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Semiannual Report July-December 1994 Manuscript Completed: February 1995 Date Published: February 1995 Division of Freedom ofInformation and Publications Services Office of Administration U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 r-s

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Prcface The Regulatory Agenda is a semiannual A Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) has been compilation of all rules on which the NRC has added to each rulemaking agenda entry. This recently completed action, or has proposed action, identification number will make it easier for the or is considering action, and of all petitions for public and agency officials to track the rulemaking that the NRC has received that are publication history of regulatory actions.

pending disposition.

The dates listed under the heading " Timetable" for scheduled action by the Commission or the ctor for gperadons (K) on ecu Organization of the Agenda particular rules or petitions are considered tentative and are not binding on the Commission The agenda consists of two sections that have r its staff. They are included for planning been updated through December 30,1994. Section Purposes only. This Regulatory Agenda is I, " Rules," includes (A) rules on which final action Published to provide the pubhc early notice and has been taken since June 30,1994, the closing PPortunity to participate m the rulemakmg date of the last NRC Regulatory Agenda;(B) rules Process. However, the NRC may consider or act n any miemakmg proceedm, g even if it is not published previously as proposed rules on which included in this Regulatory Agenda. Conversely, the Commission has not taken final action; (C) the melusion m this Regulatory Agenda of rules published as advance notices of proposed unpublished rules on which the NRC is rulemakm.g for which neither a proposed nor final considering action does not commit the NRC to rule has been issued; and (D) unpublished rules publishing the rule for public comment in the on which the NRC expects to take action.

Fedeml Register.

In the abstract section of all rules being developed Section II, " Petitions for Rulemaking," includes by the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (A) petitions denied or incorporated imo final (RES), we have included the priority designation rules since June 30,1994; (B) petitions given by RES for that rulemaking. The following incorporated into proposed rules; (C) petitions terms are used by RES to prioritize their pending staff review and (D) petitions with rulemaking items:

deferred action.

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Iligh-staffis currently workm.g on rule; rule has scheduled timetable dates; In Section I of the agenda, the rules are ordered

2. Medium-staff work on rule depends on from the lowest to the highest part within Title 10, availability of resources; rule has no scheduled Chapter I, of the Code of Federal Regulations timetable dates, (Title 10). If more than one rule appears under the same part, the rules are arranged within that part

3. Potential-rule is on hold; depends on outside by date of most recent publication. If a rule resources for continued work on the rule (e.g.,

amends multiple parts, the rule is listed under the waiting on another agency to publish a related lowest affected part. In Section II of the agenda, lemaking);

the petitions are ordered from the lowest to the 4.

Planned-rule is on hold; there are no highest part of Title 10 and are identified with a resources available to work on rule; and i

petition for rulemaking (PRM) number. If more I

than one petition appears under the same CFR

5. Drop-rule is scheduled to be withdrawn, part, the petitions are arranged by PRM numbers completed, or transferred to another office to in consecutive order within that part of Title 10.

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Preface NRC Regulatry Ag:nda A petition for rulemaking is considered high 4:15 p.m., Federal workdays. Comments received priority if it is related to a rule. Otherwise, a on rules for which the comment period has closed petition for rulemaking is considered medium will be considered if it is practical to do so, but Pnority.

assurance of consideration cannot be given except Rulemakings Approved by the Executive Director as to comments received on or before the closure for Operations (EDO) dates specified in the agenda.

The Executive Director for Operations initiated a procedure for the review of the regulations being prepared by staff offices that report to him to The agenda and any comments received on any ensure that staff resources were being allocated to rule listed in the agenda are available for public achieve NRC's regulatory priorities most inspection, and copying for a fee, at the Nuclear effectively. This procedure requires EDO Regulatory Commission's Public Document approval before staff resources may be expended Room,2120 L Street, NW. (Lower Level),

on the development of any new rulemaking.

Washington, DC, between 7:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.

Those unpublished rules whose further development has been terminated will be noted in this edition of the agenda and deleted from Additional Rulemaking Information subcequent editions. Rules whose termination was directed subsequent to publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking or an advance notice of For..urther information concerning NRC proposect rulemaking will be removed from the rulemaking procedures or the status of any rule agenda after publication of a notice of withdrawal listed in this agenda, contact Betty K. Golden, in the Federal Register. Rules and Petitions for Regulations Specialist, Rules Review and Rulemaking that appear in the agenda for the first Directives Branch, Division of Freedom of time are identified by an asterisk (*).

Information and Publications Services, Office of Public Participetion in Rulemaking Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, Telephone Comments on any rule m. the, agenda may be sent (301) 415-6863 (persons outside the Washington, to the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Attention: Docketing DC, metropolitan area may call toll-free:

and Service Branch, Washington, DC 20555.

800-368-5642). For further information on the Comments may also be hand delivered to One substantive content of any rule listed in the White Flint North,11555 Rockville Pike, agenda, contact the individual listed under the Rockville, Maryland, betvicen 7:30 a.m. and heading " Agency Contact" for that rule.

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Page Preface.................................................................................

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Final Rules 1.

Statement of Organization and General Information; Minor Amendments (Part 1).........

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Summary Report on the Status of Petitions for Rulemaking; Frequency (Part 2)............

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Change in Organizational Title and Telephone Numbers * (Part 2)...........

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'Ilmeliness in Decommissioning of Materials Facilities (Parts 30, 40, 70, 72)................

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NRC Library; Address Change * (Parts 34, 35, 50, 73, 110).............................

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Preparation, Ransfer for Commercial Distribution, and Use of Byproduct Material i

for Medical Use (Part 35)...............................................

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Licensee Submittal of Data in Computer-Readable Form (Parts 40, 72, 74, 75,150)........

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Thermal Annealing of the Reactor Pressure Vessel (Part 50).............................

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Consideration of the Possible Effects of Power Reactor Ownership Arrangements on S afety ( Pa rt 50)..................................................................

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10. Notification of Incidents (Part 72)................

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11. List of Approved Spent Fuel Storcge Casks. Addition (Part 72).

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12. Annual Physical Fitness Performance Testing for Tactical Response Team Members, Armed Response Personnel, and Guards at Category I Licensees (Part 73)...............

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13. Temporary Access to Safeguards Information (Part 73)................................

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14. Temporary Clearances for Security Personnel (Part 73)...........

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15. Protection Against Malevolent Use of Vehicles at Nuclear Power Plants (Part 73)..........

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16. Physical Protection of Special Nuclear Material in Hansit (Part 73).......................

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17. Certification of Gaseous Diffusion Plants (Part 76)...................................

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18. Specific Licensing of Exports of Certain Alpha Emitting Radionuclides and 9yproduct Material (Part 110)............

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19. Fee Schedules for Facilities and Materials Licenses: FY 1994 (Parts 170,171)..............

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Proposed Rules

20. Availability of Official Records (Part 2)...........................................

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21. NRC Size Standards; Proposed Revision * (Part 2)....................................

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22. Interim Storage of Spent Fuelin an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Site-Specific License to a Qualified Applicant (Parts 2, 72).............................

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23. NRC Licensee Renewal / Reinvestigation Program * (Parts 11, 25)......................

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24. Radiation Protection Requirements; Amended Definitions and Criteria (Parts 19,20).......

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25. Frequency of Medical Examinations For Use of Respiratory Protection Equipment (Part 20)....

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Proposed Rules (continued)

26. Radiological Criteria for Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities (Parts 20,30,40, 5 0, 51, 70, 72).......................................................................

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27. Criteria for the Release of Patients Administered Radioactive Material (Parts 20,35).......

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28. Low-Level Waste Manifest Information and Reporting (Parts 20, 61).....................

10 29 Procurement of Commercial Grade Items by Nuclear Power Plant Licensees (Part 21) '......

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30. Clarification of Decommissioning Funding Requirements (Parts 30,40, 70, 72).............

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31. Termination or Transfer of Licensed Activities: Recordkeeping Requirements (Parts 30, 40, 70, a n d 72).............................................................

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32. Requirements for Possession of Industrial Devices Containing Byproduct M aterial (Parts 31, 32)...............................................................

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33. Requirements Concerning the Accessible Air Gap for Generally Licensed Devices

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34. Radiography and Radiation Safety Requirements for Radiographic Operations (Part34)...........................................................................

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35. Primary Reactor Containment Leakage Testing for Water-Cooled Power Reactors (Part 50; A ppen d ix J)................................................................

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36. Codes and Standards for Nuclear Power Plants (ASME Code,Section XI, Division 1, Subsection IWE and Subsection IWL) (Part 50)........................................

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37. Technical Specifications (Part 50).....................................................

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38. Shutdown and Low-Power Operations (Part 50)........................................

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39. Reactor Site Criteria; Including Seismic and Earthquake Engineering Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants (Parts 50. 5 2, 100)...............................................

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40. Reduction of Reporting Requirements Imposed on NRC Licensees * (Parts 50,55,73)......

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41. Fracture Toughness Requirements for LWR Pressure Vessels (Part 50; l

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42. Addition of Radon-222 and Technetium-99 Values to Table S-3 and Revisions Resulting from Consideration of Higher-Burnup Fuel (Part 51)..........................

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43. License Renewal for Nuclear Power Plants; Scope of Environmental Effects (Part 51)......

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44. Nuclear Power Plant License Renewal; Proposed Revisions (Part 54)......................

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45. Elimination of Inconsistencies Between NRC Regulations and EPA HLW S tan dards (Part 60)..................................................................

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46. Clarification of Assessment Requirements for Siting Criteria and Performance Objectives (Part60)...........................................................................

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47. Update of Transportation Regulations to Incorporate New Licensing Information (Part71)...........................................................................

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48. Emergency Planning for Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facilities (ISFSI) and Monitored Retrievable Storage Facilities (MRS) (Part 72)................................

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Proposed Rules (continued)

49. Import and Export of Radioactive Waste (Part 110).....................................

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50. Criteric for an Extraordinary Nuclear Occurrence (Part 140).............................

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51. Reasserting IIRC's Sole Authority for Approving Onsite Low-Ixvel Waste Disposal -

in Agreement States (Part 150).......................................................

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Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking

52. Disposal by Release into Sanitary Sewerage (Part 20)...................................

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53. Distribution of Source and Byproduct Material: Licensing and Reporting Requirements (Parts 32 an d 40)....................................................................

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54. Comprehensive Quality Assurance in Medical Use and a Standard of Care (Part 35).......

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55. Acceptance of Products Purchased for Use in Nuclear Power Plant Structures, Systems, an d Components (Part 50)..........................................................

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56. Acceptability of Plant Performance for Severe Accidents; Scope of Consideration in Safetv Regulations (Part 50)..........................................................

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57. Steam Generator 'Ibbe Integrity for Operating Nuclear Power Plants * (Part 50)............

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58. Design Certification for System 80 + (Part 52)..........................................

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59. Design Certification for Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) (Part 52)..............

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60. Land Ownership Requirements for Low-leel Waste Sites (Part 61)......................

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Unpublished Rules

61. Revised Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings (Parts 0,1,2,9,50).........

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62. Procedures for Submission of Petitions for Rulemaking* (Part 2 )........................

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63. Discrimination on the Basis of Sex (Parts 2,19)........................................

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64. Revision of Specific Exemptions (Part 9)...............................................

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65. Constraint Level for Air Emissions of RadionucFdes* (Part 20 )........................

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66. Administration of Radiation and Radioactive Materials to Patients (Parts 20,35)..........

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67. Clarification of Reportina, of Defects and Noncompliance for Materials Facilities (Part 21)..

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68. Fitness for Duty (Part 26)...........................................................

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69. Fitness for Duty (Scope Change) (Part 26).............................................

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70. Requirement to Report Transfers of Devices to Generally Licensed Persons * (Part 32)......

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71. Performance Requirements for Radiography Equipment * (Part 34).......................

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72. Administration of Byproduct Material or Radiation to Patients Who May Be Pregnant (Part35)..........................................................................

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73. Performance-Based Primary Reactor Containment Leakage Testing for Water-Cooled Power Reactors (Part 50).............................................................

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74. Power Reactor Facilities Under a Possession Only License (Part 50)......................

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75. Codes and Standards for Nuclear Power Plants (Part 50)................................

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76. Safety Requirements for Reactor Coolant Pump Seals (Part 50)..........................

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77. Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Reactors (Part 50)..................................

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78. Performance-Oriented Requirements for Fire Protection of Nuclear Power Facilities

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79. Production and Utilization Facilities; Emergency Planning and Preparedness Exercise Req ui rem en ts * (Part 50 ).............................................................

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80. Standardized Plant Designs, Early Review of Site Suitability Issues; Clarifying

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Amendments (Parts 50, 5 2, 140)......................................................

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81. Physical Security Plan Format Changes * (Parts 50, 70)..................................

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82. Design Basis Events (Part 60)........................................................

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83. Removal of Criticality Alarm Requirements for Fresh Fuel (Part 70)......................

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84. Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material-Revision * (Part 70 ).....................

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85. Physical Protection Requirements for Storage of Spent Fuel * (Parts 72. 73)................

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86. Nuclear Power Reactor Physical Protection Requirements Update (Part 73)................

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87. Night Firing Qualifications for Security Guards at Nuclear Power Plants (Part 73).........

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Petitions incorporated into proposed rules 1.

Petitioner / Petition Docket Number: The Ohio Citizens for Respons:ble Energy i

( P R M-50-53).......................................................................

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Petitioner / Petition Docket Number: Nuclear Management and Resources Council (PRM-21-2).........................................................................

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Petitions pending stafT review 3.

Petitioner / Petition Docket Number: Ohio Citizens for Responsible Energy, Inc.

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Petitioner / Petition Docket Number: Keith J. Schiager, Ph.D., et al. (PRM-20-21)..........

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Petitioner / Petition Docket Number: Steve Gannis (PRM-20-23).........................

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Petitioner / Petition Docket Number: mb-microtec (USA) (PRM-32-4)....................

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Petitioner / Petition Docket Number: Tri-Med Specialties, Inc.* (PRM-35-12)..............

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Petitioner / Petition Docket Number: North Carolina Public Utility Commission

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Petitions pending staff review (continued) 9.

Petitioner / Petition Docket Number: Virginia Electric and Power Company (PRM-50-58)...

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10. Petitioner / Petition Docket Number: Virginia Electric and Power Company (PRM-50-59)...

