at: SHARON.ROOT@HQ.DOE.GOV

Sharon A. Root
Manager
Office of Information Management

UPCOMING EVENTS: (IC)

DOE, January 1996: Conference Publication Moves to Internet

Energy Conference and Symposia was made available on the Internet Nov. 1. Beginning with the January 1996 issue, distribution of printed copies will be discontinued. Look for it on the OSTI Home Page under "Energy Meetings" athttp://www.doe.gov/osti/ostipg.html.

The publication is available in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) and can be viewed and printed through the Acrobat Reader. Instructions for downloading the Acrobat Reader and integrating it with your browser can be reached by hperlink at the address above or at http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/main.html.

If you have difficulty downloading the Acrobat Reader, e-mail webmaster@zeus.osti.gov.

EPRI NDE CENTER Maintenance Training Catalog 1996: M&PDA, MPE, MIC, NUP, RCM, SWETC course information available.

April 15 - 17, 1996: 4th Annual Indoor Environment '96 Conference and Exhibition Hyatt Regency Hotel on the Inner Harbor, 300 Light Street, Baltimore, MD. For more information or conference registration, call (800) 394-0115.

April 22-23, 1996: The Nuclear Fuel Cycle Kensington Hilton Hotel, 179-199 Holland Park Avenue, London W11 4UL. Sponsored by IBC Technical Services Energy Division. For more information, call Sarah Ashmore at 0171 637 4383 (+44 171 637 4383) or E-mail her at sarah_ashmore@ibcuklon.ccmail.compuserve.com

April 24-26, 1996: EEO and HR Forum: Becoming Successful Change Agents, Atlanta, GA. Sponsored by FPMI Communications, Inc., and ATC, Inc. For more information, call (205) 539-1850 or E-mail fpmi@aol.com. Internet site URL: http://www.fpmi.com.

April 26 - May 3, 1996: American Occupational Health Conference, San Antonio, TX. Sponsored by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. For detailed course brochures, dial ACOEM INSTA-Facts at (800) 226-3626, or telephone (847) 228-6850

June 4-6, 1996: Explosive Awareness Course, Crown Sterling Suites, Bloomington, Minnesota. For more information, call NorthStar Seminars at (218) 828-4844.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY: (IC)

DOE/ONFS: "Operating Experience Weekly Summary," 96-07 , 2/9/96 -2/15/96

• "Chemical Transfer Terminated Upon Detecting Heated Piping"
• "Wire Rope Cable Contacts Energized Crane Bus Bars"
• "Diesel Fuel Storage Tank Overflow"
• "Rope Safety Issue Results in Stop Work Order" - "Locking Problems With Hot-Cell Air-Lock Doors"
• "Load Exceeds Hoisting and Rigging Equipment Capacity"
• "Technician Shocked During Test"

DOE/ONFS: "Operating Experience Weekly Summary," 96-08 , 2/16/96 -2/23/96

• "Fatal Fall at Construction Site"
• "Exposure From Waste Stored Near Office Area"
• "Electrician Shocked Because of Electrical Safety Procedure Violation"
• "Communications Lapses at DOE Facilities Cause Potential Safety Hazards"
• "Pipefitter Extremity Exposure Exceeds Limit"
• "Violation of New Operational Safety Requirement"
• "Wrong RWP in Inadequate Dosemetry"

DOE/ONFS: "Operating Experience Weekly Summary," 96-09 , 2/24/96 -2/29/96

• "Subcontractor Demolished System Without Contract Authorization"
• "Inadequate Work Planning Results in Multiple Violations"
• "Worker Injured in Fall Through Manhole"
• "Operator's Radiation Exposure Greater Than Pre-Job Estimates"
• "Employee's Face Contaminated as He Worked on Radioactive Sample Containers"
• "Incorrect Valve Lineup Results in Inadvertent Waste Tank Transfer"
• "Incomplete Test Planning Interrupts Operations"
• "Institute of Nuclear Power Operations Engineering Managers' Meeting Identifies Good Practices"
• "Exothermic Reaction in Drum at Idaho"

March 1995: "CERCLA Baseline Risk Assessment Reference Manual"

DOE/NRS--96/1 (PB96-913501): "Nuclear Reactor Safety", January 1996.

