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SEP 2 3 gggg MEMORANDUM FOR: Robert M. Bernero, Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
/ James Lieberman, Director, Office of Enforcement d Edward L. Jordan, Director, Office of Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data
' Thomas E. Murley, Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
' Harold R. Denton, Director, Office of Governmental and Public Affairs William C. Parler, General Counsel Patricia G. Norry, Director, Office of Administration FROM:
Eric 5. Beckjord, Director, Office of Nuclear Regulatory l
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PROPOSED RULEMAKING - NOTIFICATIONS OF INCIDENTS 10 CFR 20.403 Please provide office concurrence for the enclosed proposed rulemaking package.
This package responds to a request for rulemaking received from the Office of Enforcement in July of 1987.
The following contains a sumary of this request:
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Title:
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Task Leader: Joseph J. Mate, RDB/DRA/RES (x-23795) 3.
Cognizant Individuals:
L Edward Flack, OE/NMSS John Hickey, OB/IMHS/NMSS l
Donald Cool, RPHE/DRA/RES Kevin Ramsey, OB/IMNS/NMSS Kathleen Black, AEOD/NAS John Buchanan, PRPB/NRR L
Joel Lubenau, SLITP/GPA Mary Wagner, OGC Alzonia Shepard, ARM /RPB 4.
Requested Action:
Provide office level concurrence 5.
Requested Completion Date: September 22, 1989 6.
Sumary: NRC is proposing to amend its regulations to revise licensee reporting requirements regarding the Notifications of Nonreactor
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. Incidents. This action is needed because licensees do not always report incidents that the NRC staff considers to have significant implications for public health and safety. The proposed rule if promulgated will affect materials licensees under 10 CFR Parts 20, 30, 40, and 70. Comments on the draft proposal were previously requested from selected Divisions in
-HMSS, OE, AE0D, NRR, GPA, OGC, and ARM.
In addition comments were requested from the five NRC Regions as well as the Agreement States.
Appropriate comments have been incorporated into the proposed rulemaking to the maximum extent possible.
h Eric S. Beckjord, Director Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
Enclosures:
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MEMORANDUM FOR: James M. Taylor, Acting Executive Director for Operations FROM:
Eric S. Beckjord, Directo, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED RULEMAKING TO 10 CFR 20.403 - NOTIFICATIONS OF INCIDENTS Attached for your signature is a Federal Register Notice (Enclosure 1) to be
" Notifications of published in the Federal Register that amends 10 CFR 20.403,(b)(3), and (b)(4)
Incidents." The amendment revises sections (a)(3), (a)(4),
of 10 CFR 20.403 regarding the loss of operations and damage to property for both feediate and 24 nour notifications.
These four paragraphs will no longer apply to material licensees.
Instead new requirements as appropriate have been added to Parts 30, 40, and 70 as Sections 30.50, 40.60, and 70.50.
In addition the term "imediate" is defined. The primary purpose of the revisions is to revise licensee reporting requirements regarding the Notifications of Nonreactor Incidents for material licensees.
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Background:
In July 1987 James Lieberman, Director of the Office of Enforcement, sent a memo to Eric S. Beckjord, Director, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, requesting that 10 CFR 20.403, " Notifications of Incidents," be amended. This request was based on discussions among Office of Enforcement, Office of General Counsel, and Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. The staff felt l
at that time that a minor rulemaking was needea to clarify licensee reporting requirements for events having significant implication for public health and safety including " loss of operations" and " damage to property." The staff took this position because of past nonreactor incidents that were not reported to NRC i
which the staff believes should have been reported.
i Backfit Analysis:
The staff has determined that a backfit analysis is not required for this proposed rule because the amendments do not involve any provisions that would impose backfits as defined in 10 CFR 50.109(a)(1).
Notices:
A draf t regulatory analysis was prepared (Enclosure 2). The appropriate L
Congres-fonal Committees will be notified (Enclosure 3). A weekly report to theComissionhasbeenprepared(Enclosure 4).
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The' 0ffices of NMSS, OE, AEOD, NRR, Administration, and Government and Public Affairs concur in the amendments. The Office of General Counsel has no legal objection.
Eric S. Beckjorj Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
Enclosures:
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Federal Register Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 2.
. Draft Regulatory Analysis 3.
Draf t Congressional Letters 4.
Draft Weekly Report to the Commissioner 4
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.The Offices of HMSS, OE, AEOL'. si:1, Administration, and Government and Public Affairs concur ir, the amendmeta,. Tha Office of General Counsel has no legal objection.
Eric S. Beckjord Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
Enclosures:
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Federal Register Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 2.
Draft Regulatory Analysis 3.
Draft Congressional Letters 4.
