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Provides Review of Staff Proposed Rulemaking Activity Plan for Commission
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Issue date:	10/17/1997
From:	Callan L; NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
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	SECY-97-240, SECY-97-240-01, SECY-97-240-1, SECY-97-240-R, NUDOCS 9712220019
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October 17, 1997 sECY-97-240, FOR:

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L. Joseph Callan Executive Director for Operations

SUBJECT:

PROPOSED RULEMAKING ACTIVITY PLAN PURPOSE:

The purpose cf this Commission paper is to 3rovide for Commission review the staff's proposed Rulemaking Activity Plan (MP). (Enclosure 2).

The RAP includes descriptions of rulemakings under the direction of the EDO that are currently actively being conducted and those that are being considered for future action. This process is intended to ensure that the staff incorporates Commission policy direction into contemplated rt.lemakings at an early stage of rule plan develooment, before significant resources are expended.

It further will provide a ms:chanism for determining whether previously initiated rulemakings should continue, be redirected or be terminated.

Finally. the "Rulemaking Activity Plan" includes priorities for all ongoing and planned rules to allow effective allocation of resources in a manner consistent with Commission policy.

BACKGROUND:

In a Commission Staff Requirement Memorandum (SRM) of April 7.1995, on the status of ongoing regulatory reform initiatives, the Commission directed the staff to (1) establish a process tu revie. and prioritize rulemaking efforts on a continuing basis and (2) pay particular attention to how rulemaking efforts receive staff approval for initiation.

The Commission asked that the staff identify all rulemakings currently under development or being contemplated and. based on safety benefit and cost, male a recommendation on CONTACT:

NOTE: TO BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE WHEN L. B. Riani. RES/DRA THE FINAL SRM IS MADE AVAILABLE (301) 415-6220

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the need for continuing the rulemaking process, and submit this information to the Commission for its review.

In response to this SRM, the staff developed the initial version of the "Rulemaking Activity Plan" (RAP).

This plan was transmitted to the Commission by memorandum dated May 10, 1995 and the Comission approved the initial version of the plan on May 26, 1995.

The-structure and format of the RAP has been designed to facilitate a review of all ongoing and planned rulemaking activities at various stages of I

development.

The NRC staff will maintain and periodicalb update the Activity Plan such that its updating will be synchronous with the 6-month update and input interval required for the OMB Regulatory Agenda for major agency rulemakings, and for the more detailed NRC Regulatory ngenda, published as NUREG 0936.

After Commission guidance on DSI-22 (SECY-97-220) is received, new office responsibilities will be delineated in the next submittal of an i

updated plan.

The Office Directors under the EDO are responsible for the timely supply of Plan input for all rulemakings under development and those being contemplated for development in their respective offices.

The staff will continue to submit the updated Rulemaking Activity Plan for review on an a) proximate 6-month interval in a manner consistent with the Comission SRM on SECY-97-167 dated September 16, 1997.

On March 14, 1997, the semiannual update of the "Rulemaking-Activity Plan" was sent to the Commission for approval via SECY-97-062, and was approved by the Commission's SRM dated April 25, 1997.

Responding to a previous Commission i

SRM, the staff provided a summary of significant changes to the rulemaking activity lan (new rulemakings and petitions, rules terminated and rules that are on-ho d) in each of the updates.

This summary of changes has been included as Enclosure 1.

Proposed changes in the priority of certain rul_es are also included in this enclosure.

Taraet Comoletion Dates and Staff Resources (FTE) Neeaed to Comolete Rules Responding to Commission SRM on SECY-97-062 dated April 25, 199', the rulemaking activity plan was revised to include " Target Completion Dates" for all " active" individual rulemakings.

In addition, the activity plan was revised to include an estimate of the total staff resources (FTE's) needed by each office to complete developmerit, review, and/or processing the rulemaking packages associated with rule alans, proposed rules, or final rules.

For this.

activity plan it was a sumed tlat all rulemakings remain as they are now currently listed and that the expenditure of FTE resources is as of the beginning of fiscal year 1998.

Office resource estimates are based on an

- average cost to complete an individual rulemaking from initiation through final publication in the Federal Register.

An average cost is used because a

. more accurate estimate is not available until after the package has been fully developed and the degree of complexity is known.

It is generally recognized by reviewing offices that some rules will take less time while other, more complex rules will require more time to complete.

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Reaulatory Imorovement In Grantina Generic Exemotions From Reaulations l

c A Commission pacer. Secy 96 147, " Planning for Pursuing Regulatory Improvement in the Area of Exemptions Granted to Regulations," dated July 1,1996, identified 11 rulemaking actions with the and future need for recurri,ig exemptions. potential for reducing the present Eight of these rulemaking actions are included in the Rulemaking Activity Plan and specifically identified in A)pendix B.

Three of the rulemaking actions areviously listed were dropped:

tie rulemaking to minimize exemptions to 10 C:R 50.55a is now not considered necessary (per Secy-96-218 PRA Implementation Plan):- the rulemaking to change various parts of the regulations to modify the definition of deccmmissioning has been subsumed into the rulemaking activity for license termination: and the rulemaking to change Part 35.29d dealing with the medical uses of radiation has been subsumed into the rulemaking activity for Major Revision to Part 35. Medical Use of Byproduct Material.

In Secy 96-147, the staff committed to review recent experience with exemptions to determine whether any changes or additions to these eight candidate rulemakings are warranted. This review will continue on an ongoing basis. However, the staff has not identified any such additions at this time.

In addition to this, the Commission SRM dated January 29, 1997 on SECY-96-247,

" Staff Response to SRM on SECY-96-147 Regarding Reducing Need For Exemptions and Consistency of the Exemption Process" provided additional guidance to the staff. Specifically, the staff was directed to include in future semiannual updates of the Rulemaking Activity Plan a listing and description of the applications for exerptions that have been received and the exemption a]plications that have been granted or denied during the reporting period of t1e plan. The requested information is included in the Rulemaking Activity Plan as Attachment I to Appendix B (NRR) and Attachment 2 to Appendix B (NMSS). The summary information is as follows:

(1) Since January 1, 1997, NRR has received 92 exemption requests:

(a) 56 requests have been granted (b) 2 requests have been denied (c) 34 requests are under review (2) -Since January 1, 1997, NMSS has received 25 exemption requests:

(a) 18 requests have been granted (b) 1 request has been denied (c) 6 requests are under revie.1

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Prooosed Maior Rulemakina Revision to 10 CFR Part-35 A Comission paper. SECY-97-115 detailed a proposed program plan for revising 10 CFR Part 35.

This plan included proposed resolutions for major issues and the provisions for appropriate public workshops and additional interactions involving the medical community, public interests, and NRC's Advisory Committee on Medical Uses of Isotopes.

The Commission paper also identified certain rulemaking activities specifically associated with Part 35 that will be incorporated into this revision.

The affected rulemakings include the following:

RM #310 " Pregnancy and Breast-Feeding Status of Patients. Part 35": RM /t385 " Revisions to Parts 31 and 35 to Address MMP Items": RM #406

" Revise Brachytherapy Procedures. Part 35": RM #478 " Relief From Recuirements Dealing with the Medical Uses of Radiation. Parts 35.29c and d": anc RM #463 "NRRPT - Training Requirements for RS0s." These rulemakings have been subsumed into the Part 35 rulemaking activity and were dropped as individual activities based on Commission SRM on SECY-97-115 dated June 30, 1997.

In addition, a request for public comment on the rulemaking development was published in the Federal Register on August 6. 1997 (62 FR 42219).

Recommendation:

Unless the Commission directs otherwire, the staff will continue to implement the RAP as provided in Enclosure 2.

L.

soph Callan Executive Director for Operations

Enclosures:

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Summary of Changes to the RAP 2.

Rulemaking Activity Plan Appendix A to Encl. 2. Summary of Rulemaking Activities Appendix B to Encl. 2. Exemptions Granted to Regulations to App. B. NRR Summary to App. B. NMSS Summary sECY NOTE:

In the abser.ce of instructions to the contrary, SEcY will notify the staff on Monday, November 3, 1997 that the Commission. by negative consent, assents to the action proposed in this paper.

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RULEMAKING ACTIVI'I.T PLAN SillC.E THE LAST PLAN UPDATE-IN MARCH 1997 FOR RULHMAKINGS UNDER THE OFFICE OF THE EDO CURRENT AS OF SEPTEMBER 12, 1997

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- i IEW RUuEP AKING' AC"IVLTIES- ( EITFER REQUESTE) BY USER'0FF"CES '0FHAD RULEMAKING t

)LANS COPPLETED) "HA" HAVE BEEh ADDED TO tie VARIOUS CA'IGORIES CATEGORYLIr(ACTIVE RULES)-

HIGHER PRIORITY

=o n Exempt Distribution and Use of a Radioactive Crug_ Containing One Microcuric of Carbon 14 -

Urea. Part 30 and 32. PRM 35 12--RM#432--RES C1HP-31..

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o Revision of Respiratory Protection

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Requirements..Part 20--RM#269--RES-CIHP-32 SEE PAGE Cl........

9 o SafetyLRelated Structures, Systems and Components (Direct Final Rulemaking).

- t Part:50--RM#500--RES-C1HP-33 SEE PAGE CVI-2 U co Revision to Nuclear Power Reactor

-Decommissioning-Cost Requirements.

Part 50.75'--RW 347--AF40--RES-C1HP-34 SEE.PAGE CI-11 o -Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material Revision. Part 70--RM#351 AF22--RES-C1HP-35 SEE PAGE CI-13 o Exemation From Criticality Monitor Requirements For resh Fuel.- Part 70.24--RM#494--RES-C1HP-36 SEE PAGE CI-13 o Major Revision to Part 35. Medical Use of Bypioduct Material--RM#497-AF74--NMSS-C1HP-37.

SEE PAGE CI-14 o Revision of Dose Limit for Members of the Public Exposed to Hospitalized Patients.'Part 20 (PRM 20 24)--RM#490--RES-C3HP-22..... SEE PAGE CI-15 o -Performance-Oriented Requirements For Fire Protection of Nuclear Power Facilities (Part 50) RM#340--AF29--NRR-C3MP-04 SEE PAGE CI-16 NEDIUM PRIORITY o NEvision of Prototype Testing Requirements for Watches Containing LTritium (PRM-32-04) Part:32.14--RM#423--RES-C1MP-21 SEE PAGE CI-21

.o Miscellaneous Changes to Part 72 and Amendment to Exempt Natural-or Depleted Uranium Metal Used In Storage Cask Shielding Part~ 40--RM#446--RES-C1MP-22 SEE PAGE CI-22 J.i.

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.Part 50.55a.(h)--RM#498 '-RES-CIMP...-......,.. SEE PAGE CI-24 1

o Access to Secret' Restricted Data Parts 25 and-95--RM#502--AF82--ADM-C1MP-25......

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LOW PRIORITY NONE CATEGORY II (TECHNICAL BASES UNDER DEVELOPMENT)

NONE CATEGORY.III-(NEW RULEMAKING PLANS BEING DEVELOPED OR IN QUEUE)

HIGHER PRIORITY o Certification Ammendment Process.

Part 76.45--RM#499--RES-C3HP-25............,, SEE PAGE CIII-5 4

o Conforming 10 CFR Part 60 to EPA Standard and NAS Recomendations--RM#430--NMSS-C3HP-26 SEE PAGE CIII-6 o Developrc,ent of a Stand-Alone Regulation For Uranium Milling and Milling Facitities.

Part 41--RM#503--NMSS-C3HP-27,.

.... SEE PAGE CIII-6 o Design Certification for AP600.

Part 52--RM#504--W#920142D--NRR-C3HP-28..

SEE PAGE CIII-8 o Revision to Part 50.59: Changes, iTests, and Experiments--RM#506--NRR-C3HP-29........ SEE PAGE CIII : MEDIUM PRIORITY

o. Spent Fuel Shioment Information Protection Requirements. Part 73--RM#501--RES-C3MP-29........ SEE PAGE CIII-16 o Lessons Learned From Design Certification.

Part 52--RM#505"W#970060/W#970126--NRR-C3MP-30 SEE PAGE CIII-17 i

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1Ey PETITION FOR RULEMAKINGS THAT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND/0R PUBLISHED EQB f@LIC COMMENT CATEGORY IVAON HOLD, BUT IN QUEUE)'

NONE RULEMAKING/ PETITION ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON HOLD OR TERMINATED CATEGORY IVB:(ON HOLD)

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. CATEGORY V (ACTIONS TERMINATED) o' Addition of 10 CFR 20.2205. Unauthorized use of Radioactive Materials--RM#429--AF41--RES-C5-18 SEE PAGE CV-3 Reporting Reliability and Availability o

Information For Risk Significant Systems and Equipment. PART 50.76--RM#414--AF33--AE0D C5-19 SEE PAGE CV-4 Status of Pregnancy and Breast-Feeding #310--AE44--RES-C5-20 SEE PAGE CV-4 o

Patients. 10 CFR Part 35--RM o Revision to Parts 31 and 35, to Address MMP Items--RM#385--RES-C5-21 SEE PAGE CV-5 o Revise Brachythera)y Procedures.

Part 35--PM#406--RES-C5-22................. SEE PAGE CV-5 o Relief From The Requirements Dealing With The Medical Uses.of Radiation. Part 35.29c and d--RM#478--RES-C5-23 SEE PAGE CV-6 Acceptability of Plant Performance for Severe -

o Accidents: Scope of Consideratior. in Safety Regulations. Part 50--RM#268--AE38--RES-C5-24 SEE PAGE CV-7

o. Specific Domestic Licenses of Broad Sco)e For

. Byproduct-Materials. Part 33--RM#448" A:54--NMSS-C5-25... SEE PAGE CV-7 o Clarification of Criteria for Uranium Mills and Tailings. Part 40--RM#380--RES-C5-26....... SEE-PAGE CV-8

-o-Removal of Obsolete Appendices

- M..N,-0, and Q From Part 50--RM#483--RES-C3LP-05......

SEE PAGE CV-9 o Steam Generators--RM#394--AF04--NRR-C1HP-19 SEE PAGE CV-9 4

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RULEMAKINGS WHOSE PRIORITY HAVE BEEN CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORTING PERIOD CHANGED FROM MEDIUM PRIORITY TO HIGH PRIORITY o Storage of Greater Than Class C Waste.

Part 72--RM#436--W#960157--RES-C3HP-12......

SEE PAGE CIII-2 o Revision of Respiratory Protection Requirements, Part 20--RM#269--RES-C1HP-32...

... SEE PAGE CI-11 o Exemation From Criticality Monitor Requirements For :resh Fuel Part /0.24--RM#494--RES-C1HP-36....... SEE PAGE CI-13 5

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t Key to Rulemakina Cateaories in Rulemakina Activity Plan Cateoory I:

Active Rulemakinos - Those rules that have been judged' to be needed by user / sponsoring offices, have been a) proved by the EDO and the Commission by previously approved Rulemaking Activity Plan (RAP) or by-individual rulemaking plans-and are currently in progress.

Cateaory II:

' Technical Basis Under Develooment - Development of the Technical Basis is needed to support certain rulemaking activities. All the activities in this category will be subject to further approval using MD 6.3 rulemaking plan process.

Cateaory III:

Boles Beina Planned - Rules (including petitions) that are judged to be needed based on preliminary assessment by the user / sponsoring office but that must be processed through the new planning process (MD 6.3) for EDO review and approval: to include a Commission negative consent opportunity.

Cateoorv IV:

Activities on Hold (2 Subcategoriss)

IVa Rules (including petitions) for which further assessment ~is required before deciding whether to initiate rulemaking; or to grant, to deny, or to partially grant a petition.

IVb Rules for which further work cannot be undertaken until information needed from outside sources is obtained or until resources become available.

Cateaory V:

Drop - may require some closecut actions.

Cateaorv VI:

Rules Completed or Nearly Completed (Commission Approved)

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INDEX FOR RULEMAKING ACTIVITY PLAN CATEGORY I. ACTIEE RULES HIGHER PRIORITY Codes and Standards for NPP (Part 50)--RM#318--AE26--RES-C1HP-11

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' Reduction In Nuclear Power Reactor Security Requirements Associated With Insider Threat (Part 73.55) (except d8)--RM#405--AF11--RES-C1HP-21

.... CI-2 Safeguards for Spent kuclear Fuel or High-Level Radioactive Waste. (Parts 60, 72. 73. 75)--RM#346 -AF32--RES-C1HP-22 CI-3 Requirements ior Shipping Packages Used to Transport Vitrified Wastes Containing Plutonium.

Part 71 (PRM-71-11)--RM#491--AF59--RES-C1HP-24

.CI-4 Amending Initial Operator License Examination Requirements. Part 55 -RM#484--AF62--RES-C1HP-26

.CI-5 Removal of the 5-Year Term For Licenses For The Medical Use of Byproduct Material. Part 35.18--RM#493--AF77--NMSS-C1HP-27

.CI-6 Revision to Nuclear Power Reactor Decommissioning Financial Assurance implementation Requirements.

Part 50.2 and Part 50.75--RM#424--AF41--RES-C1HP-28..

CI-7 Insurance Requirements For Power Reactor Facilities Under a Possession Only License. Part 50--RM#312--AF16--RES-C1HP-29.

.. Cl-8 General Revisions to the Fitness-For-Duty Rule. Part 26--RM#397--AF12--NRR-C1HP-30

....... CI-8 Exempt Distribution and Use of a Radioactive Drug Containing One Microcurie of Carbon 14 Urea.

Part 30 and 32. PRM 35 12--RM#432--AF70--RES-C1HP-31

.CI-9 Revision of Respiratory Protection Requirements. Part 20--RM#269--AF81--RES-C1HP-32 CI-11 Revision to Nuclear Power Reactor Decommi sioning Cost Requirements. Part 50.75--RM#347--AF40--RES-C1HP-34 CI-11 1

Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material Revision. Part 70--RM#351--AF22-NMSS-C1HP-35 Cl-13 Exemption From Criticality Monitor Requirements For Fresh Fuel, Part 70.24--RM#494--RES-C1HP-36 CI-13 Major Revision to Part 35 Medical Use of 8yproduct Material -RM#497--AF74--NMSS-C1HP-37 CI-14 Revision of Dose Limit for Members of the Public Exposed to Hospitalized Patients, Part 20 (PRM-20-24)- RM#490--RES-C1HP-38

..........CI-15 Performance-Oriented Recuirements For Fire Protectica of huclear Power Facilities (Part 50)--RM#340--AF29--NRR-C1MP-39...........

CI-16 MEDIUM PRIORITY Shutdown and Spent Fuel Pool Operations, Part 50--RM#398--AE97--NRR-C1MP-10 CI-17 Deliberate Misconduct Rule. Parts 30, 40, 50, 60, 61. 70, 72. 110)--RM#425--AF35--RES-C1MP-14..

CI-18 Criteria and Procedures For Determining Eligibility For Access to Restricted Data or National Security Information. Part 10-.RM#431--AF48--ADM-C1MP-15..........

CI-18 Alternative Criteria For Non-Profit Entities and Alternative Financial Criteria For Non-Bond-Issuing Licensees--RM#408--RES-CIMP-17..

CI-19 Audit Frequency For-Emergency Planning and Security.

Part 50, PRM-50-59. PRM-50-60--RM#413--AF63--RES-C1MP-18 CI-20 Addition of Radon-222 and Technetium-99 Values to Table S-3 and Revisions Resulting from Consideration of Higher-Burnup Fuel (Part 51)--RM#116--AA31--RES-C1HP-19 CI-20 l

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Tritium (PRM-32-04) Part 32.14--Rm#423--AF76--RES-CIMP-21 CI-21 Miscellaneous Changes to Part 72 and Amendment to Exemi,t Natural or Depleted Uranium Metal Used In Storage Cask Shielding. Part 40--RM#446--RES-C1MP-22 CI-22 2

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Emergency Planning: Requirements For Defueled Reactors-1 and Exercise Requirements For Offsite Emergency Plans Appendix E.JPart 50.54(0)--RM#435-970230--RES-CIMP 23 CI-23 Codes and-Standards.

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Access to Secret Restricted Data CI Parts 125 and 95--RM#502 -AF82--ADM-C1MP-25 LOWER PRIORITY-Revision to 10 CFR Part 20 Regarding Consistency

-in The Notification Requirements--RM#402--AF45--RES C1LP-05.....

CI 35ubmittal Procedures For Documents. Part Multi--RM#445--IRM CILP-17.

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NRC Acquisition Regulation. Part 48--RM#475--AF52--ADM-CILP-18....

CI-27 CATEGORY II TECHNICAL BASIS UNDER DEVELOPMENT HIGHER PRIORITY Criteria For Recycle / Reuse--RM#381--RES-C2HP-04 CII-1 Disposal by Release-into Sanitary Sewerage. Part 20- RM#288--AE90--RES-C2HP-05 CII-1 Amend Certification of Comaliance Spent Fuel For The VSC-24 Ory#390--RES-C2HP-07 N0.72-1007 CII-2 Storage-Cask. Part 72.214--RM MEDIUM PRIORITY Exemption from Licensing of Certain Products. Parts 30. 32--RM#400--RES C2MP-05.............

CII-3 LOWER PRIORITY NONE-CATEGORY'III. RULES AND PETITIONS BEING PLANNED HIGHER PRIORITY Skin Dose Limits For Hot Particles--RM#164--RES-C3HP-07,...... CIII-1

- Update of Decommissioning Funding Certification Amounts For_. Applicants and Licensees. Parts 30, 40. 70--RM#243--RES-C3HP 39. CIII-1 3

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Properitoneal Testing. Part 72.82(E) -RM

..CIII-2 Storage of Greater Than Class C Waste. Part 72--RM#436-RES C3HP-12

.CIII-2 Energy Compensation Sources'For Well Logging. Part 39--RM#440--RES-C3HP-13...............

.CIII-3 Expand Ap)licability#439-RES-C3HP-14......

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.CIII-4 Options For The Use nf Radiography and Radiographic Equipment and ANSI N432. Part 34--RM#477-RES-C3HP-20..

CIII-5 Certification Amendment Pr :ess.

Part 76.45--RM#499--RES-C3HP-25.........

.. CIII-5 Conforming 10-CFR Part 60 to EPA

- Standard and NAS Recommendations--RM#430- NMSS-C3HP-26

....... CIII-6 Development of a Stand Alone Regulation For Uranium Milling and Milling Facilities. Part 41--RM#503--NMSS-C3HP-27.... CIII-6 Design Certification for AP600.

Part 52--RM#504-W#9201420--NRR-C3HP 28

............., CIII-8 Revision to Part 50.59: Changes.

Tests. and Experiments RM#506--NRR C3HP-29............. CIII-8 HEDIUM PRIORITY Fitness for Duty (Scope) -RM#396--AF13--NRR-C3MP-01.

..... CIII-9 Special Nuclear Material Accountability.

Parts 70. 74--RM#309-RES-C3MP-06 CIII-10 Clarifications and Addition of Flexibility to Part 72-RM#438--RES-C3MP-12....

...CIII-10 Geological and Seismological Characteristics of Spent Fuel Storage Systems. (PRM-72-03) Part-72--RM#441--RES-C3MP-13.....

CIII-11 Ado) tion of Part 20 00simetry Met 1odology To Part 72--RM#437--RES-C3MP-14.........

...CIII-11 Financial Assurance Requirements For Waste Brokers and Sealed Source Users--RM#480--RES-C3MP-15

.CIII-12 Alternative Site Reviews. Part 50--RM#313--RES-C3MP-16 CIII-13 4

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Staffing and Training Requirements For Defueled Reactors, Part 50, 55--RM#444--RES-C3MP 18...........

.CIII-13 Use of Alternate Cladding Material in Reactors. Part 50--RM#449--RES-C3MP-19

,...........CIII 14 Financial Assurance for Teletherapy and Krypton 85 Licensees Parts 30, 35 -RM#482--RES-C3MP 21 CIII-14 Relief From The Use of Part 35 Requirements For Teletherapy Devices For Non-Human Irradiation. Part 36--RM#479--RES-C3MP-22..

CIII-15 Compatibility with the IAEA Transportation Standards Part 71--RM#496--RES-C3MP-26...............CIII-15 Spent Fuel Shi ament Information Protection Requirements,

) art 73--RM#501--RES-C3MP-29 CIII-16 Lessons Learned From Design Certification.

Part 52--RM#505--W#970060/W#970126--NRR-C3MP 30.

CIII-17 Determination of Exclusion Area. Low Population Zone, and Po)ulation Center Distance. Part 100.11 and Control Room.

' art 50 (Appendix A. GDC 19)- RM#507--NRR-C3MP-31..

CIII-17 LOWER PRIORITY Eliminate 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix A--RM#489--RES C3LP-06 CIII-18 CATEGORY IVA ON HOLQ PRM-20-21 Petitioner / Petition Docket Number:

Keith J. Sch1ager. Ph.D., et al.--RM#451--RES-C4A-07

........ CIVA-1 PRM-50-62 Petitioner / Petition Docket Number:

Nuclear Energy' Institute--RM#459--RES-C4A-14

.......... CIVA-1 PRM-50-63 Petitioner / Petition Docket Number:

Peter G. Crane--RM#460--RES-C4A-15................. CIVA-1 PRM-30-61 Petitioner / Petition Docket Number:

Nuclear Energy Institute--RM#468-RES-C4A-23...........

