ML20125A903
| ML20125A903 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 08/17/1992 |
| From: | Cool D NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH (RES) |
| To: | Meyer D NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19341F781 | List: |
| References | |
| FRN-57FR38588, RULE-PR-19, RULE-PR-20 AE21-2-002, AE21-2-2, NUDOCS 9212090116 | |
| Download: ML20125A903 (4) | |
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l 4 MEMORANDUM FOR: David L. Meyer, Chief Rules and Directive Review Branch
- Division of freedom of Information and Publication Services Office of Administration FROM: Donald A. Cool, Chief Radiation Protection and Health Effects Branch i Div'.sion of Regulatory Application a Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
SUBJECT:
fillAL RVLE TO EXTEND 1HE IMPLEMENTATION DATE FOR REVISED
- " STANDARDS FOR PR01ECT10N AGAlllST RADIATION," 10 CFR PART 20
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The enclosed final rule entitled " Standards for Protection Against Radiation; Extension of implementation Date," has been approved by the Commission on August 14, 1992, for publication in the Federal Reaister (SECY-92-266). Please send a copy of the published rule to Cheryl Trottier, RES when received.
'i Donald A. Cool, Chief Radiation Protection and Health Effects Branch Division of Regulatory Applications Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research i
Enclosures:
- 1. Final Rule
- 2. Commission vote w/ markup
- 3. Congressional letters
- 4. Public announcement cc: V. Miller, OSP w/ enc 1.
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l1VCLEAR REGULA10RY C0!iMISS10fl 10 CFR Parts 19 and 20 R!li 3150-AE21 Standards for Protection Against Radiation; Extension of Implementation Date ,
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SUMMARY
- The fluclear Regulatory Commission (11RC) is extending the implementation date for its revised standards for protection agTinst radiation (10 CFR 20.1001-20.2401 and the accompanying appendices) and making a conformina change to 10 CFR Part 19. This rule extends the date by which 11RC licensees are required to implement the revised standards for protection against radiation to January 1, 1994. The 1-year extension provides licensees additional time to examine and implement the regulatory guidance developed to support the rule. It also establishes a concurrent implementation date for f4RC licensees and Agreement State licensees.
EFFECTIVE DATE: (30 days after publication in the Federal Register).
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No.92-126 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tel. 301/504-2240 (Wednesday, August 26, 1992)
NRC EXTENDS DATE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH REVISED RADIATION PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is extending from January 1, 1993, to January 1, 1994, the date by Which licensees must comply with revised radiation protection requirements.
The new requirements, which are contained primarily in part 20 of the Commission's regulations, were approved by the Commission on December 13, 1990, published in the Federal Register on May 21, 1991, and became effective on June 20, 1991.
Compliance with the revised requirements was optional beginning on the June 20 effective date and will now be mandatory on January 1, 1994.
The revisions will provide a substantial increase in the overall protection of public health and safety. However, in approving the proposed extension of time for compliance, the Commission noted that current practices, such as conducting operations to keep radiation exposures as low as is reasonably achievable, generally have kept radiation exposures well below the limits in the current regulations.
Delaying the required implementation date until 1994 will give licensees additional time to examine and implement the regulatory guidance that has been developed to support the rule.
It will also establish a concurrent implementation date for NRC and Agreement State licensees. (" Agreement States" are the 29 states that regulate certain radioactive material users under agreement with the NRC. NRC had previously asked the Agreement States to proceed as quickly as possible to conform to the revised requirements, and to require their licensees to comply by January 1, 1994.)
A propesed rule on this subject was published in the Federal Reulster fe' m b)ic comment on May 19, 1992. No substantive changes ha"- 1.cen made as a result of the ccmments received.
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