Draft Weekly Report to the Commissioner Distribution:
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MEMORANDUM FOR: James M. Taylor, Acting Executive Director for Operations FROM:
Eric S. Beckjord, Director, Office of Nuclear Regulatory-Research
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED RULEMAKING TO 10 CFR 20.403 - NOTIFICATIONS OF INCIDENTS Attached for your signature is a Faderal Register Notice (Enclosure 1) to be
" Notifications of published in the Federal Register that amends 10 CFR 20.403,(b)(3), and (b)(4)
Incidents." The amendment revises sections (a)(3), (a)(4),
of 10 CFR 20.403 regarding the loss of operations and damage to property for both immediate and 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> notifications. These four paragraphs will no longer apply to material licensees.
Instead new requirements as appropriate have been added to Parts 30, 40, and 70 as Sections 30.50, 40.60, and 70.50.
In addition the term "immediate" is defined. The primary purpose of the revisions is to revise licensee reporting requirements regarding the Notifications of Nonreactor Incidents for material licensees.
Background:
In July 1987 James Lieberman, Director of the Office of Enforcement, sent a memo to Eric S. Beckjord, Director, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, requesting that 10 CFR 20.403, " Notification of Incidents," be amended.. This request was based on discussions among Office of Enforcement, Office of General Counsel, and Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. The staff felt at that time that a minct rulemaking was needed to clarify licensee reporting requirements for events having significant implication for public health and safety including " loss of operations" and " damage to property." The staff took this position because of past nonreactor incidents that were not reported to NRC which the staff believes should have been reported.
Backfit Analysis:
The staff has determined that a backfit analysis is not required for this proposed rule because the amendments do not involve any provisions that would impose backfits as defined in 10 CFR 50.109(a)(1).
Notices:
A draft regulatory analysis was prepared (Enclosure 2). The appropriate Congressional Connittees will be notified (Enclosure 3). A weekly report to the Commission has been prepared (Enclosure 4).
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.g Approved For Publication The Comission delegated to the EDO (10 CFR 1.31(a)(3) the authority)tosubject develop and promulgate rules as defined in the APA (5 U.S.C. 551 (4) to the limitations in NRC Manual Chapter 0103, Organization and Functions, Office of the Executive Director for Operations, paragraphs 0213, 038, and 0310.
The enclosed rules, entitled flotifications of Incidents will amend 10 CFR 20.403 and establish 10 CFR 30.50,10 CFR 40.60, and 10 CFR 70.50. These amendments are needed to ensure that significant incidents are promptly reported to NRC so that the agency can evaluate whether immediate action is required to protect the public health and safety.
These proposed rules do not constitute a significant question of policy, nor does it anend regulations contained in 10 CFR Parts 7, 8, or 9 Subpart C concerning matters of policy.
I, therefore, find that this rule is within the scope of my rulemaking authority and am proceeding to issue it.
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[7590-01) c NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10 CFR Part 20
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ACTION: Proposed rule.
SUMMARY
- 'The Nuclear Regulatory Comission (NRC) proposes to amend its regulations to revise licensee reporting requirements regarding the Notifications of Nonreactor Incidents relating to radiation tafety. This action is needed to ensure that significant occurrences are promptly reported to NRC so that the agency can evaluate whether immediate action-is required to protect the public health and safety.
. Comments DATE: The coment period expires received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Comission is able to ensure consideration only for coments received on or before this date.
ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, DC 20555, Attention: Docketing Service Branch.
Deliver comments to One White Flint North,11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on weekdays. Copies of the regulatory analysis, as well as copies of the coments received on the proposed rule, may be examined at the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street NW, Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph J. Mate, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, DC 20555, telephone (301)492-3795.
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Background
Regulationsin10CFR20.403(NotificationsofIncidents)'requirethatNRC licensees report certain events involving byproduct, source, or special nuclear material that cause or threaten to cause: the exposure of the whole body to specific levels of radiation; the release of radioactive material in specific concentrations; the loss of use of facilities for a specific duration; or damage to property in excess of a specific dollar amount. The events are to be reported either immediately or within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> depending on the nature and severity of the event as defined in i 20.403. NRC has become concerned that certain provisions of 5 20.403 need to be revised because licensees have not been reporting certain significant events. Below are two examples of events that were not reported, but should have been reported to NRC.
In both cases, the licensee was cited for 10 CFR Part 20 violations.
In one case, a fire destroyed a licensee's building that contained the licensee's moisture density gauge. Damage caused by the fire rendered the gauge unusable, although no radioactive material was released. NRC was not notified of the fire. As a result, a potentially significant event was not promptly evaluated to determine the adequacy of requirements established to ensure that the use of licensed material does not create a hazard to public health and safety.
NUREG1198(ReleaseofUF from a ruptured cylinder) reports lessons 6
i learned from another case where rupture of a UF cylinder caused the death of 6
one individual and injured several others. The investigation revealed a prior event at another licensee's site where, under similar circumstances, a cylinder L
bulged but did not rupture. NRC had not been notified of the prior event. The L
" Lessons Learned" report recommended that requirements for reporting events should be reviewed to ensure that all potentially significant events are h
reported to NRC.