CIVA-2 CATEGORY IVB ON HOLD Requirements for Possession of Industrial Devices Containing Byproduct Material (Parts 31. 32)--RM#81--AD34--RES-C4B-01

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Requirements Concerning the Accessible Air Gap for Generally Licensed Devices (Parts 31. 32)--RM#264 -AD82--RES C4B 02

..... CIVB-1 Revision to Parts 30 and 40, to

- Address RSO Duties-RM#386--RES-C4B 04

............... CIVB 2 Rulemaking on Probabilistic Risk Assessment. Part 52--RM#411--RES -C4B-09............ CIVB-2 Addition Of DOE Multi Pursose Canisters. Part 72.214--Ri#412--RES C48-10

............. CIVB 3 Transfer of Unimportant Quantities of SSurce or Byproduct

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-Material to Exempt Persons. Part 40.51--RM#447-RES-C4B....

Revise Part 50.34(f) To Apply To Ur&nown Future Designs.-RM#485--RES-C4B-21

...........,. CIVB-4 Licensing Requirements for Senior Reactor Operators Limited to Fuel Handling. Part 55--RM#486--RES-C48 22... CIVB-5 General Domestic Licenses For Byproduct Material. Part 31--RM#487--RES-C4B-23......

.. CIVB-5 Reduction of Additional Reporting Requirements Imposed on NRC Licensees (10 CFR 50). RRGR ltem 59a--RM#3B7--RES-C4B-24

.... CIVB-6 Extremity Dosimetry--RM#146--RES-C4B-25..

... CIVB-6 CATEGORY V DROP Elimination of Inconsistencies Between NRC Regulations and EPA HLW Standards (Part 60)--RM#79--AC03--RES-C5-06........ CV-1 Distribution of Source and Byproduct Material: Licensing and Reporting Requirements. Parts 32 and 40--RM#292--AE33--RES-C5-09

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'0ccr rence. Part 140--RM#y Nuclear Criteria for Extraordinar 51--AB01--RES-C5-10

..CV-2 Safe Concentration For Possession of SNM in Contaminated Soil--RM#409--NMSS-C5-11 CV-2 Addition of 10 CFR 20.2205. Unauthorized Use of Radioactive Materials--RM#429--AF44--RES-C5-18.

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4 HIGHER PRIORITY RES C1HP 11 Coder and Standards for NPP (Part 50.55ab RH#318 AE26 OBJECTIVE The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations section 10 CFR 50.55a. Codes and Standards, that mandates use of Section III of the ASME Boiler and Pressure vessel Code (ASME BPV Code) for construction of Class

1. 2. and 3 components in nuclear power plants, and use of Section XI of the A3ME BPV Code for inservice inspection (ISI) and inservice testing (IST) of those components.

Section 50.55a requires that each licensee update its ISI and IST programs every 120 months to the latest edition of the ASME BPV Code endorsed by the NRC in that section of the regulations. The rulemaking will also include expedited implementation of Section XI Appendix VIII. Performance Demonstration for Ultrasonic Examination Systems. In addition, the rulemaking will, for the first time incorporate by reference the ASME Operation and Maintenance (0M) Code to replace the Section XI requirements for IST. (Note:

the latter action is made necessary by the ASME directive that transferred all responsibility for IST from Section XI to the ASME Operation and Maintenance Committee.)

TyfE OTHER: GENERAL / PROCEDURAL / PROCESS / ADMINISTRATIVE COST / BENEFIT This rulemaking has been delayed as a result of evaluating different approaches for updating ISI and IST programs. initially. in response to a cost-beneficial licensing action (CBLA) request from ENTERGY.

As a result the staff planned to issue a revised approach to ISI and IST program updates. This approach was based on the premise that cost savings could be realized by licensees without adversely affecting safety by establishing a baseline edition of the ASME BPV Code, and entirely eliminating the 120 month update requirement for licensee ISI and IST programs.

Because of this new approach evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of difft. rent options for revising 10 CFR 50.55a were initiated.

Staff evaluation of issues associated with the different options such as Licensee and NRC costs, and related costs, such as State and Insurance agency costs, associated ISI and IST program revisions, related procedure modifications.

submittals for steff review, program revisions in response to staff comments.

ISI and IST NRC inspection activities and also effects of each option on Codes and Standards development were begun.

While the staff was reviewing these issues, two significant additional activities related to codes and standards occurred. As a result of these activities (discussed below) the approach defined in 10 CFR 50.55a for the mandatory update of ISI and IST programs was nct revised.

One activity was the NRC Strategic Assessment and Rebaselining Initiative which identified, among other things, the role of industry as a Direction Setting Issue (DSI).

Direction Setting Issue 13 (DSI 13) " Role of Industry",

and the Commission's decision on this issue. as reflected in COMSECY-96-062.

identified additional questions related to Codes and Standards including consideration of the consensus process and application of the current backfit rule when the staff adopts updated Codes and Standards.

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The~second activity was issuance of the revised Office of Management Budget (OM3) Circular A-119. " Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary; Standards." on October 26.-1993.

The circular provided policies on 1

Federal use of private standards, and agency partic1)ation in voluntary standards bodies and standards-developing groups. T1e National Technology Transfer and. Advancement Act of 1995. PL 104-113< which codifies the requ1rements in OMB Circular-A-119, was signed into law on March 7, 1996.

The Act directs the National Institute of Standards Technology (NIST) to

, coordinate with other federal agencies to achieve greater reliance on voluntary standards and conformity assessment bodies with lessened dependence on in tcuse regulations.

Consideration of these documents and their directives and policy guidance resulted in further schedule delay.

As the staff develops the action plan for 051-13. defines activities to implement OMB Circular A-119. and addresses potential initiatives proposing further NRC reliance on industry activities as an alternative for NRC

regulatory activities. various issues related to utilization of codes and standards will be evaluated and discussed with professional and technical societies, the public, and industry. These issues include the processes used to develop new codes and standards, the process to revise existing codes and standards to clearly identify safety significant changes as part of developing the change to the code or standard, potential changes to reduce or standardize the process for endorsing codes and standards, and other issues related to the utilization of codes and standards in the regulatory process.

This proposed rulemaking does not include issues that will be addressed or subsumed in activities related to DSI-13, such as those related to the E1tergy request.

As the staff works with stakeholders to increase focus and emphasis on utilization of codes and standards, these issues will be addressed.

Recomendation to Proceed Yes The staff believes that the rulemaking should continue.

The proposed rulemaking was sent for office review and comment on 07/07/97.

The proposed rulemaking was reviewed by CRGR on September 9. 1997.

Staff Resources - Total FTE - 1.55: RES = 1.10: NRR = 0.25: OGC = 0.10 ADM = 0.07: IRM = 0.02: CFO = 0.01 TARGET COMPLETION DATE;-

Proposeo lule to Commission December 1997 Final Rule to Comission December 1998 RES C1HP 21 Reduction In Nuclear Power Reactor Security Recuirements Associated With Insider Threat (Part 73.55)

RM#405 AF114#950117-L QBEIIVE The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations by u) dating the requirements for the physical security of nuclear power reactors.

T1e proposed rule will reduce the regulatory burden without compromising l

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TYPE BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADDS FLEXIBILITY COST / BENEFIT It is expected that the licensees will realize cost savings, with no reduction in protection of health and safety.

l Recomendation to Proceed -

Yes The sta C believes that the rulemaking should proceed.

The rulemaking plan was sent for ED0/Comission approval on 05/09/96 using Management Directive 6.3 process.

The rulemaking plan was sent for Comission approval. SECY-96-105, on 05/14/96.

The rulemaking plan was approved by Comission SRM dated June 11, 1996.

The proposed rulemaking was sent for ED0/ Commission ap3roval on August 22, 1996. The proposed rulemaking was sent for Comission. SECY-96-248, approval on December 9.1996.

Comission SRM on SECY-96-248 dated January 29. 1997 approved the proposed rulemaking. The proposed rulemaking was sent to ADM to be published for public coment in the Federal Register on February 7,1997. The proposed rulemaking was published for public comment in the Federal Register on February 20,1997 (62 FR 7721). The final rulemaking was sent for office review and comment oa 08/25/97.

Staff Resources - Total FTE - 0.155: RES - 0.06: NRR = 0.04: OGC - 0.02 ADM - 0.025: IRM - 0.005: CFO - 0.005 TARGET COMPLETION DATE-Final Rule to Commission October 1997 RES C1HP 22 Safeauards for Soent Nuclear Fuel or Hiah level Radioactive Waste. (Parts 60. 72. 73. 75) RH#346 AF32 W#930128 OBJECTIVE The proposed rule would amend the Comission's regulations to clarify safeguards reau1rements for scent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste (HLW) stored at inuependent spent fuel storage installations. power reactors that have permanently ceased reactor operations, monitored retrievable storage installations, and geologic repository operations areas.

This action is necessary to reduce the regulatory uncertainty regarding the safeguards requirements for the storage of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste without reducing the level of protection for public health and safety.

Currently, the Comission's regulations addressing the storage of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste (HLW). 10 CFR Part 72. " Licensing Recuirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Racioactive Waste," refer the applicant or licensee to "... applicable requirements of Part 73..." for raauirements for physical protection.

However, Part 73 does not identify any physical protection requirements as CI-3

f specific to the storage of spent nuclear fuel or HLW. - In practice --affected facilities are being licensed using selected portions of-10 CFR 73.50 and 73.55 and interim licensing criteria as guidance.

In addition.-the Commission's requirement for the safeguards of HLW and spent nuclear fuel at the Department of Energy's (00E) geologic-repository is that DOE provide such safeguards as it requires at comparable surface facilities..."

In licensing (under Part 72) the-storage of spent nuclear fuel or HLW at an c

ISFSI or a power reactor that has permanently ceased reactor operations, the NRC staff has had to sort through the many safeguards requirements of Part 73 to choose appropriate safeguards requirements, and impose those requirements through license conditions.

Th s rulemaking is needed to codify existing practice-for the safeguarding c'f stored spent nuclear fuel or HLW and provide a consistent set of requirements for future licensing.

The proposed rule: (1)

Addresses a safeguards issue::(2) Has potential for reducing regulatory burden:- and (3) Will improve efficiency of licensing.

t TYPE BURDEi; REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORH/ ADDS FLEXIBILITY-COST / BENEFIT - The original intent of the proposed requirements was to clarify and codify-the existing regulatory practice with no additional burden

- placed on current-licensees.

Tne NRC would derive a cost savings through a more efficient licensing process providing a basis for future licensing-actions.

However, a number of those commenting on the rule contend that the costs of some of the pro)osed safeguards measures were too high when considered in terms of tie degree of safeguards protection they would provide.

Based on these comments, the costs and benefits of the pro)osed rule are being re-evaluated.

Also a more performance-based approach in t1e final rulemaking is being considered to maximize flexibility.

Reconmendation to Proceed -

Yes The staff believes that the rulemaking shou'd continue.

The proposed rulemaking was published for comment on 08/15/95 (50 FR 42079). A final rulemaking package is being prepared for Commission approval.

Staff Resources - Total FTE = 0.636: RES = 0.35: NMSS = 0.13: ER = 0.09 OGC = 0.02: ADM = 0.035: IRM = 0.005: CFO = 0.005 TARGET COMPLETION DATE - Final Rule to Commission January 1998 RES C1HP 24 Reauirements for Shinoina Packaaes Used to Transoort Vitrified Wastes Containina Plutonium. Part 71 (PRM 7111) -RM#491 AF59 Wf960169

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This amendment is being proposed in response to a 3etition for rulemaking (PRM 11) submitted by the Department of Energy.

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The staff believe that vitrified waste containing plutonium is essentially nonrespirable, and therefore, the packaging requirement for double containment is unnecessary. This proposed rule would also make a minor correction to the usage of units to be consistent with existing NRC policy.

TYPE BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORH/ ADDS FLEXIBILITY COST / BENEFIT It is expected that the proposed regulatory action will reduce the regulatory requirements for certain DOE plutonium shipments, and therefore cost less, while having no sionificant impact to safety.

Recommendation to Proceed Yes The staff believes that the rulemakings should continue.

Commission SRM on SECY-96-215 dated October 31. 1996 approved a proaosed rulemaking on an expedited basis.

The proposed rulemaking was sent for E)0 approval on February 13, 1997. The proposed rulemaking was sent for Commission approval on 02/26/97 Via SECY-97-047.

Commission SRM on SECY-97-047 dated April 4.1997 approved the pro)osed rulemaking.

The

)roposed rulemaking was sent to A)M to be pu'... sled for )ublic comment in the r deral Register on April 23. 1997. The proposed rulemacing was published for e

public comment in the Federal Register on May 8, 1997 (62 FR 25146).

Staff Resources -

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RES = 0.25: NMSS = 0.13: OGC = 0.02 SP = 0.005: ADM = 0.035: IRM = 0.005: CFO = 0.005 TARGET COMPLETION DATE -

Final Rule to Commission January 1998 RES C1HP 26 Amendina Initial Operator License Examination Reauirements. Part 55 RM#484 AF62 W#950056 QBJECTIVE-The proposed rule change would revise 10 CFR 55 to require that licensees prepare, conduct, and grade the licensing examinations that are given to reactor operators and senior reactor operators. Although the Code of Federal Regulations does not specify who will be responsible for these examinations, the current practice has been for the VRC or its contractors to prepare and conduct these examinations.

The NRC has conducted a pilot program in which it has had licensees pre)are these examinations and submit them to NRC for review.

Evaluations of tie pilot 3rogram have indicated that with experience licensees can do an ade4 ate jo) of preparing, conductira. and grading these examinations.

The NRC has an obligation to 3rescribc uniform conditions for licensing operators and senior operators. T11s rule change will either require licensees to use the methods published in NUREG-1021. " Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors." or it will incorporate those standards directly into the Code of Federal Regulations.

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l COST / BENEFIT - To be provided using Management Directive 6.3 process.

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Recommendation to Proceed - Yes The staff believes that the rulemakings should continue.

The final rulemaking plan was sent.for office concurrence on 08/26/96 using MD 6.3 process.

The final rulemaking plan was sent-for EDO approval on 09/09/96.

The final rulemai:ing plan was sent to the Commission.

SECY-96-206, for approval on 09/25/96.

Commission SRM on SECY-96-206 dated December 17, 1996 approved the rulemaking plan. Tne proposed rulemaking was sent for office review and cumment on 03/04/97. The proposed rulemaking was sent for E00 approval.on 03/26/97. The proposed rulemaking was sent to-the Comission. SECY-97-079. for approval on 04/08/97.

Commission SRM on SECY 079 dated June 26. 1997 approved the proposed rulemaking.

The proposed rulemaking was sent to ADM for publication in the Federal Register on 07/25/97. The proposed rulemaking was )ublished for public coment in the Federal Register on August 7. 1997 (62 R 42426).

Staff Resources - Total FTE = 0.85: RES - 0.50: NRR = 0.25: 0GC = 0.05 ADM = 0.035: IRM = 0.005: CF0 = 0.005 TARGET COMPLETION DATE - Final hule to Commission May 1998

%MSS C11P 27 Removal of the 5 Year Term For Licenses For The Medical use of 3voroduct Material. Part 35.18 RM#493 AF77 OBJECTIVE The purpose of this proposed rulemakino is to remove from 10 CFR 35.18 the 5-year term for licenses for the medical use of byproduct material.

There is no reference to a spe:ific term for other licenses issued under 10 CFR Parts 30, 40. and 70.

Removal of this reference to a 5-year license term would enable the license term for medical use of byproduct material to be set by practice, as is the case with other material licenses.

TYPE BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORH/ ADDS FLEXIBILITY (OST/ BENEFIT-This rulemaking would eliminate an inconsistency between how license terms for medical licenses, and all other materisls licenses are established.

The former are established in codified regulation, whereas the latter are set by practice.

Assuming that the Comission approves the extension of the~ license term-for all other materials licenses from 5-years to 10-years, failure to complete this rulemaking would result in a disparity between medical use licenses and all other materials licenses.

Recommendation to Proceed The-staff believes that the rulemaking should continue. Comission SRM on SECY-96-252 dated January 24, 1997 approved the rulemaking plan.

The proposed rulemaking was sent for office review and comment on 05/28/97.

The proposed rulemaking was published for public curnent in the Federal Register on August 1. 1997 (62 FR 40975).

StaffResources-Total FTE = 0.41:

NMSS = 0.30: RES = 0.04: OGC = 0.02 SP = 0.005: ADM = 0.035: IRM = 0.005: CF0 = 0.005 TARGET COMPLETTON DATE - Final-Rule to Commission June 1998 l

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RES C1HP ?8 Revision to iuclear Power Reactor Decomissionino Filancial 63 urance imolementation leouirements. Part 50.2 and Part 50.75 -W 424 AF41-3 5012 OBJECTIVE The purpose of this proposed rulemaking is to modify the financial mechanism required to provide decomissioning funds when needed because the impact of deregulation of the pocer generating industry hs created potential uncertainty with respect to the availability of decomissioning funds when needr.1.

The )roposed rulemaking would allow licensees to take credit for earnings on t1eir trust funds during an extended safe storage period.

Also, the proposod rulemaking would require periodic reporting to monitor compliance with decomissioning funding ossurance regulations by power reactor licensees.

TYPE BURDEN REDUCTION /REGULATCRY REFORH/ ADDS FLEXIBILI U CO U QENEFIT For those non rate setting licensees that would attempt to qua 1fy for a parent company or self guarantee the staff estimates 8 to 40 hours4.62963e-4 days 0.0111 hours 6.613757e-5 weeks 1.522e-5 months would be needed to complete the financial test documents.

The burden on the NRC to review these documents would be approximately 2 hours2.314815e-5 days 5.555556e-4 hours 3.306878e-6 weeks 7.61e-7 months per licensee.

If the NRC imposed a periodic reporting requirement (e.g., every 3 years) on the status of decomissioning funding assurance, the staff estimates that licensees would submit approximately 100 reports every 3 years, or an average of 33 reports each year.

The impact on licensees would be in copying and transmitting information they already have, which staff estimates to be approximately 2 staff-hours per licensee or 66 staff-hours annually.

It should take woximately 1 NRC staff hour on average to review and analyze each report.

t.. dnnual su mary report based on the submissions current up to that year should require approximately 8 NRC-staff hours to prepare and disseminatt.

No contractor effort should be needed.

Thus, total NRC staff effort should be about 41 staff-hours annually (i.e.

33 reports x 1 NRC staff hour + 8 NRC staff hours) for a decomissioning funding status report.

Using the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) information would entail similcr staff cffort.

Recommendation to Proceed -

Yes The rule plan was approved by the EDO on Seatember 1. 1995.

Comission SRM on SECY 96-030 dated 03/27/96 approved the AN?R. The ANPR was published in the Federal Register on 04/08/96 (61 FR 15427).

The comment period has ended and the staff is evaluating 650 coments received to date. The proposed rulemaking was sent for office review and comment on 03/10/97.

The proposed rulemaking was sent for EDO approval on 05/07/97.

The proposed rulemaking OMB package was sent to IRM for review and comment on 05/14/97.

The proposed rulemaking was sent for Comission. SECY-97-102, approval on May 16. 1997.

Comission SRM on SECY-96-102 dated June

30. 1997 approved the proposed rulemaking.

Comission SRP. COMSAJ-97-009 dated August 15, 1997 provided additinnai coments on SEC(-96-102.

The proposed rulemaking was sent to ADM for publication on 08/27/97.

The proposed rulemaking was published for public coment in the Federal Register on September 10, 1997 (62 FR 47588).

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Staff Resources -

Total FTE - 0.53: RES - 0.35: NRR - 0.10: OGC - 0.03 ADM = 0.035: IRM = 0.005: Cf0 - 0.005 TARGET COMPLETION DATE -

Final Pule to Comission March 1998 (ES C1HP 29. nsJrance Reauirements for Power Reactor Facilities Under a

)ossession On' y.icense. Part 50 RMf312 A~16-Wf930116 OBJECTIVE The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations regarding-appropriate relief from insurance coverage for various spent fuel configu"ations during permanent plant shutdown.

The pro >osed rule will also address a petition for rulemaking from North Carolina Pu)lic Utility Comission (PRM-50 57).

TYPE BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADDS FLEXIBILITY COST / BENEFIT Reduces NRC burden and licensee costs in the review of licensee submittals for determining appropriate licensee exemptions, relief and insurance coverage from regulatory requirements during permanent shutdown based on the spent fuel storage configurations.

Recomendation to Proceed - Yes The staff believes that the rulemaking is needed.

The rulemacing category listing was changed from Category II to Category III. The rulemaking plan was sent for office concurrence on 04/25/96 using Management Directive 6.3 process.

The rulemaking )lan was sent for EDO approval on August 6, 1996. After additional technical Jasis were developed to su) port the rulemaking,lemaking plan w6s sent for Comission SECY 96 256,th Decem)er 6, 1996.

The ru approval on December 17, 1996.

Comission SRM on SECY-96-256 dated January 28, 1997 approved the rulemaking plan.

The pro)osed rulemaking was sent for office review on 06/17/97.

The proposed rulemacing was sent for EDO approval on 08/01/97.

Staff Resources - Total FTE - 0.73: RES - 0.55: NRR - 0.10: OGC - 0.03 ADM - 0.035: IRM = 0.005: CF0 - 0.005 TARGET COMPLETION DATE - Final Rule to Comission June 1998 NRR C1HP 30 Genercl Revisions to the Fitness For Duty Rule. Part 26 RMf397 -

AF12 Wf890042 QWECJIVE lations based on experience gained.The proposed rule would amend

(;FD) regu This proposed rule would also address the petition for rulemaking from Virginia Electric ond Power Company (PRM-26 1) to reduce the frequency.of audits to biennially, and address the Cl-8

Regulatory Review Croup items on audit frequency and annual submittal of data.

The aroposed revisions were previously submitted to the Comission as SECY 308 aut were withdrawn by the ED0 because of backfit issues.

The Comission requested that the proposed amendments be resubmitted after the backfit issues are resolved.

The Comission subsequently approved the revised rulemaking package. The proposed rule would also significantly reduce regulatory burden, improve the effectiveness of licensees' FFD programs at little or no cost, adopt changes made to the HHS guidelines and address legal, technical, and policy issues such as the Americans With Disabilities Act TYPE BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADD 5 FLEXIBILJT1 COST / BENEFIT Industry burden would be reduced by about $26 million per year.

The proposed rule would enhance the ability of licensees to deter and detect substance abuse and remove unfit workers.

The proposed rulemaking is expected to provide an incremental increase in safety relative to the FFD safety requiremer a previously approved by the Comission.

Recommendation to Procead.. Yes Significant improvements in effectiveness and eff1ciencies

'.1 11censees' FFD programs and reduced burden on the NRC staff would resul The on 05/09/96 (61 FR 21105) proposed rulemaking was publishad for public coment Staff Resouttes - Total FTE - Not Applicable TARGET COMPLETION DATE.-

Final Rule to Comission September 1997 RES C1HP 31 Exemat Distributt0ILEld Use of a Radioactive Druglontainino One 11crocurie of Car >on 14 Urea. Part 30. 32. (PRM 35 12)

Rmibf32 AF70 W#970042 OBJECTIVE _ The proposed rulemaking would amend the Comission's regulations to permit any person to receive and administer to humans capsules containing one microcurie of Carbon-14 for diagnostic testing.

The proposed rule would not relieve persons from the recuirement ',o comply with applicable Food and Drug Administration or other feceral or state requirements governing receipt, administration and use of drugs. This proposed rule also responds to a petition for rulemaking from Tri Med Specialties, Inc. (PRM 35 12).

TYPE BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADDS FLEXLGILITY COST / BENEFIT The benefits of adopting the petition accrue as a result of reduced patient cost and reduced health-care cost resulting from the elimination of the need for referrals from a physician who is not an authorized user (e.g., gastrointestinal specialist).

There would also be some regulatory savings because the NRC would not have to expend resources reviewing new applications f r s)ecific medical use licenses.

However, these savings would be small because tie NRC expects that few physicians who are not authorized users would apply for a specific NRC license for use of this one product.

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The benefit calculation is based on the assumption that as a result of the propgsed action, a significant portion of the 600.000 patients would receive the C breath test from >hysicians who are not authorized users (e.g.,

gastrointestinal special'sts).

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number of tests ultimately administered by physicians who are not authorized users, thereby eliminating the need for a referral to physicians who are authorized users (e.g.

nuclear medicine specialists).

The annual savings could be as low as approximately $7 million or as high as approximately $22 million if there were a complete shift of the administration of the tests from physicians who are authorized users (i.e.

base case) to physicians who are not authorized users.

The basis for this estimate is as follows: Assuming adoption of the petition eliminates the need for up to 600.000 referrals patient savings in averted travel expenses (transportation and personal time incurred with medical referral) would be:

Assuming round trip of 20 miles @ $0.25/ mile, and personal time of 0.5/ hours / trip valued at $25.00/ hour 600.000 trips / year x (20 miles / trip x $0.25/ mile + 0.5 hours5.787037e-5 days 0.00139 hours 8.267196e-6 weeks 1.9025e-6 months / trip x

$25,00/ hour) - $10.5 million/ year Health Care Savings in averted administrative expenses (administrative costs incurred with medical referral) would be:

600.000 patients / year x $19.00/ patient = $11.4 million/ year Assuming $19.00 (administrative cost / patient) as the differential between the cost of an office visit to a general family practice physician by an established patient ($45.90), and the cost to a new patient ($64.90 per visit) for completion of new patient paperwork, reviewing health history, maintaining medical records, etc.

