Regulatory Guide 8.14

Withdrawal

ML010310245
Person / Time
Issue date:	02/09/2001
From:	Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
To:
Hogan R 415-7484
References
RG-8.14, OH 940-4
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February9,2001RegulatoryGuide8.14REGULATORYGUIDEDISTRIBUTIONLIST(DIVISION8)SUBJECT:WITHDRAWALOFREGULATORYGUIDE8.14TheNuclearRegulatoryCommissioniswithdrawingRegulatoryGuide8.14,"PersonnelNeutronDosimeters."Revision1ofRegulatoryGuide8.14,publishedinAugust1977, endorsedANSIN319-1976,"AmericanNationalStandardforPersonnelNeutron Dosimeters(NeutronEnergiesLessThan20MeV),"whichhasbeenreplacedbyANSI

N13.52-1999,"PersonnelNeutronDosimeters."RegulatoryGuide8.14doesnotneedto berevisedbecauseregulationsareinplacethatrequirelicenseestohaveanadequate dosimetryprogram.Licenseesarerequiredby10CFR20.1501tousedosimetryprocessorsaccreditedthroughtheNationalVoluntaryLaboratoryAccreditationProgram(NVLAP).NVLAP

requiresprocessorstousenewstandardsforpersonneldosimetry,ANSIN13.52-1999 andANSIN13.11-1993,"PersonnelDosimetryPerformance-CriteriaforTesting,"to maintainanappropriatequalityfordosimetryprocessing.LicenseesshouldnotethattheguidanceinRegulatoryPositions1.band1.cofRegulatoryGuide8.14regardingtheuseofcalculatedneutrondoseequivalentsisalso containedinRegulatoryGuide8.4,"Direct-ReadingandIndirect-ReadingPocket Dosimeters."Theuse ofcalculatedneutrondoseequivalentsisstillapplicablebecauseRegulatoryGuide8.4 isnotbeingwithdrawn.RegulatoryguidesmaybewithdrawnwhentheyaresupersededbytheNRC'sregulations,whenequivalentrecommendationshavebeenincorporatedinapplicable approvedcodesandstandards,orwhenchangesinmethodsandtechniquesorinthe needforspecificguidancehavemadethemobsolete./RA/MargaretV.FederlineforAshokC.Thadani,DirectorOfficeofNuclearRegulatoryResearch February9,2001RegulatoryGuide8.14REGULATORYGUIDEDISTRIBUTIONLIST(DIVISION8)

SUBJECT:WITHDRAWALOFREGULATORYGUIDE8.14 TheNuclearRegulatoryCommissioniswithdrawingRegulatoryGuide8.14,"PersonnelNeutronDosimeters."Revision1ofRegulatoryGuide8.14,publishedinAugust1977,endorsed ANSIN319-1976,"AmericanNationalStandardforPersonnelNeutronDosimeters(Neutron EnergiesLessThan20MeV),"whichhasbeenreplacedbyANSIN13.52-1999,"Personnel NeutronDosimeters."RegulatoryGuide8.14doesnotneedtoberevisedbecauseregulations areinplacethatrequirelicenseestohaveanadequatedosimetryprogram.Licenseesarerequiredby10CFR20.1501tousedosimetryprocessorsaccreditedthroughtheNationalVoluntaryLaboratoryAccreditationProgram(NVLAP).NVLAPrequiresprocessorsto usenewstandardsforpersonneldosimetry,ANSIN13.52-1999andANSIN13.11-1993,

"PersonnelDosimetryPerformance-CriteriaforTesting,"tomaintainanappropriatequalityfor dosimetryprocessing.LicenseesshouldnotethattheguidanceinRegulatoryPositions1.band1.cofRegulatoryGuide8.14regardingtheuseofcalculatedneutrondoseequivalentsisalsocontainedin RegulatoryGuide8.4,"Direct-ReadingandIndirect-ReadingPocketDosimeters."Theuseof calculatedneutrondoseequivalentsisstillapplicablebecauseRegulatoryGuide8.4isnot beingwithdrawn.RegulatoryguidesmaybewithdrawnwhentheyaresupersededbytheNRC'sregulations,whenequivalentrecommendationshavebeenincorporatedinapplicableapprovedcodesand standards,orwhenchangesinmethodsandtechniquesorintheneedforspecificguidance havemadethemobsolete./RA/MargaretV.FederlineforAshokC.Thadani,DirectorOfficeofNuclearRegulatoryResearchDISTRIBUTION

DKRathbun,CA(9)JWigginton,NRRWITHDRAWALLETTERSENTTOKDCyr,OGCBBoger,NRRALLNMSSLICENSEESASWELLSJCollins,NRRSSherbini,NMSSAS1SAND1R,POWERREACTORWFKane,NMSSCEAder,RESANDRESEARCHANDTESTPHLohaus,OSPCVKasputys,RESREACTORLICENSEES.ACThadani,RESEROklesson,RESMVFederline,RESAFBeranek,RES

