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Association of State and Territorial
Solid Waste Management Officials;
Notice of Receipt of Petition for
Rulemaking
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Petition for rulemaking; Notice
of receipt.
SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) has received and
requests public comment on a petition
for rulemaking dated November 6, 2009,
filed by the Association of State and
Territorial Solid Waste Management
Officials (ASTSWMO) (petitioner). The
petition was docketed by the NRC and
has been assigned Docket No. PRM–32–
6. The petitioner requests that the NRC
amend its regulations and/or guidance
to improve the labeling and
accountability of tritium exit signs.
DATES: Submit comments by March 29,
2010. Comments received after this date
will be considered if it is practical to do
so, but the NRC is able to assure
consideration only for comments
received on or before this date.
ADDRESSES: Please include Docket ID
NRC–2009–0547 in the subject line of
your comments. Comments submitted in
writing or in electronic form will be
posted on the NRC Web site and on the
Federal rulemaking Web site
Regulations.gov. Because your
comments will not be edited to remove
any identifying or contact information,
the NRC cautions you against including
any information in your submission that
you do not want to be publicly
disclosed.
The NRC requests that any party
soliciting or aggregating comments
received from other persons for
submission to the NRC inform those
persons that the NRC will not edit their
comments to remove any identifying or
contact information, and therefore, they
should not include any information in
their comments that they do not want
publicly disclosed.
You may submit comments by any
one of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for documents filed under Docket ID
NRC–2009–0547. Comments may be
submitted electronically through this
Web site. Address questions about NRC
dockets to Carol Gallagher 301–492–
3668; e-mail Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
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Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001, ATTN:
Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff.
E-mail comments to:
Rulemaking.Comments@nrc.gov. If you
do not receive a reply e-mail confirming
that we have received your comments,
contact us directly at 301–415–1677.
Hand deliver comments to: 11555
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Federal workdays. (Telephone 301–415–
1677).
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documents related to this document
using the following methods:
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https://www.regulations.gov and search
for documents filed under Docket ID
NRC–2009–0547.
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The public may examine and have
copied for a fee publicly available
documents at the NRC’s PDR, Room O1
F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
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and Management System (ADAMS):
Publicly available documents created or
received at the NRC are available
electronically at the NRC’s Electronic
Reading Room at https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/adams.html. From this page,
the public can gain entry into ADAMS,
which provides text and image files of
NRC’s public documents. If you do not
have access to ADAMS or if there are
problems in accessing the documents
located in ADAMS, contact the NRC’s
PDR reference staff at 1–800–397–4209,
301–415–4737, or by e-mail to
pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
You may also obtain a copy of the
petition from ADAMS under accession
number ML093410012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael T. Lesar, Chief, Rulemaking
and Directives Branch, Division of
Administrative Services, Office of
Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001, Telephone 301–492–3663, toll
free 800–368–5642,
Michael.Lesar@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Petitioner
The petitioner is an organization
representing the managers of solid
waste, hazardous waste, remediation,
and underground storage tank programs
of the States and territories. The
petitioner states it is tasked with
identifying national level radiation
issues of concern and promoting
partnerships between States and Federal
agencies to address these issues. The
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petitioner states it has been working
with the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency since 2002 to improve public
information about existing tritium exit
signs.
Background and Summary of
Petitioner’s Assertions
The petitioner performed an
evaluation on the lack of control of
tritium exit signs and contamination of
landfill leachate (the final report ‘‘Lack
of Tritium Exit Signs Control and
Contamination of Landfill Leachate,’’
dated July 2009, is included as part of
the petition), and stated that it found
that the majority of unaccounted for
tritium exit signs are disposed of in
solid waste landfills where they become
potential sources of groundwater and
surface water contamination. The
petitioner states that a minority of
tritium exit signs are returned to the
manufacturer for recycling, or disposed
of as low-level radioactive waste.
