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NUREG-0936 Vol.12, No. 4 NRC Regulatory Agenda l
l Quarterly Report October-December 1993 l
l U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission OITice of Administration p>....m, Ese 38!E " 2 S 0936 R PDR
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NUREG-0936 Vol.12, No. 4 NRC Regulatoly Agenda Quarterly Report October-December 1993 Manuscript Completed: January 1994 Date Published: February 1994 Division of Freedom ofInformation and Publications Senices Office of Administration U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001
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m TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION I - RULES (A) Rules on which final action has been taken since September 30, 1993 Pace-Whistleblower Protection for Nuclear Power Plant Employees (Parts 19, 30, 40, 50, 60, 61, 70, 72, 150).....
1 Self-Guarantee as an Additional Financial Assurance Mechanism (Parts 30, 40, 50, 70, 72)......................
2 List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks:
Addition of Cask TN-24 (Part 72)...................................
3 (B) Proposed Rules Availability of Official Records (Part 2)...................
5 Interim Storage of Spent Fuel in an Independent Spent Fuel l
Storage Installation; Site-Specific License to a Qualified Applicant (Parts 2, 72).........................
7 Equal Access to Justice Act:
Implementation (Part 12)......
8 Low-Level Waste Manifest'Information and Reporting (Parts 20, 61)............................................
9 Modifications to Fitness-for-Duty Program Requirements (Part 26).................................................
11 Procedures and Criteria for On-Site Storage of Low-Level Radioactive Waste (Parts 30, 40, 50, 70, 72)..............
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i Timeliness in Decommissioning of Materials Facilities (Parts 30, 40, 70, 721...................................
13 Requirements for Possession of Industrial Devices Containing Byproduct Material (Parts 31, 32)..............
15 Requirements Concerning the Accessible Air Gap for Generally Licensed Devices (Parts 31, 32).................
16 Preparation, Transfer for Commercial Distribution, and Use of Byproduct Material for Medical Use (Part 35).......
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Paae Uranium Tailings Regulations; Conforming NRC Requirements to EPA Standards (Part 40)...................
18 Licensee Submittal of Data in Computer-Readable Form (Parts 40, 72, 74, 75, 150)...............................
20 Primary Reactor Containment Leakage Testing for Water-Cooled Power Reactors (Part 50).....................
21 Clarification of Emergency Preparedness Regulations; Exercise Requirements (Part 50)...........................
22 Notification of Spent Fuel Management and Funding Plans by Licensees of Prematurely Shut Down Power Reactors (Part50).................................................
23 Reactor Site Criteria; Including Seismic and Earthquake Engineering Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants (Parts 50, 52, 100)..............................................
24 Addition of Radon-222 and Technetium-99 Values to Table S-3 and Revisions Resulting from Consideration of Higher-Burnup Fuel (Part 51)..............................
25 License Renewal for Nuclear Power Plants; Scope of Environmental Effects (Part 51)...........................
27 Operators' Licenses (Part 55)..............................
28 Elimination of Inconsistencies Between NRC Regulations and EPA HLW Standards (Part 60)...........................
29 Clarification of Assessment Requirements for Siting Criteria and Performance Objectives (Part 60).............
30 Update of Transportation Regulations to Incorporate New Licensing Information (Part 71)...........................
31 Emergency Planning for Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facilities (ISFSI) and Monitored Retrievable Storage Facilities (MRS) (Part 72)................................
32 Notification of Incidents (Part 72)........................
33 Physical Fitness Programs for Security Personnel at Category I Licensee Fuel Cycle Facilities (Part 73).......
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Pace Protection Against Malevolent Use of Vehicles at Nuclear Power Plants (Part 73)............................
35 Import and Export of Radioactive Waste (Part 110)...........
36 Specific Licensing of Exports of Certain Alpha-Emitting Radionuclides and Byproduct Material ( Part 110)........... 37 Criteria for an Extraordinary Nuclear Occurrence (Part 140)................................................
39 Reasserting NRC's Sole Authority for Approving Onsite Low-level Waste Disposal in Agreement States (Part 150)... 40 Restoration of Generic Exemption from Annual Fees for Nonprofit Educational Institutions (Part 171).............
41 (C) Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking Comprehensive Quality Assurance in Medical Use and a Standard of Care (Part 35)................................
43 Licensing of Source Material (Part 40)......................
44 Acceptability of Plant Performance for Severe Accidents; Scope of Consideration in Safety Regulations (Part 50)....
46 Acceptance of Products Purchased for Use in Nuclear Power Plant Structures, Systems, and Components (Part 50).................................................
47 Rulemakings to Grant Standard Design Certification for Evolutionary Light Water Reactor Designs (Part 52)........
48 NRC Fee Policy (Parts 170, 171).............................
49 (D) Unpublished Rules Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Part 0).............
51 Revised Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings (Parts 0, 1,
2, 9,
50)........................
52 Statement of Organization and General Information; Minor Amendments (Part 1).................................
53 Minor Clarifying Amendments (Parts 1, 21, 30, 32, 50).......
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...... 55 Informal Hearing Procedures for Materials Licensing Adjudications (Part 2).............................
...... 56 Discrimination on the Basis of Sex (Parts 2, 19)...
57 Revision of Specific Exemptions (Part 9)....................
58 Radiation Protection Requirements; Amended Definitions and Criteria (Parts 19, 20)...............................
59 NRC Operations Center; Commercial Telephone Number Change (Parts 20, 21, 30, 35, 40, 50, 70, 72, 73).........
60 Radiological Criteria for Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities (Part 20)......................................
61 Disposal by Release into Sanitary Sewerage (Part 20)........
63 Release Criteria for Patients Administered Radioactive Materials (Parts 20, 35)..................................
64 Clarification of Reporting of Defects and Noncompliance for Materials Facilities (Part 21)........................
65 Clarification of Decommissioning Funding Requirements (Parts 30, 40, 70, 72)....................................
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Reporting Requirements for Transfer of Products to Persons Exempt from Licensing Requirements (Part 32)......
67 Radiography and Radiation Safety Requirements for Radiography Operations (Part 34)..........................
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Administration of Byproduct Material or Radiation to Patients Who May Be Pregnant or Breast-Feeding (Part 35).................................................
69 Design and Performance Criteria for Sealed Sources Used in Well Logging (Part 39).................................
70 Fracture Toughness Requirements for LWR Pressure Vessels (Part 50).................................................
71 Codes and Standards for Nuclear Power Plants (ASME B&PV Code, 1989/1990/1991/1992/1993 Addenda and 1992 Edition, Appendix VIII, Safety-Related Snubbers and the ASME _
OM Code-1990 Edition, 1992 Addenda and 1993 Addenda)
(Part 50).................................................
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Pace Thermal Annealing of the Reactor Pressure Vessel (Part 50).................................................
75 Definition of Commitment (Part 50)..........................
76 Changes to Fire Protection Plans (Part 50)..................
77 Safety Requirements for Reactor Coolant Pump Seals i
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' and Standards for Nuclear Power Plants (ASME Code,
- tion XI, Division 1, Subsection IWE and Subcection IWL) (Part 50)............................................
79 Changes to Emergency Plans (Part 50)........................
81 Changes to ocurity Plans (Part 50).........................
82 Changes tt
.lity Assurance Programs (Part 50).............
83 Standardized Plant Designs, Early Review of Site Stitability Issues; Clarifying Amendments (Parts 50, 52, 140)..................................................
84 Consideration of the Possible Effects of Power Reactor Ownership Arrangements on Safety (Part 50)................
85 Design Bt
, Events (Part 60)...............................
86 Land Ownership Requirements for Low-Level Waste Sites (Part 61).................................................
87 Financial Assurance for Low-Level Waste Disposal Site Surveillance, Monitoring, and Custodial Care (Part 61).................................................
88 Removal of Criticality Alarm Requirements for Fresh Fuel (Part 70)...........................................
89 Fingerprint Cards:
Change in User Fee (Part 73)...........
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Night Firing Qualifications for Security Guards at Nuclear Power Plants (Part 73)...........................
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Physical Protection of Special Nuclear Material in l
Transit (Part 73)........................................
92 Reinvestigation of Individuals Granted Unescorted Access l
l to Nuclear Power Plants (Part 73)........................
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t Pace Standards for Certification of DOE Uranium Enrichment Gaseous Diffusion Facilities (Part 76)...................
94 SECTION II - PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING (A) Petitions incorporated into final rules or petitions denied since Sectember 30, 1993 None (B) Petitions incorporated into proposed rules None (C) Petitions pending staff review Carol S.
Marcus, Ph.D., M.D.
(PRM-20-20)...................
95 Keith J.
- Schlager, Ph.D.,
et al.
(PRM-20-21)...............
95 Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (PRM-20-22)..
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- Huclear Management and Resources Council (PRM-21-2)........
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Advanced Medical Systems, Inc.
(PRM-32-3)..................
99 mb-microtec (USA)
(PRM-32-4)...............................
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l International Union of Operating Engineers, Local No. 2 l
(PRM-34-4)...............................................
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American College of iTuclear Medicine (PRM-35-10/
PRM-35-10A)..............................................
102 The Ohio Citizens for Responsible Energy (PRM-50-53)....... 103 North Carolina Public Utility Commission (PRM-50-57)....... 105 Virginia Electric and Power Company (PRM-50-58)............
106 Department of Energy (PRM-60-3)............................
107 New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution, Inc.
(PRM-63-2)...............................................
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Maryland Safe Energy Coalition (PRM-72-1)..................
109 Envirocare of Utah, Inc.
(PRM-150-2).......................
110 American College of Nuclear Physicians and Society of' i
Nuclear Medicine (PRM-170-3).............................
111 American Mining Congress (PRM-170-4).......................
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Preface The Regulatory Agenda is a quarterly compilation of all rules on which the NRC has recently completed action, or has proposed action, or is considering action, and of all petitions for rulemaking that the NRC has received that are pending disposition.
Oroanization of the Acenda The agenda consists of two sections that have been updated through December 31, 1993.
Section I,
" Rules," includes (A) rules on which final action has been taken since September 30, 1993, the closing date of the last NRC Regulatory Agenda; (B) rules published previously as proposed rules on which the Commission has not taken final action; (C) rules published as advance notices of proposed rulemaking for which neither a proposed nor final rule has been issued; and (D) unpublished rules on which the NRC expects to take action.
Section II, " Petitions for Rulemaking," includes (A) petitions denied or incorporated into final rules since September 30, 1993; (B) petitions incorporated into proposed rules; (C) petitions pending staff review, and (D) petitions with deferred action.
In Section I of the agenda, the rules are ordered from the lowest to the highest part within Title 10, Chapter I, of the Code of Federal Regulations (Title 10).
If more than one rule appears under the same part, the rules are arranged within that part by date of most recent publication.
If a rule amends multiple parts, the rule is listed under the lowest affected part.
In Section II of the agenda, the petitions are ordered from the lowest to the highest part of Title 10 and are identified with a petition for rulemaking (PRM) number.
If more than one petition appears under tte same CFR part, the petitions are arranged by PRM numbers-in consecutive order within that part of Title 10.
A Regulation Identifier Number _(RIN) has been added to each rulemaking agenda entry.
This identification number will make it easier for the public and agency officials to track the publication history of regulatory actions.
The dates listed under the heading " Timetable" for scheduled action by the Commission or the Executive Lirector for Operations (EDO) on particular rules or petitions are i
considered tentative and are not binding on the Commission or x
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its staff.
They are included for planning purposes only.
This Regulatory Agenda is published to provide the public early-notice and opportunity to participate in the rulemaking process.
However, the NRC may consider or act on any rulemaking proceeding even if it is not included in this Regulatory Agenda.
Rulemakinas Anoroved by the Executive Director for Operations (EDO)
The Executive Director for Operations initiated a procedure for the review of the regulations being prepared by staff offices that report to him to ensure that staff resources were being allocated to achieve NRC's regulatory priorities most effectively.
This procedure requires EDO approval before staff resources may be expended on the' development of any new rulemaking.
Furthermore, all existing rules must receive EDO approval prior to the commitment of additional resources.
Those unpublished rules whose further development has been terminated will be noted in this edition of the agenda and deleted from subsequent editions.
Rules whose termination was directed subsequent to publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking or an advance notice of proposed rulemaking will be removed from the agenda after publication of a notice of withdrawal.
Rules and Petitions for Rulemaking that appear on the agenda for the first time are identified by an asterisk (*).
Public Participation in Rulemakinc Comments on any rule in the agenda may be sent to the Secretary of the Commission, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory. Commission, Attention:
Docketing and Service Branch, Washington, DC 20555.
Comments may also be hand delivered to one White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, between 7:30 a.m.
and 4:15 p.m.,
Federal workdays.
Comments received on rules for which the comment period has closed will be considered if it is practical to do so, but assurunce of consideration cannot be given except as to comments received on or before the closure dates specified in the agenda.