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11. Petitioner / Petition Docket Number: Virginia Electric and Power Company (PRM-50-60)...

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12. Petitioner / Petition Docket Number: U.S. Department of Energy (PRM-60-3).............

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13. Petitioner / Petition Docket Number: U.S. Department of Energy (PRM-71-11)............

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14. Petitioner / Petition Docket Number: Maryland Safe Energy Coalition (PRM-72-1).........

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15. Petitioner / Petition Docket Number: Envirocare of Utah, Inc. (PRM-150-2)...............

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16. Petitioner / Petition Docket Number: Measurex Corporation" (PRM-150-3)................

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Statement of Organization and General Effects on Small Business and Other Information; Minor Amendments (Part 1)

Entities. None Agency

Contact:

David L Meyer, Office of RIN: 3150-AE86 Administration,(301) 415-7162 Abstract. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is amending its regulations to reflect 3.

Change in Organizational Elle and the completion of the NRC Headquarters Telephone Numbers * (Part 2) consolidation effort, the merger of the Office of Administration and the Office of Consolidation, RIN: 3150-AF25 the reconstitution of the Office of the Licensing Abstract. The final rule amends the Support System Admmistrator as an Commission's regulations regarding petitions for orgamzational unit of the Office of Information rulemaking to make a needed change to indicate Resourees Management and the transfer of the the current title of the organization within the responsibility for admmistermg the Licensmg NRC which a prospective petitioner may seek Support System from the Commission staff to the consultation before filing a petition for f c of the Executive Director for Operations rulemaking. This amendment also supplies the

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current telephone numbers for a prospective Timetable: Final Rule Published 12/12/94 Petitioner to contact the NRC before filing a 59 FR 63881 Petition for rulemakmg.

Final Rule Effective 12/12/94 Timetable: Final Rule Published 11/25/94 59 FR 60551 legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 Final Rule Effective 11/25/94 Effects on Small Business and Other Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC Entities. None 2231; 42 USC 2241; 42 USC 2282 Effects on Small Business and Other Agency

Contact:

Alzonia Shepard, Office of Entities. None Administration, (301) 415-6864 Agency

Contact:

Michael T Lesar, Office of Administration (301) 415-7163 2.

Summary Report on the Status of Petitions for Rulemaking; Frequency (Part 2) 4.

Timeliness in Decommissioning of Materials RIN: 3150-AE85 Facilities (Parts 30,40,70,72)

RIN: 3150-AD85 Abstract. The final rule amends the Commission's regulations to reduce the frequency Abstract. The final rule amends the of the summary report on the status of petitions Commission's regulations to require for rulemaking, which is induded in the NRC decontamination and decommissioning of Regulatory Agenda, from quarterly to material facilities within a fixed period of time semiannually. This action is consistent with an after cessation of operations. This final rule i

NRC decision to reduce the publication of the establishes specific time periods for NRC Regulatory Agenda from quarterly to decommissioning unused portions of operating semiannually.

nuclear materials facilities and for i

decommissioning the entire site upon termination Vmetable: Final Rule Published 08/31/94 of operations. This final rule is intended to reduce 59 FR 44894 the potential risk to public health and the Final Rule Effective 09/30/94 environment from radioactive material remaining for long periods of time at these facilities after legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 licensed activities have ceased.

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Timetable: Final Rule Published 07/15/94 Effects on Small Business and Other 59 FR 36026 Entities. None Final Rule Effective 08/15/94 Agency

Contact:

Anthony 'Ile, Office of Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6233 1

Effects on Small Business and Other 7.

Licensee Submittal of Data in Computer-Agency

Contact:

Mary L Thomas, Office of Readable Form (Paris 40,72,74,75,150)

Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6230 RIN: 3150-AE35 5.

NRC Library; Address Change * (Parts 34, Abstract. The final rule amends the '

35,50, 73, 110)

Commission's regulations to require that RIN: 3150-AF19 licensees'submittals related to special nuclear t

material transactions be m computer-readable Abstract. The final rule amends the form. The final rule streamlines the collection of Commission's regulations regarding the nuclear material transaction data and increases i

availability of material approved for incorporation the accuracy of the reported information. The l

by reference to make a needed change to the final rule will save money for both the NRC and address provided for the NRC Library.

licensees in the data collection process.

Timetabic: Final Rule Published 10/05/94 Timetable: Final Rule Published 07/13/94 59 FR 50688 59 FR 35618 Final Rule Effective 10/05/94 Final Rule Effective 10/11/94 i

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 l

Effects on Small Business and Other Entities. None Effects on Small Business and Other Entities. None Agency

Contact:

Michael T Iesar, Office of Administration, (301) 415-7163 Agency

Contact:

Richard H. Gramann, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, 6.

Preparation,'IYansfer for Commercial (301) 415-8118 Distribution, and Use of Byproduct Material for Medical Use (Part 35) i 8.

Thermal Annealing of the Reactor Pressure RIN: 3150-AD69 Vessel (Part 50) i Abstract. The final rule amends the RIN: 3150-AE45 Commission's regulations related to the compounding of radiopharmaceuticals, the use of Abstract. The proposed rule would amend biologics contammg byproduct material, and the the Commission's regulations to define and clarify medical research uses of radiopharmaceuticals.

the requirements on thermal annealing of reactor This rulemakmg addresses a petition for rulemaking from the American College of Nuclear vessels to mitigating neutron irradiation I hysicians and the Society of Nuclear Medicine embrittlement. The proposed rule would reduce the potential for confusion stemming from I

(PRM-35-9).

addressing thermal annealing in two rules and Timetable Final Rule Published 12/02/94 would result in a clear and more definitive l

59 FR 61767 regulatory process. 'Ihis proposed rule has been Final Rule Effective 01/01/95 incorporated into the proposed rule entitled, l

" Fracture Tbughness Requirements for LWR l

Ixgal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 Pressure Vessels."(RIN: 3150-AD57)

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NRC Regulatory Agend3 Fin:1 Rules Timetable: Incorporated into proposed Timetable: Final Rule Published 12/14/94 rule 12/02/94 59 FR 64283 Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 Effects on Small Business and Other Entities. None Effects on Small Business and Other Entities. None Agency

Contact:

Al Taboada, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6014 Agency

Contact:

Naiem S. Tanious, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6103 9.

Consideration of the Possible Effects of Power Reactor Ownership Arrangements on II. List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks:

Safety (Part 50)

Addition (Part 72)

RIN: 3150-AE48 RIN:

3150-AF02 Abstract. The final rule amends the Abstract. He advance notice of proposed Comm.ission's regulations to add the Standardized rulemaking would consider the need for amending the NRC's regulations to require power reactor NUHOMS Horizontal Modular Storage System to licensees to either:(1) guarantee any unfunded the List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks.

Th,s amendment allows the holders of power i

decommissioning liability with a surety bond letter of credit, or other guarantee method reactor operating licenses to store spent fuel m, currently allowed in 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1)(iii); (2) this approved cask under a general h,eense.

provide for a financial test guarantee mechanism

'Ilmetable: Final Rule Published 12/22/94 similar to the one contained in 10 CFR Part 30, 59 FR 65898 t

Appendix A; or (3) provide a certification to the Final Rule Effective 01/23/95 NRC from the licensee's rate-making authority that it will allow unfunded decommissioning legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 obligations to be collected in rates, Effects on Small Business and Other notwithstanding the operatmg status of the Entities. None facility. The Commission has determined that this i

notice is unnecessary and is withdrawing this Agency

Contact:

Gordon Gundersen, Office ANPRM.

of Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6195 Timetable: ANPRM Withdrawn 12/30/94

12. Annual Physical Fitness Performance legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 Testing for Tactical Response Team Effects on Small Business and Other Members, Armed Response Personnel, and Entities. None Guards at Category I Licensees (Part 73)

Agency

Contact:

Robert Wood, Office of RIN: 3150-AD30 Nuclear Reactor Regulation, (301) 504-1255 Abstract. The final rule amends the Commission's regulations to include a

10. Notification of Incidents (Part 72) standardized physical fitness training program and fitness standards for secunty personnel.

RIN: 3150-AE37 Timetable: Final Rule Published 07/28/94 Abstract. He final rule amends the 59 FR 38347 Commission's regulations to revise licensee Final Rule Effective 08/29/94 reporting requirements regarding the notification Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 of events related to radiation safety at Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations and Effects on Small Business and Other a Monitored Retrievable Storage Installation.

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Contact:

Harry S. Tbvmassian,

15. Protection Against Malevolent Use of Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Vehicles at Nuclear Power Plants (Part 73)

(301) 415-6231 RIN: 3150-AE81 Abstract. The final rule amends the

13. Temporary Access to Safeguards Commission's physical protection regulations for Information (Part 73) operating nuclear power reactors. De proposed RIN: 3150-AF09 amendment would modify the design basis threat for radiological sabotage to include use of a land Abstract: De final rule amends the vehicle by adversaries for transporting personnel, Comm,ssion's regulations regardmg requ,irements hand-carried equipment and/or explosives. He i

for criminal history checks of individuals granted Commission believes this action is prudent based access to safeguards information. He final rule is on the evaluation of an intrusion incident at the a minor procedural change that corrects a defect Three Mile Island nuclear power station and the in the rule that limits the Commission's authority bombing at tiv World 'IWe Center. He objective to waive certain requirements and allow of the rule is to enhance reactor safety by temporary access to safeguards information precluding the malevolent use of a vehicle to gain pending completion of criminal history checks.

unauthorized proximity to a vital area barrier.

Timetable: Final Rule Published 07/29/94 Further, the rule wil1 enhance reactor safety by 59 FR 38553 protectmg vital equipment fren damage by detonation of an explosive charge at the po, t a m

Final Rule Effective 08/29/94 vehicle is denied entry.

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 Timetable: Final Rule Published 08/01/94 Effects on Small Business and Other 59 FR 38889 Entitles: None Final Rule Effective 08/31/94 Agency

Contact:

Nancy E. Ervin, Office of Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 Nuclear Reactor Regulation,(301) 5M-2946 Effects on Small Business and Other Entities. None s nne (P rt 73 Agency

Contact:

Phillip McKee, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, (301) S04-2933 RIN: 3150-AF14 Abstract: He final rule would amend the

16. Physical Protection of Special Nuclear Commission's regulations by chminating the Material in 'hansit (Part 73) restriction that prevents licensees from granting temporary access authorization for all workers to RIN: 3150-AE02 safeguards information. This rule has been e PI Posed rule would amend Th Abstract.

mcorporated into the final rule entitled,

" Temporary Access to Safeguards Information."

the Commission s regulations for the transport of (RIN: 3150-AF09)

Category I materials to provide a level of protection for these materials while in transit Timetable: Incorporated into Final comparable to that provided by the U.S.

Rule 07/29/94 Department of Energy. The NRC staff has

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E 1xgaI Authority: 42 USC 2201: 42 USC 5841 cost-effective use of NRC resources. There are Effects on Small Business and Other currently no Category I SNM Tiransportation Entities: None licensees. In the event an apphcant comes forth desirmg a license to transport such material, the Agency

Contact:

Nancy Ervin, Office of NRC staff intends to impose requirements Nuclear Reactor Regulation,(301) 504-2946 through license conditions that may go beyond the requirements of 10 CFR 73.25 and 73.26.

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18. Specific Licensing of Exports of Certain 12/30/94 Alpha Emitting Radionuclides and Byproduct Material (Part 110)

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 RIN: 3150-AE31 Effects on Small Business and Other Abstract. The final rule amends the Entities. None Commission's regulations to conform with the export control guidelines of the multilateral Agency

Contact:

Priscilla A. Dwyer, Office Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and of the of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, International Atomic Energy List of the (301) 415-8110 Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls (COCOM), in which the United States participates, and treaty obligations between the United States and Canada. The final rule amends

17. Certification of Gaseous Diffusion Piants general license regulations for the export of (Part 76) dispersed tritium, bulk tritium, americium-242m, californium-249, californium-251, curium-245, RIN: 3150-AE62 curium-247, and 16 different alpha-emitting radionuclides, including compounds and mixtures Abstract. The final rule amends the containing these radionuclides with a total alpha Commis&i's regulations by adding a new part to activity of I curie per kilogram or greater. Devices the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR containing less than 100 millicuries of alpha Part 76). The Energy Policy Act of 1992 (the Act) activity per device would be exempt. Other authorized the establishment of a new government exports of these alpha-emitting radionuclides corporation, U.S. Enrichment Corporation would continue to be generally license $ For (USEC), for the purpose of conducting a uranium member states of the NSG, but would require enrichment enterprise. The Act directs the NRC specific licensing to other countries. Each to issue standards by rulemaking as necessary to exporter covered by these regulations will have to govern the gaseous diffusion plants at meet the new requirements, as well as existing Portsmouth, Ohio, and Paducah, Kentucky, in regulations.

order to protect the public health and safety from Timetable: Final Rule Published 09/26/94 radiological hazard, and provide for the common 59 FR 48994 defense and security, meluding adequate safeguards. The standards are to be in effect Final Rule Effective 11/10/94 within 2 years. This new part inc?udes as certification standards pcrtinent parts of existmg Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 regulations as they are applied to similar facilities Effects on Small Business and Other licensed by the NRC.

Entities. Yes Timetable: Final Rule Published 09/23/94 Agency

Contact:

Elaine O. Hemby, Office i

59 FR 48944 f International Programs, (301) 415-2341 Final Rule Effective 10/24/94

19. Fee Schedules for Facilities and Materials Ixgal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 Licenses; FY 1994 (Parts 170,171)

RIN: 3150-AFD3 Effects on Small Business and Other Entities. None Abstract. 'Ihe final rule amends the Commission's regulations concerning the Agency

Contact:

Charles W. Nilsen, Office licensing, inspection, and annual fees charged to of Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6209 its applicants and hcensees. The final rule establishes the fees charged to Commission

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Contact:

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20. Availability of Official Records (Part 2)

Legal Authority 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 RIN: 3150-AC07 Effects on Small Business and Other Entities. None Abstract. The proposed amendment would Agency

Contact:

Catherine M. Holzle, conform the NRC's regulations pertaining to the Office of the General Counsel, (301) 415-1560 availability of official records to existing case law and agency practice. The amendment would reaffirm that 10 CFR 2.790(c) provides submitters

21. NRC Size Standards; Proposed Revision

• of information a qualified right to have their (Part 2) information returned upon request. This RIN: 3150-AF24 amendment informs the public of three additional circumstances where information will not be Abstract. The proposed rule would amend returned to the applicant, i.e., information which the Commission's regulations regarding size has been made available to an advisory committee standards that apply to whether an NRC licensee or was received at an advisory committee meeting, would qualify as a "small entity" under the information discussed at an open Commission Regulatory Flexibility Act. The proposed rule meeting under the Government in Sunshine Act, would establish a separate standard to be used to and information that is subject to a pending determine whether a licensee who is a Freedom of Information Act request.

manufacturer would qualify as a small entity and would adjust the receipts-based standard to The proposed amendment would als account for the effects of inflation since 1985.

address the NRC,s procedures for handhng copyrighted information, including reproduction Timetable: Proposed Rule Published and distribution according to normal agency 11/30/94 practice. The NRC, in receiving submittals and 59 FR 61293 making its normal distributions, routinely Comment Period Ended 12/30/94 photocopies submittals, makes microfiche of the Final Rule Published 03/00/95 submittals, and ensures that these fiche are distributed to the Public Document Room, local legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2284; 42 U.S.C.

