United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2011_register executive 2011-06-17 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7ffc434 D09002ee1c7ffc53b United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is amending its regulations to improve decommissioning planning and thereby reduce the likelihood that any current operating facility will become a legacy site. The amended regulations require licensees to conduct their operations to minimize the introduction of residual radioactivity into the site, which includes the site's subsurface soil and groundwater. Licensees also may be required to perform site surveys to determine whether residual radioactivity is present in subsurface areas and to keep records of these surveys with records important for decommissioning. The amended regulations require licensees to report additional details in their decommissioning cost estimate (DCE), eliminate the escrow account and line of credit as approved financial assurance mechanisms, and modify other financial assurance requirements. The amended regulations require decommissioning power reactor licensees to report additional information on the costs of decommissioning and spent fuel management. 76 FR 35512 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-06-17/2011-14267 2011-14267 fr17jn11-16 RIN 3150-AI55 7590-01-P NRC-2008-0030 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-06-17/2011-14267 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-06-17/html/2011-14267.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-06-17/pdf/2011-14267.pdf Byproduct Material Criminal Penalties Licensed Material Nuclear Materials Nuclear Power Plants and Reactors Occupational Safety and Health Packaging and Containers Radiation Protection Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Source Material Special Nuclear Material Waste Treatment and Disposal Government Contracts Intergovernmental Relations Isotopes Hazardous Materials Transportation Uranium Antitrust Classified Information Fire Protection Reactor Siting Criteria Material Control and Accounting Scientific Equipment Security Measures Administrative Practice and Procedure Manpower Training Programs Penalties Spent Fuel Whistleblowing 64 p. 35512 35575 76 FR 35512 Title 10 Part 20 10 CFR Part 20 Title 10 Part 30 10 CFR Part 30 Title 10 Part 40 10 CFR Part 40 Title 10 Part 50 10 CFR Part 50 Title 10 Part 70 10 CFR Part 70 Title 10 Part 72 10 CFR Part 72 RIN 3150-AI55 Decommissioning Planning; Federal Register Vol. 76, Issue RULE 2011-14267 II NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 2012-12-17 2013-03-31 NRC-2008-0030 7590-01-P 2011-14267 Final rule.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is amending its regulations to improve decommissioning planning and thereby reduce the likelihood that any current operating facility will become a legacy site. The amended regulations require licensees to conduct their operations to minimize the introduction of residual radioactivity into the site, which includes the site's subsurface soil and groundwater. Licensees also may be required to perform site surveys to determine whether residual radioactivity is present in subsurface areas and to keep records of these surveys with records important for decommissioning. The amended regulations require licensees to report additional details in their decommissioning cost estimate (DCE), eliminate the escrow account and line of credit as approved financial assurance mechanisms, and modify other financial assurance requirements. The amended regulations require decommissioning power reactor licensees to report additional information on the costs of decommissioning and spent fuel management.

The final rule is effective on December 17, 2012. Compliance with the reporting provisions in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.82(a)(8)(v) and (vii) is required by March 31, 2013. Robert D. MacDougall, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-5175; e-mail: Robert.MacDougall@nrc.gov, or Kevin O'Sullivan, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555- 0001, telephone: 301-415-8112; e-mail: Kevin.OSullivan@nrc.gov. Byproduct Material Criminal Penalties Licensed Material Nuclear Materials Nuclear Power Plants and Reactors Occupational Safety and Health Packaging and Containers Radiation Protection Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Source Material Special Nuclear Material Waste Treatment and Disposal Government Contracts Intergovernmental Relations Isotopes Hazardous Materials Transportation Uranium Antitrust Classified Information Fire Protection Reactor Siting Criteria Material Control and Accounting Scientific Equipment Security Measures Administrative Practice and Procedure Manpower Training Programs Penalties Spent Fuel Whistleblowing Decommissioning Planning , Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov Christine.J.Kymn@omb.eop.gov INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@NRC.GOV Kevin.OSullivan@nrc.gov pdr.resource@nrc.gov Robert.MacDougall@nrc.gov http://blogs.barrons.com/stockstowatchtoday/2009/03/13/fitch-fells-berkshires-credit-rating/ http://rru.worldbank.org/documents/CrisisResponse/Note8.pdf http://www.aicpa.org/ForThePublic/AuditCommitteeEffectiveness/AuditCommitteeBrief/DownloadableDocuments/Off%20Balance%20Sheet%20Arrangements.pdf http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/safety/manual/section3-8.pdf http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/decommissioning.html http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/decommissioning/program-docs.html http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/decommissioning/public-involve.html http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/management-directives/volumes/vol-5.html http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/brochures/br0058 http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1757/ http://www.regulations.gov Vol. 76, no. 117 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2011-06-17 continuing daily deposited born digital 419 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-06-17 P0b002ee180d72c9b 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr17jn11 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-06-17 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-06-17/pdf/FR-2011-06-17.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-06-17/xml/FR-2011-06-17.xml fdlp 35301 35711 DGPO 2011-06-17 2024-06-04 FR-2011-06-17 machine generated eng FR FR-2011-06-17 76 117