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NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[NRC–2016–0160]
Termination of Operating Licenses for
Nuclear Reactors
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Regulatory guide; withdrawal.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is withdrawing
Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.86,
‘‘Termination of Operating Licenses for
Nuclear Reactors.’’ This RG is being
withdrawn because there is more up-todate guidance in other NRC regulatory
documents, making RG 1.86 obsolete.
DATES: The effective date of the
withdrawal of RG 1.86 is August 12,
2016.
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for Docket ID NRC–2016–0160. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol
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document.
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that document is available in ADAMS)
is provided the first time that a
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the withdrawal of RG 1.86 is available
in ADAMS under Accession No.
ML16099A267.
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Zahira Cruz, Office of Nuclear Materials
Safety and Safeguards, telephone: 301–
415–3808; email: Zahira.Cruz@nrc.gov,
and Harriet Karagiannis, Office of
Nuclear Regulatory Research, telephone:
301–415–2493; email:
Harriet.Karagiannis@nrc.gov. Both are
staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001.
The NRC
staff issued RG 1.86 in June 1974, to
provide guidance for termination of
licenses for nuclear power plants,
including the decommissioning of
reactors. In addition, RG 1.86 includes
information in Table 1, ‘‘Acceptable
Surface Contamination Levels,’’
regarding acceptable average and
maximum surface contamination
criteria.
The guidance in RG 1.86 is no longer
needed because it has been updated and
replaced by NRC’s regulations and other
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regulatory guidance. This guidance can
be found in RG 1.179, ‘‘Standard
Formant and Content of License
Termination Plans for Nuclear Power
Reactors’’ (ADAMS Accession No.
ML110490419); RG 1.184,
‘‘Decommissioning of Nuclear Power
Reactors’’ (ADAMS Accession No.
ML13144A840); and RG 1.185,
‘‘Standard Format and Content for PostShutdown Decommissioning Activities
Report’’ (ADAMS Accession No.
ML13140A038), which provide the NRC
staff guidance on implementing the
NRC’s regulations related to
decommissioning and license
termination requirements as amended in
1996 and 1997, respectively.
In addition, various NUREGs,
including NUREG–1700, ‘‘Standard
Review Plan for Evaluating Nuclear
Power Reactor License Termination
Plans’’ (ADAMS Accession No.
ML003713038; and Volume 2,
‘‘Characterization, Survey, and
Determination of Radiological Criteria’’
(ADAMS Accession No. ML032530405),
of NUREG–1757, ‘‘Consolidated
Decommissioning Guidance,’’ provide
up-to-date information that aligns with
RGs 1.179, 1.184, and 1.185.
Specifically, NUREG 1757, Volume 2,
Revision 1, includes: (1) Tables of
screening criteria (concentrations)
applicable to surface contamination of
buildings and to surface soils (Tables
H.1 and H.2); and (2) guidance on
determining site-specific criteria for
buildings and soils remaining onsite at
license termination (Chapter 5 and
Appendix I).
Also, RG 8.21, ‘‘Health Physics
Surveys for Byproduct Material at NRCLicensed Processing and Manufacturing
Plants’’ (ADAMS Accession No.
ML003739577); RG 8.23, ‘‘Radiation
Safety Surveys at Medical Institutions’’
(ADAMS Accession No. ML003739603);
and RG 8.30, ‘‘Health Physics Surveys
in Uranium Recovery Facilities’’
(ADAMS Accession No. ML021260524),
provide information similar to that
included in Table 1 of RG 1.86.
Specifically, Table 1 in RG 1.86 is now
included in RG 8.23 and is titled, ‘‘Table
3 Acceptable Surface Contamination
Levels for Uncontrolled Release of
Equipment.’’
Because RG 1.86 is no longer needed,
the NRC is withdrawing RG 1.86.
Withdrawal of a RG means that the
guide no longer provides useful
information or has been superseded by
other guidance, technological
innovations, congressional actions, or
other events. The withdrawal of RG 1.86
does not alter any prior or existing NRC
licensing approval or the acceptability
of licensee commitments to RG 1.86.
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Although RG 1.86 is withdrawn, current
licensees may continue to use it, and
withdrawal does not affect any existing
licenses or agreements. However, RG.
1.86 should not be used in future
requests or applications for NRC
licensing actions.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day
of August, 2016.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Thomas H. Boyce,
Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic
Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office
of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
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License Amendment Requests for
Changes to Emergency Response
Organization Staffing and
Augmentation
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Regulatory issue summary;
issuance.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is issuing Regulatory
Issue Summary (RIS) 2016–10, ‘‘License
Amendment Requests for Changes to
Emergency Response Organizations
Staffing and Augmentation.’’ This RIS
clarifies the application of guidance
documents that support license
amendment requests that would change
augmenting emergency response arrival
times for holders of nuclear power
reactor operating licenses, construction
permits, combined licenses, and early
site permits.
DATES: The RIS is available as of August
12, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2016–0054 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of
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using any of the following methods:
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https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2016–0054. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol
Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
technical questions, contact the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
document.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
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adams.html. To begin the search, select
‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
please contact the NRC’s Public
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The RIS,
‘‘License Amendment Requests for
Changes to Emergency Response
Organization Staffing and
Augmentation,’’ is available in ADAMS
under Accession No. ML16124A002.