The agenda and any comments received.on any rule listed in the agenda are available for public inspection, and copying for a fee, at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW. (Lower Level), Washington, DC, between 7:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.
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- Additional Rulemakina Information For further information concerning NRC rulemaking procedures or the status of any rule listed in this agenda, contact Betty
. Golden, Regulations Specialist, Rules Review.and' Directives Branch, Division of Freedom of Information and Publications Services, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, Telephone (301) 492-4268 (persons outside the Washington, DC metropolitan area may call toll-free:
800-368-5642).
For further information on the substantive content of any rule listed _in the agenda, contact the individual listed under the heading " Agency Contact" for that rule.
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(A) Rules on which final action has been taken since September 30, 1993 P
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Whistleblower Protection for Nuclear Power Plant Employees RIN:
3150-AE50 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 19; 10 CFR 30; 10 CFR 40; 10 CFR 50; 10 CFR 60; 10 CFR 61; 10 CFR 70; 10 CFR 72; 10 CFR 150 ABSTRACT:
The final rule amends the Commission's regulations regarding the protection of employees who. provide information to the NRC or their employers concerning safety issues.
These amendments are intended to conform current NRC regulations to the new nuclear whistleblower protection provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, which was enacted on October 24, 1992.
TIMETABLE:
Final Action Published 10/08/93 58 FR 52406 Final Action Effective 11/08/93 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
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James Lieberman Office of Enforcement y
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Self-Guarantee as an Additional Financial Assurance Mechanism RIN:
3150-AE16 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 30; 10 CFR 40; 10'CFR 50; 10 CFR 70; 10 CFR'72 ABSTRACT:
.The final rule amends the Commission's regulations for decommissioning licensed facilities to allow certain non-electric utility licensees to use self-guarantee as a means of financial assurance.
The final rule reduces the cost burden of financial assurance while providing NRC with sufficient assurance that decommissioning costs will be funded.
This rule also. grants a petition for rulemaking (PRM-30-59) submitted by General Electric Company and Westinghouse Electric' Corporation and completes action on the petition.
TIMETABLE:
Final Action Published 12/29/93 58 FR 68726 Final Action Effective 01/28/94 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Clark Prichard Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3734 l
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List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks:
Addition of Cask TN-24 RIN:
3150-AE15 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 72 ABSTRACT:
The final rule amends the Commission's regulations governing the storage of spent fuel at nuclear power reactor sites in NRC-certified casks under a general license.
Five spent-fuel storage casks have beer, certified and are currently listed in S 72.214.
The final rule approves and lists an additional cask:
Cask TN-24 from Transnuclear Inc.
A Safety Evaluation Report has been completed for this cask.
An operating nuclear power reactor licensee may choose from any of the listed casks to store spent fuel at the reactor site under a general license.
TIMETABLE:
Final Action Published 10/05/93 58 FR 51762 Final Action Effective 11/04/93 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5846 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
Undetermined AGENCY CONTACT:
Gordon Gundersen Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3803 1
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(B) Proposed Rules i
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Availability of Official Records RIN:
3150-AC07 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 2 i
ABSTRACT:
The proposed amendment would conform the NRC's regulations pertaining to the availability.of official records to existing case law and agency practice.
The amendment would reaffirm that 10 CFR 2.790(c) provides submitters of information a qualified right to have their information returned upon request.
This amendment informs the public of three additional circumstances where'information will not.be returned to the applicant, i.e.,
information which has been made available to an advisory committee or was received at an advisory committee meeting, information discussed at an open Commission meeting under the Government in Sunshine Act, and information that is subject to a pending Freedom of Information Act request.
The proposed amendment would also address the NRC's procedures for handling copyrighted information, including reproduction and distribution according to normal agency practice.
The NRC, in receiving submittals and making its normal distributions, routinely photocopies submittals, makes microfiche of the submittals, and ensures that these fiche are distributed to the Public Document Room, Local Public Document Rooms, all appropriate internal offices, and made available to the National Technical Information Service.
This broad distribution and reproduction is made to increase public understanding of the peaceful uses of atomic energy.
The proposed rule would not prevent submitters from applying 10 CFR 2.790(b) (1) procedures to information that contains trade secrets or privileged or confidential commercial or financial information (proprietary information) and it is s
recognized that some information in those categories may be copyrighted.
Proprietary information status' exempts this material from public disclosure and is not to be confused with handling pursuant to copyright designation.
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Availability of Official Records TIMETABLE:
' Proposed Action Published. 12/23/92 57 FR 61013 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 03/08/93
-l Final Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Catherine M. Holzle Office of the General Counsel 301 504-1560 5
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Interim Storage of Spent Fuel in an Independent Spent-Fuel Storage Installation; Site-Specific License to a Qualified Applicant RIN:
3150-AE64 1
CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 2; 10 CFR 72 j
ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's procedures under which the Director of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards can' issue a site-specific license to a qualified applicant for the i
interim storage of spent fuel in an independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) following satisfactory completion of NRC safety and environmental reviews and after any public hearing on the application.
The proposed rule is administrative in nature and would eliminate the need for express Commission authorization for each ISFSI license, but would not affect the scope of NRC review of an ISFSI license application or change the present opportunity for public hearing provided for in the NRC's rules of practice.
q TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 06/03/93 58 FR 31478 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 10/01/93 58 FR 48004 Final Action Published 04/00/94 i
LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
C. William Reamer Office of the General Counsel 301 504-1640 7
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Equal Access to Justice Act:
Implementation RIN:
3150-AE61 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 12 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations by adding new provisions designed to implement the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA).
The EAJA provides for the award of fees and expenses to certain individuals and businesses that prevail in agency formal adjudicatory proceedings in which the agency's position is determined not to have been substantially justified.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 08/02/93 58 FR 41061 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 09/01/93 Final Action Published 03/00/94 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Susan Fonner Office of the General Counsel 301 504-1634 5
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Low-Level Waste Manifest Information and Reporting RIN:
3150-AD33 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 20; 10 CFR 61 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to:
(1) improve information contained in manifests accompanying shipments of waste to low-level waste (LLW) disposal facilities licensed under Part 61; (2) develop a uniform manifest for national use; (3) require that operators of these disposal facilities store manifest information in electronic recordkeeping-systems; and (4) require that operators submit, on a computer-readable medium, reports of shipment manifest information.
To ensure safe disposal of LLW, the NRC must understand the mechanisms and rates by which. radioactivity can be released from LLW and into the environment.
To do this, the NRC must understand the chemical, physical, and radiological characteristics of LLW.
This task is greatly complicated by the heterogeneous nature of LLW; it exists in a variety of chemical and physical-forms and contains roughly 200 different radionuclides in concentrations that can range from a few microcuries to several hundred curies per cubic foot.
Each year there are thousands of shipments to LLW disposal sites.
Pursuant to Part 20, a manifest must accompany-each shipment of LLW to a disposal facility.
Unfortunately, existing manifests do not describe the waste in detail sufficient to ensure compliance with Part 61 performance objectives.
A rulemaking that upgrades shipment manifests, provides for a uniform manifest, and requires disposal site electronic recordkeeping systems ~and electronic transmittal of data will assure that technical information on LLW is available and in-a form which can be used for performance assessments, technical o
analysis, and other activities and would reduce R
confusion resulting from multiple manifest forms.
A requirement to report electronic manifest information will ensure that_the regulatory staff has the ability to perform safety and environmental assessments and to monitor compliance with regulations and license i
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Low-Level Waste Manifest Information and Reporting ABSTRACT:
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The rulemaking would facilitate the eventual development of a complete, detailed national LLW computer data base, if appropriate, that contains information'about waste disposed in all LLW sites, those regulated by NRC as well as by-Agreement States.
The rulemaking, through development of a uniform manifest, would also improve safe and expeditious movement of LLW from generators through processors or collectors to disposal facilities.
Emergency accident procedures would.be enhanced through use of a single uniform manifest.
The NRC does not expect that the rulemaking will increase disposal costs.
The final rule is. dependent upon a coordinated rulemaking effort with the Department of Transportation.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 04/21/92 57 FR 14500 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 07/20/92 Final Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
Yes AGENCY CONTACT:
Mark Haisfield/ William Lahs Office of Nuclear Regulatory Rescarch Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
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TITLE:
Modifications to Fitness-for-Duty Program Requirements RIN:
3150-AE36 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 26 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the NRC's regulations to modify the current Fitness-for-Duty Program (FFD) requirements.
The proposed amendments would apply to all licensees authorized to construct or operate a nuclear power reactor and all licensees authorized to possess or transport Category I nuclear material.
The proposed rule is intended to reduce unnecessary burdens by reducing the random testing rate for licensee employees and to ensure the continued protection of public health and safety.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 03/24/93 58 FR 15810 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 06/22/93 Final Action Published 01/05/94 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
Undetermined AGENCY CONTACT:
Loren Bush, Jr.
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TITLE:
Procedures and Criteria for On-Site Storage of Low-Level Radioactive Waste RIN:
3150-AE22 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 30; 10 CFR 40; 10 CFR 50; 10 CFR 70; 10 CFR 72 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations for reactor, material, fuel cycle, and independent spent fuel storage. licensees.
The proposed rule would establish a regulatory framework containing the procedures and criteria that will apply to on-site storage of low-level radioactive waste (LLW),.beyond January 1, 1996.
The Commission'has' determined, under the authority of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, that these changes are required because of potential health and safety concerns associated with the increased reliance upon on-site storage of LLW.
The proposed rule is intended to support the goals that have been established by the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 02/02/93 58 FR 6730 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 04/05/93 Final Action Published 02/00/94 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
Undetermined AGENCY CONTACT:
Robert Nelson Office of Nuclear Material' Safety and Safeguards 301 504-2004 12
TITLE:
Timeliness in Decommissioning of Materials Facilities-RIN:
3150-AD85 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 30; 10 CFR 40; 10 CFR 70; 10 CFR 72 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regu-lations to require decontamination and decommissioning of material facilities within a fixed period of time after cessation of operations.
Current regulations allow material licensees consider-able discretion as to the timing of decontamination and decommissioning.
This has allowed licensees to remain inactive without decommissioning on the basis that operations may resume sometime in the future.
Similar-ly, licensees are not required to decontaminate promptly, in step-by-step fashion, portions of their facilities that become inactive as their operations evolve.
This allows licensees to postpone heavy decommissioning costs by simply continuing sufficient controls, monitoring, and surveillance to meet minimal safety requirements.
The proposed rule would require decontamination and decommissioning of materials facilities within a fixed period of time (e.g.,
2-3 years) after cessation of operations.
This requirement would be accompanied by a provision that the licensee seek a variance if comple-tion of decontamination or decommissioning within the q
required times is not technically achievable or if delaying. decontamination or decommissioning would reduce risk to public health and safety or the environment.
The rulemaking will result in publication of specific criteria for timeliness in the decontamination and decommissioning of material facilities.
This rulemaking will provide a more substantial planning base for the industry and result in timely decontamination and decommissioning of material facilities.
The resulting timely decontamination and decommissioning of materials facilities will reduce the potential radiological risk to the public and the environment from contaminated materials sites.
The 1
rulemaking is not expected to substantially affect licensee costs.
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TITLE:
Timeliness in Decommissioning of Materials Facilities TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 01/13/93 58 FR 4099 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 03/29/93 Final Action Published 04/00/94' LEGAL AUTHORITY:
s 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Cheryl A. Trottier Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3640 i
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Requirements for Possession of Industrial Devices Containing Byproduct Material RIN:
3150-AD34 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 31; 10 CFR 32 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations for the possession of industrial devices containing byproduct material to require device users i,
to report to the NRC initially and then on a periodic basis.
The report would indicate that the device is still in use or to whom the device has been transferred.
The proposed rule would be the most efficient method, considering the number of general licensees and the number of devices currently in use, for assuring that devices are not improperly trans-ferred or inadvertently discarded.
The proposed rule is necessary to avoid unnecessary radiation exposure to the public that may occur when an improperly discarded device is included in a batch of scrap metal for reprocessing.
The proposed rule would also avoid the unnecessary expense involved in retrieving the manufactured items fabricated from contaminated metal.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 12/27/91 56 FR 67011 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 03/12/92 Final Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2111; 42 USC 2114; 42 USC 2201 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
Yes AGENCY CONTACT:
Joseph J. Mate Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3795
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TITLE:
Requirements Concerning the Accessible Air Gap for Generally Licensed Devices RIN:
3150-AD82 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 31; 10 CFR 32 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to prevent unnecessary radiation exposure to individuals resulting from the use of gauging-devices containing radioactive sources.
These devices are routinely used for measuring material density,.
I level, weight, moisture, and thickness.
