ML20039A634
| ML20039A634 | |
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| Issue date: | 11/25/1981 |
| From: | Felton J NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM) |
| To: | Scott S NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM) |
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't,.....,o N0y : 25 1981 MEMORANDUM FOR: Steve Scott, Chief Documents Management Branch Division of Technical Information and Document Control Office of Administration FROM:
J. M. Felton, Director Division of Rules and Records Office of Administration
SUBJECT:
TRANSMITTAL OF QUARTERLY REPORT:
PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING Enclosed for tran.imittal to the Public Document Room is the quarterly report on petitions for rulemaking as of September 30, 1981. This report has bec.n prepared in accordance with 10 CFR 2.802, and a notice will be published in the Federal Register soon annoyncing its availability in the Public Document Room for inspection an opying.
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STATUS OF NRC PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING SEPTEMBER 30, 1981 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION:
BEGINS ON:
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PETITIONS COMPLETED (1) page 1 B.
PETITIONS INCORPORATED (9) page 1 IN PROPOSED RULES C.
PETITIONS PENDING (15) page 6 STAFF REVIEW D.
PETITIONS WITH (8) page 14 ACTIONS DEFERRED BREAKDOWN OF PETITIONS BY PART 10 CFR Part 20 Standards for Protection Against Radiation a.
PRM-20-6 page 14 b.
PRM-20-6A page 14 c.
PRM-20-7 page 1
- d. **PRM-20-10 page 1 e.
PRM-20-13 page 6 30 Rules of General Applicability to Domestic Licensing of Byproduct Material a.
PRM-30-55 page 6 b.
- PRM-30-58 page 7 34 Licenses for Radiography and Radiation Safety Requirements for Radiographic Operations a.
PRM-34-2 page 7 35 Human Uses of Byproduct Material a.
PRM 35-1 page 8 40 Domestic Licensing of Source Material a.
PRM-40-23 page 8 denotes a petition added since the last report l
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10 CFR Part 50 Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities a.
PRM-50-10 page 2 b.
PRM-50-17 page 3 c.
PRM-50-20 page 15 d.
PRM-50-21 page 9 e.
PRM-50-22 page 16 f.
PRM-50-24 page 9 g.
PRM-50-25,25A page 16 h.
PRM-50-29 page 10 51 Licensing and Regulatory Policy and Procedures for Environmental Protection a.
PRM-51-1 page 17 b.
PRM-51-6 page 11 70 Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material a.
PRM-70-5 page 11 71 Packaging of Radioactive Material for Transport and Transportation of Radioactive Material under Certain Conditions a.
PRM-71-1 page 3 b.
PRM-71-2 page 3 c.
PRM-71-3 page 3 d.
PRM-71-4 page 4 e.
PRM-71-6 page 12 f.
P RM-71-8 page 12 73 Physical Protection of Plants and Materials a.
PRM-73-2 page 4 b.
PRM-73-3 page 5 95 Security Facility Approval and Safeguarding of National Security Information and Restricted Data
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PRM-95-1 page 13 100 Reactor Site Criteria a.
PRM-100-2 page 18 140 Financial Protection Requirements and Indemnity Agreements a.
PRM-140-1 page 13 4
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PETITIONS COMPLETED, July - September 1981 PRM Petitioner Number (FR Citation)
PRM-20-10 Citizens United for Responsible Energy (43 FR 3448 1/25/78)
Subject Action To require that all abnormal Comments by 3/27/80.
Twenty-six incidents be reportad immediately comments were received, six comments (within 1/2 hour) to the Director supported the petition; nineteen of the appropriate NRC Inspection were opposed; one commenter's and Enforcement Regional Office.
position was unclear.
A notice granting the petition in substance Task Leader,: Mike Jamgochian, was approved by the Executive Dir-RES,(301)443-5966 ector for Operations on October 16, 1981.
The notice will be published Action Complete in the FEDERAL REGISTER on October 28, 1981.