It is important that such events be reported promptly so that NRC can evaluate whether prompt action is required to protect the public health and safety.
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Discussion The existing reporting requirements in 10 CFR 20.403 are fairly general.
l More specific requirements are appropriate to reduce misunderstanding by licensees about the types of events that should be reported. The NRC staff has examined the provisions of 5 20.403 and decided that revisions are appropriate to better describe reportable events having significant implications for public health and safety.
In final form, this revision will also amend the major revision to Part 20 currently under consideration by the Commission.
Therequirementsinparagraphs20.403(a)(3),(a)(4),(b)(3),and(b)(4) dealing with loss of operation and damage to property are being deleted for material licensees only because the staff believes these criteria are not 4
necessarily indicative of events that pose a hazard to public health and safety or the environment. The periodic loss of operation of a facility due to age or normal wear is expected and usually poses no additional' hazard to the public or environment. The same is true for the cost of repairing damage which may be high because of exter. dating circumstances and not due to the extent of the damage or its effect on any licensed material. The deleted sections have been replaced with new criteria which will be added to Parts 30, 40, and 70. The staff believes the new requirements to these Parts are more indicative of potentially significant events affecting the health and safety of the public and the environment. The Comission specifically-requests comments on the appropriateness of these amendments.
In order to more accurately assess the impact of this proposed rulemaking, the Comission also requests specific coments on the number of reports that licensees expect might be generated yearly.
The proposed amendments for Parts 30, 40, and 70 are identical. The discussion that follows is, therefore, organized by the type of requirement rather than by the part of the regulation where it is found.
A period of four hours has been used to define the term "imediate notification" for material licensees. This is consistent with some of the imediate reporting. requirements specified in 6 50.72 for power reactors.
Four hours was used because many material licensees do not have the capability to 3
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quickly assess and respond to events that reactor licensees possess.
In addition, material licensees are usually_not required to monitor operations as
- closely as do Part 50 licensees; finally the degree of hazard posed by nonreactor events is typically much smaller than the hazard by reactor events.
A discussion of the specific requirements contained in Parts 30, 40, and 70 is provided in the following paragraphs, l
l NRC places the primary responsibility on the licensee for controlling and using licensed material safely. Therefore, it is important that NRC receive reports of events or conditions that threaten the health and safety of individuals using licensed material or that prevent the performance of surveys or other safety related duties necessary to maintain control of licensed material. A reporting requirement for these types of safety related events has been specifically included to clarify that such events must be reported. The bulging of a filled uranium hexafluoride cylinder may cause minimal damage and no injury, but if it threatens a release of licensed material that could injure individuals in the area and prevent corrective actions necessary to control the material, NRC must be aware of such occurrences so that it can respond 4
appropriately.
A new requirement is being added for licensees to report contamination events where access to an area must be restricted for more than 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> because of contamination. This requirement is intended to capture an event which causes accidental contamination to an area which is in excess of the radiological conditions normally present. Accidental contamination events increase radiation exposure and the risk of ingesting radioactive material.
If contamination is not cleaned up in a timely manner, personnel entering the area at a later date may receive unnecessary radiation exposure and risk spreading the contamination to themselves, others and other areas.
It is important that NRC receive notification of such events because NRC action may be necessary to-ensure that decontamination and cleanup activities are performed in a timely manner. Moreover, if contamination cannot be cleaned up within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />, the matter may be significant and prompt NRC inspection may be required. This requirement is applicable to both the contamination of unrestricted areas where a restriction is imposed, and to restricted areas where additional restrictions 4
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are imposed. For example, a radioactive waste container storage area is
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normally locked and restricted. But a spill contaminating the floor that is j
not cleaned up immediately would require workers to wear additional anti-contamination clothing and increase the risk of further spreading the contamination during future operations in the area. This type of situation i,
would be reportable under the revised regulation, A reporting requirement requiring licensees to report events that prevent or could prevent structures or systems needed to control releases, minimize l
radiation exposures, or mitigate the consequences of an accident from functioning properly is being added. This includes procedural errors, Notification is not required for an equipment f ailure, equipment damage, etc.
individual component failure if redundant systems are operable and are able to perform the required function. Such events must be evaluated to determine where changes and improvements are required.
If the interlock on a shielded irradiator chamber door malfunctions, the door could be opened when a source containing several_thousand curies is exposed, resulting in an individual receiving a large radiation dose in a very short time. NRC action may be necessary to warn other licensees of generic safety problems and to specify additional controls o
to protect occupational workers and the public, A requirement has been added for licensees to report events that require medical treatment of a radioactively contaminated individual at a medical f acility. Such events are highly significant because they: 1)indicatesafety problems in a licensed operation, 2) risk internal contamination through open An wounds, and 3) expose medical personnel to radiation and contamination.
