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NRC Regulatory Agenda Qitarterly Report July-September 1992 Manuscript Completed: October 1992 Date Published: November 1992 b
Division of Freedom ofInformation and Pnblications Services Office of Administration U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 p"c<m, ,
TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION I - RULES (A) Rules on which final action has been taken since June 30, 1992 Pace Access Authorization Fee Schedule for Licensee Personnel (Parts 11, 25)................................................. 1 Standards for Protection Against Radiation; Extension of Implementation Date (Parts 19, 20)............................. 2 Reducing the Regulatory Burden on Nuclear Licensees (Parts 20, 50)................................................. 3 Use of Radiopharmaceuticals for Medical Research, Use of Biologics containing Byproduct Material, and Compounding Radiopharmaceuticals (Part 35)................................. 4 Decommissioning Funding for Prematurely Shutdown Power Reactors (Part 50)............................................. 5 Codes and Stal.dards for Nuclear Power Plants (ASME Code, 1986/
1987/1988 Addenda, 1989 Edition) (Part 50)..................... 6 Minor Modifications to Nuclear Power Reactor Event Reporting Requirements (Part 50)........................................... 7 Minor Amendments to the Physical Protection Requirements (Parts 70, 72, 73, 75)......................................... 8 Fee Schedules for Facilities and Materials Licenses; FY 1992 (Parts 170, 171)............................................... 9 Acquisition Regulation (NRCAR): Debarment (48 CFR-Chapter 20)... 10 (B) Proposed-Rules Procedures Involving the Equal-Access to Justice Act:
Implementation (Parts 1, 2).................................... 11 Clarification of Statutory Authority for Purposes of Criminal Enforcement-(Parts 11, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 30,-31, 32, 33,.
34, 35, 39, 40, 50, 52, 53, 54, 55, 60, 61, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 15, 95, 110, 140,-150)..................................... 13 Exclusion of Attorneys From Interviews Under Subpoena (Part 19)...................................................... 15 iii
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- Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements for Large Irradiators (Parts 19, 20, 21, 30, 36, 40, 51, 70, 170)........ 16 Disposal of Waste Oil by Incineration from Nuclear Power Plants 18
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Low-Level Waste Manifest Information and Reporting
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Fitness-for-Duty Requirements for Licensees Who Possess, Use, or Transport Category I Material (Part 26)................ 22 i
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Departures From Manufacturer's Instructions; Elimination of Recordkeeping Requirements (Parts 30, 35)................... 24
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- Documentation Additions. (Parts 30, 40, 50, 70, 72)............. 25 1
l Requirements for Possession of Industrial Devices Containing Byproduct Material (Parts 31, 32).............................. 27~
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Loss of All Alternating Current Power (Part 50).................. 28 i
Training and Qualification of Nuclear Power Plant Personnel
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! Primary keactor Containment Leakage Testing for Water-Cooled i Power Reactors (Part 50)....................................... 31
! Amendment to 10 CFR 51.51 and 51.52, Tables S-3 and S-4,
! Addition of Radon-222 and Technetium-99 Radiation Values, and Addition of Appendix B, " Table S-3 Explanatory Analysis" (Part 51).................................................... . 33-License Renewal for Nuclear Power Plants; Scope of i Environmental Effacts (Pt.rt 51)................................ 35 4
- Elimination of Inconsistencies Between NRC Regulations and EPA i HLW Standards (Part 60)........................................ 36
-Conforming Guidance on Low Level Waste Disposal Facilities i with 10.CFR Part 61 (Part 61).................................. 38 Update of Transportation Regulations to Incorporate New Licensing Information (Part 71)................................ 40 3 . ..
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Additions (Part 72)...................................................... ~4 1 .
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Ea.jlg Clarification of Physical Protection Requirements at Fixed Sites (Part 73)................................................ 42 Physical Fitness Programs and Day Firing Qualifications for Security Personnel at Category I Licensee Fuel Cycle Facilities (Part 73)........................................... 43 Import and Export of Radioactive Wastes (Part 110)............... 45 Criteria for an Extraordinary Nuclear Occurrence (Part 140)...... 46 Reasserting NRC's Sole Authority for Approving Onsite Iow-Level Waste Disposal in Agreement States (Part 150).................. 47 NRC Acquisition Regulation (NRCAR) (48 CPR Chapter 20, Parts 1-52).................................................... 48 Acquisition Regulation (NRCAR): Organizational Conflicts of Interest (48 CFR Chapter 20)................................... 49 (C) Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking Radioactive Waste Below Regulatory Concern; Generic Rulemaking (Parts 2, 20).................................................. 51 Medical Use of Byproduct Material: Training and Experience Criteria (Part 35)............................................. 52 Comprehensive Quality Assurance in Medical Use and a Standard of Care (Part 35).............................................. 53 Acceptance of Products Purchased for Use in Nuclear Power Plant Structures, Systems, and Components (Part 50)............ 54 Acceptability of Plant Performance for Severe Accidents; Scope of Consideration in Safety Regulations (Part 50)............... 55*
(D) Unpublished Rules Revised Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings (Parts 0, 1, 2, 9, 50)......................................... 57 Availability of Official Records (Part 2)........................ 58 v
P.RSLe Discrimination on the Basis of Sex (Parts 2, 19)................. 60 Revision of Specific Exemptions (Part 9)......................... 61 Radiological Criteria for Decommissioning of Nuclear-Facilities (Part 20)...................................................... 62 Dose Limits for Patients and Members of the Public (Parts 20, 35)................................................. 64*
Clarification of Reporting of Defects and Noncompliance for Materials Facilities (Part 21)................................. 65 Fitness-For-Duty Programs: NRC Partial Withdrawal of NRC Information Collection Requirements (Part 26).................. 66*
Permit Non-Electric Utility Reactor Licensees to Satisfy.the Financial Requirements of the Decommissioning Regulations Through Self-Guarantee (Parts 30, 40, 50, 70, 72).............. 67 Timeliness in Decommissioning of_ Materials Fac titles (Parts 30, 40, 70, 72)......................................-.......... 68 Procedures and Criteria for On-Site Storage of Low-Level Radioactive Waste (Parts 30, 40, 50, 70, 72).. .............. 70 Restrict Accessible Air Gap Between the Radioactive Source and the Detector for Generally-Licensed Devices (Parts 31, 32)..... 71 Reporting Requirements for Transfer of Products to Persons Exempt from Licensing Requirements (Part 32)................... 72 Radiography and Radiation Safety Requirements for Radiography Operations (Part 34)........................................... 74 Iridium-192 Wire for Interstitial Treatment of Cancer (Part 35)...................................................... 75 Administration of Byproduct Material or Radiation to Patients Who May Be Pregnant or Breast-Feeding (Part 35)................ 76*
Design and Performance Criteria for Sealed Sources Used in Well Logging (Part 39)......................................... 77 Licensing of Source Material (Part 40)........................... 78 Submittal of Data in Computer-Readable Form to the Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards System (NMMSS) (Parts 40, 72, 74, 75, 150)........................................... 79-vi-
Fage Change to Part 50 to Update Source Term and Replace Dose Ca l c u l a t i on ( Pa r t 5 0 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Emergency Planning Regulations for Part 52 Licensing (Part 50)... 82 Codes and Standards for Nuclear Power Plants (ASME B&PV Code, 1989/1990/1991 Addenda-and 1992 Edition, and the ASME OM C0de-1990) (Part 50)........................................... 83 Clarification of Emergency Preparedness Regulations; Exercise Requirements (Part 50)......................................... 85
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Codes and Standards for Nuclear Power Plants (ASME Code,Section XI, Division 1, Subsection IWE and Subsection IWL)
(Part 50)...................................................... 86 Fracture Toughness Requirements for LWR Pressure Vessels (Part50)...................................................... 88 Thermal Annealing of the Reactor Pressure Vessel (Part 50)....... 90*
Standardized Plant Designs, Early Review of Site Suitability Issues; Clarifying Amendments (Parts 50, 52, 140).............. 91 Change to Part 100 to Add Site Critoria, Update Appendix A and Remove Dose Calculations; Interim Change to Part 50 to Add Source Term and Dose Calculations (Parts 50, 100).............. 92 Requalification Examination Requirements (Part 55)............... 94*
Design Basis Events (Part 60).................................... 95 Clarification of Assessment Requirements for the Siting Criteria and Performance Objectives (Part 60).................. 97*
Removal of Criticality Alarm Requirements for Fresh Fuel (Part 70)...................................................... 99*
Emergency Planning for Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facilities (ISFSI) and Monitored Retrievable Storage Facilities (MRS) (Part 72)............................. ....... 100 Notification of Incidents'(Part 72).............................. 101 a
Reinvestigation of Individuals Granted Unescorted Access to Nuclear Power Plants (Part 73)................................. 102 Night Firing Qualifications for Security Guards at Nuclear Power Plants (Part 73)......................................... 103 vii
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Pace Physical Protection of Special Nuclear Material in Transit (Part 73).......................................-............... 104 Licensees' Announcements of Safeguards Inspections (Parts 73, 74)................................................. 105 Export and Import of Nuclear Equipment and Material; Clarifying Amendments (Part 110)............................... 106 Import and Export of Nuclear Equipment and Material; Subparts F Through L (Part 110)......................................... 108 SECTION II'- ICTITIONS FOR RULEMAKING (A) Petitions incorporated into final rules or petitions denied since June 30, 1992 GE. Stockholders' Alliunce ("RM-20-19)............................ 111 Public Citizen (PRM-50-54)....................................... 112
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} Carol S. Marcus, Ph.D., M.D. (PRM-20-20)......................... 113 General Electric Company and Westinghouse--Electric Corporation (PRM-30-59).................................................... 114 i
Advanced Medical Systems, Inc. (PRM-32-3)........................ 115 l'
l Amersham Corporation (PRM-35-8).................................. 116 i American College of Nuclear Physicians and the Society of
- Nuclear Medicine.(PRM-35-9).................................... 117 l American' College of. Nuclear _ Medicine (PRM-35-10/PRM-35-10A)...... 119 Free Environment, Inc., et-al. (PRM-50-20)....................... 120 i
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i North Carolina Public Utility Commission (PRM-50-57)............. 125 1
e Department of Energy (PRM-60-3).................................. 126 States of Washington and Oregon (PRM-60-4)....................... 127 1,
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1 Preface l
The Regulatory Agenda is a quarterly compilation of all rules on which the NRC has recently completed action, or has proposed action, or is considering action, and of all petitions for rulemaking that the NRC has received that are pending ;
disposition.
Oraanization of the Acenda The agenda consists of two sections that have been updated through September 30, 1992.Section I,_" Rules," includes (A) rules on whici, final action has been taken since June 30, 1992, the closing date of the last NRC Regulatory Agenda; (B) rules published previously as proposed rules on which the Commission has not taken final action; (C) rules published as advance notices of proposed rulemaking for which neither a proposed nor final rule has been issued;_and (D) unpublished rules on which the NRC expects to take action.
Section II, " Petitions for Rulemaking," includes (A) petitions denied or incorporated into final rules since June 30, 1992; (B) petitions incorporated into proposed rules; (C) petitions pending staff review, and (D) petitions with deferred action.
In Section I of the agenda, the rules are ordered from the lowest to the highest part within Title 10, Chapter I, of the Code of Federal Regulations (Title 10). If more than one rule appears under the same part, the rules are arranged within that part by date of most recent publication. If a rule amends l multiple parts, the rule is listed under the lowest affected l part. In Section II of the agenda, the petitions are ordered l from the lowest to the highest part of Title 10 and are l
identified with a petition for rulemaking (PRM) number. If
! more than one petition appears under the same CFR part, the
! petitions are arranged by PRM numbers in const utive order I
within that part of Title 10.
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A Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) has been added to each rulemaking agenda entry. This identification number will make it easier for the public and agency officials to track the publication history of regulatory actions.
The dates listed under the heading " Timetable" for scheduled- l action by the Commission or the Executive Director for l Operations (EDO) on particular rules or petitions are considered tentative and are not binding on the Commission or x
its staff. They are included for planning purposes only. This Regulatory Agenda is published to provide the public early notice and opportunity to participate in the rulemaking process. However, the NRC may consider or act on any rulemaking proceeding even if it is not included in this Regulatory Agenda.
Rulemakinos Anoroved by the Executive Director for Operations (EDO)
The Executive Director for Operations initiated a procedure for the review of the regulations being prepared by staff offices that report to him to ensure that staff resources-were being allocated to achieve NRC's regulatory priorities most effectively. This procedure requires EDO approval before staff resources may be expended on the development of any new rulemaking. Furthermore, all existing rules must receive EDO approval prior to the commitment of additional resources.
Those unpublished rules whose further development has been terminated will be noted in this edition of the agenda and deleted from subsequent editions. Rules wl.ose termination was directed suosequent to publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking or an advance notice of proposed rulemaking will be removed from the agenda after publication of a notice of withdrawal. Rules and Petitions for Rulemaking that appear on the agenda for the first time are identified by an asterisk (*).
Public Participation in Rulemakina Comments on any rule in the agenda may be sent to the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, l Washington, DC 20555, Attention: Docketing and Service Branch.
l Comments may also be hand delivered to one White Flint North, i 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, between 7:30 a.m.
and 4:15 p.m., Federal workdays. Comments received un rules l for which the comment period has closed will be considered if l it is practical to do so, but assurance of consideration cannot l be_given except as to comments received on or before the i closure dates specified'in the agenda.
The agenda and any comments received on any rule listed in the agenda are available for public inspection, and copying for a fee, at the Nuclear Regulatory Commi.ssion's Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW. (Lower Level), Washington, DC, between 7:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.
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- or the status of any rule listed in this agenda, contact Betty Golden, Regulations Specialist, Rules and Directives Review Branch, Division of Freedom of Information and PJblications Services, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC-20555, Telephone (301) 492-4268 (persons outside the Washington, DC metropolitan area may call toll-free
- 800-368-3642). For further information on the substantive content of any rule listed in the agenda, contact the individual listed under the heading " Agency Contact" for that rule.
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i TITLE:
Access Authorization Fee Schedule for Licensee Personnel RIN:
3150-AE32 CFR CITATION:
j ABSTRACT:
1 The final rule amends the Commission's regulations to revise the fee schedule for background investigations-of licensee personnel who require access to National Security Information and/or Restricted Data and access to r control over Special Nuclear Material. These a~ .rdments comply with current regulations that provide that NRC will publish fee adjustments concurrent with j notifications of any changes in the rate charged the l NRC by the Office of Personnel ManagemtAt (OPM) for conducting investigations. This rule also inserts full
! identification (NRC Form number and name) of several forms used in the NRC personnel security process.
l l TIMETABLE:
1 Final Action Published 09/10/92 57 FR 41375 i Final Action Effective 10/13/92 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
l 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841
- EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES
- No AGENCY CONTACT:
! Duane G. Kidd i Nuclear Regulatory Commission i Office of Administration
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Standards for Protection Against Radiation; Extension of Implenentation Date RIN:
3150-AE21 CPR CITATION:
10 CFR 19; 10 CFR 20 ABSTRACT:
The final rule amends the Commission's regulations to extend the implementation date for its revised standards for protection against radiation (10 CFR 20.1001-20.2401 and the accompanying appendices) and makes a conforming change to Part 19. The final rule extends the date by which NRC licensees are required to implement the revised standards for protection against radiation to January 1, 1994.