The proposed rule would provide for additional regulatory control over devices with both an accessible air gap and radiation levels that exceed specified values.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 11/27/92 57 FR 56287 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 03/29/93 Final Action Published 07/00/94 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2073; 42 USC 2093; 42 USC 2111; 42 USC 2232; 42 USC 2233; 42 USC 2273; 42 USC 5842 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Stephen McGuire Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3757 i
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TITLE:
Preparation, Transfer for Commercial Distribution, and Use of Byproduct Material for Medical Use i
RIN:
3150-AD69 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 35 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would examine the Commission's regulations related to the compounding of radio-pharmaceuticals, the use of biologics containing byproduct material, and the medical research uses of radiopharmaceuticals.
This rulemaking will address a petition for rulemaking from the American College of Nuclear Physicians and the Society of Nuclear Medicine (PRM-35-9).
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 06/17/93 58 FR 33396 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 10/15/93 Final Action Published 06/00/94 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Anthony Tse Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3797 L
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TITLE:
Uranium Tailings Regulations; Conforming NRC Requirements to EPA Standards RIN:
3150-AE77 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 40 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would conform the Commissicn's regulations governing uranium mill tailings to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards promulgated under the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act.
In accordance with Section 112(d)(9) of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, the EPA may rescind 40 CFR Part 61, Subpart T as it applies to NRC licensees subject to a finding that the NRC regulatory program protects the public health with an ample margin of safety.
In October 1991, NRC, EPA, and the affected NRC Agreement States, executed a Memorandum of Understanding to address the actions to be undertaken by EPA and NRC to eliminate regulatory redundancy and to ensure that uranium mill tailings disposal sites are closed as expeditiously as practicable considering technical feasibility.
The EPA has revised its regulations pertaining to uranium mill tailings disposal sites in 40 CFR 192, Subpart D, to ensure timely emplacement of a permanent radon barrier and to require monitoring for nonoperational uranium mill tailings disposal sites that are licensed by NRC or one of its Agreement States (November 15, 1993; 58 FR 60340).
The NRC is required to conform its regulations
. governing uranium mill tailings to EPA's generally applicable standards promulgated under the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act.
NRC noted its intention to amend Appendix A of 10 CFR Part 40 to conform to EPA's planned amendments to 40 CFR 192, Subpart D, in an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking entitled, " Licensing of Source Material" (October 28, 1992; 57 FR 48749).
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 11/03/93 58 FR 58657 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 12/17/93 Final Action Published 05/00/94 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 18
i TITLE:
Uranium Tailings Regulations; Conforming NRC Requirements to EPA Standards EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
Undetermined AGENCY CONTACT:
-l Catherine R. Mattsen Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
301 492-3638-
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TITLE:
Licensee Submittal of Data in Computer-Readable Form RIN:
3150-AE35 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 40; 10 CFR 72; 10 CFR 74; 10 CFR 75; 10 CFR 150 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to require that licensees' submittals related to special nuclear material transactions be in computer-readable form.
The proposed rule would affect those licensees possessing reportable quantities of special nuclear material.
The purpose of this proposed amendment is to increase the efficiency of the data collection process and, at the same time, reduce costs.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 01/26/93 58 FR 6098 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 04/26/93 Final Action Published 03/00/94 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Richard H.
Gramann Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 301 504-2456 l
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Primary Reactor Containment-Leakage Testing for Water-Cooled Power Reactors RIN:
3150-AA86 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 50; Appendix J ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would update and revise the 1973 criteria for preoperational and periodic pressure testing for leakage of primary containment boundaries of water-cooled power reactors.
The Commission has.
decided to proceed with a new approach to the rulemaking and withdraw this proposed rule.
A notice of withdrawal will be included in the proposed rule that presents the new approach for public comment.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 10/29/86 51 FR 39538 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 04/24/87 52 FR 2416 Notice of Withdrawal Published 07/00/94
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LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2133; 42 USC 2134; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Moni Dey Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3912
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TITLE:
Clarification of Emergency Preparedness Regulations; Exercise Requirements RIN:
3150-AD40 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 50 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations by clarifying the link between the need for
" reasonable assurance that adequate protective measures can and will be taken in the event of a radiological:
emergency" indicated in S 50.47(a) and 16 planning standards outlined in S 50.47(b).
In addition, the rulemaking will clarify the term " range of protective actions."
Other issues to be clarified include monitoring of evacuees, actions for recovery and reentry, notification of the public, evacuation time estimates, and exercise frequency.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 06/28/93 58 FR 34539' Proposed Action ~ Comment Period Ends 09/13/93 Final Action Published 07/00/94 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:- No AGENCY CONTACT:
Michael T. Jamgochian Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3918 22
TITLE:
Notification of Spent Fuel Management.and Funding Plans by Licensees of Prematurely Shut Down Power Reactors RIN:
3150-AE46 P
CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 50 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to clarify the timing of notification to the NRC of Spent Fuel Management and Funding Plans by licensees of those nuclear power reactors that have been shut down before the expected end of their operating lives.
The proposed rule would require that a licensee submit its notification either within 2 years after permanently ceasing operation of its reactar or no later than 5 years before the reactor operating license expires, whichever event occurs first.
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Proposed Action Published 06/30/93 58 FR 34947 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 09/13/93 Final Action Published 02/00/94 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Robert Wood Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 301 504-1255 23
TITLE:
Reactor Site Criteria; Including Seismic and Earthquake Engineering Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants RIN:
3150-AD93 lb FR 0; 10 CFR 52; 10 CFR 100 i
ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to' update the criteria used in decisions regarding power reactor siting, including geologic, seismic, and earthquake. engineering considerations for future nuclear power plants.
The proposed rule would allow FRC to benefit from experience gained _in the application of the procedures and methods set forth in the current regulation and to incorporate the rapid advancements in the earth sciences and earthquake engineering.
The proposed rule primarily consists of two separate changes, namely, the source term and dose considerations, and the seismic and earthquake engineering considerations of reactor siting.
A second phase of this rulemaking action is described in the proposed rule titled, " Acceptability of Plant Performance for Severe Accidents; Scope of Consideration in Safety Regulations (RIN 3150-AF38)."
The Commission is also proposing to deny the remaining issue in a petition for rulemaking filed by Free Environment, Inc., et al (PRM-50-20).
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 10/20/92 57 FR 47802 l
Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 06/01/93 58 FR 16377 j
Final Action Published 02/00/95 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
Undetermined AGENCY CONTACT:
Leonard Soffer Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3916 l
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TITLE:
Addition of Radon-222 and Technetium-99 Values to Table S-3 and Revisions Resulting from Consideration of Higher-Burnup Fuel RIN:
3150-AA31 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 51 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Table of Uranium Fuel Cycle Environmental Data (Table S-3) by adding new estimates for potential releases of technetium-99 and radon-222 and by updating other estimates.
The proposed rule's narrative explanation (NUREG-1481) also describes the basis for the values contained in Table S-3, explains the environmental effects of these potential releases from the LWR Fuel Cycle, and postulates the potential radiation doses, health effects, and environmental impacts of these potential releases.
The proposed rule would also amend 10 CFR 51.52 to modify the enrichment value of U-235 and the maximum level of average fuel irradiation (burnup in megawatt-days of thermal power per metric ton of uranium).
The narrative explanation also addresses important fuel cycle impacts and the cumulative impacts of the nuclear fuel cycle for the whole nuclear power industry so that it may be possible to consider these impacts generically rather than repeatedly in individual licensing proceedings, thus reducing potential litigation time and costs for both NRC and ep::licants.
The proposed revision of 10 CFR 51.51 and the narrative explanation was published for-public review and comment on March 4, 1981 (46 FR 15154).
The final rulemaking was deferred pending the outcome of a suit (Natural Resources Defense Council, et al. v. NRC, No. 74-1486) in the U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals.
The U.S.
Court of Appeals (D.C. Circuit) decision of April 27, 1982, invalidated the entire Table S-3 rule.
The Supreme Court reversed this decision on June 6, 1983.
The proposed rule and the explanatory narrative for Table S-3, NUREG-1481, have been revised to reflect new modeling developments during the time the rulemaking was deferred.
Final action on the Table S-3 rule was.
held in abeyance until new values for radon-222 and technetium-99 could be added to the table and covered 25
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Addition of Radon-222 and Technetium-99 Values to Table S-3 and Revisions Resulting from Consideration of-Higher-Burnup Fuel ABSTRACT:
(CONT) in the narrative explanation.
The rule is being reissued as a proposed. rule because the scope has been expanded to include radiation values for radon-222 and technetium-99 and the narrative explanation has been extensively revised from-that published on March 4, 1981 (46 FR 15154).
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 03/04/81 46 FR 15154 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 05/04/81 Proposed Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2011; 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 4321; 42 USC 5841; 42 USC 5842 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Stanley Turel Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3739 2
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TITLE:
License Renewal for Nuclear Power Plants; Scope of Environmental Effects RIN:
3150-AD63 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 51 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to establish new requirements for environmental review of applications for renewal of nuclear power plant operating licenses.
The proposed rule would define the number and scope of environmental
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issues which would need to be addressed as part of a license renewal application.
TIMETABLE:
ANPRM Published 07/23/90 55 FR 29964 ANPRM Comment Period Ends 10/22/90 Proposed Action Published 09/17/91 56 FR 47016 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 03/16/92 56 FR 59898 Final Action Published 03/00/95 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841; 42 USC 5842 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: - No' AGENCY CONTACT:
Donald P.
Cleary Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3936 27
TITLE:
Operators' Licenses RIN:
3150-AE39 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 55 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to:
(1) delete the requirement that each licensed individual pass an NRC-administered requalification examination during the term of license; (2) require that facility licensees submit upon request their annual requalification operating tests and comprehensive requalification written examinations to the NRC for review; and (3) include " Facility Licenses" in the Scope of Part 55.
The proposed rule would improve operational safety at each facility by redirecting NRC resources to inspect and oversee facility requalification programs rather than conducting requalification examinations.
-This would reduce both licensee and NRC costs to administer the program.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 05/20/93 58 FR 29366 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 07/19/93 Final Action Published 02/00/94 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Tony DiPalo Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3784 l
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TITLE:
Elimination of Inconsistencies Between NRC Regulations and EPA HLW Standards RIN:
3150-AC03 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 60 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would eliminate several inconsisten-cies with the EPA standards to be developed for the disposal of HLW in deep geologic repositories..
The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA) directs NRC to promulgate criteria for the licensing of HLW geologic repositories.
Section 121(c) ofLthis Act states that the criteria for the licensing of HLW geologic repositories must be consistent with these standards.
The proposed rule is needed in order to eliminate several inconsistencies with the EPA standards, thus fulfilling the statutory requirement.
Because the Federal Court invalidated the EPA standards, action on this rule is undetermined.
Congress has. authorized the National Academy of Sciences to recommend HLW standards to' EPA for specific application to Yucca Mountain.
The EPA must propose a new standard by 1995.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 06/19/86 51 FR'22288 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 08/18/86 Final Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 10101 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Sher Dahadur Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3775 29
TITLE:
Clarification of Assessment Requirements for Siting Criteria and Performance Objectives RIN:
3150-AE40 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 60 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations concerning regulatory requirements for licensing of high-level waste geologic repositories.
The relationship described in S 60.21 of the siting criteria in S 60.122 (defined in terms of potentially adverse and favorable conditions) and the performance objectives in SS 60.112 and 60.113 has been the subject of conflicting interpretations.
The proposed rule would resolve the problem of conflicting interpretations of the terms " adequately investigated" and " adequately evaluated" which are used with reference to the potentially adverse conditions in.
S 60.122.
In addition, the proposed rule would resolve the conflicting interpretations of the relationship of performance assessment and potentially adverse conditions..
The proposed rule would also revise SS 60.21 and 60.122 by removing the analysis requirements from S 60.122 and placing them in'S 60.21.
This would be consistent with other technical aspects of 10 CFR Part 60.
These sections ~would also be revised to clarify that siting criteria must be appropriately considered in the compliance demonstration for the performance objectives of SS 60,112 and 60.113.
Separate acceptability assessments for individual potentially adverse conditions are not required.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 07/09/93 58 FR 36902 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 10/07/93 Final Action Published 10/00/94 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 10101; Public Law 97-425 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Mark S. Delligatti Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 301 504-2430 30 l
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TITLE:
Update of Transportation Regulations to Incorporate New Licensing Information RIN:
3150-AC41 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 71 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would, in conjunction with a corresponding rule change by the U.S.
Department of-Transportation, update the United States Federal regulations for the safe transportation of radioactive material to incorporate new licensing information developed since 1972.
The proposed rule would respond to the need for a:
- 1) new crush test; 2) new deep i
immersion test; and 3) new limit on low specific activity material shipments.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 06/08/88 53 FR 21550 Proposed Action Comment Period Extended to 03/06/89 53 FR 51281 Proposed Action Comment Period Extended to 60 days after publication of DOT proposed rule 04/04/89 54 FR 13528 DOT Proposed Rule Published 11/14/89 54 FR 47454 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 02/09/90 Final Action Published 08/00/94 j
LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2073; 42 USC 2093;-42 USC 2111; 42 USC 2232; 42 USC 2233; 42 USC 2273; 42 USC 5842 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Earl P.