The evaluation must be performed to determine how to prevent any recurrence.
requirement is worded to avoid any reference to transporting the individual to ensure that events of this type occurring in medical facilities where no transportation is required are not excluded. To avoid numerous reports of insignificant events such as a medical technician puncturing a hand with a syringe containing a radiopharmaceutical, a note is added to clarify that a notification is not required if first aid for a superficial injury is the only treatment rendered.
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A new requirement has been edded to report all fires involving any device, container, or equipment containing licensed material to ensure such events are promptly evaluated to minimize any spread of contamination and detemine the Fires involving performance of features designed to control licensed material.
or damaging licensed material are of particular significance because a fire can cause material in sealed sources to be released, generate airborne radioactive contamination and generate contaminated runoff from water used to extinguish the fire. Some design deficiencies are not detected until actual events such as fires are evaluated and significant problems are discovered.
Environmental Impact: Categorical Exclusion The NRC has determined that the proposed regulations are the type of actiondescribedinthecategoricalexclusion10CFR51.22(c)(3)(iii).
Therefore, neither an environmental impact statement nor an environmental assessment has been prepared for this proposed regulation.
Paper Work Reduction Act Statement The proposed rule amends information collection requirements that are subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This proposed rule has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval of the paperwork requirements.
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to 1
average two hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and L
completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comert!,
regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Records and Reports Management Branch, Division of Information Support Services /IRM, Office of Information Resources Management, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555; and to the Office Of Management and Budget, Paperwork ReductionProject(3150-0014), Washington, DC 20503.
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i Regulatory Analysis The Comission has prepared a draft regulatory analysis on this proposed regulation. The analysis examines the costs and benefits of the alternatives considered by the Comission. The draft analysis is available for inspection in the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street NW., Washington, DC.
Single copies of the draf t analysis may be obtained from Joseph J. Mate, telephone (301)492-3795. The Comission requests public comment on the draf t regulatory analysis. Coments on the draft analysis may be submitted to the NRC as indicated under the ADDRESSES heading.
Regulatory Flexibility Certification Based upon the information available at this stage of the rulemaking proceeding and in accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C.
605(b), the Comission certifies that, if promulgated, this rule will not have The a significant economic impact upon a substantial number of small entities.
proposed rule affects approximately 9,100 licenses monitored by NRC under 10 CFR Part 20. The licenses are issued to academic institutions, medical institutions, and industrial entities. The proposed rule is being issued in order to reduce misunderstandings by material licensees about the types of events that need to be reported to NRC.
No reporting is required by licensees unless they have an incident involving licensed material that meets the j
requirements specified in the proposed amendments. Since the revised reporting i
requirements are essentially the same as the current reporting requirements, the impact on licensees should be minimal.
J Backfit Analysis
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The HRC has determined that the backfit rule, 10 CFR 50.109, does not L
apply to this proposed rule and therefore a backfit analysis is not required L
because these proposed amendments do not involve any provisions that would impose backfits as defined in 10 CFR 50.109 (a)(1).
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List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 20, 30, 40, and 70
'10 CFR PART 20:
Byproduct material, Licensed material, Nuclear materials, Nuclear power plants and reactors, Occupational safety and health, Packaging and containers, Penalty, Radiation protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Special nuclear material, Source material, and Waste treatment and disposal.
10 CFR PART 30:
Byproduct material, Government contracts, Intergovernmental relations, Isotopes, Nuclear materials, Penalty, Radiation protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
10 CFR PART 40:
Government contracts, Hazardous materials-transportation, Nuclear materials, Penalty, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Source material and uranium.
10 CFR PART 70:
Hazardous materials-transporcation, Nuclear materials, Packaging and containers, Penalty, Radiation protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Scientific equipment, Security measures, and Special nuclear material.
For the reasons set out in the preamble and under the authority of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, j
as amended, and 5 U.S.C. 553, the NRC is proposing to adopt the following amendments to 10 CFR Parts 20, 30, 40, and 70:
PART 20 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION.
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The authority citation for Part 20 continues to read as follows:
AUTHORITY: Secs. 53, 63, 65, 81, 103, 104, 161, 68 Stat. 930, 933, 935, 936, 937, 948, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2073, 2093, 2095, 2111, 2133, 2134, 2201);
secs. 201, as amended, 202, 206, 88 Stat.1242, as amended, 1244,,1246(42 U.S.C.5841,5842,5846).
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Section 20.408 also issued under secs. 135, 141, Pub. L.97-425, 96 Stat.
2232, 2241 (42 U.S.C.10155,10161). For the purposes of sec. 223, 68 Stat.