The petitioner asserts that from the
standpoint of the existing market,
specific changes to new tritium exit
signs will improve recognition and thus
accountability. The labeling should be
in several locations on the sign, with a
larger font, and the expiration date
should be distinctly legible to a fire or
building inspector without taking down
the sign. The petitioner also states that
manufacturers do not always
demonstrate accountability in
dispensing exit signs to the proper
recipients, and recipients are not
informed of proper ownership and
regulatory requirements provided in
NUREG–1556, Vol 16, Appendix L, and
10 CFR 31.5 of the NRC’s regulations.
The online vendors do not always
highlight that tritium is radioactive and
that it has special ‘‘general licensing’’
requirements. The petitioner asserts that
radiation trefoil should be displayed on
the front and back of advertisements.
The petitioner believes that, given the
recent Walmart experience with the
tritium exit signs, general licensing is
successful only when the user
understands that these devices are
radioactive and subject to controls.
Also, in light of the current general lack
of controls, specific licensee
manufacturers should be responsible for
informing customers of the proper
disposal of expired and used tritium
exit signs. From the standpoint of solid
waste management officials, the
petitioner believes that the NRC should
exercise its full regulatory authority to
prevent the disposal of tritium exit signs
in landfills.
The petitioner further asserts that,
though not in NRC’s purview, advances
in photo-luminescent technology over
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the past decade have demonstrated
effective alternate technology for places
without electricity. Efficient Light
Emitting Diodes with backup batteries
are being used where electricity is
available. These technologies together
replace the need for tritium selfluminescent exit signs. The petitioner
states that solid waste management
officials simply want to stop tritium exit
sign disposal in landfills.
Proposed Action
The petitioner requests that the NRC
revise its regulations and/or guidance to
improve the labeling and accountability
of tritium exit signs. The petitioner
states that it would ideally like to see
tritium exit sign technology
immediately replaced by alternative
technologies.
The petitioner requests that NRC
revise its regulations and/or guidance to
state:
1. The labeling should be in several
locations on the sign, with larger font.
2. An expiration date should be
distinctly legible to a fire or building
inspector without taking down the sign.
3. The radiation trefoil should be
displayed on the front and back of
advertisements.
Also, the petitioner recommends a
national collection effort with distinct
milestones and goals should be
undertaken to consolidate all expired
and disused tritium exit signs. The
petitioner requests that NRC organize a
meeting with ASTSWMO and all
interested stakeholders to set a new path
forward on this issue.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day
of January 2010.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
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[Docket No. PRM-32-6; NRC-2009-0547]
Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management
Officials; Notice of Receipt of Petition for Rulemaking
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Petition for rulemaking; Notice of receipt.
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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received and
requests public comment on a petition for rulemaking dated November 6,
2009, filed by the Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste
Management Officials (ASTSWMO) (petitioner). The petition was docketed
by the NRC and has been assigned Docket No. PRM-32-6. The petitioner
requests that the NRC amend its regulations and/or guidance to improve
the labeling and accountability of tritium exit signs.
DATES: Submit comments by March 29, 2010. Comments received after this
date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is
able to assure consideration only for comments received on or before
this date.
ADDRESSES: Please include Docket ID NRC-2009-0547 in the subject line
of your comments. Comments submitted in writing or in electronic form
will be posted on the NRC Web site and on the Federal rulemaking Web
site Regulations.gov. Because your comments will not be edited to
remove any identifying or contact information, the NRC cautions you
against including any information in your submission that you do not
want to be publicly disclosed.
The NRC requests that any party soliciting or aggregating comments
received from other persons for submission to the NRC inform those
persons that the NRC will not edit their comments to remove any
identifying or contact information, and therefore, they should not
include any information in their comments that they do not want
publicly disclosed.
You may submit comments by any one of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and
search for documents filed under Docket ID NRC-2009-0547. Comments may
be submitted electronically through this Web site. Address questions
about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher 301-492-3668; e-mail
Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff.
E-mail comments to: Rulemaking.Comments@nrc.gov. If you do not
receive a reply e-mail confirming that we have received your comments,
contact us directly at 301-415-1677.
