NUREG-1757, NRC-2020-0192 - Federal Register Notice of Issuance of NUREG-1757, Volume 2, Rev. 2, Final Docket Number NRC-2020-0192
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| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 07/18/2022 |
| From: | Ashley Roberts Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs |
| To: | |
| Cynthia Barr, 301-415-4015 | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML21299A028 | List: |
| References | |
| NRC-2020-0192, NUREG-1757 V2 R2 | |
| Download: ML22004A016 (4) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2020-0192]
Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance, Characterization, Survey, and
Determination of Radiological Criteria
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: NUREG; issuance.
SUMMARY
- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing NUREG-1 757,
Volume 2, Revision 2, Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance, C haracterization,
Survey, and Determination of Radiological Criteria. NUREG-175 7 has been revised to
address lessons learned and experience gained from review of li cense termination
plans, decommissioning plans, and final status surveys for lice nsees undergoing license
termination since the last revision to the document in Septembe r 2006. This NUREG is
intended for use by applicants, licensees, and the NRC staff.
DATES: NUREG-1757, Volume 2, Revision 2 is available on July 22, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0192 when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly
available information related to this document using any of the following methods:
- Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and
search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0192. Address questions about Docket IDs in
Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301-415-0624; em ail:
Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the i ndividual listed in the
For Further Information Contact section of this document.
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301-415-4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS a ccession number
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is mentioned in this document.
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except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Barr, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Wash ington, DC
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-4015; email: Cynthia.Barr@nrc. gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Discussion
NUREG-1757, Volume 2, Revision 2 Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance,
Characterization, Survey, and Determination of Radiological Cri teria (ML22194A859)
was revised to address lessons learned and experience gained fr om review of license
termination plans, decommissioning plans, and final status surv eys for licensees
undergoing license termination. The NUREG was updated to inclu de new guidance
related to dose modeling, as low as reasonably achievable crite ria, surface water and
2 groundwater characterization, use of engineered barriers, and r adiological surveys
(e.g., composite sampling, subsurface surveys, and surveys demo nstrating
indistinguishability from background).
Following issuance of NUREG-1757, Volume 2, Revision 2, NRC sta ff intends to
develop interim staff guidance to address issues raised during the public comment
period related to: (i) subsurface investigations; and guidance or communications related
to (ii) discrete radioactive par ticles. NRC staff held two subsurface investigations
workshops on July 14-15, 2021, and May 11, 2022, to support the development of
interim staff guidance. A public workshop to support developme nt of guidance or
communications on discrete radioactive particles is planned for November 3, 2022.
Additional details regarding the November 3, 2022, workshop, wi ll be forthcoming.
The regulatory analysis for Revision 2 of NUREG-1757, "Consolid ated
Decommissioning Guidance," Volume 2, "Characterization, Survey, and Determination
of Radiological Criteria" is available in ADAMS under ML21347A9 57.
II. Additional Information
Draft NUREG-1757, Volume 2, Revision 2 Consolidated Decommissi oning
Guidance, Characterization, Survey, and Determination of Radiol ogical Criteria was
published in the Federal Register (85 FR 79044) on December 8, 2020, with a 60-day
comment period. On January 22, 2021, (86 FR 6683) the NRC deci ded to extend the
comment period until April 8, 2021. Over 200 comments were rec eived on the draft
document and the NRC staffs evaluation and resolution of the public comments are
documented in ADAMS under ML21299A032. NRC staff addressed the public
comments in the final version of the document.
3 III. Congressional Review Act
NUREG-1757, Volume 2, Revision 2, is a rule as defined in the C ongressional
Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801-808). However, the Office of Manageme nt and Budget has
not found it to be a major rule as defined in the Congressional Review Act. The
Congressional Review Act Summary is available in ADAMS under ML21349B406.
Dated: July 18, 2022.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
/RA/
Ashley B. Roberts, Deputy Director, Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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