Easton Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 301 504-2462 l
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TITLE:
Emergency Planning for Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facilities (ISFSI) and Monitored Retrievable Storage Facilities (MRS)
RIN:
s 3150-AE17 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 72 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to provide, as directed by the Nuclear Waste Policy Act.of 1982, for the emergency planning licensing requirements for Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facilities (ISFSI) and Monitored Retrievable Storage Facilities (MRS).
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 05/24/93 58 FR 2979f, Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 11/09/93 58 FR 45463 Final Action Published 08/00/94 LEGAL-AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Michael T. Jamgochian Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3918 l
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p TITLE:
Notification of Incidents RIN:
3150-AE37 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 72 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commisrion's regulations to add incident reporting re.quirements to Part 72 to make it consistent with otr.
regulations in 10 CFR Chapter I.
On August 16, 1991 56 FR 40757),
1 the Commission published a final rule that deleted certain incident reporting requirements from Part 20 and replaced them with new incident reporting requirements in Parts 30, 40, and 70.
- However, incident reporting requirements were not added to Part 72.
The only alternative to this rulemaking that would assure that the specified incidents are reported is to impose these reporting requirements by order or license condition.
However, establishing reporting requirements by rulemaking is necessary to provide consistency throughout the Commission's regulations.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 09/14/93 58 FR 48004 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 11/29/93 Final Action Published 08/00/94 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Naiem S.
Tanious Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3878 33
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TITLE:
Physical Fitness Programs for Security Personnel at Category I Licensee Fuel Cycle Facilities RIN:
3150-AD30 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 73 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to include a standardized physical fitness training program and fitness standards for security personnel.
Current regulations specify that security personnel have no physical weaknesses that would adversely affect their performance of assigned job duties.
- However, regulatory standards ensuring that security personnel are physically fit to perform their duties do not exist.
Requirements for a physical fitness program and fitness standards at Category I fuel cycle facilities for security personnel need to be added to the regulations in order to provide a uniform, enforceable program.
Guidance will be developed to ensure that such a program will not, at the same time, endanger the health of those participating in it.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 10/06/93 58 FR 52035 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 12/20/93 Final Action Published 08/00/94 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Harry S. Tovmassian Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3634 l
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Protection Against Malevolent Use of Vehicles at Nuclear Power Plants RIN:
3150-AE81 1
CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 73 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's physical protection regulations for operating nuclear power reactors.
The proposed amendment would modify the design basis threat for radiological sabotage to include use of a land vehicle by adversaries for
.2" transporting personnel, hand-carried equipment and/or explosives.
The commission believes this action is prudent based on the evaluation of an intrusion incident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power station and the bombing at the World Trade Center.
The objective of the rule is to enhance reactor safety by precluding the malevolent use of a vehicle to gain unauthorized proximity to a vital area barrier.
Further, the rule would enhance reactor safety by protecting vital equipment from damage by detonation of an explosive charge at the point a vehicle is denied entry.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 11/04/93 58 FR 58804 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 01/03/94 Final Action Published 03/00/94 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No l
AGENCY CONTACT:
Phillip F. McKee/Priscilla A. Dwyer Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 301 504-2933/301 504-2478 35
TITLE:
Import and Export of Radioactive Waste RIN:
3150-AD36 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 110 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's licensing requirements to strengthen the Commission's control over radioactive waste coming into and leaving the United States by requiring specific NRC licensing of radioactive waste imports and exports.
The proposed rule would help ensure that the transactions are subject to the approval of the U.S. Government and the consent of other involved parties.
The proposed amendment would conform U.S.
policies with the decision of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency in September 1990, approving a voluntary Code of Practice to guide Nation States in the development and harmonization of policies and laws on the transboundary shipments of radioactive waste.
Sixteen letters of comment were received from several different sources in response to the proposed rule.
These comments are being reviewed by the NRC as it begins to develop the final amendments to the NRC's licensing regulations pertaining to the export and import of radioactive waste.
TIMETABLE:
ANPRM Published 02/07/90 55 FR 4181 ANPRM Comment Period Extended to 04/24/90 55 FR 10786 Proposed Action Published 04/28/92 57 FR 17859 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 07/13/92 Final Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND O"HER ENTITIES:
Undetermined AGENCY CONTACT:
Ronald D. Hauber Office of International Programs 301 504-2344 36
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Specific Licensing of Exports of Certain Alpha-Emitting Radionuclides and Byproduct Material RIN:
3150-AE31 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 110 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to conform with the export control guidelines of the multilateral Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and of the International Atomic Energy List of the Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export.
Controls (COCOM), in which the United States participates, and treaty obligations between the United States and Canada.
The proposed rule would amend general license regulations for the export of dispersed tritium, bulk tritium, americium-242m, californium-249, californium-251, curium-245, curium-247, and 16 different alpha-emitting radionuclides, including compounds and mixtures containing these radionuclides-with a total alpha activity of 1 curie per kilogram or greater.
Devices containing less than 100 millicuries.
of alpha activity per device would be' exempt.
Other exports of these alpha-emitting radionuclides would continue to be generally licensed for member states ~cWE the NSG, but would require specific licensing to other countries.
Each exporter covered by these regulations would have to' meet the new requirements, as well as existing regulations.
The proposed rule would also clarify Appendix A to Part 110, covering nuclear reactor equipment under the NRC licensing authority, to aid exporters and U.S. export regulators in determining the reactor equipment under NRC jurisdiction.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 03/17/93 58 FR 14344 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 04/16/93 Final Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
Yes 37 i
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TITLE: Specific Licensing of Exports of Certain Alpha-Emitting Radionuclides and Byproduct Material AGENCY CONTACT:
-Elaine O. Hemby Office of International Programs 301 504-2341 38
TITLE:
Criteria for an Extraordinary-Nuclear Occurrence RIN:
3150-AB01 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 140 ABSTRACT The proposed rule would revise the criteria for an ex-traordinary nuclear occurrence (ENO) to eliminate the problems that were encountered in the Three MileLIsland ENO determination.
The revised criteria should be established in the event they are needed.
l There are no alternatives to this rulemaking.
The current ENO criteria are already codified in Subpart E of 10 CFR Part 140.
The only way to modify these criteria, as this rule seeks to do, is through rulemaking.
The final rule will also respond to PRM-140-1.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 04/09/85 50 FR 13978 Proposed' Action Comment Period Ends 09/06/85 Final Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 2210; 42 USC 5841; 42 USC 5842 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Alan K. Roecklein Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3740 39
TITLE:
Reasserting NRC's Sole Authority for Approving Onsite 4
Low-Level Waste Disposal in Agreement States RIN:
3150-AC57 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 150 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would establish NRC as the sole authority for approving onsite disposal of very low-level waste at all NRC-licensed reactors and at Part 70 facilition.
The NRC staff has recommended that this proposed rulemaking be withdrawn.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 08/22/88 53 FR 31880 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 10/21/88 Notice of Withdrawal Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 2021; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHFR ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Joseph J. Mate Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3795 40
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Restoration of Generic Exemption from Annual Fees for Nonprofit Educational Institutions RIN:
3150-AE83 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 171 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations by reinstating the exemption from annual fees for nonprofit educational institutions which was revoked August 19, 1993, the effective date of the FY 1993 fee rule (July 20, 1993; 58 FR 38666).
This proposed rule responds to a petition for reconsideration of the July 20, 1993, final rule filed by Cornell and eleven other universities that was granted by the Commission.
TIMETABLE:
i Proposed Action Published 09/29/93 58 FR 50859 Proposed Action-Comment Period Ends 10/29/93 Final Action Published 02/00/94 LEGAL. AUTHORITY-42 USC 5841; Pub. L.
101-508 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
L. Michael Rafky Office of the General Counsel 301 504-1606 41
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TITLE:
Comprehensive Quality Assurance in Medical Use and a Standard of Care RIN:
3150-AC42 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 35 ABSTRACT:
The advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) was published to request public comment on the extent to which, in addition to the basic quality assurance procedures (which are addressed in another rulemaking action, entitled " Preparation, Transfer for Commercial Distribution, and Use of Byproduct Material for Medical Use" (RIN No. 3150-AD69), a more comprehensive quality assurance requirement is needed and invites advice and recommendations on about 20 questions that will have to be addressed in the rulemaking process.
The purpose of this rulemaking action is to address each source of 1
error that can lead to a misadministration.
TIMETABLE:
l ANPRM Action Published 10/02/87 52 FR 36949 ANPRM Comment Period Ends 12/31/87 52 FR 36949 Proposed Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2111; 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Anthony Tse Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3797 43
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Licensing of Source Material RIN:
3150-AE33 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 40 ABSTRACT:
j; The advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) was published to request public comment on contemplated amendments to the Commission's regulations governing the licensing of source material and mill tailings.
The contemplated rulemaking would consider revisions to improve the control of source material through more specific regulation and to incorporate the revised standards for protection against radiation.
Fifteen comment letters were received on the ANPRM.
j The comments are being reviewed by the Commission in a
developing a proposed rulemaking.
Based on the comments received and on the status of related activities and priority for addressing the various issues being considered, a tentative approach to rulemaking has been developed.
Depending on the nature and extent of comments received, a two step rulemaking may be; initiated starting with a simple rule pertaining to the licensing and reporting requirements of distributors of products and materials used by exempt persons and general licensees (phase I).
The ANPRM g
stated that the Commission would consider whether to address the issues related to mills and mill tailings in a separate.rulemaking.
The options are being considered in place of a single comprehensive rulemaking.
In addition, the separate rule' entitled,
" Reporting Requirements for Transfer of Products to Persons Exempt from Licensing Requirements" (RIN 3150-AE28), is being considered for incorporation into the phase I rule.
This rule was intended to revise existing reporting requirements pertaining to the distribution of exempt byproduct material.
This phase I rule would provide for consistent reporting requirements for the distribution to exempt persons of both byproduct material and source material.
TIMETABLE:
ANPRM Published 10/28/92 57-FR 48749 ANPRM Comment Period Ends 01/26/93 Proposed Action Published Undetermined 44 i
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42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 4
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Acceptability of Plant Performance for Severe Accidents; Scope of Consideration in Safety Regulations RIN:
3150-AE38 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 50 ABSTRACT:
The advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) was published to request public comment on amendment of the Commission's regulations to decouple source term and dose calculations from reactor siting and to permit the use of updated source term insights for future light water reactors.
The NRC is presently in the process of reviewing advanced reactor designs.
The DOE has also indicated that it intends to seek review for an early.
site permit, as permitted by 10 CFR Part 52, in 1993.
This rulemaking action comprises two phases.
The first phase is described in the proposed rule titled,
" Reactor Site Criteria; Including Seismic and Earthquake Engineering Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants (3150-AD93)."
The second phase will consist of the issuance of an ANPRM, followed by a final revision of 10 CFR Part 50 to incorporate updated source term and severe accident research insights into plant design requirements for future light water reactors.
The intent of this second phase of rulemaking is expected to provide additional requirements for' future light water reactors regarding severe accident prevention and mitigation, and is expected to substantially reduce the risks from these events.
TIMETABLE:
ANPRM Published 09/28/92 57 FR 44513 ANPRM Public Conment Period Ends 12/28/92 Proposed Action Published Undetermined i
LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
Undetermined AGENCY CONTACT:
i Leonard-Soffer Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3916 l
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TITLE:
Acceptance of Products Purchased for Use in Nuclear.
Power Plant Structures, Systems, and Components.
RIN:
3150-AD10-CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 50 ABSTRACT:
The advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) was published to request public comment on the need for additional regulatory requirements and to obtain an im-proved understanding of alternatives.to regulatory re-quirements.
Based upon comment analysis, the staff recommended to the Commission that this rule be withdrawn.
The Commission has approved withdrawal of this rulemaking.
Recent inspections and discussions with the industry and licensees indicate that there is still some disagreement between industry and the NRC staff regarding commercial grade procurement and dedication..
The NRC staff has conducted meetings with the industry and individual licensees to resolve the areas of disagreement.
Final issuance of the notice of action will follow resolution of the areas of disagreement.
TIMETABLE:
ANPRM Published 03/06/89' 54 FR 9229 ANPRM Comment Period Ends 07/05/89 Notice of Withdrawal Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
Yes AGENCY CONTACT:
Leif J.
Norrholm Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 301 504-0961 47
TITLE:
Rulemakings to Grant Standard Design Certification for Evolutionary Light Water Reactor. Designs RIN:
3150-AE87 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 52 ABSTRACT:
The advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) was I
published to request public comment on the Commission's regulatior.s pertaining to the form and content of rules-that would certify evolutionary designs of nuclear power plants.
The NRC is reviewing two applications for standard design certifications for two evolutionary nuclear power plant designs pursuant to 10 CFR Part 52, Subpart B.
The NRC anticipates that these applications for design certification would be ready for the rulemaking phase of design certification in 1994.