Hand deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland
20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Federal workdays. (Telephone
301-415-1677).
You can access publicly available documents related to this
document using the following methods:
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and
search for documents filed under Docket ID NRC-2009-0547.
NRC's Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine and have
copied for a fee publicly available documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1
F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS):
Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are
available electronically at the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain
entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public
documents. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems
in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC's PDR
reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to
pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
You may also obtain a copy of the petition from ADAMS under
accession number ML093410012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael T. Lesar, Chief, Rulemaking
and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of
Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001, Telephone 301-492-3663, toll free 800-368-5642,
Michael.Lesar@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Petitioner
The petitioner is an organization representing the managers of
solid waste, hazardous waste, remediation, and underground storage tank
programs of the States and territories. The petitioner states it is
tasked with identifying national level radiation issues of concern and
promoting partnerships between States and Federal agencies to address
these issues. The
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petitioner states it has been working with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency since 2002 to improve public information about
existing tritium exit signs.
Background and Summary of Petitioner's Assertions
The petitioner performed an evaluation on the lack of control of
tritium exit signs and contamination of landfill leachate (the final
report ``Lack of Tritium Exit Signs Control and Contamination of
Landfill Leachate,'' dated July 2009, is included as part of the
petition), and stated that it found that the majority of unaccounted
for tritium exit signs are disposed of in solid waste landfills where
they become potential sources of groundwater and surface water
contamination. The petitioner states that a minority of tritium exit
signs are returned to the manufacturer for recycling, or disposed of as
low-level radioactive waste.
The petitioner asserts that from the standpoint of the existing
market, specific changes to new tritium exit signs will improve
recognition and thus accountability. The labeling should be in several
locations on the sign, with a larger font, and the expiration date
should be distinctly legible to a fire or building inspector without
taking down the sign. The petitioner also states that manufacturers do
not always demonstrate accountability in dispensing exit signs to the
proper recipients, and recipients are not informed of proper ownership
and regulatory requirements provided in NUREG-1556, Vol 16, Appendix L,
and 10 CFR 31.5 of the NRC's regulations. The online vendors do not
always highlight that tritium is radioactive and that it has special
``general licensing'' requirements. The petitioner asserts that
radiation trefoil should be displayed on the front and back of
advertisements.
The petitioner believes that, given the recent Walmart experience
with the tritium exit signs, general licensing is successful only when
the user understands that these devices are radioactive and subject to
controls. Also, in light of the current general lack of controls,
specific licensee manufacturers should be responsible for informing
customers of the proper disposal of expired and used tritium exit
signs. From the standpoint of solid waste management officials, the
petitioner believes that the NRC should exercise its full regulatory
authority to prevent the disposal of tritium exit signs in landfills.
The petitioner further asserts that, though not in NRC's purview,
advances in photo-luminescent technology over the past decade have
demonstrated effective alternate technology for places without
electricity. Efficient Light Emitting Diodes with backup batteries are
being used where electricity is available. These technologies together
replace the need for tritium self-luminescent exit signs. The
petitioner states that solid waste management officials simply want to
stop tritium exit sign disposal in landfills.
Proposed Action
The petitioner requests that the NRC revise its regulations and/or
guidance to improve the labeling and accountability of tritium exit
signs. The petitioner states that it would ideally like to see tritium
exit sign technology immediately replaced by alternative technologies.
The petitioner requests that NRC revise its regulations and/or
guidance to state:
1. The labeling should be in several locations on the sign, with
larger font.
2. An expiration date should be distinctly legible to a fire or
building inspector without taking down the sign.
3. The radiation trefoil should be displayed on the front and back
of advertisements.
Also, the petitioner recommends a national collection effort with
distinct milestones and goals should be undertaken to consolidate all
expired and disused tritium exit signs. The petitioner requests that
NRC organize a meeting with ASTSWMO and all interested stakeholders to
set a new path forward on this issue.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day of January 2010.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
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