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PETITIONS INCORPORATED IN PROPOSED RULES PRM Petitioner Number (FR Citation)
PRM-20-7 Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
(41 FR 41759; 9/23/76)
Subject Action To adopt interim regulations setting Notice of Partial Denial published standards for shallow land disposal in the FEDERAL REGISTER on.7/25/79 of low-level radioactive wastes.
(44 FR 43541).
Although staff con-cluded that immediate implementation Task Leader:
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warranted, the issue and points raised in the petition and in the petitioner's proposed GEIS outline are being considered by NRC staff as input to their waste management regulation and EIS.
Preliminary draft of regulation on disposal of low-level wastes (Part 61) sent to l
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2 PRM-20-7 (cont'd) states, industry, and the public for review 11/9/79. On February 28, 1980, the staff published a notice in the FEDERAL REGISTER (45 FR 13104) making the same draft widely avail-able to assure early, broad-based input and review.
Proposed rule published in the FEDERAL REGISTER 7/24/81 (46 FR 38081). Comment period closes January 14, 1982.
Target Date: Commission action on final rule is scheduled for 11/82.
PRM Petitioner Number (FR Citation)
PRM-50-10 State of New Jersey--Nuclear Energy Council (39 FR 15900; 5/6/74 and 39 FR 25525; 7/11/74)
Subject Action To amend regulations in Appendix E Comments by 7/5/74.
Six comments of 10 CFR Part 50 to apply to Commis-were received.
Original petition sion licensees who are not otherwise' had four parts.
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subject to Appendix E and who receive, reactor personnel qualification, has store, possess, and/or distribute been withdrawn by the petitioner.
large quantities of radioactive The second part, on health physics i
materials; and to eliminate the personnel, was satisfied by regula-l exclusion of " Class 9 accidents" from tory guides (petitioner agrees).
An consideration in licensing procedures amendment to Part 70 was published involving new or novel siting or on 6/27/75, which partially resolved design considerations.
a third part of the petition.
Peti-tioner agreed that action on the i Task Leader:
Richard Grill, fourth part, Class 9 accident, RES, (301) 427-4468.
should await completion of the liquid pathways study. The part of the petition involving emergency planning was incorporated i,nto the
- Emergency P.lanning rulemak3ng (FEDERAL REGISTER notice published 6/3/81; 46 FR 29712).
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PRM-50-17 Boston Edison Company, et aL (41 FR 24006; 6/14/76)
Subject Action To amend Parts 2 and 50 with respect Comments by 8/13/76. Ten comments to the issuance of amendments to received.
Incorporated in proposed operating licenses for production rule (Part 50) published 3/28/80.
and utilization facilities.
Under Comments by 5/27/80.
Ten letters of requested changes criteria would be
.; comment were received on the pro-specified for determining when a posed rule.
None of these comments proposed amendment to an operating fully supported the proposed rule.
t license involves no "significant Work on this petition was delayed hazards consideration " and could due to commitment of staff to TMI-thus be issued without prior public related work. A court decision in notice or hearing.
the case of Sholly v. NRC, 651'F. 2d 780 (1980),~ rehearing denied 651 F.
Task Leader:
W. E. Campbell, 2d792(1980), and legislation RES, (301) 443-5860 pending in Congress have influenced this action.
~ Target Date for Commiss' ion Action: 12/81.
PRM Petitioner Number (FR Citation)
PRM-71-1 Energy Research and Development Administration (40 FR 43517; 9/22/75) i PRM-71-2 American National Standards Institute Committee N14 (41 FR 15920; 4/15/76) l PRM-71-3 Diagnostics Isotopes Corporation (41 FR 50359; 11/15/76) l i
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PRM-71-4 Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc.
(42 FR 5149; 1/27/77)
Subject Action To exempt " low specific activity Comments by 11/25/75.
PRMs 71-1, material" from the packaging 71-2, 71-3, and 71-4 were consolida-requirements of Part 71.
