September 22, 2005

Ms. Karen Beckley, Supervisor

Radiological Health Section

Bureau of Health Protection Services

Nevada State Health Division

1179 Fairview Drive, Suite 102

Carson City, NV 87901-5405

Dear Ms. Beckley:

This correspondence addresses the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC’s) review of the

final revisions to the Nevada Administrative Code Chapter 459 (Radiological Health Rules)

officially adopted on May 30, 2003. As noted in the All Agreement State letter, dated February

18, 2005 (STP-05-015), NRC staff is conducting a re-review of all final and proposed

regulations for the “Requirements for Certain Generally Licensed Industrial Devices Containing

Byproduct Material (RATS ID 2001-1). Based on our re-review of your May 20, 2003

submission and our December 23, 2003 letter to you, we have discovered two errors in the

States Regulation Status (SRS) Data Sheet attached to the December 23, 2003 letter. The

May 19, 2005 letter to you corrected the SRS Data Sheet error associated with RATS 2001-1.

We have revised the SRS Data Sheet to indicate that NRC has not reviewed “New Dosimetry

Technology (RATS 2000-2) amendment. The revised SRS Data Sheet is posted on the STP

website: http://www.hsrd.ornl.gov/nrc/special/regs/NV_SRSchart.pdf

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

the NRC regulation used in this review, please contact me or Jenny Tobin at (301)415-2328 or

jct1@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

\RA By K.N.Schneider For\

Dennis Rathbun, Deputy Director

Office of State and Tribal Programs

Enclosures:

As Stated
September 22, 2005

Ms. Karen Beckley, Supervisor

Radiological Health Section

Bureau of Health Protection Services

Nevada State Health Division

1179 Fairview Drive, Suite 102

Carson City, NV 87901-5405

Dear Ms. Beckley:

This correspondence addresses the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC’s) review of the

final revisions to the Nevada Administrative Code Chapter 459 (Radiological Health Rules)

officially adopted on May 30, 2003. As noted in the All Agreement State letter, dated February

18, 2005 (STP-05-015), NRC staff is conducting a re-review of all final and proposed

regulations for the “Requirements for Certain Generally Licensed Industrial Devices Containing

Byproduct Material (RATS ID 2001-1). Based on our re-review of your May 20, 2003

submission and our December 23, 2003 letter to you, we have discovered two errors in the

States Regulation Status (SRS) Data Sheet attached to the December 23, 2003 letter. The

May 19, 2005 letter to you corrected the SRS Data Sheet error associated with RATS 2001-1.

We have revised the SRS Data Sheet to indicate that NRC has not reviewed “New Dosimetry

Technology (RATS 2000-2) amendment. The revised SRS Data Sheet is posted on the STP

website: http://www.hsrd.ornl.gov/nrc/special/regs/NV_SRSchart.pdf

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

the NRC regulation used in this review, please contact me or Jenny Tobin at (301)415-2328 or

jct1@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

\RA By K.N.Schneider For\

Dennis Rathbun, Deputy Director

Office of State and Tribal Programs

Enclosures: As Stated

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STATE REGULATION STATUS

State: Nevada Date: September 22, 

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 FR 57877;58 FR 67657; 59 FR 41641;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 F

ML05096

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) 1994-3 F

ML05096

Preparation, 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 

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 
NRC Chronology Identification FR Notice

(Date Due For StateImplementation)

RATS ID Propose

/ Final (F

Rule / M

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 F

ML03321

Resolution of Dual Regulation of Airborne Effluents of Radioactive Materials; Clean Air ActPart 20 61 FR 65120; (1/9/00) 1997-1 FML05096

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

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

ML03321

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

ML03321

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 F

ML03321

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

ML03321

Exempt Distribution of a Radioactive Drug Containing One Microcurie of Carbon-14 UreaPart 30 62 FR 63634; (1/02/01) 1997-7 FML03321

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

(2/12/01)

1998-1 F

ML03321

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 F

ML03321

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

ML03321

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

ML03197

Radiological 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 1999-3 F 
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 “Yes,” there are comments in the review letter that the State needs to address. 

N means “No,” 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: “Final Polic

Adequacy and Compatibility of Agreement State Programs,” III.1. Time Frame for Adoption of Compatible State Regulations, p. 6, 1995.

5. ADAMS ML Number

(2/2/03) ML03197

Energy Compensation Sources for Well Logging and Other Regulatory Clarifications-Part 39 65 FR 20337; (5/17/03) 2000-1 F

ML03197

New Dosimetry Technology-Parts 34, 36, 39 65 FR 63749; (1/8/04) 2000-2 P

ML03321

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

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

Revision of the Skin Dose Limit -Part 20 67 FR 16298; (4/5/05) 2002-1Medical 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 SafetyAmendments – Part 71.

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

Security Requirements for Portable Gauges Containing Byproduct Material - Part 30 70 FR 2001; (7/11/08) 2005-1Medical Use of Byproduct Material - Recognition of Specialty Boards - Part 35 70 FR 16336; (4/29/08) 2005-2