TIMETABLE:
ANPRM Published 11/03/93 58 FR 58664 ANPRM Comment Period Ends 01/03/94 Proposed Action Published 08/00/94 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Harry Tovmassian/ Jerry Wilson Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 301 492-3634/301 504-3145 48
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NRC Fee Policy RIN:
3150-AE54 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 170, 10 CFR 171 ABSTRACT:
The advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) was i
published to request public comment on changes.to NRC's' i
fee policy and associated legislation.
This action responds to the requirements of the Energy Policy Act' of 1992 that.the NRC review its policy for assessment of annual fees, solicit public comment on the need for changes to this policy, and recommend to the Congress the changes in existing law that the NRC finds are needed to prevent the placement of an unfair burden on NRC licensees.
The NRC is also including in this rulemaxing a petition for rulemaking that was submitted by the American Mining Congress (PRM-170-4).
This petition for rulemaking requests that the NRC. conduct a rulemaking to evaluate its fee colicy.
Because the issues raised by the petitioner concern the same subjects as the fee policy review, the NRC is including the petition in this Federal Register notice.
TIMETABLE:
ANPRM Published 04/19/93 58 FR 21116 ANPRM Comment Period Ends 08/18/93 58 FR 39174 I
Proposed Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2214; Pub.
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No l
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L C.
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Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission RIN:
3150-AE60 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 0 ABSTRACT:
The final rule would amend the Commission's regulacions by issuing provisions applicable to NRC employees that would supplement the Standards of Ethical Conduct issued by the Office of Government Ethics (OGE).
These regulations would address outside employment and security ownership by NRC employees.
The NRC must obtain OGE concurrence before the rule can be published.
TIMETABLE:
Final Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
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Revised Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing q
Proceedings RIN:
3150-AB66 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 0; 1C CFR 1; 10 CFR 2; 10 CFR 9; 10 CFR 50 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would shorten and simplify existing Commission procedural rules applicable to domestic licensing proceedings by comprehensively restating, revising, and reorganizing the statement of those rules to reflect current practice.
The changes in this proposed rule would enable the Commission, directly and through its adjudicatory offices, to render decisions in a more timely fashion, eliminate the stylistic complexity of the existing rules, and reduce the burden and expense to the parties participating in agency proceedings.
In 1987, the Commission deferred i
consideration of this proposal, which would have revised the Commission's procedural rules governing the conduct of all adjudicatory proceedings other than export licensing proceedings under 10 CFR Part 110, pending consideration of cther, more limited revisions to the rules of practice.
In 1989, former Chairman Zech requested that this proposed rule be updated for reconsideration by the Commission, and more recently, the Administrative Conference of the United States has drafted Model Rules.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 03/00/95 Final Action Published 09/00/95 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 2231; 42 USC 2241; 42 USC 5841; 5 USC 552 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Lee S.
Dewey Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel 301 492-7787 52
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Statement of Organization and General Information; l
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3150-AE86 CFR CITATION:
U 10 CFR 1 ABSTRACT:
i The final rule would amend the Commission's regulations to reflect the reconstitution of the Office of the Licensing Support Systems Administrator as an i
organizational unit of the Office of Information i
Resources Management and the transfer of the responsibility for administering the Licensing Support i
System from the Commission staff to the Office of the Executive Director for Operations.
This final rule also reflects the creatiors of the Office of Policy Planning.
TIMETABLE:
Final Action Published 03/00/94 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Alzonia Shepard Office of Administration 301 492-7651 y
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TITLE:
- Minor Clarifying Amendments RIN:
3150-AE92 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 1; 10 CFR 21; 10 CFR 30; 10 CFR 32; 10 CFR 50 ABSTRACT:
The final rule would amend the Commission's regulations to correct a number of minor typographical errors in NRC's regulations.
These amendments are necessary to inform the public of the administrative changes to the NRC regulations.
TIMETABLE:
Final Action Published 02/00/94 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 U6C 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
David L. Meyer Office of Administration 301 492-7086 5
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Withholding of Documents i
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3150-AE89 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 2 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to address documents that are submitted with regard to an enforcement proceeding, including an inspection or investigation.
Under the proposed rule, a document would be released to the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), if the information submitted forms a part of the basis for a decision regarding enforcement action except for limited specific privacy material.
Licensees may request that the NRC withhold information as being confidential, privileged, or subject to other bases for withholding from release-to the public.
If the NRC does not grant the request for' withholding, it must provide the submitter with an opportunity to request that the document be returned to them rather than placed in the PDR.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 07/00/94 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5845 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
i Geoffrey D.
Cant Office of Enforcement 301 504-3283 55
TITLE:
Informal Hearing Proceduret for Materials Licensing Adjudications RIN:
3150-AE67 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 2 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to provide that requests for hearing in certain materials license proceedings be filed within 30 days of actual notice of the amendment application.
The proposed rule would eliminate an ambiguous provision in the Commission's current regulations and would ensure that hearing requests are filed as promptly as possible in order to resolve any concerns or objections to the pending application in a timely manner.
TIMETI.BLE:
Proposed Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Marjorie Nordlinger Office of the General Counsel 301 504-1634 l
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TITLE:
Discrimination on the Basis of Sex RIN:
3150-AD50 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 2; 10 CFR 19 ABSTRACT:
The final rule would amend the Commission's regulations dealing with discrimination against persons who, on the grounds of sex, are excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination under any program or activity licensed by the NRC.
The Commission has decided that Section 401 of the Energy Reorganization Act, which prohibits sex discrimination, i
applies only to the Commission and does not apply to i
NRC licensees or applicants.
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invalidates 10 CFR 19.32 and 10 CFR 2.111, action is i
being taken to amend these sections and to incorporate j
appropriate language to clarify that those sections do
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l TIMETABLE:
Final Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
l 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No f,f AGENCY CONTACT:
Markley L. Au
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Revision of Specific Exemptions RIN:
3150-AD83 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 9 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations pertaining to specific Privacy Act exemptions.
This proposed rule would add exemption (j)(2) of the Privacy Act to the regulations that describe exempt systems of records.
These amendments f-would make NRC's regulations consistent with the majority of statutorily appointed Inspectors General and would clearly link each system of records to the specific exemption (s) of the Privacy Act under which each system is exempt.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALI BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Sarah Wigginton Office of Administration 301 492-7752 l
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i TITLE:
Radiation Protection Requirements; Amended Definitions and Criteria A
RIN:
3150-AE80 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 19; 10 CFR 20 ADSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations by (1) deleting the definition " Controlled area" to make it clear that any area to which access is restricted for the purpose of radiological protection is a restricted area as defined in the regulation,-(2) revising the definition of " Occupational dose" to delete reference to the " restricted area," (3) revising the definition of unrestricted area to be consistent with the deletion of controlled area, (4) revising the provision in 10 CFR Part 19 entitled, " Instruction to Workers," so that radiation protection training will be provided to all persons with the potential to be occupationally exposed, and (5) restore a provision to 10 CFR Part 20 to provide that whenever licensees are required to report exposures of individual members of the public to the NRC, then those individuals are to receive copies of the report.
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TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 02/00/94 Final Action Published 10/00/94
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42 USC 2073; 42 USC 2093; 42 USC 2095; 42 USC 2111; 42 USC 2133; 42 USC 2134; 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 2236; 42'USC 2282; 42 USC 5841; 42 USC 5842; 42 USC 5846; 42 USC 5851; 42 USC 10155; 42 USC 10161 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Alan K. Rocklein Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3740 59
TITLE:
NRC Operations Center; Commercial Telephone Number Change RIN:
3150-AE84 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 20; 10 CFR 21; 10 CFR 30; 10 CFR 35; 10 CFR 40; 10 CFR 50; 10 CFR 70; 10 CFR 72; 10 CFR 73 I
ABSTRACT:
The final rule would amend the Commission's regulations by changing the current commercial telephone number at the NRC Operations Center.
The new phone number will be determined at a later date.
The NRC is scheduled to move its Operations Center from the Maryland _ National Bank building in Bethesda, Maryland, to the Two White Flint North building in Rockville, Maryland, in June 1994.
TIMETABLE:
Final Action Published 05/00/94 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Jean Trefethen Office of Analysis and Evaluation of Data 301 492-7280 f
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TITLE:
Radiological Criteria for Decommissioning of Nuclear i
Facilities RIN:
3150-AD65 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 20 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to codify the basic principles and radiological criteria which would allow decommissioned lands and structures to be released for unrestricted public use.
In the final rule entitled, " General Requirements for Decommissioning Nuclear Facilities" (53 FR 24018; June 27, 1988), the need and urgency for j
guidance with respect to residual contamination I
criteria was expressed.
At that time, it was anticipated that an interagency working group organized by the Environmental Protection Agency would develop j
necessary Federal guidance.
However, in the absence of significant progress by the interagency working group,
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rulemaking.because the requirements, once. final, will
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provide licensees with an incentive to complete site decommissionings.
The proposed rule would establish basic radiological criteria for release of lands and structures.
Measurables, in the form of surface and volume radioactivity concentrations and site radioactivity inventory values, would be provided in supporting regulatory guidance.
These combined activities should benefit the public, industry, and the NRC by providing a risk-based framework upon which decommissioning activities and license terminations can be accomplished.
The framework will ensure adequate protection of public health and safety and identify residual radioactivity criteria upon which licensees can confidently develop reasonable and responsible decommissioning plans.
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Proposed Action Published 06/00/94 l
Final Action Published 06/00/95 l
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TITLE:
Radiological Criteria for Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
Yes AGENCY CONTACT:
James Malaro Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3764 62
TITLE:
Disposal by Release into Sanitary Sewerage RIN:
3150-AE90 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 20 ABSTRACT:
The advance notice of proposed rulemaking would request public comment, information, and recommendations on contemplated amendments to the Commission's regulations governing the release of radionuclides from licensed nuclear facilities into sanitary sewer systems.
The Commission believes that by incorporating current' sewer treatment technologies the contemplated rulemaking would improve the control of radioactive materials released to sanitary sewer systems by licensed nuclear facilities.
This rulemaking would also address a petition for rulemaking (PRM-20-22) submitted by the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (October 20, 1993; 58 FR 54071).
TIMETABLE:
ANPRM Published 03/00/94 Proposed Action Published 03/00/95 Final Action Published 03/00/96 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 f
EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No 1
AGENCY CONTACT:
j George Powers Office'of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3747 63
TITLE:
Release Criteria for Patients Administered Radioactive Materials RIN:
3150-AE41 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 20; 10 CFR 35 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the. commission's regulations to revise the patient release criteria contained in 10 CFR 35.75, and the applicability of the dose limits for members of the public in 10 CFR 20.1301.
j The Commission has received two petitions for rulemaking, PRM-20-20 and PRM-35-10, to amend its regulations regarding radiation exposure that individuals may receive from. patients who have been medically administered radioactive materials, and the criteria under which this patient may be released from confinement.
The petitioners believe that the current requirements of Parts 20 and 35 would cause patients to be confined unnecessarily beyond the time needed for medical reasons.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 04/00/94 Final Action Published 03/00/95 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Stewart Schneider Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3588 i
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TITLE:
Clarification of Reporting of Defects and Noncompliance for Materials Facilities RIN:
3150-AE18 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 21 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations concerning the reporting of defects and noncompliance to clarify the applicability of these provisions to materials and fuel cycle licensees.
l Because of the wide diversity in.the types of licensees j
covered under these regulations, the requirements have been misinterpreted by the licensees.
The proposed rule would clearly define the applicability of these provisions to the different types of licensees and would take into account the differences between different classes of licensees.
The proposed rule is being developed in response to an NRC internal audit t
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apply to materials licensees.
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TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published Undetermined Final Action Published Undetermined I
LEGAL AUTHORITY:
1 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5846 l
EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
Yes AGENCY CONTACT:
Markley L. Au Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3749 65
TITLE:
- Clarification of Decommissioning Funding Requirements RIN:
3150-AE95 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 30; 10 CFR 40; 10 CFR 70; 10 CFR 72 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations for nonreactor licensees on the expiration and termination'of licensees.
These amendments are intended to clarify that financial assurance must be in place and updated when the licensee-decides to cease operation-and begin decommissioning.
These amendments would explicitly describe the implementation and timing requirements for licensees who have been.in timely renewal since the promulgation of the 1988 decommissioning funding rules and for licensees who cease operations without adequate funding arrangements in place.
LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
Undetermined TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 02/00/94 Final Action Published 10/00/94 AGENCY CONTACT:
Carl Feldman j
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3883 l
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Reporting Requirements for Transfer of Products to Persons Exempt from Licensing Requirements RIN:
3150-AE28 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 32 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to reinstate the annual reporting requirement for transfer of products containing small quantities of radioactive material to persons exempt from licensing requirements.
Submittal of transfer reports on a 5-year reporting basis has made it difficult for the NRC staff to identify trends in distribution of materials to persons exempt from licensing requirements.