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
purchase copies of public documents at
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
• This RIS is also available on the
NRC’s public Web site at https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/gen-comm/reg-issues/ (select
‘‘2016’’ and then select ‘‘RIS–16–10’’).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian K. Harris, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–
2277, email: Brian.Harris2@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC
published a notice of opportunity for
public comment on a draft version of
this RIS in the Federal Register on
March 15, 2016 (81 FR 13849), and
received comments from three
commenters. The NRC staff considered
all comments, which resulted in minor
RIS modifications. The evaluation of
these comments and the resulting
changes to the RIS are discussed in a
publicly-available memorandum, which
is in ADAMS under Accession No.
ML16124A001.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day
of August 2016.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Alex Garmoe,
Acting Chief, Generic Communications
Branch, Division of Policy and Rulemaking,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2016-0160]
Termination of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Reactors
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Regulatory guide; withdrawal.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is withdrawing
Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.86, ``Termination of Operating Licenses for
Nuclear Reactors.'' This RG is being withdrawn because there is more
up-to-date guidance in other NRC regulatory documents, making RG 1.86
obsolete.
DATES: The effective date of the withdrawal of RG 1.86 is August 12,
2016.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0160 when contacting the,
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may obtain publically-available information related to this document,
using the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0160. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact
the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section
of this document.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Document collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and
then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS,
please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced in this notice (if
that document is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a
document is referenced. The basis for the withdrawal of RG 1.86 is
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML16099A267.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and NRC approval is not
required to reproduce them.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zahira Cruz, Office of Nuclear
Materials Safety and Safeguards, telephone: 301-415-3808; email:
Zahira.Cruz@nrc.gov, and Harriet Karagiannis, Office of Nuclear
Regulatory Research, telephone: 301-415-2493; email:
Harriet.Karagiannis@nrc.gov. Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC staff issued RG 1.86 in June 1974,
to provide guidance for termination of licenses for nuclear power
plants, including the decommissioning of reactors. In addition, RG 1.86
includes information in Table 1, ``Acceptable Surface Contamination
Levels,'' regarding acceptable average and maximum surface
contamination criteria.
The guidance in RG 1.86 is no longer needed because it has been
updated and replaced by NRC's regulations and other regulatory
guidance. This guidance can be found in RG 1.179, ``Standard Formant
and Content of License Termination Plans for Nuclear Power Reactors''
(ADAMS Accession No. ML110490419); RG 1.184, ``Decommissioning of
Nuclear Power Reactors'' (ADAMS Accession No. ML13144A840); and RG
1.185, ``Standard Format and Content for Post-Shutdown Decommissioning
Activities Report'' (ADAMS Accession No. ML13140A038), which provide
the NRC staff guidance on implementing the NRC's regulations related to
decommissioning and license termination requirements as amended in 1996
and 1997, respectively.
In addition, various NUREGs, including NUREG-1700, ``Standard
Review Plan for Evaluating Nuclear Power Reactor License Termination
Plans'' (ADAMS Accession No. ML003713038; and Volume 2,
``Characterization, Survey, and Determination of Radiological
Criteria'' (ADAMS Accession No. ML032530405), of NUREG-1757,
``Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance,'' provide up-to-date
information that aligns with RGs 1.179, 1.184, and 1.185. Specifically,
NUREG 1757, Volume 2, Revision 1, includes: (1) Tables of screening
criteria (concentrations) applicable to surface contamination of
buildings and to surface soils (Tables H.1 and H.2); and (2) guidance
on determining site-specific criteria for buildings and soils remaining
onsite at license termination (Chapter 5 and Appendix I).
Also, RG 8.21, ``Health Physics Surveys for Byproduct Material at
NRC-Licensed Processing and Manufacturing Plants'' (ADAMS Accession No.
ML003739577); RG 8.23, ``Radiation Safety Surveys at Medical
Institutions'' (ADAMS Accession No. ML003739603); and RG 8.30, ``Health
Physics Surveys in Uranium Recovery Facilities'' (ADAMS Accession No.
ML021260524), provide information similar to that included in Table 1
of RG 1.86. Specifically, Table 1 in RG 1.86 is now included in RG 8.23
and is titled, ``Table 3 Acceptable Surface Contamination Levels for
Uncontrolled Release of Equipment.''
Because RG 1.86 is no longer needed, the NRC is withdrawing RG
1.86. Withdrawal of a RG means that the guide no longer provides useful
information or has been superseded by other guidance, technological
innovations, congressional actions, or other events. The withdrawal of
RG 1.86 does not alter any prior or existing NRC licensing approval or
the acceptability of licensee commitments to RG 1.86.
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Although RG 1.86 is withdrawn, current licensees may continue to use
it, and withdrawal does not affect any existing licenses or agreements.
However, RG. 1.86 should not be used in future requests or applications
for NRC licensing actions.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day of August, 2016.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Thomas H. Boyce,
Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic Issues Branch, Division of
Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 2016-19195 Filed 8-11-16; 8:45 am]
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