958, as amended -(42 U.S.C. 2273); il 20.101, 20.102, 20.103(a), (b), and (f),
20.104(a)and(b),20.105(b),20.106(a),20.201,20.202(a),20.205,20.207, 20.301, 20.303, 20.304, and 20.305 are issued under sec.161b, 68 Stat. 948, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2201 (b)); and il 20.102,20.103(e),20.401-20.407, 20.408(b), and 20.409 are issued under sec.161o; 68 Stat. 950, as amended (42 U.S.C.2201(o)).
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In i 20.403 paragraphs (a)(3), (a)(4), (b)(3), and (b)(4) are revised.
I 20.403 Notifications of Incidents.
(a)(3) a loss of one working week or more of the operation of any facilitiesaffected(note: does not apply to material licensees); or (a)(4) damage to property in excess of $200,000.
(note: does not apply tomateriallicensees)
(b)(3) a loss of one day or more of the operation of any facilities affected(note: does not apply to material licensees); or
-(b)(4) damage to property in excess of $2,000.
(note: does not apply to materiallicensees).
PART 30 - RULES OF GENERAL APPLICASILITY TO DOMESTIC LICENSING OF BYPRODUCT MATERIAL 3.
The authority citation for Part 30 continues to read as follows:
AUTHORITY: Secs. 8182,161,182,183,186, 68 Stat. 935, 948, 953, 954, 955, as amended, sec. 234, 83 Stat. 444, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2111, 2112, 2201, 9
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2232, 2233, 2236, 2?8?); secs. 201, as amended, 202, 206, 88 Stat. 12tP, as amended, 1244,1246 (a2 U.S.r,. 58/1,.58/2, 5846).
Section 30.7 also issted under Pub. L.95-601, sec.10, 92 Stat. ?951
-i (42 U.S.C. 5851). Section 30.34 (b) also issued under sec.18a, 68, Stat. 9f4, r
as amended (t2 U.S.C. 2234).
Section 30.61 also issued under sec.187, 68-Stat. 955 (42 U.S.C. 2237).
For the purposes of sec. 223, 68 Stat. 958, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2273);
il 30.3, 30.34(b) and (c), 30.41(a) and (c), and 30.53 are issued under sec.
161b, 68 Stat. 948, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2201(b)); and il 30.6, 30.9, 30.36, 30.51, 30.52, 30.55, and 30.56(b) and (c) are issued under sec. 1610, 68 Stat.
950,asamended(42U.S.C.2201(o)).
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A new 530.50 is added to read as follows:
l l 30.50 Notification Requirements.
(a) Innediate notification.
Each licensee shall notify the NRC within four hours after the discovery of the following event involving licensed material:
(1) Any event or condition that poses a threat to the health and safety of personnel using licensed material or that prevents the performance of duties necessary to maintain and verify control of licensed material (includes fires, toxic gas releases, radioactive releases.
(b) Twenty-four hour notification.
Each licensee shall notify the NRC within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> after the discovery of any of the following events involving licensed material:
h (1) Any contamination event that results in restriction of access to the contaminated area by workers or the public for more than 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />.
(2) Any event concerning equipment that prevented or could have prevented the fulfillment of the safety function of structures or systems needed to control releases of radioactive material, to prevent exposure to radiation, or to 10 l
mitigate the consequences of an accident (e.g., includes procedural errors, equipment failure, equipment damage. Notification is not required for an individual component failure if redundant systems are operable and are able to perform the required function.
(3) Any event that requires medical treatment of a radioactively contaminated individual at a medical facility. Notification is not required if first aid q
for a superficial injury is the only treatment rendered.
(4) Any fire involving or damaging any licensed material, or any device, container, or equipment containing licensed material.
(c)Preparationandsubmissionofreports. Reports filed with the Comission pursuant to this section shall be prepared so that the names of individuals who have received exposure to radiation will be stated in a separate part of the report. Reports made by licensees in response to the requirements of this section must be made as follows:
(1) Licensees that have an installed Emergency Notific'ation System shall make the reports required by paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section by telephone to the NRC Operations Center.
(2) All other licensees shall make reports-required by paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section by telephone to the t'RC Operations Center and by telegram, mailgram, or facsimile to the administrator of the appropriate NRC regional office listed in Appendix D of this part. To the extent that the information is available at the time of notification, the information provided in such reports shall include:
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(3) Thirty-day followup written report.
In addition to the notifications required by this Part, each licensee who makes a report required by paragraph (a)or(b)ofthissectionshallmakeafollowupreportinwritingwithin 30 days of the initial report. These written reports shall be sent to the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 10555, i
with a copy to the appropriate NRC Regional office listed in Appendix D of 10 CFR Part 20. The reports shall include the follnwing:
(1) a description of the event including the probable cause and the manufacturer and model number of any equipment that failed or malfunctioned, (ii) the exact location of the event, (iii) the isotopes, quantities and chemical / physical form of the licensed material involved, (iv) date and time of the event, (v) corrective actions taken or planned and the results of any evaluations or assessments, and (vi) the extent of exposure of individuals to radiation or to radioactive materials.