The patient whoisreferredtoagauthorizeduser(e.g..nuclearmedicine specialist) for the C-urea breath test would most likely be a new patient for the authorized user.

Total Savings:

$10.5 million/ year + $1L4 million/ year - $ 21.9 million/ year Alternatively if only 200.000 or 400.000 of the 600.000 tests were performed by a physician who is not an authorized user, the annual cost savings would be approximately $7 million per year and $15 million per year, respectively.

Recommendation to Proceed - Yes The staff believes that the rulemaking should proceed.

The rulemaking plan was sent for office review on August 14, 1996.

The rulemaking plan was sent to the agreement states for comment on September 30, 1996. Agreement States comments have been incorporated into the rule plan and was sent to EDO for approval on January 30, 1997. The rulemaking plan was sent to the Commission for approval on February 3.1997 Via SECY-97 031.

Commission SRM on SECY-97 031 dated March 3. 1997 approved the rulemaking plan The proposed rulemaking was sent for office review and comment on Februar'/ 28. 1997.

The proposed rulemaking was sent for EDO a> proval on April 17, 1997.

The proposed rulemaking was sent for Commission.

SECY-97-090 approval on April 28. 1997.

Commission SRM on SECY-97-090 dated Cl-10

May 30. 1997 approved the proposed ru'emaking. The proposed rulemaking was published for public comment on 06/16/96 (62 FR 32552).

The final rulemaking was sent for office review and comment on 08/25/97.

StaffResources-Total FTE - 0.09: RES - 0.02: NMSS = 0.01: OGC - 0.01 SP = 0.005: ADM = 0.025: IRM = 0.005: CF0" 0.01 TARGET COMPLETI0fLDATE.. Final Rule to Comission October 1997 BE.S C1HP 32 Revision of Respiratory Prote.gtion Reouirements. Part 20 RM#269 AF81M4970124 OBJECTIVE The proposed rulemaking would update the Comission regulaticos and guidance by permitting the use of the most current technology to provide respiratory protection.

In particular. Appendix A to Part 20. which lists protection factors and certified ecuipment. does not reflect the current technology or the best practice anc may be too prescriptive.

Consideration is being given to deleting Appendix A from the regulations and providing it as guidance.

The elimination of other outdated prescriptive recuirements will not introduce new requirements but will reduce licensees burcen by providing greater flex 1bility.

TYPE BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADDS FLEXIBILITY COST /PENEFIT To be provided using Management Directive 6.3 process.

Recommendation to Proceed - Yes Pending approval using Management Directive 6.3 process, the statf believes that the rulemaking should proceed.

The rulemaking plan was resent for office review on March 24. 1997.

$1aff_ Resources-Total FTE - 0.89: RES - 0.50: NMSS - 0.15: NRR - 0.10 SP - 0.015: CFO - 0.01: ADM - 0.07: IRM - 0.01: OGC - 0.03 TARGET COMPLETION DATE -

Proposed Rule to Commission November 1997 Final Rule to Comission June 1998 RES Clip 34 Allow For Plant SDeci'ic Nuclear Power Reactor Decommissionina Costs le.gpirements. Part 50.75 RMd347-AF40 W#950111 OBJECTIVE - This proposed rulemaking would provide additional flexibility to licensees by allowing licensees the o) tion of submitting plant-saecific decomissioning cost estimates when t1ese costs are lower than tie generic values currently codified (the current regulation already allow plant specific estimates above the generic value).

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l L's ? 3JJRDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADDS FLEXIBILITY COSJDE&c 'T;_. This proposed rule would give flexibility to licensees by QM90 J n to submit a site specific decommissioning cost analysis instead

/ ne i r.n c values.

The rule may provide additional savings to a licensee

, o.d U.e required level of decomissioning funding may be reduced.

ernatively, it may allow licensees to collect more funds to cover a higher i

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'e,imate of required decomissioning funding.

Using a site specific cost utimate would provide a licensee greater flexibility in dealing with site-specific issues such as differences in decomissioning methodology, expected waste volumes, and anticipated labor efforts to perform specific tasks.

This would be fairer to ratepayers than using the generic estimate provided in the rule.

Moreover. licensees would be able to use an existing PC-based. NRC-endorsed code to incorporate site specific conditions into their cost estimate.

Note however, that annual decomissioning cost updates would be required for the site specific cost estimates, just as they presently are for the constant dollar amounts.

For licensee submittal of site-specific decomissioning cost estimates, the burden on the NRC staff may be lessened by issuance of a regulatory guide endorsing use of the NRC code or a licensee supplied one.

However, additional NRC staff resources would be needed for the review if many licensees elect to use the site-specific funding option for decomissioning cost estimates.

Should half of the licensees use the option. it is estimated that the NRC's burden would amount to 0.2 staff year.

Assuming a licensee elected to use a site specific cost estimate and used the NRC endorsed code. it is estimated that the licensee burden would be about 40 hours4.62963e-4 days 0.0111 hours 6.613757e-5 weeks 1.522e-5 months to in)ut and run the NRC-endorsed code.

If the licensee were required to provide 1RC specifica input parameters with their cost estimate. it is estimated that, for those licensee cost estimates that the NRC staff chooses to audit, the NRC staff burden to input and run the NRC endorsed code would be about 8 hours9.259259e-5 days 0.00222 hours 1.322751e-5 weeks 3.044e-6 months .

The requirements for code use and input parameter specifications would be described in a regulatory guide.

Recomendation to Proceed -

Yes TL4 staff believes that the rulemaking should continue.

lhe rulemaking plan was a) proved by the EDO on September 1.

1995. The proposed rulemaking was sent to t le Comission. SECY-96 095, for approval on May 1. 1996.

EDO memorandum dated May 13, 1996 requested withdrawal of SECY-96-095 until evolving policies on industry restructuring and deregulation and radiological decomissioning standards are resolved and completion of our inde endent cost study.

Comission SRM on SECY-96-095 dated May 29, 1996 approved lacing the rulemaking On Hold.

Comission memorandum dated 04/30/97 provide status of rulemaking plan (Comission SRM on DSI 24).

Comission SRM on COSECY-97-014 dated June 30,1997 approved development of a proposed rulemaking.

Staff Resources - Total FTE - 0.73: RES - 0.55: NRR = 0.10: OGC = 0.03 ADM - 0.035: IRM - 0.005: CF0 = 0.005 TARGET COMPLETION DATE.-

Proposed Rule to Commission September 1997 Final Rule to Comissica June 1998 Cl-12

i NHSS C1HP 35 Domestic Licensina of Soecial Nuclear Material

Revision. Part 70 RMf351. AF22 Wf9400010

@JECTIVE. The objective is to upgrade and more clearly define the regulatory aase for major fuel cycle licensees.

In March 1995 the Comission directed the staff to reconsider the )lan to modify 10 CFR Part 70 and to disc

with major fuel cycle licensees t1e draft proposed rule that was being dev-

,$d.

Workshops were conducted in May and November 1991 to solicit coments e information from interested parties. The staff and other parties made

)resentations to the Comission at a meeting on July 2.1996. and the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) submitted a petition for rulemaking (PRM-70-7) on September 30. 1996.

A Staff Requirements Memorandum from the Comission dated August 22, 1997, endorsed the staff's proposal in SECY-97-137 for resolving the NEl petition, and requested staff to provide the Commission with a proposed rule by July 1998.

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COST / BENEFIT - A regulatory analysis prepared for the earlier draft rule will.

need to be modified to accommodate the approach selected by the Comission 'or further development.

Because the regulatory benefits of this rule involve non quantifiable improvements in confidence in the margin of safety, and because of the differences among the fuel fabrication facilities, a qualitative cost benefit comparison would be appropriate.

Costs are expected to vary among the affected licensees given that licensees have differing current comitments to conduct-an integrated safety analysis (ISA).

Recommendation to Proceed -

Yes The staff believes that the rulemaking should be cont 1nued.

Commission SRM on SECY-97 137 dated August 22. 1997 approved the plan for the proposed rulemaking.

Staff Resources - Total FTE = 3.25: NMSS = 3.00: RES = 0.08: OGC = 0.05 0.07: IRM = 0.02: CF0 = 0.01 SP = 0.015 ADM

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TARGET COMPLETION DATE - Propoced Rule to Comission Jul 1998 Final Rule to Comission Jul 1999 RES C1HP 36 Exemotion From Criticality Monitor Reauirements For Fresh Fuel.

Part 70.24 RMf494 Wf9700237 OBJECTIVE - This regulation requires criticality monitors to be used at a facility-1f certain quantity limits for special nuclear materials are exceeded, The staff envisions that the regulatory language could be changed to require criticality monitors for those cases in which an evaluation has determined that a criticality is credible.

The change is expected to make the rule more performance based for Part 50 licensees, whose fuel handling facilities, equipment and procedures are designed to prevent inadvertent Cl-13

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@]ECTIVE The objective is to upgrade and more clearly define the regulatory Jase for major fuel cycle licensees.

In March 1995 the Comission directed the staff to reconsider the )lan to modify 10 CFR Part 70 and to discuss with-major fuel cycle licensees tie draft proposed rule that was being developed.

Workshops were conducted in May and November 1995 to solicit coments and information from interested parties.

The staff and other parties made 3resentations to the Commission at a meeting on July ?. 1996. and the Nuclear Eler0y Institute (NEI) submitted a pttition for rulemaking (PRM-70 7) on

'eptember 30. 1996. A Staff Requirements Memorandum from the Comission dated August 22. 1997, endorsed the staff's proposal in SECY 97137 for resolving the NEI petition, and requested staff to provide the Comission with a proposed rule by July 1998.

TYPE SAFETY ENHANCEMENT COST / BENEFIT - A regulatory analysis prepared for the earlier draft rule will need to be modified to accommodate the approach selected by the Comission for further development.

Because the regulatory benefits of this rule involve non-quantifiable improvements in confidence in the margin of safety. and because of the differences among the fuel fabrication facilities, a qualitative cost-benefit comparison would be appropriate.

Costs are expected to vary among the affected licensees given that licensees have differing current commitments to conduct an integrated safety analysis (ISA).

Recomendation to Proceed - Yes The staff believes that the rulemaking should be continued.

Comission SRM on SECY 97137 dated August 22, 1997 approved the plan for the proposed rulemaking.

Staff Resources - Total FTE - 3.25:

NMSS = 3.00: RES = 0.08: OriC - 0.05 SP = 0.015 ADM = 0.07: IRM = 0.02: CF0 = 0.01 TARGET COMPLETION DATE - Proposed Rule to Commiss %n Jul 1998 Final Rule to Comission Jul 1999 TES C1HP 36 Exemotion From Criticality Monitor Reauirements For Fresh Fuel.

) art 70.24 RMf494 Wf9700237 OBJECTIVE - This regulation requirs.: criticality monitors to be used at a facility if certain quantity limits for special nuclear materials are exceeded. The staff envisions that the regulatory language could be changed to require criticality monitors for those cases in which an evaluation-has determined that a criticality is credible. The change is expected to make the rule more performance based for Part 50 licensees, whose fuel handling facilities, equipment. and procedures are. designed to prevent inadvertent Cl-13

ticality events.

In addition.10 CFR 70.24 makes reference to a generic

-sm) tion for criticality monitoring. The staff envisions that this section i C;R 70.24(d) should be eliminated.

M 1.HI)RQEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADDS FLEXIBILITY COST / BENEFIT This rulemaking should eliminate the need to seek an exemption and result in an overall cost savings to the nuclear industry.

This change does not address an imediate safety issue or involve significant cost savings to licensees, therefore, its priority is medium.

Recommendation to Proceedf.:. Yes The staff believes that the rulemaking should proceed.

Commission SRM on SECY-97-155 dated August 19. 1997 approved 1

the plan for the proposed rulemaking.

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OGC - 0.01: ADM = 0.025: IRM = 0.005: CF0 - 0.005 l

JARffT COMPLETION DATE Direct Final Rule to Commission October 1997 i

l NHSS C1HP 37 Mdpf_ Revision of 10 CFR Part 35. Medical Use of Bvor_o.duc.t l

Material RM#497 AF74 QBJECTIVE - The purpose of this proposed rulemaking is to revise 10 CFR Part 35 to reflect a risk based approach to the regulation of the medical uses of byproduct material.

Currently, all modalities of medical use of byproduct material are regulated as though the risk is uniform regardless of the quantity or emissions of the material.

Further, for those modalities of use that are judged to be of somewhat lower risk, performance oriented requirements would allow licensees the flexibility to develop procedures appropriate to their uses of byproduct material. The revision would address training and experience recuirements for physicians. RS0s, and physicists.

This initiative will incluce develo' ment of guidance documents. Changes to a

Part 35 may impact on and require c1anges to other Parts of Title 10 of the Code of the Federal Regulations.

TYPE BVRDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADOS FLEXIBILITY COST / BENEFIT -

If 10 CFR Part 35 is revised to reflect a risk based approach.

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certain requirements for licensees who use byaroduct material for those uses l

of material that are adjudged to be lower risc would be reduced or eliminated:

l there would be a corresponding reduction in burden to medical use licensees.

I Recommendation to Proceed. Yes, the staff believes that the rulemaking is This initiative may combine / subsume certain existing rulemaking#310.

needed.

efforts related to other Part 35 changes that are currently on-hold: RM

" Pregnancy and Breast-Feeding Status of Patients. Part 35"i RM 1385.

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" Revisions to Parts 31 and 35 to Address MMP ltems" (Part 31 portion may be retained as a separate action): RM #406. " Revise Brachytherapy Procedures.

Part 35": RH #478. " Relief From Recuirements Dealing with the Medical Uses of Radiation. Parts 35.29c and d": anc RM #463 "NRRPT - Training Requirements for RS0s".

These rulemakings will be subsumed in one rulemaking activity and will be dropped as individual activities if the Comission approves the staff's pro)osed approach.

The program plan was sent for office review and comment on May 14. 1997.

Comission SRM on SECY-97-115 dated 06/30/97 ap) roved the program plan.

Request for public comment on rule development was pu)lished in the Federal Register on 08/06/97 (62 FR 42219).

Staff Resources - Total FTE = 9.61: NHSS = 6.00: RES = 3.00: OGC = 0.50 SP = 0.015: ADM = 0.07: IRM = 0.01: CF0 = 0.01 TARGET COMPLEIl0N DATE -

Proposed Rule to Commission May 1998 Final Rule to Commission May 1999 D C1HP 38 Pev'sion of Dose Limit for Members of the Publ'c Exposed to losDitalized Pat' ents. Part 20 (PRM 20 24) RM#490 W#96015e QNLCTIVE: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received a petition for rulemaking dated April 7. 1996. from the University of Cincinnati.

The petitioner requested that the Commission amend its regulations to authorize specified visitors of hospitalized )atients, as members of the public, to receive up to 500 mrem per year.

T1e petition was published in the Federal Reaister on June 21. 1996 (61 FR 31874).

The individuals for whom the petitioner proposes to aermit doses in excess of the current 0.1 rem (1 mSv) in a year limit are unli cely to receive this dose more than once in their lifetime.

The purpose of permitting the higher dose would be to provide needed support to a patient undergoing diagnosis or treatment with radioactive implants or radiopharmaceuticals.

The petitioner suggests that this special dose limit extension be granted only to specified individuals determined by the physician to be necessary for the emotional and/or physical support of the patient (e.g., parents of children, close family members of elderly patients, or other persons who could provide emotional support to the patient).

The petitioner states that it would be prudent to preclude pregnant women or minors from receiving a dose in excess of the 0.1 rem ( 1 mSv) limit in Part 20.

The petitioner further suggests that radiation dose monitoring devices be provided to the exposed individual and a record of dose received be retained as a mechanism to demonstrate compliance with the limit.

TYPE BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADDS FLEXIBILITY COST / BENEFIT To be provided using Management Directive 6.3 process.

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Recommendation to Proceed -

Yes Pending approval using Management Directive 6.3 process, the staff believes that the rulemaking should proceed.

Comission SRM on SECY 96176 dated 10/09/96 a> proved initiating the development of the rulemaking plan. The rulema cing plan was sent for office review on March 13. 1997.

The rulemaking plan was sent for ED0 approval on April-17, 1997. The rulemaking plan was sent for Comission. SECY-97-091, approval on April 28. 1997.

The rulemaking plan was sent to the Agreement States for review and comment on May 1, 1997.

The final rulemaking plan was sent for ED0 approval on July 17, 1997.

The final rulemaking plan was sent-for Commission approval on August 1, 1997.

Commission SRM on SECY-97-177 dated 09/09/97 approved the rulemaking plan.

S.taff ResoutgJi., Total FTE - 1.15:

RES = 0.75: NMSS = 0.25: OGC = 0.04 i

SP = 0.015: ADM - 0.07: IRM - 0.01: CF0 - 0.01 TARGET COMPLETION DATE.-

Proposed Rule to Comission December 1997 Final Rule to Comission June 1998 RR C1HP 39 Perfomance Orien"ed ReaJirements for Fire Protection of Nuclear

)ower Facilities Part 60) RMP340 A:29 Wf920197 QSJECTIVFe The proposed rule would amend the Comission's fire protection regulations.

The proposed rulemaking will also-respond to a Petition For Rulemaking (PRM 50 61) from NEI. The regulatory framework will be changed to

- allow flexibility in the implementation of safety objectives and the probabilistic risk analysis information.

In concert with the PRA Policy Statement, risk informed additions to the rule will be considered pursuant to 10 CFR Part 50.109.

Although the primary purpose of this rulemaking is to reduce the regulatory burden on the industry by. replacing some of the more prescriptive fire

)rotection requirements with performance based regulations, a concomitant

)enefit is expected to be a reduction in the number of exemptions sought by licensees in this area.

TYPF BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADDS FLEXIBILITY COS"/ BENEFIT This rulemaking should result in an overall cost savings to the nuc' ear industry.

Recommendation 19 froceed -

Yes Pending approval using Management Directive 6,3 process, the statf believes that the rulemaking should proceed. A Cowlission option paper was sent to the Comission. SECY-96-134 for approval

. on June 21.-1996. Comission SRM on SECY-96-134 dated 10/02/96 approved

-development of a rulemaking plan based on performance-based and risk informed approaches for fire protection.

Comission options paper was sent for approval Via SECY-97-127 on June 19. 1997.

Comission SRM on SECY 97-127 dated September 11, 1997 approved the plan for rulemaking.

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In March 1995 the Comission directed the staff to reconsider the plan to modify 10 CFR Part 70 and to discuss with major fuel cycle licensees t1e draft proposed rule that was being developed.

Workshops were conducted in May and Ncvember 1995 to solicit coments and information from interested parties.

The staff and other parties made presentations to the Commission at a meeting on July 2.1996, and the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) submitted a petition for rulemaking (PRM 70 7) on September 30. 1996.

A Staff Requirements Memorandum from the Comission dated August 22. 1997, endorsed the staff's proposal in SECY-97-137 for resolving the NEl petition. and requested staff to provide the Comission with a proposed rule by July 1998.

TYPE SAFETY ENHANCEMENT COST / BENEFIT - A regulatory analysis prepared for the earlier draft rule will need to be modified to accommodate the approach selected by the Comission for further development.

Because the regulatory benefits of this rule involve non-quantifiable improvements in confidence in the margin of safety, and because of the differences among the fuel fabrication facilities, a qualitative cost-benefit comparison would be appropriate.

Costs are expected to vary among the affected licensees given that licensees have differing current commitments to conduct an integrated safety analysis (ISA).

Recomendation to Proceed -

Yes The staff believes that the rulemaking should be continued.

Comission SRM on SECY-97-137 dated August 22. 1997 approved the plan for the proposed rulemaking.

Staff Resources -

Total FTE - 3.25:

NMSS - 3.00: RES - 0.08: OGC - 0.05 SP - 0.015 ADM - 0.07: IRM - 0.02: CF0 - 0.01 TARGET COMPLETION DATE -

Proposed Rule to Commission Jul 1998 Final Rule to Commission Jul 1999 RES C1HP 36 Exemption From Criticality Monitor Recuirements For Fresh Fuel.

) art 70.24 RM#494 W#9700237 OBJECTIVE - This regulation requires criticality monitors to be used at a facility if certain quantity limits for special nuclear materials are exceeded. The staff envisions that the regulatory language could be changed to require criticality monitors for those cases in which an evaluation has determined that a criticality is credible.

The change is expected to make the rule more performance based for Part 50 licensees whose fuel handling facilities, equipment, and procedures are designed to prevent inadvertent Cl-13

criticality events.

In addition. 10 CFR 70.24 makes reference to a generic exem] tion for criticality monitoring.

The staff en"isions that this section 10 C R 70.24(d) should be eliminated.

TYPE BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADDS FLEXIBILITY COST / BENEFIT This rulemaking should elimincte the need to seek an exemption and result in an overall cost savings to the nuclear ind'astry.

This change does not address an immediate safety issue or involve significant cost savings to licensees, therefore, its priority is medium.

Recommendation to Proceed -

Yes The staff believes that the rulemaking should proceed.

Commission SRM on SECY-97-155 dated August 19. 1997 approved the plan for the proposed rulemaking.

Staff Relources - Total FTE - 0.15: RES - 0.06: NMSS - 0.02: NRR - 0.02:

OGC - 0.01: ADM - 0.025: IRM - 0.005: CFO - 0.005 TARGET COMPLETION DATE Direct Final Rule to Commission October 1997 iMSS C1HP 37 Ma.igr Revision 01 10 CFR Part 35. Medical Use of Bvoroduc_t iaterial RM#497 6,]4 F

Of9ECTIVE - The purpose of this proposed rulemaking is to revise ") CFR Part 35 to reflect a risk-based approach to the regulation of the medical uses of byproduct material.

Currently, all modalities of medical use of byproduct material are regulated as though the risk is uniform regardless of the quantity or emissions of the material.

Further, for those modalities of use that are judged to be of somewhat lower risk, performance oriented requirements would allow licensees the flexibility to develop procedures appropriate to their uses of byproduct material. The revision would address train 1ng and experience recuirements for physicians. RS0s, and physicists.

This initial.ive will incluce develo) ment of guidance documents.

Changes to Part 35 may impact on and require clanges to other Parts of Title 10 of the Code of the Federal Regulations.

TYPE BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADOS FLEXIBILITY CDSJfBENEFIT -

If 10 CFR Part 35 is revised tc reflect a risk-based approach, red. din requirements for licensees who use by]roduct material for those uses of material that are adjudged to be lower risc would be reduced or eliminated:

there would be a corresponding reduction in burden to medical use licensees.

Recommendation _t01.foceed -

Yes, the staff believes that the rulemaking is needed.

efforts related to other Part 35 changes that are currently on hold:This initiative may com RM

" Pregnancy and Breast-Feeding Status of Patients. Part 35": RM #385.

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" Revisions to Parts 31 and 35 to Address HMP ltems" (Part 31 portion may be j

retained as a separate action): RM #406. " Revise Brachytherapy Procedures.

Part 35": RM #473. " Relief From Requirements Dealing with the Medical Uses of Radiation. Parts 35.29c and d"; and RM #463. "NRRPT - Training Requirements i

for R50s".

These rulemakings will be subsumed in one rulemaking activity and j

will be dropped as individual activities if the Commission approves the comment on May 14 pproach.

The program plan was sent for office review and staff's pro)osed a 1997.

Commission SRM on SECY-97-115 dated 06/30/97 i

pu)lished in the Federal Register on 08/public comment on rule development was ap) roved the program plan.

Request for 06/97 (62 FR 42219).

StilfLBngurces - Total FTE = 9.61: NMSS = 6.00: RES = 3.00: OGC = 0.50 SP = 0.015: ADM = 0.07: IRM = 0.01: CF0 = 0.01 TARGET COMPLETION DATE -

Proposed Rule to Commission May 1998 i

Final Rule to Commission May 1999 RES CIMP 38 Revision of Dose Limit for Members of tre Public Exoosed to s tsents. Part 20 (PRM 20 24). RM6490 hf960164 iosoitalized a

rulemaking dated April 7 gulatory Commission (NRC) received a petition for OBJECTIVE:

The Nuclear Re 1996, from the University of Cincinnati.

The petitioner requested that the Comission amend its regulations to authorize specified visitors of hospitalized )atients, as members of the public, to receive up to 500 mrem per year.

he petition was published in the Federal Reaister on June 21, 1996 (61 FR ' o 4).

7 The individuals for whom the petitioner proposes to aermit doses in excess of the current 0.1 rem (1 mSv) in a year limit are unlicely to receive this dose more than once in their lifetime. The-purpose of permitting the higher dose would be to provide needed support to a patient undergoing diagnosis or

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treatment with radioacthe implants or radiopharmaceuticals. The petitioner i

suggests that this special dose limit extension be granted only to specified individuals determined by the physician to be necessary for the emotional and/or physical support of the patient (e.g.. _ parents of children, close family members of elderly patients, or other persons who could provide.

emotional support to the patient).

The petitioner states that it would be prudent to preclude pregnant women or minors from receiving a dose in excess of the 0.1 rem ( 1 mSv) limit in Part 20. The petitioner further suggests that radiation dose monitoring devices be provided to the exposed individual and a record of dose received be retained as a mechanism to demonstrate compliance with the limit.

