NUCLEAR CITIES INITIATIVEINFORMATION ANNOUNCEMENT 1) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Nonproliferation and National Security Information Briefing Regarding The Nuclear Cities Initiative AGENCY: Office of Nonproliferation and National Security ACTION: Notice of Public Information Presentation 2)SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) will hold an informal public information workshop to introduce the Nuclear Cities Initiative, a new joint US-Russia project in nonproliferation commercialization focusing on the ten closed nuclear cities of the Russian Federation. The initiative was officially launched with the signing of the government-to-government agreement on September 22, 1998 in Vienna, Austria by Energy Secretary Bill Richardson and Russian Minister of Atomic Energy Evgeny Adamov. DOE staff will explain the goals and objectives of the Nuclear Cities Initiative, introduce the Nuclear Cities Initiative staff, and solicit suggestions for parameters of public participation in this project from those attending. 3)DATES: The information presentation will be held on Wednesday, December 2, 1998, with the briefing portion held from 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. A Questions and Answer session will follow from 11:30-1 p.m. with members of the Nuclear Cities Initiative staff responsible for specific aspects of the program. Representatives from the Office of General Counsel and the Office of Procurement Operations will also be present to provide program support . 4)ADDRESSES: The information presentation will be held at the U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal building, Main Auditorium, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585. It is advisable to register for attendance in advance by contacting either individual named above and to provide the program office with the name of the company or firm that you represent and a list of any other attendees from your company/firm in advance. All those inquiring will be added to an Nuclear Cities Initiative database and will receive any additional information and updates. 5)FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reeshemah Speaks NN-40, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-6568, email:reeshemah.speaks@hq.doe.gov; or Denise Tramble, NN40, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Initiatives of Proliferation Prevention, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585 202-586-1007, e-mail:denise.tramble@hq.doe.gov. FAXES ARE WELCOME. Fax number is 202-586-2164. 6)SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Energy, together with the Russian Ministry of Atomic Energy, is the Executive Agent charged with carrying out the Nuclear Cities Initiative. The Nuclear Cities Initiative is an agreement between the US and Russian Federation for mutual cooperation to address the problems faced by the ten closed cities which house the Russian nuclear weapons uranium enrichment, plutonium production, weapons design, and weapons assembly facilities. The Nuclear Cities Initiative has near term goals to provide civilian employment for displaced weapons workers in the ten closed nuclear cities and long term goals to assist the Russian Federation in reducing the size of its nuclear weapons complex. In its first year the project will focus on three of the ten nuclear cities designated by Minatom for assistance. Those cities are Sarov (Arzamas-16), Snezhinsk (Chelyabinsk-70), and Zheleznogorsk (Krasnoyarsk-26). The Department of Energy has thus far allocated $15,000,000 for the Nuclear Cities Initiative in Fiscal Year 1999. Early activities will feature assessment trips to the first three nuclear cities to yield an analysis of the strengths, weaknesses opportunities and potential problems specific to each of the three cities. Once that is accomplished DOE will be looking to the private sector to participate in assessing business opportunities and job creation in these cities. This information briefing will provide opportunities for interested parties to find out more about the nuclear cities, the mandate of the project, and how the public and private sector can participate. Nongovernmental Organizations within the nonproliferation and social support communities will also have a role under Nuclear Cities Initiative and are also welcome. Information about the Nuclear Cities Initiative including project description, chronology, mission statement, lists and maps of the nuclear cities, copies of the Government-to-Government Agreement and descriptions of the business, commercial development, training and social support components of the project will be available. 7 N.B.This program is intended to provide general information and will not necessarily result in any future request for proposals, invitation for bids, or preapplications or applications for a financial assistance agreement such as a Grant or Cooperative Agreement. Unsolicited proposals and/or any offer to enter into a contract with the Department of Energy will not be invited and shall not be accepted. Matters that will be considered are described below. 8) MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: DOE is interested in receiving comments and views of interested parties, such as statements of capability, informational brochures and other written materials prepared by attendees providing relevant information and activities that would facilitate creation of conditions necessary for business training, job creation, and the attracting of investment opportunities in the designated nuclear cities for the purposes prescribed in the "Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Russian Federation on the Nuclear Cities Initiative" signed on September 22, 1998, in Vienna, Austria. After reviewing comments from those attending the information briefing and the assessment reports of the working groups, the Department will issue a report on the results, with outlines of how interested parties can continue to actively participate in the initiative. Those unable to attend can receive an information packet about the Nuclear Cities Initiative by contacting the Nuclear Cities Initiative program office at the address given above. 9) Tentative Agenda: Wednesday, December 2, 1998: *Welcoming Remarks and Opening of Meeting *Overview of NCI by Director of Office of Initiative for Proliferation Prevention and Nuclear Cities Initiative *Introduction to staff of Nuclear Cities Initiative *Outline of program activities envisioned under NCI * Question and Answer period/Public Discussion Issued in Washington D.C. on November 4, 1998 E-MAIL: Admin staff for IPP and Nuclear Cities at DOE, reeshemah.speaks@hq.doe.gov, denise.tramble@hq.doe.gov. Posted 11/05/98 (W-SN268957).

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