[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 44843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18239]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Human Interaction With Reused Soil: A Literature Search; Draft 
NUREG-1725 for Public Comment

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of issuance of Draft NUREG for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is issuing draft NUREG-1725 
``Human Interaction with Reused Soil: A Literature Search'' for public 
comment.

DATES: Submit comments by September 18, 2000. Comments received after 
this date will be considered if its is practical to do so, but the 
Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received 
on or before this date.

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to: David L. Meyer, Chief, Rules and 
Directives Branch, Office of Administration, Mail Stop T-6D59, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Copies of the 
Draft NUREG report can be obtained through the NRC homepage address: 
http:///www.nrc.gov/NUREGS/SR1725/index.html or by request to the NRC 
staff contact, Thomas J. Nicholson.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas J. Nicholson; e-mail: 
[email protected]. telephone: (301) 415-6268; Office of Nuclear Regulatory 
Research, Mail Stop T-9F31, USNRC, Washington DC 20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is 
issuing draft NUREG-1725 ``Human Interaction with Reused Soil: A 
Literature Search'' for a 60-day public comment period. The report was 
compiled by National Agriculture Library (NAL) staff of the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture working under an Interagency Agreement with 
the NRC, and NRC technical staff. The report presents the literature 
and INTERNET search strategies for identifying documented information 
sources on types of soil reuse. The report discusses how this 
information will be used to establish the technical bases for 
evaluating possible dose impacts from the reuse of soils from NRC-
licensed facilities. Information received through the public comment 
process will assist the NRC staff in developing technical bases for 
characterizing soil reuse practices and related dose assessment 
scenarios.
    Specifically, the NRC staff is seeking information through comments 
on draft NUREG-1725 regarding potential uses of soil which may be 
excavated and transported offsite from NRC-licensed facilities for use 
in commerce or by the general public. This information will assist in 
developing a reasonably complete characterization of relevant usages 
for these reused soils. These soil reuse scenarios would include, but 
not be limited to, soil processing, construction and agricultural uses 
of reused soils, and various commercial and residential uses of reused 
soil and soil-related products. The goal of the solicitation of 
comments on the draft NUREG-1725 report is to further the development 
of technical bases and the supporting documentation that could be used 
to characterize the soil reuse scenarios.
    Electronic Access: Information on draft NUREG-1725 for public 
comment can be accessed using the following NRC homepage address: 
http:///www.nrc.gov/NUREGS/SR1725/index.html or by notifying the NRC 
staff contact, Thomas J. Nicholson.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day of July 2000.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Cheryl A. Trottier,
 Chief, Radiation Protection, Environmental Risk and Waste Management 
Branch, Division of Risk Assessment and Applications, Office of Nuclear 
Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 00-18239 Filed 7-18-00; 8:45 am]
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