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§ 20.1101

Radiation protection programs.

(a) Each licensee shall develop, document, and implement a radiation protection program commensurate with the scope and extent of licensed activities and sufficient to ensure compliance with the provisions of this part. (See § 20.2102 for recordkeeping requirements relating to these programs.)

(b) The licensee shall use, to the extent practical, procedures and engineering controls based upon sound radiation protection principles to achieve occupational doses and doses to members of the public that are as low as is reasonably achievable (ALARA).

(c) The licensee shall periodically (at least annually) review the radiation protection program content and implementation.

(d) To implement the ALARA requirements of § 20.1101 (b), and notwithstanding the requirements in § 20.1301 of this part, a constraint on air emissions of radioactive material to the environment, excluding Radon-222 and its daughters, shall be established by licensees other than those subject to § 50.34a, such that the individual member of the public likely to receive the highest dose will not be expected to receive a total effective dose equivalent in excess of 10 mrem (0.1 mSv) per year from these emissions. If a licensee subject to this requirement exceeds this dose constraint, the licensee shall report the exceedance as provided in § 20.2203 and promptly take appropriate corrective action to ensure against recurrence.

[56 FR 23396, May 21, 1991, as amended at 61 FR 65127, Dec. 10, 1996; 63 FR 39482, July 23, 1998]

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2013-03-19; vol. 78 # 53 - Tuesday, March 19, 2013

78 FR 16922 - Physical Protection of Byproduct Material

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Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2013-05895
RIN	3150-AI12
	NRC-2008-0120
	NRC-2010-0194

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Final rule.

Effective Date: This final rule is effective on May 20, 2013. Compliance Date: Compliance with this final rule is required on March 19, 2014.

10 CFR Parts 20, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 51, 71, and 73

Summary

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to establish security requirements for the use and transport of category 1 and category 2 quantities of radioactive material. The NRC considers these quantities to be risk significant and, therefore, to warrant additional protection. Category 1 and category 2 thresholds are based on the quantities established by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in its Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources, which the NRC endorses. The objective of this final rule is to provide reasonable assurance of preventing the theft or diversion of category 1 and category 2 quantities of radioactive material. The regulations also include security requirements for the transportation of irradiated reactor fuel that weighs 100 grams or less in net weight of irradiated fuel. The final rule affects any licensee that possesses an aggregated category 1 or category 2 quantity of radioactive material, any licensee that transports these materials using ground transportation, and any licensee that transports small quantities of irradiated reactor fuel. The rule also considers a petition for rulemaking (PRM-71-13) submitted by the State of Washington that requested that the NRC adopt the use of global positioning satellite tracking as a national requirement for vehicles transporting highly radioactive mobile or portable radioactive devices.

2013-01-04; vol. 78 # 3 - Friday, January 4, 2013

78 FR 663 - Decommissioning Planning During Operations

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Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-31705
RIN	3150-AI55
	NRC-2011-0286

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Regulatory guide; issuance.

10 CFR Parts 20, 30, 40, 50, 70, and 72

Summary

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a new regulatory guide (RG) 4.22, “Decommissioning Planning During Operations.” The guide describes a method that the NRC staff considers acceptable for use by holders of licenses in complying with the NRC's Decommissioning Planning Rule (DPR) (76 FR 35512; June 17, 2011). The DPR went into effect on December 17, 2012, and is intended to minimize the likelihood of new “legacy sites,” which are NRC-licensed facilities with insufficient resources to complete decommissioning activities and termination of a license at the end of operations.

This is a list of United States Code sections, Statutes at Large, Public Laws, and Presidential Documents, which provide rulemaking authority for this CFR Part.

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United States Code

U.S.C. : Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

§ 2014 - Definitions

§ 2021 - Cooperation with States

§ 2021b - Definitions

§ 2073 - Domestic distribution of special nuclear material

§ 2093 - Domestic distribution of source material

§ 2095 - Reports

§ 2111 - Domestic distribution

§ 2133 - Commercial licenses

§ 2134 - Medical, industrial, and commercial licenses

§ 2201 - General duties of Commission

§ 2232 - License applications

§ 2236 - Revocation of licenses

§ 2297f - Gaseous diffusion facilities

§ 5841 - Establishment and transfers

§ 5842 - Licensing and related regulatory functions respecting selected Administration facilities

§ 5846 - Compliance with safety regulations

USC : Title 44 - PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS

§ 3504 note - Authority and functions of Director

Title 10 published on 2012-01-01

The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 10 CFR 20 after this date.