TYPE BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADDS FLEXIBILITY COST / BENEFIT To be provided using Management Directive 6.3 process.

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6.3 process, the staff believes that the rulemaking should proceed.

i Commission SRM on SECY-96-176 dated 10/09/96 a> proved initiating the development of the rulemaking plan. The rulemaang plan was sent for office i

review on March 13, 1997.

The rulemaking plan was sent for EDO approval on-April 17, 1997. The rulemaking plan was sent for Comission. SECY 97 091.

approval on April 28, 1997.

The rulemaking plan was sent to the Agreement States for review and comment on May 1. 1997. The final rulemaking plan was sent for EDO approval on July 17. 1997.

The final rulemaking plan was sent i

for Comission approval on August 1,1997.

Comission SRM on SECY-97-177 dated 09/09/97 approved the rulemaking plan.

i Staff Resources - Total FTE = 1.15: RES = 0.75: NMSS = 0.25: OGC = 0.04 SP = 0.015; ADM = 0.07: IRM = 0.01: CF0 = 0.01 TARGET COMPLETION DATE -

Proposed Rule to Comission December 1997 Final Rule to Comission June 1998 i

mR C11P 39 Performance Orien"ed Requirements 'or Fire Protection of Nuclear

!ggL Scilities (Part 50b RMP340 AF29 Wf920L97 OBJECTIVE The proposed rule would amend the Comissicn's fire protection regulations.

The proposed rulemaking will also respond to a Petition for Rulemaking (PRM 50 6D from NEl. The regulatory framework will be changed to allow flexibility in the implementation of safety objectives and the probabilistic risk analysis information.

In concert with the PRA Policy Statement, risk-informed additions to the rule will be considered pursuant to 10 CFR Part 50.109.

Although the primary purpose of this rulemaking is to reduce the regulatory burden on the industry by replacing some of the more prescriptive fire

)rotection requirements with performance based regulations, a concomitant

)enefit is expected to be a reduction in the number of exemptions sought by licensees in this area.

TYPE BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORH/ ADDS FLEXIBILITY COS"/ BENEFIT This rulemaking should result in an overall cost savings to the nuc ear Industry.

Recommendation to Proceed -

Yes-Pending approval using Management Directive 6.3 process, the staff believes that the rulemaking should proceed.

A Commission option paper was sent to the Commission. SECY-96-134 for approval on June 21, 1996. Comission SRM on SECY-96-134 dated 10/02/96 approved

-development of a rulemaking plan based on performance-based and risk-informed approaches for fire protection..Comission options paper was sent for approval Via SECY-97-127 on June 19. 1997.

Comission SRM on SECY-97-127 dated September 11, 1997 approved the plan for rulemaking.'

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Staffkesourcesf., Total FTE - 5.30: NRR = 2,50: RES = 2.20: OGC = 0.50 l

ADM = 0.07: IRM = 0.02: CFO - 0.01 TARGET COMPLETION DATE - Proposed Rule to Comission To Be Providad Later Final Rule to Comission To Be Provided Later i

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NRR C1MP 10 Shutdown and Soent Fuel Pool Ooerations. Part 50 RM#398 AE97 -

)M920223 OBJECTIVE.- This rule is intended to provide a regulatory basis for spent fuel pool operations and for the >rotection of public health and safety during shutdown operation.

It will esta)lish minimum functional requirements consistent with minimizing event occurrence, mitigating events that do occur, and providing defense inedepth to assure prevention of core damage and i

provision of containment integrity.

TYPE SAFETY ENHANCEMWI-COST / BENEFIT Spent fuel pool operations backfit is not justified on a cost / benefit basis and would be voluntary. Benefit for shutdom operations backfit is estimated to be a reduction of core damage frequency of approximately 4E-04 per reactor-year for PWRs and approximately(2E-05 per i

reactor-year for BWRs. Value/1mpact ratios greater than unity i.e..

supportive of backfitting) are estimated for both reactor types.

Recommendation to Proceed:

Yes The staff believes that the rulemaking should continue. Although such requirements exist for power operation. no comparable rule based requirements are provided for shutdown operation.

Further, the staff has revised the proposed rule to address spent fuel pool operations.

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Although the staff has previously determined that public health and safety are adequately protected without this rule, this assurance presently depends in part upon measures for which a codified basis does not exist.

In order to i

assure that these measures are not eroded in the future when economic pressures are likely to drive utilities to streamline operations, certain requirements should be codified.

Staff Resources - Total FTE = 2.36: NRR = 2.14: RES = 0,08: OGC - 0.04 ADM = 0.07: IRM - 0.02:' CFO - 0.01 i

TARGET COMPLETION DATE.- Proposed Rule to Comission November 199?-

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0 RES C14PC 4 Delixra"e Misconduct Rule. Parts 30. 40, 50. 60. 61. 70. 7L U h N 25 AF33. F)60007 OBJECTIVE. The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations by extending the requirements of the deliberate misconduct rule to apply to the applicants for NRC licenses and certificates of compliance applicants and reciprocity applicants.

TYPE OTHER: GENERAllPROCEDURAL/ PROCESS /ADMINISTRATIVI COST / BENEFIT It is expected that the rulemaking will not create an additional cost to licensees, however it will be a potential benefit to health and safety.

Recommetida. tion to Proceed - Yes The staff believes that the rulemaking was approved by Comission SRM on SECY 96 g Management Directive 6.3 proc should proceed.

The rulemaking plan usin 017 dated February 8. 1996.

The proposed rulemaking was sent for office review and coment on 06/03/96.

The proposed rulemaking was sent for EDO approval-on 08/13/96. The proposed rulemaking was sent to the Comission. SECY 96184. for approval on 08/20/96.

Comission SRM on SECY-96184 dated 09/11/96 approved the proposed rulemakin The proposed rulemaking was published for comment on 10/04/96 (61 FR 51835).g, The final rulemaking t;as sent for office review and coment on August 14 1997.

Staff Resourcu:. Total FTE - Not Applicable TARGET COMPLETION DATE -

Final Rule to Commission October 1997 M)M CIMP 15 Criteria and Procedures For Deterfaina Elioibility For Access to Restricted Data or National Security Information. Parts 10 RMf431 AF48 OBJECTIVE The final rule would conform NRC policy for the protection of classified national. security information at licensee facilities with new national aolicy directives and initiatives. including the National Industrial Security )rogram Operating Manual (NISPOM): Executive Order (E0) 12958.

" Classified National Security Information": and E0 12968. " Access to Classified Information."

The NRC must comply with these Presidential and national policies.

TYPE OTHER: GENERAL /PR.0CEDURAL/ PROCESS / ADMINISTRATIVE COST / BENEFIT There is little or no cost to NRC (other than the FTE resources to pre)are the rulemaking) or licensees / certificate holders from this rulemacing. There should not be any significant or costly security revisions required.

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I BtComendation te %c.ted :. Yes The staff believes that the rulemaking shou'd continue ts

'sure that NRC conforms with national policies for the

)rotection of clas.. n ed information.

However, action on this rulemaking is

>eing deferred until publication of the Adjudicatory Guidelines by the Office of Personnel Management in October 1997.

Staff Resources - Total FTE - 0,315: ADM = 0.20: RES - 0.08: OGC - 0.005 1RM = 0.02: CF0 - 0.01 TARGET COMPIETION DATE -

Proposed Rule to EDO To Be Provided Later Final Rule to EDO To Be Provided Later 1MP 17 Alternative Financial Criteria For Nondrofit Entities and ternative Financia' Criteria For Non Bond Issuina Licensees RMN 08 -

30212 OBJECTLVE The proposed rulemaking would revise the Comission's regulations i

to pub'ish criteria that would allow qualifying non profit entities and non-bond issuing business corporations to use self-guarantee as an additional mechanism for financial assurance. The overall objective is to reduce the licensee's cost burden without causing adverse effects on public health and

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Estimated annual savings to industry is over $1.0 million.

Reconmendation to Proceed -

Yes The staff believes that the rulemaking is 4

needed.

The contractor recomendations have been reviewed and have been incorporated in a Comission memorandum. SECY 95 278 dated November 28, 1995, recomending that a rulemaking plan be developed.

Comission SRM dated 02/05/96 approved development of a rulemaking plan using MD 6.3 process. The rulemaking plan was sent for Comission. SECY 96 091, approval on 04/30/96.

Cemission SRM on SECY 96 091 dated May 24, 1996 approved sending the rulemaking plan to the agreement states for comment.

The final rulemaking plan was approved on September 4, 1996 and the proposed rulemaking is being developed.

The pro)osed rulemaking was sent for office review on 12/19/96.

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The proposed rulemacing was sent for ED0 approval on 1/31/97.

The proposed rulemaking was sent for Comission approval on 02/13/97 Via SECY-97 041.

Comission SRM on SECV 97 041 dated 04/01/97 approved the proposed rulemaking.

The )roposed rulemaking was sent to ADM to be published for >ublic coment in the ederal Register on April 17, 1997.

The proposed rulemacing was published r

for public coment in the Federal Register on April 30, 1997 (62 FR 23394).

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1 S.CLMP 18 Audit Fresuency Fo Estr.9tncy Plannina and Security. Part 50.

>tM 50 59. PRP 50 60 - IMM13 Ar63 01]ECTIVE - The proposed rule would amend the Comission's regulations by clanging the frequency with which licensees conduct independent reviews and audits of their safeguards contingency plans. security programs and emergency preparedness programs. The regulations would be revised to require that licensees conduct program reviews and audits at-least every 24 months.

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would also clarify that the necessity for more frequent, focused audits be based on an assessment by the licensee against performance indicators or a significant change in personnel, procedures. equipment. or facilities. These proposed changes promote performance based, rather than compliance based review and audit activities. The proposed changes will further clarify that programs must be reviewed and audited following a significant change in personnel, procedures, or equipment as soon as reasonably practicable, but no later than 12 months after the changes.

The purpose of these focused audits would be to ensure that changes have not adversely affected the operaticn of the particular program element or function in question.

In addition. the proposed rule will respond to petitions for rulemaking (PRMs 50-59 and 50 60).

TYPE. BURDEN REUUCTIQN/ REGULATORY REFORM / ADDS FLEXIBILITY C.QST/ BENEFIT.

Industry burden would be reduced by about $1 million per year, and should result in improved, performance based audits, j

Recoinendatior, to Proceed.- Yes The staff believes that the rulemaking shou'd proceec.

The-revised rulemaking plan was resent to the ED0/Comission

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for approval on August 22, 1996.

Commission SRM on SECY 96 236 dated December i

5.1996 approved the final rulemaking plan.

The proposed rulemaking was sent for office review on 05/22/97.- The proposed rulemaking was sent for ED0 approval on 06/23/97.

The pro)csed rulemaking was sent *or OMB clearance on 07/03/97.

EDO approved publis11ng the proposed rulemaking for comment on 07/08/97. The proposed rulemaking was sent to ADM for publication in the Federal Register on 07/11/97.

The proposed rulemaking was published for public comment in the Federal Register on July 31, 1997 (62 FR 40978).

Staff Resources - Total FTE - 0.72: RES - 0.50: NRR - 0.15: OGC = 0.02 ADM - 0.035: IRM = 0.005: CF0 = 0.005 TARGET COMPLETION DATE -

Final Rule to EDO June 1998 for approval to publish 3ES C1MP 19 Add' tion of Radon 222 and Tectnetium 99 Values to Tabl3 S 3 and lev uions Resulo na from Consideration of F ioher Burnuo ruel (Part S u jM L6 AA33 Wk/10146 OBJECTIVE The proposed rule is mandated by the Commission and would amend i

the Table of branium fuel Cycle Environmental Data (Table 5-3) by adding new estimates.for potential releases of technetium 99 and radon 222 and by updating other estimates.

The proposed rule would remove the environmental 1

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consideration in individual light water cooled nuclear power reactor (LWP) l licensing proceedings.

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GQS"/ BENEFIT.t It is not possible to perform a quantitative cost-benefit i

ana'ysis because the number and timing of applications for construction i

Mrmits'for LWRs and roduction and utilization facilities are uncertain at thB time. However, t11s rule would result in up front implementation costs to the NRC (estimated to be about $258.000) and cost reductions in the i

preparation and review of CP stage environmental documents (estimated to be about $1A 000 per LWR).

Recorr*1dation to Proceed - YES The staff believes that the rulemaking 3

shou' fie continud.

In so far as this issue impacts existing OLs the staff

%tes that the Part 51 rulemaking for license renewal for NPP s should 4+nerally suffice for those license renewal applications and environmental as:stnents that rely on the use of Table S 3.

Thus, the proposed rulemaking packege is being developed mW that the License Renewal rulemaking has been completed.

Staff Resourtssu i ral FTE - 0 30: RES - 0.20: NRR - 0.04: OGC 0.02 ADM - 0.025: IRM - 0.005: CF0 - 0.005 TARGET COMPLET10N DATE.- Direct Final Rule to Commission January 1998 F

RES C1K? ql Revision of Prototvoe "estina Reauirements for Jatches Containina Tritium ( >RM 32 04). Pr.rt 32.14. RMM23 AF76 OBJECTIVE The proposed rulemaking would revise the Commission regulations to include watches containing gaseous tritium light sources (GTLS's) on the same regulatory basis as luminous tritium paint. Since the application of tritium luminescent technology has changed sufficiently, a modification-of the rcgulatSon is needed. Although the exemption in 10 CFR 30.15(a)(1) puts no i

restriction on the form of tritium in timepieces, the prototype testing requirements of 10 CFR 32.14 were d^ signed for luminous tritium paint and preclude distribution of timepieces containing gaseous tritium light sources (GTLS's) for use under this exemption.

Currently timepieces containing GTLS's must be approved for distribution under 10 CFR 32.22-for use under 10 CFR 30.19. the class exemption for self-luminous aroducts.

Exposures to the public are very low from wattnes using either GT S's or luminous tritium paint, with watches Jsing GTLS's generally resulting in lower ex)osures.

In this case, the more burdensome process involved in obtaining autlorization to distribute this product under 10 CFR 32.22 is unnecessary.

Revision of the prototype testino requirements will allow distribution on the same regulatory basis-as wat:hes containing luminous tritium 3aint.

The proposed rulemaking will also resolve a petition for rulemaktng ()RM-32-04) received from mb-microtec.

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COS"/ BENEFIT The licensees will realize a cost saving, with no reduction in i

hea tn and safety. The current total fees can vary from $12.600 for an initial application. including the device application and the device registration fees to $12.100 for the annual license and device registration fees: the Droposed fees could vary from $4,300 for an initial application to 58.800 for tin annual license fee. This results in a cost savings to the applicant / licensee of 58.300 for an initial application and $4.300 for annual fees.

The discounted annual savings over 10 years would be $2.185.90, this value is expressed in constant dollars. The current number of licensees that would be affected by this rule is 13.

The total resultant annual cost savin 9:,

for this particular industry would b; $28.416.70.

Recc...;adationtoProceed_.- Yes Pending approval using Management Directive 6.3 process, the staff believes that the rulemaking should proceed. The rulemaking plan was sent for office review on September 05. 1996.

The rulemaking plan was sent for EDO approval on January 14. 1997.

The rulemaking plan was sent for Commission approval, SECY-97 028. on February 4.1997.

Commission SRM on SECY-97-028 dated March 7. 1997 approved the rule plan.. The proposed rulemaking was sent for office review and count on 05/13/97. The proposed rulemaking was sent for EDO approval on 06/24/97. The proposed rulemaking was sent for Commission approval on 07/07/97 Via SECY-97 139.

Commission SRM on SECY-97-139 dated August 14. 1997 approved the proposed rulemaking.

The proposed rulemaking was sent to ADM for publication in the Federal Register on September 3. 1997.

Staff Resources - Total FTE - 0.49: RES - 0.30: NMSS - 0.13: OGC - 0.01 SP - 0.005: ADM - 0.035: IRM = 0.005: CFO - 0.005 TARGET COMPLETION DATE -

Final Rule to Commission March 1998 RES C1MP 22 Miscellaneous Chanaes. Part 72 RM#446 W9960162 OBJEC"IVE.

The proposed rulemaking would correct a number of inconsistencies and c'arify the applicability of several sections of part 72 and would also exemat natural or depleted uranium metal used in storage cask shielding from the ) art 40 general license.

Currently. such use of natural or depleted uranium would be subject to the general license provisions under Part 40 for possession of uranium.

The NRC currently exempts the use of these materials in shipping containers, subject to certain conditions, This rulemaking would eliminate the need for multiple requests for exemptions from the general license requirement.

This rulemaking would also modify the date for submittal of dry cask storage effluent re orts. These re) orts, currently submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 72.44(d)p(3), would be su)mitted at the same time as similar reports--

required under 10 CFR 50.36(a)(2) regarding effluents from reactor operations.

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d TYPE OTliER: GE NERAU. PROCEDURAL /PROCE SS /ADM I N I STRATI VE COST / BENEFIT These changes will reduce licensees burden slightly and also simplify licensee procedures, Becomendation to Proceed - Yes The staff believes that the rulemaking snould continue.

The rulemaking plan was sent for office review on February

10. 1997.

The rulemaking plan was sent for EDO approvai on March 6, 1997.

Comission SRM on SECY-97-069 dated April 24, 1997 approved the rule plan.

Staff Resources - Total FTE = 0.57:

RES = 0.40: NMSS = 0.13: OGC = 0.02 SP = 0.015: ADM = 0.07: IRM = 0.01: CF0 = 0.01 TARGET COMPLETION DATE.-

Proposed Rule to Comission November 1997 Final Rule to Commission May 1998 RES C1MP ?3 Emeraency Plannino Reauirements For De'uelec Reactors and Dercise lequirements For Offsite Emeraency Plans. Accenc ix E and Part 50.54(0).

RHf435 970230 QBJECTIVE The proposed rule change would revise 10 CFR 50.54(q)lanningand A E to 10 CFR Part 50 in order to establish appropriate emergency p licensing requirements for defueled nuclear power 31 ants.

This effort is a companion to another rulemaking under development )y the staff which relates to reductions in the onsite and the offsite insurance requirements for permanently shutdown power reactors.

The Commission's regulations currently require that each licensee of an operating nuclear power plant establish and maintain emergency plans and 3reparedness in accordance with 10 CFR Part 50, 5 50.54, 6 50.47 and Appendix An exemption to these requirements is typically requested and granted for defueled nuclear power plants.

in order to eliminate the continued use of exemptions, the regulations should be amended to establish the appropriate licensing requirements for defueled plants.

In addition to defueled plants this proposed rule change will also eliminate the need for holders of construction permits or operating licenses to obtain exemptions from the emergency preparedness exercises for offsite plans.

This relief is necessary because entities, such as State and local governments, sometimes are unable to participate in these exercises on a schedule that is consistent with the current NRC requirements. The staff will amend 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E with the goal of modifying the language in Section (1V)(F) to allow modifications to the schedule of emergency preparedness exercises without the need to seek an exemption.

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Recommendation to Proceed - Yes Pending approved using Management Directive i

6.3 process, the staff believes that the rulemaking should continue. The rulemaking plan.was sent for office review on August 09. 1996.

The rulemaking plan was resent for office review on March 11, 1997. The rulemaking plan was sent for EDO approval on June 4. 1997.

The rulemaking plan was sent for Comission. SECY-97120. approval on June 16, 1997.

CommissionSRMonSECY-97-120 dated July 10. 1997 approved the rule plan, t

Staff Resources - Total FTE - 1.74 RES - 1.50: NRR = 0.10: OGC = 0.04 i

ADM = 0.07: IRM = 0.02: CFO = 0.01 i

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regulations and would incorporate a new national consensus standard (ANSl/IEEE Std. 603 1991).

TYPE BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADDS FLEXIBILITY COST / BENEFIT This change would update and clarify existing NRC regulations.

The licens1n basis of the operating power plants will not change.

The rule.

however, asp ies to electrical and l&C system modifications which are initiated )y the licensees. This is consistent with the NRC forward looking

-policy of maintaining state of the-technology.

Reccunendation to Proceed.- Yes The staff believes that the rulemaking shou'd proceed.

The direct final rulemaking plar was approved on January 26.

1997. The direct final rulemaking was sent to ED0 for approval on September 4, 1997. The direct final rulemaking was sent for Comissio'1. SECY-97-201, approval on September 8, 1997.

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ADH CIMP 25 Access to Secret Restricted Data, Parts 25 and 95 RMf502-AF82 OBJECTIVE The proposed rule would attempt to balance NRC policy for access to Secret Restricted Data at licensee and certificate holder facilities t

between the recuirements of new national policy directives and initiatives.

including the hational Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) and the concerns of the Department of Energy over the level of background Investigation required for access to Secret Restricted Data.

TYPE 0THER: GENERAL / PROCEDURAL / PROCESS / ADMINISTRATIVE COST / BENEFIT There is little or no cost to NRC (other than the resources required to prepare the ruleinking) or licensees / certificate holders resulting from the proposed rulemaking; however, if the DOE proposals are adopted some licensees / certificate holders would require significantly more expensive personnel security investigations for. personnel requiring access to Secret Restricted Data.

Recommendation to Proceed Yes The staff believes that this rulemaking should proceed.

S.t.a.f.f Resources. - Total FlE = 0.33: ADM = 0.20: RES = 0.08: OGC = 0.02 1RM = 0.02: CF0 = 0.01 Taroet Comoletion Date Proposed rule to ED0 January 1998 Final rule to EDO June 1998 for approval to publish.

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LOWER PRIORITY RES CILP 05 Revision to L0 CFR Parts 20. 32. 35. 36. and 39 Recardina Minor A binistrative Chanaes. C' arifications. and a Minor Policy Chance RMf402 -

Alfa OBJECTIVE. The proposed rulemaking will amend the Comission regulations to make minor administrative changes and clarifications to 10 CFR Part 20.

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" Standards for Protection Against Radiation." The proposed amendments also would conform other 10 CFR tarts with the Commission s revised radiation protection requirements.

In addition, a minor policy change is would revise the monitoring criterion for minors from 0.05 rem (proposed that 0.5 mSv) to-0.1 rem (1 mSv) in a year and for declared pregnant women from 0.05 rem (0.5 mSv) to 0.1 rem (1 mSv) during their pregnancies.

TYPE OTHER: GENERAL / PROCEDURAL / PROCESS / ADMINISTRATIVE COST / BENEFIT These changes will reduce licensees burden slightly and also simplify licensee procedures.-

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Yes The staff believes that the rulemakirig should continue.

The proposed rulemaking was sent for office review on l

02/12/96. The proposed rulemaking was sent for EDO approval on August 20.

1996.

The proposed rulemaking was approved by EDO on September 6, 1996.

The proposed rulemcking was published for comment on 10/07/96 (61 FR 52338).

Staff Resources -

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Final Rule to Commission November 1997 1RM c1LP 17 Submittal orocedures For Documents. Parts 19. 20. 30 36. 39. 40.

50. 51. 52. 55. 60 62. 70 75. 140'. 150 RM#445 OBJECTIVE The objective of this rulemaking is to establish standardized procedures for use by licensees and applicants when submitting applications, reports, and 4..er written comunications to the NRC.

It would recuire that the signed original of licensee submittals and reports be addressec to the Document Control Desk.

Copies would also be sent to the Regional Administretor and the NRC Resident Inspector, if appropriate.

The current regulations are not consistent in the instructions given to external entities for submitting licensing related communications to the NRC.

Currently, submittals may be addressed to an Office Director, ar. individual staff member, a Regional Administrator, the Document Control Desk, or various combinations of these addresses.

The current regulations also contain outdated references to NRC organizational units that have been renamed or reorganized into different organizations.

As a result, there is the increased probability that some communications from licensees may not be captured for placement in the NRC central document management system or properly disseminated to the NRC staff, official file centers, and tie public document rooms.

10 CFR Part 50 document submittals are directed to a central receipt and distribution point, the Document Control Desk.

Extending standardized requirements to other 10 CFR parts will enable the Document Control Desk to better control agency records, place documents on the Nuclear Documents System (NUDOCS) before distributing them to intended recipients, and direct official records to their proper file stations.

TYPE OTHER: GENERAL / PROCEDURAL / PROCESS /ADMINISTRAT M COST / BENEFIT-There would be little or no cost to NRC (other than the FTE resources to repare the rulemaking) or licensees / applicants from this rulemaking, he affected licensees and applicants would have to revise their correspondence 3rocedures, but this is expected to be a very minor administrative )urden.

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The staff believes that the rulemaking should continue to ensure that written communications received from licensees and applicants are captured for placement in the NRC central document management

- system. and are properly disseminated to the NRC staff, official file centers, and the public document rooms.

Deferring action would simply delay the implementatiori of improved administrative practices. The scope of the ro.oiionirig 1s being reevaluated. A decision to issue it as a direct final rulemaking is under consideration.

Staff Resources - Total FTE - 0.335: IRM - 0.25: RES - 0.04: OGC - 0.005 ADM - 0.035: CF0 - 0.005:

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Final Rule to CIO June 1998 for approval to publish A)M CILP 18 duc' ear R+aulatory Commission Acauisition Reaulation (48 CFR C 1anter 20) - U$ 75 A:52 QlWECTIVE.- The proposed rule would amend the Nuclear Regulatory Comission Acquisition Regulation (NRCAR) for the procurement of goods and services within the NRC to satisfy the particular needs of the agency.