TIMETABLE:
Final Action Published 08/26/92 57 FR 38588 Final Action Effective 09/25/92 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: Yes AGENCY CONTACT:
Don Cool Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3785 2
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Reducing the Regulatory Burden on Nuclear Licensees RIN:
1 3150-AE30 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 20; 10 CFR 50 i ABSTRACT:
The final rule amends the Commission's regulations to reduce the regulatory burden on all licensees. This final rule reflects an initiative undertaken by the Commission in response to a Presidential memorandum requesting that selected Federal agencies review and modify regulations that will reduce the burden of governmental regulatien to ensure that the regulated community is not subject to duplicative or inconsistent regulation. The NRC's Committee to Review' Generic Requirements (CRGR) identified regulations in eight areas that could be amended to reduce the regulatory burden on licensees without in any way reducing the protection for the public health and safety or the common defense and security. Tae final rule addresses the frequency of reporting information and emergency
, core cooling system analysis for operating power reactors, clarifies and updates regulations affecting certain material licensees, and removes unnecessary regulatory requirements.
TIMETABLE:
Final Action Published 08/31/92 5? c'R 393 53 Final Action Effective 10/01/92 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: Undetermined AGENCY CONTACT:
,, Charles-W. Nilsen/ Joseph J. Mate Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3834/492-3795 4
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Use of Radiopharmaceuticals for Medical Research, Use of Biologics Containing Byproduct Material, and Compounding Radiopharmaceuticals S
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{ 3150-AD69 CFR CITATION:
I 10 CFR 35 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would examine the Commission's j regulations related to the compounding of radio-pharmaceuticals, the use of biologics containing byproduct material, and the medical research uses of radicpharmaceuticals. This rule has been incorporated into-the proposed rule entitled, " Iridium-192 Wire for.
Interstitial Treatment of Cancer (RIN-3150-AD16).
TIMETABLE:
- Proposed Action Terminated 10/92 i
LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 l
EFFECTL ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No l AGENCY CONTACT:
i Anthony Tse l Nuclear Regulatory Commission i Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research l Washington, DC 20555 j 301 492-3797 i
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Decommissioning Funding for Prematurely Shutdown Power Reactors ,
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3150-AD89 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 50 ABSTRACT:
The final rule amends the Commission's regulations on the timing of the collection of funds for decommission-ing for those nuclear power reactors that have shut down before the expected end of their operating lives.
The final rule requires that the WRC evaluate decommissioning funding plans for power reactors that shut down prematurely on a case-by-case basis.
TIMETABLE:
Final Action Published 07/09/92 57 FR 30383 Final Action Effective 08/10/92 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Robert Wood Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Washington, DC 20555 301 504-1255 l
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Codes and Standards for Nuclear-Power Plants (ASME Code, 1966/1987/1988 Addenda, 1989 Edition)
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3150-AD05 CFR CITATICN:
10 CFR 50 ABSTRACT:
The final rule incorporates by refcrence the 1986 ,
Addenda, the 1987 Addenda, the 1988 Addenda, and the 1989 Edition of Section III, Division 3, and Section XI, Division 1, with two specified modifications, of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ASME Code). Also, the final rule imposes augmented examination of reactor vessel shell welds and separates the requirements for inservice testing from those for inservice inspection by p1;cing the requirements for inservice testing in a separate paragraph. The ASME Code provides rules for the construction of light-watcr-reactor nuclear power plant components in Section III, Division 1, and provides rules for the inservice inspection and inservice testing of these components in Section XI, Division 1.
TIMETABLE:
Final Action Published 08/06/92 57 FR 34666 Final Action Effective 09/08/92 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201, 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Gilbert C. Millman Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3848 6
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3150-AE12 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 50 ABSTRACT:
The final rule amends the Commission's regulations to-make minor modifications to the current nuclear power reactor event reporting requirements. The finr.1 amendments, applicable to all nuclear power re.ctor licensees, delete reporting requirements for s me events that have oeen determined to be of liti e or no safety significance. The final amendments red ce the industry's reporting burden and the NRC's respcase burden in event review and assessment.
TIMETABLE:
Final Action Published 09/10/92 57 FR 41378 Final Action Effective 10/13/92 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Raji Tripathi Nuclear Regulatory Commission-Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data Washington, DC 20555 301 492-4435 i
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Minor Amendments to the Physical Protection Requirements RIN:
3150-AD03 I CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 70; 10 CFR 72; 10 CFR 73; 10 CFR 75 ABSTRACT:
The final rule amends the Commission's regulations dealing with physical protection requirements that are-out of date, susceptible to differing interpretations, or in need of clarification. The final rule: (1) adds definitions for common terms not currently defined; (2) deletes action dates that no longer apply; (3) corrects outdated terms and cross references; (4) clarifies wording that is susceptible to differing interpreta-tions; (5) corrects typographical errors; and (6) makes other minor changes.
TIMETABLE:
Final Action Published 07/29/92 57 FR 33426 Final Action Effective OR/28/92 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Stanley P. Turel Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3739 8
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Fee Schedules for Facilities and Materials Licenses; FY 199 RIN:
31U0-AE20 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 170; 10 CFR 171 ABSTRACT:
The final rule amends the Commission's regulations concerning.the licensing, inspection, and annual fees charged to its applicants and licensees, The final rule establishes the fees charged to Commission licensees in Fiscal Year 1992. The final rule implements the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, which requires the NRC to collect approximately 100 percent of its budget authority through fees for i fiscal years (FY 1991-1995).
TIMETABLE:
Final Action Published 07/23/92 57 FR 32691 Final Action Effective 08/24/92 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841; Pub. L. 101-508 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSIN7, AND OTHER ENTITIES: Yes AGENCY CONTACT:
C. James Holloway, Jr.
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i Acquisition Regulation _(NRCAR): Debarment RIN:
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ABSTRACT:
' The final rule establishes the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Acquisition hegulation (NRCAR). The NRCAR
- is necessary to ensure that the regulations governing
. the procurement of goods and services within the NRC I satisfy the particular needs of the agency. The NRCAR
! is intended to implement and supplement the government-4 wide Federal Acquisition Regulation. This final rule j contains only the regulations concerning NRC's debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures. A i related proposed rulemaking (" Acquisition Regulation (NRCAR): Organizational Cor flicts of Interest," (RIN 3150-AE34)) is being developed that would set forth the NRC's policy on organizational conflicts of interest.
The remainder of the NRCAR will be adopted in a separate final rule to be published in the near future (Acquisition Regulation (NRCAR) (RIN 3150-AC01)).
l TIMETABLE:
4 Final Action Published 07/01/92 57 FR 29220 Final Action Effective 07/31/92 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
3 41 USC 418 (b) ; 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
e William H. Poster i Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1 Office of Administration l Washington, DC 20555
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Procedures Involving the Equal Access to Justice Act:
Implementation RIN:
3150-AA01 CFR CITATION!:
The proposed rule would implement the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) by providing for the payment of fees ,
and expenses to certain eligible individuals and businesses that prevail in agancy adjudications when the agency's position is determined not to . nave been substantially justified. This proposed regulation is ,
modeled after rules issued by the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) and has been modified to conform to NRC's established rules of prac-tice. The proposed rule w at1d further the EAJA's intent to develop governmenu wide, " uniform" agency regulations and would describi NRC procedures and requiremer.ts for the filing and disposition of EAJA applications. A draft final rule was sent to the Commission in June 1982, but Commission action was suspended pending a decision by the Comptroller General on the availability of fur's to pay awards to intervenor parties. This asue was also the subject of litigation in Business and Professional Peon.le for the Public Interest v. NRC, 793 F.2d 1366 (D.C. Cir. 1986).
Additionally, in August 1985, the President signed into law, Pub. L. No. 99-80, an enactment rellowing and revising the EAJA after its expiration under a statutory sunset requirement. The rule is being reevaluated to determine the agency adjudications that fall within the EAJA's coverage.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 10/28/81 46 FR 53189 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 11/28/81 Next Action Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
5 USC 504 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No 11
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Procedures Involving the Equal Access to Justico Act Implomontation AGENCY CONTACT:
John Cho Nilclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Cr,unsel Washington, DC 20555 301 504-1585 i
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Clarification of Statutory Authority for Purposes of Criminal Enforcement RIN:
3150-AD62 l
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l 10 CF9 11; 10 CFR 19; 10 CFR 20; 10 CFR 21; 10 CFR 25; 10 CFR 26; 10 CFR 30; 10 CFR 31; 10 CFR 32; 10 CFR 33; i 10 CFR 34; 10 CFR 35; 10 CFR 39; 10 CFR 40; 10 CFR 50; '
10 CFR 52; 10 CFR 53; 10 CFR 54; 10 CFR 55; 10 CFR 60; 10 CFR 61; 10 CFR ?"; 10 CFR 71; 10 CFR 72; 10 CFR 73; 10 CFR 74; 10 CFR 75; 10 CFR 95; 10 CFR 110; 10 CFR 140; 10 CFR 150 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations by revising the authority citations accompanying some of the regulations in order to eliminate uncertainty concerning the authority for application of criminal sanctions under Title 10. The proposed rule would more clearly identify those violations which, if willfully violated, may subject the violator to potential criminal penalties.- The NRC has been unable to refer some cases to the Department of Justice (DOJ) or the DOJ has had difficulty in prosecuting cases as a result of the gaps and inconsistencies in the existing authority citations.
The proposed rule would specify which regulations were issued under subparagraphs "b", "i", or "o" of Section 161 of the Atomic Energy Act. These amendments would ensure that persons subject to the Commission's regulations are put on notice as to which regulations, if willfully violated, may subject them to criminal sanctions pursuant to Section 223 of the Atomic Energy Act.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 01/03/92 57 FR 222 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 03/18/92 Final Action Published 11/00/92 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No l
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Clarification of Statutory Authority for Purposes of Criminal Enforcement AGENCY CONTACT:
Geoffrey Cant Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Enforcement Washington, DC 20555 301 504-3283 l
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TITLE:
Exclusion of Attorneys From Interviews Under Subpoena RIN:
3150-AE11 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 19 ABSTRACT: a The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulatians to provide for the exclusion of an attorney from interviews of a subpoenaed witness when that attorney represents multiple interests and there is concrete evidence that this representation would obstruct and impede the investigation. The proposed amendments are intended to promote candor in the investigativt process and to facilitate an expeditious resolution of agency investigations. The proposed amendments are not expected to have any significant economic impact on the NRC or its licensees.
Concurrently, the NRC published a final rule (December 19, 1991; 56 FR 46548) revoking its previously published attorney exclusion regulations. Those regulations were vacated upon judicial review.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 12/19/91 56 FR 65949 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 02/18/92 Final Action Published 12/00/92 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Roger K. Davis Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel Washington, DC 20555 301 504-1606 r
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TITLE:
Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements for Large
~rradiators RIN:
3150-AC98 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 19; 10 CFR 20; 10 CFR 21; 10 CFR 30; 10 CFR 36; 10 CFR 40; 10 CFR 51; 10 CFR 70; 10 CFR 170 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would develop regulations to specify radiation safety requirements and license requirements for the use of licensed radioactive materials in large irradiators. Irradiators use gamma radiation to irradiate products to change their characteristics in some vay. The requirements would apply to large panoramic irradiators (those in which the radioactive sources and the material being irradiated are in a room that is accessible to personnel while the source is shielded) and certain large, self-contained irradiators in which tne source always remains under water. The rule would not cover small, self-contained irradiators, instrument calibrators, medical uses of scaled sources (such as teletherapy), or non-destructive testing (such as industrial radiography).
The alternative to a regulation is continuing to license irradiators on a case-by-case basis using license conditions. The formalization would make the-NRC's requirements better understood and possibly speed the licensing of irradiators.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 12/04/90 55 FR 50008 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 03/04/91 Proposed Action Comment Period Extended to 04/15/91 Final Action to EDO 08/31/92 Final Action to Commission 09/18/92 Final Action Published 11/00/92 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2073; 42 USC 2093; 42 USC 2111; 42 USC 2232; 42 USC 2233; 42 USC 2273; 42 USC 5842 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND-OTHER ENTITIES: Ycs 1
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Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements for Large Irradiators AGENCY CONTACT: i Stephen A. McGuire Nuclear Regulatory Commission
~ffice of Nuclear Regulatory Research aushington, DC 20555 301 492-3757 l
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TITLE:
Disposal of Waste Oil by Incineration from Nuclear Power Plants RIN:
3150-AC14 l
1 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 20 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule, which was initiated in partial response to a petition filed by Edison Electric Institute and Ut19.ity Nuclear Waste Management Group (PRM 20-15, dated July 31, 1984), would amend NRC regulations to allow onsite incineration of waste oil at nuclear power plants subject to specified conditions. Currently, the only approved disposal method for low-level, radioactively contaminated waste >
oil from nuclear power plants involves absorption or solidification, transportation to, and burial at a licensed disposal site. There is a clear need to allow, for very low activity level wastes, the use of ,
alternative disposal methods which are more cost effective from a radiological health and safety standpoint and which conserve the limited disposal capacity of low-level waste burial sites.
Increased savings to both the public and the industry could thereby be achieved without imposing additional risk to the public health and safety.
Alternatives to this rulemaking action are to maintain the status quo or to wait until the Environmental Protection Agency develops standards on acceptable levels of radioactivity which may be released to the environment on an unrestricted basis.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 08/29/88 53 FR 32914 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 10/28/88 Final Action to Offices for Concurrence 12/15/89 Final Action to EDO 10/05/90 Revised Final Action to EDO 08/11/92 Final Action to Commission (SECY-92-288) 08/18/92 Final Action Published 11/00/92 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 2167; 42 USC 2073 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No 18 I
TITLE:
Disposal of Waste oil by Incineration from Nuclear Power Plants AGE 11CY CONTACT:
Catherine R. Mattsen Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3638 19
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i Low-Level Waste Manifest Information and Reporting 4
RIN:
3150-AD33 CFR CITATION:
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10 CFR 20; 10 CFR 61 ABSTRACT:
j The proposed rule would amend the Commission's l
regulations to: (1) improve information contained in j manifests accompanying shipments of waste to low-levol j waste (LLW) disposal facilities licensed under Part 61;
, (2) develop a uniform manifest for national use; (3) a require that operators of these disposal facilities store manifest information in electronic recordkeeping
! ayatems; and (4) require that operators submit, on a machine-readable medium, reports of shipment manifest j information, j To ensure safe disposal of LLW, the NRC must understand
- the mechanisms and rates by which radioactivity can be
! released from LLW and into-the environment. To do j this, the NRC must understand the chemical, physical, j and radiological characteristics of LLW. This task is i greatly complicated by the heterogeneous nature of LLW; i it exists in a variety of chemical and physical forms i and contains roughly 200 different radionuclides in 2 concentrations that can range from a few microcuries to i
several hundred curies per cubic foot. Each year there are thousands of shipments to LLW disposal sites, i
Pursuant tc Part 20, a manifest must accompany each j shipment of LLW to a disposal facility. Unfortunately, i existing manifests do not describe the waste 11: detail sufficient to ensure compliance with Part 61 performance objectives.
l A rulemaking that upgrades-shipment manifests, provides
! for a uniform manifest, and requires disposal site
! electronic recordkeeping systems and electronic i transmittal of data will assure that technical l information on LLW is available and in a form which can l be used for performance assessments, technical analysis, and other activities and would reduce confusion resulting from multiple manifest forms. A requirement to report electronic manifest information 4
will' ensure that the regulatory staff has the ability to perform safety and environmental r.ssessments and to l
monitor compliance with regulations a..d license conditions.
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} Low-Level Waste Manifest Information and Reporting i ABSTRACT: (CONT)
The rulemaking would facilitate the eventual development of a complete, detailed national LLW computer data base, if appropriate, that contains information about waste disposed in all LLW sites, those regulated by NRC as well as by Agreement States.
The rulemaking, through development of a uniform j manifest, would also improve safe and expeditious movement of LLW from generators through processors or
{ collectors to disposal facilities. Emergency accident I
procedures would be enhanced through use of a single uniform manifest.
The NRC does not expect that the rulemaking will
! increase disposal costs. The rulemaking is a budgeted
- activity cited in the NRC 5-year plan.
