July 11, 2007

Mr. Lawrence E. Nanney, Director 

Division of Radiological Health 

Department of Environment and Conservation 

L & C Annex, Third Floor 

401 Church Street 

Nashville, TN 37243-1532

Dear Mr. Nanney:

We have reviewed the final revision to the Tennessee regulations “State Regulations for

Protection Against Radiation”, received by our office on May 30, 2007. These regulations were

reviewed by comparison to the equivalent Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) rules in 10

CFR Parts 20, 30, 31, 32, 40, and 70 and the requirements of the three amendments identified

in the enclosed State Regulation Status (SRS) Data Sheet. We discussed our review of the

regulations with Ms. Beth Murphy on July 11, 2007.

As noted in All Agreement States letter STP-05-072, dated September 28, 2005, NRC staff will

continue to hold in abeyance any determination on those rules and compatibility of 10 CFR 31.5

and 31.6, if the Agreement State has the essential elements of the NRC’s rule and is more

restrictive than the NRC’s rule.

As a result of our review against the GL Device Rule Compatibility Category B designation, we

have one comment as listed in the enclosure, which carries over from the review of the

proposed regulation dated August 31, 2006. The comment indicates that Tennessee’s

regulation is more restrictive than the NRC’s regulations, and there is no corrective action

required for this comment at this time. Please note that we have limited our review to

regulations required for compatibility and/or health and safety. 

As a result of the rest 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. We have

determined that the regulations, as adopted, meet the compatibility and health and safety

categories established in the Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental

Management Programs (FSME) Procedure SA-200.

The 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 FSME website: http://www.hsrd.ornl.gov/nrc/rulemaking.htm. 
Director Lawrence E. Nanney -2- July 11, 2007

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 Kathleen

Schneider, State Regulation Review Coordinator at 301-415-2320 (e-mail: kxs@nrc.gov), or

William Rautzen at (301) 775-4456 (email: wrr@nrc.gov).

Sincerely,

\RA By K.N. Schneider For\

Scott W. Moore, Deputy Director

Division of Materials Safety and State Agreements

Office of Federal and State Materials and

Environmental Management Programs

Enclosures:

 As stated
Director Lawrence E. Nanney -2- July 11, 2007

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 Kathleen

Schneider, State Regulation Review Coordinator at 301-415-2320 (e-mail: kxs@nrc.gov), or

William Rautzen at (301) 775-4456 (email: wrr@nrc.gov).

Sincerely,

\RA By K.N. Schneider For\

Scott W. Moore, Deputy Director

Division of Materials Safety and State Agreements

Office of Federal and State Materials and

Environmental Management Programs

Enclosures: As stated

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COMPATIBILITY COMMENTS ON TENNESSEE FINAL REGULATIONS

STATE SECTION NRC SECTION RATS ID CATEGORY SUBJECT and COMMENTS

1 1200-2-10-.1

0(2)(c)13

31.5(c) (13)(i)

and (iv)

2001-1 B Certain detecting, measuring,

gauging, or controlling devices

and certain devices for producing

light or an ionized atmosphere

Tennessee’s regulation requires

registration of all the GL devices,

while 10 CFR 31.5(c)(13)(i) only

requires registration of certain

devices. 

Tennessee’s rules have the essential

elements of the NRC, but are more

restrictive than the NRC’s GL rule. 

As noted in the September 28, 2005

All Agreement States Letter

STP-05-072, the determination on

this provision will be held in abeyance

until such time that the NRC

completes its review and response to

the Organization of Agreement State

petition and State of Florida’s request

on compatibility changes for the GL

rule.
STATE REGULATION STATUS

State: TENNESSEE Tr

[3 amendments reviewed identified by a i D

at the beginning of the equivalent NRC requirement.]

