Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance, Characterization, Survey, and Determination of Radiological Criteria, 79044-79045 [2020-26876]

Download as PDF 79044 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 236 / Tuesday, December 8, 2020 / Notices jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES measurements, financial and cost data, and program administrative data. The NRC carries out evidence-building and evaluation activities to (1) identify, evaluate, and resolve safety issues; (2) ensure that an independent technical basis exists to review licensee submittals; (3) evaluate operating experience and results of risk assessments for safety implications; and (4) support the development and use of risk-informed regulatory approaches. Evaluation Standards The NRC staff will use the following evaluation standards when conducting evaluations. 1. Rigor—The NRC is committed to using rigorous evaluation methods by qualified evaluators with relevant education, skills, and experience to ensure evaluations are appropriate and feasible within statutory, budgetary, and other constraints. Rigorous evaluations require inferences about cause and effect to be well founded (internal validity); clarity about the populations, settings, or circumstances to which results can be generalized (external validity); and the use of measures that accurately capture the intended information (measurement reliability and validity). The NRC’s evaluations are conducted by qualified staff with relevant education, skills, and experience for the methods undertaken. The NRC’s evaluations use appropriate designs and methods that adhere to widely accepted scientific principles to answer key questions while balancing goals, scale, timeline, feasibility, and available resources. Additionally, the NRC’s Information Quality Program 17 ensures that all information relied on by the NRC is subject to rigorous quality standards. 2. Relevance and Utility—The NRC will ensure that evaluations are relevant and provide useful findings to inform agency activities and actions and stakeholders. The NRC performs evaluations to examine questions of importance and serve the information needs of stakeholders. The NRC’s evaluations present findings that are clear, concise, actionable, and available within a timeline that is appropriate to the questions under consideration. The NRC’s evaluation priorities consider legislative requirements; the NRC’s strategic safety and security goals, objectives, and strategies; and the interests and views of stakeholders. 17 Management Directive 3.17, ‘‘Information Quality Program,’’ ensures that peer review is conducted on all influential scientific information and highly influential scientific assessment that the agency intends to disseminate. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:19 Dec 07, 2020 Jkt 253001 3. Transparency—The NRC is committed to conducting evaluations in an open and transparent manner, which keeps stakeholders informed of the agency’s evaluation activities. NRC activities will be conducted openly and the public must be informed about and have an opportunity to participate in the NRC’s regulatory process. As a regulator, the NRC will listen to, respect, and analyze different views from stakeholders. The NRC will also ensure open channels of communication are maintained between the NRC and stakeholders, including Congress, other government agencies, licensees, nongovernmental organizations, individual members of the public, and international and domestic nuclear communities. The NRC takes reasonable efforts to make all information, including information about the NRC’s evaluations (including their purpose, objectives, design, findings, and evaluation methods), broadly available and accessible. The NRC releases public evaluation findings in a timely manner and archives the evaluation data for secondary use by stakeholders, as appropriate. 4. 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Independence and Objectivity—As an independent Federal agency, the NRC is committed to conducting evaluations that are independent and based on objective assessments of all relevant information. The NRC was established as an independent agency to regulate civilian uses of radioactive material. The NRC’s evaluations will be independent and objective to maintain credibility. The PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 implementation of evaluation activities, including the selection and function of the evaluators, should be appropriately insulated from factors that may affect their objectivity, impartiality, and professional judgment. Evaluations are inclusive and seek diverse participation from stakeholders in setting evaluation priorities, identifying evaluation questions, and assessing the implications of findings. The NRC strives for objectivity in the planning and conduct of evaluations. 6. 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The NRC is particularly interested in comments that address the extent to which the proposed Evaluation Policy Statement will facilitate the agency’s review of new and novel technologies and the agency’s efforts to improve internal performance. Dated: December 2, 2020. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Annette L. Vietti-Cook, Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2020–26864 Filed 12–7–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2020–0192] Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance, Characterization, Survey, and Determination of Radiological Criteria Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Draft NUREG; request for comment. AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\08DEN1.SGM 08DEN1 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 236 / Tuesday, December 8, 2020 / Notices SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a draft report for comment, NUREG–1757, Volume 2, Revision 2, ‘‘Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance, Characterization, Survey, and Determination of Radiological Criteria.’’ NUREG–1757 has been revised to address lessons learned and experience gained from review of license termination plans, decommissioning plans, and final status surveys for licensees undergoing license termination since the last revision to the document in September 2006. This NUREG is intended for use by applicants, licensees, and the NRC staff. DATES: Submit comments by February 8, 2021. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods; however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Federal Rulemaking Website: • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2020–0192. Address questions about Docket IDs in regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127; email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • Mail comments to: Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN–7– A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff. For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting comments, see ‘‘Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments’’ in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html. To begin the search, 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. NUREG–1757, Volume 2, Revision 2, is located in ADAMS under Accession Number ML20273A010. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Barr, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards; U.S. Nuclear VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:19 Dec 07, 2020 Jkt 253001 79045 Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– 4015; email: cynthia.barr@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: submissions to remove such information before making the comment submissions available to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS. I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments II. Discussion The NRC is issuing for public comment, Revision 2 to NUREG–1757, Volume 2, ‘‘Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance, Characterization, Survey, and Determination of Radiological Criteria.’’ NUREG–1757 has been revised to address lessons learned and experience gained from review of license termination plans, decommissioning plans, and final status surveys for licensees undergoing license termination. The NUREG has been updated to include new guidance related to dose modeling, as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA) criteria, surface water and groundwater characterization, use of engineered barriers, and radiological surveys (e.g., composite sampling, subsurface surveys, and surveys demonstrating indistinguishability from background). The NRC staff recognizes that the proposed revisions to NUREG–1757 are significant advancements. Licensee may choose to take advantage of these advancements immediately. However, this draft NUREG–1757 is being published for comment, and the NRC staff may make revisions and corrections in the final document. Such changes from draft guidance would not be a change in position because a draft guidance document issued for comment does not constitute a staff position. This NUREG is intended for use by applicants, licensees, and the NRC staff. The purpose of this notice is to notify the public that NUREG–1757, Volume 2, Revision 2 is being issued as a draft report for comment. A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2020– 0192 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain publicly available information related to this action by any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2020–0192. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html. To begin the search, 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. NUREG–1757, Volume 2, Revision 2, is located at ADAMS Accession Number ML20273A010. • Attention: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of public documents is currently closed. You may submit your request to the PDR via email at PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1–800–397–4209 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. B. Submitting Comments The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Federal Rulemaking website (https:// www.regulations.gov). Please include Docket ID NRC–2020–0192 in your comment submission. The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at https:// www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove identifying or contact information. 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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 236 (Tuesday, December 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2020-0192]


Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance, Characterization, Survey, 
and Determination of Radiological Criteria

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Draft NUREG; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a draft 
report for comment, NUREG-1757, Volume 2, Revision 2, ``Consolidated 
Decommissioning Guidance, Characterization, Survey, and Determination 
of Radiological Criteria.'' NUREG-1757 has been revised to address 
lessons learned and experience gained from review of license 
termination plans, decommissioning plans, and final status surveys for 
licensees undergoing license termination since the last revision to the 
document in September 2006. This NUREG is intended for use by 
applicants, licensees, and the NRC staff.

DATES: Submit comments by February 8, 2021. Comments received after 
this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC 
is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before 
this date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods; 
however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the 
Federal Rulemaking Website:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0192. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; 
telephone: 301-287-9127; email: [email protected]. For technical 
questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section of this document.
     Mail comments to: Office of Administration, Mail Stop: 
TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff.
    For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting 
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, 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 [email protected]. NUREG-1757, Volume 2, Revision 2, is 
located in ADAMS under Accession Number ML20273A010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Barr, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-4015; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0192 when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain 
publicly available information related to this action by any of the 
following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0192.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, 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 [email protected]. NUREG-1757, Volume 2, Revision 2, is 
located at ADAMS Accession Number ML20273A010.
     Attention: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies 
of public documents is currently closed. You may submit your request to 
the PDR via email at [email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

B. Submitting Comments

    The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the 
Federal Rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please 
include Docket ID NRC-2020-0192 in your comment submission.
    The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact 
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your 
comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at 
https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions 
into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to 
remove identifying or contact information.
    If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons 
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to 
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be 
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should 
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to 
remove such information before making the comment submissions available 
to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.

II. Discussion

    The NRC is issuing for public comment, Revision 2 to NUREG-1757, 
Volume 2, ``Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance, Characterization, 
Survey, and Determination of Radiological Criteria.'' NUREG-1757 has 
been revised to address lessons learned and experience gained from 
review of license termination plans, decommissioning plans, and final 
status surveys for licensees undergoing license termination. The NUREG 
has been updated to include new guidance related to dose modeling, as 
low as reasonably achievable (ALARA) criteria, surface water and 
groundwater characterization, use of engineered barriers, and 
radiological surveys (e.g., composite sampling, subsurface surveys, and 
surveys demonstrating indistinguishability from background).
    The NRC staff recognizes that the proposed revisions to NUREG-1757 
are significant advancements. Licensee may choose to take advantage of 
these advancements immediately. However, this draft NUREG-1757 is being 
published for comment, and the NRC staff may make revisions and 
corrections in the final document. Such changes from draft guidance 
would not be a change in position because a draft guidance document 
issued for comment does not constitute a staff position.
    This NUREG is intended for use by applicants, licensees, and the 
NRC staff. The purpose of this notice is to notify the public that 
NUREG-1757, Volume 2, Revision 2 is being issued as a draft report for 
comment.

    Dated: December 2, 2020.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Patricia K. Holahan,
Director, Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste 
Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2020-26876 Filed 12-7-20; 8:45 am]
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