The proposed rule would incor) orate streamlining and simplification methods identified under the NRC's )rocurement Reinvention Laboratory (PRL) and legislated under the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (FASA), the Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1996 (FARA), and the Information Technology Management Reform Act (ITMRA) of 1996.

TYPE. 0THER: GENERAL / PROCEDURAL / PROCESS / ADMINISTRATIVE COST / BENEFIT -

It is expected that the rulemaking will not create an additional cost to licensees, however, the proposed rule will simplify processes for small business, non profit org "tations, and universities.

Reconmendation to oroceed - Yes The staff believes that this rulemaking shou'd continue.

lhe intent of the FASA. FARA, and ITMRA is to streamline procurement processes within the Federal Government.

Implementing instructions are needed for some of these processes. Additionally, under the authority of the NRC's PRL, the procedures in the NRCAR will be streamlined and simplified wherever possible.

-Staff Resources - Total FTE - 0.32: ADM - 0.20: RES - 0.08: OGC - 0.01-CF0 - 0.01: IRM - 0.02:

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4 fil91ER PRIORITY RES Chip 04 Criteria For Recycle / Reuse RM#381 Wf940059 QEJECTIVE -

Provide a uniform risk-informed performance based standard for the recycle or reuse of materials and equipment that are radioactively contaminated.

The proposed regulation would replace non codified guidance and practices for the restricted or unrestricted release of materials and equipment with a uniform. risk-informed performance based standard.

The proposed regulation wcaid provide regulatory relief from the currently used.

case by-case practices of applying either Regulatory Guide 1.86 surface coatamination values or no detectable activity using environmental measurements methodology.

There are no current release levels established generally for volumetrically contaminated materials.

The regulation would provide a generic risk-informed performance basis for the release of slightly contaminated materials and equipment rather than case-by case analysis or disposal in a low-level waste facility.

TYPE BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADDS FLEXIBILITY COST / BENEFIT - The primary benefit anticipated is the cost savings from avoiding costs of low-level waste disposal of the materials and equipment.

Recommendation to Proceed - YES The staff believes that the rulemaking is needed to complement the radiological criteria for decommissioning rule, but it should be initiated after the technical underpinnings for risk-informed performance based analyses are in place.

However, the staff is preparing a Commission Paper that describes options on the recycle and reuse rulemaking to reflect shifts in EPA's approach to their parallel rulemaking.

In any case the staff will continue to take advantage of the efficiency realized from cooperative efforts to develop the technical basil for the recycle rulemaking while the final rulemaking on radiological criteria for license termination is being completed.

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AE90 w.340008 OBJECTIVE The proposed rulemaking would amend the Commission's regulations governing the release of radionuclides from licensed nuclear facilities into sanitary sewer systems. The Commission believes that by incorporating current sewer treatment technologies the contemplated rulemaking would improve the control of radioactive materials released to sanitary sewer systems by licensed nuclear facilities. This rulemaking would also address a petition for rulemaking (PRM-20-22) submitted by the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District.

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Bagommendation to Proceed - Yes The staff believes that the rulemaking is needed after a defensible technical basis has been established.

The NRC and EPA are conducting a joint survey of sewage treatment plants in the U.S. to supplemtat the technical basis for the rulemaking.

The agencies anticipate submission of the OMB clearance package for the survey and completion of a trial survey at 9 facilities in Summer 1997.

Staff Resources - Total FTE = 1.51; RES - 1.00: NMSS - 0.25: OGC - 0.15 SP - 0.02: ADM = 0.07; IRM - 0.01: CF0 = 0.01 i

BES:CLHP 07 Amend Certification of ComT.iance NO.72 1007 For The VSC 24 Dry SDent Fuel Storace Cask P6rt 72.214 RHJ390 QDJECTIVE The proposed rulemaking would revise tne Commission regulations to add the modified VSC-24 dry spent fuel storage cask to Part 72.214 so that holders of operating power reactor licenses can use this cask under a general license.

Otherwise holders of power reactor operating licenses would have to obtain a specific license in order to use this cask.

The modified cask will store spent fuel with control components. The currently approved VSC-24 cask cannot store spent fuel with control components.

TYPE BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADDS FLEXIBILITY COST / BENEFIT-The net benefit of the rule to the NRC is that the modified cask would have to be approved only once for use by a number of licensees.

If a specific license would be required. the NRC would have to review each license application.

For licensees, the rule would provide another option for the storage of spent fuel under the provisions of a general license.

Recommendation to Proceed - Yes The staff believes that the rulemaking is needed after a defensible technical basis has been established.

The NRC in conjunction with Pacific Sierra Nuclear Associates are currently developing the technical basis for the modified VSC-24 dry spent fuel storage cask. The certification process for dry spent fuel storage cask designs has been codified under Part 72 pursuant to the Waste Policy Act.

Accordingly it is expected that this rulemaking amendment will proceed because it will further streamline the cask licensing process.

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'RES C2MP 05 Exemotion from Licensina of Certain Products. Parts 30. 32 -

a RM6400 W#900208 OBJECTIVE:: NMSS has requested that a new exemption be established to cover a number of types of devices that are currently used under specific or general license Types of products that are considered candidates for exemption include some: electron capture detectors, X-ray fluorescence analyzers, static eliminators, static monitors, beta backscatter gauges, and calibration and reference sources, which meet certain design and safety criteria.

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COST / BENEFIT An exemption would relieve the users of the reporting, recordkeeping, testing and disposal requirements associated with the use of the devices under license.

For those now used under specific license.

additional technical and financial burdens would be relieved.

These burdens may not be appropriate given the low hazards associated with the devices.

- Details of costs and benefits have yet to be determined; the potential exposures of the public from exempting these categories of devices is under study.

NMSS also notes that the exempt. quantities (5 30.18) and exempt concentrations (5 30.14) of byproduct material may need to be made more restrictive.

Because of this. NMSS recommends coordinating both of these actions because there are calibration sources exempt under i 30.18, which may be more appropriately covered under the proposed new exemption for devices, and the : impact of-revising exempt quantities could be minimized with the new exemption. The

- reason for the difference is that the new exemption would be for specific devices reviewed for safety by the Commission, while the exempt quantities are contained in a broad exemption covering material in any form.

Recommendation to Proceed - Yes The staff believes that the rulemaking should proceed.

However, the staff is currently reevaluating Part 30 exemptions. The need for rulemaking will be determined upon the completion of 4

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Brookhaven National Laboratory is providing the technical basis for the rulemaking by conducting hot particle exposures on live swine skin to e5tablish the threshold dose (s) for ulceration.

TYPE BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORH/ ADDS FLEXIBILITY COST / BENEFIT The final dose constraint is most likely to be less restrictive than the conservative interim limit.

Therefore both the NRC and its licensees will realize a reduction in the current regulatory burden and improvement in health and safety.. Since the rulemaking 3rocess has not yet begun, the details of the costs and burdens to the N1C and its licensees have not been determined.

i Fecomendation to Proceed - Yes The staff believes that the rulemaking is

'needed.

The rulemaking category listing has been changed to Category III.

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RES C3HP 09 Vohitpf Decommissionino Fundino Certification Amounts For Acolicants and Licensees. Parts 30. 40. 70 RM#243 OBJECTIVE The proposed rule will revise the Comissions regulations that would make any necessary adjustments to the certification amounts financial assurance in Parts 30, 40 and 70.

The certification amounts will likely need to be revised upward to account for inflation in decommissioning costs since when they were promulgated in 1988.

TYPE OTHER:-GENERAL / PROCEDURAL / PROCESS / ADMINISTRATIVE COST / BENEFIT - To be provided using Management Directive 6.3 process.

Recomendation to Proceed - Yes The staff believes that the rulemaking is needed. Support for this rulemaking was contained in a memorandum to the Comission from J. Taylor, " Response For Recommendation As to Whether Reexamination of Requirements For Decomissioning Funding For Materials Licenses Is Appropriate", May 28. 1993.

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l for division comments in August 1996.

As a result, it was decided that additional technical basis was needed to support the rulemaking.

They are currently under development.

Staff Resour._cgi. Total FTE - 2.36: RES - 1.80: NMSS - 0.25; OGC - 0.20 SP = 0.02: ADM - 0.07: IRM - 0.01: CFO - 0.01 BES C3HP 10 Elimination of 30 day Delay in LoadinQ SDent Fuel After Preocerational Testina. Part 72.82(E)

RM#433 OBJECTIVE The proposed rulemaking would shorten or eliminate the 30-day delay for the loading of spent reactor fuel into an Independent Spent Fuel

. Storage Installation (ISFSI) following completion of areoperational testing.

The staff considers the extent of this time delay to 3e excessive and unnecessary Ncause the NRC has an extensive oversight presence during preoperaticaal testing looking at the acceptance criteria and test results in real ti t.

The staff will propose shortening or removing this requirement.

TYPE BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADDS FLEXIBILITY COST / BENEFIT -

io be provided using Haragement Directive 6.3 process.

Recommendation to Proceed -

Yes The staff believes that the rulemaking should proceed.

The rulemaking plan was sent for office concurrence on 07/19/96 using Management Directive 6.3 However. NMSS memorandum (E-Mail Travers to Greeves. Morris, et. al. process.

) dated September 5, 1996 indicated that the rulemaking should be terminated. Accordingly. the rulemaking plan was not completed and not sent to the Commission for approval.

However.

Commission SRM on SECY-96-176 dated 10/09/96 directed tie staff to continue the development of the rulemaking plan.

The draft rulemaking plan was sent for NMSS. OGC and Res division comments in August 1996. As a result, the final rulemaking plan was revised in response to these comments.

The final rulemaking plan was sent for office review and comment on 09/02/97.

Staff Resources - Total FTE - 0.89: RES - 0.50: NMSS - 0.25: OGC - 0.03 SP - 0.02: ADM - 0.07: IRM - 0.01: CF0 - 0.01 RES C3HP 12 Storaae of Greater Than Class C Waste. Pa.*t 72 RH#436 -W#960157 OBJECTIVE The proposed rulemaking would expand the scope of Part 72 to include storage of Greater than Class C (GTCC) waste, that is, waste that exceeds the concentration limits in 10 CFR 61.55.

It is anticipated that the decommissioning activities at nuclear power plants will generate relatively small volumes of GTCC waste. However, since there are currently no disposal CIII-2

options for GTCC waste, utilities must store these wastes under their Part 50 licenses pending development of a disposal facility. The Department of Energy has the responsibility for develoaing a national strategy for disposal of GTCC waste.

Based on current available for many years. plans, tais disposal capability will not likely be This rulemaking would allow independent spent fuel storage installations to shre GTCC waste similar to storage of spent fuel and facilitate the likely even ual transfer to a permanent geologic repository.

This proposed rule would also respond to a petition for rulemaking from the Portland General Electric Company (PRM-72-02).

TYPE BURJEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORH/ ADDS FLEXIBILITY COST / BENEFIT NRC review of the issue revealed that a reactor licensee could elect to store GTCC waste et an ISFSI site under a Part 30 or Part 70 license.

However, the regulations are not clear and specific licensing criteria do not exist for storage of this type of waste.

The staff believes that the future level of decommissioning activities and the handling of this type material warrant clear coverage in the regulations and will therefore proceed with rulemaking as a medium rather than high priority as originally planned. This change should not significantly impact t1is schedule of this work.

Recommendation to Proceed -

Yes The staff believes that the rulemaking should proceed.

The rulemaking plan was sent for office concurrence on 01/14/97.

The rulemaking plan was sent for EDO approval on February 25. 1997.

Commission SRM on SECY-97-056 dated 04/03/97 ap3 roved sending the plan to the Agreement States for comment.

The final rulemacing plan was sent for office review and comment on 07/15/97.

The rulemaking plan was sent for EDO approval on August 1, 1997.

Staff Resources - Total FTE - 1.89: RES - 1.50: NMSS - 0.25: OGC = 0.03 SP - 0.02: ADM - 0.07: IRM - 0.01: CF0 - 0.01 RES C3HP 13 Eneroy Comnensation Sources For Well Locaina. Part 39 RH#440 OBJECTIVE The proposed rulemaking would allow small energy compensation sources (ECS) used for well logging to be treated differently than well logging sources.

Since Part 39 was written, the industry has developed new technology that allows logging operations to be done concurrently with drilling.

Even newer technology separates the ECS and the logging tool from the larger logging source to allow easier retrieval of the logging source in the event the drill stem becomes unretrievable.

This technology requires an additional small source (less than 0.0001 Curie) versus the normal 3 to 20 Curie well logging sources.

Many requirements in Part 39 are not appropriate or necessary for protecting public health and safety and the environment for ECS.

However, since Part 39 did not envision these small sources. the requirements were not written to allow variations in the requirements based on the source.

The rulemaking would modity the regulations in Part 39 to define ECS and provide appropriate regulations for their use in well logging.

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TYPE BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADDS FLEXIBILITY COST / BENEFIT To be provided using Management Directive 6.3 process.

Recommendation to Proceed - Yes Pending approval using Management Directive 6.3 process, the staff believes that the rulemaking should proceed.

The rulemaking plan was sent for office review on M3rch 24.1997.

The rulemaking-plan was sent to ED0/ Commission for information and to the Agreement States for review and comment on May 12. 1997.

The Agreement States comments are currently being evaluated.

Staff Resources Total FTE - 1.88: RES - 1.50: NMSS - 0.25: OGC - 0.02 SP - 0.02: ADM - 0.07: IRM - 0.01: CF0 - 0.01 RES C3HP-14 Expand Aoolicability to Include Additional Parties. Part 72.

RMf439 W960160 0BJECTIVE - The present regulation dealing with completeness and accuracy of informat1on submitted to the Commission by an applicant for a license, or by a licensee, is found at 10 CFR 30.9. 40.9. 50.9. 54.13, 55.9. 60.10. 61.9a.

70.9a. 71.6a 72.11. 76.9. and 110.7a.

The proposed rulemaking L intended to correct a weakness in Section 72.11 by expanding its scope to include holders of and applicants for certificates of compliance: fabricators. designers. and vendors of casks; their emp10yees; and the employees of their contractors, subcontractors, and consultants.

The correction would clarify that they may be subject to enforcement action for submitting to the NRC information that is not complete and accurate in all material respects.

Because of these limited specific requirements in Part 72 for parties sther than licensees, the Commission has been unable to issue notices of violation to other parties involved in ISFSI safety related functions.

Th( staff believes there may be safety consequences resulting from this weakness. The ability to issue notices of violation to these parties would improve the effectiveness of the NRC's inspection and enforcement programs.in assuring compliance with the Commission's regulations, TYPE BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADDS FLEXIBILITY

- COST / BENEFIT-- To be provided using Management Directive 6.3 process.

Recommendation to Proceed - Yes The staff believes that the rulemaking should proceed using Management Directive 6.3 process.

A letter requesting the ED0's approval to initiate a rulemaking plan has been sent to the EDO.

The rulemaking plan was sent for office review on February 10. 1997. The rulemaking plan was resent for office review-on July 28, 1997.

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The requirements in'10 CFR-

Part 34 and ANSI N432.- which _is incorporated by reference, are sometimes very prescriptive and often require exemptions for special cases. One example is the requirement for rigid guide tubes.

These are frequently-impractical in the airline industry due to the geometry of the equipment being radiographed.

It is expected that broadening the language of 5 34.20 will result in a-reduction in the number of exemptions sought.

TYPE BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADDS FLEXIBILITY COST / BENEFIT. This rulemaking should eliminate the need to seek an exemption and result in an Sverall cost savings to the nuclear industry.

Bacomendation to Proceed -

Yes Pending approval using Management Directive

- 6.3 process, the staff-believes that the rulemaking should proceed.

The rulemaking plan was sent for office review on June 26. 1997. The staff plans to conduct a workshop with licensees and industry to determine what performance criteria associated equipment should be expected to meet.

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In 1994, 10 CFR Part 76. " Certification of Gaseous Diffusion-Plants" was codified to provide the regulatory process by which the NRC would assume regulatory authority for the o)eration of the Portsmouth and Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plants (GDPs) that 1ad operated safely for many years under the authority of the Department of Energy. The initial certificates of compliance authorizing continuing operation of the CDPs under NRC regulatory oversight were issued on November 26, 1996, and the GDPs came under NRC authority on March 3,1997.

When Part 76 was initially promulgated, the certification process was to be repeated annually. The recertification period has recently been extended, by Congressional action and implementing -

.rulemaking, to allow for u) to 5 years between recertifications.

Since the initial certification of-tie GDPs, the-operator of the GDPs. the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC), has requested several amendments to those certificates.

In implementing the certificate amendment process described in

- ! 76.45, the NMSS staff has identified several deficiencies that should be-corrected.

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- Yes Pending approval using Management Directive 6.3 process, the staff believes that the rulemaking should proceed.

The rulemaking plan was sent for office review on July 02, 1997.

The rulemaking plan was sent for EDO approval on August 11, 1997.

The rulemaking plan was sent for Comission, SECY-97-195, approval: on August 26, 1997.

-Staff Resources - Total FTE - 0.80: RES - 0.40: NMSS - 0.25: OGC - 0.04 SP = 0.02: ADM - 0.07; IRM = 0.01: CFO - 0.01 4HSS C3HP 26 Conformina 10 CFR Part 60 to EPA Standard and NAS Recoinnendations RMN30 OBJECTIVE

-Recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) as well as current legislative proposals (H.R. 1271: S.104) have distinct and serious implications regarding the regulation of high-level waste disposal.

Important differences exist between the standards recommended by NAS or the Congress and current regulations.

Changes to NRC's 10 CFR Part 60 regulations necessitated by either of these new approaches will pose significant implementation challenges.

TYPE OTHER: GENERAL / PROCEDURAL / PROCESS / ADMINISTRATIVE COST / BENEFIT -

Energy Policy Act of 1992 requires this rulemaking.

Reconmendation to Proceed - Yes The staff believes that the rulemaking shou'd proceed.

This rulemaking has been included in NMSS FY 1998-1999 budget.

However, a Commission options paper is being developed that will obtain ED0/ Commission approval to proceed.

Staff Resources - Total FTE - 3.25; NMSS - 3.00: RES - 0.08: OGC - 0.05 SP = 0.02: ADM - 0.07: IRM - 0.02: CF0 = 0.01 iMSS C3HP 27 Develooment of a Stand Alone Reaulation For Uranium Hillina and 11111na Facilities. Part 41 RMf503 OBJECTIVE - NRC has used, and currently uses, the applicable requirements in 10 CFR Part 40, " Domestic Licensing of Source Material" to regulate uranium and thorium mining and milling facilities, however, problems have been identified with the Part 40 requirements as they are applied to these facilities. A major problem is that the current Part 40 does not contain any requirements that are specifically applicable to the regulation of in situ leach (ISL) mining facilities, even t1ough such facilities are the focus of CIII-6

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the existing applicable requirements in Part 40 need to be updated to: 1)

. eliminate inconsistencies that-have been introduced within Part 40 or between

~Part-40 and other regulations since the regulation was promulgated-10 years ago:. 2) address operational problems that have been identified in: implementing

.the existing requirements:..and 3) codify certain policies and regulatory decisions that have been established for uranium recovery facilities. These problems with Part 40 detract' from a consistent and' effective regulatory program for uranium recovery facilities.

The NRC strategic planning process also has identified the use of mill ~

tailings impoundments as a cost effective way to help ensure cleanu) of other fuel cycle facilities currently undergoing reclamation.

NRC staff Jelieve-it-would be useful to codify requirements for such disposal in uranium recovery regulations.

In response to these circumstances, NRC has initiated the process of-developing a new part,10 CFR Part 41. for uranium recovery facilities, rather than pursue a major revision to Part 40 that would be disruptive to other material licensees.

It is intended that this new Part will correct the problems with Part 40 relative to these facilities, and will also consolidate all of the regulatory requirements from Part 40 and other NRC regulations that' apply to the regulation of uranium recovery facilities into a stand-alone regulation.

TYPE - BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADDS FLEXIBILITY COST / BENEFIT - By establishing specific regulatory requirements for the operation and licensing of ISL s, this rule should reduce the uncertainty i

associated with current licensing decisions for these facilities both for NRC and for the affected licensees, and should also reduce the number of requests for hearings and/or clarifying license amendments. Outstanding issues important to the safe and efficient decommissioning of uranium recovery facilities, and the establishment of appropriate levels for sureties would be resolved.by this rule.

By clarifying, updating. -and consolidating regulatory requirements in a single regulation, the rule should reduce administrative costs for licensees and NRC by making for smoother implementation. - The details of this' rule and the costs and benefits have yet to be determined.

Recornenst on to Droceed -

Yes The staff believes that the rulemaking ti shou'd proceed.. This rulemaking has been included in NMSS FY 1998-1999 i

budget. A Rulemaking plan is being developed that will obtain ED0/ Commission approval to proceed.

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Design certification rulemakings are initiated by an applicant for design certification pursuant tr Subpart B of 10 CFR Part 52. A major purpose of Part 52 is to aclieve early resolution of safety issues and provide a more stable and predictable licensing process.

TYPE BURDEN REOUCTION/ REGULATORY REFORM / ADDS FLEXIBILITY COST / BENEFIT Design certification rules do not establish generic regulatory requirements unlike other rulemakings.

Therefore, a formal cost / benefit analysis is not needed.

However, if they are referenced for use by more than one combined license applicant, the NRC expects enhanced safety and cost-effectiveness to generally result.

Recommendation to Proceed - Yes. the staff believes this rulemaking is needed in order to respond to Westinghouse *s request for certification of the AP600 design.

Staff Resources-- Total FTE - 4.23: NRR - 4.00; RES - 0.08: OGC - 0.05 ADM - 0.07: IPJi = 0.02: CFO - 0.01 NRR C3HP 29 Revision to 10 CFR 50.59: Chances. Tests. and Experiments RM#506 OBJECTIVE The purpose of this rulemaking is to clarify the criteria for when proposed changes. tests and experiments require prior NRC approval.

Specifically, the rulemaking would allow changes with negligible increases in probability or consequences to be made without approval.

The rulemaking would also clarify how margins of safety as defined in the basis for any Technical Specification is to be interpreted.

TYPE BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADOS FLEXIBILITY COST / BENEFIT -This rulemaking should reduce burden associated with certain proposed changes in that a license amendment would not be required.

Recommendation to Proceed - Yes The staff believes the rulemaking should proceed. Comission SRM dated April 25. 1997 and SECY-97-205, dated September 10, 1997 directed the staff to develop a rulemaking plan for 10 CFR 50.59 on an expedited schedule with the above objective.

This will be a high priority rulemaking.

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The proposed rule if necessary, would amend the Comission's regulations by changing the scope of the random drug testing requirements.

The concern is a balance between the NRC's responsibility to protect public health and safety and aerceived encroachment into privacy ex)ectations of individual workers.

T11s action addresses a recomendation )y the Solicitor sci to the Comission after the 9th Circuit Court ruled (in NRC's favor) on a request from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) that

. of certain workers be exempt from the random drug testing requirements, ga A general notice was published in the Federal Register on May 11, 1994 (59 FR pf 24373) to solicit public comments on various options for changing the scope of random drug testing. Thirty-four letters were received, with coments e3 generally aligned into two groups: (1) licensees, state governments, NEI and individual responders preferred retaining the current scope of testing and opposed excluding workers (such as clerical) who had unescorted access to gp3 protected areas but do not have access to vital areas; and (2) IBEW commenters ig<

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opposed retaining the current scope of testing.

TYPE BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADDS FLEXIBILITY COST / BENEFIT -

If the decision is to maintain the rule as is, no cost or say1ngs will accrue.

If the decision is to reduce the sco)e to test only those workers who have unescorted access to vital areas, tien each licensee M

might save approximately $20K per year in testing costs, with some uncuantified increased risk to public health and safety. If the decision is mate to exclude certain types of workers (e.g., clerical) and continue to test 3l all others who have unescorted access to protected areas, then each licensee e9 might save approximately $2K per year in testing costs, with a smaller

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OBJECTIVE - The proposed rule, if necessary, would amend the Commission's regulations by changing the scope of the random' drug testing requirements.

The concern is a balance between the NRC's responsibility to protect public health and safety and aerceived encroachment into privacy ex>ectations of individual workers. T11s action addresses a recommendation )y the Solicitor to the Commission after the 9th Circuit Court ruled (in NRC's favor) on a request from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) that-certain workers be exempt from the random drug testing requirements.

A general notice was published in the Federal Register on May 11, 1994-(59 FR 24373) to solicit public comments on various options for changing the scope of random drug testing. Thirty four letters were received with comments generally aligned into two groups: (1) licensees, state governments. NEI and individual responders preferred retaining the current scope of testing and

--opposed excluding workers (such as clerical) who had unescorted access to protected areas but do not have. access to vital areas; and (2) IBEW commenters preferred testing only workers with unescorted access to vital areas and opposed retaining the current scope of testing.

TYPE BURDEN' REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADDS FLEXIBILITY COST /BENEF"" -

If the decision is-to maintain the rule as is, no cost or savings wi'l accrue.

If the decision is to reduce the sco)e to test only those workers who have unescorted access to vital areas, tien each licensee might save approximately $20K per year in testing costs, with some uncuantified increased risk to public health and safety. If the decision is mace to exclude certain types of workers (e.g., clerical) and continue to test all others who have unescorted access to protected areas, then each licensee might save approximately $2K per year in testing costs, with a smaller unquantified increase in risk to public health and safety.