The peti-ted into a single rulemaking action tion from Diagnostics Isotopes to incorporate internationally Corporation requests that the radio-developed IAEA transportation i
nuclide lead-201 be included in standards into the domestic regula-Transport Group IV.
tions of both NRC and 00T. The rulemaking action should satisfy Task Leader:
D. R. Hopkins, PRM-71-3.
Five comments were RES, (301) 443-5825 received, all in support of the petitions.
Incorporated in pro-posed rule published 8/17/79.
Comments by 10/18/79, comment period extended to 12/17/79.
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PRM Petitioner Number (FR Citation)
PRM-73-2 Wisconsin Electric Power Company, et al.
(42 FR 46431; 9/15/77)
Subject Action To eliminate the requirement for Comments by 10/17/77.
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" pat-down" physical search of one hundred letters were received--
1 individuals entering a protected about 80% from utilities, agreeing area.
with petitioner; and about 20% from others, most of whom disagreed with i Task Leader:
K. Markulis, petitioner.
The Commission decided RES, (301) 443-5976.
to delay implementation of certain complementary and alternstive measures for protection against the insider threat.
Letters were sent to the petitioner req ~arding these delays (SECY-79-59,79-59A, and 79-598).
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Commission action' delayed Pat-Down '
Search requirements indefinitely to allow public comment on the proposed rule (publishe'd in tne FEDERAL REGIS-TER 12/1/80; 45 FR 79492) that substitutes alternative measures
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Action on t' e petiti.on.will be incorporated in the final rule.
lTerget Cate for the Final Rule:
2/82.
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nuclear power reactors against on 11/6/78Sthat action o,n thei individual sabotage normally will petition will be delayed ~until,,'-
- s s satisfy the performance require-implementation of S73.55 is com-j ment for physical protection at pleted.
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J. Ennis, ment on proposedsrule (published in RES, (301) 443-5976.
the FEDERAL REGIS,TEP. 12/1/80;
, 'g 45 FR 79492) that',would substitute alternative measures.for Pat-Down search requirements.
NMSS has the 1ead for development of the final rule.
Action on petition has been delayed pending staff resolution of l
policy questions raised by petitioner's request.
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'y PRM-20-13 Victor E. Anderson (44 FR 11284; 2/28/79)
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's Subject Action x. To require that radiation safety Comments by 4/30/79, extended to s
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personnel be certified by the 5/30/79.
Fifty-eight comments
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received.
Fifty-two comments oppose i 5 the petition.
Analysis of comments
. Task Leader:
J. M. Bell, is being prepared.
Further action lRES,(301)443-5970.
will consider results of an NRR con-
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(42 FR 40791; 8/11/77)
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To establish, for major licensed Comments by 10/11/77.
Six comments byproduct materials facilities received.
All oppose petition.
Staff (a) criteria to quantify the ALARA developing final position which j
emission policy, (b) siting criteria, includes possibility of disposing and (c) requirements for Joff-site of some issues by combining with l
environmental surveillance programs.
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(PRM-50-10) from State of New Jersey.
Task Leader:
R. Grill, l RES, (301) 427-4468.
Target Date:
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PRM-30-58 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Standards (46 FR 35662; 7/10/81)
Subject Action To amend NRC regulations in order to Comments by 9/8/81. Three comments exempt radioactive material obtained were received.
The staff is directly or indirectly from environ-reviewing the comments.
s mental sources from specific license application requirements.
Target Date:
6/82.
Task Leader:
D. A. Smith,
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PRM Petitioner Number (FR Citation)_
PRM-34-2 Non-Destructive Testing Management Association (43 FR 34563; 8/4/78)
Subject Action To amend NRC regulations to provide Comments by 10/3/78.
Eleven for registration, licensing, and comments were received, the majority control of individual radiographers.
of which opposed the petition.
How-eve., the staff is actively studying Task Leader:
James Jones, this concept. Work on an advance RES, (301) 443-5970.
notice of proposed rulemaking is underway, and a series of public meetings is being planned.
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7/82.