2013-03-19; vol. 78 # 53 - Tuesday, March 19, 2013

78 FR 16922 - Physical Protection of Byproduct Material

GPO FDSys XML | Text

Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2013-05895
RIN	3150-AI12
	NRC-2008-0120
	NRC-2010-0194

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Final rule.

Effective Date: This final rule is effective on May 20, 2013. Compliance Date: Compliance with this final rule is required on March 19, 2014.

10 CFR Parts 20, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 51, 71, and 73

Summary

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to establish security requirements for the use and transport of category 1 and category 2 quantities of radioactive material. The NRC considers these quantities to be risk significant and, therefore, to warrant additional protection. Category 1 and category 2 thresholds are based on the quantities established by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in its Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources, which the NRC endorses. The objective of this final rule is to provide reasonable assurance of preventing the theft or diversion of category 1 and category 2 quantities of radioactive material. The regulations also include security requirements for the transportation of irradiated reactor fuel that weighs 100 grams or less in net weight of irradiated fuel. The final rule affects any licensee that possesses an aggregated category 1 or category 2 quantity of radioactive material, any licensee that transports these materials using ground transportation, and any licensee that transports small quantities of irradiated reactor fuel. The rule also considers a petition for rulemaking (PRM-71-13) submitted by the State of Washington that requested that the NRC adopt the use of global positioning satellite tracking as a national requirement for vehicles transporting highly radioactive mobile or portable radioactive devices.

2013-01-04; vol. 78 # 3 - Friday, January 4, 2013

78 FR 663 - Decommissioning Planning During Operations

GPO FDSys XML | Text

Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-31705
RIN	3150-AI55
	NRC-2011-0286

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Regulatory guide; issuance.

10 CFR Parts 20, 30, 40, 50, 70, and 72

Summary

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a new regulatory guide (RG) 4.22, “Decommissioning Planning During Operations.” The guide describes a method that the NRC staff considers acceptable for use by holders of licenses in complying with the NRC's Decommissioning Planning Rule (DPR) (76 FR 35512; June 17, 2011). The DPR went into effect on December 17, 2012, and is intended to minimize the likelihood of new “legacy sites,” which are NRC-licensed facilities with insufficient resources to complete decommissioning activities and termination of a license at the end of operations.

2012-07-12; vol. 77 # 134 - Thursday, July 12, 2012

77 FR 41107 - Decommissioning Planning During Operations

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Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-17014
RIN
	NRC-2011-0162

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Notice of public meeting, webinar and opportunity to provide comment.

The public meeting and Webinar will be held at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Two White Flint North, Room T-8A01, 11554 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852 on July 12, 2012, from 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (EDT). The revised draft guide will be issued by a separate notice that will contain information on submitting written comments.

10 CFR Parts 20, 30, 40, 50, 70, and 72

Summary

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is seeking input from the public, licensees, Agreement States, non-Agreement States, and other stakeholders on revised draft regulatory guide (DG) 4014, “Decommissioning Planning During Operations.” This guide describes a method that the NRC staff considers acceptable for use in complying with the NRC's Decommissioning Planning Rule. The NRC will hold a public meeting and concurrent Webinar to facilitate the public's and other stakeholders' comments.

2012-02-15; vol. 77 # 31 - Wednesday, February 15, 2012

77 FR 8751 - Guidance for Decommissioning Planning During Operations

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Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-3522
RIN
	NRC-2011-0286

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Draft regulatory guide; re-opening of comment period.

Submit comments by March 30, 2012. 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. Although a time limit is given, comments and suggestions in connection with items for inclusion in guides currently being developed or improvements in all published guides are encouraged at any time.

10 CFR Parts 20, 30, 40, 50, 70, and 72

Summary

On December 13, 2011 (76 FR 77431), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) re-issued Draft Regulatory Guide, DG-4014, “Decommissioning Planning During Operations” in the Federal Register with a public comment period ending on February 10, 2012. The NRC is re-opening the public comment period for DG-4014 from February 10, 2012 to March 30, 2012. DG-4014 describes a method that the NRC staff considers acceptable for use in complying with the NRC's Decommissioning Planning Rule.

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