10 CFR Part 51 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REGULATIONS FOR DOMESTIC LICENSING AND RELATED REGULATORY FUNCTIONS | Title 10 - Energy | Code of Federal Regulations

Authority:

Sec. 161, 68 Stat. 948, as amended, sec. 1701, 106 Stat. 2951, 2952, 2953, (42 U.S.C. 2201, 2297f); secs. 201, as amended, 202, 88 Stat. 1242, as amended, 1244 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842); sec. 1704, 112 Stat. 2750 (44 U.S.C. 3504 note).

Subpart A also issued under National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, secs. 102, 104, 105, 83 Stat. 853-854, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4332, 4334, 4335); and Pub. L. 95-604, Title II, 92 Stat. 3033-3041; and sec. 193, Pub. L. 101-575, 104 Stat. 2835 (42 U.S.C. 2243).

Sections 51.20, 51.30, 51.60, 51.80. and 51.97 also issued under secs. 135, 141, Pub. L. 97-425, 96 Stat. 2232, 2241, and sec. 148, Pub. L. 100-203, 101 Stat. 1330-223 (42 U.S.C. 10155, 10161, 10168).

Section 51.22 also issued under sec. 274, 73 Stat. 688, as amended by 92 Stat. 3036-3038 (42 U.S.C. 2021) and under Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, sec 121, 96 Stat. 2228 (42 U.S.C. 10141).

Sections 51.43, 51.67, and 51.109 also under Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, sec 114(f), 96 Stat. 2216, as amended (42 U.S.C. 10134(f)).

Source:

49 FR 9381, Mar. 12, 1984, unless otherwise noted.

Title 10 published on 2012-01-01

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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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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.

2012-08-03; vol. 77 # 150 - Friday, August 3, 2012

77 FR 46562 - Amendments to Adjudicatory Process Rules and Related Requirements

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FR Doc.	2012-18278
RIN	3150-AI43
	NRC-2008-0415

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Final rule.

The effective date is September 4, 2012.

10 CFR Parts 2, 12, 51, 54, and 61

Summary

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is amending its adjudicatory rules of practice. This rule makes changes to the NRC's adjudicatory process that the NRC believes will promote fairness, efficiency, and openness in NRC adjudicatory proceedings. This rule also corrects errors and omissions that have been identified since the major revisions to the NRC's rules of practice in early 2004.

2012-07-06; vol. 77 # 130 - Friday, July 6, 2012

77 FR 39899 - Technical Corrections

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FR Doc.	2012-16176
RIN	3150-AJ16
	NRC-2012-0092

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Final rule.

This rule is effective August 6, 2012.

10 CFR Chapter I

Summary

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is amending its regulations to make technical corrections, including updating the street address for its Region I office, correcting authority citations and typographical and spelling errors, and making other edits and conforming changes. This document is necessary to inform the public of these non-substantive changes to the NRC's regulations.

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

§ 2021 - Cooperation with States

§ 2243 - Licensing of uranium enrichment facilities

§ 2297f - Gaseous diffusion facilities

§ 4332 - Cooperation of agencies; reports; availability of information; recommendations; international and national coordination of efforts

§ 4334 - Other statutory obligations of agencies

§ 4335 - Efforts supplemental to existing authorizations

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

§ 10134 - Site approval and construction authorization

§ 10141 - Certain standards and criteria

§ 10155 - Storage of spent nuclear fuel

§ 10161 - Monitored retrievable storage

§ 10168 - Construction authorization

Statutes at Large

92 Stat. 3033

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 51 after this date.

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.

2012-12-31; vol. 77 # 250 - Monday, December 31, 2012

77 FR 76952 - Rescinding Spent Fuel Pool Exclusion Regulations

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FR Doc.	2012-31132
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Docket No.	PRM-51-29
	NRC-2012-0215

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Petition for rulemaking; notice of receipt; supplemental information.