Public Document Rooms, all appropriate internal 5841 offices, and made available to the National Effects on Small Business and Other Techmcal Information Service. This broad Entities: Yes distribution and reproduction is made to increase public understanding of the peaceful uses of Agency Contact. Michael T. Lesar, Office of atomic energy. The proposed rule would not Administration, (301) 415-7163 prevent submitters from applying 10 CFR 2.790(b)(1) procedures to information that contains

22. interim Storage of Spent Fuel in an trade secrets or privileged or confidential Independent Spent Fuel Storage commercial or financial information (proprietary Installation; Site-Specific License to a informati;on) and it is recognized that some Qualified Applicant (Parts 2,72) mformation m those categories may b RIN--

3150-AE64 copyrighted. Propn,etary information status exempts this material from public disclosure and Abstract. The proposed rule would amend is not to be confused with handling pursuant to the Commission's procedures under which the copyright designation.

Director of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards can issue a site-specific license to a Timetable: Proposed Rule Published qualified applicant for the interim storage of 12/23/92 57 FR 61013 spent fuel m an independent spent fuel storage instaHation (ISFSI) following satisfactory Comment Period Ended 03/08/93 completion of NRC safety and environmental Final Rule Published reviews and after any public hearing on the Undetermined application. The proposed rule is administrative i

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24. Radiation Protection Requirements; express Commission authorization for each ISFSI Amended Definitions and Criteria (Parts 19, license, but would not affect the scope of NRC 20) review of an ISFSI license application or change RIN: 3150-AE80 the present opportunity for public hearing provided for in the NRC's rules of practice.

Abstract. The p osed rule would amend Pr osed Rule Published the Commission's regu t ons by (1) deleting the Timetable:

06/Y3/93 58 FR 31478 definition " Controlled area" to make it clear that Comment Period Ended 10/01/93 any area to which access is restricted for the 58 FR 48004 Purpose of radiological protection is a restricted Final Rule Published 04/00/95

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• E definition of Occupational dose to delete Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 reference to the " restricted area,"(3) revising the definition of unrestricted area to be consistent Effects on Small Business and Other with the deletion of controlled area,(4) revising Entities. None the provision in 10 CFR Part 19 entitled,

" Instruction to Workers," so that radiation Agency

Contact:

C. William Reamer, Office Protection trammg will be provided to all persons of the General Counsel,(301) 415-1640 with the potential to be occupationally exposed, and (5) restore a provision to 10 CFR Part 20 to

23. NRC Licensee Renewal / Reinvestigation provide that whenever licensees are required to Program * (Parts II, 25) report exposures of individual members of the public to the NRC, then those individuals are to RIN: 3150-AF21 receive copies of the report. His rule is Abstract. The p osed rule would amend considered high priority.

the Commis,sion's regulat ons to climinate the five Timetable: Pro sed Rule Published year expiration date for licensee "U" and "R" 02/[3)94 59 FR 5132 special nuclear material access authorizations and Comment Period Ended O and L' access authorizations. The licensee 04/04/94 would only submit NRC renewal application paperwork for an individual who has not been Final Rule Published 02/00/95 reinvestigated by the Department of Energy or IEgal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 another Federal agency within the five-seven year span permitted in the regulations. The proposed Effects on Small Business and Other rule would reduce paperwork and cut red tape in Entities. None a manner consistent with National Performance Review Initiatives.

Agency

Contact:

Alan K. Roecklein, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6220 Timetable: Rulemak.mg approved by EDO 08/01/94 sed Rule Published

25. Frequency of Medical Examinations For Use Pr$>94 of Respiratory Protection Equipment 12/

59 FR 36812 (Part 20)

Comment Period Ends 01/27/95 RIN-3150-AF08 Final Rule Published 06/00/95 Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC Abstract.,ne proposed rule would amend 5841; 31 USC 483a; 42 USC 2165; EO 10865; EO the Commission s regulations concerning the 12356; 50 USC 401; and 31 USC 9701.

required frequency of medical examinations to ensure the safe use of respiratory protection Effects on Small Business and Other equipment. The proposed amendment would Entities: None require determination by a physician before the first field use of respirators and periodically

. Agency Contact. James J. Dunleavy, Office thereafter that the individual user is medically fit of Administration,(301)415-7404 to use the respiratory protection equipment. This rule is considered medium priority.

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NRC Regulat:ry Ag:nda Pr: posed Rules Timetable: Proposed Rule Published Timetable: Proposed Rule Published 09/16/94 59 FR 47565 08/22/94 59 FR 43200 Comment Period Ended 11/15/94 Comment Period Ended 12/20/94 Final Rule Published 03/00/95 Final Rule Published 07/00/95 Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC M1 Effects on Small Business and Other Entities: None Effects on Small Business and Other Agency

Contact:

Alan K. Roecklein, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research,(301)415-6223.

Agency

Contact:

Charleen Raddatz, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6215

26. Radiological Criteria for Decommissioning Nuclear Facilities (Parts 20,30,40,50,51, iaf h Rh M PMie Administered Radioactive Material RIN: 3150-AD65 (Paris 20,35)

Abstract. The proposed rule would amend RIN: 3150-AE41 the Commission's regulations to codify the basic principles and radiological criteria which would Abstract. He proposed rule would amend allow decommissioned lands and structures to be the Commission's regulations to revise the patient released for unrestricted public use. In the final release criteria contained in 10 CFR 35.75, and rule entitled, " General Requirements for the applicability of the dose limits for membe'rs of Decommissioning Nuclear Facilities"(June 27, the public in 10 CFR 20.1301.

1988: 53 FR 24018), the need and urgency for guidance with respect to residual contamination The Commission has received three petitions criteria was expressed. At that time, it was for rulemaking, PRM-20-20, PRM-35-10, and anticipated that an interagency working group PRM-35-11, to amend its regulations regarding organized by the Environmental Protection radiation exposure that individuals may receive Agency would develop necessary Federal from patients who have been medically guidance. However, in the absence of significant administered radioactive materials, and the progress by the interagency working group, the criteria under which this patient may be released Commission has directed that the NRC expedite from confinement. The petitioners believe that the rulemaking because the requirements, once final, current requirements of Parts 20 and 35 would will provide beensees with an mcentive to cause patients to be confined unnecessarily complete site decommissionmgs.

beyond the time needed for medical reasons. This The proposed rule would establish basic rule is considered high priority.

radiological criteria for release of lands and structures. Measurables, in the form of surface Timetable: Proposed Rule Published and volume radioactivity concentrations and site 06/15/94 59 FR 30724 radioactivity inventory values, would be provided Comment Period Ended 08/29/94 in supporting regulatory guidance. Thes Final Rule Published 06/00/95 combmed activities should benefit the pubhe, industry, and the NRC by providing a risk-basect framework upon which decommissiomng activities Legal Authority 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 and license terminations can be accomplished.

Effects on Small Business and Other The framework will ensure adequate protection of Entities. None public health and safety and identify residual radioactivity criteria upon which licensees can confidently develop reasonable and responsible Agency

Contact:

Stewart Schneider, Office decommissioning plans. This rule is considered of Nuclear Regulatory Research,(301) 415-6225 high priority.

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28. Low-Level Waste Manifest Information and The NRC does not expect that the Reporting (Parts 20,61) rulemaking will increase disposal costs. This rule RIN: 3150-AD33 is considered high priority.

Timetable: Proposed Rule Published Abstract. The proposed rule would amend 04/21/92 57 FR 14500 the Commission's regulations to:(1) improve Comment Period Ended mformation contained in mamfests accompanying 07/20/92 shipments of waste to low-level waste (LLW) disposal facilities licensed under Part 61; Final Rule Published 02/00/95 (2) devel Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 (3) regu,op a uniform manifest for n,ational use; ire that operators of these disposal facilities store manifest information in electronic Effects on Small Business and Other recordkeeping systems; and (4) require that Entities. Yes operators be capable of submitting, on a computer readable medium, reports of shipment Agency

Contact:

Mark Haisfield/ William i

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Lahs, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, j

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Tb ensure safe disposal of LLW, the NRC (301) 415-6196/(301) 415-6756 must understand the mechanisms and rates by which radioactivity can be released from LLW and into the environment. To do this, the NRC 29 Procurement of Commercial Grade items must understand the chemical, physical, and by Nuclear Power Plant Licensees (Part 21) radiological characteristics of LLW. This task is RIN: 3150-AF01 greatly complicated by the heterogeneous nature Abstract. The proposed rule would amend of LLW; it exists in a variety of chemical and physical forms and contains roughly 200 different the Commission s r,egulations to melude a generic radionuclides in concentrations that can range Process for dedication of commercial grade items from a few microcuries to several hundred curies f r safety-related use and to clarify that the entity Per cubic foot. Each ear there are thousands of Perfo,rmmg the, dedication of a commercial, grade

.Y item is responsible for discovering, evaluatmg, shipments to LLW disposal sites. Pursuant t and reporting deficiencies as required by NRC Part 20, a manifest must accompany each regulations. The proposed rule has been shipment of LLW to a disposal facility.

developed in response to a petition for rulemaking A rulemaking that upgrades shipment (PRM-21-02) submitted by the Nuclear manifests, provides for a uniform manifest, and Management and Resources Council (NUMARC) requires disposal site electronic recordkeeping requestmg that,the Commission amend 10 CFR systems and electronic transmittal of data will Part 21 m certam re,spects related to commercial assure that technical information on LLW is grade items and their dedication for use m available and in a form which can be used for safety-related applications. The proposed amendments would improve the efficiency and Performance assessments, technical anal sis, and effectiveness of the current commercial grade item 7

other activities and would reduce confusion dedication process. This rule is considered high resuhmg from multiple manifest forms. A priority.

requirement to report electronic manifest information will ensure that the regulatory staff Timetable: Proposed Rule Published has the ability to perform safety and 10/24/94 59 FR 53372 environmental assessments and to monitor Comment Period Ended 01/09/95 compliance with regulations and license Final Rule Published 04/00/95 conditions.

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

, The rulemaking, through development of a Effects on Small Business and Other uniform manifest, would improve safe and Entities. None expeditious movement of LLW from generators through processors or collectors to disposal Agency

Contact:

M. L Au, Office of facilities. Emergency accident procedures would be Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6181 enhanced through use of a single uniform manifest.

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30. Clarification of Decommissioning Funding Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 Requirements (Parts 30,40,70,72)

RIN: 3150-AE95 Effects on Small Business and Other Entities: None Abstract. De proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations for nonreactor licensees on the expiration and termination of Agency

Contact:

Mary L Thomas, Office of licensees. These amendments are intended to clarify Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6230 that financial assurance must be in place and updated when the licensee decides to cease operation and begin decommissioning. Rese

32. Requirements for Possession of Industrial amendments would explicitly describe the Devices Containing Byproduct Material implementation and timing requirements for (Parts 31,32) licensees who have been in timely renewal since the promulgation of the 1988 decommissioning funding RIN: 3150-AD34 rules and for licensees who cease operations without adequate funding arrange,ments in place.

.s g{0P ed rule would amendfm & p hep Abstract.

This rule is considered high pnonty.

g 0o Timetable: Proposed Rule Published industrial devices containing byproduct material to 06/22/94 59 FR 32138 require device users to report to the NRC initially Comment Period Ended and then on a periodic basis. He report would 09/20/94 indicate that the device is still in use or to whom Final Rule Published 04/00/95 the device has been transferred. Re proposed rule would be the most efficient method, considering the legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 number of general licensees and the number of es cur e y n use, f ass g d at M es are not improperly transferred o@r madvertently Effects on Small Business and Other Entit.ies. Undeterm.med discarded. The proposed rule is necessary to avoid Agency

Contact:

Carl Feldman, Office of unnecessary radiatio,n exposure to the public that, Nuclear Regulatory Research. (301) 415-6194 may occur when an improperly discarded device,is meluded m a batch of scrap metal for reprocessmg.

He proposed rule would also avoid the unnecessary

31. Termination or 'hansfer of Licensed expense involved in retrieving the manufactured i

Activities: Recordkeeping Requirements items fabricated from contaminated metal. His rule (Parts 30,40,70, and 72) is considered potential priority.

RIN: 3150-AF17 Timetable: Proposed Rule Published Abstract The proposed rule,would amend 12/27/91 56 FR 67011 the Commission's regulations pertammg to the j

disposition of certain records when a licensee Comment Period Ended 03/12/92 terminates licensed activities or licensed activities Final Rule Published are transferred to another licensee. The proposed Undetermined rule would require a licensee to transfer records necessary to evaluate offsite consequences and to decommission the facility effectively to the new Legal Authority: 42 USC 2111: 42 USC licensee if licensed activities will continue at the 2114; 42 USC 2201 same location and to forward records, such as waste disposal and dose records, to the NRC once Effects on Small Business and Other the beense is termmated. Tius rule is considered Entities. Yes high pnonty.

Timetable:

d P lished Agency

Contact:

Joseph J. Mate, Office > '

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33. Requirements Concerning the Accessible Air Part 34 and the need to clarify the requirements of Gap for Generally Licensed Devices 10 CFR 34.27. Re staff is currently preparing an i

(Parts 31,32) options paper which will examine the issues, set RIN: 3150-AD82 Priorities. and provide direction for the rulemaking proposed. Tius proposed rule would also respond to i

Abstract. The proposed rule would amend a petition for rulemaking from International Union the Comnussion s regulations to prevent of Operating Engineers - Ixcal No. 2 (PRM-34-4).

unnecessary radiation exposure to individuals..

