ML20033F826
| ML20033F826 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 03/16/1990 |
| From: | Rathbun D NRC OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL & PUBLIC AFFAIRS (GPA) |
| To: | Geoffrey Miller HOUSE OF REP., INTERIOR & INSULAR AFFAIRS |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20033D930 | List: |
| References | |
| REF-10CFR9.7 NACNUCLE, SECY-88-257, SECY-89-184, NUDOCS 9004030207 | |
| Download: ML20033F826 (5) | |
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8 WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 x*****-)t March 16, 1990 Y
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The Honorable George Miller Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs 1
United States House of Representatives 1
Washington, D.C.
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Dear Congressman Miller:
I regret the delay in responding to your February 7,1990 request for documents relating to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's.((NRC's) development of a policy statement on Below Regulatory Concern BRC) issues.- The material that you requested has been generated throughout the agency over a period of many years, involving many different individuals (whohavesincebeentransferred)andoffices(someof whichhavebeenreorganizedorabolished).
In order _to comply with the very broad scope of your request, we are pursuing-a detailed. review
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i Enclosed are copies of documents that have been identified thus far.
These documents address the current status of the most significant issues regarding the' proposed exemption policy. All of these documents may be.
released-to the public.
j We 'will provide you any additional documents upon completion of the search _
of our files.- We will also provide you our responses to your more -
l detailed. questions in the near future. Should you have any questions concerning the enclosed documents, please contact me.'
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Dennis K. Ra bun, Director Congressional Affairs i
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Enclosures:
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cc: The Honorable Morris K. Udall The~ Honorable James V. Hansen
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Q Documents pertaining to Question 1:
1.
6/10/87 Memo from Miller Spangler, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation to Thomas Murley, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation;
Subject:
Proposed Issue for Policy Development Regarding an " Integrated De Minimis Risk Policy" 2.
10/13/87 Paper by Miller B. Spangler for NRC Seminar Program,
Subject:
"Toward an Integrated De Minimis Risk Policy" 3.
11/24/87 Memo from Andrew L.- Bates, Acting Secretary, to Victor Stello, Jr., Executive Director for Operations;
Subject:
SECY-87-186A -
Distribution of Radioactive Gems Irradiated in Reactors to Unlicensed Persons (Follow-up-to SECY-86-186) (attachments) 4 3/8/88 Commission Paper (SECY-88-69) --Policy Issue (Commission Meeting) from Victor Stello, Jr., Executive Director for.
Operations to the Commissioners;
Subject:
Current and Potential Applicability of "De Minimis" and "Below Regulatory Concern" Concepts to Commission Policies 5.
3/30/88 Memo from Samuel J. Chilk, Secretary, to Victor Stello, Jr.,
Executive Director for Operations;
Subject:
Staff Requirements
- Briefing on the Status of Efforts to Develop a De Minimis
' Policy, 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 14, 1988, Commissioners' i
Conference Room, D.C. Office (0 pen to Public Attendance) (with attachments) 6.
4/8/88 Paper by R.E. Alexander, President Elect, Health Physics Society;
Subject:
The Linear Non-Threshold Hypothesis 7.
4/22/88 Memo from Samuel J. Chilk, Secretary, to Victor Stello, Jr.,
Executive Director for Operations;
Subject:
Staff Requirements
- Briefing-on.the Status of Efforts to Develop a.De Minimis Policy, 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 14, 1988, Commissioners' Conference Room, D.C. Office (0 pen to Public Attendance) (with attachment) 8.
5/11/88 Ltr from Raymond F. Fraley, Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, to Victor Stello, Jr., Executive Director for Operations;
Subject:
"Below Regulatory Concern" and "De Minimis" Concepts (withattachment)
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7/25/88-Memo from Samuel J. Chilk, Secretary, to Victor Stello, Jr.,
Executive Director for Operations;
Subject:
Staff Requirements
- Briefing on. Matters of Common Interest Between NRC and EPA in:
the Regulation of Radiological Hazards, 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 15, 1988,- Commissioners' Conference Room, One White Flint m
North, Rockville, Maryland (0 pen to Public Attendance)
(transcriptattached) 10, 8/9/88 Ltr from Dade W. Moeller, Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste, to Lando W. Zech, Jr., Chairman;
Subject:
ACNW Coments on Proposed Commission Policy Statement on Regulatory Control Exemptions for Practices whose Public Health and Safety Impacts-are Below Regulatory Concern (BRC)
- 11. 8/26/88 Memo from Margaret Federline (OCM) to' John Larkins, Maria Lopez-Otin, and Jack Scarborough (OCM); Subject, Below. Regulatory Concern (BRC) Briefing (handwritten note from Maria Lopez-Otin on bottom).
- 12. 8/31/88 Memo from Victor Stello, Jr., Executive Director for Operations, to Chairman Zech;
Subject:
Draft (Partial) Canadian Report on De Minimis Dose Rate
- 13. 9/8/88 Ilemo from Robert M. Bernero, Office of Nuclear Material Safety i
and Safeguards, to Victor Stello, Jr.. Executive Director for Operations;
Subject:
Basis for Nonconcurrence by NMSS on that Portion of the BRC Policy Statement which Discusses the Applica-tion of a 10 MREM Per Year Dose Level 14 9/8/88 Ltr from Lauriston S. Taylor, Past President, Health Physics Society, to the Commissioners;
Subject:
Concern of NRC Policy to of Meaningful Generic Level of Exposure Below Which it Would have no Regulatory Concern.