Reinstating the annual reporting requirement would provide the NRC with more complete and accurate information on exemptions granted under 10 CFR Part 30 and improve the Commission's capability to assess potential effects of aggregated exposures to the public from a number of
- I exempted practices.
A variation on the use of a threshold which may be considered in this rulemaking would be to exempt those licensees having no transfers during the reporting period from reporting requirements.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published Undetermined Final Action Published Undetermined i
LEGAL AUTHORITY.
42 USC 2201; 4; USC 5841 i
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No
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Frank Cardile l
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research i
301 492-3774 t
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TITLE:
Radiography and Radiation Safety Requirements for Radiography Operations RIN:
3150-AE07 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 34 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations on licenses for radiography and radiation safety requirements for radiographic operations.
The proposed rule would revise 10 CFR Part 34 to clarify the requirements in S 34.27 and conform Part 34 with the approach developed by the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc. (Part E of the
" Suggested State Regulations for Control of Radiation"), and the State of Texas in Part 31 of the Texas Regulations for Control of Radiation.
Comments and suggestions from regulatory groups, users, and manufacturers will be considered in the overall revision.
The NRC will also consult Canadian atomic energy control regulations that relate to radiography.
The proposed rule is necessary because of frequent misinterpretations of the provisions of Part 34 and the need to clarify the requirements of 10 CFR 34.27.
The staff is currently preparing an options paper which will examine the issues, set priorities, and provide direction for the rulemaking proposed.
This proposed rule would also respond to a petition for rulemaking from International Union of Operating Engineers.- Local No. 2 (PRM-34-4).
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 02/00/94 Final Action Published 11/00/94 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
Yes
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Donald Nellis Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3628 i
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TITLE:
Administration of Byproduct Material or Radiation to Patients Who May Be Pregnant or Breast-Feeding RIN:
3150-AE44 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 35 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations concerning the medical use of byproduct material.
The proposed rule would require medical use licensees to have policies and procedures designed to avoid unintended radiation exposures to an embryo, fetus, or breast-milk-fed child.
The proposed rule
-would also require reporting of these events.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 05/00/94 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2111; 42 USC 2112; 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 2232; 42 USC 2233; 42 USC 2236; 42 USC 2282 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Samuel Z. Jones Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3738 i
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TITLE:
Design and Performance Criteria for-Sealed Sources Used in Well Logging RIN:
3150-AE24 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 39 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations governing well logging operations.
The proposed rule would allow the continued use of sealed sources that were approved by accepted prototype l
testing before July 14, 1989.
The proposed rule would also permit the continued-use of previously evaluated and approved sealed sources by NRC well logging licensees.
The proposed rule is necessary because the current regulations unintentionally excluded the use of sealed sources previously approved by prototype testing.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Donald Nellis Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3628 9
70
TITLE:
Fracture Toughness Requirements for LWR Pressure Vessels RIN:
3150-AD57 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 50; Appendices G and H ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations concerning fracture toughness requirements to resolve issues that have resulted from technological improvements and other factors.
The " Pressurized Thermal Shock (PTS) rule" (10 CFR 50.61), was modified in 1991 to be consistent with the embrittlement correlations given in Regulatory Guide 1.99, Revision 2.
However, the need for further clarifications to the PTS rule has been identified.
At a minimum, the proposed clarifications would --
(1) indicate that RTns values may be reduced using credible surveillance data; R
(2) include reduced margin terms for cases in which i
credible surveillance data are used; and (3) indicate that thermal annealing.is an acceptable method for reducing RTns to values below the screening criteria, pursuant to the requirements of (proposed) 10 CFR 50.66.
Appendix G to 10 CFR Part 50 provides fracture toughness requirements for feritic materials of pressure-retaining components of the reactor coolant boundary of light-water nuclear power reactors.
The proposed changes, principally clarifications, in Appendix G to 10 CFR Part 50 would:
(1) explicitly-indicate that pressure and leak tests of the RPV required by the ASME Code must be completed before the core is critical (as agreed i
to by the CRGR on November 29, 1989);
(2) restructure Sections IV and V for clarification;
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(3) change the reference from Appendix G of Section j
III of the ASME Code to Appendix G of Section XI 1
of the ASME Code; and (4) reword Section V.D. to indicate that thermal annealing of the RRV should be conducted pursuant i
to (proposed) 10 CFR 50.66.
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Fracture Toughness Requirements for LWR Pressure Vessels ABSTRACT:
(CONT)
Appendix H to 10 CFR Part 50 contains requirements for RPV material surveillance programs that are intended to monitor fracture toughness property changes in RPV materials due to irradiation embrittlement.. The proposed changes in Appendix H to 10 CFR Part 50 would:-
(1) address requirements for surveillance programs in the case of a license renewal request; and (2) clarify the earliest edition of ASTM E 185 (Standard Practice for Conducting Surveillance Tests for Light-Water Cooled Nuclear Power Reactor 1
Vessels) required for the surveillance program.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 04/00/94 Final Action Published 01/00/95 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Allen L.
Hiser, Jr.
l Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3988 i
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TITLE:
Codes and Standards for Nuclear Power Plants (ASME B&PV Code, 1989/1990/1991/1992/1993 Addenda and 1992 Edition, Appendix VIII, Safety-Related Snubbers and the ASME OM Code-1990 Edition, 1992 Addenda and 1993 Addenda)
RIN:
3150-AE26 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 50 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to incorporate by reference the 1989 Addenda, 1990 Addenda, 1991 Addenda, 1992 Addenda, 1993 Addenda, and 1992 Edition of Section III, Division 1, of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ASME B&PV Code); the 1989 Addenda, 1990 Addenda, 1991 Addenda, 1992 Addenda, 1993 Addenda, and 1992 Edition of Section XI, Division 1, of the ASME B&PV Code.
Additionally, the proposed amendment would expedite implementation of Appendix VIII of Section XI, Division 1, which provides rules for performance demonstration of ultrasonic examination i
systems.
The proposed amendment would expand the scope of S 50.55a to require inservice testing and examinations of safety-related snubbers.
The proposed amendment would, for the first time, incorporate by reference the 1990 Edition, 1992 Addenda and 1993 Addenda of the ASME Code for Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants (ASME OM Code).
The ASME B&PV Code provides rules'in Section III, s
Division 1, for the construction of components of light-water-cooled nuclear power plants.
Section XI, Division 1, provides rules for the inservice inspection l
of those components.
Requiring licensees to expedite implementation of Appendix VIII would improve the quality of inservice inspections in a timely manner.
Expanding the scope of S 50.55a to include safety-related snubbers would ensure that these components are tested to quality standards commensurate with the importance of the safety functions to be performed.
The ASME OM Code provides rules for the inservice l
testing of pumps, valves, and snubbers.
This proposed amendment would permit the use of improved methods for the construction, inservice inspection,'and inservice testing of nuclear-power plant componente.
- Further, these actions would save applicants / licensees and the 73 l
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TITLE:
Codes and Standards for Nuclear Power Plants (ASME B&PV Code, 1989/1990/1991/1992/1993 Addenda and 1992 Edition, Appendix VIII, Safety-Related Snubbers and the ASME OM Code-1990 Edition, 1992 Addenda and 1993 Addenda)
ABSTRACT: (cont)
NRC. staff both time and effort by providing uniform detailed criteria against which the staff could review any single submission.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 11/00/94 Final Action Published 11/00/95 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5846 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Wan Cheng (Winston) Liu Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3822 74 j
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TITLE:
Thermal Annealing of the Reactor Pressure Vessel RIN:
3150-AE45 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 50 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to define and clarify the requirements on thermal annealing of reactor vessels to mitigating neutron irradiation embrittlement.
The proposed rule would reduce the potential for confusion stemming from addressing thermal annealing in two rules and would result in a clear and more definitive regulatory process.
The proposed rule would also address the following requirements for thermal annealing:
(1) the procedural aspects of requesting permission to anneal the pressure vessel and to return to operation after the annealing l
process; and (2) the general analysis, testing, and inspection issues that would be considered by the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, in reviewing licensing submittals requesting permission to anneal to return to operation.
TIMETABLE:
l Proposed Action Published 04/00/94 Final Action Published 01/00/95 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Al Taboada Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3838
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TITLE:
Definition of Commitment RIN:
3150-AE74 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 50 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's power reactor safety regulations to define the term commitment and to outline the change mechanism that would be used for a license who wishes to modify a commitment.
This action is intended to reduce the regulatory burden on the NRC staff and the licensees.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published Undetermined t
LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Claudia M.
Craig Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 301 504-1281 l
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t TITLE:
Changes to Fire Protection Plans RIN:
3150-AE73 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 50 AESTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's power reactor safety regulations to allow licensees to make chartges to their fire protection plan that do not reduce the plans' content below that necessary to t
implement the fire protection requirements prescribed in the regulations without prior NRC approval.
The proposed rule would also require licensees to submit periodic reports of these changes to the NRC.
The proposed rule is intended to reduce the regulatory burden on the NRC staff and the licensees.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published Undetermined i
LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No
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AGENCY CONTACT:
Claudia M.
Craig Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 1
301 504-1281 i
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TITLE:
Safety Requirements for Reactor Coolant Pump Seals RIN:
3150-AE53 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 50 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to. require PWR plants to address the NRC's safety concerns regarding the ability of each plant to limit leakage from the pump seals during conditions j
such as station blackout and loss of component cooling j
water or service water.
Seal failures experienced so far have had the benefit of available emergency core.
cooling systems.
A LOCA from seal failures coupled with common cause failures that disable ECCS was found to be a significant contributor to public risk.
In addition to development of a rule, the NRC staff intends to prepare a regulatory guide that will provide the methods acceptable for complying with the proposed RCP seal rule.
TIMETABLE:
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Proposed Action Published 02/00/94 Final Action Published 01/00/95 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
j 42 USC 2201;'42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Syed K. Shaukat Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 4
301 492-3934 78 1
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l Codes and Standards for Nuclear Power Plants (ASME l
Code,Section XI, Division 1, Subsection IWE and Subsection IWL)
RIN:
3150-AC93 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 50 ABSTRA"*:
proposed rule would incorporate by reference Subsection IWE, " Requirements for Class MC Components of Light-Water Cooled Power Plants," and Subsection IWL, " Requirements for Class CC Concrete Components of Light-Water Cooled Power Plants," of Section XI (Division 1) of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code-(ASME Code).
Subsection IWE provides the rules and requirements.for inservice inspection, repair, and replacement of. Class MC pressure retaining components and their integral attachments in light-water cooled power plants.-
Subsection IWL provides the rules and requirements for inservice inspection and repair of the reinforced concrete and post tensioning systems of Class CC components.
Incorporation by reference of Subsection IWE and Subsection IWL will provide systematic examination rules for containment structure for meeting Criterion 53 of the General Design Criteria (Appendix A of 10 CFR Part 50) and Appendix J of 10 CFR Part 50.
Age-related degradation of containments has occurred, and additional and potentially more serious degradation mechanisms can be anticipated as nuclear power plants age.
If the NRC did not take action to endorse the l
Subsection IWE and Subsection IWL rules, the NRC position on examination practices for containment structure would have to be established on a case-by-cane basis and improved examination practices for steel R
containment structures might not-be implemented.
The 1
other alternatives of incorporating these detailed examination requirements into the American National Standard ANSI /ANS 56.8-1981 or into Appendix J are not feasible.
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TITLE:
Codes and Standards for Nuclear Power Plants (ASME Code,Section XI, Division 1, Subsection IWE and Subsection IWL)
ABSTRACT:
(CONT)
Incorporating by reference the latest edition and addenda of Subsection IWE and Subsection IWL will save applicants / licensees and the NRC staff both time and-effort by providing uniform detailed criteria against which the staff can review any single submission.
Adoption of the proposed amendment would permit the use of improved methods for containment inservice inspection.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 01/07/94 j
Final Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Wallace E. Norris Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3805 l
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j Changes to Emergency Plans RIN:
3150-AE72 j
CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 50 i
ABSTRACT:
l Th' proposed rule would amend the Commission's power reactor safety regulations to allow licensees to make changes to their emergency plans that do not reduce the plans' content below that necessary to implement the emergency planning requirements prescribed in the regulations without p;;ior NRC approval.
The proposed.
l rule would also require licensees to rabmit periodic reports of these changes to the NRC.
The proposed rule is intended to reduce the regulatory burden on the NRC staff and the licensees.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Claudia M.
Craig Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 301 504-1281 81 l
TITLE:
Changes to Security Plans RIN:
3150-AE71 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 50 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's reactor safety regulations to allow licensees.to make changes to their safeguards contingency plan, security _ plan, and guard training and qualification plan that do not reduce the plans' content below that necessary to implement the applicable requirements prescribed in the regulations without prior NRC approval.
The proposed rule would also require licensees to submit periodic reports of these changes to the NRC.
The proposed rule is intended to reduce the regulatory burden on the NRC staff and the licensees.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Claudia M.