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The authority citation for Part 40 continues to read as follows:
AUTHORITY: Secs. 62, 63, 64, 65, 81, 161, 182, 183, 186, 68 Stat. 932, 933, 935, 948, 953, 954, 955, asamended, secs.11e(2),83,84, Pub.'t.95-604,92 Stat. 3033, as amended, 3039, sec. 234, 83 Stat. 444, as amended (42 U.S.C.
2014(e)(2),2092,2093,2094,2095,2111,2113,2114,2201,2232,2233,2236, 2282); sec. 274, Pub. L.86-373, 73 Stat. 688 (42 U.S.C. 2021); secs. 201, as amended, 202, 206, 88 Stat.1242, as amended, 1244, 1246 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846); sec. 275, 92 Stat. 3021, as amended by Pub. L.97-415, 96 Stat. 2067 (42 U.S.C.2022).
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amended (42U.S.C.2234). Section 40.71 also issued under sec.187, 68 Stat.
955(42U.S.C.2237).
For the purposes of sec. 223, 68 Stat. 958, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2273);
il40.3,40.25(d)(1)-(3),40.35(a)-(d),40.41(b)and(c),40.46,40.51(a)and (c), and 40.63 are issued under sec.161b, 68 Stat. 948, as amended (42 U.S.C.
2201(b));andil 40.5, 40.9, 40.25(c), (d)(3), and (4), 40.26(c)(2), 40.35(e),
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6 40.60 Notification Requirements.
(a)Immediatenotification. Each licensee shall notify the NRC within four hours after discovery of the following event involving licensed material:
(1) Any event or condition that poses a threat to the health and safety of personnel using licensed material or that prevents the performance of duties necessary to maintain and verify control of licensed material (includes fires, toxicgasreleases,radioactivereleases,etc.).
(b)- Twenty-four hour notification. Each licensee shall notify the NRC within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> after the discovery of any of the following events involving licensed material:
i (1) Any contamination event that results in restriction of access to the contaminated area by workers or the public for more than 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />.
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an individual component failure if redundant systems are operable and are able to perform the required function.
-(3) Any event that requires medical treatment of a radioactively contaminated individual at a medical f acility. Notification is not required if first aid for a superficial injury is the only treatment rendered.
(4) Any fire involving or damaging any licensed material, or any device, container, or equipment containing licensed material.
(c)Preparationandsubmissionofreports.
Reports filed with the Commission pursuant.to this section shall be prepared so that the names of individuals who have received exposure to radiation will be stated in a separate part of the report. Reports made by licensees in response to the requirements of this section must be made as follows:
(1) Licensees that have an installed Emergency Notification System shall make reports required by paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section by telephone to the NRC Operations Center.
(2) All other licensees shall make reports required by paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section by telephone to the NRC Operations Center and by telegram, ma11 gram,- or facsimilie to the administrator of the appropriate NRC regional office listed in Appendix D of this part. To the extent that the information 1s available at the time of notification, the information provided in such reports shall include:
(i) the caller's name and call back telephone number, (ii) a description of the event, including date and time,
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'(iv) the isotopes, quantities, and chemical / physical form of the licensed material involved, and (v) any personnel radiation exposure data available.
(3) Thirty-day followup written report.
In addition to the notifications required by this Part, each licensee who makes a report required by paragraph (a) or (b) of this section shall make a followup report in writing within 30 days of the initial report. -These written reports shall be sent-to the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555, with a copy to the appropriate NRC Regional office listed in Appendix D of 10 CFR Part 20. The reports shall include the following:
t (1) a description of the event including the probable cause and the manufacturer and model number of any equipment that failed or L
malfunctioned, (ii) the exact location of the event, (iii) the isotopes, quantities and chemical / physical for of the l
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PART 70 DOMESTIC LICENSING OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL 7.
The authority citation for Part 70 continues to read as follows:
AUTHORITY: Secs. 51, 53, 161, 182, 183, 68, Stat. 929, 930, 948, 953, 954, as amended, sec. 234, 83 Stat. 444, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2071, 2073, 2201, 2232, 2233, 2282); secs. 201, as amended, 202, 204, 206, 88 Stat. 1242, as amended, 1244,1245,1246,(42U.S.C.5841,5842,5845,5846).
Sections 70.1(c)and70.20a(b)alsoissuedundersecs. 135, 141, Pub. L.97-425,96 Stat.2232,2241(42U.S.C.10155,10161). Section 70.7 also issued under Pub. L.95-601, sec. 10, 92 Stat. 2951 (42 U.S.C. 5851). Section 70.21(g) also issued under sec. 122, 68 Stat. 939 (42 "
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2077). Sections 70.36 and 70.44 also issued under sec.184, 68 Stat. 954, as amended (42U.S.C.2234). Section 70.61 also issued under secs. 186, 187, 68 Stat.955(42U.S.C.2236,2237). Section 70.62 also issued under sec. 108, 68 Stat. 939, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2138).
