ML20059J680
| ML20059J680 | |
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| Issue date: | 09/30/1989 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH (RES) |
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| REGGD-01.XXX, REGGD-1.XXX, NUDOCS 9009200130 | |
| Download: ML20059J680 (5) | |
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'J. P. Witherspoon, " Technology and Cost of Termination Surseys Associeted with Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities (prepared for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by Oak Ridge National Laboratory), NUREG/CR-2241 (ORNL/HASRD-121), February 1982.
The NUREG reports and regulatory guides mentioned in this guide are available for inspection and copying for a fee under the decommissioning file docket 43 FR 10370, at the Commission's Public Document Room, 2120 L Street NW.,
Washington, DC.
NUREG reports and final regulatory guides are available for l
-purchase from the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161; and=from the-Superintendent of Documents U.S. Government Printing Office, Post Office Box 37082 Washington, DC 20013-7982.
Free single copies of draft regu-latory guides are.available on request from the Division of Information Support-Services, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555.
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PROPOSED ACTION 1.1 Description On June 27, 1980, the Commissico amended its rules in setting forth cri-teria for decommissioning of nuclear facilities (53 FR 24018).
In the rule amendments, paragraph 50.82(a) of 10 CFR Part 50 requires that licensees submit a decommissioning plan with their application for termination of license.
The proposed action is the publication of guidance that describes the information needed in a plan for completing decommissioning for nuclear reactor licensees.
A draft regulatory guide would be issued for public comment in support of the amended rules on decommissioning.
1.2 Need At the present time there is no published NRC guidance on the information needed in decommissioning plans.
Spcific guidance should be provided on the information needed in decommissioning plans so that applicants and licensees can prepare and submit these plans with a minimum of time and effort.
This draft regulatory guide describes the kind of information needed for staff review and evaluation of decommissioning plans and presents a format that will facilitate this offort.
1.3 Velue/ Impact 1.3.1 N3 This draf t regulatory guide identifies and gives a format for presenting the information needed in a nuclear reactor decommissioning plan.
This guidance should reduce correspondence between NRC and licensees and provide the basis for a consistent and efficient staff review of decommissioning plans.
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'l Thus, application and use of this guidance by staff members who review licensee-decommissicning plans will aid their review of these plans.
The Regulatory-
' Analysis fcr the decommissioning rule amendments estimated the staff time in-volved in review of licensee decommissioning plans.
This guide does not add to this time but provides guidance for satisfying the requirements in the rule amendments regarding decommissioning plans, and in so doing, minimizes staff time to the extent practical.
1.3.2 Other Government Agencies
. State or Federal Government agencies (for example, a State university) that hold a license from the NRC for a nuclear facility will be affected.
The value/
impact is expected to be similar to that for industry (see Section 1.3.3).
1.3.3 Industry Industry should benefit from this guidance because it would facilitate the preparation and submittal of decommissioning plans and standardize licensing review precedures in this area.
The Regulatory Analysis for tne rule amend-ments oli decommissioning estimated the impact on industry for implementation of requirements on decommissioning plan submittals.
No additional impact is anti-cipated a!, a result of the proposed action since it merely provides guidance for satisfying the requirements of the rule regarding decommissioning plans, and in so doing, minimizes impact on industry to the extent practical.
Publication of a draft guide will allow industry representatives to participate in development of a final regulatory guide by submitting comments.
1.3.4 Public This proposed actio) would provida guidance to licensees on information to be submitted in the decommissioning plans.
This thould result in improved licensee submittals and NRC review of information important to protection of pubiic health and safety during decommissioning.
Thus, this proposed action would have a beneficial effect on public health and safety.
In addition, issuance of a draft regulatory guide for public comment would also allow for broader input when developing the final guide.
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This draft guide does not set forth any technical positions, thus.this section is not applicable, e
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Potential NRC procedures that may be used to promulgate the information contained in the guide are:
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Policy statement NUREG-series report Regulatory guide Branch technical position Neitherfa policy statement nor a regulation are suitable for incorporating the degree of detail that will be presented in this guide.
Branch ~ technical:
positions (BTP) are sometimes prepared for specific guidance.
However, no BTP is being developed on this subject.
NUREG reports are a convenient means for:
providing information.
However, NUREG reports usually contain:only results of specific studies and are not suitable-for providing guidance, A regulatory guide is the preferred course of action.
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ETATUTORYCONSIDERATIONS 4.1 'NRC Authority Authority for the proposed action is derived from the Atomic Energy Act off1954, as amended, and the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, and implemented-through the Commission's regulations cited in the introduction to the guide.
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4 4.2 Need for Environmental Assessment issuance or amendment of guides for implementing regulations in Title 10, Chapter 1, of the Code of Federal Regulations is a categorical exclusion under paragraph 51.22(c)(16) of 10 CFR Part 51.
Thus, an environmental impact statement or assessment is not required for this action.
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RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER EXISTING OR PROPOSED REGULATIONS OR POLICIES
.The draf t regulatory guide is being issued for public commrat in support of the rule amendments on decommissioning.
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AND CONCLUSIONS The proposed draf t regulatory guide should be issued for comment.
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