His rule is considered high priority.

i resulting from the use of gauging devices contaimng i

radioactive sources. nese devices are routinely Timetable: Proposed Rule Published I

used for measuring material density, level, weight, 02/28/94 59 FR 9429 moisture, and thickness. The proposed rule would Comment Period Ended i

provide for additional regulatory control over 05/31/94 devices with both an accessible air gap and Final Rule Published 06/00/95 radiation levels that exceed specified values. This rule is considered medium priority.

legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 i

Timetable: Proposed Rule Published Effects on Small Business and Other 11/27/92 57 FR 56287 Entities. Yes Comment Period Ended 03/29/93 Agency

Contact:

Donald Nellis, Office of Final Rule Published Nuclear Regulatory Research,(301) 4154257 Undetermined Legal Authority: 42 USC 2073; 42 USC

35. Primary Reactor Containment Ixakage 2093; 42 USC 2111; 42 USC 2232; 42 USC 2233; Testing for Water-Cooled Power Reactors 42 USC 2273; 42 USC 5842 (Part 50; Appendix J)

Etiects on Small Business and Other RIN: 3150-AA86 Entities. None Abstract. The proposed rule would update Agency

Contact:

Stephen McGuire, Office and revise the 1973 cntena for preoperational and of Nuclear Regulatory Research,(301) 4154204 periodic pressure testing for leakage of primary containment boundaries of water-cooled power

34. Radiography and Radiation Safety reactors. He Commission has decided to proceed Requirements for Radiographic Operations with a new approach to the rulemaking and (Part 34) withdraw this proposed rule. A notice of withdrawal will be included in the proposed rule that presents RIN: 3150-/.E07 the new approach for pubhc comment (see Abstract. The proposed rule would amend 3150-AF00). This rule is considered dropped the Commission's regulations on licenses for priority.

radiography and radiation safety requirements for Timetable:

sed Rule Published radiographic operations. He proposed rule would Prcf9/86 51 FR 39538 10/

revise 10 CFR Part 34 to clarity the requirements in Comment Period Ended 04/24/87 9 34.27 and conform Part 34 with the approach 52 FR 2416 developed by the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc. (Part E of the " Suggested Notice of Withdrawal Published State Regulations for Control of Radiation"), and 02/00/95 the State of Thxas in Part 31 of the Texas I* gal Authority: 42 USC 2133; 42 USC Regulations for Control of Radiation. Comments 2134; 42 USC 5841 and suggestions from regulatory groups, users, and manufacturers will be considered in the overall Effects on Small Business and Other revision. He NRC will also consult Canadian Entities. None atomic energy control regulations that relate to radiography.

Agency

Contact:

Moni Dey, Office of The proposed rule is necessary because of Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 4154443 frequent misinterpretations of the provisions of NUREG-0936 12

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36. Codes and Standards for Nuclear Power Timetable: Proposed Rule Published Plants (ASME Code,Section XI, Division 1, 01/07/94 59 FR 979 Subsection IWE and Subsection IWL)

Comment Period Ended 04/25/94 (Part 50) 59 FR 14373 RIN: 3150-AC93 Final Rule Published Undetermined Abstract. The proposed rule would Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

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incorporate by reference Subsection IWE, j.

" Requirements for Class MC Components of Effects on Small Business and Other l

Light %ter Cooled Power Plants," and Subsection Entities. None

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IWL, " Requirements for Class CC Concrete Agency

Contact:

Wallace E. Norris, Office Components of Light-Water Cooled Power Plants,,,

of Section XI(Dmsion 1) of the American Society of Nuclear Regulatory Research,(301) 415-6796 of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ASME Code). Subsection IWE provides the

37. Technical Specifications (Part 50) rules and requirements for insenice inspection, RIN: 3150-AF06 repair, and replacement of Class MC pressure retaining components and their integral attachments Abstract. The proposed rule would amend in light-water cooled power plants. Subsection IWL the Commission's regulations to incorporate provides the rules and requirements for insenice criteria for better defining the content of technical mspection and repair of the reinforced concrete and specifications. The four criteria were defined in post tensioning systems of Class CC components.

the Final Policy Statement on Tbchnical Incorporation by reference of Subsection Specifications Improvements for Nuclear Power Reactors published on July 23,1993 (58 FR IWE and Subsection IWL will provide systematic 39132). In the Staff Requirements Memorandum examination rules for contamment structure for (SRM) associated with the issuance of the policy meeting Critenon 53 of the General Design statement, the Commission directed the staff to Criteria (Appendix A of 10 CFR Part 50) and prepare a rulemaking package to codify the four Appendix J of 10 CFR Part 50. Age-related entena.

degradation of containments has occurred, and additional and potentially more serious Timetable: Approved by the EDO 06/,94 degradation mechanisms can be anticipated as 89}ed by the Commission nuclear power plants age.

Proposed Rule Published If the NRC did not take action to endorse 09/20/94 59 FR 48180 the Subsection IWE and Subsection IWL rules, Comment Period Ended 12/05/94 the NRC position on examination practices for Final Rule Published 07/00/95 containment structure would have to be established on a case-by-case basis and u.nproved Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 examination practices for steel containment Effects on Small Business and Other structures might not be implemented. The other Entities: None alternatives of incorporating these detailed Agency

Contact:

William D. Reckley, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation,(301) 504-1314 Nat onal Sta da AhSI/ N 68-1 81 nto Appendix J are not feasible.

38. Shutdown and Low-Power Operations incorporating by reference the latest edition (Part 50) and addenda of Subsection IWE and Subsection i

IWL will save applicants / licensees and the NRC RIN 3150-AE97 staff both time and effort by providing uniform Abstract. The proposed rule would amend I

detailed criteria against which the staff can review the Commission's regulations by adding any single submission. Adoption of the proposed regulatory requirements for shutdown and low amendment would permit the use of improved power operations of commercial nuclear power i

methods for containment inservice inspection.

stations. Specific operational areas addressed by

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the proposed rule include:

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1. Outage planning and control; Ixgal Authority 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

2. Availability of equipment needed for key Effects on Small Business and Other safety functions; Entities. Undetermined

3. Decay heat removal capability dun.ng a fire; and Agency

Contact:

Leonard Soffer, Office of

4. Water level indication in pressurized water Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415--6574 reactors when in reduced inventory.

40. Reduction of Reporting Requirements Timetable: Approved by the EDO 07/93 Proposed Rule Published Imposed on NRC 12censees* (Parts 50,55, 10/19/94 59 FR 52707 73)

Comment Period Ended 01/03/95 RIN: 3150-AF18 Final Rule Published 08/00/95 Abstract: The proposed rule would amend Ixgal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 the Commission's regulations to reduce reporting requirements currently imposed on water-cooled Effects on Small Ilusiness and Other nuclear power reactor, research and test reactor, Entities: None and nuclear material licensees. This action would reduce the regulatory burden on NRC licensees.

Agency

Contact:

George Kalman, Office of The proposed rule would implement an NRC Nuclear Reactor Regulation,(301) 504-130S initiative to review its current regulations with the intent to revise or eliminate duplicative or

39. Reactor Site Criteria; Including Seismic and unnecessary reporting requirements.

j Earthquake Engineering Criteria for Timetable: Pr osed Rule Published Nuclear Power Plants (Parts 50,52,100) 11 2/94 59 FR 54843 RIN-3150-AD93 Comment Period Ended 12/19/94 Final Rule Published 03/00/95 Abstract. The proposed rule would amend IEgal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC the Commission s regulations to update the 2231; 42 USC 2241; 42 USC 2282 cntena used m, decisions regarding power reactor siting, including peologic, seismic, and earthquake Effects on Small Business and Other engmeenng considerations for future nuclear Entities: None ower plants. The proposed rule would allow RC to benefit from expenence gamed in the AaenCY

Contact:

Naiem S. Tanious, Office application of the procedures and methods set of Nuclear Regulatory Research,(301) 415-6103 forth in the current regulation and to incorporate the rapid advancements in the earth sciences and

41. Fracture Toughness Requirements for LWR earthquake engineering. The proposed rule Pressure Vessels (Part 50; Appendices G primarily consists of two separate changes, and II) namely, th,e so,urce term and dose considerations, RIN-3154AD57 and the seismic and earthquake engmeenng considerations of reactor siting. This rule is Abstract. The proposed rule would amend considered high priority.

the Commission's regulations concerning fracture The Commission is also proposing to deny the toughness requirements to resolve issues that have remaining issue in a petition for rulemaking filed by resulted from technological improvements and other factors. The "Pressun, zed Thermal Shock Free Environment, Inc., et al. (PRM-50-20).

(PTS) rule"(10 CFR 50.61), was modified in 1991 Timetable: Proposed Rule Published to be consistent with the embrittlement 10/20/92 57 FR 47802 correlations given in Regulatory Guide 1.99, Comment Period Ended 06/01/93 Revision 2. However, the need for further 58 FR 16377 clarifications to the PTS rule has been identified.

At a minimum, the proposed clarifications 10/T7$ed Rule Reb: ublished P

would-4 59 FR 52 5 Comment Period Ends 02/14/95 (1) indicate that RTm values may be Final Rule Published 08/00/95 reduced using credible surveillance data; NUREG-0936 14

NRC Reguir.tcry Agenda Pr: posed Rules (2) include reduced margin terms for cases Timetable: Proposed Rule Published in which credible surveillance data are used; and 10/04/94 59 FR 50513 Comment Period Ended 01/03/95 (3) indicate that thermal annealing is an Final Rule Published 10/00/95 acceptable method for. educing RTris to values Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 below the screening criteria, pursuant to the requirements of (proposed) 10 CFR 50.66.

Effects on Small Business and Other Entities. None Appendix G to 10 CFR Part 50 provides fracture toughness requirements for feritic Agency

Contact:

Al Taboada, Office of materials of pressure-retaining components of the Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6014 reactor coolant boundary of light-water nuclear power reactors. The proposed changes, principally

42. Addition of Radon-222 and Technetium-99 clarifications,in Appendix G to 10 CFR Part 50 Values to Table S-3 and Revisions Resulting would:

from Consideration of liigher-Burnup Fuel (Part 51) l (1) explicitly indicate that pressure and RIN: 3150-AA31 leak tests of the RPV required by the ASME Code must be completed before the core is Abstract. The proposed rule would amend l

critical (as agreed to by the CRGR on the Table of Uranium Fuel Cycle Environmental l

November 29,1989);

Data (Table S-3) by adding new estimates for I

potential releases of technetium-99 and radon-222 (2) restructure Sections IV and V for and by updating other estimates. The proposed clarification; rule's narrative explanation (NUREG-1481) also describes the basis for the values contained in (3) change the reference from Appendix G Table S-3, explains the environmental effects of of Section Ill of the ASME Code to Appendix G these potential releases from the LWR Fuel Cycle, of Section XI of the ASME Code; and and postulates the potential radiation doses, health effects, and environmentalimpacts of these (4) reword Section V.D. to indicate that potential releases. The proposed rule would also thermal annealing of the RRV should be amend 10 CFR 51.52 to modify the enrichment conducted pursuant to (proposed) 10 CFR 50.66.

value of U-235 and the maximum level of average fuel irradiation (burnup in megawatt-days of Appendix H to 10 CFR Part 50 contains thermal power per metric ton of uranium). The requirements for RPV material surveillance narrative explanation also addresses important programs that are intended to monitor fracture fuel cycle impacts and the cumulative impacts of toughness property changes in RPV materials due the nuclear fuel cycle for the whole nuclear power to irradiation embrittlement. The proposed industry so that it may be possible to consider changes in Appendix H to 10 CFR Part 50 would:

these impacts generically rather than repeatedly in individual licensing proceedings, thus reducing (1) address requirements for m:veillance potential litigation time and costs for both NRC programs in the case of a license renewal request; and applicants.

and The proposed revision of 10 CFR 51.51 and the narrative explanation was published for public (2) clarify the earliest edition of ASTM E ew an c mment on March 4, B81(4 FR 185 (Standard Practice for Conducting 15154). The final rulemaking was deferred Surveillance Tests for light-Water Cooled Nuclear pending the outcome of a sm,t (Natural Resources Power Reactor Vessels) re9uired for the Defense Counc,l, et al. v. NRC, No. 74-1486)m i

surveillance program. This rule is considered high the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The U.S. Court

Priority, of Appeals (D.C. Circuit) decision of April 27,1982, The proposed rule entitled, " Thermal invalidated the entire Table S-3 rule. The Supreme Court reversed this decision on June 6.1983.

Annealing of the Reactor Pressure Vessel.

(RIN: 3150-AE45) has been combined with this The proposed rule and the explanatory proposed rule.

narrative for Table S-3, NUREG-1481, have been 15 NUREG-0936 l

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Proposed Rules NRC Regulatory Ag:nds revised to reflect new modeling developments Agency

Contact:

Donald P. Cleaiy, Office of during the time the rulemaking was deferred.

Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6263 Final action on the Table S-3 rule was held in cbeyance until new values for radon-222 and

44. Nuclear Power Plant License Renewal; technetium-99 could be added to the table and Proposed Revisions (Part 54) covered in the narrative explanation. The rule is f

being reissued as a proposed rule because the RIN: 3150-AF05 I

scope has been expanded to include radiation Abstract. The proposed rule would amend values for radon-222 and technetium-99 and the the Commission's regulations to change the narrative explanation has been extensively revised requirements that an applicant for renewal of a from that published on March 4,1981 (46 FR nuclear power operating license must meet. The 15154). This rule is considered medium priority.

proposed rule would clarify the required Timetable: Pr sed Rule Published information that must be submitted to the NRC l

03/b81 46 FR 15154 for review so that the agency can determine Comment Period Ended 05/04/81 whether those requir,ements,have m fact been met, and change the admmistrative requirements that a Proposed Rule Published holder of a renewed license must meet. The Undetermined proposed amendment is intended to provide a 1xgal Authority 42 USC 2011; 42 USC more stable and predictable process for license 2201; 42 USC 4321; 42 USC 5841; 42 USC 5842 renewal, m part, through allowmg greater credit for existing hcensee programs and activities, Effects on Small Business and Other including the maintenance rule, that adequately Entities. None manage the adverse effects of aging. The establishment of stable and predictable regulatory l

Agency

Contact:

Stanley Threl, Office of environment for license renewal is considered to Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6234 be essential by nuclear industry representatives because decisions made about license renewal,

43. License Renewal for Nuclear Power Plants; before the current operating license expires, can Scope of Environmental Effects (Part 51) have significant economic benefits and, if necessary, allow for the timely planning for RIN: 3150-AD63 replacement power.