4 TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 04/21/92 57 FR 14500 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 07/20/92 Final Action to EDO 03/01/93 Final Action to Commission 03/15/93 Final Action Published 04/00/93 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 4
, EFFECTS ON SHALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: Yes AGENCY CONTACT:
Mark Haisficid/W. Lahs Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3877/301 504-2569 i
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1 TITLE:
Fitness-for-Duty Requirements for Licensees Who
- Possess, Use, or Transport Category I Material RIN
- 3150-AD68
} CFR CITATION:
l 10 CFR 26 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's 4 regulations to include Category I material licensees
- and transporters in the fitness-for-duty programs.
This action is necessary to ensure fitness for duty of I employees: (1) who have direct access to large j quantities of special nuclear material (SNM); (2) who j are responsible for the protection of the material; and
' (3) who transport the material.- The proposed rule is )
i l The central issue for Category I material licensees and
- transporters is the risk of theft or diversion of-
- highly-enriched SNM due to drug-related causes which, in turn, could pose a significant risk to the health, safety, or security of a large population. Current
] regulations only cover nuclear power plants and need to be expanded to include category I material licensees and transporters with requirements reflecting the l-differences between the nuclear power plants and the Category I material licensees and transporters. There is no alternative to rulemaking which would accomplish the objectives of the rulemaking.
The rulemaking will address the fitness-for-duty j programs as they pertain to the type of facility or mode of shipment. The rulemaking will address the following aspects of the fitness for duty programs--
general performance objectives, program elements and procedures, records and reports, audits, and enforcement. The costs to industry would include
- l. chemical testing and operating costs. ;
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Fitness-for-Duty Requirements for Licensees Who Possess, Use, or Transport Category I Material TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 04/30/92 57 FR 18415 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 07/27/92 Final Action to EDO 01/29/93 Final Action to Commission 02/15/93 Final Action Published 03/00/93 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: -No AGENCY CONTACT:
Stanley Turel Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3739 s
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! Departures From Manufacturer's Instructions;
. Elimination of Recordkeeping Requirements RIN:
3150-AE23 f CFR C WATION:
4^ CFR 30; 10 CFR 35 l ABSTRACT:
l The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations concerning the preparation and use of i radiopharmaceuticals. The proposed rule would
. eliminate recordkeeping requirements related to the l justification for and a precise description of the type
- and number of departures from the manufacturer's l instructions approved by the Food and Drug I
j Administration ;7DA). The NRC and FDA staffs agree l that the major trends in departures that may bo identified by these recordkeeping requirements are
- already discernable and that the collection of' additional data is unnecessary.
i l TIMETABLE:
i Proposed Action Published 06/11/92 57 FR 24761
] Proposed Actio:, Comment Period Ends 07/13/92
- Final Action to EDO 09/17/92 l Final Action Published 10/02/92 i
LEGAL AUTHO9.ITY:
l 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 1
EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: Yes j AGENCY CONTACT:
, Samuel Z. Jones i Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research ll Washington, DC 20555
! 301 492-3738 i
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TITLE:
Decommissioning Recordkeeping and License Termination:
Documentation Additions RIN:
3150-AD98 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 30; 10 CFR 40; 10 CFR 50; 10 CFR 70; 10 CFR 72 ABSTRACT:
l The proposed rule, in conjunction with the final rule published on June 27, 1988 (53 FR 24018), would modify the Commission's decommissioning regulations to make them more specific and more casily implemented.
Current regulations require recordkeeping provisions as well as termination plans or their equivalent to be filed with the Commission at cessation of operations.
However, the current rules do not specify a listing of the land, structures, and equipment of the licensed facility or the submittal of an operating history of the facility. This type of information is important to ensure that all features and aspects of the facility and its attendant activities that could have the potential for resulting in radioactive contamination have been dealt with in the decommissicning process and that a record exists that can be stored for future reference which contains the relevant features of the license termination process requirements.
There does not appear to be any reasonable alternative to rulemaking action. However, based on the recordkeeping requirements contained in the June 27, 1988, final rule, it is expected that most of the information explicitly required in the proposed amend-ments will be available with minimal effort. While proposed amendments would affect all licensees, it is anticipated that the requirements would place minimal burden on them. Moreover, ensuring that the information is explicitly available should help expedite NRC approval of licensee decommissioning activities and may reduce the overall licensee and NRC efforts required to terminate a license.
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Decommissioning Recordkeeping and License Termination:
Documentation Additions TIMETABLE: =
Proposed Action Published 10/07/91 56 FR 50524 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 12/23/91 Final Action to EDO 10/15/92 Final Action to Commission 11/16/92 Final Action Published 12/00/92 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: Yes AGENCY CONTACT:
Carl Feldman Nuclear Regulatory Commission office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3883 26
TITLE:
Requirements for Possession of Industrial Devices containing Byproduct Material RIN:
3150-AD34 CFR CITATION:
ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations for the possession of industrial devices cc7taining byproduct material to require 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 trans-ferred or inadvertently discarded. The proposed rule is necessary to avoid unneceasary radiation exposure to the public that may occur when an improperly discarded device is included in a batch of scrap metal for reprocessing. The proposed rule would also avoid the unnecessary expense involved in retrieving the manufactured items fabricated from contaminated metal.
The proposed rule would impose a small burden on device users and the NRC.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 12/27/91 56 FR 67011 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 03/12/92 Final Action to EDO 12/15/92 Final Action to Commission 12/30/92 Final Action Published 02/00/93 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2111; 42 USC 2114; 42 USC 2201 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: Yes AGENCY CONTACT:
Joseph J. Mate Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3795 27
TITLE:
Locs of All Alternating current Power RIN:
3150-AE06 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 50 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would require licensecs to test and monitor the reliability of emergency diesel generators (EDG) against criteria that are consistent with the EDG target levels selected for compliance with the requiro-ments for station blackout. The reliability of onsite '
emergency alternating current sources is a major factor in assuring acceptable safety at light-water-cooled nuclear power plants.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 04/21/92 57 FR 14514 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 07/06/92 Final Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 2237; 42 USC 5841; 42 USC 5842; 42 USC 5846 EFFECTS ON SHALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No ,
AGENCY CONTACT:
Aleck Serk12 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 192-3942 28
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Training and Qualification of Nuclear Power Plant Personnel RIN:
3150-AD80 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 50 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to require each applicant and holder of a license to operate a nuclear power plant to establish and use a systems approach in developing training programs for management, supervisory, professional, and technical workers who have an impact on the health and safety of the public. The objective of the proposed rule is to meet the directives contained in Section 306 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (Pub. L.97-425). The proposed rule generally reflects current industry practice.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 01/07/92 57 FR 537 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 03/09/92 Final Action to EDO 11/13/92 Final Action to Commission 11/30/92 Final Action Published 01/00/93 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Rajender Auluck Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3794 29
TITLE:
Receipt of Byproduct and Special Nuclear Hatorial RIN:
3150-AE04 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 50 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations governing the conditions of licenses for production and utilization facilities to allow a reactor licensee to receive byproduct and special nuclear material that is produced by operating the-reactor. The proposed rule would permit a nuclear power plant licensee to receive low-level radiosctive waste generated at that nuclear power plant after the waste has been sent offsite to be reduced in volume by compaction or_ incineration.
TIMETABLE: 1 Proposed Action Published 04/24/92 57 FR 15034 Proposed Action-Comment Period Enda 07/08/92 Final Action to EDO 09/02/92 Final Action to Commission 09/05/92 Final Action Published 10/21/92 LEGAL AUTHORITf:
42 USC 2132; 42 USC 5841; 42 USC 5842 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES. No AGENCY CONTACT:
Lemoine J. Cun4)ingham Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Washington, DC 20555 301 492-1086 30
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j Primary Reactor-containment Leakage Testing for Water-
- Cooled Power Reactors i
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- 3150-AA86 i
l UFR CITATION: '
i 10 CFR 50; Appendix J l
) ABSTRACT:
. The proposed rule would update and revise the 1973
( criteria for preoperational and periodic pressure 2 testing for leakage of primary containment boundaries 4 of v8ter-cooled power reactors. Problems have
- dev61oped in application and interpretation of the
- existing rule. These result from changos in testing 1 technology, test criteria, and a relevant national i standard that needs to be recognized. The proposed 3 revisions trould make the rule current and improve its 1 i usefulnesa.
1 i The reviuios is needed to resolve continuing conflicts between licensees and NRC inspectors over interpreta-l tionc, current regulatory practice which is ne longer
! being reflected accurately by the CWisting rule, and
- endorsenent in the existing regulation of an obsolete 1 national standard.
l l The proposed rule would eliminate inconsistencies and i obsolete requirements and provide a higher degree of l confidence in the leak-tight integrity of containment i system boundaries under post-loss of. coolant accident i conditions. '
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! TIMETABLE:
l Proposed Action Published -10/29/86 51 FR 39538 i Proposed Action Comment Period Extended 04/24/87 j 52 FR 2416
- CRGR Briefings 10/24/90, 01/23/91, 02/12/91 *
! ACRS RcTiew 05/09/91
- Final Action to EDO 10/18/91
! Final Action to Commission (SECY-91-348) 10/25/91 i Final Action Published Undetermined i LEGAL AUTHORITY:
i 42 USC 2133; 42 USC 2134; 42 USC 5841.
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Gunter Arndt Nuclear Regulatory Commission Offico of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 205E5 301 492-3814 o
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I Amendment to 10 CFR 51.51 and 51.52, Tables S-3 and 4 S-4, Addition of dadon-222 and Technetium-99 Radiation i Values, and Addition of Appendix B, " Table S-3 j Explanatory Analysis"
} RIN:
l 3150-AA31 a CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 51 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule amends the Table of Uranium Fuel j Cycle Environmental Data (Table S-3) by adding new 4 estimates for potential releases of technetium-99 and i radon-222 and by updating other estimates. The
- ) proposed rule's Appendix B to Subpart A (narrative explanation) also describes the basis for the values
] contained in Table S-3, explains the environmental effects of these potential releases from the LWR Fuel
) Cycle, and postulates the potential radiation doses,
' health effects, and environmental impacts of these potential releases. The proposed rule also amends 10 CFR 51.52 to modify the enrichment value of U-235 and i the maximum level of average fuel irradiation (burnup
, in megawatt-days of thermal power per metric ton of 1 '
uranium). The narrative explanation also addresses important fuel cycle impacts and the cumulative impacts of the nuclear fuel cycle for the whole nuclear power industry so that it may be possible to consider these impacts generically rather than repeatedly in individual licensing proceedings, thus reducing
- potential litigation time and costs for both NRC and l applicants.
j The proposed revision of 10 CFR 51.51 and the addition
, of Appendix B was published for public review and 1
comment on March 4, 1981 (46 FR 15154). The final j rulemaking was deferred pending the outcome of a suit (Natural Resources Defense Council et al. v. NRC, No.
74-1486) in the U.S. Circuit Ceurt Of Appeals. The U.S. Court of Appeals (D.C. Circuit) deaision of April 27, 1982, invalidated the entire Table S-3 rule. The
- Supreme Court reversed this decision-ca June 6, _1983, i
i The proposed rule to provide an explanatory narrative for Table S-3 has been revised to reflect new modeling developments during the time the rulemaking was deferred. Final action on-the Table S-3 rule was held in abeyance until new values for radon-222 and
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Amendment to 10 CFR 51.51 and 51.52, Tables S-3 and S-4, Addition of Radon-222 and Technetium-99 Radiation Values, and Addition of hppendix B, " Table S-3 Explanatory Analysis" ABSTRACT: (CONT) in the narrative explanation. The rule is being reissued as a proposed rule because the scope has been expaaded to include radiation values for radon-222 and technetium-99 and tne narrative explanation has been extensively revised from that published on March 4, ;
1981 (46 FR 15154).
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 03/04/81 46 FR 15154 ;
Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 05/04/81 >
Proposed Action for Division Review 05/27/88 Proposed Action for Office Review 12/20/90 Proposed Action to EDO . Undetermined Proposed Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2011; 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 4321; 42 USC 5841; 42 USC 5842 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Stanley Turel Nuclear Regulatory Commission office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3739 t
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4 TITLE:
License Renewal for Nuclear Power Plants; Scope of Environmental Effects RIN: '
3150-AD63 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 51 ABSTRACT: ,
l The propcsed rule would amend the Commissien's
- regulations to establish new requirements for environmental review of applications for renewal of nuclear power plant operating licenses. The proporad l rule would define the number and scope of environme, il issues which would need to be addressed as part of a license renewal application.
TIMETABLE:
ANPRM Published C7/23/90 55 FR 29964 ANPRM Comment Period Ends 10/22/90 Proposed Action Published 09/17/91 56 FR 47016 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 12/16/91 Proposed Action Comment Period Extended to 03/16/91 Final Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841; 42 USC 5842 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIEC: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Donald P. Cleary ,
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3936 35
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TITLE:
Elimination of Inconsistencies Between NRC Regulations and EPA HLW Standards RIN:
3150-ACO3 CFR CITATION:
10 CI' so ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would eliminate several inconsisten~
cies with the EPA standards to be developed for the disposal of HLW in deep geologic repositories. The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA) directs NRC to promulgate critoria for the licensing of HLW geolcgic repositories. Section 121 (c) of this act states that the critoria for the licensing of HLH geologic repositories must be consistent with these standards.
The proposed rule is needed in order to eliminate several inconsistencies with the EFA standards, thus fulfilling the statutory requirement.
Because the NWPA directs-NRC to eliminate inconsistencies between Part 60 and the EPA standard, the alternatives to the pro};osed action are limited by '[.
statute.
The proposed rule would benefit the public, industry, and NRC by eliminating inconsistencies in Federal HLW regulations. NRC resources needed would be several staff-years but will not include contract resources.
Because the Federal Court invalidated the EPA standards, action on this rule is undetermined.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 06/19/86 51 FR 22288 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 08/18/06 Final Action to Offices for Concurrence 07/15/87 Final Action to EDO 07/20/87 Revised Proposed Action Published Undetermined Final Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
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Elimination of Inconsistencies Botween NRC Regulations and EPA HLW Standards AGENCY CONTACT:
Janet Lambert Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 101 492-3855 l
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TITLE:
Conforming Guidance on Low Level Waste Dispos.1 Facilities with 10 CFR Part 61 RIN:
3150-AE00 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 61 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to require the applicant for a low-level waste (LLW) disposal facility license to provide information on the " quality assurance (QA) program, tailored to LLW disposal" 5. hat is planned for the facility instead of the " quality control (QC) program."
The proposed rule would also amend Part 61 to clarify that above-ground disposal methods such as above-ground vaults are included within the regulatory scope of Part
- 61. The rulemaking will also correct an administrative error in S 61.80(i) (1) which directs licensees to submit copics of the required annual report to the Director, Division of High-Level-Waste Msnagement, rather than the Director, Divisior of Low-Level Waste Manegement and Decommissioning.
The Commission has determined that these changes are needed to reduce regulatory uncertainty or confusion-in the current regulation. These amendments will codify existing NRC positions cd correct administrative errors and are not extensive. The proposed changes should simplify LLW disposal facility licensing interactions for the NRC, Agreement States, and potential applicants fot LLW disposal licenses.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 03/06/92 S7 FR 8093 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 04/06/92 Final Action EDO 10/09/92 Final Action to Commission 10/30/92 Final Action Published 11/00/92 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
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Conforming Guidance on Low Level Wasto Disposal Facilities with 10 CFR Part 61 r
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Janet A. Lambert Nuclear Regulatory Commission '.