8 PRM Petitioner Number (FR Citation)
PRM-35-1 George V. Taplin (44 FR 26817; 5/17/79)
Subject Action To amend NRC regulations to rescind Comments by 7/6/79.
Forty-five the requirement that physicians must letters received, all in favor of use an approved radiopharmaceutical the petition.
Comments favor the strictly in accord with the manufac-use of radiopharmaceuticals for turers' package insert.
non-approved purposes.
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D. Bozik, l Target Date:
12/81.
RES, (301) 427-4566.
PRM Petitioner Number (FR Citation)
PRM 40-23 Sierra Club (46 FR 14021; 2/25/81)
Subject Action To. amend the Commission's regulation, Comments by April 27, 1981.
10 CFR Part 40, to license the Comments received from American possession of uranium mill tailings Mining Congress, Kerr-McGee Nuclear at inactive storage sites.
Corp., and United Nuclear Corp.
All comments stated that petition should Task Leader:
Don Harmon, be denied.
Staff preparing response RES, (301) 427-4284.
to petition.
Target Date for Commission Paper:
10/81.
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PRM-50-21 Northern States Power Company and Wisconsin Electric Power Company (42 FR 37458; 7/21/77)
Subject Action I
To include plant security information Comments by 9/19/77.
Twelve within the definition of Restricted comments were received, all endors-Data or National Security Informa-ing the petition.
Consideration to tion, so as to exteno the protection grant the petitionwas under review based of 10 CFR Part 2 to such information.
on Pub. L.96-295, NRC FY 80 Authorization Bill, which amended Task Leader:
K. Markulis, the Atomic Eriergy Act by adding RES, (301) 443-5903.
Section 147 - Safeguards Information -
whic~h directs the Commission to prescr_ibe regulations or issue orders
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to prohibit the unauthorized disclosure of safeguards information which speci-fically identifies the licensees' or ap-plicants' detailed security measures, etc..The petitioner's. requests'were to have been incorporated into a rule sent to~the Commission in July 1981((Protec_-
tion of Unclassified Safeguards:Informa-tion.- SECY-81-464). However, due to several legal' concerns, the petition could not be satisfied in its entirety and therefore additional effort will be foc; sed on the petition as staff resources become available.
Target Date: 12/82.
PRM Petitioner Number (FR Citation 1 PRM-50-24 John F. Doherty (44 FR 47997; 8/16/79)
Subject Action To establish procedures whereby the Comments by 10/1/79.
One comment Commission would inform all holders of was received.
It expressed the Class 103 licenses of any announcement view that a regulation is not by any Federal agency or department of required inasmuch as the NRC already
" predicted or expected falling objects has the nacessary authority to order from earth orbit of that department or shutdown, and that such events L
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agency's responsibility or a foreign would be infrequent.
Staff preparing nation's."
response to petition.
Task Leader:
B. Grimes, Target Date:
10/81.
IE, (301) 492-4614.
PRM Petitioner Number (FR Citation)
PRM-50-29 Electric utilities (45 FR 73080; 11/4/80)
Supplement to petition published 2/3/81 (46 FR 10501)
Subject Action J
To request the Commission to address Comments by 1/5/81.
Seventeen (ATWS) Anticipated Transients Without letters of comment have been Scram which has been designated an received.
Staff preparing response Unresolved Safety Issue by the Commis-to comments.
This petition will sion.
An ATWS occurs at a nuclear probably be incorporated into the power plant if an abnormal operating ongoing ATWS rulemaking.
condition (" anticipated transient")
that should cause the plant's reacto'r Target Date:
Commission approved protection system to initiate a rapid oublication of proposed rule subject shutdown (" scram") of the reactor
-to. certain modifications (6/16/81) fails to function.
Petitioner filed to obtain public comment on two a supplement to the petition, dated alternative versions of.ATWS rule.
1/5/81, that contained a proposed As of 9/30/81, the ATWS prcrosed rule
-Appendix to 10 CFR Part 50 which the
. had not been published in the FEDERAL petitioner requested the Commission REGISTER. The staff expects that to consider in connection with several elements of the petition will PRM-50-29.