Costs to monitor the access status of workers with respect to the testing pool may offset these savings.

If the decision is made to define safety-related positions, there would be a significant cost to licensees and to the NRC staff (not calculated) to develop the standards define the positions, and if required defend them in court.

Recommendation to Proceed -

Yes Since this action deals with a potentially significant legal issue, the staff plans to complete its evaluation and arovide the results to the Comission.

A Comission paper is being prepared

)y NRR-with a recomendation on whether to proceed with this rulemaking.

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df960007 OBJECTIVE The proposed rulemaking would revise the Commission regulations to condense Part 70 by deleting MC&A requirements that largely du)licate requirements in Part 74.

It would complete the action begun w1en Part 74 was

created, in addition, it would address industry concerns regarding the prerrriptiveness of some MC&A requirements.

A reduction in prescriptiveness may result in burden reduction to the licensees by allowing more efficient and effective methods to be used to achieve the objectives of the regulation.

TYPE BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADDS FLEXIBILITY COST / BENEFIT The potential benefits to licensees appear to outweigh the cost of 1mplementing a new rule: however. the potential benefits appear to be marginal.

The rule will move the portions that 60 ply to reactor licensees and category 2 licensees to Part 74.

There presenth are no category 2 licensees but this may change.

Recommendation to Proceed - Yes Pending approval using Management Directive 6.3 process, the staff believes that the rulemaking should proceed.

Staff Resources -

Total FTE - 2.21: RES - 1.80: NMSS - 0.25: OGC - 0.05 SP - 0.02: ADM - 0.07: IRM - 0.01: CFO - 0.01 RES C3MP 12 Clarifications and Addition of Flexibility to Part 72 - RMf438 -

Wf960159 OBJECTIVE The proposed rulemaking would clarify the applicability of Part 72 for general and site-specific licensees.

It has not always been clear to licensees which requirements are applicable to general versus site-specific licensees.

Consequently, the staff has received several inquires from 3rospective applicants requesting an interpretation of certain provisions of 3 art 72. Clarification of which regulations are applicable to site-specific and general licensees would reduce the uncertainty for potential licensees.

and lessen the need for legal interpretation by NRC legal staff.

The proposed rulemaking would also allow applicants for site-specific licenses to use cask designs previously approved under 10 CFR 72. Subpart K. without l

having to submit a separate safety analysis for the cask design.

Under the current regulations, the adequacy of the design of these 3reviously approved i

storage casks could be at issue, particularly during the learing process. in each site-specific license application.

This rulemaking would staff having to expend considerable resources in repeatedly re preclude the ie examining and l

defending technical issues already resolved during the public rulemaking process. The rulemaking process requests public comments which are addressed in the final rule. The rulemaking would also allow the initiation of storage cask construction provided that certain conditions are met. The staff has allowed such construction, via exemption. before a. Certificate of Compliance CIII-10

zis issued if the construction is performed under an NRC approved quality assurance program and the applicant bears all risk associated with early--

construction. This is one of the items consioered in PRM-72-03 which was issued for public comment on May 14, 1996.

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To.Le provided using ManagementsDirective 6.3 process.

- Reconmendation to Proceed: Yes. The staff believes that the rulemaking.

shou'd proceed using Management Directive 6.3 process.

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RES C3MP 13 Geoloaical and-Seismolooical Characteristics of Soent Fu.gl-Storaae Systems. Part 72 RMf441 Wf960161 OBJECTIVE The proposed rulemaking would provide conforming chtages in Part 72 regarding revised seismic criteria currently proposed for reactor siting in 10 CFR 100. Appendix A, or would provide independent seismic siting criteria for spent fuel storage systems.

Amendments to 10 CFR 100. Apper. dix A are currently under development which may have an impact on Part 72 licensees.

This issue will evaluate whether the proposed amendments to Appendix A are suitable for spent fuel storage facilities or if alternate siting provisions s)ecific to Part 72 need to be developed. This rulemaking would also clarify w1at analyses licensees using the general license process need to perform to assess the geologic and seismic considerations of cask design and siting.

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COST / BENEFIT To be provided using Management Directive 6.3 process.

En gemendation to Proceed - Yes The staff believes that the rulemaking should proceed usmg Management Directive 6.3 process.

Staff Resources - Total FTE - 2.19: RES = 1.80: NMSS = 0.25: OGC = 0.03 SP - 0.02: ADM = 0.0': IRM = 0.01: CF0 = 0.01 RES C3MP 14 Adootion of Part 20 Dosimetry Methodoloav To Part 72 RM#43F -

Wf960158 OBJECTIVE-- The proposed rulemaking would update the criteria for radioactive

- releases from inde)endent spent fuel storage installations (ISFSI) and

- monitored retrieva)le storage installations (MRS),

Current standards in il 72.104 and 72.106 for ISFSI and MRS radioactive materials in effluents.

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direct radiation, and exposures from a design basis accident are based on the T

requirements from Part 20 that have since been updated.

The current Part 20 requirements became effective in 1994.

This modification would result in a t

consistent level of protection of public health and safety, and reduce burden, confusion and uncertainty resulting from duplicative efforts necessary to comply witn two different standards, 1YPE - BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORH/ ADDS FLEXIBILITY COST / BENEFIT - To be provided using the Management Directive 6.3 process.

Recommendation to Proceed -

Yes The staff believes that the rulemaking

'c should proceed. However.-the staff expects that the rulemaking plan will only address exposures due to a design basis accident, since the standards in Part 72.104 only reflect the requirements in 40 CFR 190 for which EPA has no July 03 plans for revising. The rulemaking plan was sent for office review on current 1997.

Staff Resources" Total FTE = 1.39: RES = 1.00: NMSS = 0.25: OGC -.0.03 SP = 0.02: ADM = 0.07: IRH = 0.01: CF0 = 0.01 i

RES C3HP 15 Financial Assurance Reouirements For Waste Brokers and Sealed Source-Users RMf4@

OBJECTIVE The purpose of the rulemaking is to revise the financial assurance requirements that apply to waste brokers and sealed source licensees. NRC has experienced several cases were bankruptcies or financial problems involving these types of licensees potentially could have shifted tie financial burden to pay for decommissioning and waste disposal to taxpayers or other affected 3arties because. in many cases, waste brokers and sealed source users may not lave to provide financial assurance under existing NRC requirements.

Possession thresholds and required amounts of financial assurance should be reviewd and updated to ensure that adequate financial assurance is in place for these facilities.

TYPE - SAFETY ENHANCEMENT COST / BENEFIT - This rulemaking should avoid an inordinate burden on taxpayers and other affected parties, whlle ensuring sufficient resources are available to pay for decommissioning in the event of licensee default.

Recommendation to Proceed - Yes Pending approval using Management Directive

- 6.3. the staf f believes the rulemaking should proceed. The staff is currently developing a rulemaking plan concurrently with developing additional technical basis in support of_the rulemaking.

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RES C3MP 16 Alternative Site-Reviewi Part 50 RMf313-QBJECTIVE The proposed rulemaking would revise the Commission regulations to.

set standards -for assessments of alternative sites for future power reactors, which is-now lacking in Parts 50, 51 and 52 of the regulations, and would strengthen the-bases for acceptance of safety and environmental assessments of proposed reactor sites under Subpart A of Part 52 (Early Site Permitsh The overall objective is to propose a more consistent approach for-review of-alternative site to facilitate and stabilize the Regulatory process.

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Recommendation to Proceed.- Yes Pending approval using Management Directive 6.3. the staff believes the rulemaking should proceed.

EDO memorandum dated December 4.1996 initiated a medium priority rulemaking.

Staff Resources - Total FTE = 2.55: RES - 2.00: NRR = 0.15: OGC = 0.30-ADM = 0.07: IRM = 0.02: CF0 = 0.01 RES C3MP 1B Staffina and Trainina Reauirements For Defueled Reactors. Part

50. 55 RMf444 QBECTIVE The purpose of this proposa rule change is to eliminate the need for licensees to seek exemptions from the training and qualification requirements in 10 CFR Part 50.120 in the event that the reactor is permanently defueled and the license is converted to a possession only license.

The current language in 5 50.120 is sufficiently broad to allow licensees to modify their training and qualification program based on the operating status of the plant.

However, the regulation specifies certain employee types which must be subject tc these requirements.

The staff will consider how this regulation can be modified to give the licensee the t

flexibility to adjust its staffing without the need for an exemption to these

-_ requi rements.

TYPE BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADDS FLEXIBIlJH COST / BENEFIT This action would be a cost savings-for both the licensees and

-the NRC. The licensee would be soared the cost of preparing exemptions for changes that have no safety significance and wait for NRC review and approval.

Likewise the NRC will:save the resources required to consider each exemption.

This change does not address an ininediate safety issue or involve significant cost savings. --Its priority has therefore been changed from high to medium.

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1 Recommendation to oroceed - Yes Pending approval using Managecent Directive 6.3 process, the staff believes that the rulemaking should proceed. A letter requesting the E00's approval to initiate a rulemaking plan is being'-

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Staff _ Resources

- -Total FTE = 2.04: RES = 1,80: NRR = 0.10:~0GC = 0.04 ADM = 0.07( IRM = 0.02: CFO + 0.01-l RES C3MP 19 _Vse of Alternate Claddino Materialin Lactors. Part 50 RMf449 OBJECTIVE The purpose of this proposed rule change is to-eliminate the need for licensees to seek exemptions from NRC regulations to take advantage of advancements in fuel and cladding engineering._ Improvements in cladding materials to minimize corrosion and a'110w for higher fuel burnup have moved-vendors away from the use of zircoly or ZIRLO cladding materials which are

specified in 10 CFR Parts 50.44 and 50.46.

The staff will-examine-alternatives.to the language in these parts to allow the use of advanced Lcladding materials.

TYPE BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADOS FLEXIBILITY COST / BENEFIT This change does not address an immediate safety issue or involve significant cost savings. - Its priority has therefore been changed from_high to medium.

Recommendation to Proceed - Yes Pending approval using Management Directive 6.3 process, the statf believes thSt the rulemaking should proceed.

Staff Resources - Total FTE = 1.79: RES = 1.50: NRR = 0.15: OGC = 0.04 ADM = 0.07: IRM = 0.02: CFO - 0.01 J-RES C3MP 21 Financial Assurance For Teletheraov and Krvoton 85 Licensees

) arts 30. 35 RM#482 OBJECTIVE-- The purpose of this proposed rule is to modify the financial assurance requirements for decommissioning plants to eliminate the need for exemptions for unnecessary financial assurances. For example, there is noz

- need for financial: assurances for krypton-85 since no decontamination is required. This requirement will be eliminated.

In addition, there are instances when sources within teletherapy devices need to be changed causing the licensee to temporarily exceed its possession limits requiring financial assurance. -The staff envisions changing these requirements to reduce the need for_ewmptions.

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j COST / BENEFIT. This rulemaking should eliminate the need'to seek an exemption and result 1n an overall cost savings to the nuclear industry. This change does not address an imediate safety 1ssue or involve significant cost 4

savings.

Its priority has therefore been changed from low to medium; Rectamendation to Proceedu Yes Pending approval'using Management Directive l

6.3 process, the staff believes that the rulemaking should proceed. -The-rulemaking plan was sent_ for office review on April 24 :1997.

j Staff Resources Totai FTE = 2.20: RES - 1.80: NMSS = 0.25: OGCl= 0.04 SP = 0.02: ADM = 0.07: IRM = 0.01: CF0 - 0.01-

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RES C3MP 22 Relief From The Use of Part 35 teou'rements For Teletheraov Ry.icesTor Non Human Irradiation. Part 36 - (Hf479 OBJECTIVE.:. The purpose of this proposeci rule is to reduce the need for t

licensees using teletherapy devices for non-human irradiation (e.g., blood, organs.research animals, etc) to seek exemptions from the Part 36 requirements for irradiators. Many of the Part 36 requirements are either impractical to-implement because of costs, or are unacceptable because they would recuire alterations to the current electrical interlocks on the units designec to meet the requirements of Part 35.

The staff has previously recommended the revision of Part 36 to specifically exempt Part 35 teletherapy licensees, as well as licensees located in a medical facility that may not have a current teletherapy license.

The staff will consider modifications of the Part 36 requirements to make exemptions unnecessary for teletherapy licensees.

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COST / BENEFIT This rulemaking should eliminate the need to seek an exemption and result in an overall cost savings to the nuclear industry. This change does not address an immediate safety issue or involve significant cost savings.

Its priority has therefore been changed from low to medium.

Recommendation to Proceed.:. Yes Pending approval using Management Directive 6.3 process, the staf f believes that tile rulemaking should proceed, Staff Resources - Total FTE - 2.20: RES = 1.80: NMSS - 0.25: OGC - 0.04 SP - 0.02: ADM - 0.07: IRM - 0.01: CF0 = 0.01-

'tES C3MP ?6-Comn_atibilitv with the-IAEA Transoortation Standards.

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OBJECTIVE This rulemaking' will revise 10 CFR Part 71' to make it compatible with the 1996 IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) transportation standards. NRC's transportation regulations (Part 71) are based. to a large

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therefore requiring revision of Part 71. Other objectives of this rulemaking include further revisions to fissile material exemptions. specification of conditions under which the NRC issues' certificates of compliance, and possible amendments to include regulatory oversight parties other than licencees, such as cask fabricators and vendors.

TYPE BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADDS FLEXIBILITY

~ COST / BENEFIT A cost benefit analysis is being prepared using Management Directive 6.3 process.

Recommendation to Proceed - Yes. The staff believes that this ruleaking should proceed as per user need memorandum dated December 18, 1996 from Carl J. Paperiello to David L. Morrison, Staff Resources - Total FTE = 2.58: RES = 2.20: NMSS - 0.25: OGC - 0.02 SP - 0.02: ADM = 0.07: IRM - 0.01: CF0 - 0.01 RES C3MP ?9 Soent Fuel Shioment Information Protection Reauirements.

Jart 73 IRMf501 Q[QECTIVE These proposed revisions 10 CFR Part 73 concern the conditions under which s)ent fuel shipment information should be protected from disclosure.

X)E has indicated that it intends to comply with NRC's physical 3rotection requirements for shipments under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, lowever its current practices conflict with NRC regulations. For Example, DOE already has asked for and will continue to ask for exemptions from the shipment itinerary information requirements of foreign research reactor fuel.

DOE as a courtesy provides Indian Tribes with notification of spent fuel shipments, Under 10 CFR 73.37(f) this would not be permitted.

Further, DOE has developed a satellite tracking system to monitor the status of spent fuel shipments at all times. Distribution of this status information to parties other than Governors' designees is also not com)atible with NRC regulations.

These issues need to be resolved by this rulemacing.

TYPE - BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADDS FLEXIBILITY COST / BENEFIT To be provided using the Management Directive 6.3 process.

-Recommendation to Proceed. Yes Pending approval using Management Directive 6.3 process, the staf f believes that the rulemaking should proceed.

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WRR C3MP 30 Lessons Learned From Desian rertification. Part 52 RMf505 -

c 4f970060/Wf970126 OBJECTIVE The proposed rulemaking will-revise Part 52 based on the experience gained with using the rule since 1989.

This action responds to OSI

10 to-revise the, regulatory infrastructure to prepare for-future applicants.

TYPE BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADDS FLEXIBILITY COST / BENEFIT This rulemaking will involve changes to licensing procedures and should reduce the regulatory burden by clarifying and facilitating the implementation of 10 CFR Part 52 for future applicants.

Therefore, a formal cost / benefit analysis is not needed.

8gcommendation to Proceed - Yes, the staff believes this rulemaking should proceed. Also, this rulemaking will incorporate RM #483. Removal of Obsolete Appendices M. N. O. and Q From Part 50 which would remove Appendices that became obsolete when Part 52 was created.

Staff Resources - Total FTE = 2.23; NRR = 2.00: RES = 0.08: OGC = 0.05 ADM = 0.07: IRM = 0.02; CF0 = 0.01

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GDC 19b RMf507-OBJECTIVE NRR proposes to add a rulemaking to Category III - Rules Being Planned, concerning use of the revised source term contained in NUREG-1465 by operating reactors: this would be a revision to 10 CFR 200.11 and 10 CFR Part

50. Appendix A. GDC 19.

This rulemaking is also discussed in a Commission paper issued on November 25.1996 (SECY-96-242) and a status report to the Commission dated September 9. 1997.

l TYPE-BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADOS FLEXIBILITY COST / BENEFIT This rulemaking may result in safety enhancements, further reductions in occupational exposure, and more focused O&M activities without reducing real safety margin; it may also result in cost beneficial licensing actions (CBLAs).

Recommendation to Proceed Yes The staff believes the rulemaking should proceed.

Commission SRM dated February 12. 1997, directed the staff to proceed with rulemaking upon the completion of a rebaselining initiative.

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addition, this rulemaking was also discussed in a Commission paper. SECY-96 _

242. dated November 25. 1996 and a Commission status report dated September 9.

1997. This status report also proposed the following schedule:

completion of rebaselining and the rulemaking plan by November 30. 1998: proposed rulemaking-and draft regulatory guide by May 31. 1999: and final revised rule and regulatory guide by February 28. 2000.

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It also contains a statement explaining how proceedings are to be conducted for consideration of antitrust issues related to such licensing actions.

It has no direct impact on safety and for the most part reiterates the requirements which are already set forth in 10 CFR Part 2.

TYPE BURDEN REDUCTION / REGULATORY REFORM / ADDS FLEXIBILITY COST / BENEFIT To be provided using Management Directive 6.3 process.

Recommendation to Proceed - Yes Pending approval using Management Directive 6.3 process, the staff believes that the rulemaking should proceed.

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Keith J. Schiaoer.

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RM6451' Federal Register Citation:. September-10, 1993 (58 FR 47676).

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. Disposal of certain low-level radioactive wastes to provide _

additional options-for disposal of very lcw ccncentrations of short-lived q

radionuclides.

The petitioners request that the Commission amend its regulations in 10 CFR Part 20 that became mandatory for all-licensees on _ January 1.1994, to permit additional methods for dis)osal of certain low level radioactive wastes.' The petitioners contend that tie regulations that became mandatory for all licensees on January 1,1994, are too restrictive and 3revent many research institutions from pursuing certain types of research tlat cannot be conducted effectively without the use of radioactive materials.

RES C4A 14 PRM 50 62 Petitioner / Petition Docket Number:

Nuclear Enerav Institute RM6459 Federal Register Citation: September 14, 1995 (60 FR 47716)

Subject:

Quality Assurance Programs

.The petitioner requests that the Commission amend its regulations egarding c

quality assurance programs to permit nuclear power plant licensees to change their quality programs described or referenced in a licensee's Safety Analysis Report (SAR) without erior NRC approval under specified conditions. The petitioner believes that this araendment would improve the regulatory process and increase the safety of commercial nuclear power plants through a more efficient use of agency and industry resources. The petition for rulemaking is 4

being denied.

BES C4A 15 PRM 50 63 Petitioner / Petition Docket Number:

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RM6460 W6970193 Federal Register Citation: November 15. 1995 (60-FR 58256)

Subject:

. Stockpiling Potassium Iodide The aetitioner requests that the Commission amend its regulations to require the J. S. Government to stockpile potassium iodide (KI) for use as a thyroid blocking agent in-the event of a nuclear accident.

Denial of the Petition for rulemaking was sent for office review on January 14. 1997.

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-Institute R 6468; Federal Register Citation: August-21,'1996 ~(612FR 43193) l

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Nuclear material l licensees.

Summary: _ The_ petitioner requested that the'NRC amend its regulations governing monitoring and maintenance programs;for the decommissioning' process at facilities of special nuclear materials licensees.

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~ amendments 3ould allow material licensees to continue monitoring and maintainino; facilities, separate buildings, or outside storage areas that have-not been used for-24' months, rather than requiring licensees to begin the

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Byoroduct Haterial ( ) arts 31. 32) RMf81. AD34 Wf890090 OBJECTIVE. The proposed rule would amend the Comission's regulations for the i

possession of industrial devices containing byproduct material to require l

device users to report to the NRC initially and then on a periodic basis. The report would indicate that the device is still in use or to whom the device has been transferred. The proposed rule would be the most efficient method.

considering the number of general licensees and the number of devices currently in use, for assuring that devices are not improperly transferred or inadvertently discarded: is necessary to avoid unnecessary radiation expost re to the public that may occur when an improperly discarded device is included in a batch of scrap metal for reprocessing: and would also avoid the unnecessary expense involved in retrieving the ma:afactured items fabricated from contaminated metal, 4

-TYPE FURTHER MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATION IS REQUIRED

- @ST/ BENEFIT It is estimated that adoption of this regulatory action would result in upfront development and implementation costs to the Commission of

$87.733, annual costs to industry and the Commission of $506.282 and $72.952 respectively, and an industry implementation cost of $29.000.

These costs translate into a very nominal maximum cost of about 1% of the cost of a device over the lifetime of the majority of devices.

Although the NRC estimates that the risk associated with these devices is small and, therefore, any risk reduction realized through improved compliance with the Commission's regulations by general licensees will also be small, the staff has concluded that the benefit of increased confidence. in both the assessment of low risk and the efficacy of the general license regulatory program, outweighs the rominal cost per device. The benefit to be realized even further overshadows the nominal costs when considered in light of the possible avoidance of the substantial cleanup costs that have occurred because of past improper disposition of generally licensed devices.

If the median saved cleanup costs of $600.000 were halved and applied to the cost of these requirements, the cost to licensees would be on the order of $206,000 per year in lieu of

$506.000.

Recommendation to Proceed - Not at this time.

Rule preparation is in final form, but would require added FTE's in NMSS and the Regions to implement, which are not presently budgeted for.

However, it may neeo to be modified based on Commission direction on action plan of working group repot t.

The fate of this rule is unknown until the staff has prepared a respo'ise to SRM =

dated December 30, 1996. See also C2HP 05 and C4B-02.

P RES C48 0? Reauicements Concern 1w the-Accenible Air Gao for Generally licensed kvices (Parts 31. 32)

M 264 AD82 h'M00192 OBJECTIVE t The proposed rule would amend the Commicsion's regulations to provide additional regulatory control over certain measuring, gauging, and controlling devices distributed by manufacturers and used by persons under CIVB 1

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The rule will affect devices with an accessible air gap or radiation levels that exceed a specified value.

This rule will make it increasingly difficult for personnel to obtain access to the device's radiation beam, thereby reducing the frequency and likelihood of unnecessary radiation ecosure to personnel.

This rule applies both to persons who distribute taese special measuring, gauging, and controlling devices under the NRC general license provisions and to persons who use the devices under the NRC's general license.

TYPE FURTHER MANA.3EMENT CONSIDERATION IS REQUIRED COST / BENEFIT The cost of this regulation would be significant to both NRC and licensees, but quantitative estimates cannot be made at this time.

The benefits, which are providing adequate health protection to workers, also cannot be quantified at this time.

Recommendation to Proceed - Not at the present time, until assessment of Jenefits and the potentially reduced burdens (to industry and staff) reveal that benefits outweigh costs. However. it may need to be modified or terminated based on Commission approval of an action plan responding to the working group report.

The fate of this rule is unknown until the staff has responded to SRM dated December 30, 1996.

Subject:

Training requirements for a radiation safety officer The petitioner requests that the Comission amend its regulations by including acceptance of NRRPT registration as fulfilling some of the training i

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requirements for a radiatioq safety officer, Commission SRM on SECY 97-115 dated June 30, 1997 approved the program )lan which resolves PRM 35-13 by incorporating it into the proposed rulemacing Major Revision to Part 35.

Medical Use of Byproduct Material (see RM#497 C1HP-37).

NHSS C4A 24 PRM 70 07 Petitioner / Petition Docket Number:

Nuc, lear Eneray Institute RM#469 federal Register Citation:

November 26, 1996 (61 FR 60057)

Subject:

Uranium processing, uranium enrichment and fuel fabrication licensees Summary: The petitioner requests that the Commission amend its regulations to require uranium processing, urinium enrichment, and fuel fabrication licensees to use an integrated safety assessment (ISA), or an acceptable alternative, to confirm that adequate controls are in ) lace to

)rotect public health and safety.

The petitioner also requests tlat a Jackfitting provision be established to ensure regulatory stability for these types of licensees.

Commission SRM on SECY 97-137 dated August 22, 1997 approved the plan which resolves PRM 70-07 by incorporating it into the aroposed rulemaking Domestic Licensing of 'pecial Nuclear Material Revision.

3 art 70 (see RM#351-C1HP 35).

CVI-6

APPENDIX A Summary of Rulemakino Activity Plan Actions Key for Rule Type (la) - Safety Enhancement (Ib) - Regulatory Reform / Regulatory Burden Reduction / Adds Flexibility (Ic) - Other: such as General / Procedural / Process / Administrative (2) - Further Management Consideration Required RM N0. - Research Rulemaking Number Used to Track Rules in The Five Year Pian.

RIN NO. - Rulemaking Number Used to Track Rules in The Regulatory Agenda.

WITS NO. - Rulemaking Number Used By EDO to Track Palemaking Actions.

CATEGORY I. ACTIVE RULES. IN DEVELOPMENT /BEING COMPLETED Hioher Priority CAT NO.