Abstract. The proposed rule would amend Timetable: Proposed Rule Approved by the Commission's regulations to establish new Commission 02/03/94 requirements for environmental review of Proposed Rule Published applications for renewal of nuclear power 31 ant 09/09/94 59 FR 46574 operating licenses. The proposed rule wou d Comment Period Ended 12/08/94 define the number and scope of environmental Final Rule Published issues which would need to be addressed as part 07/00/95 of a license renewal application. This rule is Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 considered high pnonty.

Meets on SmaH Business and Other Timetable: ANPRM Published 07/23/90 Entit.ies: None 55 FR 29964 Comment Period Ended 10/22/90 Agency

Contact:

Dave Nelson, Office of Proposed Rule Published Nuclear Reactor Regulation,(301) 504-1053 09/17/91 56 FR 47016 Comment Period Ended 03/16/92

45. Elimination of Inconsistencies Between NRC 56 FR 59898 Regulations and EPA IILW Standards Final Rule Published 06/00/95 (Part 60) l Legal Authority 42 USC 2201; 42 USC RIN: 3150-AC03 l

5841; 42 USC 5842 Abstract. The proposed rule would Effects on Small Business and Other eliminate several inconsistencies with the EPA Entities. None standards to be developed for the disposal of I

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y NRC Regulatory Agenda Pr: posed Rul:s HLW in deep geologic repositories. The Nuclear performance assessment and potentially adverse Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA) directs NRC to conditions.

promulgate criteria for the licensing of HLW The proposed rule would also revise 99 60.21 geologic repositones,. See:non 121(c) of this Act and 60.122 by removing the analysis requirements states that the,cntena for the licensmg of HLW from 9 60.122 and placing them in 9 60.21. This 4

geologic repositones must be consistent,with these would be consistent with other technical aspects standards. The proposed rule is,needed in order of 10 CFR Part 60. These sections would also be to ehminate several inconsistencies with the EPA standards, thus fulfilling the statutory revised to clarify that sitmg enten.a must be requirement.

appropnately considered in the compliance demonstration for the performance objectives of Because the Federal Court invalidated the gg 60.112 and 60.113. Separate acceptability EPA standards, action on this rule is assessments for individual potentially adverse undetermined. Congress has authorized the conditions are not required.

National Academy of Sciences to recommend Timetable: Proposed Rule Published HLW standards to EPA for specific application to 07/09/93 58 FR 36Ml2 Yucca Mountain. The EPA must promulgate new standards upon completion of the National Comment Period Ended 10/07/93 Academy of Sciences Review. This rule is considered potential priority.

Final Rule Published C4/00/95 Pr osed Rule Published Legal Authority: 42 USC 10101: Public Timetable:

06/Y9/86 51 FR 22288 Law 97-425 Comment Period Ended 08/18/86 Effects on Small Business and Oth-r Final Rule Published Entities. None Undetermined Agency

Contact:

Mark S. Delligatti, Of fice Legal Authority 42 USC 10101 of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, (301) 415-6620 Effects on Small Business and Other

47. Update of Transportation Regulations to Agency

Contact:

Sher Bahadur, Office of Incorporate New Licensing Information Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6237 (Part 71)

RIN: 3150-AC41

46. Clarification of Assessment Requirements Abstract. He proposed rule would, in for Siting Criteria and Performance conjunction with a corresponding rule change by Objectives (Part 60) the U.S. Department of Transportation, update the RIN: 3150-AE40 United States Federal regulations for the safe transportation of radioactive material to incorporate Abstract. The proposed rule would amend new licensing information developed since 1972. ne the Commission s regulations concernmg proposed rule would respond to the need for a:

regulatory requirements for licensmg of high-level (1) new crush test; (2) new deep immersion test; and waste geologic repositories. The relationship (3) new limit on low specific activity material described in 9 60.21 of the siting criteria in gg shipments.

60,122 (defined in terms of potentially adverse and favorable conditions) and the performance Timetable: Proposed Rule Published 06/08/88 53 FR 21550 objectives in 99 60.112 and 60.113 has been the subject of conflicting interpretations. The Comment Period Ended 03/06/89 proposed rule would resolve the problem of 53 FR 51281 conflicting interpretations of the terms Comment Period Extended to

" adequately investigated" and " adequately 60 days after publication of evaluated" which are used with reference to the DOT proposed rule 04/04/89 potentially adverse conditions in 9 60.122. In 54 FR 13528 addition, the proposed rule would resolve the DOT Proposed Rule Published conflicting interpretations of the relationship of 11/14/89 54 FR 47454 17 NUREG-0936 1

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Proposed Rules NRC Regul:t:ry Agenda Comment Period Ended 02/09/90 parties. The proposed amendment would conform Final Rule Published 07/00/95 U S Policies with the decision of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Legal Authority: 42 USC 2073; 42 USC Agency in September 1990, approving a voluntary 2093; 42 USC 2111; 42 USC 2232; 42 USC 2233; Code of Practice to guide Nation States in the 42 USC 2273; 42 USC 5842 development and harmonization of policies and laws on the transboundary shipments of radioactive Effects on Small Business and Other waste.

Entities. None Sixteen letters of comment were received from Agency

Contact:

John Cook, Office of several different sources m response to the Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, (301) 415-7832 Proposed rule. Dese comments are bem, g rev,ewed i

by the NRC as it begins to develop the final amendments to the NRC's licensing regulations

48. Emergency Planning for Independent Spent pertaining to the export and import of radioactive

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Fuel Storage Facilities (ISFSI) and waste.

Monitored Retrievable Storage Facilities (MRS)(Part 72)

Timetable: ANPRM Published 02/07/90 55 FR 4181 RIN: 3150-AE17 Comment Period Ended 04/24/90 Abstract. The proposed rule would amend 55 FR 10786 the Commission's regulations to provide, as directed d u e Pub shed by the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, for the h8$2 emergency plannmg heensmg regmrements for f

Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facilities (ISFSI)

Comment Period Ended 07/13/92 l

and Monitored Retrievable Storage Facilities Final Rule Published l

(MRS). His rule is considered lugh priority-Undetermined I

Timetable:

u e Publ shed gd Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 Comment Period Ended 11/09/93 Effects on Small Business and Other 58 FR 45463 Entities. Undetermined Final Rule Published 07/00/95 Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 Agency

Contact:

Ronald D. Hauber, Office l

of International Programs, (301) 415-2344 l

Effects on Small Business and Other Entities. None

50. Criteria for an Extraordinary Nuclear Agency

Contact:

Michael T. Jamgochian.

Occurrence (Part 140)

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6534 RIN: 3150-AB01 Abstract. He proposed rule would revise

49. Import and Export of Radioactive Waste the criteria for an extraordinary nuclear (Part 110) occurrence (ENO) to eliminate the problems that RIN: 3150-AD36 were encountered in the Three Mile Island ENO determination. The revised criteria should be the Commission's licensm,oposed rule would amend established in the event they are needed.

Abstract. He pr g requirements to strengthen the Commission's control over here are no alternatives to this rulemaking.

radioactive waste coming into and leaving the The current ENO criteria are already codified in United States by requiring specific NRC licensing Subpart E of 10 CFR Part 140. The only way to of radioactive waste imports and exports. Re modify these criteria, as this rule seeks to do, is proposed rule would help ensure that the through rulemaking. The final rule will also transactions are subject to the approval of the U.S.

respond to PRM-140-1. His rule is considered l

Government and the consent of other involved medium priority.

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NRC RegulatIry Agenda Proposed Rules Timetable: Proposed Rule Published' onsite disposal of very low-level waste at all 04/U9/85 50 FR 13978 NRC-licensed reactors and at Part 70 facilities.

Comment Period Ended The NRC steff has recommended that this 09/06/85 proposed ruitmaking be withdrawn. This rule is Final Rule Published considered drepped priority.

Timetable: Pr d Rule Published Legal Authority: 42 USC 220142 USC 08N88 53 FR 31880 2210; 42 USC 584142 USC 5842 Comment Period Ended 10/21/88 Effects on Small Business and Other Notice of Withdrawal Published Entitie2. None Undetermined Agency

Contact:

Alan K. Roecidein, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6223 Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 2021; 42 USC 5841

51. Reasserting NRC's Sole Authority for Effects on Small Business and Other -

Approving Onsite IAw Level Waste Disposal Entities. None in Agreement States (Part 150)

RIN: 3150-AC57 Agency

Contact:

Joseph J. Mate, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (301)415-6202 Abstract. The pr posed rule would establish NRC as the so$e authority for approving l

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52. Disposal by Release into Sanitary Sewerage exempt persons and general licenses. The (Part 20)

ANPRM also stated that the Commission would RIN: 3150-AE90 consider whether to address the issues related to mills and mill tailings m, a separate rulemakmg.

Abstract. The advance notice of proposed The Commission has decided that these actions rulemaking requested public comment, rather than a single comprehensive rulemaking information, and recommendations on will be undertaken. Non-mill issues will be contemplated amendments to the Commission's addressed in two phases. The proposed rule now regulations governing the release of radionuclides being developed is considered phase I. This rule from licensed nuclear facilities into sanitary sewer will provide for consistent reporting requirements i

b sjtems. The Commission believes that by for the distribution to exempt persons and to incorporating current sewer treatment general licensees of both byproduct material and technologies the contemplated rulemaking would source material. The exact scope of rulemaking l

improve the control of radioactive materials for phase II will be determined by the NRC staff released to sanitary sewer systems by licensed after the completion of phase I. This rule is I

I nuclear facilities. "Ihis rulemaking would also considered high priority.

address a petition for rulemaking (PRM-20-22) submitted by the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer Timetable: ANPRM Published 10/28/92 District (October 20,1993; 58 FR 54071). This rule 57 FR 48749 is considered high priority.

Comment Period Ended Timetable: ANPRM Published 02/25/94 01/26/93 j

59 FR 9146 Proposed Rule Published l

Undetermined Comment Period Ended 05/26/94 Proposed Rule Published IAgal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 Undetermined Effects on Small Business and Other Ixgal Authority 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 Entities. Undetermined Agency

Contact:

Catherine R. Mattsen, Effects on Small Business and Other Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research,(301)

Entities. None 415-6264 Agency

Contact:

George Powers, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research,(301)415-6212

54. Comprehensive Quality Assurance in Medical Use and a Standard of Care

53. Distribution of Source and Byproduct (Part 35)

Material: Licensing and Reporting RIN-3150-AC42 Requirements r(Parts 32 and 40)

Abstract. The advance notice of proposed RIN'-

3150-AE33 rulemaking (ANPRM) was published to request Abstract: The advance notice of proposed public comment on the extent to which, in rulemaking (ANPRM) was published to request addition to the basic quality assurance procedures public comment on contemplated amendments to (that are addressed in another rulemaking action the Commission's regulations governing the entitled " Preparation, Transfer for Commercial licensing of source material and mill tailings.

Distribution, and Use of Byproduct Material for Fifteen comment letters were received on the Medical Use"(RIN 3150-AD69), a more ANPRM. These comments were considered in the comprehensive quality assurance requirement is development of rulemaking plans. The ANPRM needed and invited advice and recommendations suggested that a two-step rulemaking may be on 20 issues to be addressed in the rulemaking.

initiated starting with a simple rule pertaining to This ANPRM is scheduled to be withdrawn in

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the licensing and reporting requirements for February 1995. This rule is considered dropped distributors of products and mr.terials used by priority.

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Timetable: ANPRM Published 03/06/89 52 FR 36949 54 F3 9229 Comment Period Ended Comment Period Ended 07/05/89 12/31/87 52 FR 36949 Notice of Withdrawal Published Proposed Rule Published Undetermined etermined Legal Authority 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 Notice of Withdrawal Published Effects on Small Business and Other 02/00/95.

Entities. Yes Agency

Contact:

Suzanne C. Black Office Legal Authority 42 USC 2111; 42 USC of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, (301) 504-2961 2201; 42 USC 5841

56. Acceptability of Plant Performance for Effects on Small Business and Other Entities. None Severe Accidents; Scope of Consideration in Safety Regulations (Part 50)

Agency

Contact:

Anthony Tse, Office of RIN: 3150-AE38 Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6233 Abstract. He advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) was published to request public comment on amending the Commission's 1

55. Acceptance of Products Purchased for Use regulations to decouple source term and dose in Nuclear Power Plant Structures, Systems, and Components (Part 50) cal ulanons from reactor sgng and to perm,t the i

use of updated source term msights for future light water reactors. The NRC is presently in the RIN: 3150-AD10 process of reviewmg advanced reactor designs.

Abstract. The advance notice of proposed This rulemaking action comprises two phases.

rulemaking (ANPRM) was published to aquest Be first phase is described in the proposed rule public comment on the need for additimu.

titled, " Reactor Site Criteria; including Seismic regulatory requirements and to obtain an and Earthquake Engineering Criteria for Nuclear improved understanding of alternatives to Power Plants (3150-AD93)." The second phase regulatory requirements. Based upc.n comment will consist of the issuance of an ANPRM, analysis, the staff recommended to the followed by a final revision of 10 CFR Part 50 to Commission that this rule be withdrawn.

incorporate updated source term and severe accident research insights into plant design After reviewing the findings of the numerous IC9"I'***".ts for future light water reactors. The intent of this second phase of rulemaking is assessments, inspections, and interactions with "Pected to provide addit,onaliequirements for i

the nuclear industry, the staff concluded that the future light water reactors regardmg severe nuclear industry has made significant progress accident prevention and mitigation, and is toward improving its procurement and apected to substantially reduce the risks from commercial grade dedication programs. He staff these events. Th,s rule is considered potential i

also concluded that problems identified with Pnonty.

respect to the quality ofitems dedicated for use in cafety-related applications are adequately Timetable: ANPRM Published 09/28/92 addressed by the requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, 57 FR 44513 Appendix B. He staff will continue to monitor Comment Period Ended the mdustry s progress through the inspection D 28/92 process, as discussed in Inspection Procedure 38703, " Commercial Grade Dedication," issued Proposed Rule Published November 6,1993.

