[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 67 (Wednesday, April 9, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 15211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-06107]
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Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 67 / Wednesday, April 9, 2025 / Rules
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Parts 30, 40, 60, 61, 63, 70, 72
[NRC-2025-0067]
Regulatory Guide: Standard Format and Content of Decommissioning
Plans for Materials Licensees
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Regulatory guide; withdrawal.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is withdrawing
Regulatory Guide (RG) 3.65, ``Standard Format and Content of
Decommissioning Plans for Materials Licensees.'' This RG is being
withdrawn because it is not needed to endorse NUREG-1757,
``Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance: Decommissioning Process for
Materials Licensees,'' Volume 1, ``Decommissioning Process for
Materials Licensees.'' NUREG-1757 provides the most current guidance on
decommissioning nuclear facilities to support license termination for
applicants, licensees, and NRC staff reviewers.
DATES: The effective date of the withdrawal of RG 3.65 is April 9,
2025.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2025-0067 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may obtain publicly available information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2025-0067. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Bridget Curran;
telephone: 301-415-1003; email: [email protected]. For technical
questions, contact the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
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Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public
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NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
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[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8
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Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Smith, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, telephone: 301-415-6103; email:
[email protected], or Amir Mobasheran, Office of Nuclear Regulatory
Research, telephone: 301-415-8112; email: [email protected]. Both
are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Discussion
The NRC is withdrawing RG 3.65, ``Standard Format and Content of
Decommissioning Plans for Materials Licensees.'' RG 3.65 provides
guidance on the decommissioning leading to termination of a materials
license. In May 2008, RG 3.65, Revision 1, was issued and endorsed the
method described in NUREG-1757, Volume 1, Revision 2 (ADAMS Accession
No. ML063000243), to provide applicants and licensees with consolidated
and updated guidance for decommissioning to support termination of a
materials license. The NRC staff uses NUREG-1757 as the primary
guidance document while reviewing these applications and licenses.
Since NUREG-1757 provides the most current guidance, the NRC has
determined that RG 3.65 is no longer needed.
The withdrawal of RG 3.65 does not alter any prior or existing NRC
licensing approval or the acceptability of licensee commitments to RG
3.65. Although RG 3.65 is being withdrawn, current licensees may
continue to use it, and this withdrawal does not affect any existing
licenses or agreements. However, applicants and licensees should use
NUREG-1757 to support future requests or applications for NRC licensing
actions related to the guidance in RG 3.65.
II. Additional Information
As noted in the Federal Register on December 9, 2022 (87 FR 75671),
this document is being published in the ``Rules'' section of the
Federal Register to comply with publication requirements under chapter
I of title 1 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
III. Submitting Suggestions for Improvement of Regulatory Guides
A member of the public may, at any time, submit suggestions to the
NRC for improvement of existing RGs or for the development of new RGs.
Suggestions can be submitted on the NRC's public website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/reg-guides/contactus.html.
Suggestions will be considered in future updates and enhancements to
the ``Regulatory Guide'' series.
Dated: April 4, 2025.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Meraj Rahimi,
Chief, Regulatory Guide and Programs Management Branch, Division of
Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 2025-06107 Filed 4-8-25; 8:45 am]
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