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION: (IC)

REGULATORY GUIDES:

NUREG-0936 Vol. 14, No. 2: "NRC Regulatory Agenda , Semiannual Report July - December 1995"

NUREG-1530: "Reassessment of NRC's Dollar Per Person-Rem Conversion Factor Policy"

NUREG-1713, Vol. 16: "Occupational Radiation Exposure at Commercial Nuclear Power Reactors and Other Facilities 1994"

NUREG/BR-0058, Revision 2: "Regulatory Analysis Guidelines of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Final Report"

NUREG/CR-6420: "Self-Monitoring Surveillance System for Prestressing Tendons"

NUREG/CR-6396 INEL-95/0512: "Examples, Clarifications, and Guidance on Preparing Requests for Relief from Pump and Valve Inservice Testing Requirements"

NUREG/CR-6172 BNL-NUREG-52428: "Reviewing PSA-Based Analysis to Modify Technical Specifications at Nuclear Power Plants"

INFORMATION NOTICES:

96-10, 2/13/96: "Potential Blockage by Debris of Safety System Piping Which is Not Used During Normal Operation or Tested During Surveillances"

GENERIC LETTERS:

96-02, 2/13/96: "Reconsideration of Nuclear Power Plant Security Requirements Associated with an Internal Threat"

OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST:

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 2/26/96: (IC) "Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Northern Border Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Meetings"

Environmental Remediation Technology, 2/21/96: (IC)

• "Tech Profile: Cryogenic Drilling"
• "AGI to Release Ground Water and Soil Contamination Database on CD-ROM"
• "Ecosorb Odor-Control System Eliminates Harmful Gases"
• "EPA Set to Revise VOC Tank Rules; Industry Unhappy with Testing Method"
• "Pesticides Rare in White River Basin; Remediation Required for Some Wells"
• "Vapor Extraction Intercepts Solvents Before Reaching INEL Ground Water"

Waste Management News, 2/16/96: (IC)

• "Test Procedures for Analysis of Oil, Grease, and Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons Offered by EPA"
• "DOE Would Accept, Manage Fuel From Foreign Reactors; Part of Comprehensive Response Plan"

Nuclear Engineering International: (IC)

February 1996

• "Chernobyl Closure Agreed - but Left Open-ended"
• "NRC Delays Restart of Maine Yankee"
• "US Appeals Court to Hear High Level Waste Arguments"
• "NRC Net Rulemaking URL: http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/rule.html

March 1996

• "US Utilities Explore DOE's Tritium Offer"
• "Polls Show US Support for Nuclear"

OSHA Week, 2/26/96:(L)

• "OSHA Issues New Enforcement Guidance to Protect Workers Against TB Hazards"
• "OSHA Cites Montgomery, Alabama, Company Following Fatal Fall at Dog River Bridge Project Site"

Nature, 2/22/96: (L) "Scientists Urged to Turn Their Attentions to Nuclear Waste"

Las Vegas Sun, 2/7/96: (IC) "No Hurry in Storing Nuke Waste"

The Knoxville News-Sentinel, 2/7/96: (IC) "Bomb-Grade Uranium Storage Detailed"

The Oak Ridger, 2/7/96: (IC) "DOE Report Suggests Industrial or No Development on Reservation"

Aiken Standard, 2/11/96: (IC) "DOE Wants to Explain Accelerator"

The Knoxville News-Sentinel, 2/14/96: (IC) "A Look at DOE's Annual Environmental Report"

The Oak Ridger, 2/14/96: (IC) "DOE Seeks Approach to Depleted Uranium"

The New York Times, 2/16/96: (IC) "U.S. Delays Opening Site for Dumping Atomic Waste"

The Washington Times, 2/28/96: (IC) "The U.S. and Nuclear Technology in Europe"

The Washington Post, 2/29/96: (IC) "Downsizing at Nuclear Arms Facility"