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- 15. 9/9/88
. Commission Paper - from Victor Stello, Jr., Executive Director for Operations to the Commissioners;
Subject:
Proposed Commission Policy Statement on Exemptions from Regulatory Control for Practices Whose Public Health and Safety Impacts are Below Regulatory Concern (BRC)
- 16. 9/13/88 Memo from R. E. Alexander to Harold R. Denton;
Subject:
Collective Dose Criterion for the BRC Policy Statement
- 17. 9/14/88 Briefing outline for Commissioner Carr by Bob Alexander and Dr.
Lauriston S. Taylor, Health Physics Society, September 14, 1988 at 10:00 a.m. (no attachments) 18, 9/15/88 Ltr from Dade W. Moeller, Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste, to Chairman Zech;
Subject:
Proposed Policy Statement on Below Regulatory Concern
- 19. 9/16/88 Staff Presentation to Commission on Proposed Policy Statement on Exemption of Practices Which are Below Regulatory Concern i
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9/29/88 Memo from Samuel J. Chilk, Secretary, to Victor Stello, Jr.,
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Executive Director-for Operations;
Subject:
Staff Requirements
-- Briefing on-Status of Efforts to Develop a Below Regulatory Concern Policy,10:00 a.m., Friday, September 16, 1988, Commissioners' Conference Room,.0ne White Flint North, Rockville, Maryland (0 pen to Public Attendance) (with transcript-attached) 21.
9/30/88 Memo from Samuel-J. Chilk, Secretary, to Victor Stello,- Jr.,
Executive Director for Operations;
Subject:
Staff Requirements SECY-88-257, " Proposed Commission Policy Statement on Exemptions c
from Regulatory-Control for Practices Whose Public Health and Safety Impacts are Below Regulatory Concern (BRC)"
22.
10/19/88 Memo. from R. F. Fraley, Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, to' Commissioners' Assistants; Subject Variability of t
Natural Background (report by Dr. J. Carson' Mark attached) 23.
5/3/89 Ltr from Dade W. Moeller, Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste, to Chairman Zech;
Subject:
Proposed Connission Policy on Exemptions from Regulatory Control 24.
6/23/89 Memo from Don J. Womeldorf, Sacramento Department of Health i
Services, Environmental Management Branch, to Local Health Officers transmitting position paper on the below regulatory concern (BRC) radioactive waste issue 25.
7/1/89 Paper from Don't Waste N.Y. to Citizens Concerned with Radioactive Waste regarding radioactive waste management 26, 7/5/89 Ltr from Charles M. Hardin, Conference on Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc. to Chairman Zech transmitting position paper on exemptions from regulatory control for practices whose health and-safety impacts are below regulatory ' concern _
27.
7/18/89 Memo from Samuel J. Chilk, Secretary For the Record;
Subject:
Staff Requirements - Briefing on Policy Statement on Rules for Exemption from Regulatory Control,1:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 11, 1989, Commissioners' Conference Room, One White Flint North, Rockville, Maryland (0 pen to Public Attendance) (transcript attached) 28.
7/19/89 Draft of Internal memo concerning NRC Policy Statement on Below
-Regulatory Concern
- 29. 8/4/89
. Memo from Charles Ader/ Maria Lopez-Otin, to Commissioner Assistants;
Subject:
BRC Policy 30, 8/7/89 Memo from Mike Weber to Commissioner Assistants; subject:
Revised Position on BRC (draft position attached) 31, 8/11/89 Memo from Charlie [Ader] to Mike [ Weber] regarding rationale for selecting BRC number t
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- 32. 8/11/89-Justification for public comments regarding BRC dose _ limits (SECY89-184) e
- 33. _10/13/89 Memo from Samuel J. Chilk, Secretary, to James M. Taylor, Acting Executive Director for Operations, William C. Parler, General Counsel, and Harold R. Denton, Government and Public Affairs;
Subject:
Staff Requirements - SECY-89-184 - Proposed Commission Policy Statement on Exemptions from Regulatory Control 34 11/13/89 -Ltr_ from Dr. Allen Brodsky (Allen B. Consultants, Inc.) to i
Kenneth L. Rogers, Cornissioner;
Subject:
Limitation of total exposure after an exemption policy has been put in place (with draftattachments) 35.
1/19/90 Note from Mike Weber to Joe Fouchard transmitting talking.
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points on BRC_that Chairman provided to Stan Schneider 36, 1/30/90 Ltr from Dade W. Moeller, Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste, to Chairman Carr;
Subject:
Commission Policy Statement on Exemptions from Regulatory Control 37.
2/12/90 Ltr from Chairman Carr to Terry R. Lash, Director, Department of Nuclear Safety, State of Illinois;
Subject:
Reply to Mr.
Lash's.ltrs dated 12/11/89 and 2/1/90 re Commission policy to exempt certain radioactive materials from regulatory control.
38.
2/20/90 Remarks by Chairman Kenneth M. Carr at the Joint Meeting of the Local Chapters of the Health Physics Society and the American Nuclear Society at Falls Church, Virginia
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Undated Paper by Robert E. Alexander entitled, "A Logical Framework for Radiation Protection Standards for the Public" 40.
Undated Analysis of Public Comments on the BRC Policy L