Craig Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 301 504-1281 l
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TITLE:
Changes to Quality Assurance Programs RIN:
3150-AE70 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 50 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to allow licensees to mak.e changes to their quality assurance program that do not reduce the program's content below that necessary to implement the quality assurance requirements prescribed in the regulations without prior NRC approval.
The proposed rule would also require licensees to submit periodic reports of these changes to the NRC.
The proposed rule is intended to reduce the regulatory burden on the NRC staff and the licensees.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Claudia M.
Craig Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 301 504-1281 t
83
TITLE:
Standardized Plant Designs, Early Review of Site Suitability Issues; Clarifying Amendments RIN:
3150-AE25 CFR CITATION:
i 10 CFR 50; 10 CFR 52; 10 CFR 140 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations by-deleting Appendices M, N,
O, and Q from 10 CFR Part 50.
The NRC is also proposing to make clarifying changes to 10.CFR Parts 52 and 140 to make clear that licensees are required to submit accurate and complete information to the NRC, and that its Price-Anderson requirements apply to combined license holders.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 04/00/94 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
I 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
Undetermined AGENCY CONTACT:
[
l Geary S. Mizuno l
Office of the General Counsel l
301 504-1639 r
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TITLE:
Consideration of the Possible Effects of Power Reactor Ownership Arrangements on Safety RIN:
3150-AE48 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 50 ABSTRACT:
The Commission is considering amending its regulations to increase assurance that NRC's power reactor licensees will have adequate funds for decommissioning and other safety-related activities.
This rulemaking will consider the need for amending the NRC's regulations to require power reactor licensees to either:
(1) guarantee any unfunded decommissioning liability with a surety-bond letter of credit, or other guarantee method currently allowed in 10 CFR 50.75 (e) (1) (iii) ; (2) provide for a financial test guarantee mechanism similar to the one contained in 10 CFR Part 30, Appendix A; or (3) provide a certification to the NRC from the licensee's rate-making authority that it will allow unfunded decommissioning obligations to be collected in rates, notwithstanding the operating status of the facility.
4 TIMETABLE ANPRM Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 J
EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Robert Wood Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 301 504-1255 85 i
TITLE:
Design Basis Events RIN:
3150-AD51 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 60 ABSTRACT The proposed rule would amend the_ Commission's regulations concerning additional preclosure regulatory requirements for high-level waste geologic repositories.
Several issues associated with preclosure regulatory requirements have been raised due to different interpretations of.the rulemaking record for 10 CFR Part 60.
These involve:
(1) the lack of clearly prescribed requirements for the establishment of a controlled-use area intended to protect public health and safety in the event of a postulated radionuclide release; and (2) the definition of structures, systems, and components important to safety for which certain design and quality assurance criteria apply.
In order to meet the milestones mandated by the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as amended, and milestones pertaining to DOE's production schedule in the Mission Plan amendments, guidance is needed from NRC on these matters to enable DOE to proceed with the siting of a geologic repository.
The proposed amendments would require the establishment of a controlled-use area, based on radiation dose criteria, for the siting of geologic repositories.
In addition, a new definition of structures, systems, and components important to safety would be'added.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 05/00/94 Final Action Published 07/00/95 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
Public Law 97-425; 42 USC 10101 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITLES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Janet P.
Kotra Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 301 504-3620 86 T
TITLE:
Land Ownership Requirements for Low-Level Waste Sites RIN:
3150-AE88 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 61 ABSTRACT:
The advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) would request public comment on allowing a licensee to own land that is used for a low-level waste disposal site.
Current regulations require Federal or State ownership of land used for a low-level waste disposal site.
The State of Utah (an agreement State) used an exemption provision to allow Envirocare (the licensee) to own the site.
TIMETABLE:
ANPRM Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Mark Haisfield/ Ronald Uleck Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 301 492-3877/301 504-2595 87 E
TITLE:
Financial Assurance for Low-Level Waste Disposal Site Surveillance, Monitoring, and Custodial Care RIN:
3150-AE76 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 61 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations by adding requirements for financial assurance for the 100-year institutional control period, during which time surveillance, monitoring and custodial care, would be carried out at low-level radioactive waste disposal sites.
The proposed rule would implement Section 151 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, which gives the NRC the authority to establish these requirements.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 06/00/94 Final Action Published 06/00/95 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Clark Prichard Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3734 i
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TITLE:
Removal of Criticality Alarm Requirements for Fresh Fuel t-l' RIN:
3150-AE43 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 70 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to eliminate the need for licensees to request an exemption from provisions that require criticality monitors for new reactor fuel.
An exemption for this requirement is routinely granted when requested by a licensee.
The proposed rule would allow reactor licensees to dispense with unneeded criticality monitors without having to request an exemption.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 08/00/94 Final Action' Published 06/00/95 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Jerry E. Jackson Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3923 Y
89
TITLE:
- Fingerprint Cards:
Change in User Fee RIN:
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3150-AE93 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 73 ABSTRACT:
The final rule would amend the Commission's regulations to reflect an administrative change in the procedure for notifying licensees of changes in the user fee charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for processing fingerprint cards as part of the criminal history checks that nuclear power reactor licensees are required to perform for those individuals granted unescorted access to an operating nuclear power facilty or access to Safeguards Information.
This notice also informs licensees of the new user fee adopted by the FBI effective January 3, 1994.
TIMETABLE:
Final Action Published 01/06/94 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Charles H. Hendren Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (301) 504-3209 90
TITLE:
Night Firing Qualifications for Security Guards at Nuclear Power Plants R
RIN:
3150-AC88 CFR CITATION:
I 10 CFR 73 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to ensure that security force effectiveness at nuclear power plants is not dependent on the time of day.
Security guards currently are required to perform night firing for familiarization only.
There is no requirement for standards to measure their effective-ness.
The proposed rule would require that security guards at nuclear power plants qualify for night firing.
Part 73, Appendix B, Part IV, would be amended to require reactor security guards to qualify annually in an NRC-approved night firing course with their assigned weapons.
The proposed amendment would standardize i
training and qualification in night-firing and prepare power reactor guard forces to respond more effectively in the event of an incident occurring in limited j
lighting conditions, i
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
John Telford Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3796 1
91
TITLE:
Physical Protection of Special Nuclear Material in Transit RIN:
CFR CITATION:
+
10 CFR 73 ABSTRACT:
.The proposed. rule would amend the Commission's regulations for the transport of Category I materials to provide a level of protection for these materials while in transit comparable to that provided by the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE).
This amendment would reduce reliance on DOE's Safe Secure Trailer program for secure shipments of Category I material.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Priscilla A.
Dwyer Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 301 504-2478 i
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TITLE:
Reinvestigation of Individuals Granted Unescorted Access to Nuclear Power Plants RIN:
3150-AD49 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 73 ABSTRACT:
The final rule would amend the Commission's regulations to require periodic updates of FBI fingerprint checks for reinvestigation of individuals granted unescorted access to nuclear power plants or access to safeguards information.
The proposed rule would require that i
licensees who operate a nuclear power plant submit fingerprint cards for applicable personnel to the NRC for criminal history checks every 5 years.
Authorization for unescorted access would be retained by an individual pending results of the criminal history check on that individual's fingerprints.
TIMETABLE:
Final Action Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Sandra Frattali Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3773 93 i
TITLE: Standards for Certification of DOE Uranium Enrichment Gaseous Diffusion Facilities
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RIN:
3150-AE62 1
CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 76 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations by adding a new part to the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR Part 76).
The Energy Policy Act of 1992 (the Act) authorized the establishment of a new government corporation, U.S.
Enrichment Corporation c
(USEC), for the purpose of conducting a uranium enrichment enterprise.
The Act directs the NRC to issue standards by rulemaking as necessary to govern the gaseous diffusion plants at Portsmouth, Ohio, and Paducah, Kentucky, in order to protect the public health and safety from radiological hazard, and provide for the common defense and security, including adequate safeguards.
The standards are to be in effect within 2 years.
This new part will include as certification l
standards pertinent parts of existing regulations as they are applied to similar facilities licensed by the NRC.
TIMETABLE:
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Proposed Action Published 02/00/94 Final Action Published 10/00/94 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES:
No AGENCY CONTACT:
Charles W. Nilsen Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3834 l
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PETITION DOCKET NUMBER:
PRM-20-20 PETITIONER:
Carol S. Marcus, Ph.D.,
M.D.
PART:
20 OTHER AFFECTED PARTS:
35 FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION:
June 12, 1991 (56 FR 26945)
SUBJECT:
i Radiation absorbed dose to individuals from patients receiving radiopharmaceuticals for diagnosis or therapy
SUMMARY
The petitioner requests that the Commission specify that the annual radiation dose absorbed by individuals exposed to patients administered radioactive materials be 5 mSv'(500 mrems).
TIMETABLE:
A notice:of receipt for this petition was published in the Federal Register on June 12, 1991 (56 FR 26945).
The comment period closed on October 12, 1991.
Resolution of the petition is scheduled for rulemaking
(" Dose Limits for Patients and Members of the Public" (RIN 3150-AE41)).
A publication _date for the. proposed rule is scheduled for April 1994.
CONTACT:
Stewart Schneider Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3588
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PETITION DOCKET NUMBER:
PRM-20-21 PETITIONER:
Keith J.
Schiager, Ph.D.,
et al.
PART:
20 j
i OTHER AFFECTED PARTS:
none FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION:
1 September 10, 1993 (58 FR 47676)
SUBJECT:
Disposal of certain low-level radioactive wastes to provide additonal options for disposal of very low concentrations of short-lived radionuclides.
SUMMARY
The petitioners request that the Commission amend its regulations in 10 CFR Part 20 that became mandatory for all licensees on January 1, 1994, to permit additional methods for disposal of certain low-level radioactive wastes.
The petitioners contend that the regulations that became mandatory for all licensees on January 1, 1994, are too restrictive and prevent many research institutions from pursuing certain types of research that cannot be conducted effectively without the use of radioactive materials.
TIMETABLE:
A notice of receipt for this petition was published in the Federal Register on September 10, 1993 (58 FR 47676).
The comment period closed on November 24, 1993.
Resolution of this petition is scheduled for September 1994.
CONTACT:
George Powers Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3747 96 i
a PETITION DOCKET NO:
- PRM-20-22 PETITIONER:
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District PART:
20 OTHER AFFECTED PARTS:
None FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION:
October 20, 1993 (58 FR 54071)
SUBJECT:
Require licensees to provide at least 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> advance notice to the appropriate sewage treatment plant before releasing radioactive material to the sanitary sewer system.
SUMMARY
The petitioner requests that the Commission amend its regulations to require that licensees provide at least 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> advance notice to the appropriate sewage treatment plant before releasing radioactive material to the sanitary sewer system.
The petitioner also requests that the NRC exempt materials that enter the sanitary waste stream from the requirements regarding commission approval for incineration under the NRC's current regulations.
l TIMETABLE:
A notice of receipt for this petition was published in the Federal Register on October 20, 1993 (58 FR 54071).
The comment period closed on January 3, 1994.
Resolution of the petition is scheduled for rulemaking (Disposal by Release into Sanitary Sewerage (Rin-3150-AE90)).
Publication of the advance notice of proposed rulemaking is scheduled for March 1994.
CONTACT:
George Powers Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research l
301 492-3747 I
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PETITION DOCKET NO:
- PRM-21-2 PETITIONER:
Nuclear Management and Resources Council PART:
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OTHER AFFECTED PARTS:
None FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION:
October 14, 1993 (58 FR 53159)
SUBJECT:
Commercial grade items
SUMMARY
The petitioner requests that the Commission amend its regulations to revise the term " commercial grade item";
to include a flexible generic process for dedication of commercial grade items for safety-related use; and to clarify that the entity performing the dedication of a commercial grade item is responsible for discovering, evaluating, and reporting deficiencies as required by the NRC's regulations.
TIMETABLE:
A notice of receipt for this petition was published in the Federal Register on October 14, 1993 (58 FR 53159).
The comment period closed on December 28, 1993.
Resolution of this petition is scheduled for October 1994.
CONTACT:
Markley L. Au Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3749 98 J
l PETITION DOCKET NO:
l PRM-32-3 1
PETITIONER:
Advanced Medical Systems, Inc.
PART:
32 OTHER AFFECTED PARTS:
None FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION:
October 10, 1991 (56 FR 51182)
SUBJECT:
Manufacture or transfer of certain items containing byproduct material
SUMMARY
The petitioner requests that the Commission amend its regulations that apply to the manufacturers or transferors of certain items containing byproduct material to specify that these provisions apply to the manufacturers and distributors of replacement parts or original units.
TIMETABLE:
A notice of receipt for this petition was published in the Federal Register on October 10, 1991 (56 FR 51182).