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3857 l
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TITLE:
Update of Transportation Regulations to Incorporate New Licensing Information RIN:
3150-AC41 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 71 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would, in conjunction with a corresponding rule change by the U.S. Department of Transportation, update the United States Federal regulations for the safe transportation of radioactive material to incorporate new licensing information developed since 1972. The proposed rule would respond to the need for a: 1) new crush test; 2) new deep immersion test; and 3) new limit on low specific activity material shipme:as. The action will be handled as a routine updating of NRC. transportation regulations. There is no reasonable alternative to rulemaking. Proposed changes to 10 CFR Part 71, based on current IAEA regulations, have been issued for public comment.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 06/08/88 53 FR 21550 Proposed Action Comment Period-E 2 Pended to 03/06/89 53 FR 51281 Proposed Action Comment Period Extended to 60 days after publication of DOT proposed rule 04/04/89 54 FR 13528 DOT Proposed Rule Published 11/14/89 54 FR 47454 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 02/09/90 Final Action to EDO Undetermined Final Action to Commission Undetermined Final Action Published Undetermined LECAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2073; 42 USC 2093; 42 USC 2111; 42 USC 2232; 42 USC 2233; 42 USC 2273; 42 USC 5842 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Donald R. Hopkins Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear. Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301.492-3784 40
TITLE:
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Additions RIN:
3150-AE15 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 72 ABSTRACT:
The prcposed rule would amend the Comuission's l regulations governing the storage of spent fuel at i -nuclear power reactor sites in NRC-certified casks under a general license. Four spent-fuel storage casks have been certified and are currently listed in 10 CFR 72.214. The proposed rule would approve and list two additional casks: Cask TN-24 from Transnuclear Inc.,
and Cask VSC-24 from Pacific Sierra Nuclear Associates.
A Safety Evaluation Report has been completed for each of these casks. An operating nuclear power reactor licensee may choose from any of the listed casks to store spent fuel at the reactor site under a general license.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 06/26/92 57 .a 28645 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 09/09/92 Final Action to CRGR 12/07/92 Final Action to EDO 01/08/93 Final Action Publiahed 02/00/93 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5846 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: Undetermined AGENCY CONTACT:
Gordon Gundersen Nuclear Regulatory Commission of# ice of Nuclear Regulatory Research Whahington, DC 20555 301 492-3803 I
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Clarification of Physical Protection Requirements at Fixed Sites RIN:
1 3150-AE08 CFR CITATION:
ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's
- regulations to clearly indicate that S 73.40(a) is
{ intended as a general statement of the need for physical protection and that the detailed physical protection requirements for each class of licensed
] facility or material are provided in other sections of .
Part 73. The proposed rule would also amend S 73.60 to j provide a regulatory basis for requiring protection j against radiological sabotage at nonpower reactors authorized to cperate at two or more megawatts to
. protect the public health and safety. The S 73.40(a) amendment is a high prjority because of the forthcoming Louisiana Energy Service (LES) licensing hearing.
1 Without the change in language, S 73.40(a)-could be strictly interpreted as requiring protection against radiolc3ical sabotage at this facility when it is not i necessary. The amendment to S 73.60 is a medium priority since the six current nonpower reactor licensees which would be affected have voluntarily implemented procedures to protect against radiological sabotage. However, it could impact nonpower reactor licensing actions in the fr.ture.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 05/29/92 57 FR 22670 Proposed Action' Comment Period Ends 08/12/92
- Final Action to EDO 12/31/92 Final Action to Commission 01/15/93 i Final Action Published 03/00/93 LEGAL AUTHORITY
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND-OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Sandra D. Frattali Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
,. Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3773 42
TITLE:
Physical Fitness Programs and Day Firing Qualifications
- for Security Personnel at Category I Licensee Fuel Cycle Facilities RIN
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10 CFR 73, Appendix H ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to include day firing qualification courses for each type of required weapon as well as a
, standardized physical fitness training program and
- fitness standard; for security personnel. Current i regulations require day firing qualification using a
- national police course or equivalent for handguns and an NRA or nationally recognized course for semi-automatic weapons. The firing course specified for 4
shotguns is in need of revision. Recent amendments to Part 73 added a requirement for night firing qualification using specific, designated firing cources. To ensure uniformity, tne current day firing requirements should be compatible.
Current regulations also specify that security per-sonnel have no physical weaknesses that would adversely affect their performance of assigned job duties.
However, regulatory standards ensuring that security personnel are physically fit to perform their duties do not exist. Requirements for a physical fitness program and fitness standards at Category I fuel cycle
- facilities for security personnel need to be added to the regulations in order to provide a uniform, enforceable program. Guidance will be developed to ensure that such a program will not, at the same' time, endanger the health of those participating in it.
Alternatives to the rulemaking would be to allow the status quo to continue. Standardization of day firing courses to be consistent with those established for night firing would be of negligible cost to the affected licensees and to the NRC because day firing
, qualification using a variety of firing courses is already being done. Physical fitness training programs would incur moderate costs to the licensees in the area of personnel time and limited physical fitness equipment.
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Proposed Action Published 12/13/91 56 FR 65024 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 03/12/92 Final Action to EDO 11/20/92 Final Action to Commission 12/04/92 Final Action Published 01/00/93
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i 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No 4
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Import and Export of Radioactive Wastes RIN:
3150-AD36 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 110 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's licensing requirements to strengthen the Commission's controls over radioactive waste coming into and leaving the United States by requiring specific NRC licensing of radioactive waste imports and exports. The proposed rule would help ensure that the transactions are subject to the approval of the U.S. Government and the consent of other involved parties. The proposed amendment would conform U.S. policies with the decision of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency in September 1990, approving a voluntary Code of Practice to guide Nation States in the development and harmonization of policies and laws on the transboundary shipments of radioactive waste.
Sixteen letters of comment were received from several different sources in response to the proposed rule.
These comments are being reviewed by the NRC as it begins to develop the final amendments to the NRC's licensing regulations pertaining to the export and import of radioactive wastes.
TIMETABLE:
ANPRM Published 02/07/90 55 FR 4181 ANPRM Comment Period Extended to 04/24/90 55 FR 10786 Proposed Action Published 04/28/92 57 FR 17859 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends- 07/13/92 Final Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITLES: Undetermined AGENCY CONTACT:
Ronald D. Hauber Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of International Programs Washington, DC 20555 301 504-2344 I
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3150-AB01 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 140 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would revise the criteria for an ex-traordinary nuclear occurrence (ENO) to eliminate the problems that were encountered in the Three Mile Island ENO determination. The revised criteria should be established in the event they are needed.
There are no alternatives to this rulemaking. The current ENO criteria are already codified in Subpart E of 10 CFR Part 140. The only way to modify these criteria, as this rule seeks to do, is through rulemaking.
There is no safety impact on public health or safety.
The ENO criteria provide legal waivers of defenses.
Industry (insurers and utilities) claims that a reduction in the ENO criteria could cause increases in insurance premiums. The final rule will also respond to PRM-140-1.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 04/09/85 50 FR 13978 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 09/06/85 Final Action For Division Review 02/17/87 Office Concurrence on Final Action Completed 11/25/87 Final Action to EDO Undetermined Final Action to Commission Undetermined Final Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 2210; 42 USC 5841; 42 USC 5842 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Alan K. Roecklein Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3740 46
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Reasserting NRC's Sole Authority for Approving onsite Low-Level Waste Disposal in Agreement States RIN:
3150-AC57 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 150 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would establish NRC as the sole authority for approving ensite disposal of very low-level waste at all NRC-licensed reactors and at Part 70 facilities. The NRC staff has recommended that this proposed rulemaking be withdrawn.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 08/22/88 53 FR 31880 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 10/21/88 Notice of Withdrawal Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 2021; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Harry S. Tovmassian Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3634
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NRC Acquisition Regulation (NRCAR)
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3150-AC01 CFR CITATION:
48 CFR Chapter 20, Parts 1-52 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to establish provisions unique to the NRC concerning the acquisition of goods and services. The l NRC Acquisition Regulation-is necessary to implement i and supplement the government-wide Federal Acquisition i Regulation. This action is necessary to ensure that j the regulations governing the procurement of goods and -
services within the NRC satisfy the needs of the agency. The NRC Acquisition Regulation implements the Federal Acquisition Regulation within the agency and includes additional policies, procedures, solicitation provisions, or contract clauses needed to meet specific NRC needs.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 10/02/89 54 FR 40420 Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 12/01/89 Final Action Published 11/00/92 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
41 USC 401 et seq.; 42 USC 2201 EFFECTS ON SMALL DUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Williar H. Foster Nuclea;; Regulatory Commissicn Office of Administration Washington, DC 20555 301 492 7348 48
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Acquisition Regulation (NRCAR): Organizational j Conflicts of Interest
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i The proposed rule would amend the Nuclear Regulatory Acquisition Regulation (NRCAR). The NRCAR is necessary to ensure that the regulations governing the e procurement of goods and services within the NRC i satisfy the particular needs of the agency. The NRCAR j is intended to implement and supplement the government-j wide Federal Acquisition Regulation. This proposed rule contains only the regulations that vould set forth: -
! the NRC's policy on organizational conflictslof i interest. A related final rulemaking-(" Acquisition-l Regulation (NRCAR): Debarment"'(RIN 3150-AE29)) has
- been issued that contains only the regulations
- concerning NRC's debarmont, suspension, and-ineligibility procedures-(July 1, 1992;E57 FR 29220).
l The remainder of the NRCAR will be adopted in a l separate final rule to be published in the near-future l
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i TIMETABLE:
i Proposed Action Published 08/18/92. 57 FR 37140 i Proposed Action Comment Period Ends 09/17/92 l Final Action Published Undetermined
! LEGAL AUTHORITY:
l 41 USC 418(b); 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841' l EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No I --
AGENCY CONTACT:
!- William H. Foster
! Nuclear Regulatory Commission
! Office of Administration l_ _ Washington, DC' 20555 l 301 492-7348 i
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Radioactive Waste Below Regulatory Concern; Generic Rulemaking RIN:
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j The advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) sought comments on a proposal to amend NRC regulations to address disposal of radioactive wastes that contain
- sufficiently low quantities of radionuclides that-their disposal does not need to be regulated as radioactive.
The NRC has already published a policy statement providing guidance for filing petitions for rulemaking to exempt individual waste streams (August 29, 1986; 51
, FR 30839). It is believed that generic rulemaking could provide a more efficient and effective means of
- dealing with disposal of wastes below regulatory
- concern. Generic rulemaking would supplement the policy statement which was a response to Section 10 of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act' of 1985 (Pub. L.99-240). The public was asked to i
comment on 14 questions. The ANPRM requested public
- comment on several alternative approaches the NRC could l take. The evaluation of public comment tcgether with the results from a research contract and a Below Regulatory Concern consensus building effort will help to determine whether and how NRC should proceed on the matter.
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4 ANPRM Action Published 12/02/86 51 FR 43367
, ANPRM Comment Period Ends 03/02/87 Proposed Action Published Undetermined Final Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
Pub. L.99-240 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: Undetermined AGENCY CONTACT:
Paul Kovach Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3729 i
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TITLE:
Medical Use of Byproduct Material: Training and Experience Criteria RIN:
3150-AC99 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 35 ABSTRACT:
The advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) discussed amending Commission regulations concerning training and experience criteria for individuals involved in the medical use of byproduct material.
Public comments on this ANPRM have been received and reviewed; a contractor has prepared a study of training, accreditation, and certification programs now in place; and in July 1990,-the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards provided their analysis and proposed course of action to the Advisory Committee on Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) for consideration and response. Based on the results of the foregoing actions, the EDO approved the withdrawal of this ANPRM on August 5, 1991. A notice of withdrawal is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register in October 1992.
TIMETABLE:
ANPRM Published 05/25/88 53 FR 18845 ANPRM Comment Period Ends 08/24/88 Notice of Withdrawal Published 10/09/92 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No i
AGENCY CONTACT:
Larry Camper Nuclear _ Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Washington, DC 20555 i
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TITLE:
Comprehensive Quality Assurance in Medical Use and a }
Standard of Care RIN:
3153-AC42 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 35 ABSTRACT:
The advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) would amend the Commission's regulations to require a comprehensive quality assurance program for medical licensees using byproduct materials. The purpose of this rulemaking action is to address each source of rror that can lead to a misadministration. An-ANPRM was published to request public comment on the extent to which, in addition to the basic quality assurance procedures (being addressed by another rulemaking action, entitled " Basic Quality Assurance Program for Medical Use of Byproduct Material"), a more comprehensive quality assurance requirement is needed and invites advice and recommendations on about 20 questions that will have to.be addressed in the rulemaking process.
TIMETABLE:
ANPRM Action Published 10/02/87 52 FR 36949 ANPRM Comment Period Ends 12/31/87 52 FR 36949 Options Paper to Offices for Concurrence -05/13/88 Options Paper on QA Rulemaking to EDO 05/26/88 Revised Options Paper on Rulemaking to EDO 05/31/88 Option Paper Completed (SECY-88-156) 06/03/88 Staff Requirements Memorandum Issued 07/12/88 Proposed Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2111; 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Anthony Tse Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3797 53
TITLE:
Acceptance of Products Purchased for Use in Nuclear Power Plant Structures, Systems, and Components RIN:
3150-AD10 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 50 ABSTRACT:
The advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) would develop regulations requiring enhanced receipt inspection and testing of products purchased for use in nuclear power plant structures, systems, and components. This ANPRM was published to solicit public comments on the need for additional regulatory requirements and to obtain an improved understanding of alternatives to regulatory requirements. Based upon comment analysis, the staff recommended to the Commission that this rule be withdrawn. The Commission has approved withdrawal of this rulemaking. A notice of withdrawal is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register in December 1992.
TIMETABLE:
ANPRM Published 03/06/89 54 FR 9229 ANPRM Comment Period Ends 07/05/89 Analysis of Comments 11/30/89 EDO Recommendation to Commission to Withdraw this Rulemaking 02/18/92 Notice of Withdrawal Published 12/00/92 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: Yes AGENCY CONTACT:
Leif J. Norrholm Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Washington, DC 20555 301 504-0961 54
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- Acceptability of Plant Performance for Severe Accidents; Scope of Consideration in Safety Regulations
! RIN:
3150-AE38 CFR CITATION:
ABSTRACT:
The advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) would i amend the Commission's regulations for future light 3 water reactors. The ANPRM would add provisions for the design of the plant structures to withstand certain challenges from phenomena associated with severe core 4
damage accidents beyond the current " design basis accidents." The NRC is issuing this notice to invite i advice and recommendations from interested parties on the proper scope and method of incorporating these 4
provisions into safety regulations.
TIMETABLE:
4 ANPRM Published 09/28/92 57 FR 44513 ANPRM Public Comment Period Ends 12/28/92 Proposed Action to Commission 03/00/93 Proposed Action Published Undetermined
- LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Thomas King Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 l 301 492-3980 1
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Revised Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensinq Proceedings RIN:
3150-AB66 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 0; 10 CFR 1; 10 CFR 2; 10 CFR 9; 10 CFR 50 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would shorten and simplify existing Commission procedural rules applicable to domestic licensing proceedinge by conprehensively restating, revising, and reorganizing the s stement of those rules to reflect current practice. The changes in this proposed rule would enable the Commission, directly and through its adjudicatory offices, to render decisions in a more timely fashion, eliminate the stylistic complexity of the existing rules, and reduce the burden and expense to the parties participating in agency proceedings. In 1987, the Commission deferred consideration of this proposal,'which would have e revised the Commission's procedural rules governing the conduct of all adjudicatory proceedings other than export licensing proceedings under 10 CFR Part 110, pending consideration of other, more limited revisions to the rules of practice. In'1989, former Chairman Zech requested that this proposed rulo be updated and resubmitted for reconsideration by the Commission.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published 06/00/93 Final Action Published 09/00/93 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 2231; 42 USC 2241; 42 USC 5841; 5 USC 552 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Lee S. Dewey Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Washington, DC 20555 301 492-7787 57
TITLE:
Availability of Official Records RIN:
3150-AC07 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 2 ABSTRACT:
The proposed amendment would conform the NRC's regulations pertaining to the availability of official records to existing case law and agency practice. The amendment would reaffirm that 10 CFR 2.790(c) provides submitters of information a qualified right to have their information returned upon request. This amendment informs the public of three additional circumstances where information will not be returned to the applicant, i.e., information which has been made available to an advisory committee or was received at an advisory committee meeting, information discussed at an open Commission meeting under the Government in Sunshine Act, and information that is subject to a pending Freedom of Information Act request.