MEMayfield,RESWNorris,RES

TLKing,RESSFGagner,PA

FEltawila,RESCATrottier,NMSS

CHaney,RESRHogan,RESOARinADAMS?(YorN)YADAMSACCESSIONNO.:ML010310245TEMPLATENO.RES-001PubliclyAvailable?(YorN)YDATEOFRELEASETOPUBLIC2-26-01SENSITIVE?NDocumentName:AB\WD8.14.wpdToreceiveacopyofthisdocument,indicateinthebox:"C"=Copywithoutenclosures"E"=Copywithenclosures"N"=Nocopy OFFIC ERES:PMPDA SRES:DRAARES:DRAANAMERLLforAFBeranekRHoganTLKingDATE1/31/0101/31/0101/31/01 OFFIC ERES:PMPDA SNMSS:DIRNRR:DIRRES:DDIRRES:DIR

NAMECEAderWFKaneSJCollinsMVFederlineMVFfor ACThadaniDATE01/31/0102/01/0102/07/0102/09/0102/09/017590-01NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONRegulatoryGuides;WithdrawalTheNuclearRegulatoryCommissioniswithdrawingRegulatoryGuide8.14,"PersonnelNeutronDosimeters."Revision1ofRegulatoryGuide8.14,publishedin August1977,endorsedANSIN319-1976,"AmericanNationalStandardforPersonnel NeutronDosimeters(NeutronEnergiesLessThan20MeV),"whichhasbeenreplaced byANSIN13.52-1999,"PersonnelNeutronDosimeters."RegulatoryGuide8.14does notneedtoberevisedbecauseregulationsareinplacethatrequirelicenseestohave anadequatedosimetryprogram.Licenseesarerequiredby10CFR20.1501tousedosimetryprocessorsaccreditedthroughtheNationalVoluntaryLaboratoryAccreditationProgram(NVLAP).

NVLAPrequiresprocessorstousenewstandardsforpersonneldosimetry,ANSI

N13.52-1999 andANSIN13.11-1993,"PersonnelDosimetryPerformance-CriteriaforTesting,"to maintainanappropriatequalityfordosimetryprocessing.LicenseesshouldnotethattheguidanceinRegulatoryPositions1.band1.cofRegulatoryGuide8.14regardingtheuseofcalculatedneutrondoseequivalentsisalso containedinRegulatoryGuide8.4,"Direct-ReadingandIndirect-ReadingPocket Dosimeters."Theuseofcalculatedneutrondoseequivalentsisstillapplicablebecause RegulatoryGuide8.4hasnotbeenwithdrawn.RegulatoryguidesmaybewithdrawnwhentheyaresupersededbytheNRC'sregulations,whenequivalentrecommendationshavebeenincorporatedinapplicable approvedcodesandstandards,orwhenchangesinmethodsandtechniquesorinthe

2needforspecificguidancehavemadethemobsolete.Commentsandsuggestionsinconnectionwithregulatoryguidesbeingdevelopedandeffectiveguidesareencouragedatanytime.Writtencommentsmaybesubmitted totheRulesandDirectivesBranch,DivisionofAdministrativeServices,Officeof Administration,U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission,Washington,DC20555.

(5U.S.C.552(a))

DatedatRockville,Maryland,this9thdayofFebruary2001./RA/byMargaretV.FederlineMargaretV.Federline,DeputyDirectorOfficeofNuclearRegulatoryResearch February9,2001MEMORANDUMTO:MichaelLesar,SectionChiefRulesandDirectivesBranch DivisionofAdministrativeServices OfficeofAdministrationFROM:AshokC.Thadani,DirectorOfficeofNuclearRegulatoryResearchSUBJECT:REGULATORYGUIDEWITHDRAWALEnclosedforpublicationinthenoticesectionoftheFederalRegisterisanoticeofthewithdrawalofRegulatoryGuide8.14.Enclosure:FederalRegisterNotice February9,2001MEMORANDUMTO:MichaelLesar,SectionChiefRulesandDirectivesBranch DivisionofAdministrativeServices OfficeofAdministrationFROM:AshokC.Thadani,DirectorOfficeofNuclearRegulatoryResearchSUBJECT:REGULATORYGUIDEWITHDRAWALEnclosedforpublicationinthenoticesectionoftheFederalRegisterisanoticeofthewithdrawalofRegulatoryGuide8.14.Enclosure:FederalRegisterNoticeDISTRIBUTION

DKRathbun,CA(9)JWigginton,NRR

KDCyr,OGCBBoger,NRR

SJCollins,NRRSSherbini,NMSS

WFKane,NMSSCEAder,RES

PHLohaus,OSPCVKasputys,RES

ACThadani,RESEROklesson,RES

MVFederline,RESAFBeranek,RES

MEMayfield,RESWNorris,RES

TLKing,RESSFGagner,PA

FEltawila,RESCATrottier,NMSS

CHaney,RESRHogan,RESOARinADAMS?(YorN)YADAMSACCESSIONNO.:ML010310245TEMPLATENO.RES-001PubliclyAvailable?(YorN)YDATEOFRELEASETOPUBLIC02-26-01SENSITIVE?NDocumentName:AB\WD8.14.wpdToreceiveacopyofthisdocument,indicateinthebox:"C"=Copywithoutenclosures"E"=Copywithenclosures"N"=Nocopy OFFIC ERES:PMPDA SRES:DRAARES:DRAANAMERLLforAFBeranekRHoganTLKingDATE1/31/011/31/011/31/01 OFFIC ERES:PMPDA SNMSS:DIRNRR:DIRRES:DDIRRES:DIRNAMECEAderWFKaneSJCollinsMVFederlineMVFfor ACThadani DATE1/31/012/1/012/7/012/9/012/9/01