The comment period closed on December 9, 1991.
j Resolution of this petition is scheduled for February 1994.
l CONTACT:
Naiem Tanious I
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3878 I
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PETITION DOCKET NO:
- PRM-32-4 PETITIONER:
mb-microtec (USA)
PART:
32 OTHER AFFECTED PARTS:
None FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION:
October 18, 1993 (58 FR 53670)
SUBJECT:
Place timepieces with gaseous tritium light sources on the same regulatory basis as timepieces with luminous tritium paint
SUMMARY
The petitioner requests that the Commission amend its regulations to include timepieces with gaseous tritiun light sources and subsequently allow their distribution under the same requirements applicable to the distribution of timepieces with luminous tritium paint.
TIMETABLE:
A notice of receipt for this petition was published in the Federal Register on October 18, 1993 (58 FR 53670).
The comment period closed on January 3, 1994.
Resolution of this petition is scheduled for October 1994.
CONTACT:
Donald A.
Cool Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3785 100
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PRM-34-4
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1 PETITIONER.
3 International Union of Operating Engineers, Local No. 2 PART:
l 34 OTHER AFFECTED PARTS:
None FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION:
December 4, 1992 (57 FR 57392)
SUBJECT:
Require a minimum of two radiographic personnel when performing industrial radiography with licensed materials at temporary job sites
SUMMARY
The petitioner requests that the commission amend its regulations regarding licenses for radiography and radiation safety requirements for radiographic operations, as necessary, to require a minimum of two radiographic personnel when performing industrial radiography with licensed materials at temporary job sites.
The petitioner believes'that the suggested change is necessary to ensure a safe working environment.
TIMETABLE:
A notice of receipt for this petition was published in the Federal Register on December 4, 1992 (57 FR 57392).
The public comment period closed on February 2, 1993.
A proposed rule (Radiography and Radiation Safety Requirements for Radiography Operations - RIN 3150-AE07) is being developed to address this petition.
The proposed rule is scheduled for publication in February 1994.
CONTACT:
Don Nellis Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3628 l
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PETITION DOCKET NUMBER:
PRM-35-10/PRM-35-10A PETITIONER:
American College of Nuclear Medicine PART:
35 OTHER AFFECTED PARTS:
None FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION:
March 9, 1992 (57 FR 8282)
SUBJECT:
Radiopharmaceutical therapy l
SUMMARY
The petitioner requests that the Commission amend its regulations by deleting the requirement for mandated hospitalization for ambulatory patients receiving oral or IV radiopharmaceuticals in amounts greater than 30 millicuries and allowing patients the option to be treated on an outpatient basis if they qualify medically..The petitioner states that the requested amendment is in the best interest of patients who require access to. affordable quality care and that published scientific data support the requested changes.
The petitioner submitted an amendment to this petition that was assigned Docket No. PRM-35-10A.
The petitioner requests that the original petition be-expanded to consider the need to allow amounts greater than 30 millicuries to be used.in diagnostic studies and to add a definition of confinement.
TIMETABLE:
A notice of receipt for this petition was published in the Federal Register on March 9, 1992 (57 FR 8282).
The comment period closed on May 8, 1992.
A notice of receipt for PRM-35-10A was published in the Federal l
Register on May 18, 1992 (57 FR 21043).
The comment period closed on July 17, 1992.
Resolution of the petitions is scheduled for rulemaking (" Dose Limits for Patients and Fenbers of the Public" (RIN 3150-AE41)).
A publication date for the proposed rule is scheduled for April 1994.
CONTACT:
Stewart Schneider Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3588 102 l-(
PETITION DOCKET NUMBER:
PRM-50-53 PETITIONER:
The Ohio Citizens for Responsible Energy PART:
50 OTHER AFFECTED PARTS:
None FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION:
July 25, 1989 (54 FR 30905)
SUBJECT:
Request for Reopening of ATWS Rulemaking Proceeding
SUMMARY
The petitioner requests that the NRC reopen the Anticipated Transients Without Scram (ATWS) rulemaking proceeding.
This request was one portion of a request by the Ohio Citizens for Responsible Energy (OCRE) that NRC take a number of actions to relieve alleged undue risks posed by the thermal-hydraulic. instability of boiling water reactors.
On April 27, 1989, the Director, NRR, responded to the OCRE request for action in a Director's Decision under 10 CFR 2.206.-
In the Director's Decision (DD-89-03), the NRC denied all of the petitioner's requests, except for the request to reopen the ATWS rulemaking proceeding, which would be more properly treated as a petition for rulemaking under 10 CFR 2.802.
The petitioner suggested that resolution of the ATVS problem depends on measures other than tripping the recirculation pumps to rapidly reduce reactivity.
In this regard, the petitioner specifically suggests'the use of an automatic, high-capacity standby liquid control system.
In a letter from the BWR Owner's Group (BWROG), dated September 18, 1989, which transmitted report NEDO-31709, " Average Core Power During Large Core Thermal Hydraulic Oscillations in a BWR" the BWROG concluded that previous ATWS evaluations are valid and that existing ATWS provisions and actions are appropriate.
The staff review of NEDO-31709 concluded that the NEDO analyses, and other analyses performed by the BWROG contractors, were not sufficient to support their conclusions.
J NRC Staff and contractors studies of ATWS scenarios
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PETITION DOCKET NUMBER:
PRM-50-53
SUMMARY
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ATWS rule change, modification of operator actions, or possible equipment / systems changes.
Several of the ATWS scenarios revealed the need for more detailed studies of the automatic responses and emergency procedures guidelines (EPGs) used by plant operators.
The NRC staff requested that the BWROG address the questions raised by the NRC staff relative to operator actions and instrumentation adequacy for an ATWS with-oscillations and the timing of the boron injection and water level reduction as effective means to control i
such transients.
The BWROG studies were submitted to the staff.in February 1992 (NEDO-32047) and in December i
1992 (NEDO-32164).
The NRC staff has reviewed the BWROG analysis and has prepared a Safety Evaluation Report (SER) which is scheduled to ne transmitted to-the BWROG and to the CRGR during January 1994.
This SER concludes that the prescriptive requirement of the ATWS rule remain appropriate when considering the impact of larger-amplitude oscillations coincident with ATWS events.
This SER will be used as a basis of a Commission paper regarding resolution of the petition.
The Commission paper is scheduled to be submitted in R
February 1994.
TIMETABLE:
Resolution of the petition is scheduled for. February 1994.
CONTACT:
Roy Woods Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research j
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PETITION DOCKET NUMBER:
PRM-50-57 PETITIONER:
North Carolina Public Utility Commission PART:
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OTHER AFFECTED PARTS:
140 FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION:
January 17, 1992; 57 FR 2059
SUBJECT:
Reduce or Eliminate Insurance for Nuclear Power Plants Awaiting Decommissioning
SUMMARY
The petitioner requests that the Commission amend its regulations to substantially reduce or eliminate insurance requirements for nuclear power reactors-when all the nuclear reactors on a reactor station site have' been shut down and are awaiting decommissioning and all the nuclear fuel has been removed from the reactor site.
TIMETABLE:
A notice of receipt for this petition was published in the Federal Register on January 17, 1992 (57 FR 2059).
The public comment period closed on March 17, 1992.
Resolution of the petition is scheduled for December 1994.
CONTACT:
Carl Feldman Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3883
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PRM-50-58 PETITIONER:
Virginia Electric and Power Company PART:
50 OTHER AFFECTED PARTS:
None FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION:
March 4, 1993; 58 FR 12339
SUBJECT:
Change the frequency of required emergency planning exercises to biennially instead of annually.
SUMMARY
The petitioner requests that the Commission amend its regulations to change the frequency of required emergency planning exercises to biennially instead of annually.
The proposed amendment would require each licensee to conduct, at each site, an integrated exercise every 2 years and to ensure that their emergency response capabilities are maintained during the 2-year interval.
TIMETABLE:
A notice of receipt for this petition was published in the Federal Register on Marc) 4, 1993 (58 FR 12339).
The public comment period clsded on May 3, 1993.
Resolution of the petition is scheduled for March 1994.
CONTACT:
Michael Jamgochian Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3918 106
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PETITION DOCKET NUMBER:
PRM-60-3 PETITIONER:
D9.partment of Energy PART:
60 OTHER AFFECTED PARTS:
None FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION:
July 13, 1990 (55 FR 28771)
August 10, 1990 (55 FR 32639)
SUBJECT:
Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste SDMMARY:
The petitioner requests that the Commission amend'its regulations pertaining to the disposal of high-level radioactive wastes in geologic repositories to include a specific dose criterion for design basis accidents.
The petitioner believes this would facilitate the development and licensing of a geologic repository for high-level radioactive waste.
TIMETABLE:
This petition will be resolved with publication of the related rulemaking, " Design Basis Events"-(RIN 3150-AD51).
The publication date for this proposed rule is scheduled for May 1994.
CONTACT:
Janet P. Kotra Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 301 504-3620 107 L.
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PETITION DOCKET NUMBER:
PRM-61-2 PETITIONER:
New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution, Inc.
PART:
61 OTHER AFFECTED PARTS:
I None j
FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION:
July 23, 1992 (57 FR 32743)
SUBJECT:
Waste classification of low-level radioactive waste
SUMMARY
The petitioner requests that the Commission amend its regulations regarding waste classification of low-level radioactive waste to restrict the number and types of waste streams that can be disposed of in near-surface disposal facilities.
The petitioner also requests that the NRC prepare a supplemental environmental impact statement (EIS) to the original EIS prepared for 10 CFR i
Part 61 (December 27, 1982; 47 FR 57446).
TIMETABLE:
A notice of receipt for this petition was published in the Federal Register on July 23, 1992-(57 FR 32743).
The public comment period closed on September 21,,1992.
Resolution of the petition is scheduled for February 1994.
CONTACT:
Mark Haisfield Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3877 108 6
t PETITION DOCKET NUMBER:
PRM-72-1 PETITIONER:
Maryland Safe Energy Coalition PART:
72 OTHER AFFECTED PARTS:
None FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION:
September 8, 1993 (58 FR 47222)
SUBJECT:
Dry cask storage
SUMMARY
The petitioner requests that the Commission amend its.
regulations regarding generic issues related to dry cask storage.
TIMETABLE:
A notice of receipt for this_ petition was published in the Federal Register on September 8, 1993 (58 FR 47222).
The public comment period closed on November 22, 1993.
Resolution of.the petition is scheduled for September 1994.
CONTACT:
Gordon Gundersen Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3803
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PRM-150-2 PETITIONER:
Envirocare of Utah, Inc.
l PART:
150 OTHER AFFECTED PARTS:
None FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION:
February 22, 1993 (58 FR 5992)
SUBJECT:
Persons who generate or dispose of very low specific activity wastes contaminated with special nuclear materials
SUMMARY
The petitioner requests that the Commission amend its regulations to exempt those persons that generate or dispose of very low specific activity wastes contaminated with special nuclear materials that are not capable of forming a critical reaction from the current possession limits specified in its regulations.
TIMETABLE:
A notice of receipt for this petition was published in the Federal Register on February 22, 1993 (58 FR 9552).
The public comment period closed on April 23, 1993.
Resolution of the petition is scheduled for February 1994.
CONTACT:
Carl Feldman Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3883 110 t
PETITION DOCKET NUMBER:
PRM-170-3
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PETITIONER:
American College of Nuclear Physicians and Society of Nuclear Medicine PART:
170 OTHER AFFECTED PARTS:
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171 j
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May 12, 1992 (57 FR 20211)
SUBJECT:
Fees for facilities, materials licenses, and other' j
regulatory service under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.
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SUMMARY
The petitioner requests that the Commission amend its regulations to mitigate the substantial adverse impacts experienced by its members because of~the recent increase in NRC's license'and annual fees.
TIMETABLE:
A notice of receipt for this petition was published in the Federal Register on May 12, 1992 (57 FR 20211).
A request for public comment on the petition was published in the. Federal Register on October 13, 1992 (57 FR 46818).
The comment period closed on December 14, 1992.
Resolution of the petition is scheduled for-June 1994.
CONTACT:
C.
James Holloway, Jr.
Office of the Controller 301 492-4301
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PETITION DOCKET NUMBER:
PRM-170-4 PETITIONER:
American Mining Congress PART:
170 OTHER AFFECTED PARTS:
171 FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION:
April 19, 1993 (57 FR 21116)
SUBJECT:
Evaluation of fee policy
SUMMARY
The petitioner requests that the Commission amend-its regulations to alleviate the inequitable impacts of NRC-imposed fees on its members, specifically for Class I uranium recovery sites that have ceased operation and await NRC-approval of reclamation plans. The petitioner also suggests that the NRC implement certain standards for services provided.
An advance notice of proposed rulemaking (NRC Fee Policy; Request for Public Comment).
was published in the Federal Register on April 19, 1993 (58 FR 21116) announcing the receipt of this petition for rulemaking.
TIMETABLE:
A notice of receipt for this petition was published in the Federal Register on April 19, 1993 (58 FR 21116).
The comment period closed on August 18, 1993_(58 FR 39174).
Resolution of the petition is scheduled for June 1994.
CONTACT:
C.
James Holloway, Jr.
Office of the Controller 301 492-4301 112
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