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NRC Regul:t:ry Ag:nda ANPRMs Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 plant that was approved in the certification Effects on Small Business and Other rulemaking. This amendment references the Entities. Undetermined design control document (DCD) and sets forth the process for changing mformation m the DCD.

Agency

Contact:

Leonard Soffer, Office of ABB-Combustion Engineering is currently Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6574 preparing the DCD for the System 80+ design, which will contain the design information that will

57. Steam Generator Tube Integrity for be certified by the rule and approved by the rule Operating Nuclear Power Plants * (Part 50)

(so-called Tier 1 and 2 information). The NRC is RIN: 3150-AF04 reviewing tw applications for standard design j

certifications for two evolutionary nuclear power Abstract. The advance notice of proposed plant designs pursuant to Part 52 (see " Design rulemaking (ANPRM) was published to request Certification for Advanced Boiling Water Reactor public comment on the Commission's regulations (ABWR)" (RIN No. 3150-AE87),

pertaining to steam generator tube integrity. The Timetable: ANPRM Published 11/03/93 objective of the rule would be to maintain 58 FR 58664 adequate assurance of steam generator tube integrity while allowing a more appropriate ANPRM Comment Period Ended approach to steam generator surveillance and 01/03/94 maintenance actisities at nuclear power plants.

Proposed Rule Published Steam generator degradation is a significant issue 02/00/95 affecting current pressurized water reactors.

Final Rule Published Timetable: EDO Approved ANPRM 04/00/96 NP h Published 09/19/94 Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 59 FR 47817 Effects on Small Business and Other Comment Period Ended 12/05/94 Entities: None Proposed Rule Published Agency

Contact:

Jerry N. Wilson, Office of 12/00/95 Nuclear Reactor Regulation, (301) 504-3145 Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 Effects on Small Business and Other

59. Design Certification for Advanced Boiling Entities: None Water Reactor (ABWR) (Part 52)

Agency

Contact:

Tim Reed, Office of RIN: 3150-AE87 Nuclear Reactor Regulation, (301) 504-1462 Abstract: The advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) was published to request public

58. Design Certification for System 80+

comment on the Commission's regulations pertaining (Part 52) to the form and content of rules that would certify RIN: 3150-AF15 ev luti nary designs f nucle r p wer plants.This amendment would revise the Commission's regulations Abstract: The advance notice of proposed by certifying the U.S. Advanced Boiling Water Reactor I

ruleraaking (ANPRM) was published to request (ABWR) standard design in accordance with the public comment on the Commission's regulations requirements of Part 52. If a standard design is pertaining to the form and content of rules that certified, then an applicant for a combined license that would certify evolutionary designs of nuclear references the certified design will be assured of power plants. The ANPRM would revise the receiving an approval for the portion of the plant that Commission's regulations by certifying the System was approved in the certification rulemaking. This 80+ standard design in accordance with the amendment references the design control document requirements of Part 52. If a standard design is (DCD) and sets forth the process for changing certified, then an applicant for a combined license information in the DCD. GE Nuclear Engineering is that references the certified design will be assured currently preparing the DCD ABWR design, which will of receiving an approval for the portion of the contain the design information that will be certified by 23 NUREG-0936

ANPRMs NRC Regulatory Agends the rule and approved by the rule (so-called Tier 1 and

60. Land Ownership Requirements for 2 information). The NRC is reviewing two applications Low-Level Waste Sites (Part 61) for standard design certifications for two evolutionary RIN: 3150-AE88 nuclear power plant designs pursuant to Ibrt 52 (see

" Design Certification for System 80 +"(RIN No.

Abstract: The advance notice of proposed 3150-AF15).

rulemaking (ANPRM) was published to request public comment on allowing a licensee toown land that is used for a low-level waste disposal site.

Timetable: ANPRM Published 11/03/93 Current regulations require Federal or State 58 FR 58664 ownership of land used for a low-level waste disposal site. The State o' Utaah (an agreement ANPRM Comment Period oiate) used an exemption provision to allow Ended 01/03/94 Envirocare (the bcensee) to own the site. This ac n s c nsWered Ngh priority.

Proposed Rule Pubhshed 01/00/95 Timetable: ANPRM Published 08/03/94 59 FR 39485 Final Rule Published 03/00/%

Comment Period Ended 12/02/94 59 FR 52941 Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 Proposed Rule Published Undetermmed Effects on Small Business and Other Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 Entities. None Effects on Small Business and Other "I

Ageucy

Contact:

Jerry N. Wilson, Office of Nuclear Ikector Regulation, (301) 504-3145 Agency

Contact:

Mark Haisfield, Office of Nuclear Regulatoiy Research, (301) 415-61%

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61. Revised Rules of Practice for Domestic and to facilitate more expeditious review and Licensing Proceedings (Parts 0, I,2,9,50) disposition by the NRC of petitions with detailed RIN: 3150-AB66 Supporting information. The proposed rule would not change any existing provisions regardmg Abstract. The proposed rule would shorten petitions for rulemaking. He proposed rule would and simplify existing Commission procedural offer an alternative within the petition process to rules applicable to domestic licensing proceedings allow petitioners to submit more detailed I

by comprehensively restating, revising, and supporting information than is required under the reorganizing the statement of those rules to reflect current regulations.

I current practice. The changes in this proposed Timetable: Proposed Rule Published rule would enable the Commission, directly and 03/00/95 through its adjudicatory offices, to render decisions in a more timely fashion, eliminate the Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC stylistic complexity of the existing rules, and 2231; 42 USC 2241; 42 USC 2282 l

I reduce the burden and expense to the parties participating in agency proceedings. In 1987, the Effects on Small Business and Other Commission deferred consideration of this Entities: None proposal, which would have revised the Agency

Contact:

T Y. Chang, Office of Commission's procedural rules governing the Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6450 conduct of all adjudicatory proceedings other than export licensing proceedings under 10 CFR

63. Discrimination on the Basis of Sex (Parts 2, Part 110, pendmg consideration of other, more 39) limited revisions to the rules of practice. In 1989, l

former Chairman Zech requested that this RIN: 3150-AD50 l

proposed rule be updated for reconsideration by Abstract. The final rule would amend the the Commission and, more recently, the Admimstratise Conference of the United States Commission's regulations dealing with has drafted Model Rules.

discrimination against persons who, on the grounds of sex, are excluded from participation in, l

Timetable: Proposed Rule Published denied the benefits of, or subjected to i

09/00/95 discrimination under any program or activity Final Rule Published 03/00/%

licensed by the NRC. The Commission has decided that Section 401 of the Energy bgal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC Reorganization Act, which prohibits sex 2231; 42 USC 2241; 42 USC 5841; 5 USC 552 discrimination, applies only to the Commission Effects on Small Business and Other and does not apply to NRC licensees or Entities. None applicants. Because this decision mvalidates 10 CFR 19.32 and 10 CFR 2.111, action is being Agency

Contact:

Lee S. Dewey, Atomic taken to amend these sections and to incorporate Safety and Licensing Board Panel, (301) 415-6390 appropriate language to clarify that these sections do not apply to licensee employees. This rule is

62. Procedures for Submission of Petitions for considered medium priority.

Rulemaking* (Part 2 )

Timetable: Final Rule Published RIN: 3150-AF23 Undetermined k al Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 Abstract: The proposed rule would amend 8

the Commision's regulations pertaining to Effects on Small Business and Other petitions for rulemakmg. The proposed rule would Entities. None create three categories of petitions, which are not explicitly included in the current regulations. The Agency

Contact:

M. L. Au, Office of proposed rule would improve the openness of the Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6181 rulemaking process by defining review priorities 25 NUREG-0936 C

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Unpublished Rules NRC Regulatory Agenda

64. Revision of Specific Exemptions (Part 9)

66. Administration of Radiation and Radioactive Materials to Patients (Parts 20,35)

RIN: 3150-AD83 RIN: 3150-AF10 Abstract. The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations pertaining to Abstract. The proposed rule would amend specific Privacy Act exemptions. This proposed the Commission's regulations to clarify that the rule would add exemption (j)(2) of the Privacy Act administration of radiation or radioactive to the regulations that describe exempt systems of materials to any patient, even a patient not records. nese amendments would make NRC's supposed to receive an administration, is regulations consistent with the maj,ority of regulated by the NRC's provisions governing the statutorily appointed Inspectors General and medical use of byproduct material and is not would clearly link each system of records to the within the scope of the regulations concerning specific exemption (s)of the Privacy Act under NRC's standards for protection against radiation.

which each system is exempt.

The proposed rule is necessary to indicate clearly Timetabic: Proposed Rule Published that this has been the NRC's policy. This Undetermined proposed rule does not represent a change in policy. This rule is considered high priority.

legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 Timetable:

Proposed Rule Published Effects on Small Business and Other 01/25/95 Entities. None Final Rule Published 09/00/95 Agency

Contact:

Russell A. Powell, Office I* gal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 of Administration,(301)415-7169 Effects on Small Business and Other

65. Constraint Level for Air Emissions of Entities: None Radionuclides * (Part 20 )

Agency

Contact:

Stephen A. McGuire, RIN: 3150-AF31 Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research,(301) 4 5-6204.

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to provide a constraint level for air emissions of radionuclides

67. Clarification of Reporting of Defects and of 10 mrem /yr, similar to the program developed Noncompliance for Materials Facilities pursuant to 10 CFR Part 50 Appendix I for power (Part 21) reactors. The rulemaking would app 1y to NRC RIN-3150-AE18 licensees other than power reactor h,eensees. Tius action is part of an ongoing effort to develop a Abstract. The proposed rule would amend basis for recission of the Environmental the Commission's regulations concerning the P otection Agencies regulations m 40 CFR Part reporting of defects and noncompliance to clarify i

the applicability of these provisions to materials Timetable: Proposed Rule Published and fuel cycle licensees. Because of the wide 06/00/95 diversity in the types of licensees covered under Final Rule Published 06/00/%

these regulations, the requirements have been misinterpreted by some licensees. The proposed Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC rule would clearly define the applicability of these 2231: 42 USC 2241: 42 USC 2282 provisions to the different types of licensees and would take into account the differences between Effects on Small Business and Other Entities: None different classes of licensees. The proposed rule is being developed in response to an NRC internal Agency

Contact:

Charleen T. Raddatz, audit, and also in response to a parallel review of Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research,(301) these regulations as they apply to materials 415-6215 licensees. This rule is considered potential priority.

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NRC Regulat:ry Ag:nd2 Unpublished Rules

'Umetable: Proposed Rule Published NRC encroachment into workers expectations of 09/00/95 privacy. A general notice was published in the Final Rule Published Federal Register on May 11,1994 (59 FR 24373) to 09/00/96 solicit public comments on various options for changing the random drug testing scope.

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5846 Comments have been received from the state of Effects on Small Business and Other Illinois and the International Brotherhood of Entities. Yes Electrical Workers. The comments will be used to finalize the staff's study ("Evaluatiori of Scope of Agency

Contact:

Clark Prichard, Office of Persons Subject to Random Drug Testing") and Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6203 recommend a course of action to the Commission.

Timetable: Proposed Rule Published

68. Fitness for Duty (Part 26)

Undetermined RIN: 3150-AF12 Ixgal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 Abstract. The proposed rule would amend Effects on Small Business and Other the Commission s fitness for duty regulations.

Entities: None This proposed rule would also address the petition for rulemaking from Virginia Electric and Agency

Contact:

Mohan C. Thadani, Office Power Company (PRM-26-1), and address the of Nuclear Reactor Regulation,(301) 415-1476 Regulatory Review Group items on audit frequency and annual submittal of data. The

70. Requirement to Report Transfers of Devices Virginia Electric and Power Company requested to Generally Licensed Persons * (Part 32) that the Commission amend its fitness-for-duty requirements to change the frequency that RIN: 3150-AF26 licensees are required to audit their Abstract: The final rule would amend the fitness-for-duty programs from annually to Commission's regulations governing the reporting biennially. The Commission and the EDO of transfers of devices to generally licensed approved the staff proposals in SECY-92-308, persons. The final rule would relieve initial but asked that the staff resubmit the SECY paper distributors of the devices from their requirement to address a backfit analysis. SECY-92-308 is te provide copies of the transfer reports to each currently being revised.

appropriate NRC regional office. Because the Timetable: Proposed Rule Published reports are already sent to NRC Headquarters, it 04/00/95 is not necessary for each regional office to receive C P es. The final rule would reduce the i

Final Rule Published admimstrative burden on the imtial distributors.

04/00/96 Timetable: Final Rule Published 01/19/95 legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC Effects on Small Business and Other 2231; 42 USC 2241; 42 USC 2282 Entities: None Effects on Small Business and Other Agency

Contact:

Mohan C. Thadani, Office Entities: None of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, (301) 415-1476 Agency

Contact:

John Lubinski, Office of

69. Fitness for Duty (Scope Change) (Part 26)

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards,(301)

RIN: 3150-AF13 Abstract. The proposed rule would amend

71. Performance Requirements for Radiography the Commission's regulations by changing the Equipment * (Part 34) scope of the random drug testing requirements.

RIN-3150-AF28 The scope change is being considered to balance the NRC's responsibility to protect the public Abstract: The final rule would amend the health and safety, and a worker's perception of Commission's regulations pertaining to 27 NUREG-0936

Unpublished Rules NRC Regulat:ry Ag:nda performance requirements for radiography performance-based option for leakage rate testing equipment. The amended provision permits a' of containments of light-water-cooled nuclear licensee to use an engineering analysis in place of power plants. This option will be available for a performance testing criteria concerning a torque voluntary adoption by licensees, in lieu of test for drive cables that is impossible to meet compliance with the current prescriptive given the design of radiographic equipment. The requirements contained in Appendix J of 10 CFR amendment is necessary to relieve licensees from Part 50. This action is intended to improve the compliance with an impractical and unnecessary focus of the body of regulations by eliminating standard.

prescriptive requirements that are marginal to safety and to provide licensees greater flexibility Timetable: Final Rule Published for cost-effective implementation methods of Undetermined regulatory safety objectives. This rule is Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC considered high priority.

