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Summary of comments received on staff draft proposed rule on radiological criteria for decommissioning

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10177009· OSTI ID:10177009
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  1. Advanced Systems Technology, Inc., Rockville, MD (United States)

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an enhanced participatory rulemaking to establish radiological criteria for the decommissioning of NRC licensed facilities. The NRC obtained comments on the scope, issues, and approaches through a series of workshops (57 FR 58727), Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) scoping meetings (58 FR 33570), a dedicated electronic bulletin board system (58 FR 37760), and written submissions. A summary of workshop and scope-meeting comments was published as NUREG/CR-6156. On February 2, 1994, the Commission published in the Federal Register (59 FR 4868) a notice that the NRC staff had prepared a ``staff draft`` proposed rule on radiological criteria for decommissioning. Copies of the staff draft were distributed to the Agreement States, participants in the earlier meetings, and other interested parties for comment. This report summarizes the comments identified from the 96 docketed letters received on the staff draft. No analysis or response is included in this report. The comments reflect a broad spectrum of viewpoints. Two subjects on which the commenters were in general agreement were (1) that the enhanced participatory rulemaking should proceed, and (2) that the forthcoming GEIS and guidance documents are needed for better understanding of the draft rule.

Research Organization:
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States). Div. of Regulatory Applications; Advanced Systems Technology, Inc., Rockville, MD (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI ID:
10177009
Report Number(s):
NUREG/CR--6250; ON: TI94017611
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English