ML16223A212
| ML16223A212 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 04/23/1993 |
| From: | Shewmon P Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
| To: | Taylor J NRC/EDO |
| References | |
| Download: ML16223A212 (1) | |
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D930423 Mr. James M. Taylor Executive Director for Operations U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555
Dear Mr. Taylor:
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED FINAL VERSIONS OF REGULATORY GUIDES FOR IMPLEMENTING REVISED 10 CFR PART 20, "STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION" During the 396th meeting of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, April 15-17, 1993, we discussed the proposed final versions of the three referenced regulatory guides that provide guidance for implementing some of the requirements of the revised 10 CFR Part 20. Our Subcommittee on Occupational and Environmental Protection Systems and a Working Group of the Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste also discussed these guides with representatives of the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) during a joint meeting on March 26, 1993. ACRS and ACNW had provided comments on the earlier versions of these guides in letters dated October 17, and October 23, 1991.
We believe that these guides provide an effective implementation strategy and should prove very useful to the licensees and regulatory authorities. These guides reflect careful consideration by the RES staff of both our earlier comments and the public comments. We concur in the regulatory positions of these guides and recommend that they be issued expeditiously.
Sincerely, Paul Shewmon Chairman
References:
- 1. Regulatory Guide 8.N.10, "Control of Access to High and Very High Radiation Areas in Nuclear Power Plants," August 1992
- 2. Regulatory Guide 8.9, Revision 1, "Acceptable Concepts, Models, Equations and Assumptions for a Bioassay Program,"
March 1993
- 3. Regulatory Guide 8.37, "ALARA Radiation Programs for Effluents From Materials Facilities," March 1993
- 4. 10 CFR 20, "Standards for Protection Against Radiation,"
revised on May 21, 1991