The proposed Appendix be incorporateo into the final rule.
addresses the issue of Criteria for Evaluation of Scram Discharge Volume Target Date: The estimated date'for Systems for Boiling Water Reactors.
Commission action on a final ATWS rule is 6/82.
Task Leader:
D. Pyatt, RES, (301) 443-5921.
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PRM-51-6 Catherine Quigg (45 FR 25557; 4/15/80)
Subject Action To require preparation of a generic Comments by 6/16/80.
Fourteen EIS for high burnup nuclear fuel as comments received, the majority of used in commercial nuclear reactors, which oppose the petition.
stored in spent fuel pools or cooling racks, or potentially as processed in Target Date:
Staff response to-reprocessing plants or disposed of in lpetitionexpectedby12/82.
Delay permanent sites.
caused by urgent response required for the Duke Power Petition on l Task Leader:
Richard Grill, Emergency Planning.
l RES, (301) 427-4468.
PRM Petitioner Number (FR Citation)
PRM-70-6 Eberline Instrument Corporation (42 FR 41675; 8/18/77)
Subject Action To approve air transport of Two comments received 4/78, both of calibration or reference sources which support the petition.
Dispo-containing not more than 5 micro-sition of this petition will proceed curies of plutonium, when the Commission determines policy by taking action on a staff-initiated Task Leader:
D. Hopkins, rulemaking action to implement.. Pub.
RES, (301) 443-5825 -
L. 94-79.
This law restricts air transport of plutonium.
The rule-making will consider, among other things, whether under Pub..L. 94-79 the Commission may authorize air ship-ment of small quantities of plutonium in a package other than an approved container, and if so, what regulatory requirements should apply to these shipments.
Target Date: A proposed rule was approved by the.._ Commission.10/_22/81. Action on the petition ~ will follow action an the final rule which is currently scheduled for 2/83.
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PRM-71-6 Critical Mass Energy Project, et al.
(42 FR 61089; 12/1/77)
Subject Action To impose the following conditions Comments by 1/30/78.
Forty comments on licensees:
(1)'the use of were received, the majority of which special routes for transportation oppose the petition.
Informed of radioactive materials; (2) adop-petitioner on 6/7/78 that NRC staff tion of emergency plans for is delaying action on petition until transportation accidents; NRC/ DOT special study on Package (3) assumption by licensees of Requirements and Emergency Response financial responsibility for ship-(requested by Congressman Wirth) is ging accidents; and (4) a plan for completed.
The final report on the informing drivers of the nature of study (NUREG-0535) was published in their cargo and emergency actions to July 1980.
A staff response to the be taken in case of accidents.
petition has been prepared and for-warded to the Executive Director for Task Leader:
A. N. Tse, Operations for review.
RES, (301) 443-5997 Target Date:
12/81 PRM Petitioner Number (FR Citation)
PRM-71-8 Foster Wheeler Energy Corp.
(45 FR 39519; 6/11/80)
Subject Action To exempt persons licensed pursuant Comments by 8/11/80.
Three letters to 10 CFR 34 for Industrial Radio-of comment have been received, all graphy from the requirement of favoring the proposal.
Staff paper 10 CFR 71.12(b)(1)(i) that such under development.
persons have a copy of all documents referred to in the license, certifi-Target Date:
11/81.
cate, or other approval in order to be able to deliver licensed material to a carrier for transport under the general licensing provisions of 10 CFR 71.12.
Task Leader:
D. Smith, RES, (301) 443-5825.
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(FR Citation)
PRM-95-1 General Atomic Company (46 FR 39610; 8/4/81)
Subject Acti)n To amend Appendix A of 10 CFR Part 95 Comments by 10/2/81.
No comments by modification or elimination of were received as of 9/30/81.
certain portions of the "Classifica-tion Guide for Safeguards Information."
Target Date:
Initial staff position on petition to be determined 3/82.
Task Leader:
Robert P. Brady, ADM, (301) 427-4231.
