November 16, 2001

Mr. Stanley R. Marshall, Supervisor

Radiological Health Section

Bureau of Health Protection Services

Nevada State Health Division

1179 Fairview Drive, Suite 102

Carson City, NV 87901-5405

Dear Mr. Marshall: 

We have reviewed the proposed regulation of the Nevada Administrative Code Chapter 459

(Radiological Health Rules), (NAC 459.321.2), submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) by letter dated July 12, 2001. The proposed regulation is in response to the

one amendment identified in the enclosed State Regulation Status (SRS) Data Sheet. The

regulation was reviewed by comparison to the equivalent NRC regulations in 10 CFR Part

20.1101 We discussed our review of the regulation with Larry Boschult on September 24, 2001

As a result of our review, we have no comments. 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 your proposed regulation is adopted without significant

change, it would meet the compatibility and health and safety categories established in the

Office of State and Tribal Programs (STP) Procedure SA-200.

The SRS Data Sheet summarizes our knowledge of other Nevada regulations. 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 Web Site:

http://www.hsrd.ornl.gov/nrc/rulemaking.htm. 

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 Linda

Mclean at NRC Region IV, at 817-860-8116.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Frederick C. Combs, Deputy Director

Office of State and Tribal Programs

Enclosure: 

As stated
Stanley R. Marshall November 16, 2001

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STATE REGULATION STATUS

State: Nevada [One proposed amendment (07/12/01) reviewed are identified Tracking Ticket Number: 1-141by a  at the beginning of each equivalent NRC regulation.] Date: November 16, 2001 

NRC Chronology Identification FR Notice

(Date Due For StateImplementation)

RATS ID Propose

/ Final (F

Rule / M

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

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

61352;57 FR 38588; 57 FR57877;58 FR 67657; 59 FR41641;60 FR 20183; (1/1/94)

1991-3 F 

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's InstructionsParts 30,35 57 FR 45566; (none) 1992-2 Decommissioning Recordkeeping and License Termination: Documentation Additions[Restricted areas and spill sites]-Parts 30, 40 

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

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

(none)

1994-1 

Uranium Mill Tailings Regulations: Conforming NRC Requirements to EPA Standards-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) 1994-3Preparation, Transfer for Commercial Distribution, and Use of Byproduct Material for MedicalUse-Parts 30, 32, 35

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

1995-1 P 

Frequency of Medical Examinations for Use of Respiratory Protection Equipment-Part 20 60 FR 7900; (3/13/98) 1995-2 P 
NRC Chronology Identification FR Notice

(Date Due For StateImplementation)

RATS ID Propose

/ Final (F

Rule / M

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

(3/1/98)

1995-3 P 

Performance Requirements for Radiography Equipment-Part 34 60 FR 28323; (6/30/98) 1995-4 P Radiation Protection Requirements: Amended Definitions and Criteria-Parts 19, 20 60 FR 36038; (8/14/98) 1995-5 P Clarification of Decommissioning Funding Requirements-Parts 30, 40, 70 60 FR 38235; (11/24/98) 1995-6 P Medical Administration of Radiation and Radioactive Materials-Parts 20, 35 60 FR 48623; (10/20/98) 1995-7 P 10 CFR Part 71: Compatibility with the International Atomic Energy Agency-Part 71 60 FR 50248; 61 FR 28723

(4/1/99)

1996-1 P 

One Time Extension of Certain Byproduct, Source and Special Nuclear Materials LicensesParts 30, 40, 70 61 FR 1109; (none) 1996-2 Termination or Transfer of Licensed Activities: Recordkeeping Requirements-Parts 20, 30, 40,61, 70

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

ML01197

*Resolution of Dual Regulation of Airborne Effluents of Radioactive Materials; Clean Air ActPart 20 61 FR 65120; (1/9/00) 1997-1 PML01197

Recognition of Agreement State Licenses in Areas Under Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction Withinan Agreement State-Part 150

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

ML01197

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

ML01197

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

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

62 FR 28948; (6/27/00) 1997-5 P

ML01197

Radiological Criteria for License Termination-Parts 20, 30, 40, 70 62 FR 39058; (8/20/00) 1997-6 P

ML01197

Exempt Distribution of a Radioactive Drug Containing One Microcurie of Carbon-14 UreaPart 30 62 FR 63634; (1/02/01) 1997-7 PML01197Deliberate Misconduct by Unlicensed Persons-Parts 30, 40, 61, 70, 71, 150 63 FR 1890; 63 FR 13773

(2/12/01)

1998-1 P

ML01197
NRC Chronology Identification FR Notice

(Date Due For StateImplementation)

RATS ID Propose

/ Final (F

Rule / M

1. Or other generic Legally Binding Requirements.2. (Y/N) Y means ìYes,î there are comments in the review letter that the State needs to address. 

N means ìNo,î there are no comments in the review letter.

3. 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: ìFinal 

Adequacy and Compatibility of Agreement State Programs,î III.1. Time Frame for Adoption of Compatible State Regulations, p1995.

5. ADAMS ML Number

Self-Guarantee of Decommissioning Funding by Nonprofit and Non-Bond-Issuing LicenseesParts 30, 40, 70 63 FR 29535; (none) 1998-2 License Term for Medical Use Licenses-Part 35 63 FR 31604; (none) 1998-3 Licenses for Industrial Radiography and Radiation Safety Requirements for IndustrialRadiographic Operations-Part 34

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

ML01197

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

ML01197

Transfer for Disposal and Manifests: Minor Technical Conforming Amendment-Part 20 63 FR 50127; (11/20/01) 1998-6Radiological Criteria for License Termination of Uranium Recovery Facilities-Part 40 64 FR 17506; (6/11/02) 1999-1Requirements for Those Who Possess Certain Industrial Devices Containing Byproduct Materialto 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 55525

(2/2/03)

1999-3

Energy Compensation Sources for Well Logging and Other Regulatory Clarifications-Part 39 65 FR 20337; (5/17/03) 2000-1New Dosimetry Technology-Parts 34, 36, 39 65 FR 63749; (1/8/04) 2000-2