[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5089-5090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1202]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Draft Report for Comment: Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 
Standard Review Plan, Section 12.5, ``Operational Radiation Protection 
Program''

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) has issued Section 12.5, Draft 
Revision 3, ``Operational Radiation Protection Program,'' of NUREG-
0800, ``Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports 
for Nuclear Power Plants, LWR Edition'' for public comment.

DATES: Comments on this draft document should be submitted by April 3, 
2006. Comments received after that date will be considered to the 
extent practicable. To ensure efficient and complete comment 
resolution, comments should include references to the section, page, 
and line numbers of the document to which the comment applies.

ADDRESSES: NUREG-0800, including Section 12.5, draft Revision 3, is 
available for inspection and copying for a fee at the Commission's 
Public Document Room, NRC's Headquarters Building, 11555 Rockville Pike 
(First Floor), Rockville, Maryland. The Public Document Room is open 
from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal 
holidays. NUREG-0800, including Section 12.5, draft Revision 3 is also 
available electronically on the NRC Web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr0800/, and from the ADAMS 
Electronic Reading Room on the NRC Web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
    Members of the public are invited and encouraged to submit written 
comments. Comments may be accompanied by additional relevant 
information or supporting data. A number of methods may be used to 
submit comments. Written comments should be mailed to Chief, Rules 
Review and Directives Branch, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail 
Stop T6-D59, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Hand-deliver comments to: 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m., Federal 
workdays. Comments may be submitted electronically to: [email protected]. 
Comments also may be submitted electronically through the comment form 
available on the NRC Web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr0800/.
    Please specify the report number NUREG-0800, Section 12.5, draft 
Revision 3, in your comments, and send your comments by April 3, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Roger L. Pedersen, Mail Stop O-6F12, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. 
Telephone: (301) 415-3162; Internet: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Standard Review Plan (SRP) is prepared 
for the guidance of staff reviewers in the Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation in performing safety reviews of applications to construct or 
operate

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nuclear power plants and the review of applications to approve standard 
designs and sites for nuclear power plants. The principal purpose of 
the SRP is to assure the quality and uniformity of staff safety 
reviews. It is also the intent of this plan to make information about 
regulatory matters widely available and to improve communication 
between the NRC, interested members of the public, and the nuclear 
power industry, thereby increasing understanding of the review process.
    SRP Section 12.5 provides staff guidance for the review of 
operational aspects of the radiation protection program. The proposed 
revision updates the July 1981 version (Revision 2) of the SRP section, 
and includes most of the changes introduced in the draft revision, 
dated April 1996. The changes consist mostly of revising the references 
to 10 CFR part 20; assigning different responsibilities to the primary 
and secondary branches because of office reorganizations; editorial and 
formatting changes as part of the SRP update effort; and updating 
several references. The revision also adds standard paragraphs to 
extend application of the updated SRP section to the design 
certification reviews as well as to extend implementation of this 
section to submittals by applicants pursuant to 10 CFR part 50 or 10 
CFR part 52.
    The Section 12.5 Acceptance Criteria has been revised to reflect 
several changes made to 10 CFR Part 20 since the 1981 version of the 
SRP. Most significant of these was the 1991 major revision (56 FR 
23391, May 21, 1991, as revised at 60 FR 20185, April 25, 1995), which 
changed the basis of the radiation dose limits (e.g., Effective Dose), 
added several new limits (i.e., dose limits for embryo/fetus, Planned 
Special Exposures, a lower dose limit for members of the public, etc.) 
and completely renumbered the paragraphs. Also, new requirements in 10 
CFR 20.1406, ``Minimization of Contamination'' (63 FR 39088, July 21, 
1997), and 10 CFR 20 Subpart H, ``Respiratory Protection'' (64 FR 
54556, October 7, 1999, as revised at 67 FR 77652, December 19, 2002) 
have been added. In addition, two new sections were added to the 
Acceptance Criteria. These are: ``D. Program Implementation,'' which 
addresses the phased-in program implementation by a Combined Operating 
License applicant; and ``E. Technical Rationale,'' which gives the 
technical basis for each of the acceptance criteria.
    Section VI, REFERENCES has been updated by removing outdated or 
withdrawn Regulatory Guides, NUREGs, and industry standards; revising 
references to the current titles of several guides and standards; 
adding references to new industry standards that supercede withdrawn 
standards; and adding the Regulatory Guides issued in support of the 
1991 revision to 10 CFR 20.

    Dated at Rockville, MD, this 22nd day of December, 2005.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Stephen P. Klementowicz,
Acting Chief, Health Physics Branch, Division of Inspection and 
Regional Support, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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