ML20216D068

Ack Receipt of Responding to Review of Final Ks 10CFR20 Equivalent Regulation

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• • • • • April 9, 1998 Mr. Vick L. Cooper, Chief Radiation Control Program Kansas Department of Health and Environment Bureau of Air and Radiation Forbes Field, Building 283 Topeka, KS 66620

Dear Mr. Cooper:

Thank you for your letter of January 21,1998 responding to our review of the final Kansas 10 CFR Part 20 equivalent regulation. We appreciate the actions you are taking to address our comments and ask that you provide us an opportunity to review any proposed and final changes that are made to your regulations. As requested in All Agreement States Letter SP-96-027,"Reauest to Hiahlioht Chanoes to Aareement State Reaulations Submitted to NRC ,

for Comoatibility Review" (March 1,1996), please highlight the changes in the regu!ations and send one copy in a computer readable format, if possible.

In your letter of January 21,1998, you asked us to provide the rationale for the comment that 5e Kansas Regulation 28-35-219a(g)(3)(B), which is to be equivalent ' NRC 10 CFR 20.1905(b), should reference Table lli of Apper. dix B of the Kansas regulation with regard to labeling containers. (Note that Table lli corresponds to Table 3 of Part 20.)

Although Table 3 of Appendix B establishes monthly allowable concentrations for release to sanitary sewers, Table 3 is also referenced and used as a basis to define quantitative limits to exempt a licensee for labeling containers of licensed material in 20.1905(b). The rationale for use of the Table 3 limits to exempt licensees from the container labeling requirements is based on the assumptions used to derive the concentrations limits in Table 3. The concentrations for this table were derived by taking the most restrictive occupational stochastic oral ingestion annual limit on intake (All) and dividing by 7.3 x 10E6 ml, which is composed of the annual water intake for? Reference Man" (7.3 x 10E5 ml), and a factor of 10 (to go from 5 rem to 0.5 rem), such that a sole water source with this concentration would result in a committed effective dose equivalent of 0.5 rem. (See Discussion in Appendix B to Part 20, Paragraph labelled:

Table 3 " Sewer Disposal.")

- This gives the rationale of where these concentrations are derived from and what they i represent. . Although a separate table could have been developed and included in Part 20 to if' exempt containers of licensed material from the labeling requirement, staff believed use of the Table 3 values provided an acceptable level of protection, and eliminated the need to include an additional separate Table in Part 20. Thus, if an untabeled container of licensed material at the Table 3 concentrations were to be inadvertently ingested, the resulting dose would be a fraction of the 0.5 rem committed dose.

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Dear Mr. Lohaus:

We appreciate the opportunity to respond to the draft comments of the Kansas final Pan 20 rule.

After careful review of the comments and discussion with Mr. Steve Salomon of your staff we offer the following responses:

The comment regarding the definition of"Special nuclear material in quantities not sufficient to form a critical mass" is noted. The omission of the dividing lines will be corrected in the next revision of this definition. Until the revision is finalized, this typographical error will be corrected through specific license condition where appropriate.

Subsection 28-35-217a(c) is interpreted by this office as eliminating the 10 percent cut off for '

monitoring of extremities. This is overly conservative and adds unnecessary confusion to the regulation, it is our intention to eliminate this subsection in the next revision of this regulation.

The comment on Kansas Regulation 28-35-219a(g)(3)(B)(NRC 10 CFR 20.1905(b)) indicates we should reference " Table III of Appendix B" with regard to posting containers. " Table III of Appendix B" refers to the monthly concentrations allowable to be released to sewer systems not to containers. While we have no objection to using this as a concentration limit for labeling containers (and will incorporate it in the n' ext revision) please provide the rational for this comment. This information will assist us in understanding the thought process behind the regulation and aid in consistent enforcement. ,

The other comments discussed in Enclosure 3 involve inadvertent omissions, typos or errors. We appreciate you bringing these to our attention and plan to correct these with the next revision of the Kansas Regulations. Please note the exact wording of these changes is subject to review by the State l Legislature and Legal Representatives.

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Tope KS 66620 Dear Mr. r; Thank you ' your letter of January 21,1998 responding to our review of the final Kansas 10 CFR Part , equivalent regulation. We appreciate the actions you are taking to address our comments and sk that you provide us an opportunity to review any proposed and final changes that a ' ade to your regulations. As requested in All Agreement States Letter.

