April 5, 2005

Mr. Lawrence E. Nanney, Director

Division of Radiological Health

L & C Annex, Third Floor

401 Church Street

Nashville, TN 37243-1532

Dear Mr. Nanney: 

We have reviewed the proposed changes to the Tennessee rule 1200-2-5-.161 and to

Schedule RHS 8-30, “Annual Limits on Intake (ALI) and Derived Air Concentrations (DAC) of

Radionuclides for Occupational Exposure; Effluent Concentrations; Concentrations for Release

to Sanitary Sewerage” received by our office on January 26, 2005. Our review and comments

are in response to Tennessee’s request for Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) evaluation

of the changes to the Tennessee radiation control rules in response to our letter dated 

April 12, 2004. This review by the NRC also closes out the sections of the following letters

dealing with this subject; the July 14, 2004 letter from Karen Stachowski to Paul Lohaus

transmitting Tennessee’s response to the final IMPEP report, the August 19, 2004 letter from

Paul Lohaus regarding Tennessee’s response to the final IMPEP report, and the 

December 10, 2004 letter from Josephine Piccone requesting the status on the Tennessee

rulemaking concerning this issue. These regulations were reviewed by comparison to the

equivalent NRC rules in 10 CFR Part 20 and 34. We discussed our review of these regulations

with Barbara Davis on March 25, 2005.

As a result of our review, we have no comments. However, your letter stated that the revisions

to the radiography regulations were to address the omission of the “registrants” from the last

update of the industrial radiography regulations. We reviewed these changes to verify that the

revisions did not impact the compatibility findings NRC previously made for these regulations. 

We found these sections met the compatibility requirements as stated in STP Procedure SA200. Please note that we have limited our review to regulations required for compatibility

and/or health and safety. Under our current procedure, a finding that a State regulation meets

the compatibility and health and safety categories of the equivalent NRC regulation may only be

made based on a review of the final State regulation. However, we have determined that if

these regulations are adopted without significant change, they would meet the compatibility and

health and safety categories established in STP Procedure SA-200. We request that when the

proposed regulations are adopted and published as final regulations, a copy of the “as

published” regulations be provided to the NRC for review. 

The State Regulation Status (SRS) Data Sheet summarizes our knowledge of the status of other

Tennessee regulations, as indicated. Please let us know if you note any inaccuracies, or have

any comments on the information contained in the SRS Data Sheet. This letter, including the

SRS Data Sheet, is posted on the STP website: http://www.hrsd.ornl.gov/nrc/rulemaking.htm.
Mr. L. Nanney -2- April 5, 2005

If you have any questions regarding the comments, the compatibility and health and safety

categories, or any of the NRC regulations used in the review, please contact me, or John Zabko

of my staff at (301)415-2308 or JGZ@NRC.GOV. 

Sincerely,

\RA By\

Paul Lohaus, Director

Office of State and Tribal Programs

Enclosure: 

As stated 
Mr. L. Nanney -2- April 5, 2005

If you have any questions regarding the comments, the compatibility and health and safety

categories, or any of the NRC regulations used in the review, please contact me, or John Zabko

of my staff at (301)415-2308 or JGZ@NRC.GOV. 

Sincerely,

\RA BY\

Paul Lohaus, Director

Office of State and Tribal Programs

Enclosure: 

As stated 

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STATE REGULATION STATUS

State: TENNESSEE Tracking Ticket N[No Amendments reviewed] Date: April 5, 20

NRC Chronology Identification FR Notice

(State Due Date)

RATS ID Proposed (P) 

Final (F)1 Rule 

ML #5

Standards for Protection Against Radiation-Part 20 56 FR 23360; 56 FR 61352;

57 FR 38588; 57 FR 57877;58 FR 67657; 59 FR 41641;60 FR 20183; (1/1/94)

1991-3 F 

Safety Requirements for Radiographic Equipment-Part 34 55 FR 843; (1/10/94) 1991-1ASNT Certification of Radiographers-Part 34 56 FR 11504; (none) 1991-2 

Notification of Incidents-Parts 20, 30, 31, 34, 39, 40, 70 56 FR 64980; (10/15/94) 1991-4 F Quality Management Program and Misadministrations-Part 35 56 FR 34104; (1/27/95) 1992-1Eliminating the Recordkeeping Requirements for Departures from Manufacturer'sInstructions-Parts 30,35

57 FR 45566; (none) 1992-2 

Licensing and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators-Part 36 58 FR 7715; (7/1/96) 1993-2 Definition of Land Disposal and Waste Site QA Program-Part 61 58 FR 33886; (7/22/96) 1993-3 F Decommissioning Recordkeeping and License Termination: DocumentationAdditions [Restricted areas and spill sites]-Parts 30, 40 

58 FR 39628; (10/25/96) 1993-1 

Self-Guarantee as an Additional Financial Mechanism-Parts 30, 40, 70 58 FR 68726; 59 FR 1618

(none)

1994-1 F 

Uranium Mill Tailings Regulations: Conforming NRC Requirements to EPAStandards-Part 40

59 FR 28220; (7/1/97) 1994-2 

Timeliness in Decommissioning Material Facilities-Parts 30, 40, 70 59 FR 36026; (8/15/97) 1994-3 P 2/13/04

ML040540516

Preparation, Transfer for Commercial Distribution, and Use of Byproduct Material forMedical Use-Parts 30, 32, 35

59 FR 61767; 59 FR 6524360 FR 322; (1/1/98)

1995-1 F

ML020320229

Frequency of Medical Examinations for Use of Respiratory Protection Equipment-Part20 

60 FR 7900; (3/13/98) 1995-2 F

ML020320229

Low-Level Waste Shipment Manifest Information and Reporting-Parts 20, 61 60 FR 15649; 60 FR 25983

