ML20133P843
| ML20133P843 | |
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| Issue date: | 01/08/1997 |
| From: | Mcgaffigan E NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Hoyle J NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
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| ML20133P807 | List: |
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| SECY-96-252-C, NUDOCS 9701270116 | |
| Download: ML20133P843 (2) | |
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SECY-96-252 - EXTENSION OF LICENSE TERM FOR
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Entered on "AS" Yes 4 No 9701270116 970124-PDR COMMS NRCC
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NRC EXTENDS LICENSE TERM FOR MOST NUCLEAR MATERIAL LICENSEES The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission is extending the license term for most nuclear materials licensees from 5 years to 10 years.
The extension will reduce the administrative burden of license renewals for both NRC and the licensee and will support NRC's goal of streamlining the licensing process. It also will bring materials license durations into line with uranium mill licenses and other major facility licenses.
NRC may issue some licenses for shorter terms, if warranted by the individual circumstances of license applicants.
The current 5 year term is not set out in NRC's regulations in most cases. Thus the longer term will be implemented imediately. by NRC decision.
for most new licenses and renewals. For licensed medical users of nuclear material however, the 5 year term is estaolished by regulation. For those licensees. NRC plans to develop a rule change that would permit the license term to be lengthened.
The Commission estimates that about 4000 licenses will be affected by the license-term change. These include, for example, universities that use f radioactive materials in,research: companiesthatusemoisturedensitygauges[wh Mradioactive materialdin road constructior@and other industrial users.
The extensions do not apply to nuclear power plant licenses, which are issued for a 40 year term.
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SECRETARY-4 Hugh L. Thompson, Jr.
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FROM: John C. ,
- EXTENSION
SUBJECT:
STAFF REQUIREMENTS -'SECY-96-252 OF LICENSE TERM FOR MATERIAL LICENSES The Commission has approved an increase in license 40, andterms 70 for(with the
[ licenses issued pursuant to 10 CFR Parts 30, 35) from the exception of licenses issued pursuant to 10 CFR Part current 5-year period to a 10-year period and approved the rulemaking plan to remove theThis 5-year term for approval medical also includes use licenses in 10 CFR Part 35.
extending the license term from-the current 5-years to 10-years for licenses to manufacture and/or transfer byproduct material, issued pursuant'to 10 CFR Part 32.
The next to the last sentence "These in the press release should be include, for example, universities revised as follows.
that use radioactive materials in research; companies that use moisture density gauges containing radioactive material in road construction; and other industrial users."
The staff should report to the Commission on how the savings ofThe approximately 6 FTE would be reprogrammed beginning in 2001 program where the resources saved by license term extension can be reprogrammed more effectively to promote the NRC's mission.
4/25/97)
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The use of license terms shorter than 10 years is appropriate on j a case-specific basis and for situations where the industry or l NRC has not had extensive experience in using or regulating the proposed use of the material. This shorter license option-I
.provides an excellent opportunity The to make the NRC's regulatory staff should report to the
-program more performance-based. Commission on whe*her t.he guidance to SECY NOTE: THIS SRM, SECY-96-252, AND THE COMMISSION VOTING RECORD CONTAINING THE VOTE SHEETS OF ALL COMMISSIONERS WILL BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE 5 WORKING DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS SRM.
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issue is suf*icient. If further' guidance or procedures are needed. Le thould be developed by the staff.
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the feasibility and cost effectiveness of moving to an annual
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longer) registration in lieu of periodic 1icense renewal for jH l'
certain categories of materials licensees and of further20 (e.g., years) extendina license terms to longer than 10-years The registration l
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- could be tied to certification that the licensee is complyinglicense terms a with applicable regulations, remitting the appropriate fees. This would provide an j ,
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opportunity to use risk-informed decision making when determining for some ,
whether or many to eliminate materials the requirement to renew licenses,if it provides little or no licensees, !
l and safety benefit.
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cc: Chairman Jackson Commissioner Rogers Commissioner Dicus Commissioner Diaz
Commissioner McGaffigan
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