PRM Petitioner Number (FR Citation)
PRM-140-1 Public Citizen Litigation Group and Critical Mass Energy Project (44 FR 50419)
Subject Action To find, pursuant to the procedures Comments by 10/29/79.
One comment and criteria in Subpart E of 10 CFR received.
Evaluation report and Par.t 140, that the nuclear accident proposed rule in preparation.
at the Three Mile Island, Unit 2 nuclear power plant constitutes'an Target Date:
Staff paper expected
" extraordinary nuclear occurrence" (to reach Commission for action 12/81.
(ENO); to amend Subpart E to make less stringent the criteria used for determining that an ENO has occurred.
Task Leader:
H.- Peterson, RES, (301) 427-4284.
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PETITIONS WITH ACTION DEFERRED PRM Petitioner Number (FR Citation)
PRM-20-6 Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
(40 FR 50327; 10/29/75)
Subject Action To amend radiation protection Comments by 2/12/76.
Sir.ty comments standards as they apply to the maxi-were receivsd, tifty-six of which mum permissible whole body dose were in opposition to the petition.
equivalent for occupational exposure.
A supplement to the petition sas Petitioner requests lower occupational submitted by NRDC on 11/4/77, prior dose limits.
to Commission decision, requesting consideration of recent epidemio-Task Leader:
R. Baker, logical studies.
This issue was RES, (301) 427-4570 included in the hearing on occupa-tional radiation protection jointly sponsored by EPA, NRC, and OSHA.
Proposed EPA guidance was published in Federal Register 1/23/81.
EPA /
NRC/ OSHA hearings held in April 1991.
Target Date:
The question of occupational dose limits is being addressed by the staff in work on the revision of 10 CFR Part 20.
Response to the petition will be prepared following Commission action on a final rule which is estimated to ibe 11/83.
PRM Petitioner Number (FR Citation)
PRM-20-6A Rosalie Bertell (43 FR 37018, 8/21/78).
Subject Action To amend NRC standards for protection Comments by 10/20/78.
Four comments against radiation as they apply to received, one favoring and three the maximum whole body dose equiva-opposing the petition.
Staff met lent for occupational exposure to with Dr. Bertell on 11/6/78 to ionizing radiation.
discuss her views.
The joint hearing
15 PRM-20-6A (cont'd) referred to under PRM-20-6 will in-Task Leader:
R. Baker, clude consideration of this petition.
RES, (301) 427-4570' Advance notice of hearing published by EPA on 9/17/79 (44 FR 53785).
Proposed EPA guidance published in FEDERAL REGISTER 1/23/81.
EPA /NRC/
OSHA hearings held in April 1981.
Target Date:
The question of occupational dose limits is being addressed by the staff in work on the revision of 10 CFR Part 20.
Response to the petition wiii be prepared following Commission action on a final rule which is estimated to be 11/83.
PRM Petitioner Number (FR Citation)
PRM-50-20 Free Environment, Inc., et al.
(42 FR 25785; S/19/77)
Subject Action To amend 10 CFR Part 50 before Comments by 7/16/77.
Three comments proceeding with any processing of were received.
Items (1) through (3) license applications for the Central were incorporated in action on Iowa Nuclear Project to require tnat:
PRM-50-19.
Item (3) denial published (1) nuclear reactars be located below 2/2/78 (43 FR 4466); Items (1) and ground level; (2) nuclear reactors be (2) denial published 4/19/78 hcused in sealed buildings, within (43 FR 16556).
Work on Item (4) will which permanent heavy vacuums are be considered in the context of the maintained; (3) a full-time Federal rulemaking on siting criteria.
Peti-employee with full authority to tioners informed of status by letter order the plant to be shut down in (late July 1980).
case of any operational abnormality always be present in a nuclear Target Date:
Commission action on a generating station; and (4) the final rule addressing demographic Central Iowa Nuclear Project and criteria is scheduled for 10/82.
Other reactors be sited at least 40 miles from major population centers.