2231; 42 USC 2241: 42 USC 2282 Timetable: Proposed Rule Published Effects on Small Business and Other 02/00/95 Entities: Undetermined Final Rule Published 07/00/95 i

Agency

Contact:

J. Bruch Carrico, Thomas Legal Authority: 42 USC 2133; 42 USC i

Rich, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 2134; 42 USC 5841 Safeguards (301) 415-7826, (301) 415-7893 Effects on Small Business and Other i

Entities. None

72. Administration of Byproduct Material or Radiation to Patients Who May Be Pregnant Agency

Contact:

Mom. Dey, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (301) 415-6443 i

(Part 35)

RIN-3150-AE44

74. Power Reactor Facilities Under a Possession Abstract. The proposed rule would amend Only License (Part 50) the Commission's regulations concerning the RIN-3150-AF16 medical use of byproduct material. The proposed j

rule would require medical use licensees to take Abstract. The proposed rule would amend actions to prevent unintended radiation exposures the Commission's regulations regarding to an embryo or fetus. The proposed rule would possession only licensee applications for case also require reporting of these events. This rule is specific exemptions that no longer have relevance.

considered high priority.

Currently, when a power reactor licensee obtains a possession only license amendment (POL), the Timetable: Proposed Rule Published beensee must apply for case specific exemptions Undetermined from 10 CFR that no longer have relevance. This Legal Authority: 42 USC 2111: 42 USC is a time consuming process for both the licensee 2112: 42 USC 2201: 42 USC 2232; 42 USC 2233; and the NRC and can result in a non-coherent 42 USC 2236: 42 USC 2282 and non-uniform process. lb remedy this situation, proposed rulemaking is currently being Effects on Small Business and Other considered. An mformation base is bemg Enthies None i

developed by Brookhaven National Laboratory on Agency

Contact:

Samuel Z. Jones, Office of which of the applicable parts of the 10 CFR apply Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6198 to power reactors which have a POL There are two categories of applicability, parts of the 10

73. Performance-Based Primary Reactor CFR which no longer apply, and parts which Containment Leakage Testing for partially apply. Once this information base is Water-Cooled Power Reactors (Part 50) complete it will be incorporated through rulemaking. This rule is considered high priority.

RIN 3150-AF00 This rule will also address a petition for Abstract. The proposed rule would amend rulemaking from North Carolina Public Utility the Commission's regulations to provide a Commission (PRM-50-57).

NUREG-0936 28 5

NRC Regult.tcry Ag::nda Unpublished Rules Timetable: Proposed Rule Published Cooled Power Plants." The expansion of the scope 06/00/95 of 9 50.55a to include snubber testing is consistent Final Rule Published 06/00/96 with the requirements of the existing technical Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201: 42 USC 5841 specifications and Section XI. Approval of the proposed amendment would permit the use of Effects on Small Business and Other improved methods for construction, insenice Entities: Undetermined inspection, and inservice testing of nuclear power Agency

Contact:

Carl Feldman, Office of plant components; and would expedite Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6194.

implementation of the Section XI rules for performance demonstration of NDE procedures, equipment, and personnel. Furthermore, these

75. Codes and Standards for Nuclear Power actions would save applicants / licensees and the Plants (Part 50)

NRC staff both time and effort by providing RIN: 3150-AE26 uniform detailed criteria against which the staff could review any single submission. Requiring Abstract. The proposed rule would amend licensees to implement the mandatory Appendix the Commission's regulations by identifymg VIII of Section XI on an expedited basis would certam sigmficant changes that would: revise the improve the quality of inservice inspections on a implementation structure of 9 50.55a, expand the timely basis. This rule is considered high priority.

scope of 9 50.55a, and update existmg references to ASME Code including OM Code. Revising the Timetable: Proposed Rule Published implementation structure of 9 50.55a would 06/00/95 eliminate the 10 year update requirements from Final Rule Published 06/00/%

the existing regulations that would provide heensees with the opportunity to contmue usmg Legai Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 their existing ISI and IST programs with the Effects on Small Business and Other exception that they are required to update ISI/IST Entities: None programs to the 1989 Edition of the ASME Code when their existing intervals are expired. This Agency

Contact:

Wan Cheng (Winston) Liu, change in regulations would permit licensees not Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (301) to update their ISI and IST programs to the later 415-5887: Patricia Campbell, Office of Nuclear (beyond the 1989 Edition) edition and addenda of Reactor Regulation (301) 594-1311.

the ASME Code. Any changes in the ASME Code that are unacceptable to the staff would be

76. Safety Requirements for Reactor Coolant addressed in the regulations. The proposed rule Pump Seals (Part 50) would provide continuous update for the ASME Code edition and addenda on an annual basis.

RIN: 3150-AE53 This would provide licensees an opportunity t Abstract. The proposed rule would amend use, but not be requtred to use, the later edition or addenda, or portions thereof, of the ASME the Commission's regulations to require that Code.

pressurized-water reactor licensees improve, in a cost-effective manner, assurance of reactor core The ASME B&PV Code and the ASME OM coolability when reactor coolant pump (RCP) seal Code that would be incorporated by reference integrity may not be sufficiently assured during would provide updated rules for the construction certain postulated off-normal events, for example, of light-water-cooled nuclear power plant station blackout (10 CFR 50.2 and 50.63), loss of components, and for the insenice inspection and essential service water (SW), or loss of component insenice testing of those components. The cooling water. The proposed rule is intended to incorporation by reference of the 1993 Addenda enhance public health and safety by decreasing would include Subsection IWE, " Requirements the likelihood of a loss-of-coolant accident caused for Class MC and Metallic Liners of Class CC by RCP seal failure, or by increasing the Components of Light-Water Cooled Power likelihood that plants will be able to cope with Plants," and Subsection IWL, " Requirements for these failures. 'Ihis rule is considered high Class CC Concrete Components of Light-Water priority.

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Unpublished Ruhs NRC Regultry Agenda Timetable: Proposed Rule Published Timetable: Proposed Rule Published 02/00/95 12/00/95 Final Rule Published 01/30/96 Final Rule Published 12/00/96 Legal Authority 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC Effects on Small Business and Other Entities. None Effects en Small Business and Other Entities: None Agency

Contact:

SycJ K. Shaukat, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research,(301) 415-6592 Agency

Contact:

Moni Dey, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6443

77. Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Reactors (Part 50)

79. Production and Utilization Facilities; RIN: 3150-AE96 Emergency Planning and Preparedness Abstract. The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations on the RIN: 3150-AF20 decommissioning procedures that lead to the termination of an operating license for a nuclear Abstract: The proposed rule would amend power plant and release of the property for the Commission's regulations governing domestic unrestricted use. The proposed amendments licensing of production and utilization facilities, as would clarify ambiguities that have arisen in the necessary, to facilitate greater flexibility in the past and codify practices which have been used licensee's activities associated with the annual for other licensees on a case-by-case basis.

"off-year" exercise. This exercise is conducted to evaluate major portions of licensees' emergency Timetable Proposed Rule Published response capabilities. The proposed amendment 04/00/95 would preserve the existing requirement that each

"##"sec, at ead she, exerche WnniaHy wM Legal Authority: 42 USC 5841; 42 USC Pamipation by Sates and local governments 5842: 42 USC 5846 within the plume exposure pathway emergency P anning zone (EPZ). The proposed rule would l

Effects on Small Business and Other Entities. None also require bcensees to contmue enabling State and local governments m plume exposure pathway Agency

Contact:

Bradley Jones, Office of EPZs to participate in exercises and in drills in the General Counsel (301) 415-1628 the interval between exercises. This proposed rule also addresses a petition for rulemaking submitted by the Virginia Electric and Power

78. Performance-Oriented Requirements for Company (PRM-50-58).

Fire Protection of Nuclear Power Facilities *

(Part 50)

Timetable: Proposed Rule Published RIN: 3150-AF29 Undetermined Abstract: The proposed rule would amend Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC the Commission's fire protection regulations for 2231; 42 USC 2241; 42 USC 2282 voluntary adoption by nuclear power plant licensees. The requirements will be Effects on Small Business and Other performance-oriented and risk-based, allow Entities: None flexibility in the implementation of safety objectives and the use of probabilistic risk Agency

Contact:

Michael Jamgochian, analysis and fire-model computer codes to Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research,(301) 415-6534 demonstrate compliance with the safety objectives.

NUREG-0936 30

NRC Regulat:ry Ag:nda Unpublished Rul:s

80. Standardized Plant Designs, Early Review of with preclosure regulatory requirements have been Site Suitability Issues; Clarifying raised due to different interpretations of the Amendments (Parts 50,52,140) rulemaking record for 10 CFR Part 60. These RIN: 3150-AE25 inv lve:(1) the lack of clearly prescribed requirements for the establishment of a preclosure Abstract. The proposed rule would amend controlled area intended to protect public health the Commission's regulations by deleting and safety in the event of a postulated Appendices M, N, 0, and Q from 10 CFR radionuclide release; and (2) the definition of Part 50. The NRC is also proposing to make structures, systems, and components important to clarifying changes to 10 CFR Parts 52 and 140 to safety for which certain design and quality make clear that licensees are required to submit assurance criteria apply. In order to meet the accurate and complete information to the NRC, milestones mandated by the Nuclear Waste Policy and that its Price-Anderson requirements apply Act of 1983, as amended, and milestones to combined license holders.

pertaining to DOE's production schedule in the Timetable: Proposed Rule Published hiission Plan amendments, guidance is needed 04/00/96 fr m NRC on these matters to enable DOE to proceed with the development of a proposed Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 design for a geologic repository.

Effects on Small Business and Other Timetable: Proposed Rule Published Entities. Undetermmed 03/00/95 Agency

Contact:

Geary S. Mizuno, Office of Final Rule Published 06/00/96 the General Counsel, (301) 415-1639 Legal Authority: Public Law 97-425;

81. Physical Security Plan Format Changes

• 42 USC 10101 (Parts 50,70)

Effects on Small Business and Other RIN: 3150-AF27 Entities. None Abstract: The final rule would amend the Agency

Contact:

Richard A. Weller, Office Commission s regulations to remove an of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, unnecessary secunty plan format requirement.

(301) 415-7287 Tins action would allow applicants for power reactor and fuel cycle licenses to submit their physical security plans in a format that would

83. Removal of Criticality Alarm Requirements provide for a quicker and more efficient review.

for Fresh Fuel (Part 70)

Timetable: Final Rule Published 02/00/95 RIN: 3150-AE43 Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC Abstract. The proposed rule would amend 2231; 42 USC 2241; 42 USC 2282 the Commission's regulations to eliminate the Effects on Small Business and Other need for licensees to request an exemption from Entities: None Provisions that require criticality monitors for new reactor fuel. An exemption for this requirement is Agency Contact Carrie Brown, Office of routinely granted when requested by a licensee.

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. (301) ne proposed rule would allow reactor licensees 415-8092 to dispense with unneeded criticality monitors without having to request an exemption. The NRC

82. Design Basis Events (Part 60) is preparing a proposed rule that will revise 10 i

RIN: 3150-AD51 CFR Part 70 in its entirety. When that proposed rule is published, this current proposed rule will Abstract. The proposed rule would amend be incorporated into the new proposed rule.

the Commission's regulations to clarify preclosure Publication of the new proposed rule is regulatory requirements for high-level waste undetermined. This proposed rule is considered

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geologic repositories. Severalissues associated dropped priority.

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Unpublished Rul2s NRC Regulatory Agenda Timetable: Proposed Rule Published Timetable: Proposed Rule Published Undetermined 02/00/95 Final Rule Published 02/00/%

legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201: 42 USC 5841 Effects on Small Business and Other Entities: None Effects on Small Business and Other Entifics: None Agency

Contact:

Jerry E. Jackson. Office of Agency

Contact:

Sandra Frattali, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6656 Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6261

84. Dcmestic Licensing of Special Nuclear

86. Nuclear Power RcWer Physical Protection Material-Reusion* (Part 70 )

Requirements Update (Part 73)

RIN: 3150-AF22 RIN: 3150-AF11 Abstract: The proposed rule would amend Abstract. He proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to provide, where the Commission's regulations by updating the possible, performance rather than prescriptive requirements for the physical security of nuclear based regulations for special nuclear material power reactors. The proposed rule would update licensees with large quantities of special nuclear the regulations for security at operating nuclear material. Conw..., with this amendment, power plants based upon staff review experience companion suppnt guidance documents are being gained in security program implementation, input developed for issuance.

from the public and industry, and technical changes in security system technology and equipment. Most Timetable: Proposed Rule Published of the proposed changes involve reduction or 07/00/95 elimination of requirements that are of marginal Final Rule Published 07/00/96 significance relative to their contribution to the Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC overall effectiveness of security programs. His rule 2231; 42 USC 2241; 42 USC 2282 is considered med,um pnonty.

Timetable: Proposed Rule Published Effects on Small Business and Other Undetermmed Entities: Yes Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 Agency

Contact:

Charles Nilsen, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research,(301) 415-6209 Effects on Small Business and Other Entities: None

85. Physical Protection Requirements for Agency

Contact:

Sandra Frattali, Office of Storage of Spent Fuel * (Parts 72,73)

Nuclear Regulatory Research. (301) 4154261.

RIN: 3150-AF30

87. Night Firing Qualifications for Security Abstract: The proposed rule would amend Guards at Nuclear Power Plants (Part 73) the Commission's regulations for the physical RIN: 3150-AC88 protection of spent fuel stored under a specific license. This action is necessary to clarify the Abstract. The proposed rule would amend physical protection requirements for independent the Commission's regulations to ensure that spent fuel storage installations (ISFSIs) and security force effectiveness at nuclear power monitored retrievable storage (MRS) installations plants is not dependent on the time of day.

owned by the Department of Energy. This Security guards currently are required to perform proposed rule would not affect spent fuel stored night firing for familiarization only. There is no at power reactor sites under a general license.

requirement for standards to measure their This proposed rule would reduce the regulatory effectiveness. The proposed rule would require uncertainty regarding the physical protection that security guards at nuclear power plants requirements for ISFSis.

qualify for night firing.

NUREG-0936 32

NRC Regulatory Agenda Unpublished Rules Part 73, Appendix B, Part IV, would be.