The proposed amendment would also address the NRC's procedures for handling copyrighted information, including reproduction and distribution according to normal agency practice. The NRC, in receiving submittals and making its normal distributions, 1 routinely photocopies submittals, makes microfiche of the submittals, and ensures that these fiche are distributed to the Public Document Room, Local Public Document Rooms, all appropriate internal offices, and made available to the National Technical Information Service. This broad distribution-and reproduction is made to increase public understanding of the peaceful uses of atomic energy. The proposed rule would.not-prevent submitters f rom app? ying 10 CFR 2.790(b) (1) procedures to information that contains trade secrets or privileged or confidential = commercial or financial information (proprietary information) and it is recognized that some information in those categories may be copyrighted. Proprietary information status exempts this material from public' disclosure and is not to be confused with handling pursuant to copyright designation.
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Availability of Official Records TIMETABLE:
, Proposed Action to Offices for Concurrence 03/09/92 3 Proposed Action to commission 10/08/92 Proposed Action Published Undetermined
$ LEGAL AUTHORITY:
- 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841
- EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES
- No AGENCY CONTACT:
Catherine Holzle i Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Office of the General Counsel l Washington, DC 20555 301 504-1560 e
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Discrimination on the Basis of Sex RIN:
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> 10 CFR 2; 10 CFR 19 ABSTRACT:
The final rule would amend the Commission's regulations dealing with discrimination against persons who, on the grounds of sex, are excluded from participation in, denied the borsfits of, or subjected to discrimination under any pr qram or activity-licensed by the NRC. The Commissj on h.as decided that Section 401 of the Energy Reorganization Act, which prohibits sex discrimination, applies on,y to the Commission and does not apply to NRC licensees or applicants. Because this decision l I
invalidates 10 CFR 19.32 and 10 CFR 2.111, action is being taken to amend these sections and to incorporate l appropriate language to clarify that these sections do
- not apply to licensee employces.
TIMETABLE:
Final Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
i 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Markley L. Au Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3749 60 o__________
TITLE:
Revision of Specific Exemptions RIN:
3160-AD83 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 9 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations pertaining to specific Privacy Act exemptions. This proposed rule would add exemption (j)(2) of the Privacy Act to the regulations that describe exempt systems of records. These amendments would r;ie NRC's regulations consistent with the majority of statutorily appointed Inspectors General and would clearly link each system of records to the
, specific exemption (s) of the Privacy Act under which each system is exempt.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Sarah Wigginton Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Administration Washington, DC 20555 301 492-7752 n
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TITLE:
Radiological Criteria for Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities RIN:
3150-AD65 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 20 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to codify the basic principles and radiological criteria which would allow-decommissioned lands and structures to be released for unrestricted public use. In the final rule entitled, " General-Requirements for Decommissioning Nuclear-Facilities" (53 FR 24018; June 27, 1988),=the need and urgency for guidance with respect to residual contamination criteria was expressed. At that time, it was anticipated that an interagency working group organized by the Environmental Protection: Agency would develop necessary Federal guidance. However, in the absence of significant progress-by the interagency working group, the Commission has directed that the.NRC expedite rulemaking because the requirements, once final, will-provide licensees with an incentive to complete site decommissionings.
The proposed rule would establish basic radiological criteria for release of lands and structures.
Measurables, in the form of surface and volume radioactivity concentrations and site radioactivity inventory values, would be provided in supporting regulatory guidance. These combined. activities _should benefit the public, industry, and the NRC by providing a risk-based framework upon which decommissioning I activities and license 1 terminations can be accomplished. The framework will ensure adequate-protection of public health and safety and identify residual radioactivity-criteria upon which-licensees can confidently develop reasonable and responsible-decommissioning plans.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published Undeternined Final Action Published Undetermined' LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC'5841 EFFECTS ON SHALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: Yes 62
TITLE:
Radiological Criteria for Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities AGENCY CONTACT:
James Malaro Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3764 63
TITLE:.
- Dose Limits for Patients and Members of the Public RIN:
3150-AE41 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 20; 10 CFR 35 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule.wou i amend the Commission's regulations to revise .ne patient release _ criteria contained in 10 CFR 35.75, and the applicability of the dose limits for members of_the public in 10 CFR 20.1301.
The Commission has-received two petitions for rulemaking, PRM-20-20 and PRM-35-10, to amend-its regulations regarding radiation exposure that members of the public may receive from patients who have been medically _ administered radioactive materials,_and the_
criteria under which this patient may be released from confinement. The petitioners believe that-the current requirements of-Parts 20 and-35 would cause' patients to be confined unnecessarily beyond the time needed-for-medical reasons. Therefore,-if the-Commission concludes that the dose limits and other restrictions should be relaxed, it will proceed with this rulemaking.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL SUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Stewart Schneider Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of, Nuclear Regulatory Research
.ashington, DC- 20555 301-492-3588 64
j TITLE; Clarification of Reporting of Defects and Noncompliance
- for Materiala .-acilities RIN:
3150-AE18
. CFR CITATION:
ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations concerning the reporting of defects and i noncompliance to clarify the applicability of these
. provisions to materials and fuel cycle licensees.
Because of the wide diversity in the types of licensees
- covered under these regulations, the requirements have
- been misinterpreted by the licensees. The proposed rule would clearly define the applicability of these provisions to the different types of licensees and would take into account the differences between different classes of licensees. The proposed rule is being developed in response to an NRC internal audit and to a parallel review of these regulations as they apply to materials licensees. The proposed rule would relax certain requirements on small licensees and, therefore, would result in some cost savings to them.
TIMETABLE:
l' Proposed Action *.o EDO 01/29/93 Proposed Action to Commission 02/12/93 Proposed Action Published 03/00/93 4 Final Action Published 02/00/94 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5846 f EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: Yes AGENCY CONTACT:
, Markley L. Au Nuclear Regulatory Commission i
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3749 65
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I TITLE:
- Fitness-For-Duty Programs: HRC Partial Withdrawal 4 of NRC Information Collection Requirements
} RIN: i 1 3150-AD61 j i
! CFR CITATION: I j 10 CfR 26 a
j ABSTRACT:
- The final rule would amend the Commissions regulations i
by withdrawing information collection requirements that were disapproved by OMB. On May 26, 1992, the NRC received partial approval of the information collection requriements containined in S 26.71(d) of the final rule entitled, Fitness-for-Duty Programs" (August 26,
- 1991; 56 FR 41922). The Commission is withderwing the j remaining portion of S 26.71(d) because there is no i
compelling need for the additional data at this time.
1 i on May 26, 1992, OMB approved the information
- collection requirements contained in S 26.24(d)(iv) and
! disapproved the informstion collection requirements .
i contained in 526.71(d). The information collection i requirement disapproved by OMB has never been in ,
j offect. The NRC staff recommends acceptance of the OMB
! determination and withdrawal of the reporting requirements contained in 5 26.71(d) that were i disapproved by OMB.
l TIMETABLE:
l Final Action Published Undetermined l
i LEGAL AUTHORITY:
! 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 l EFFECTS ON SMALL DUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No
! AGENCY CONTACT:
i Eugene McPeek
' Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulatio" i Washington, DC 20555 3
301 504-3210 i.
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l TITLE: '
Permit Non-Electric Utility Reactor Licensees to Satisfy the Financ.al Requirements of the Decommissioning Regulations Through Self-Guarantee RIN:
3150-AE16 <
CFR CITATION:
10 CPR 30; 10 CFR 40; 10 CFR 50; 10 CFR 70; 10 CFR 72 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations by revising the current decommissioning financial assurance requirements to allow non-electric utd'.ity reactor licensees whc meet string +nt financial criteria tests to provide self-guarantee as a means to comply with the decommissioning regulations. Undar the current decommissioning regulations, non-electric utility reactor licensees are permitted to provide financial assurance of decommissioning funds through (1) prepayment or external sinking fund in the form of a trust, escrow account, government fund, certificato of deposit, or deposit of government securities; (2) surety method or insurance in the form of a surety bond, letter of credit, or line of credit; or (3) parent company guarantee. These-funding methods do not permit non-electric utility reactor licensees to provide financial assurance by submitting a self-guarantee that meets or exceeds the criteria for e qualifying parent company guarantee.
TIMOTABLE:
Proposed Action to EDO 10/29/92 Proposed Action to Commission (SECY-92-174) 11/15/92 Proposed Action Published 12/00/92 Final Action Published 05/00/93 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No l
AGENCY CONTACT:
Clark Prichard Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3734 l
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TITLE:
Timeliness in Decommissioning of Materials Facilities RIN:
3150-ADBS CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 30; 10 CPR 40; 10 CFR 70; 10 CFR 72 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regu-lations to require decontamination and decommissioning of ma'c orial f acilities within a fixed period of time after cessation of operations.
Current regulations allow material licensees consider-able discretion as to the timi'ig of decontamination and decommissioning. This has allowed licensees to remain ;
inactive without decomminsioning on the basis that I operations may resume sometime in the future. Similar- I ly, licensees are not required to decontaminate promptly, in step-by-step fashion, portions of their facilities that become inactive as their operations ovolve. This allows licensees to postpone heavy .
decommissioning costs by simply continuing sufficient controls, monitoring, and surveillance to meet minimal safety requirements.
The proposed rule would require decontamination and decommissioning of materials facilities within a fixed period of time (e.g., 2-3 years) after cessation of operations. This requirement would be accompanied by a provision that the licensee seek a variance if comple-tion at decontamination or decommissioning within the required tines is not technically achievable or if delaying decontamination or decommissioning would reduce risk to public health and safety or the environment.
The rulemaking will result in publication of specific criteria for timeliness in the decontamination and decommiss.ioning of material facilities. This rulemaking will provide a more substantial planning base for the industry and result in timely decontamination and decommissioning of material facilities. The resulting timely decontamination and decommissioning of materials facilities will reduce the potential radiological risk to the public and the environment from contaminated materials sites. The rulemaking is not expected to substantially affect licensee costs.
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TITLE:
Timeliness in Decommissioning of Materinis Facilitics TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action to EDO 01/27/92 Proposed Action to Commission (SECY-92-057) 02/19/92 Revised Proposed Action to EDO 10/16/92 Proposed Action Published 12/00/92 Final Action Published 12/00/93 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACTt Paul Kovhch Nuclear Regulatory Commission office of Nuclchr Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3729 4
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TITLE:
procedures and Criteria for On-Site Storage of Low-Level Radioactive Waste RIN:
3150-AE22 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 30; 10 CFR 40; 10 CFR 50; 10 CFR 70; 10 CFR 72 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations for reactor, material, fuel cycle, and independent spent fuel storage licensees. The proposed rule would establish a regulatory framework containing the procedures and criteria that will apply to on-site chorage of low-level radioactive waste (LLW), beyond January 1, 1996. The Commission has determined, under the authority of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, that these changes are required because of i' potential health and safety concerns-associated with the increased reliance upon on-site storago of LLW.
The proposed rule is intended to support the goals that have been established by the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 (Act).
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 '
EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: Undetermined AGENCY CONTACT:
James Kennedy Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Washington, DC 20555 301 504-3401 70
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TITLE:
Restrict Accessible Air Cap Between the Radioactive Source and the Detector for Generally Licensed Devices i RIN:
3150-AD82 i CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 31; 10 CFR 32 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to prevent unnecessary radiation exposure to individuals resulting from the use of gauging devices containing radioactive sources. These devices are routinely used for measuring material density, level, weight, moisture, and thickness. The proposed rule would provide for additional regulatory control over devices with both an accessible air gap and radiation levels that exceed specified values.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action to EDO 03/27/92 Proposed Action to Commission 04/22/92 Proposed Action Published 11/00/92 Final Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2073; 42 USC 2093; 42 USC 2111; 42 USC 2232; 42 USC 2233; 42 USC 2273; 42 USC 5842 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Donald Hopkins Nuclear Regulatory Commission office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3784 71
TITLEt Reporting Requirements for Transfer of Products to Persons Exempt from Licensing Requirements RIN:
3150-AE28 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 32 ABSTRACT The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to reinstate the annual reporting requirement for transfer of products containing small quantities of radioactive material to persons exempt from licensing requirements.
Submittal of transfer reports on a 5-year reporting basis has made it difficult for the NRC staff to identify trends in distribution of materials to persons exempt from licensing requirements. Reinstating the annual reporting requirement would provide the NRC with more complete and accurate information on exemptions granted under 10 CFR Part 30 and improve the Commission's capability to assess potential effects of aggregated exposures to the public from a number of exempted practices.
One alterne,tive to this rulemaking is to continue to allow reports of transfer of material to exempt persons to be made once every 5 years. However, submittal of reports on this basis has been a contributing factor in incomplete and incorrect reporting. Another alterna-tive would be to establish a threshold number of units, e.g., 1000 units, for submission of an annual report.
This alternative was rejected because: 1) the overall data supplied by licensees would be inaccurate and uncertain; and 2) the licensees would still have some annual administrative burden in summarizing product distribution data to compare with the-threshold levels.
A variation on the use of a threshold which may be considered in this rulemaking would be to exempt those licensees having no transfers during the reporting ,
period from reporting requirements.
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I TITLE: !
deporting ReqLirements for Transfer of Products to Persons Exempt from Licensing Requirements l ABSTRACT: (CONT) !
The immediate health and safety impact of the rulemaking is small because the dose from the exemptions under Part 30 have been estinated to be in the range of a few mrom/ year. Nevertheless, this rulemaking would improve the Commission's ability to monitor the types and quantities of exemptions granted under 10 CFR 30 and to recognize trends in distribution which could alter earlier calculations of individual and collective dose and affect earlier firdings regarding health and safety. In this manner, the proposed rulemaking provides an important input to the Commission's explicit and uniform risk-based framework for making exemption decisions outlined in the BRC Policy, and would also aid in ensuring that exposures to the public from all sources controlled by the NRC are closely monitored and do not exceed 100 mrem / year.
The impact of the proposed rule on licensees is expected to be minor based on the low estimated administrative burden, and on the current potential for the use of electronic data submittal and processing and the NMSS Licensing Management System.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action to EDO 01/15/93 Proposed Action to Commission 01/31/93 Proposed Action Published 03/00/93 Final Action to EDO 01/15/94 i Tinal Action to Commission 01/31/94
- Final Action Published 03/00/94 l
LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 l EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No
, AGENCY CONTACT:
Frank Cardile l Nuclear Regulatory Commission
! Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research l
Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3774 i
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- TITLE
- Radiography and Radiation Safety Requirements for Radiography operations
! RIN:
3150-AE07 CFR CITATIONr i 10 CFR 34 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's _
- regulations on licensea for radiography and radiation j safety requirements for radiographic operations. The i proposed rule would revise 10 CFR Part 34 to clarify j the. requirements in S 34.27 and conform Part 34 with j the approach developed by the Conference of Radiation j Control Program Directors, Inc. (Part E of the '
s " Suggested State Regulations for Control of I
Radiation"), and the State of Texas in Part 31 of'the Texas Regulations for Control of Radiation. Comments j and suggestions from regulatory groups, users, and 3 manufacturers will be considered in the overall
! revision. The NRC will also consult Canadian atomic j energy control regulations that relate to radiography.
l The proposed rule is necessary because of frequent misinterpretations of the provisions of Part 34 and the 3
need to clarify the requirements of 10 CFR 34.27. The j staff is currently preparing an options paper which
, will examine the issues, set priorities, and provide direction for.the rulemaking proposed.