OFFICE / USER TITLE BM NO.

RIN NO.

WITS N0 TYPF m

C1HP-11 RES/NRR ISI/IST Risk Focus. 50.55a

318 AE26 960100 lb THE PROPOSED RULEMAKING WAS SENT FOR OFFICE REVIEW AND C0tNENT ON 07/07/97 CIHP-21 RES/

Part 73.55 (Reduce Insider Reqmts) #405 AF53 950117 lb NRR/NMSS THE FINAL RULEMAKIfG WAS SENT FOR OFFICE REVIEW AND COMMENT ON 08/25/97 C1HP-22 RES/

Safeguards for Spent Fuels

346 AF32 930128 lb NMSS/FCSS HLW Repos..

CIHP-24 RES/

Reymts for Shipping Packages

491 AF59 960169 lb NMSS/SFP0 to Transport Vitrified Wastes PROPOSED RULEMAKING WAS PUBLISHED Containing Plutonium. Part 71 FOR COMMENT ON 05/08/97 (62 FR 25146)

PRM-71-11

,~ -

CAT NO.

OFFICE TITLE RM NO.

RIN NO.

WITS NO.

TYPE i

C1HP-26 RES/NPR Initial Operator License

484 AF62 950056 lb Exam Requirements. Part 55 PROPOSED RULEMAKING WAS F'FLISHED FOR CONMENT 04 08/07/97 (62 FR 42426)

CitiP-27 NMSS/IMNS Removal of 5-Year Term

493 AF77 NONE lb For Licenses. Part 35.18 PROPOSED RULEMAKING WAS PUGLISHED FOR COMMENT ON 98/01/97 (62 FR 40975)

C1HP-28 RES/NRR NPP Decomissioning Financial

424 AF41 950112 lb Assurance. Parts 50.2. 50.75 PROPOSED RULEMAKING WAS PUBLISHED FOR C0 HENT ON 09/10/97 (62 FR 47588) i C1HP-29 RES/NRR Insurance Requirements For

312 AF16 930116 lb Permanently S/D Reactors THE PROPOSED RULEMAKING WAS SENT FOR (PRM-50-57)

CONISSION APPROVAL 08/13/97. SECY-97-186 C1HP-30 NRR FFD crt 26 (General Relax.)

397 AF12 890042 lb C1HP-31 RES/

Distribution and Use of C-14

432 AF70 970042 lb NMSS/IMNS Diagnostic Testing. PRM-35-12.

RULEMAKING ADDED TO CATEGORY LISTING Part 30 and F PROPOSED RULEMAKING WAS PUBLISHED FOR COMMENT ON 06/16/97 (62 FR 32552)

FINAL RULE FOR OFFICES REVIEW 08/25/97 C1:lP-32 RES/NRR Revise Respiratory Protection

269 AF81 970194 lb NMSS/IMNS Requirements RULEMAKING @DED TO CATEGORY LISTI!O C1HP-34 RES/NRR NPP Decommissioning Cost

347 AF40 950111 lb Requirements. Part S0.75 COMMISSION SRM ON COMSECY-97-014 DATED 06/30/97 APPROVFD DEVELOPMP.F 0F A RULE THE PROPOSED RULEMAKING Vf ENT FOR OFFICE REVIEW AND C(7EENT L - S/13/97 C1HP-35 NMSS/FCSS Part 70 Revisions

351 AF22 940010 lb 4

RULEMAKING ADDED 10 CATEGORY LISTItG COMMISSION SRM ON SECY-97-137 DATED 08/22/97 APPROVED PLAN FOR RULLMAKIfG C1HP-36 RES/NRR Criticality Monitor Requirement

494 NONE 97023/

lb 4

For Fresh Friel. Part 70.24 RULEMAKDE ADDED TO CATEGORY LISTING COMMISSION SRM ON SECY-97-155 DATED 08/19/9.' APPROVED PLAN FOR RULEMAKING 2

-~

5

~

LCAT NO.

OFFICE TITLE RM NO.

.RIN NO.

. WITS NO.--

THE f

- C1HP. NMSS/JMNS Major Revision to Part 35

.#497 AF74 NONE-

'lb L RULEMAKING ADDED TO CATEGORY LISTING-COMMISSION SRM ON SECY-97-115 DATED 06/30/97 APPROVED PLAN FOR RULEMAKING-C1HP-38 RE'./

Dose Limit'for Public Exposed

490-

.. NONE ~

% 0154

'ib1 l

NMSS/IMNS to Hospitalized Patients RULEMAKING ADDED TO CATEGORY LISTING Part 20 (PRM 20-24)

COMMISSION SRM ON SECY-97-177 DATED.

09/09/97 APPROVED THE RULEMAKING PLAN C1HP-30 NRR 7tr 4 Protection for Reactors

340 AF29 920197 lb..

RULEMAKING ADDED TO CATEGORY LISTING COPfilSSION SRM Of TECY-97-127 DATED 09/11/97 APPROVED il1E'RULEMAKING PLAN l

l Medium Priority.

CIMP-10

NRR, Shutdown and Spent Fuel Pool

398 AE97 '

920223' la j

r Operations. Part 50 CIMP-14

'RES/

Deliberate Misconduct Rule.

425

.'AF35

% 0007 Ic NRR/NMSS Parts 30.40.50.60.61.70.72.110 THE FINAL:RULEMAKING WAS SENT FOR..

l, OFFICE REVIEW AND C0t91ENT ON 08/14/97.

~

..CIMP-15 ADM Part 10 Conform to USG policy

-#431

.. AF48 NONE Ic-

-CIMP-17 RES/

Alt. Financial Criteria for

408

'AF64' 930212 lb.

NHSS/DWM Non-Bond and Non-Profit THE PROPOSED K11LEMAKING WAS PUBLISHED Facilities FOR COMMENT ON APRI'_ 30. 1997 '62:FR 233944 I

C1MP-18 RES/NRR Audit Frequency for Emergency

413

'AF63 959187

.Ib.

Planning and Security. Part 50.

..THE PROPOSED RULEMAKING HAS PUBLISHED (PRMs 50-59 and 50-60)

. FOR C0ttiENT ON July 31 l')7 62 FR 40978 i

C1MP-19 RES/

Table S-3. S4 Revisions

116

'AA31 910146.

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j

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OFFICE TITLE

,RM NO.

RIN NO.

WITS ND.

TYFE

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" C1HP-2.1?

RES/-.

~ Gaseous Trite ight Sources.

'f423

.AF76.

'970049 lb-NMSS/IMNS Part 32. PRM-32-04 RULEMAKING ADDED TO CATEGORY LISTING THE' PROPOSED RULEMAKING WAS SENT TO ADM FOR PUBLICATION ON 09/03/97 C1MP-22 RES/.

Miscellaneous Changes. Part 72

446 NONE.

- 960162 Ic:

~

.NMSS/SFP0 RULEMAKING ADDED TO CATEGORY LISTING COMMISSION SRM ON SECY-97-%9 DATED 04/24/97 APPROVED RULEMAKING PLAN

CIMP-23 RES/NRR EP Requirements for Defueled

435 NONE 970230 lb Reactors and Exercise Regmts RULEMAKING ADDED TO CATEGORY LISTING-For Offsite EPs. App:. E. Pt 50' COMMISSION SRM ON SECY-97-120 DATED

'07/10/97 APPROVED RULEMAKING PLAN C1MP-24

'RES/NRR Codes and Standards.

498

.AF73' NONE

.Ib' Part 50.55a (h)

RULEMAKING ADDED TO CATEGORY LISTING--

"C0ttilSSION SRM'ON SECY PAPER DATED 01/26/97 APPROVED RULEMAKING PLAN CIMP-25 ADM Access to Secret Restricted

502

AF82 NONE

. ' 1c '

Data Parts 25 and 95 NEW RULEMAKING ADDED TO CATEGORY LISTING Lower' Priority' 7

I C1LP-05 RES/

Notification Requirements. Part-20 #402 AF46-NOK Ic

'NHSS/IMNS CILP-17 IRM Submittal Procedures For

445 AF61 NCNE Ic Documents. Part Multi CILP-18 ADM Acquisition' Regulation

475 AF52 NONE Ic (NRCAR), Part 48 l

4 l

......,._-..~;_,..,.....,._._._.

I

CAT NO.

OFFICE.

TITLE RM NO.

RIN NO.

WITS NO.

TYPE; 1

CATEGORY II. TECH. BASIS DEVELOPENT - RULES / PETITIONS'- E 6.3 APPLIES TO SOE RULES-Hiciar Priority

-C2HP-04 RES/

. Criteria for Reuse / Recycle.

381 NONE.

943059 Ib-

-NMSS/DWM C2HP-05 RES/

Release to Sanitary Sewage.

288

.AE90 940008 la NMSS/DWM-C2HP-07 RES/.

Amend VSC-24 Certification

390 NONE NONE lb l

NMSS/SFP0 Medium Priority C2MP-05 RES/-

Exemptions from Licensing

400 NONE 900208 lb' NMSS/IMNS Certain Products. Parts 30. 32

~q Lower Priority----NONE i

e CATEGORY III.' ROLES AE PETITIONS BEING PLANNED - E 6.3 APPLIES (EXCEPT TO STRICTLY ADMINISTRATIVE RULE _S_1 1

Hiaber Priority C3HP-07 RES/NRR-Hot Particle Skin Dose.

164 NONE' 1900178 lb C3HP-09 RES/

Update Decom. Fundino.

243 NONE NONE-

-Ic-NMSS/DWM Parts 30, 40. 70 C3HP-10 RES/

Eliminate 30-Day Delay In Loading

433 NONE.

NONE lb l

NMSS/SFP0 Spent Fuel. Part 72.82(E)

THE RULEMAKING PLAN WAS SENT FOR GFFICE REVIEW AND COMMENT ON 09/02/97 C3HP-12 RES/-

Storage of Greater Than Class C

436 NONE-

% 0157

.. lb NMSS/SFP0 Waste. PRM '72-02. Part 72 RULEMAKlWC HAS CHANGED PRIORITY-

~l THE RULEMAKING PLAN WAS SENT FOR EDO APPROVAL ON 08/01/97 5

I

-.-.a-

=

., ~ - -. _ _,.

CAT NO.

OFFICE TITLE RM NO.

RIN NO.

WITS NO.

M C3HP-13 RES/

Energy Compensation Sources For

440 NONE NONE lb NHSS/IMNS Well Logging. Part 39 RULE PLAN SENT TO AGREEMENT STATES FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT ON 05/12/%

C3HP-14 RES/

Expand Applicability to Include

439 NONE

% 0160 lb.

NMSS/SFP0 Additional Parties. Part 72 THE RULEMAKING PLAN WAS RESENT FOR i

0FFICE REVIEW AND COMMENT ON 07/28/97 C3HP-20 RES/-

Radiography and Radiographic

477 NONE NONE lb NMSS/IMNS Equipment and ANSI N432. Part 34 THE RULEMAKING PLAN WAS SENT FOR Resolves PRM-34-05 0FFICE REVIEW AND COMMENT ON 02/26/97 C3HP-22 RES/

Dose Limit for Public Exposed

490 NONE

% 0154 lb NMSS/IMNS to Hospitalized Patients RULE CHANGED CATEGORY LISTING -C1HP-38 Part 20 (PRM 20-24)

C3HP-24 NMSS/IMNS Major Revision to Part 35

497 AF74 NONE lb o

RULE CHANGED CATEGORY LISTING--C1HP-37' C3HP-25 RES Certification Amendment Process

499 NONE NONE lb Part 76 RULEMAKING PUW WAS SENT TO COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL ON 08/26/97. SECY-97-195 C3HP-26 NMSS.RES Conform to EPA Standard and

430 NONE NONE la

/DWM NAS Recommendations. Part 60 RULE CHANGED CATEGORY LISTING--C4B-13 C3HP-27 NMSS/DWii Stand-Alone Reg. for U2 Mining

503 NONE NONE la and Milling Facilities.Part 'l NEW RULEMAKING ADDED TO CATEGORY LISTING C3HP-28 NRR Design Certification For

504 NONE 920142D lb AP600. Part 52 NEW RULEMAKING ADDED TO CATEGORY LISTING C3HP-29 NRR Changes. Tests. Experiments

506 NONE NONE lb Part 50.59 NEW RULEMAKING ADDED TO CATEGORY LISTING Medium Priority C3MP 01 NRR Fitness for Duty (Scope rule)

3%

AF13 NONE lb C3MP-04 NRR Fire Protection for P,eactors

340 AF29 920197 lb RULE CHANGED CATEG)RY LISTING--C1HP-39 6

[

w CAT ND.~

OFFICE TITLE M E.

RIN W.

WITS W.

HPE C3MP-06 RES/

Special Nuclear Material

309 NONE NONE lb

'NMSS/FCSS Accountability. Parts 70. 74

~C3MP RES/NRR EP Requirements For Defueled

435 NONE 970230 lb Reactors and Exercise Reqmts RULE CHANGED CATEGORY LISTING--C1MP-23 For Offsite EPs App. E. Pt 50 C3MD-12 RES/

Clarifications and Addition

438 NONE

'960159

. lb -

NMSS/SFP0 of Flexibility to Part 72 PRM-72-03 C3MP-13 RES/

Geological and Seismological

441 NONE 960161 Ib' NMSS/SFP0 Char. of Storage. Part 72 i

C3MP-14' RES/

Dosimetry Methodology for Part 72

437 NONE 960158

. Ib NMSS/SFP0

'THE RULEMAKING PLAN WAS RESENT FOR 0FFICE REVIEW AE COMENT ON 07/03/97 C3MP-15 RES/

Financial Assurance For Waste

480 NONE NONE la:

NMSS/DWM Brokers and Sealed Source Users C3MP-16 RES/NRR Alternative Site Reviews. Part 50

313 NONE NONE 1

i C3MP-17 RES/

Miscellaneous Changes. Part 72

446 NONE 960162 1c-1 NMSS/SFP0 RULE CHANGED CATEGORY LISTING--C1MP-22.

C3MP-18 RES/NRR Staffing and Training

444 NONE NONE

.Ib-Requirements for Defueled Reactors.' Parts 50. 55 C3MP-19 RES/NRR Use of Alternate Cladding

449 NONE NONE lb Materials In Reactors. Part 50 t

C3MP-21 RES/

Financial Assurance for Licensees

482 NONE NONE lb NMSS/DWM Using Teletherapy and Kr-85 RULE PLAN SENT FOR OFFICE REVIEW ON 04/24/97 i

C3MP-22 RES/

Teletherapy Devices For Non-Human

479 NONE NONE lb~

NHSS/IMNS Irradiation. Part'36 C3MP-23 RES/NRR Criticality Monitor Requirement

494 NONE NONE Ib' L

For Fresh Fuel Part 70.24 RULE CHANGED CATEGORY LISTING--C1HP-36 C3MP-25 RES/

Storage of Greater Than Class C

436~

NONE 960157 lb NMSS/SFP0 Waste. PRM-72-02. Part 72 RULEMAKING HAS CHANGED PRIORITY--C3HP-12 i

7' t

i

' CAT NO.

OFFICE TITLE RM'NO.

RIN NO.

WITS NO.

IYBE "C3MP-26 RES/NRR-Compatibility with the IAEA

4%

NONE-NONE.

IbL Transportation Standards. Part 71-

-C3MP-27

-RES/NRR Revise Respiratory Protection -

269 AF81 970194 Ib NHSS/IMNS-Requirements RULEMAKING HAS CHANGED PRIORITY--C1HP C3MP-29 RES Spent Fuel Shipment Information

501

'NONE-NONE.

.lb.

NMSS/SFP0 Protection Requirements. Part 73 NEW RULEMAKING'ADDED TO CATEGORY LISTING C3MP-30

.NRR Lessons Learned From Design

505 NONE 970060 lb Certification. Part 52 NEW RULEMAKING ADDED TO CATEGORY. LISTING C3MP-31 NRR' Exclusion area. Low Pcpulation

!507 NONE' 970060 lb.

Zone. and Po)ulation Center Dist.

NEW RULEMAKING ADDED TO CATEGORY LISTING And Control loom. Parts 50. 100 a

lower Priority C3LP-06' RES/NRR Eliminate Appendix A to. Part 2

489 NONE NONE-Ib-CATEGORY IV. ACTIVITIES ON HOLD 4A:

Rules and Petitions For Which Further Assessment Is Reauired Before Decidina Whether to Initiate Rulemakina (not orloritized)

C4A-07' RES/NMSS Petition for Rulemaking from

451 NONE-NONE 2

IMNS/DWM Keith J. Schlager. Ph.D. PRM-20-21 C4A-14 RES/NRR Ouality Assurance Programs

459 NONE NONE-

'2

[

(PRM-50-62)

PETITION DENIAL BEING DEVELOPED C4A-15 RES/NRR Stockpiling Potassium Iodide

460 NONE 970193.

2 (PRM-50-63)

PETITION DENIAL SENT FOR OFFICE REVIEW'1/14/97 C4A-23 RES/

Nuclear Material Licensees

468 NONE NONE 2

NM3S/DWM (PRN-30-61) 8 e

. g r,

e m

mv.

..4i

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fCAT NO.'

LOFFICE:

-TITLE RM NO.

RIN NO.

-WITS NO.

THE j

a

_4R; Rules That Cannot be Further Worked Without Additional Information (not orioritized '-' rule' action still needs to be decided)'

+

j t

C4B-01'

'RES/-

Recuirerents for Possession of

81 AD34

.890090'

.2' 3

i NMSS/IMNS.

Incustrial Devices. Parts 31. 32 i

C4B_-02 '

RES/

Air Gap for' Generally Licensed

264.-

AD82 900192 2

a^

i

RES/.

Revision to Parts 30, 40.to-

386 NONE-NONE-2.

NHSS/IMNS Devices. Parts 31. 32 C48-04 NMSS/IMNS. Address RSO Duties C48-09 RES/NRR-

' Rule on'Living PRA for COLs Part 52 #411 NONE NONE-

-lb1 C4B RES/.

-Addition of DOE Multi-Puroose

412

-NONE NONE 2

0

'NMSS/SFP0.

Canisters. Part 72.214

'C48-11

'NMSS/FCSS-Part 70 Revisions

351 RULE ACTIVE-- SEE C1HP-35~

C4B-13

NMSS.RES Conform to' EPA Standard and

430 RULE ACTIVE-- SEE C3HP-26'

/DWM NAS Recomendations.' Part 60 C4B-19 RES/

Transfer. of-Source or Byproduct

'#447 NONE NONE-Ic-

.. y NMSS/IMS Material. Part 40.51 C48-21 RES/NRR Revise Part"50.34(f) to Apply to

485-NONE NONF -

Ib Future Plant Designs

~C48-22 RES/NRR Licensing Requirements For SR0s

486 NONE

.NONE

. Ib' 3

Limited to Fuel Handling. Part 55-C4B-23 RES/

General Domestic Licenses

487 NONE NONE lb-1 NMSS/IMNS For Byproduct Materials. Part 31

._C4B-24L RES/NRR Revise Reporting Regmts. Part 50

387 NONE 940118 lb.-

C4B-25 RES/NRR-Extremity Doses.

146

.NONE 870013:

la n

'NMSS/IMNS i

...i

~I l

4 l.

l.

lL

CAT NO.

OFFICE TITLE RM NO.

RIN NO.

WITS NO.

TYPE CATEGORY V. DROP FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION C5-06 RES/

Eliminate Inconsistencies VS NRC

79 AC03 840171 2

NMSS/DWM Regs and EPA HLW Stds Part 60 RULEMAKING WAS TERMINATED RULE INCORPORATED INTO C4B-13. RM #430 C5-09 RES/

Dict. of Source Byproduct Mat.

fr292 AE33 940069 2

NMSS/IMNS Licensing. Part 32. 40-Phase I RULEMAKING BEING TERMINATED C5-10 RES/NRR Criteria for ENO. Part 140

51 AB01 810014 2

RULEMAKING BEING TERMINATED. SENT FOR OFFICE REVIEW AND COMMENT 05/29/96 C5-11 NMSS/DWM Conc. of SNM in Contam. Soils.

409 NONE NONE 2

RULEMAKING BEING TERMINATED C5-18 RES/

Unauthorized Use. Part 20.2205

429 RULE T OMINATED C5-19 AE00 Reliability Data Rule. Part 50.76

414 AF33 940180 lb-RULEMAKING BEING TERMINATED 6ASED ON COMMISSION SRM ON SECY-97-101. 06/13/97 C5-20 RES/

Pregnancy / Breast Feeding. Part 35

310 AE44 910129 2

NMSS/IMNS RULEMAKING BEING TERMINATED BASED ON COMMISSION SRM ON SECY-97-115. 06/30/97 C5-21 RES/

MMP Items for Parts 31. 35

385 NONE NONE 2

NMSS/IMNS RULEMAKING BEING TERMINATED BASED ON COMMISSION SRM ON SECY-97-115. 06/30/97 C5-22 RES/

Revise Brachytherapy Proc. Part 35 #406 NONE NONE 2

NMSS/IMNS RULEMAKING BEING TERMINATED BASED ON COMMISSION SRM ON SECY-97-115. 06/30/97 C5-23 RES/

Recuirements Dealing With

478 NONE NONE lb NMSS/IMNS Mecical Uses of Rad.. Part 35 RULEMAKING BEING TERMINATED BASED ON COMMISSION SRM ON SECY-97-115. 06/30/97 C5-24 RES/NRR Acceptability for Plant Performance #268 AE38 900201 2

for Severe Accidents. Part 50 RULEMAKING BEING TERMINATED BASED ON COMMISSION SRM ON SECY-97-148. 08/06/97 10

"~

' CAT NO.

OFFICE TITLE RM ND.

RIN ND.

WITS ND.

TIPE C5-25 NMSS/IMNS Specific Domestic Licenses

448 AF54 NONE Ib Broad Scope, Part 33 RULEMAKING BEING TERMINATED BASED ON COMMISSION SRM ON SECY-97--

. 0 / 0/97 C5-26 RES/-

' Clarification of Criteria For

380 NONE 940070 lb NMSS/DWM U Mills and Tailings, Part 40 RULEMAKING WAS TERMINATED RUE INCORFORATED INTO C3HP-27. RM #503 C5-27 RES/NRR Removal of Obsolete Appendices

483 NOME NONE lb M. N, 0. P. From Part 50 RULEMAKING WAS TERMINATED RUE INCORPORATED INTO C3MP-30. RM #505 C5-28 NRR SG Rule

394 AF04 940048 lb RULEMAKING BEING TERMINATED BASED ON-COMISSION SRM ON COMSECY-97-013 CATEGORY VI. RULES COWETED OR EARLY COWETED (C0petISSION APPROVED)

C1HP-06 NRR Cert. Rules. ABWR & CE 80+.

366 AE87 910065 lb FINAL RULEMAKING WAS PUBLISHED ON 05/12/97 (62 FR 25800)-

C1HP-08 RES/.

Rad. Criteria For License

211 AD65 830615 Ib NMSS/DWM Termination FINAL RULEMAKING WAS PUBLISHED ON i

07/21/97 (62 FR 39058)

C1HP-33 RES/NRR Safety Related Structures,

500 NONE NONE Ic Systems and Components Part 50 NEW RULEMAKING ADDED TO CATEGORY LISTING (Direct Final Rulemaking)

DIRECT FINAL RULEMAKING WAS PUBLISHED ON.

09/08/97 (62 FR 47268)

C1MP-04 RES/

Radiography Rule.

287 AE07.

910033 la NMSS/IMNS FINAL RULEMAKING WAS PUBLISHED (D 05/28/97 (62 FR 28948)'

11

5

.p.

CAT NO.

. OFFICE-TITLE RM NO.

RIN NO.

WITS NO.

THE

\\

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Access to.and Protection of

417' AF37 NONE'.

. Ic

Classified Information.

FINAL RULEMAKING WAS PUBLISHED ON

. Parts 25. 50; 54. 95 04/11/97.(62 FR 17683)-

C1HP-20 RES/-

Environmental Report Requirements

443

'AF65 970004

- lb' NMSS/DWH for Terminating Uranium Mill

' DIRECT FINAL RULEMAKING WAS PUBLISHED ON License. Part 51.60' 05/14/97 (62 FR 26730) l

- C1LP-19:

RES:

Notice to Employees: Minor

495~

NONE NONE Ic Amendment.to Part 19 THE FINAL RULEMAKING WAS SENT TO ADM

.FOR PUBLICATION ON SEPTEMBER 3. 1997 i:

' C4A-18 RES/r Training Requirements for a Rad

463 NONE NONE 2'

NHSS/IMNS: Safety Officer (PRM-35'-13)

-PETITION RESOLVED BY RULEMAKING--C3HP-24 C4A-24 NMSS/FCSS Uranium Processing and Enrichment

469 NONE NONE 2-i Fuel Fab. Licensees (PRM-70-07)

PETITION RESOLVED BY RULEMAKING--C1HP-35 i

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. APPENDIX B Reaulatory Imorovement in the Area of Exemotions Granted to Reaulations Category-I High Priority o 1 Exemption Fron Criticality Monitor

-Requirements For Fresh fuel.

Part 70.24--RM#494--RES-C1HP-36

.............. SEE PAGE CI-13 i

o Performance-Oriented Requirements for Fire Protection of Nuclear Power Facilities (Part 50)--RM#340 -AF29--RES-C1HP-39............ SEE PASE CI-16 Category I Medium Priority o_-Emergency Planning Requirements For Defueled Reactors..Part 50.54(0).