Timetable: Proposed Rule Published amended to require reactor security guards to Undetermined qualify annually in an NRC-approved night firing

- course with their assigned weapons. The proposed IAgal Authority: 42 USC 2 !91; 42 USC 5841 cmendment wouhl standardize training and Effects on Small Business and Other qualification m mght firing and prepare power Entities. None

- reactor guard forces to respond more effectively in the event of an incident occurring in limited Agency

Contact:

John Telford, Office of lighting conditions. This rule is considered Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6229 planned priority l

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Petitioner / Petition Docuet Number: Nuclear Ohio Citizens for Responsible Energy Management and Resources Council 1 (PRM-50-53)

(PRM-21-2)

Federal Register Citation July 25,1989 (54 Federal Register Citation: October 14,1993 FR 30905)

(58 FR 53159)

Seldect: Request for Reopening of ATWS Suldect: - Commercial grade items Rulemaking Proceeding '

Sununary: The petitioner requests that the Sununary. He petitioner requested that the

. Commission amend its regulations to revise the -

' NRC reopen the Anticipated 'Ransients Without term " commercial grade item"; to include a Scram (ATWS) rulemaking proceeding. The NRC flexible generic process for dedication of has denied this petition for rulemaking because commercial grade items for safety-related use; the Commission has concluded, based on core and to clarify that the entity performing the stability analyses during hypothetical ATWS dedication of a commercial grade item is events, and based on recommended procedure responsible for discovering, evaluating, and changes at nuclear power plants, that reporting deficiencies as required by the NRC's large-amplitude power oscillations will not impact regulations.

the core and containment response sufficiently to Enetable: 'Ib follow action on this petition invalidate the assumptions and results of previous for rulemaking in this and future agendas, see the ATWS analysis that were the bases for the ATWS timetable for the proposed rule entry, rule. He NRC has carefully considered the issues

" Procurement of Commercial Grade Items by raised in the petition and has taken them into Nuclear Plant Licensees"(RIN No. 3150-AF01).

account in reaching its decision to deny the This proposed rule was published in the Federal Petition.

Register on October 24,1994 (59 FR 53372). A Timetable: Publication of the notice of publication date for the final rule is scheduled for denial was published in the Federal Register on April 1995. His petition for rulemaking is August 17,1994 (59 FR 42182).

considered high priority.

Agency

Contact:

Roy Woods, Office of Agency

Contact:

M. L Au, Office of Nuclear Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6622 Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6181 35 NUREG-0936

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Petitioner / Petition Docket Number: Ohio Agency

Contact:

George Powers, Office of Citizens for Responsible Energy, Inc.

Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6212 (PRM-9-2)

Federal Register Citation: June 13,1994 (59 5.

Petitioner / Petition Docket Number: Steve FR 30308)

Gannis (PRM-20-23)

Subject:

Public access to licensee-held Federal Register Citation: April 14,1994 (59

,. mformation.

FR 17746)

Summary: The petitioner requests that the

Subject:

Limit the annual dose ofionizing Commission amend its regulations to establish radiation that is received by the general public public right-to-know provisions that would ensure from 100 millirems annually to under 1 millirem public access to licensee-held information.

annually.

Timetable: A notice of receipt for this Summary: The petitioner requests that the petition was published in the Federal Register on Commission amend its regulations to limit the June 13,1994 (59 FR 30308). He comment period annual dose of ionizing radiation that is received closed on August 29,1994. Resolution of the by the general public from 100 millirems annually petition is scheduled for June 1995.

to under 1 millirem annually. The petitioner also Agency

Contact:

Stuart 'llreby, Office of the requests that if the NRC does not establish a limit General Counsel, (301) 415-1644.

of 1 millirem annually, it establish a substantially lower limit than the current 100 millirems annually.

4.

Petitioner / Petition Docket Number: Keith J.

Timetable: A notice of receipt for this Schiager, Ph.D., et al. (PRM-20-21) petition was published in the Federal Register on Federal Register Citation: September 10, April 14,1994 (59 FR 17746). The comment 1993 (58 FR 47676) period closed on June 28,1994. Resolution of the

Subject:

Disposal of certain low-level Petition is scheduled for April 1995. This petition radioactive wastes to provide additional options for rulemaking is considered medium priority, for disposal of very low concentrations of Agency

Contact:

Charleen Raddatz, Office of short-lived radionuclides.

Nuclear Regulatory Research,(301) 415-6215 l

Summary: The petitioners request that the Commission amend its regulations in 10 CFR Part 6.

Petitioner / Petition Docket Number:

20 that became mandatory for all licensees on mb-microtec (USA)(PRM-32-4) l January 1,1994, to permit additional methods for disposal of certam low-level radioactive wastes.

Federal Register Citation: October 18,1993 The petitioners contend that the regulations that (58 FR 53670) became mandatory for all licensees on January 1,

Subject:

Place timepieces with gaseous 1994, are too restrictive and prevent many tritium light sources on the same regulatory basis research institutions from pursuing certain types as timepieces with luminous tritium paint j

of research that cannot be conducted effectively Summary: The petitioner requests that the without the use of radioactive materials.

Commission amend its regulations to include i

Timetable: A notice of receipt for this timepieces with gaseous tritium light sources and petition was published in the Federal Register on subsequently allow their distribution under the September 10,1993 (58 FR 47676). The comment same requirements applicable to the distribution period closed on November 24,1993. This petition of timepieces with luminous tritium paint.

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will be resolved after publication of the final rule, Timetable: A notice of receipt for this

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" Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities"(RIN petition was published in the Federal Register on 3150-AD65). The publication date for the final October 18,1993 (58 FR 53670). The comment rule is scheduled for July 1995. His petition for period closed on January 3,1994. Resolution of rulemaking is considered medium priority.

this petition is scheduled for March 1995. This 37 NUREG-0936

Petitions NRC Regulatory Agenda petition for rulemaking is considered planned January 17,1992 (57 FR 2059). The public priority.

comment period closed on March 17,1992.

Agency

Contact:

Cheryl A. Trottier, Office of Resolution of the petition is scheduled for Nuclear Regulatory Research, (301) 415-6232 rulemaking (See " Power Reactor Facilities Under a Possession Only License"(RIN 3150-AF16)).

This petition for rulemaking is considered high 7.

Petitioner / Petition Docket Number:'Ri-Med priority.

Specialties, Inc.* (PRM-35-12)

Agency

Contact:

Carl Feldman, Office of Federal Register Citation: December 2,1994 Nuclear Regulatory Research,(301) 415-6194 (59 FR 61831)

Subject:

Distribution, under general 9.

Petitioner / Petition Docket Number: Virginia licensing and/or exemption, of capsules contaimng Electric and Power Company (PRM-50-58) one micro-curie of carbon-14 (C14) for Federal Register Citation: March 4,1993'-

admmistration to humans for m, vivo diagnosti 58 FR 12339 testmg

Subject:

Change the frequency of required Summary: The petitioner requests that the emergency plannmg exercises to bienmally mstead Commission amend its regulations to permit I ""*'"U Y

licensed pharmaceutical manufacturers to commercially distribute, under general licensing Summary The petitioner requests that the j

and/or exemption, capsules containing one Commission amend its regulations to change the microcurie of carbon-14 (C14) for administration frequency of required emergency planning to humans for in vivo diagnostic testing.

exercises to biennially instead of annually. *Ihe prop sed amendment would require each licensee Timetable: A notice of receipt for this to conduct, at each site, an mtegrated exercise petition was published in the Federal Register on every 2 years and to ensure that their emergency December 2,1994 (59 FR 61831). The comment response capabilit,es are mamtamed during the i

period closes on February 15,1995. Resolution of 2-year m, terval.

the petition is scheduled for December 1995. This Timetable: A notice of receipt for this petition for rulemaking is considered medium priority.

Petition was published in the Federal Register on March 4,1993 (58 FR 12339). The public,

Agency

Contact:

Samuel Z. Jones, Office of comment penod closed on May 3,1993. This Nuclear Regulatory Research (301) 415-6191 petition for rulemakmg will be addressed m a proposed rule entitled, " Production and 8.

Petitioner / Petition Docket Number: North Utilization Facilities; Emergency Planning and Carolina Public Utility Commission Preparedness Exercise Requirements" (PRM-50-57)

(3150-AF20). Publication of this proposed rule is undetermined. This petition for rulemaking is Federal Register Citation: January 17,1992; nsidered medium pnority.

i 57 FR 2059 Agency

Contact:

Michael Jamgochian, Office

Subject:

Reduce or Eh.mmate Insurance for of Nuclear Regulatory Research,(301) 415-6534 Nuclear Power Plants Awaiting Decommissiomng Summary: The petitioner requests that the Commission amend its regulations to substantially

10. Petitioner / Petition Docket Number:

reduce or eliminate insurance requirements for Virginia Electric and Power Company nuclear power reactors when all the nuclear (PRM-50-59) reactors on a reactor station site have been shut Federal Register Citation: May 6,1994 (59 down and are awaiting decommissioning and all FR 23641) the nuclear fuel has been removed from the

Subject:

Change the frequency with which reactor site.

each licensee conducts independent reviews and Timetable: A notice of receipt for this audits of its safeguards contingency plan and petition was published in the Federal Register on security program from annually to biennially.

NUREG-0936 38

NRC Regulatory Agenda Petitions Summary: The petitioner requests that the licensing of a geologic repository for high-level Commission amend its regulations to change the radioactive waste.

frequency with which each licensee conducts Timetable: His petition will be resolved with independent reviews and audits ofits safeguards publication of the related rulemaking, " Design Basis contmgency plan and security program from Events" (RIN 3150-AD51). He publication date for annually to biennially, this proposed rule is scheduled for March 1995.

Emetable: A notice of receipt for this Agency

Contact:

Richard A. Weller, Office petition was published in the Federal Register on of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards,(301)

May 6,1994 (59 FR 23641). The comment period 415-7287 closed on July 20,1994. Resolution of the petition is scheduled for May 1995.

13. Petitioner / Petition Docket Number: U.S.

Agency

Contact:

Bart C. Buckley, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, (301) 415-1452.

Department of Energy (PRM-71-11) i Federal Register Citation: February 18,1994 (59 FR 8143)

11. Petitioner / Petition Docket Number: Virginia

Subject:

Packaging and transportation of Electric and Power Company (PRM-50-60) radioactive materials I

Federal Register Citation: April 13,1994 Summary; ne petitioner requests that the I

(59 FR 17499)

Commission amend its regulations governing

Subject:

Change the frequency with which packaging and transportation of radioactive each licensee conducts independent reviews and materials to specifically exempt canisters audits of its emergency preparedness program containing vitrified high-level waste from the from annually to biennially.

double containment requirement specified in Summary: De petitioner requests that the NRC's regulations.

Commission amend its regulations to change the Timetable: A notice of receipt for this frequency with which each licensee conducts petition was published in the Federal Register on independent reviews and audits of its emergency February 18,1994 (59 FR 8143). The original preparedness program from annually to biennially.

public comment period was extended for 30 days Emetable: A notice of receipt for this (May 23,1994; 59FR 26608) and closed on June 3, petition was published in the Federal Register on 1994. Resolution of the petition is scheduled for April 13,1994 (59 FR 17499). The comment February 1995.

period closed on June 27,1994. Resolution of the Agency

Contact:

Earl Easton, Office of petition is scheduled for April 1995. This petition Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, for rulemaking is considered medium priority.

(301) 415-7277 Agency

Contact:

Michael Jamgochian, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research,(301) 415-6534

14. Petitioner / Petition Docket Number:

Maryland Safe Energy Coalition

12. Petitioner / Petition Docket Number: U.S.

(PRM-72-1)

Department of Energy (PRM-60-3)

Federal Register Citation: September 8, Federal Register Citation: July 13,1990 (55 1993 (58 FR 47222)

FR 28771) August 10,1990 (55 FR 32639)

Subject:

Dry cask storage

Subject:

Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Summary: The petitioner requests that the Waste Commission amend its regulations regarding Summary: The petitioner requests that the generic issues related to dry cask storage.

Commission amend its regulations pertaining to Timetable: A notice of receipt for this the disposal of high-level radioactive wastes in petition was published in the Federal Register on geologic repositories to include a specific dose September 8,1993 (58 FR 47222). The public criterion for design basis accidents. The petitioner comment period closed on November 22,1993.

i believes this would facilitate the development and Resolution of the petition is scheduled for 39 NUREG-0936

Petitions NRC Regulatory Agenda March 1995. This petition for rulemaking is Agency

Contact:

James Kennedy, Office of considered medium priority.

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, (301)

Agency

Contact:

Gordon Gundersen, Office 415-6668 of Nuclear Regulatory Research,(301) 415-6195

16. Petitioner / Petition Docket Number:

15. Petitioner / Petition Docket Number:

Measurex Corporation * (PRM-150-3)

Envirocare of Utah, Inc. (PRM-150-2)

Federal Register Citation: October 5,1994 Federal Register Citation: February 22,1993 (58 FR 5992)

(59 FR 50706)

Subject:

Persons who generate or dispose of

Subject:

Agreement States to notify the very low specific activity wastes contaminated NRC of all proposed and completed regulatory with special nuclear materials.

actions Summary: The petitioner requests that the Summary The petitioner requests that the Commission amend its regulations to exempt Commission amend its regulations governing those persons that generate or dispose of very low Agreement State regulation of byproduct material specific activity wastes contaminated with special to require that Agreement States notify the NRC nuclear materials that are not capable of forming of all proposed and completed regulatory actions.

a critical reaction from the current possession The petitioner also requests that the NRC amend limits specified in its regulations.

its regulations governing rulemaking to require that the NRC publish Agreement State notices of Timetable: A notice of receipt for this Proposed and completed rulemakm, g.

petition was published in the Federal Register on February 22,1993 (58 FR 9552). The public Timetable: A notice of receipt for this comment period closed on April 23,1993. The petition was published in the Federal Register on staff is developing a rulemaking initiation package October 5,1994 (59 FR 50706). The comment for EDO approval as a next step in addressing the period closed on December 19,1994. Resolution petitioner's request. A response either granting of the petition is scheduled for October 1995. This or denying ' e petition will be sent to the petition for rulemaking is considered medium petitic,ne,ter the rulemaking action is priority.

complee. A rulemaking initiation package is Agency

Contact:

Anthony DiPalo, Office of currently bem, g prepared for EDO approval. The Nuclear Regulatory Research (301) 415-6191 date for submitting the rulemakmg package to the EDO is undetermined.

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