10 CFR Part 51

Summary

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is providing supplemental information to a notice of receipt that appeared in the Federal Register on December 19, 2012. This document informed the public of a petition for rulemaking submitted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Commonwealth) requesting that the NRC institute a rulemaking to rescind the regulations excluding consideration of spent fuel pool storage impacts from license renewal environmental reviews. This action is necessary to provide the public with supplemental information on how to access documents referenced in the Commonwealth's petition.

2012-12-19; vol. 77 # 244 - Wednesday, December 19, 2012

77 FR 75065 - Rescinding Spent Fuel Pool Exclusion Regulations

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FR Doc.	2012-30528
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Docket No.	PRM-51-29
	NRC-2012-0215

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Petition for rulemaking; notice of receipt.

10 CFR Part 51

Summary

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received a petition for rulemaking from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Commonwealth or petitioner) requesting that the NRC rescind its regulations excluding consideration of spent fuel pool storage impacts from license renewal environmental review. The petition was filed on June 2, 2011, with the NRC's Atomic Safety Licensing Board (ASLB) in conjunction with a request for a waiver of the NRC's spent fuel pool exclusion regulations. The petitioner requested that, if the ASLB rejected the Commonwealth's waiver petition, the NRC initiate a rulemaking. On November 28, 2011, the ASLB denied the Commonwealth's waiver petition, and on March 8, 2012, in a Commission Memorandum and Order, the petition for rulemaking was referred to NRC staff. The NRC is not requesting public comment period on this petition at this time.

2012-10-25; vol. 77 # 207 - Thursday, October 25, 2012

77 FR 65137 - Consideration of Environmental Impacts of Temporary Storage of Spent Fuel After Cessation of Reactor Operation

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type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-26295
RIN	3150-AJ20
	NRC-2012-0246

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Request for comments on the notice of intent to prepare and environmental impact statement and notice of public meetings.

Any interested party may submit comments on the scope of the Waste Confidence environmental review. The deadline to submit comments is January 2, 2013. The NRC staff is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. There will be no extensions to this comment period; however, to the extent practical staff will consider comments received after January 2, 2013. Interested parties will be given additional opportunities to comment on any draft EIS and proposed rule that are prepared as part of this effort.

10 CFR Part 51

Summary

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is updating its Waste Confidence Decision and Rule. The NRC intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to support the rulemaking to update the Commission's Waste Confidence Decision and Rule, and is conducting a scoping process to gather information necessary to prepare the EIS. As part of the scoping process the NRC is planning to hold two public meetings on November 14, 2012, and two webinars on December 5 and 6, 2012.

2012-08-03; vol. 77 # 150 - Friday, August 3, 2012

77 FR 46562 - Amendments to Adjudicatory Process Rules and Related Requirements

GPO FDSys XML | Text

Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-18278
RIN	3150-AI43
	NRC-2008-0415

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Final rule.

The effective date is September 4, 2012.

10 CFR Parts 2, 12, 51, 54, and 61

Summary

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is amending its adjudicatory rules of practice. This rule makes changes to the NRC's adjudicatory process that the NRC believes will promote fairness, efficiency, and openness in NRC adjudicatory proceedings. This rule also corrects errors and omissions that have been identified since the major revisions to the NRC's rules of practice in early 2004.

2012-07-06; vol. 77 # 130 - Friday, July 6, 2012

77 FR 39899 - Technical Corrections

GPO FDSys XML | Text

Additional Documents

type	regulations.gov
FR Doc.	2012-16176
RIN	3150-AJ16
	NRC-2012-0092

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Final rule.

This rule is effective August 6, 2012.

10 CFR Chapter I

Summary

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is amending its regulations to make technical corrections, including updating the street address for its Region I office, correcting authority citations and typographical and spelling errors, and making other edits and conforming changes. This document is necessary to inform the public of these non-substantive changes to the NRC's regulations.

10 CFR Part 51 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REGULATIONS FOR DOMESTIC LICENSING AND RELATED REGULATORY FUNCTIONS

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