Task Leader:
W. Ott, RES, (301) 427-4585.
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PRM-50-22 Public Interest Research Group, et al.
(42 FR 40063; 8/8/77)
Subject Action To require plant operators to post Comments by 10/7/77, extended to bonds, to be held in escrow, prior to 1/3/78.
Sixty-two comments received, each plant's operation, to insure that a majority of which oppose the funds will be available for proper petition.
Notice of Partial Denial and adequate isolation of radioactive published 6/22/79 (44 FR 36523).
material upon each plant's decommis-Remaining portion incorporated into sioning.
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Decommissioning Criteria for Task Leader:
W. Pearson, Nuclear Facilities, published RES, (301) 443-5910.
3/13/78 (43 FR 10370).
Draft EIS on Decommissioning issued in January 1981.
ITargetDates:
Proposed Rule scheduled for 10/82.
PRM Petitioner Number (FR Citation)
PRM-50-25 State of Illinois and the Porter County Chapter of PRM-50-25A the Izaak Walton League of America, Inc., et al.
(45 FR 7653; 2/4/80)
Subject Action To amend 10 CFR 50.55(b) to require Comments by 4/4/80.
Six comments a " good cause" proceeding prior to were received, including 2 from the granting a request for extension of petitioners on jurisdictional issues.
a construction completion date to Comments filed by parties other than determine whether the permittee has the petitioners opposed the petittor,.
shown good cause for the continued construction of the plant.
Target Date:
ASLB and Commission have now ruled on " good cause" issue Task Leader:
T..Dorian, with respect to extension of CP for ELD, (301) 492-8690.
completion of construction.
The matter is now pending, as one of several issues, in the Bailly case before the U.S. Court of Appeals.
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PRM-50-25 PP.M 5GJ25A preparing a paper to respond to the petition and clarify the rule in question.
This document will be forwarded to the Commission as soon as the Court renders its decision.
PRM Petitioner Number (FR Citation)
PRM-51-1 New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution (41 FR 2448; 1/16/76)
Subject Action To amend Table S-3, " Summary of-Partial denial of NECNP petition Environmental Considerations for published 4/14/78 (48 FR 15613)
Uranium Fuel Cycle." Petitioner's after reviewing public comments, position is that Table S-3 seriously the majority of which opposed-the understates the impact of fuel cycle
-petition.
Remaining action deferred activities on human health and safety pending a future rulemaking proceed-by disregarding the long-term effects ing to amend the value for radon in of certain long-lived radionuclides.
Table S-3.
The radon value was vacated from Table S-3 and made Task Leader:
W. E. Thompson, subject to litigation in individual NMSS, (301) 427-4211.
LWR licensing proceedings; 17 cases in process before the Appeal Board were combined for a hearing of the radon issues.
Partial decision (ALAB-640) on radon issues published by Appeal Board on May 13, 1981. OELD recommends that radon rulemaking be held in abeyance until Appeal Board completes its t
proceeding and publishes the balance of the decision.
Until then the radon issues remain open for litige-tion in individual LWR licensing proceedings.
Target Date:
Indeterminate for NMSS proposed rulemaking on radon is ready to go to Commission within 30 days after the Appeal Board publishes the balance of the ALAB-640 decision.
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C-18 PRM Petitioner Number (FR Citation)
PRM-100-2 Public Interest Research Group, et al.
(41 FR 27141; 7/1/76)
Subject Action To set numerical limits on allowable Comments by 8/30/76.' Twelve population density around nuclear comments received.
A staff paper reactor sites.
(SECY-78-624) was submitted to the Commission 12/4/78.
The Commission, Task Leader:
W. Ott, by memo to EDO dated 2/15/79, RES, (301) 427-4585.
deferred action pending submission of Siting Policy Task Force report.
Petitioner was notified of deferral by memo dated 3/9/79. Peti fied bf letter (July 1986)_tioner noti-that peti-tion would be considered-in the context of rulemaking on. siting _ criteria._z
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Final Rule scheduled for 10/82.
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