Forthepurposesofsec.223,68 Stat.958,asamended(42U.S.C.2273);
il70.3,70.19(c),70.21(c),70.22(a),(b),(d)-(k),70.24(a)and(b),
70.32(a)(3),(5),(6),(d),and(1),70.36,70.39(b)and(c),70.41(a),
70.42(a) and (c), 70.56,' 70.57(b), (c), and (d), 70.58(a)-(g)(3), and (h)-(j) are issued under sec.161b, 68 Stat. 948, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2201(b)); il 70.7, 70.20a(a) and (d), 70.20b(c) and (e), 70.21(c), 70.24(b), 70.32(a)(6),
(c), (d), (e), and (g), 70.36,70.51(c)-(g),70.56,70.57(b)and(d),and70.58 (a)-(g)(3)and(h)-(j)areissuedundersec. 1611, 68 Stat. 949, as amended (42U.S.C.2201(1));andil70.5,70.9,70.20b(d)and(e), 70.38,70.51(b)and (1), 70.52, 70.53, 70.54, 70.55, 70.58(g)(4), (k), and (1), 70.59, and 70.60(b) and(c)areissuedundersec. 1610,68 Stat.950,asamended(42U.S.C.
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I 70.50 Notification Requirements.
l (a).Immediatenotification. Each licensee shall notify the NRC within four l-hours'after discovery of any of the following events involving licensed i
material:
1 (1) Any event or condition that poses a threat to the health and safety of personnel using licensed material or that prevents the performance of duties necessary to maintain and verify control of licensed material (includes fires, toxic gas releases, radioactive releases, etc.).
(b)_ Twenty-four hour notification. Each licensee shall notify the NRC within l
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(2) Any event concerning equipment that prevented or could have prevented thef fulfillment of the safety function of structures or systems needed to centrol releases of radioactive material, to prevent exposure to radiation, or to mitigate the consequences of an accident (e.g., includes procedural errors, Notification is not required for equipment failure, equipment damage, etc.).
an individual component failure if redundant systems are operable and are able to perform the required function.
(3) Any event that requires medical treatment of a radioactively contaminated individual'at a medical f acility. Notification is not required if first aid for a superficial injury is the only treatment rendered.
(4) Any fire involving or damaging any licensed material, or any device, container, or equipment containing licensed material.
(c) Preparation and submission of reports. Reports filed with the Comission pursuant to this section shall be prepared so that the' names of individuals who have received exposure'to radiation will be stated in a separate part of the Reports made by licensees in response to the requirements of this report.
section must be made as follows:
(1)Licenseesshallmakereportsrequiredbyparagraphs(a)and(b)ofthis section by telephone to the NRC Operations Center.
(2) All other licensees shall make reports required by paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section by telephone to the NRC Operations Center and by telegram, L
mailgram, or facsimilie to the administrator of the appropriate NRC regional To the extent that the information office listed in Appendix D of this part.
is available at the time of notification, the information provided shall include:
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(3) Thirty-day followup written report.
In addition to the notifications required by this Part, each licen'see who makes a report required by paragraph (a)or(b)ofthissectionshallmakeafollowupreportinwritingwithin 30 days of the initial report. These written reports shall be sent to the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 2n555, with a copy to the appropriate NRC Regional office listed in Appendix D of 10 CFR Part 20. The reports shall include the following:
(i) a description of the event-including the probable cause and the' manufacturer and model number of any equipment that failed or malfunctioned, (ii) the exact location of the event, (iii) the isotopes, quantities and chemical / physical for of the licensed material involved, (iv) date and time of the event, (v) corrective actions taken or planned and the results of any evaluations or assessments, and (vi) the extent of exposure of individuals to radiation or to radioactive materials.
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The present regulations in 10 CFR 20.403 (Notifications of Incidents) require that NRC licensees report certain events involving byproduct, source, or special nuclear material that cause or threaten to cause: the exposure of the-whole body to specific levels of radiation; the release of radioactive material in specific concentrations; the loss of use of facilities for a specific duration; or damage to property in excess of a specific dollar amount. The events'are to be reported either imediately or within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> of discovery depending on the nature and severity of the event as defined in 5 P0.403. NRC has become concerned that certain provisions of 5 20.403 need to be revised because licensees have not been reporting significant events which the NRC staff believes should have been reported.
OBJECTIVES The present reporting requirements of 9 20.403 are fairly general and more specific requirements are believed appropriate to reduce misconceptions by material licensees about the types of events that should be reported. The staff's proposed amendments to 10 CFR Parts 20, 30, 40 and 70 have the following objectives:
(1) to better describe reportable events having significant implications for public health and safety, and (2) to define the term "immediate notification." This action is needed to insure that
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will take the timely steps to preserve the public health and safety, as well as that of employees.
