[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 140 (Friday, July 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43906-43907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15646]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2020-0192]


Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance, Characterization, Survey, 
and Determination of Radiological Criteria

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: NUREG; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing NUREG-
1757, Volume 2, Revision 2, ``Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance, 
Characterization, Survey, and Determination of Radiological Criteria.'' 
NUREG-1757 has been revised to address lessons learned and experience 
gained from review of license termination plans, decommissioning plans, 
and final status surveys for licensees undergoing license termination 
since the last revision to the document in September 2006. This NUREG 
is intended for use by applicants, licensees, and the NRC staff.

DATES: NUREG-1757, Volume 2, Revision 2 is available on July 22, 2022.

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ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0192 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may obtain publicly available information related to this document 
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Barr, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-4015; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Discussion

    NUREG-1757, Volume 2, Revision 2 ``Consolidated Decommissioning 
Guidance, Characterization, Survey, and Determination of Radiological 
Criteria'' (ML22194A859) was revised to address lessons learned and 
experience gained from review of license termination plans, 
decommissioning plans, and final status surveys for licensees 
undergoing license termination. The NUREG was updated to include new 
guidance related to dose modeling, as low as reasonably achievable 
criteria, surface water and groundwater characterization, use of 
engineered barriers, and radiological surveys (e.g., composite 
sampling, subsurface surveys, and surveys demonstrating 
indistinguishability from background).
    Following issuance of NUREG-1757, Volume 2, Revision 2, NRC staff 
intends to develop interim staff guidance to address issues raised 
during the public comment period related to: (i) subsurface 
investigations; and guidance or communications related to (ii) discrete 
radioactive particles. NRC staff held two subsurface investigations 
workshops on July 14-15, 2021, and May 11, 2022, to support the 
development of interim staff guidance. A public workshop to support 
development of guidance or communications on discrete radioactive 
particles is planned for November 3, 2022. Additional details regarding 
the November 3, 2022, workshop, will be forthcoming.
    The regulatory analysis for Revision 2 of NUREG-1757, 
``Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance,'' Volume 2, 
``Characterization, Survey, and Determination of Radiological 
Criteria'' is available in ADAMS under ML21347A957.

II. Additional Information

    Draft NUREG-1757, Volume 2, Revision 2 ``Consolidated 
Decommissioning Guidance, Characterization, Survey, and Determination 
of Radiological Criteria'' was published in the Federal Register (85 FR 
79044) on December 8, 2020, with a 60-day comment period. On January 
22, 2021, (86 FR 6683) the NRC decided to extend the comment period 
until April 8, 2021. Over 200 comments were received on the draft 
document and the NRC staff's evaluation and resolution of the public 
comments are documented in ADAMS under ML21299A032. NRC staff addressed 
the public comments in the final version of the document.

III. Congressional Review Act

    NUREG-1757, Volume 2, Revision 2, is a rule as defined in the 
Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801-808). However, the Office of 
Management and Budget has not found it to be a major rule as defined in 
the Congressional Review Act. The Congressional Review Act Summary is 
available in ADAMS under ML21349B406.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

    Dated: July 18, 2022.
Ashley B. Roberts,
Deputy Director, Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and 
Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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