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for Comoatibility Reylew"(March 1,1996), please highlight the changes in the regulations and send one copy in a co uter readable format, if possible.

in your letter of January ft 1998, you asked us to provide the rationale for the comment that the Kansas Regulation 28- -219a(g)(3)(B), which is to be equivalent to NRC 10 CFR

' 20.1905(b), should reference able 111 of Appendix B with regard to labeling containers.

Although Table ll1 of Appendi (establishes monthly allowable concentrations for release to '

sanitary sewers, Table ill is also Tpferenced and used as a basis to define quantitative limits to

. exempt a licensee for labeling contginers of licensed material in 20.1905(b). The rationale for use of the Table lll limits to exempt 16censees from the container labeling requirements is based on the assumptions used to derive th&, concentrations limits in Table Ill. The concentration limits in Table ill are based on the assuIqption that if sewage released by the licensee -

containing the reference concentiations re the only source of drinking water ingested by a .

reference man during a year,' the resultin mmitted effective dose equivalent would not exceed 0.5 rem.' Thus, if an unlabeled cont er of licensed material at the Table ill concentrations were to be inadvertently ingesth(f, the resulting dose would be a fraction of the 0.5 rem committed dose. Although a separate table cculd have been developed and included in Part 20 to exempt containers of licensed materlatl from labeling requirement, staff believed use of the Table 111 values provided an acceptable lhvel of protection, and eliminat1xf the need to include an additional separate Table in Part 20.

Please address any comments or questions about the . C review of your 10 CFR Part 20 equivalent regulations to Dr. Stephen N. Salomon at (301 415-2368 or E-mail SNS@NRC. GOV. \

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Also, Regulatory Guide 10.8, Appenhix X (Enclosure 2) states: -

". . . licensees are not required to label containers holding licensed material '

concentrations less than those specified in Table 3 of Appendix B to 20.1 1-20.2401."

Please address any comments or questions about the NRC_ review of your CFR Part 20 '

equivalent regulations to Dr. Stephen N. Salomon at (301) 415-2368 or E all i SNS@NRC. GOV.

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". . . licensees are not required to label containers holding licensed mat alin concentrations less than those specified in Table 3 of Appendix B to .1001-20.2401."

Please address any comments or questions about the NRC review of yo 10 CFR Part 20 equivalent regulations to Dr. Stephen N. Salomon of my staff at (301) 5-2368, or E-mail SNS@NRC. GOV.

Sincerely, Paul H. Lo us, Deputy Director Office of tate Programs

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Sincerely, Paul H. Lohaus, Deputy Director Office of State Programs Enclosures.

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Dear Mr. Cooper:

Thank you for your letter of January 21,1998, in which you ask us to provide e rationale for the comment that the Kansas Regulation 28-35-219a(g)(3)(B) (NRC 10 CF 20.1905(b))

should reference Table Ill of Appendix B with regard to posting containe _Please note that 10 CFR 20.1905, " Exemptions to Labeling Requirements," provide provisi s where labeling is not required as opposed to posting containers as indicated in your letter As noted, Table ill of Appendix B refers to the monthly concentrations allowable to be re ased to sewer systems not -

to containers.

' The purposes of 10 CFR 20.1905(b) is addressed in the Trai g Manual for 10 CFR Part 20 (Enclosure 1). The Explanation states: '

If the concentration of radioactive materialin a ntainer is less than the values specified in Appendix B, Table 3 entitled, "Re ses to Sewers," the container does not have to be labeled.

Also, Regulatory Guide 10.8, Appendix X (Enci ure 2) states:

Licensees are not required to label ntainers holding licensed material in concentrations less than those s cified in Table 3 of Appendix B to 20.1001-20.2401.

Finally, we acknowlege the actions t t you will be taking based on our other comments.

If you have any questions regar g these comments, the compatibility criteria, or the NRC regulations used in the review lease contact me at (301) 415-2326 or Dr. Stephen N.

Salomon of my staff at (301 15-2368, or INTERNET: SNS@NRC. GOV.

Sincerely, i

Paul H. Lohaus, Deputy Director Office of State Programs

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