Appendix E--RM#435--RES-C1MP-23.............. SEE PAGE CI-23 Category III Higher Priority o Options For The Use of Radiography and Radiographic Eguisment and ANSI N432.

Part 34--RM#477--RES-C3HP 20...............

SEE PAGE CIII-5 Category III Medium Pricrity o Staffing and Training Recuirements For Defueled Reactors. Part 50, 55--RF#444--RES-C3MP-18.......

SEE PAGE CIII-13 o Use of Advanced Cladding Material in Light Water Reactor Fuel Designs.

Part 50--RM#449--RES-C3MP-19............... SEE PAGE CIII-14 s

o Modify The Financial Assurance Requirements For Decommissioned Plants To Eliminate The

.Need For Unnecessary Financial Assurances.

' Parts 30, 40, 70. 72--RM#482--RES-C3MP-21

........ SEE PAGE=CIII-14 o Relief From The Use of Part 35 Requirements

- ForJTeletherapy Devices For Non-Haman Irradiation.

.Part 36--RM#479--RES-C3MP-22............... SEE PAGE CIII-15 4

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McGuire 2 Actwo TIP17 Esensean resevos McGube tosn creceny monestig sequeammes vegerdbg % seneesey.end cumsege capalmes and trore esmergency greendwee ter esse whose SNM 4e hosuped.

t 70.24(eX2)

Orenee I weve 77294 7 Eseggete rebewee Oconee been creceMy morteeg veghemens foss*4 esisc8ere eenoesty, snel esserego carah%ee sW tore emogency psoceiksee ser sees veere SNM is hentset Ese noton susevee Oconee from crecate muntering roepdsonumes regenha % senesse and coverego 7024(eX2)

Oresee 2 Areve 712997 r

r cepetWetes omd tom amargercy procedwee ter sees ehesa SNM is funded.

i 70.24(eX2)

Ocesse 3 Actee 7129S7 Esoseeon reheves Octrise hem crecemy sverdeerbg vegsisemanes rege*g % seneme%. mal coeurego cepetsmeos and frerr emogency procedwee Ier sees adiese SNee le hendet 70.24(eM3)

Cassate i Aceve 1/2947 Esemphen reheves Calmste hom erWceMy mentoreng segsseergnes sagentng W seneNeg and coussage y

capahasse aid hem emogency procedwee ter mese efow SNM le tentpet 70.24(oM3)

Caes=be 2 Aceve 7/2957 Esengpean removesch tem esalcetty sessesrirg seguiresneses sogenAng detecten, seneuvay and cavesage copatesse wed fsem emergesty proemdwee for areas messe SNM is handlet 7024{eN3)

McGeineI Aceve 7131137 Esenogen estesse McGehe base oticesey soonnertng sequbemens segschg % sonettony. and ceverage e and torn emesgancy procedwee for mese whose SNM le hempet i

70.24(aK3)

McGeiro 2 AcSwe 713UB7 Esempeen removes McGehe nom calcatey moedenreng segereneres vegenseg % senelbuey, and coverage cepetGDes and hem emergency procedwee for spees uhase SNM le hendet 7024(sM3)

Ossese1 hsve 7/2047 Esergeon recovee Oconeo tem crecesey senhorbig vegehemente sesamirg drecean, sensever, and coverage rapahan== and hem emogency procedwee for esses ahme SNelle hombot 7024(eM3)

Oeesee 2 Actve 7/2987 Esergdon reeovee Oconee tem csmcesty snonnertfle segshemeNo fugereeg he=reat, seneEMiy and coveral,,

capabaeos and tem emesgency procedwee for mese uhus SNM le hendet 7024(eX3)

Oesese 3 Aceve 712997 Esergeen reteuse Oconee tem cret'cotey snennortig sagesomeMe vege@g doescuen, seneWuny. and coverage cap.hus s and from omorgency psocadwee for spese whose SNM le hendet e

73 55(dM5)

Consebe I Ac5ve 44W97 The essageon esses hand geernsey biomatico eyelse tar she accese conwol enest stat id hadpos may be tehen egeme by indviduees not employed by the econose.

73 55(dX5)

Cate=te 2 Actiw 4/lb97 The exameson seems hand geomsey biasisence eyeese for sto accese control aatti sist M bedene may be tehore ogsne by trusviduele not envioyed by the scenese 73.55(dX5)

Crystet Alver3 Aceve

$r7197 SUBMITS REQUEST FOR EXEtePDON FROM 10CFR73.S5(OMS) FOR USE OF HAND GEOMETRY DEVICES.

PHYSICAL SECURITY PUWI WILL BE REVISED TO ALLOW UCENSEE EMPLOYEES & CONTRACTORS TO TAKE DADGES OFF'itTE.

STA705:

' Active. eneespelee wee grossed and to saiu settee: leertsw...

_was greeted for a speriSc period of sisse er has bees _, M try seestier settee end le new inertive DATE:

If eseerpe6es le Active er Desied, dose is dese of enesspeise acties;if fasceive, date le dose et et -, _ ended.

Exernptions Granted er Dealed Since 1/1/97 (sorted by regulation /plamy J

RFCt'IATIO'4 (19 CFR)

PLANT STATt5 DATE DESCRIPTION 73 55(dMS)

Ebe** eene Act.o 7/1047 Esempton sw es 4 imemence, skrego end meissel of badges sur bieviduser won wiseconed seeses smee soy met e

eso,s. hood gemeisty ; _

7355(dX5)

Here Creek Actres 7!3157 Esengeon bem 73$5(dN5) for moosnes, sessese end sietowel of beges for personnel who home been parand.

unescorted access to yo potected esene et sw one because et ime or besenica sysaem.

73.55(dM5)

McGelre I Achve 4/947 The one-1gnon etsee hand geomsey bienagelce golem %r eAs erzees eereal auch Stat W badges may be bilen pHets by ineshisels not engleyed by Bio loanese-7355(dM5)

McCases 2 A:sve 4/9N7 The esenyson esses t*1lI geomsey bismusico system ier one ecosse conemt

.A fist ki %dges may be teHe n#ets by befvkhmte not engesyed by sie karmee.

7335(dMS) 0 eeseI Areve 4447 The esengeon eEews hand gammesy bloemetco erstem for one ecosse contos ovch unet W bodges may be teenn oHeite by inevidsede nos employed by sie kanese 7335(dX5)

Oreese 2 AJuo 4/g97 The esenipese esows hand geomewy tuomseks systemi for one acones conte 4 auch Wiet id badges may be leben enses by imIWisers not engloyed by Sie Econose 73.55(dMS)

Oseees 3 Aceve 4497 The seenySen esswa hand geomsey bloegetes system for one===== conte @d if besgos me* be tohen opees by bendre s not empseyed by sie acenese.

a 7355(dX5)

Passades Aceve St1447 Anowe inevehuse assi emesessend eccess to not eniy have picture badges, het else use band geomesy hr iderencesan i

73.54dX5)

Selon i Ac%e 70147 Esempton toni 73.55(dK5) for loosenen, sisrege and settewel of bedras for personnel she ruse topi pented uneecerted eccess to the potected erees of Oie one h of see J biomettes eyetest 7355(dM5)

Seese3 Arsve 713119 7 Eseggeon tom 7355(dM5) for issuance, storegs and sestovel et badges for personnel who have beni pented unsetsfled are=== te ese pesoceed erees of sie one h of see of bioreetco syseeni.

STATUS:

Active - emesspeise was greeted and la esfu active; leertlee - esempelen wee gressed for a speelAc period et sime er tes been supereeded by aestber artise and is now leersive DATE:

!!esempelee le Actise or Deeled, deer le date of esempelse aceles;itleertfee, esse le date that emesspeise ended.

a w.

e Exemiptions Received Since 1/1/97 (sorted by w,,_Mi: 1 plant) ;

!tECt1AT10N (le CFR) rt. ANT

' STATUS DATE LE90tH'730pt 7029a) tusMe Oneyse t Uruler Review 4/347 cecsMy eeneers for wermeuled fuel s.W SNM 7074(a)

DesMe Osmyon 2 1.Puter Review 4/397 crecamy eenmore for worsessed tual and SNW 7024(a)

More Ammei Undr Rosiew 1/2e87 crtksNy menha tar eW t.af and SNM 702Hm)

Merab Aems2 thvf Steview 1/2W97 cntcamy sasneer Ter unpreessed Ibel and SNW r

7024e) rensedse tasar Reveen 712/97 Requeel for seesonen tu acceey enenmar for uW Amt and Sles 752Wa}

Psieverde a under Review 3r2s97 educamy owneers ear unbreested just ed SNM i

7e 24(e) race verde 2 Under Review v2em7 csscseer mennere ter wereessed fusf and $Ntd 70.2He)

Pase verde 3 under Review 3r2es7 crescany annners for worsessed IWel and SNM 7029s)

Point amer 6 2 Undu nestew war crekamy auseer ter w*mesied fees we Sees -

I

- 70.24(a) reise asset 2 underIwon arter enecany menner ser vernessed swer and SNas i

7024e)

R>se pred a U derReview srtser cenceny sessus ser weresund swer and SNM

[

fo24(a) servy I Ur 'er fieviser 1/20197 cMecany normer for urdweested fuel and SNhl 7e24te)

Sorry 2 Under Review 10897 crucsey sunmer for werodoted fuel and $888 7355$fX5)

Desen i Under Reviour 1/14 s ?

The amongeon seews hand geomsky hierr.attes system for ses seteos arnbul sucfi eut id bodyse eney be tuhon esmo my tussedusas not on,sayea ey en acer o.

7355(dM5)

Note 9 I Under Review 71397 Requeses esegmen Ier uns of biometrec accese corest Ier wessened seeses bde peescled eros.

Q5NdXS)

Reert 2 under Review rite 97 Regieses esempeen for use of idemouc sceses emesi ter wweeened scenee hde protected au f I

i STATUS:

Under Reelew - enemy'los remest has been received and is new being reelewed.

DATE:

Deee is deer of liresse.'s eseospeise reaparet lessee.

f w

Exempdens Received Since 1/1/97 (sorted by regulation /pinet)

REC 11AT10N (19 CFIt)

PLANT STATt1 DATE

_DESCstif' TION 26 3rese=4rt t t> der Review Sl1597 Energeontemweennoyees :;.. forshgleenvioyee nuestututeeIdeederniyes 26 Brope=6tt 2 under Rowow 5/154 ?

Evenveen kom enre styees roomiremere for alngio envioyee, mAshaute a 1dood seusyne

50. App. A.CDC 17 CBseen I theer Revww 7.2147 Requests traporwy poesi osongeon

50. Av E tir *wt Peine t> der saevia=

7117/97 Regi este memgeen kom eenducerg plante anrust esseusand emogency esesdee en g71021

50. App. E.fVI.2 ~

Heddom femti t>6er Revwe 6/1997 Escepean feenest l'om roedrersent es enduct emagency esedse h 1937, plend is eresstng detenedesterWng.

50. App.R lRJ Potet piec6 e t> der Review 6/997 Enemmon voguest ter emogency agleng requirassents b esaw use et hand head perisado agme for access and '

'9'Me sUWhee

50. App.R m)

Pelse teert 2 teder Restow SSW7 Esempeen e guest br emogency agheng vegubemenes to snow use of hand 4ieed portelde agme for ecosse end egrose roties

50. App.R.5.0 wasederd 3 t> der Review 2t1997 Emer, pean sequest t> ret estand sep ed cete on system to hctsde somees og m enee.

' 50.54(g)

Maddam faset Under Review SI3047 sosseet er delueesd esespency s m esongen to est sonst tosa seseeceve seedsomeres et S0.47$) and 50.

o Apparate E to seensos eenes pohning sesvens and rednee sie scope of as oneen voepense 5000 traidweed i Under Roverer 4/3e7 TNs esempeen pennes use of osisey eneghe sweemmenced h ASAsE Code Caos E514 h Eau et segubed sneyins h to CFR Past 30. Aapompa Gu 50 80 Broldweed 2 t> der Review 4/347 TNs essessun pomdes ese of selsey essgine secommended > ASAE Code Case E514 h see or segubed merghe i

be 10 CFR Port S0. Appendia G.

50.80 Byree I t> der Review 4/347 This cessydon pomme veo of estely mesgine sece=enended h ASedE Code Case E514 h ase er esquhed meegen h to CFR Port 50. Appendia G.

50 80 Byres 2 t> der feevesar 4/3M7 The esengden pomme use of sedsey moghe vesenesended h ASAAE Cedo Csee Mf14 h neu af regubed rnegine h 10 CFR Past 50. Appenen G.

50 80 weses per I theer Review SI20S7 TNe esemptone penses to use of secomuseded mesgens h AShC Code Case 4514 h Seu et requhod myglne h to CFR 50. Appendte G.

50 71k)

DCCesk 2 Under Review 9547 AAs= update me shgle.unmed FSAR for gie too see als monte eher each Une 1 retssene ad=ys not b ouesed 24 montie besseen reviolons.

50.71(e)(4)

DC Cost i Under 8eeview est?

Amou epd6se se shgle, edRed FSAR for une too unite ehr eneems eher sech Urgt 1 seducEng outage. nal to escoed 24 mance besseen.evistene.

7d24 Robesses Under fieview 4/2347 Thisesongeonsequesiegodscrecsesymonilar:.. __-._ sertribreisseedneelandSset.

70.24(e, Dewasusp Under Review 11/157 crticeNy contre for unirradisted fuel and Sles STATUS:

Under Revtew.eeesapelos request has born recedoed and le now tuning reelewed.

DATE:

Date le doce stileessee's esempelse rergoest leteer.

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1 Exemptions Granted or Denied Since 1/1/97 (sorted by regulaties/ plant)

REGULAT10N (18 CFR)

Pt. ANT STATUS DATE h11PT10N

50. App 4 1A 5 Nere AmesI Achvo 5997 Tids energson eBowe the see of fans dernenswesen het osannetse aim adveneed accon1wn beood dodense ter se b twee fuelcydes.

50, App.K.lAS Nere AsseI Aceve 5e97 TNo eerryson esows fie use of four deperistemon test seesseems usi adeonced atturdwn beesd candense for w to Swee fuelcyttee.

50. App K.l.A 5 Pole verde 3 Aceve 2/4d97 Esersynon treve 50 44. 50.46. and Appends K. IAS to show use of gues tend test sesamtese sew edvanced rirc:weendodens.

' 50. App R ES2tc3 Thet i Adive 7/11!D7 Genres emapean for 8 he eruse (CSIAr2h. CMA 2c, C85A-2d. CMA 2e. CMA 2f. CMA33.CMA3e..

APO CBT A-3b) for need for automouc agpression eretone.

50. App. R. E G.2(c)

TMII Dew 7tt1f97 Esempeen Ier I areefMf2-5. mes domed mid given 30 dire b show esapannoe asti sagesseen.

50. App. R.Bl.G2lc)

Vermeet)estee Adhe 6997 Esespeen edoshg see of Fbetone R cettes ki Eau of 14eer to seted bentose en caldee.

50. App. R. M G3 -

Vermeet Yeober Ac9ve 8f12f97 Esempson tore Apperuse R Hl.GJ and Wit.(c). 511b and EL3to edper use af Sie outsamte depsessustrothen system im ce$sneson oth LPCI or CS es e sneens of scfiloving poe84's safe-shuldnen consenne be certain resetor buReng tre renes and kg stou use of Vemen ge in Sne se seemsee b EDG and 3 aor Sro % and Reed ogpression.

50. App. R.31J Verniset Weekse Aceve 3/23/97 Esenpean esows use of secuey portmeest ligheng be pleos of igNeig usi 8-hour tenary si4sdy k swee mese.

50. App R.mL3 verisset Yeshe Aceve 8/12/97 Essanpean tors Mooruk R atG.3 and Ell.1 (cL IH12 b and It'1.3kn esow use of Wet autemmec depsessertreeen synemm in conbsncese ulk LPQ cr CS as a sesens of actuoving poss4ee esfe-shutdown conesone h cadmin seecter buMng fire rense and to s4ow use of Vemen us en Sne as sRomase to EDG and 3 for tre detecean enc Seed

)

50. App R.W O Arkeness 2 Act>ve 8/14/97 The esempton permits use of reactor cectent pump lutricseng se 95 knee nWooid a notetten systasc.

50 44 North Ames 1 Aceve 5/9f97 This esempeon eBowe sie use of leur demonstogen fuel aseeneses udes advanced reteniwn bened detAnge for

+

ep to twee hses cydes.

50 44 More Ames 2 Aceve 5997 This esempeen esows sie use of four demonegaton fuel=====**== var $ advanced rirconium beood deedWige Ihr og to Owoo heelcyden.

50 44 Pete verde 3 Aceve 2/4/97 Esengeon trem 50.44,50 46. orid Apperds K.8A5 to anos mee of Woes less nest seessness using advented twoonnsm dedeng.

50.46 Nern ApesI Acive 5997 The esesyton atome fis use of four denionstemon tool assene5es setti adrenced r6corouse bened c% for op to esos belcydee.

50 46 Ne=6 Asee 2 Aceve 5997 TNe enengeon eBows Wie use of Spur demonotoman bei eseembnes weh advanced rircen!um bened dothee for tolo free fuelcydos.

STATL'S:

Active -esempelse was grossed and le stNI active;leective.eeeseption was greeted for e specific period of tiene or hos bene espeeeeded by sessiner seese med is so-lascalve.

DATE:

If eseseptten la Aedve er Denied,date is dose of esempGee act es; ifImmente, dele is dote that esempnee ended.

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REGUI.ATION (16CFR)

PIANT STAits DATE DESCRfrTION 2 46 Pete verde 3 Aceve 2

97 Eemeenen hem 50 44,50 46, and Appenas IC. IAS to esaw see of same imod test asessesse msg esseneed l

rrrmweem dodens

$0.55(a)

Greed GearI Dereed 1057 Esempaan esmed tocaseo etsomos should have esegM sesef pseuedad h 50 Masatri) and lette)g Memover.

l seauf suo derned eswo pnMemns cf regulesen for,seef not smet.

This am sspean pomme seg selsey mugine secommanded n AShlE Cons Come E$14 h ase of inuoyne segidsed 50 60 Artesess i Aceve 3tt2f97 a

by 100F Pat 30. Appends Gw 50A0 Arbessee 2 Aceve it2947 The esongeon pomes mehg De esseer mpghts seasionended h AStIE Qde Case 4514 h toe of omgine seiprod h to CFR s' art 50. Appener GL 50.60 Crystal aswr3 Aceve 713f97 TNe suompsons poses eso use of secommended singhs to ASedE Code Come 84-$14 h nos of soodred mmghe h 10 CFR 50, Appemen G.

50 80 Osee Arsve 712ef97 TNe enongeons penues sur ese et secommensed seghe h ASME Code Case 4514 mi nos of segsbod manghs h to CFR 50, Appends G.

50.80 Point Beece i AcSvo

'r27Je7 TNs amongeon pomes use of ee8ee musghe secommerdad ki ASME Code Case N-514 h toe of segeb= veughs r

h 10 CFR Port 50, Appends G.

50 00 relet aseek 2 Aceve 1J27S7 The esempeen pomes use of selsey snegint votemnended h ASleE Code Case 4514 h tem et seguhod moghe h 10 CFR Port 50, Apponen Gu 50 71(eN4)

Consete i Acevo EnOST TNe anonyene asume updates to som seasons WSAR ence per bed cycso, ode outssegues not e escued N mesee 50 71(et(4)

Cainote 2 Aceve 6110 s 7 TNe esempden onome updeems to endi seasons WSAR ence per emel cyde.use outpanesis not to encoed N soonee '

50.71(ek4)

SteGetre I Aceve en0ft7 TNs exempton osaws seulsens to each steenre WSAR enes per hist cyde, sept outmodeses not to asesed N menets 5011(eM4)

McGelre 2 Aceve SnOf97 TNs esenyllon sesos updesse b eats eastone WSAR enes per feel cyde, adm submetodo ret to eensed N enonens

$0 71(eM4)

-I Aceve 5097 Acous actedde lor W b ese commri SSES FSAR ter been enes and autzvet weda N moret beensass.

5011(eX4)

~

2 Assue wJ Asows schedde for updates k sie conmost SSES FSAR ler boet unes and subnut wiedn N msnm inaarvais 50.75(eX2)

Seabrook i AcSwe Tf23f97 Aenere 1 year temporary esempeen for ^

_, fur @g seguboments for Gseet Boy and Norgi Aspec ponong resaldlon of Great Befe samass as on *Wocede vunf.

70.24 Beaver Valley I Aceve 6/20ft1 Tres evenyson is ham creceely meneur segssemords of 70X 70 24 Clone Aceve 7/1847 TNs esempeen ratesse to se need for crecae eiennose for enkroduced but ans Seeht.

r 70 24 lemos Potet 3 Ac2ve 3/27197 TNs seenplon le hom 9e entczely moneer sogshements.

STATUS:

Active-eseenpelee wee greeted med is etlE sethe,Imect:ve. esempelee was greeted for e operidle period of ther er has been esperended by esseher seems med is new leertlee.

DATE:

If esempelee le Active er Desied,date is deee of.

, _ senses; If leertlee, dele is date shot esenspelos ended.

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-o Exemptions Granted or Denied Since 1/1/97 (sorted by regulation / plant) 1t1001,4710's (to CFR)

Pt. ANT STATUS DAff DESCRWTION 70.24 Se.Lecle i Achve 9/1497 Esempaan roseves SL bacAs he'n cHEcany senteseg moutumwee eugensne cataces't, senoewey. and coverage c@ebnes and tum emergency procedwoo kr eroes epiere SNes e henmest Ewompson meeves St Lucie base crecste eenitwang membemente scenens an===*=g. eenseMay, and cowvage 70 24 SL tmie 2 Ac59e 8/1497 r

yar== a=ed tom emesgancy pruedwee tv mese where Wed le hwimme.

7024 WesCrwti Actue 80447 Emer,gd'n from er scany manner requbemesde ser eviejesed tsel and SNht.

70.24(a)

Col.ert CBffs i Aceve 7/1M7 This esengetriis froen gie seguiremenne for too cr!seley snarests.

70.24(s)

Calvert Carrs 2 Aceve 7/1M7 This sesepean le have to regreensate for too crisemy enereers.

7024(a)

Sorry I Ac9ve Sr2197 Esernamon tem #eorenes seguiremente pertendry to ennemesed fees and osmer turne of SNML 70.24(o)

Serty 2 Actve Of21157 EmeriissMn tan nonto*e seawomeces pertelseg to onessesed tues and esser ter'ne of SNat.

Conceme crecapp meners tur entrroested heel and SfC.

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73.24(a)

TMt I Aceve 71347 y

7024(aX1)

Caerobe I Aceve 7?2M7 Ememedon removes Catente tone crtcouty suonien*g egusernents segererg detector ouraevily Jnd coverage eme=Nw and from enwgency prossenes Ier emos amore Seies is hended.

70.24(eM1)

Csee=be 2 Aceve 712M7 Erenqueon eireeves Caeewho tem caucader niennosing neukemores esererg m sensevey wel coverego cepetnusse and from emospency procedwee for emos uhese Seelf le hended.

7024(eM1)

Decceiro I AcSwe 7!317J7 Esenwoon setovee McGeore boni crecesse esonnortne seguirennents sugweng de nceert, seeinvisy, and reerage a

cepstullees and frere erregency pwsee ter s' ass where SNM is hended.

70.2' fem 1)

DeeGehe 2 AcSwe 713Vp7 Esenpean seneves ht:Guse hose oletsmy snensureig soombemeres vegertAng deter 1on, senseMgr. and coverage npetuates and from emergecy peceduses Ier emme utert SNM le horried.

7324(eM1)

Ocesse I Ac8ve 72M7 Esenvines eveeves Ooonee tors crescany encreareg seemssenunto vegenang dessellen, senseMay, and ce'erego cafetenes end here emesgency procedwee for emos estore SNM le hensed.

70.24(tX1)

Orsese 2 Ac5ve 712947 Eserroson reeeves Ooonee tem onczety snesewing sequbemente regenres dem senseney, and coverage espaNeses and torn emesgency g--

a lbr eross seere SNed le hergsse.

7024(aM1)

Deesse 3 Ac!be Tt2947 Esensten roseves Ooones tem ertuosey mannering _, __ a rogartEng dom swielevey, and coverspo capassmees and from emesgency procedures far eroes whose SNM is handled.

7024(aM2)

Cesente I Aceve 72957 Esenghen renovos Catsues torn creceper monasetng vegumanenes vegenang desecson, sensupway and coveret,e emp= Mess wid from emergency psocedwee for eroes where SNM is hensed.

7024(aX2)

Ceteate 2 Active 72997 Emergeonre6evesCassusbobomcrecairlyincreering m

- segereng detecean, eenenhey and coverage empshdema and from emergency fvooedwee If areas where SNM le hernBed.

i STATUS:

Active -est'epties was greeted med le still active;lesetive-enemptise wee grensed for s spectGe period ei tisse or has been esquerceded by seseher oc!Ise and le mov leertive.

DAIE:

If escenption is Active or Denied, dos. is date of enespelen action;iflesethe, dele le dose tLe esenspelse ended.

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