(3/1/98)

1995-3 F

ML020320229
NRC Chronology Identification FR Notice

(State Due Date)

RATS ID Proposed (P) 

Final (F)1 Rule ML #5

Performance Requirements for Radiography Equipment-Part 34 60 FR 28323; (6/30/98) 1995-4 F

ML020320229

Radiation Protection Requirements: Amended Definitions and Criteria-Parts 19, 20 60 FR 36038; (8/14/98) 1995-5 F

ML020320229

Clarification of Decommissioning Funding Requirements-Parts 30, 40, 70 60 FR 38235; (11/24/98) 1995-6Medical Administration of Radiation and Radioactive Materials-Parts 20, 35 60 FR 48623; (10/20/98) 1995-7 F

ML040980538

10 CFR Part 71: Compatibility with the International Atomic Energy Agency-Part 71 60 FR 50248; 61 FR 28724

(4/1/99)

1996-1 F

ML020320229

One Time Extension of Certain Byproduct, Source and Special Nuclear MaterialsLicenses-Parts 30, 40, 70

61 FR 1109; (none) 1996-2 

Termination or Transfer of Licensed Activities: Recordkeeping Requirements-Parts20, 30, 40, 61, 70

61 FR 24669; (6/17/99) 1996-3

Resolution of Dual Regulation of Airborne Effluents of Radioactive Materials; CleanAir Act-Part 20

61 FR 65120; (1/9/00) 1997-1 F

ML020320229

Fissile Material Shipments and Exemptions-Part 71 62 FR 5907; (none) 1997-4 

Recognition of Agreement State Licenses in Areas Under Exclusive FederalJurisdiction Within an Agreement State-Part 150

62 FR 1662; (2/27/00) 1997-2 F

ML020320229

Criteria for the Release of Individuals Administered Radioactive Material-Parts 20, 35 62 FR 4120; (5/29/00) 1997-3 F

ML020320229

Licenses for Industrial Radiography and Radiation Safety Requirements for IndustrialRadiography Operations-Parts 30, 34, 71, 150

62 FR 28947; (6/27/00) 1997-5 F

ML020320229

Radiological Criteria for License Termination-Parts 20, 30, 40, 70 62 FR 39057; (8/20/00) 1997-6 F

ML040980538

Exempt Distribution of a Radioactive Drug Containing One Microcurie of Carbon-14Urea-Part 30 

62 FR 63634; (1/02/01) 1997-7 F

ML020320229

Deliberate Misconduct by Unlicensed Persons-Parts 30, 40, 61, 70, 71, 150 63 FR 1890; 63 FR 13773

(2/12/01)

1998-1 F

ML020320229

Self-Guarantee of Decommissioning Funding by Nonprofit and Non-Bond-IssuingLicensees- Parts 30, 40, 70

63 FR 29535; (none) 1998-2 

License Term for Medical Use Licenses-Part 35 63 FR 31604; (none) 1998-3 
NRC Chronology Identification FR Notice

(State Due Date)

RATS ID Proposed (P) 

Final (F)1 Rule ML #5

Licenses for Industrial Radiography and Radiation Safety Requirements for Industrial  Radiographic Operations-Part 34

63 FR 37059; (7/9/01) 1998-4 F

ML040980538

Minor Corrections, Clarifying Changes, and a Minor Policy Change-Parts 20, 35, 36 63 FR 39477; 63 FR 45393

(10/26/01)

1998-5 P 10/17/03

ML033010588

Transfer for Disposal and Manifests: Minor Technical Conforming Amendment-Part20

63 FR 50127; (11/20/01) 1998-6 P 10/17/03

ML033010588

Radiological Criteria for License Termination of Uranium Recovery Facilities-Part 40 64 FR 17506; (6/11/02) 1999-1 

Requirements for Those Who Possess Certain Industrial Devices ContainingByproduct Material to Provide Requested Information-Part 31

64 FR 42269; (none) 1999-2 

Respiratory Protection and Controls to Restrict Internal Exposure-Part 20 64 FR 54543; 64 FR 55524

(2/2/03)

1999-3 P 10/17/03

ML033010588

Energy Compensation Sources for Well Logging and Other Regulatory ClarificationsPart 39 65 FR 20337; (5/17/03) 2000-1 P 10/17/03 ML033010588 New Dosimetry Technology-Parts 34, 36, 39 65 FR 63750; (1/8/04) 2000-2 P 10/17/03

ML033010588

Requirements for Certain Generally Licensed Industrial Devices ContainingByproduct Material - Parts 30, 31, 32

65 FR 79162; (2/16/04) 2001-1 P 2/13/04

ML040540516

Revision of the Skin Dose Limit - Part 20 67 FR 16298; (4/5/05) 2002-1 P 2/13/04

ML040540516

Medical Use of Byproduct Material - Parts 20, 32, and 35 67 FR 20249; (4/24/05) 2002-2Financial Assurance for Materials Licensees – Parts 30, 40, 70 68 FR 57327 12/3/06 2003-1Compatibility With IAEA Transportation Safety Standards and Other Transportation

Safety Amendments – Part 71

69 FR 3697; (10/01/07) 2004-1

1. Or other generic Legally Binding Requirements.2. (Y/N) Y means “Yes,” there are comments in the review letter that the State needs to address. N means “No,” there are no commen3. Not required means these regulations are not required for purposes of compatibility.4. A State need not adopt a specific regulation if the State has no licensees that would be subject to that regulation. See: “Final Polic

Compatibility of Agreement State Programs,” III.1. Time Frame for Adoption of Compatible State Regulations, p. 6, SECY-95-112, 

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