TIMETABLE:
l Proposed Action to Offices for Concurrence 07/30/92 i Proposed Action to EDO 12/30/92 Proposed Action to Commission 01/30/93 Proposed Action Published 03/00/93
- Final Action Published 11/00/93 l '
LEGA1. AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 l EFFECTS ON SMALL DUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: Yes AGENCY CONTACT:
Donald Nellis
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory _Research Washington, DC 20555 i 301 492-3628 f
74
TITLE:
Iridium-192 Wire for Interstitial Treatment of Cancer RIN:
3150-AD46 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 35 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations governing the medical uses of byproduct material. The proposed amendment would add iridium-192 wire to the list of brachytherapy sources permitted for use in interstitial treatment of cancer. Under current NRC regulations, users must have their licenses amended before they may use this brachytherapy source.
The proposed rule has been developed in response to a petition for rulemaking (Docket No. PRM-35-8) submitted by Amersham Corporation. This rule also responds to a petition for rulemaking (Docket No. PRM-35-9) submitted by The American College of Nuclear Physicians and The Society of Nuc1 car Medicine. <
TIMETABLE: .
Proposed Action to EDO 11/23/92 Proposed Action to Commission 11/30/92 Proposed Action Published 02/00/93 Final Action Published 11/00/93 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Anthony Tse Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3797 75
TITLE:
- Administration of Byproduct Material or Radiation to patients Who May Be Pregnant or Breast-Feeding RIN:
3150-AE44 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 35 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations concerning the medical use of byproduct material. The proposed rule would add requirements for medical use licensees to have policies and procedures to avoid unintended radiation exposures to an embryo, fetus, or a nursing infant. The proposed rule would also require reporting of these-events.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action to EDO 12/24/92 Proposed Action to Commission 01/15/93 Proposed Action Published 03/00/93 LEGAL AUTilORITY:
42 USC 2111; 42 USC 2112; 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 2232; 42 USC 2233; 42 USC 2236; 42 USC 2282 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTilER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Samuel Z. Jones Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3738 76
TITLE:
Design and Performance Criteria for Scaled Sources Used in Well Logging RIN:
3150-AE24 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 39 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations governing well logging operations. The proposed rule would allow the continued use of sealed sources that were approved by accepted prototype testing before July 14, 1989. The proposed rule would also permit the continued use of previously evaluated and approved sealed sources by NRC well logging licensees. The proposed rule is necessary because the current regulations unintentionally excluded the use of sealed sources previously approved by prototype testing.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTilORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTilER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Jean Trofethen Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3867 i
77
TITLE Licensing of Source Material RIN 3150-AE33 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 40 ABSTRACT:
The advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) describes contemplated ameltdments to the Commission's regulations governing the licensing of source material and mill tailings. The contemplated rulemaking would consider revisions to improve the control of source material through more specific regulation and to incorporate the revised standards for pr:tection against radiation. This advance notice of proposed rulemaking is being issued to solicit comments and recommendations from interested parties on the preliminary issues that have been identified as candidatec for consideration in rulemaking.
TIMETABLE:
ANPRM to EDO 07/28/92 ANPRM to Commission (SECY-92-200) 08/12/92 ANPRM Published 10/28/92 Proposed Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
l 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SHALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: Undetermined i
AGENCY CONTACT:
Catherine R. Mattsen Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3638 l
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TITLE:
Submittal of Data in Computer-Readable Form to the Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards System (NMMSS)
RIN:
3150-AE35 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 40; 10 CFR 72; 10 CFR 74; 10 CFR 75; 10 CFR 150 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to require that licensecs' submittals related to special nuclear material transactions be in computer readable form. The proposed rule would affect those licensees possessing reportable quantities of special nuclear material. The purpose ci this proposed amendment is to increase the efficiency of the data collection process and, at the same time, reduce costs.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action to EDO 09/11/92 Proposed Action Published 11/00/92 Final-Action to EDO 04/00/93 Final Action Published 06/00/93 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Richard H. Gramann Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Washington, DC 20555 301 504-2456 79
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i l TITLE Change to Part 50 to Update Source Term and Replace Dose Calculatien RIN:
i 3150-AD91 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 50 ABSTRACT The advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) would amend the Commission's regulations to decouple source term and dose calculations from reactor siting and to permit the use of updated source term insights for future light water reactors. The NRC is presently in the process of reviewing advanced reactor designs, The DOE has also indicated that it intends to seek review for an early site permit, as permitted by 10 CFR Part 52, by early 1993. Therefore, this rulemaking is viewed as having a high priority. The only alternative to rulemaking would be to continue present staff practice utilizing an outdated source term formulation derived from Technical Information Document (TID) 14844, issued in 1962, coupled with the use of the .
guideline dose values in 10 CFR Part 100, not only for reactor siting, but for plant design as well.
This rulemaking action comprises two phases. The first phase is described in the proposed rule titled, " Change to Part 100 to Add Site Criteria, Update Appendix A and Remove Dose Calculations; Interim Change to Part 50 to Add Source Term and Dose Calculations (3150-AD92)."
The second phase will consist of the issuance of an advance notice of proposed rulomaking (ANPRM), followed by a final revision of 10 CFR Part 50 to incorporate updated source term and severe accident research insights into plant _ design requirements for fuiare light water reactors. The intent of this second phase of rulemaking is expected to provide additional requirements for future light water reactors regarding severe accident prevention and mitigation, and is expected to substantially reduce the risks from these events.
TIMETABLE:
ANPRM to ACRS 04/03/92 ANPRM to CRGR 06/08/92 ANPRM to EDO 08/20/92 ~
ANPRM to Commission (SECY-92-292) 08/21/92 ANPRM Published- 11/00/92 80
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I TITLE
, Change to Part 50 to Update Source Term and Replace I Dose Calculation TIMETABLE: (cont) t Proposed Action to CRGR 04/30/93 Proposed Action to EDO 05/30/93
- Proposed Action to Commission 06/30/93 l Proposed Action Published 08/00/93 4
Final Action Published 08/00/94 ,
LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5041 EFFECTS ON SMALL DUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: Undetermined 2
AGENCY CONTACT:
Leonard Soffer Nuclear Regulatory Commission office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3916 81
TITLE:
Emergency Planning Regulations for Part 52 Licensing RIN:
3150-AD48 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 50 ABSTRACT The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations concerning those portions of emergency plans which cannot be exercised prior to issuance of a Part 52 combined licenue. This rulemaking will be accompliuhad on a "high priority basis" as directed in a staff requirements memorandum dated September 12, 1989.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action to CRGR/ACRS 01/15/90 Proposed Action to EDO 03/07/90 Propoued Action to Commission (SECY-90-103) 03/20/90 Proposed Action Published Undetermined Final Action Published Undetttmined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT Michael T. Jamgochian Nuclear Regulatory commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3918 82
TITLE:
Codes and Standards for Nuclear Power Plants (ASME D&PV Code, 1989/1990/1991 Addenda and 1992 Edition, and the ASME OM Code-1990)
RIN:
3150-AE26 CPR CITATION:
10 CPR 50 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to incorporate by reference the 1989 Addenda, 1990 Addenda, 1991 Addenda, and 1992 Edition of Section III, Division 1, of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ASME B&PV Code); the 1989 Addenda, 1990 Addenda, 1991 Addenda, and 1992 Edition of Section XI, Division 1, of thu ASME D&PV Code. Additionally, the proposed amendment would expedito implementation of Appendix VIII of Section XI, Division 1, which provides rules for performance demonstration of ultrasonic examination systems.
The proposed amendment would, for the first time, incorporate by reference the 1990 Edition of the ASME Code for Operation and Maintenance (ASME OM Code) of Nuclear Power Plants. The proposed amendment would, expand the scope of S 50.55a to require inservice testing of all safety-related pumps, valves, and snubbers. At present, S 50.55a only requires inservice testing of Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 pumps and valves, and does not address inservice testing of snubbers. The ASME B&PV Code provides rules in Section III, Division 1, for the construction of components of light-water-cooled nuclear power plants, and provides rules in Section XI, Division 1, for the inservice inspection of these components. Requiring licensees to expedite implementation of Appendix VIII would improve the quality of inservice inspections in a timely manner. The ASME OM Code provides rules for the inservice testing of pumps, valves, and snubbers. This
, proposed amendment would permit the use of improved Q
' methods for the construction, inservice inspection, and inservice testing of nuclear power plant components.
Expansion of the acope of S 50.55a to include all safety-related pumps, valves, and snubbers would ensure that these components are tested to qualify standards commensurate with the importance of the safety functions to be performed.
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TITLE:
Codes and Standards for Nuclear Power Plants (ASME B&PV Code, 1989/1990/1991 Addenda and 1992 Edition, and the ASME OM Code-1990)
ABSTRACT: (cont)
Further, these actions would save applicants / licensees and the NRC staff both time and effort by providing uniform detailed criteria against which the NRC staff could review any single submission. There is no reasonable alternative to rulemaking action.
TIMETABLE Task Approved for Initiation by EDO 02/25/92 Proposed Action to offices for Concurrence 01/31/93 Propased Action to ACRS 03/31/93 Proposed Action to CRGR 04/30/93 Proposed Action to EDO 06/30/93 Proposed Action Published 08/00/93 Final Action Published 06/00/94 LEGAL AUTl!ORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5846 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSI!1ESS AND OTilER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Wan Cheng (Winston) Liu Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3822 84
TITLE:
Clarification of Emergency Preparedness Regulations; Exercise Requirements RIN:
3150-AD40 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 50 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations by clarifying the linkage between the need for " reasonable assurance that adequate protective measures can and will be taken in the event of a radiological emergency" indicated in S 50.47 (a) and 16 pl7nning standards outlined in S 50.47(b). In addition, the rulemaking will clarify the term " range of protective actions." Other issues to be clarified include monitoring of evacuees, actions for recovery and reentry, notification of the public, ovavuation time estinates, and exercise frequency.
In a December 23, 1988, memorandum to the EDO from SECY, the staff was directed to review the "...HRC'n emergency planning regulations and proposed revisions designed to eliminate ambiguity and clarify the regulations to include what constitutes the exercise scope prior to the full power licensing...." The staff outlined the proposed rulemaking in a memorandum from the EDO to the Commission dated June 29, 1989.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published Undetermined Final Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL DUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Michael T. Jamgochian Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Huclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3918 85
TITLE:
Codes and Standards for Nuclear Power Plants (ASME Code, Sectiot XI, Division 1, Subsection IWE and '
Subsection IWL)
RIN:
3150-AC93 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 50 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would incorporate by reference Subsection IWE, " Requirements for Class MC Components of Light-Water Cooled Power Plants," and Subsection IWL, " Requirements for Class CC Concrete Components of Light-Water Cooled Power Plants," of Section XI (Division 1) of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressttre Vessel Codo (ASME Code).
Subsection IWE provides the rules and requirements for inservice inspection, repair, ated replacement of Class MC pressure retaining components and their integral attachments in light-water cooled power plants.
Subsection 1WL provides the rules-and requirements for inservice inspection and repair of the reinforced concrete and post tensioning systems of Class CC o components.
Incorporation by reference of Subsection IWE and Subsection IWL will provide systematic examination ,
rules for containment structure for meeting Criterion
$3 of the General Design criteria (Appendix A of 10 CFR Part 50) and Appendix J of.10 CFR Part 50. Age-related degradation of containments has occurred, and additional and potentially more serious degradation mechanisms can be anticipated as nuclee r power plants age.
If the NRC did not take action to endorse the Subsection IWE and Subsection IWL rules, the NRC position on examination-practices for co.itainment structure would have to be established on a case-by-case basis and improved examination practices for steel containment structures might not be implemented. The other alternativos of incorporating these detailed examination requirements into the American National Standard ANSI /ANS 56.8-1981 or into Appendix J are not feasible.
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TITLE Codes and Standards for Nuclear Power Plants (ASME Code,Section XI, Division 1, Subsection IWE and -
Subsection IWL)
ADSTRACT (CONT)
Incorporating by reference the latest edition and addenda of Subsection IWE and Subsection IWL will save applicants / licensees and the NRC staff both time and effort by providing uniform detailed criteria against which the staff can review any single submission.
Adoption of the proposed amendment would permit the use of improved methods for containment inservice inspection.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action to CRGR 06/13/89 Proposed Action to EDO Undetermined Proposed Action Published Undeterm: ned Final Action Published Undetermine)
LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT Wallace E. Norris Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3805 '
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TITLE' I
Fracture Toughness Requirements for LWR Pressure Vessels RIN:
3150-AD57 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 50; Appendicos G and H ,
ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the commission's !
regulations concerning fracture toughness requirements to resolve issues that have resulted from technological improvements and other factors. The " Pressurized Thermal Shock (PTS) rule" (10 CFR 50.61), was modified in 1991 to be consistent with the embrittlement correlations given in Regulatory Guide 1 99, Revision
- 2. However, the need for further clarifications to the PTS rule has been identified. At a minimum, the proposed clarifications would --
(1) indicate that RT crediblesurve11$7,valuesmaybereducedusing ance data; (2) include reduced margin terms for cases in which credible surveillance data are used; and (3) indicate that thermal annealing is an acceptable method for reducing RTpts to values below the ,
screening criteria.
Appendix G to 10 CFR Part 50 provides fracture toughness requirements for feritic materials of pressure-retaining components of the reactor coolant boundary of light-water nuclear power reactors. The proposed changes, principally clarifications, in Appendix G to 10 CFR Part 50 would:
(1) explicitly indicate that pressure and leak tests of the RPV required by the ASME Code must be completed before the core is critical (as agreed to by the CRGR on November 29,-1989);
(2) reword Section V to clarify the steps required if Section V.A cannot be satisfied; and (3) change the reference from Appendix G of Section III of the ASME Code to Appendix G of Section XI of the ASME Code.
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TITLE:
Fracture Toughness and Reactor Vessel Material Surveillanco Requirements ABSTP'qT: (cont)
Appendix 11 to 10 CFR Part 50 contains requirements for RPV material surveillance programs, intended to monitor fracture toughness property changes in RPV materials due to irradiation embrittlement. The proposed changes in Appendix H to 10 CFR Part 50 would (1) incorporate ASTM Standard E 185-92 (" Standard Practice for Conducing Surveillance tests for Light-Water Cooled Nuclear Power Reactor Vessels")
by reference; and (2) address requirements for surveillance programs in the case of a license renewt request.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Actioil to CRGR 04/28/93 Proposed Action to EDO 07/23/93 Proposed Action to Commission 09/03/93 Proposed Action Published 10/00/93 Final Action Published 07/00/94 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTilER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Allen L. Hiser, Jr.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3988 89 i
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- Thermal Annealing of the Reactor Pressure Vessel RIN:
3150-AE45 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 50 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to defino and clarify the requirements on thermal annealing of reactor vessels to mitigating neutron irradiation embrittlement. The proposed rule would reduce the potential for confusion stemming from addressing thermal annealing.in two rules and would result in a clear and more definitive regulatory process.
The proposed rule would also address the following requirements for thermal annealing: (1) the procedural aspects of requesting permission to anneal the pressure vessel and to return to operation after the annealing process; and (2) the general analysis, testing, and inspection issues that would be considered by the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, in reviewing licensing submittals requesting permission to annual to return to operation.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action to CRGR 04/28/93 Proposed Action to EDO 07/23/93 Proposed Action to Commission 09/03/93 Proposed Action Published 10/00/93 Final Action Published 07/00/94 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Al Taboada Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3838 90
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Standardized Plant Designs, Early Review of Site ,
Suitability Issues; Clarifying Amendments RIN:
3150-AE25 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 50; 10 CFR 52; 10 CFR 140 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations by deleting Appendices M, N , 0, and Q from 10 CFR Part 50. The NRC is also proposing to make clarifying changes to 10 CFR Par's e 52 and 140 to make clear that licensees are required to submit accurate and complete information to the NRC, and that its Price-Anderson requirements apply to combined license holders.
TIMETABLE:
Propor i Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHOLITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: Undetermined AGENCY CONTACT:
Geary S. Mizuno Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel Washington, DC 20555 301 504-1639 l
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Change to Part 100 to Add site criteria, Update Appendix A and Remove Dose Calculations; Interim Change to Part 50 to Add Source Term and Dose Calculations RIN:
3150-AD9?