NRC Chronology Identification FR Notice (State Due Date) RATS ID Proposed (P) 

Final (F)1 Rule LicenseCondition (LCML #5

Safety Requirements for Radiographic Equipment-Part 34 55 FR 843; (1/10/94) 1991-1 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 FR 57877;58 FR 67657; 59 FR 41641;60 FR 20183; (1/1/94)

1991-3 F

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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) 1992-1 Eliminating 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: Documentation Additions[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 

Uranium Mill Tailings Regulations: Conforming NRC Requirements to EPA StandardsPart 40 59 FR 28220; (7/1/97) 1994-2 iTimeliness in Decommissioning Material Facilities-Parts 30, 40, 70 59 FR 36026; (8/15/97) 1994-3 F 

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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-Part

20 

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

ML020320229
NRC Chronology Identification FR Notice (State Due Date) RATS ID Proposed (P) 

Final (F)1 Rule 

LicenseCondition (LCML #5

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

(3/1/98)

1995-3 F

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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) 1995-6 

Medical Administration of Radiation and Radioactive Materials-Parts 20, 35 60 FR 48623; (10/20/98) 1995-7 F

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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

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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-Parts 20,

30, 40, 61, 70

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

Resolution of Dual Regulation of Airborne Effluents of Radioactive Materials; Clean AirAct-Part 20

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

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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

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

ML020320229

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

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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
NRC Chronology Identification FR Notice (State Due Date) RATS ID Proposed (P) 

Final (F)1 Rule 

LicenseCondition (LCML #5

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

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

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

(10/26/01)

1998-5 F 

ML062130094

Transfer for Disposal and Manifests: Minor Technical Conforming Amendment-Part 20 63 FR 50127; (11/20/01) 1998-6 F 

ML062130094

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 F 

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Energy Compensation Sources for Well Logging and Other Regulatory ClarificationsPart 39 65 FR 20337; (5/17/03) 2000-1 F ML062130094 New Dosimetry Technology-Parts 34, 36, 39 65 FR 63750; (1/8/04) 2000-2 F 

ML062130094

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

65 FR 79162; (2/16/04) 2001-1 F7

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iRevision of the Skin Dose Limit - Part 20 67 FR 16298; (4/5/05) 2002-1 F

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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

Security Requirements for Portable Gauges Containing Byprodcut Material - Part 30 70 FR 2001; (7/11/08) 2005-1Medical Use of Byproduct Material - Recognition of Speciality Boards - Part 35 70 FR 16336; 71 FR 1926 2005-2
NRC Chronology Identification FR Notice (State Due Date) RATS ID Proposed (P) 

Final (F)1 Rule 

LicenseCondition (LCML #5

(4/29/08)

Increased Controls for Risk-Significant Radioactive Sources (NRC Order  EA-05-090)6

70 FR 72128; (12/1/05) 2005-3 LC

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Minor Amendments-Parts 20, 30, 32, 35, 40 and 70 71 FR 15005 (3/27/09) 2006-1National Source Tracking System - Serialization Requirements - Part 32 with referenceto Part 20 Appendix E

71 FR 65685 (2/6/07) 2006-2

National Source Tracking System - Part 20 71 FR 65865 (11/15/07) &

(11/30/07)

2006-38

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 comments in the 

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: “Final Policy Statem

Agreement State Programs,” III.1. Time Frame for Adoption of Compatible State Regulations, p. 6, SECY-95-112, May 3, 1995.

5. ADAMS ML Number.6. By letter dated September 2, 2005, from Paul H. Lohaus, Director, Office of State and Tribal Programs, Agreement States were given 90 day

requirements satisfying the requirements of NRC Order EA-05-090.

7. A re-review was completed on this item due to the change in compatibility category of 31.5 and 31.6. More information can be found in the A

072

8. RATS ID 2006-3 will not be considered under the Non-Common Performance Indicator “Compatibility Requirements” for IMPEP reviews unt

Tracking System is ready for use Revisions in the implementation date for Agreement States will be provided to the States under separate 

will be revised as appropriate.