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. material licensee reports of an increased beneficial nature relating to public and occupational health and safety. This data will allow the NRC to more l-readily identify potential problems which may need remedial action. Further, I
given that this proposed revision is changing the existing requirements, the NRC should receive reports of only more meaningful incidents, thus resulting L
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Data obtained from the NRC's Office of Governmental and Public Affairs indicates that there are approximately 9,100 material licensees monitored by NRC under 10 CFR Part 20, as of February 1989. Based on recent experience, the staff has determined that about 90 - 95 nonreactor incident reports have been submitted annually. Given that there are very few incidents.that are learned about by the NRC, af ter the fact, (i.e. those incidents which were not reported and should have been reported), leads one to believe that the incremental change in the number of additional reports would be small. Altern8ively, this action may raise the licensees' awareness of their responsibility to report incidents and may result in a more-than-necessary increase in the number of reports initially. Licensees may feel it necessary to take a cautioJs approach and report incidents that would not actually need to be reported. The staff believes that for this analysis, a doubling of the present number of reports, i.e. 90 reports to 180 reports per year is considered to be conserative.
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If this turns out to be the case, an additional FTE could be needed for the operations center.
The staff assumes that a licensee's cost for telephoning the NRC and producing the required two to three page letter report to-be a few hours worth of effort. Hence, a value of $100 per report is assumed to more than adequately capture the licensee's cost. The annual cost to the industry for the additional 90 reports, at the assumed $100 per report is $9,000..
Emergency Operations Center data indicates that the average time for an operator to receive, evaluate, report, and record a material ifcensee's telephone call is 30 minutes. The staff has also learned from the Regional Offices that, on average, about four hours worth of staff time is required for follow-up on each report received.
Therefore, NRC's annual cost estimate is based on a 30 minute-per-report value for the Operations Center staff, and an additional'four hours for the Regions to review the subsequent report and act on the incident as necessary. Using $40.75 as the average NRC technical staff j
hourly' rate, (See NUREG/CR-4627, Rev. 1, " Generic Cost Estimates," Abstract 5.2),
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(For a description of the approach used, see Appendix C of NUREG/CR-3560, "A Handbook for Value-Impact Assessment".) However, on a per-licensee basis, the average total industrial cost over the 30 year period is $3.50.
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$156,000 DECISION RAT 10t!Al.E This proposed regulatory action is essentially an update and revision of existing rules, and its potentially greatest benefit is " expected regulatory and compliance improvements resulting from the proposed action," (Cf.
NUREG/CR-3536 "A Handbook for Value-Impact Assessment," p.2.3).
Therefore, the attriu:te that could well be most affected is " regulatory efficiency,"
which does not lend itself to any type of quantification.
Nonetheless, there is a distinct possibility that health and safety benefits can be achieved with little or no significant incremental cost to the NRC or F
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NRC's awareness and colitction of this data can likely result inadditionalrequirements(basedonthesereports)thatwillpromote incremental impacts to health and safety.
If substantial changes occur in the number of these reports coming to the NRC, the Operations Center may need to expand its staff and resources.
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
Enclosed for the information of the subcomittee is a copy of a Hotice of Proposed Rulemaking to be published in the Federal Register. The Nuclear Regulatory Comission is proposing to amend its repulations to update and revise licensee reporting requirements regarding the Notifications of Nonreactor Incidents.
It is anticipated that the proposed rules will ensure that incidents are promptly and accurately reported so that NRC can evaluate whether prompt action is required to protect the public health and safety.
Sincerely, Eric S. Beckjord, Director Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
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Dear Mr. Chaiman:
Enclosed for the information of the subcomittee is a copy of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to be published in the Federal Register. The Nuclear Regulatory Comission is proposing to amend its regulations to update and revise licensee reporting requirements regarding the Notifications of Nonreactor Incidents.
It is anticipated that the proposed rules will ensure that incidents are promptly and accurately reported so that NRC can evaluate whether prompt action is required to protect the public health and safety.
Sincerely, Eric S. Beckjord, Director Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
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o UEEKLY REPORT TO THE COMitISSION OFFICE OF !!UCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH Proposed Rule to be Signed by the EDO On 1989, the Executive Director for Operations approved proposed rules that would amend: 10 CFR Part 20 - Standards for Protection Against Radiation,10 CFR Part 30 - Rules on the General Applicability to l
Domestic Licensing of Byproduct Material,10 CFR Part 40 - Domestic Licensing of Source flaterial, and 10 CFR Part 70 - Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material. The proposed amendments to the referenced regulations will revise licensee reporting requirements specifically for notifications of nonreactor incidents. This constitutes notice to the Commission that, in accordance with the rulemaking authority delegated to the EDO, the E00 has received the proposed rules and proposes to forward them to the Office of the Federal Register for FR publication.
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