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10 CFR 50; 10 CFR 100 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to decouple source term and to permit dose calculations from reactor siting and the use of updated source term insights for future light water reactors.
The NRC is presently in the process of reviewing advanced reactor designs. The DOE has also indicated that it intends to seek review for an early site permit, as permitted by 10 CFR Part 52, by early 1993.
Therefore, this rulemaking is viewed as having a high priority. The only alternative to rulomaking would be to continue present staff practice utilizing an outdated cource term formulation derived from Techn! al Information Document (TID) 14844, issued in 1962, coupled with the use of the guideline dose values in 10 CFR Part 100, not only for reactor siting, but for plant design as well.
This rulemaking action comprises two phaues. In the first phase, Part 100 will be revised by removing source term and dose criteria and adding site criteria (e.g., exclusion area size and population density).
Appendix A to 10 CFR Part 100 will also be revised to update understanding of geologic and r .smic knowledge regarding reactor siting. Source te and dose calculations will continue to be uset or assessment of plant systems and will be placed in an interim change to 10 CFR Part 50. The second phase of this rulemaking action is described in the proposed rule titled,
" Change to Part 50 to Update Source Term and Dose Calculations (3159-AD91)."
The intent of this first phase of rulemaking is basically to codify present staff criteria, expressed in Regulatory Guide 4.7. This represents no substantive change in NRC criteria.- It will make NRC's citing criteria more explicit and understandable, especially in regard to the Commission's Safety Goal Policy.
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i TIMETABLE: i j Proposed Action to CRGR 03/19/92 2
Proposed Action to EDO 06/03/92 4
Proposed Action to Commission (SECY-92-215) 06/12/92
- Proposed Action Published 11/00/92
{ Final Action Published 06/t2/93 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
} 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 l EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: Undetermineu
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- Requalification Examination Requirements RIN:
3150-AE36 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 55 ABSTRACT:
] The proposed rule would amend the Commission's I regulations to: (1) delete the requirement that each licensed individual pass an NRC-administered requalification examination during the term of license; (2) require that facility licensees submit to the NRC their snnual requalification operating tests and comprehensive requalification written examinat as 30 days prior to the conduct t* these tests and examinations; and (3) include facility licenses in the 5 Scope" of Part 55. The proposed rule would also improve operational safety at each facility by redirecting NRC examiners to inspect and oversee '
facility requalification programs rather ' *n conducting requalification examinations, reducing both licenset and NRC costs to administe. program.
1 TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action to ACRS 09/11/92 Proposed Action to CRGR 09/29/92 Proposed Action to EDO 11/20/92 Proposed Action to Commission 11/30/92 Proposed Action Published 01/00/93 Final Action Published 07/00/94 LEGAL AUTilORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTILT:
Rajender Auluck Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washin7 ton, DC 20555 301 452-3794 o
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Design Basis Events RIN:
3150-AD51 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 60 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations concerning additional preclosure regulatory requirements for high-level waste geologic repositories. Several issues associated with proclosure regulatory requirements have been raised due to different interpretations of the rulemaking record for 10 CFR Part 60. These involve: (1) the lack of clearly prescribed requirements for the establishment of a controlled-use area intended to protect public health and safety in the event of a postulated radionuclide release; and (2) the definition of structures, systems, and components important to safety for which certain design and quality assurance criteria apply. In order to meet the milestones mandated by the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as amended, and milestones pertaining to DOE's production schedule in the Mit tion Plan amendments, guidance is needed from NRC on chose matters to enable DOE to proceed with the siting of a 3 2ologic repositor .
The proposed amendments would require the establishment of a controlled-use area, based on radiation dose criteria, for the siting of geologic repos4. tories. In addition, a new definition of structures, systems, and components important to safety would be added that would be similar to one in 10 CFR Part 72.
' . 3ETABLE:
Proposed Action to EDO 10/00/92 Profased Action to Commission 10/00/92 Propased Action Published 12/00/92 Final Action Published 11/00/93 JGAL AUTHORITY:
Public Law 97-425; 42 USC 10101 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITLES: No i
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Mysore Nataraja a Nuclear Regulatory Commission .
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- Clarificat. con of Assessment Requirements for the Siting Criteria and Performance Objectives 1
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3150-AE40 CFR CITATION:
4 10 CFR 60 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend.the Commission's
'1 regulations concerning regulatory requirements for licensing of high-level waste geologic repositories.
The relationship described in S 60.21 of the siting criteria in S 60,122 (defined in terms of potentially adverse and favorable conditions) and the performance objectives in SS 60,112 and 60.113 has been the subject I of conflicting interpretations. The proposed rule would resolve the conflicting interpretations of the terms " adequately investigated" and " adequately evaluated" which are use with reference to the potentially adverse conditions in S 60.122. In addition, the proposed rule would resolve the conflicting interpretations of the relationship of performance assessment and potentially adverse conditions.
The proposed rule would also revise SS 60.21 and 60.122 by removing the analysis requirements from S 60.122 and placing them in S 60.21. This would be consistent with i other technical aspects of 10 CFR Part 60. These 1
sections would also be revised to clarify that siting cr'teria must be appropriately considered in the
- coholiance demonstration for the performance objectives of SS 60,112 and 60.113. Separate acceptability
- assessments for individual potentially adverse conditions are not required.
1 TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action to EDO 08/00/93 4 Proposed Action to Commission 09/00/93 Proposed Action Published 10/00/93 Final Action Published 10/00/94 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
1 42 USC 10101; Public Law 97-425 EFFiCTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No 4
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- Clarification of Assessment Requirements for the Siting Criteria Ond Performance Objectives AGENCY CONTACT:
Mark S. Delligatti Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Washington, DC 20555 301 504-2430 98 s
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- Removal of Criticality Alarm Requirements for Fresh
- Fuel RIN
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l' The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to eliminate the need for licensees to i request an exemption for criticality monitors for new-reactor fuel. An exemption for this requirement is l routinely granted when requested by a licensee. The proposed rule would allow reactor licensees to dispense with unneeded criticality monitors without having to request an exemption.
i TIMETABLE:
A Proposed Action to ACRS 02/00/93
- Proposed Action to CRGR 02/00/93 l Proposed Action to EDO 05/00/93 Proposed Action to Commission 06/00/93
- Proposed Action Published 07/00/93 Final Action Published 05/00/94 l LEGAL AUTHORITY:
, 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SHALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No
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- Jerry E. Jackson
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Emergency Planning for Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facilities (ISFSI) and Monitored Retrievable Storage Facilities (MRS)
RIN:-
3150-AE17 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 72 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to provide, as directed by the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, for the emergency planning licensing requirements for Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facilities (ISFSI) and Monitored Retrievable Storage Facilities (MRS).
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action to EDO 10/30/92 Proposed Action to Commission 11/30/92 Proposed Action Published 01/00/93 Final Action Published 01/00/94 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Michael T. Jamgochian Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3918 100
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! Notification of Incidents RIN:
3150-AE37 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 72-j ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's i regulations to add incident reporting requirements to Part 72 to make it consistent with other regulations in l 10 CFR Chapter I. On August 16, 1991 (56 FR 40757),
the Commission published a final rule that deleted
! certain incident reporting requirements from'Part 20 and replaced them with new incident reporting i
requirements in Parts 30, 40,-and 70.- However,
! incident reporting requirements were not added to Part 7 2 .-- The only alternative to this rulemaking that would
- assure that the specified incidents are reported is to 3 impose these_ reporting requirements by_ order or license condition. However, establishing' reporting requirements by rulemaking is necessary to provide consistency throughout the Commission's regulations.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action to EDO 12/31/92 Proposed Action to Commission. 01/15/93 Proposed Action Published- 02/00/93 Final Action to EDO 09/24/93 4
Final Action-Published 12/00/93 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
j 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No ,
AGENCY CONTACT:
Naiem S.'Tanious Nuclear Regulatcry Ucchiscion-Office 6f Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555
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1 3150-AD49 1 CFR CITATION: 1
- 10 CFR 73 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to require periodic updates of FBI fingerprint checks for reinvestigation of individuals granted unescorted access to nuclear power plants or access to safeguards information. The proposed rule would require that licensees who operate a nuclear
- power plant submit fingerprint cards for applicable personnel to the NRC for criminal history checks every 5 years. Authorization for unescorted access would be retained by an individual pending results of the criminal history check on that individual's fingerprints. The NRC staff has recommended that this rulemaking be terminated, i
TIMETABLE:
i Terminated Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY: l
- 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 l EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No I
AGENCY CONTACT:
! Sandra Frattali Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3773 i
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3 3150-AC88 CFR CITATION:
i 10 CFR 73 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to ensure that security force effectiveness
! at nuclear power plants is not dependent on the time of a
day. Security guards currently are required to perform night firing for familiarization only. There is no requirement for standards to measure their effective-1 ness. The proposed rule would require that security guards at nuclear power plants qualify for night i firing. The only alternative to rulemaking is to retain the current status.
- Part 73, Appendix B, Part IV, would be arended to require reactor security guards to qualify annually in an NRC-approved night firing course with their assigned weapons. The proposed amendment would standardize j training and qualification in night firing and prepare power reactor guard forces to respond more effectively in the event of an incident occurring in limited a lighting conditions. The cost to industry should be relatively modest since licensees already operate daylight firing training and qualification facilities and programs.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published Undetermined l Final Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
4 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SHALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
John Telford Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Washington, DC 20555 301 492-3796 103 4
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Physical Protection of Special Nuclear Material in Transit RIN:
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TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Violet C. Crossman Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Washington, DC 20555 301 504-2403 l
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Licensees' Announcements of_ Safeguards Inspections RIN:
3150-AE27 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 73; 10 CFR 74 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to ensure that the presence of NRC safeguards inspectors at certain fuel cycle facilities is not announced or otherwise communicated to licensees and contractor personnel without the expressed request to do so by the inspector. Affected sites'are limited to fuel cycle facilities using or possessing formula quantities of strategic special_ nuclear material.
The purpose of this amendment is to increase the effectiveness of unannounced safeguards inspections and to enable an inspector to get a more accurate view of normal operations at affected facilities.
TIMETABLE:
Proposed Action for Office / Region Review 05/26/92 Proposed Action to EDO 07/15/92 Proposed Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SHALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Priscilla A. Dwyer Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Washington, DC 20555 301 504-2478 l
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Export and Import of Nuclear Equipment and Material; Clarifying Amendments RIN:
3150-AD64 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 110 ABSTRACT:
The final rule would amend the Commission's regulations in Subparts A through E of Part 110 governing the import and export of nuclear equipment and material.
4 The Commission has reviewed its processing of nuclear export license applications and has determined that the following do not raise issues that require Commission
. review: (1) license applications for the export of any i quantity of heavy water to Canada, and (2) license applications for the export of_ low-enriched uranium to ,
, EURATOM and Japan for enrichment to no more than 5% U-235. The Executive Branch agencies also reviewed their processing of nuclear export license applications and have determined that Executive Branch review will not 4 be required for these license applications. Iraq and l Libya would be added to the list of embargoed destinations.
In addition, the NRC has identified _other minor changes
, that are warranted. These changes would: (1) permit l the expedited-import and export of certain nuclear l material where no significant proliferation risks are involved, (2) clarify the wording of the coverage of seme nuclear commodities to emphasize the distinction
- between general and specific licenses, (3) delete from the list of restricted destinations those countries I that recently have signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty, i (4) add definitions for terms not currently defined, and (S) make minor changes to reflect necessary editorial changes. There is no acceptable alternative 3~
to rulemaking because the amendments to the regulations are necessary to ensure the orderly and efficient administration of NRC's import and export i responsibilities without incurring any national security or proliferation risks. The rule should benefit the NRC, industry, and the public by making the regulations easier to understand, implement and enforce and by expediting the_ review process for certain kinds of applications.
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Export and Import of Nuclear Equipment and Material; Clarifying Amendments TIMETABLE:
Rulemaking Initiatio: Date 06/22/90 Final Action to Offices for Concurrence 07/31/92 '
Final Action Published 12/00/92 LEGAL AUTHORITY:
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841 EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS AND OTHER ENTITIES: No AGENCY CONTACT:
Elaine O. Hemby Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of International Programs Washington, DC 20555 301 504-2341 107
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Import and Export of Nuclear Equipment and Material; Subparts F Tr. rough-L 4
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3150-AE31 CFR CITATION:
10 CFR 110 ABSTRACT:
The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to conform with the export. control
- guidelines of the multilateral Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and of the International-AtomicLEnergy List of the Coordinated Committee for. Multilateral Export-Controla (COCOM), in which the United States participates, and treaty obligations between the United States and Canada. The proposed rule would amend general license regulations for the export of bulk tritium, americium-242m, californium-249, californium-~ -
251, curium-245, curium-247, and 16 different alpha-emitting radionuclides, including compounds and-mixtures containing these radionuclides with a total alpha activity of 1 curie per kilogram 1or greater. In regard to the radionuclides,. devices-containing less than 100 millicuries of alpha activity per device would be exempt. Other exports of these alpha-emitting.
radionuclides would continue to be-generally licensed.
for member states of the NSG,-but would require specific licensing to other countries. Each exporter covered by these regulations would have to meet the new requirements, as well as existing. regulations.
The proposed rule would also clarify Appendix A to Part 110, covering nuclear reactor equipment under the NRC i licensing authority, to aid exporters-and U.S. export regulators in determining the reactor equipment under NRC. jurisdiction'..
TIMETABLE:
Rulemaking Initiation Date 06/22/90 Proposed Action to Offices for Concurrence .11/15/92, j Proposed Action Published 01/00/93
. Final Action Published Undetermined LEGAL AUTHORITY:
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! Import and Export of Nuclear Equipment and Material; 1 Subparts F Through L AGENCY COHTACT:
Elaine O. Hemby Nuclear Regulatery Commission Office of International Programs
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PRM-20-19 PET 7TIONER:
GE Stockholders' Alliance PART:
20 OTHER AFFECTED PARTS:
50 FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION:
February 1, 1989 (54 FR 5089)
SUBJECT:
injection of Detectable Odor in Emissions of Nuclear
'>mer Plants and Other Nuclear Processes
SUMMARY
The petitioner requested that the Commission amend Part 20 to require that a detectable odor be injected into the emission of nuclear power plar.ts and other nuclear processes over which the NRC has jurisdiction.
TIMETABLE:
, A notice of denial of this petition for rulemaking was published in the Federal Register on August 14, 1992 (57 FR 36511).
CONTACT:
Catherine Mattsen Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3638 ;
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i Public Citizen
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! 50 l OTHER AFFECTED PARTS:
} None l FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION:
-March 12, 1990 (55 FR 9137) i
SUBJECT:
l Regulation of Independent Power-Producers 1
SUMMARY
The petitioner requested-that the Commission promulgate
! rules governing the licensing of independent power l producers-(IPPs) to construct or operate commercial nuclear power reactors.- The petitioner also requested that these rules include specific criteria for-financial qualifications-for an IPP seeking-a construction permit or an operating license for a
- -commercial nuclear power reactor.
! TIMETABLE:
. A notice of denial of this petition for rulemaking was t
published in the Federal Register on August 17, 1992 (57 FR 36909).
i CONTACT:
l Joseph Mate Nuclear Regulatory Commission r
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PRM-20-20 PETITIONER:
Carol S. Marcus, Ph.D., M.D.
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35 FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION:
l June 12, 1991 (56 FR 26945) f
SUBJECT:
Radiation absorbed dose to the public from patients receiving radiopharmaceuticals for diagnosis or therapy
SUMMARY
The petitioner requests that the Commission revise its standards for protection against radiation to raise the annual radiation dose absorbed by individual members of the public from imSv to 5 mSv (500 mrems).
