ML20248L769
| ML20248L769 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 06/04/1998 |
| From: | Shirley Ann Jackson, The Chairman NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Mcintosh D HOUSE OF REP. |
| References | |
| FRN-62FR42219, RULE-PR-35 NUDOCS 9806110348 | |
| Download: ML20248L769 (1) | |
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Dear Congressman McIntosh:
I am responding to your letter dated April 29,1998, in which you expressed reservations abou possible changes in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) 10 CFR Part 35 regulations on mec'ical use of byproduct material. In particular, you were concerned about the trainir; and er.perience requirement = that would be applicable to personnel involved in diagnostic and therapeutic uses of unsealed byproduct material.
The NRC staff is scheduled to provide its recommendations on proposed revisions to Part 35 to the Commission in June 1998. The proposed rule is being developed using an increased public participation process that included public workst 7ps; meetings with various medical professional societies (including the American College of Radiology); and the posting of a "strawman' rule text on the Internet for comments. The staff is carefully considering the comments received during these interactions, in preparing the proposal. After Commission approval, a proposed rule will be published in the Federal Reaister for public comment. W expect to hold additional public meetings during the comment period later this year.
I The issue of training and experience has received the most comments during the development of the proposed rule. Viewpoints on this issue have varied. The Commission has received l
comments both supporting reduction in requirements affecting personnelin the diagnostic area, including those from American College of Cardiology and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiologists, and favoring keeping the presently existing requirements. The statf draft, while l
reducing the number of hours required for certain medical modalities, also specified a focus on1 radiation safety and proposed that personnel competency be verified through an examination.
This proposal appears to be in keeping with the direction the Commission provided to the s namely, to develop a risk-informed, and where appropriate, a more performance-based ru it addressed sq obiection often expressed by some commenters, that NRC requirements sometimes intruded into the practice of medicine.
I The Commission will carefully consider the staff proposalin light of comments such as yours when it is received. The results of that consideration will then be available for additional public comment and discussion.
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