"The New DOE Accelerator Order"     

        ABSTRACT - WAO'98
     
     The U.S. Department of Energy ORDER on Safety of Accelerator 
     Facilities (DOE 5480.25) was first issued on November 3, 1992.   After 
     extensive revision, the ORDER is being reformatted and issued under a 
     new DOE Directives system as DOE O 420.X.    The revised Order 
     contains additional exclusions, effectively eliminates the requirement 
     for hazard classification, and retains major requirements for Safety 
     Assessment Document (Safety Analysis), Accelerator Safety Envelope, 
     Accelerator Readiness Review, Unreviewed Safety Issue, and Shielding 
     Policy.   The DOE is conducting joint assessments with the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission for possible external regulation rather than the 
     current internal DOE regulation of its National Laboratories.   The 
     status of external regulation and State interest will be presented.  
     Copies of the DRAFT Order and Office of Energy Research Guidance for 
     the Order will be made available.
     
     Dr. DeVaughn R. Nelson; ER-83, Room F-437; Office of Energy Research; 
     U.S. Department of Energy; 19901 Germantown Road; Germantown, Maryland 
     20874-1290. 
     E-mail: DeVaughn.Nelson@ oer.doe.gov; Tel. 301-903-5068; FAX  301-903-7047.