TIMETABLE:
A notice of receipt for this petition was published in the Federal Register on June 12, 1991 (56 FR 26945).
The comment period closed on October 12, 1991.
Resolution of the petition is scheduled for rulemaking
(" Dose Limits for Patients and Members of the Public" (RIN 3150-AE41)). A publication date for the proposed rule is scheduled for April 1993.
CONTACT:
Stewart Schneider Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3588 113 l
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- PRM-30-59 I PETITIONER
General Electric Company and Westinghouse Electric Corporation s PART:
. 30 OTHER AFFECTED PARTS:
- 40, 50, 70, 72 FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION:
- September 25, 1991 (56 FR 48445)
SUBJECT:
General requirements for decommissioning licensee facilities
SUMMARY
The petitioners request that the Commission :ssue a rule that would provide a means for self-guarantee of decommissioning funding costs by certain NR(; non-electric utility reactor licensees who mee+ stringent financial assurance and related reportine and oversight requirements.
TIMETABLE:
- A notice of receipt for this petitior, was published in the Federal Register on September 25, 1991 (56 FR 1 48445). The comment period closed on November 12,
! 1991. Resolution of this petition is scheduled for rulemaking (Permit Non-Electric Utility Reactor Licensees to Satisfy the Financial Requirements of the Decommissioning Regulations Through Self-Guarantee (RIN 3150-AE16)). A publication date for this proposed rule is scheduled for December 1992.
CONTACT:
Clark Prichard Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3734 114
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PRM-32-3 PETITIONER:
Advanced Medical Systems, Inc.
j PART:
32 OTHER AFFECTED PARTS:
, None FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION:
October 10, 1991 (56 FR 51182)
SUBJECT:
Manufacture or transfer of certain items containing byproduct material
SUMMARY
The petitioner requests that the Nuclear Regulatory
- commission amend its regulations that apply to the manufacturers or transferors of certain items containing byproduct material to specify that these provisions apply to the manufacturers and distributors
- of replacement parts or original units.
i TIMETABLE:
A notice of receipt of this petition was published in the Federel Register on October 10, 1991. The comment
, period closed on December 9, 1991. Resolution of this petition is scheduled for January 1993.
CONTACT:
Naiem Tanicus Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3878 115
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Amersham Jorporation PART:
35 OTHER AFFECTED PARTS:
- None i FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION
i_ May 5, 1989 (54 FR 19378) i
SUBJECT:
4 Iridium-192 Wire for the Interstitial Treatment of i Cancer
SUMMARY
- The petitioner requests that the Nuclear Regulatory l Commission amend its regulations concerning the medical
- use of byproduct meterial to include Iridium-192 wire for interstitial treatment of cancer in the provisions of 10 CFR 35.400 which governs .he;use of sources for
- brachtherapy. Under current NRC regulations, a poten-tial user wo'11d be required to request and obtain a
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license amendment before using Iridium wire in brachytherapy treatments. The petitioner requests this amendment so that each medical use licensee that i intends to use Iridium-192 wire for the interstitial
- treatment of cancer may do so-without having to re-quest and obtain a specific amendment to its license.
i TIMETABLE:
A propesed rule entitled, " Iridium-192 Wire for 4
Interstitial' Treatment of Cancer (RIN 3150-AD46)" is being developed to address this petition. A
! publication date for this proposed rule is scheduled for February 1993.
CONTACT:
Anthony Tse
! Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3797 4
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PRM-3C-9 PETITIONER: #)
American College of Nuclear Physicians and the Society of Nuclear Medicino
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35 OTHER AFFECTED PARTS:
30, 33 FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION:
September 15, 1989 (54 FR 38239)
SUBJECT:
Use of Radiopharmaceuticals
SUMMARY
The petitioners request that the Commission revise its regulations to give cognizance to the appropriats scope of the practices of medicine and pharmacy. The petitioners believe that 10 CFR Part 35 should be revised to recognize all the mechanisms that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) uses tr authorize the une {
of radiopharmaceuticals. According to the petitioners, granting of this petition would allow nuclear physief :ns and nuclear pharmacists to reconstitute non-rt:31" active kits dif ferently from the method recommended by the manufacturer; allow nuclear physicians and nuclear pharmacists tc prepare radiopharmaceuticals whose manufacture and distribu-tion are purposefully not regulated by FDA; and permit nuclear physicians to determino appropi ate diagnostic d and therapeutic applications of radiopharmaceuticals, as is their professional obligation. The petitioners are interected in the requested action becauset under current NRC regulations, members of the petitioning i
organizations believe they cannot appropriately prac-tice their professions. The petitioners state that authorized user physicians cannot prescribe certain radiopharmaceuticals or routes of administration for optimal patient care, even though they are lermitted to do so by FDA and by their state medical lir nses.
According to the petitionors, nuclear pharmhcists have been disenfranchised as a professional entity because activities that are permitted by the FDA and the states are not allowed under NRC regulations.
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PRM-35-9 TIMETABLE:
An interim final rule was published in the Federal Register on August 23, 1990 (55 FR 34513), as a partial resolution of the petition (see rulemaking,
" Authorization to Prepare Radiopharmaceutical Reagent Kits and Elute Radiopharmaceutical Generators; Use of Radiopharmaceuticals t'or Therapy" (RIli 3150-AD43) (Part 35)). The staff is working to resolve the remaining issues of the petition (see proposed rulemaking,
" Iridium-192 Wire for Interstitial Treatment of Cancer" (Rill 3150-AD46) (Part 35)). A publication date for this proposed rule is scheduled for February 1993.
CollTACT:
Anthony Tse i liuclear Regulatory Commission i Office of liuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3797
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PETITION DOCKET NUMBER:
PRM-35-10/PRM-35-10A PETITIONER:
American College of Nuclear Medicine PART:
35 OTHER AFFECTED PARTS:
'one FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION:
March 9, 1992 (57 FR 8282)
SUBJECT:
Radiopharmaceutical therapy
SUMMARY
The petitioner requests that the Commission amend its regulations by deleting the requirement for mandated hospitalization for ambulatory patients receiving oral or IV radiopharmaceuticals in amounts greater than 30 millicuries and allowing patients the option to be treated on an outpatient basis if they qualify ,
medically. The petitioner states that the requested amendment is in the best interest of patients who require access to affordable quality care and that published scientific data support the requested changes. The petitioner submitted an amendment to this petition and has been assigned Docket No. PRM-35-iOA.
The petitioner requests that the original petition be expanded to consider the need to allow amounts greater than 30 millicuries to be used in diagnostic studies and to add a definition of confinement.
TIMETABLE:
A notice of receipt for this petition was published in C
the Federal Register on March 9, 1992 (57 FR-8282).
The comment period closed on May 8, 1992. A notice of receipt for PRM-35-10A was published in the Federal Register on May 18, 1992 (57 FR 21043). The comment period closed on July 17, 1992. Resolution of the petitions is scheduled for rulemaking (" Dose Limits for Patients and Members of the Public" (RIN 3150-AE41)).
A publication date for the proposed rule is scheduled for April 1993.
CONTACT:
Stewart Schneider Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3588 119 1
PETITION DOCKET NUMBER:
PRM-50-20 PETITIO!!ER t Free Environment, Inc., et al.
PART:
50 OTHER AFFECTED PARTS:
100 FEDERAL REGISTER CIT;. TION:
May 19, 1977 (42 FR 25785)
SUBJECT:
Reactor Safety Measures
SUMMARY
The petitioner requests that the Commission amend part 50 before proceeding with the processing of license applications for the Central Iowa Nuclear Project to require that (1) all nuclear reactors be located below ground level; (2) all nuclear reactors be housed in sealed buildings within which permanent heavy vacuums are maintained; and (3) a full-time Federal employee, with full authority to order the plant to be shut down in case of any operational abnormality, always be present in all nuclear generating stations; (4) the Central Iowa Nuclear Project and all other reactors be sited at least 40 miles from major popula-tion conters.
The objective of the petition is to ensure that addi-tional safety measures are employed in the construc-tion : nd siting of nuclear power plants. The petit >oner eeeks to have recommendations and procedures practiced or encouraged by various organizations and some current NRC guidelines adopted as mandatory requirements in the Commission's regulations.
The comment period closed July 18, 1977. Three com-monts were received. The first three part+ of the petition (see Description section above) were incor-porated with PRM-50-19 for staff action purpotas. A notice of denial for the third part of the petition was published in the Federal Register on February 2, 1978 (43 FR 4466). A notice of denial for the first two y
par *c of the petition was published April 19, 1978 (43 FR 16E56).
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PETITION DOCKET NUMBEP.
PRM-50-20 TIMETABLE!
The remaining part of this petition is scheduled for rulemaking (" Change to Part 100 to Add Site Criteria, Update Appendix A and Remove Dose Calculations; Interim Change to Part 50 to Add Source Term and Dose Calcula-tions" RIN 3150-AD92). This proposed rule is scheduled to published in the Federal Register in November 1992.
CONTACT Leonard Soff3r Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Renearch 301 492-3916 e
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PETITION DOCKET NUMBER:
PRM-50-53 PETITIONER:
The Ohio Citizens for Responsible Energy PART:
50 OTHER AFFECTED PARTS:
None FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION:
July 25, 1989 (54 FR 30905)
SUBJECT:
Request for Reopening of ATWS Rulemaking Proceeding
SUMMARY
The petitioner requests that the NRC reopen the Anticipated Transients Without scram (ATWS) rulemaking proceeding. This request was one portion of a request by the Ohio Citizens for Responsible Energy (OCRE) that NRC take a number of actions to relieve alleged undue risks posed by the thermal-hydraulic instability of boiling water rea"b t- . On April 27, 1989, the Director, NRR, re WMM - N tM OCRE request for action in a Director's D tAals:r.t 'J o r 7 CFR 2.206. In the Director's Decisit... (J$~ t.rai} , thu NRC denied all of the petitioner's revec d m except for the request to reopen the ATWS rulemaking proceeding, which would be more properly treated as e petition for rulemaking under 10 UcR 2.802. The petitioner suggested that resolution of the ATWS problem depends on measures other than tripping the recirculation pumps to rapidly reduce reactivity.- In this regard, the petitioner specifically suggests the use of an automatic, hign-capacity standby liquid control system.
In a letter from the BWR Owner's Group (BWROG), dated September 18, 1989, which transmitted report NEDO-31709, " Average Core Power During Large Coro Thermal Hydraulic Oscillations in a BWR" the BWROG concluded that previous ATWS evaluations are-valid and that existing ATWS provisions and actions are appropriate.
The staff review of NEDO-31709 concluded that the NEDO-analyses, and other analyses performed by the BWROG contractors,-were not sufficient to support their conclusions.
NRC Staff and contractors studies of ATWS scenarios were performed to determine if the potential power oscillations could be significant enough to warrant an 122
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SUMMARY
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ATWS rule change, modification of operator actions, or possible equipment / systems changes. Several of the ATWS scenarios revealed the need for more detailed studies of the automatic responses and emergency procedures guidelines (EPG's) used by plant operators.
The staff requested that the BWROG address the questions raised by the staff relative to operator i actions and instrumentation adequacy for an ATWS with ,
oscillations and the timing of-the boron injection and water level reduction as effective means to control such transients. The BWROG studies were submitted to ,
the staff in December 1991. The staff has reviewed the BWROG analysis and is preparing a report to the Commission outling results of that review and the staff's proposed plans for resolution of this issue.
This report is currently being processed by the NRC staff.
Therefore, the staff considers it prudent to hold in abeyance, pending completion of the report to the Commission, a response to the petitioners request to reopen the Ai'WS rulemaking proceedings.
TIMETABLE:
Resolution of the petition is undetermined.
CONTACT:
Roy Woods Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3908 l
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PETITION DOCKET NUMBER:
PRM-50-56 PETITIONERI Richard P. Grill PART 50 OTHER AFFECTED PARTS Hone FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION:
December 23, 1991; 56 FR 66377 SUBJECT Addition of lightning induced and other electrical transients to the required list of phenomena that licensed nuclear power plants and other nuclear facilities must be designed to withstand safely
SUMMARY
The petitioner requests that the Commission amend its regulations to add lightning induced and other electrical transients to the required list of phenomena that licensed nuclear power plants and other nuclear facilities must be designed to withstand safely. The petitioner also requests that the NRC require licensees of nuclear power plants and other nuclear facilities to consider the effect of electrical transients on the operability and reliability of nuclear safety related systems and potential accident scenarios analyses.
TIMETABLE:
A notice of receipt of petition for rulemaking was published in the Federal Register on December 23, 1991.
The public comment period closed on February 21, 1991.
Resolution of the petition is scheduled for November 1992.
CONTACT:
Christopher Rourk Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3938 124
PETITION DOCKET NUMBER:
PRM-50-57 PETITIONER:
North Caroline Public Utility Commission PART:
50 OTHER AFFECTED PARTS:
140 FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION:
January 17, 1992; 57 FR 2059
SUBJECT:
Reduce or Eliminato Insurance for Nuclear Power Plants
, Awaiting Decommissioning
SUMMARY
The petitioner requests that the Commission amend its regulations to substantially reduce or eliminate insurance requirements for nuclear power reactors when all the nuclear reactors on a reactor station site have been shut down and are awaiting decommissioning and all the nuclear fuel has been removed from the reactor site.
TIMETABLE:
A notice of receipt of petition for rulemaking was 4 published in the Federal Register on January 17, 1992.
The public comment period ended on March 17, 1992.
Resolution of the petition is undetermined.
CONTACT:
George J. Mencinsky Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3735 125
PETITION DOCKET NUMBER:
PRM-60-3 PETITIONER:
Department of Energy PART:
60 OTHER AFFECTED PARTS:
None FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION:
July 13, 1990 (55 FR 28771)
August 10, 1990 (55 FR 32639)
SUBJECT:
Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste
SUMMARY
The petitioner requests that the Commission amend its regulations pertaining to the_ disposal of high-level radioactive wastes in geologic repositories to include a specific dose critorion for design basis accidents.
The petitioner believes this would facilitate the development and licensing of a geologic repository for high-level radioactive waste.
TIMETABLE This petition will be resolved with publication of the related rulemaking, " Design Basis Events" (RIN 3150-AD51). The publication date for this proposed rule is y scheduled for December 1992.
O b CONTACT:
- Mysore Nataraja Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 301 504-3459 126
PETITION DOCKET NUMBER:
PRM-60-4 PETITIONER:
States of Washington and Oregon PART:
60 OTHER AFFECTED PARTS:
None FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION:
December 17, 1990 (55 FR 51732)
SUBJECT:
Definition of the Term "High-Level Radioactive Waste"
SUMMARY
The petitioner requests that the Commission amend its regulaticns to revise the definition of the term "high-level radioactive waste" so as to establish a procedural framework and substantive standards by which the commission will determine whether reprocessing waste, including in particular certain waste stored at the U.S. Department of Energy's site at Handford, Washington, is high-level radioactive waste and therefore subject to the Commission's licensing authority.
TIMETABLE:
Resolution of this petition is undetermined.
CONTACT:
Naiem Tanious Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 301 492-3878 127
PETITION DOCKET NUMBER:
PRM-170-3 PETITIONER American College of Nuclear Physicians and Society of Nuclear Medicine PART:
370 OTHER AFFECTED PARTSt ,
171 FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION:
May 12, 1992 (57 FR 20211)
SUBJECT Fees for facilities, materials licenses, and other regulatory service under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended
SUMMARY
The petitioner requests that the Commission amend its regulations to mitigate the substantial. adverse impacts experienced by its members because of the recent increase in NRC's license and annual fees.
TIMETABLE A notice of receipt of petition for rulemaking was published in the Federal Register on May 12, 1992 (57 FR 20211). Resolution of the petition is scheduled for May 1993.
CONTACT!
C. James llolloway, Jr.
Nuclear Regulatory CommiLaion >
Office of the Controller 301 492-4301 128 j
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