WHAT IS IN THE GUIDANCE 

DOCUMENT?

The Guidance for Conducting Technical Analyses for 10 CFR Part 61 

(NUREG-2175) provides: 

•Flowcharts, NRC staff recommendations, and examples for how 

licensees can develop high-quality technical analyses

•Guidelines for what licensees or applicants should include and 

what regulators should review for each type of analysis

•Suggested references, screening tools, and case studies

•Recommendations on how to risk-inform each technical analysis 

WHAT IS IN THE PROPOSED RULE FOR 

10 CFR PART 61?

The NRC is proposing to amend its regulations that govern lowlevel radioactive waste (LLRW) disposal facilities to: 

•Require new and revised site-specific technical analyses

•Permit the development of site-specific criteria for LLRW 

acceptance based on the results of these analyses 

•Facilitate implementation and to better align the requirements 

with current health and safety standards.

This proposed rule would affect LLRW disposal licensees or license 

applicants that are regulated by the NRC or the Agreement States.

www.nrc.gov 

Radioactive Waste 

Low-Level Waste Disposal 

Site-Specific Analysis 

Rulemaking 

Redlined versions of the 

proposed changes, the complete 

Guidance document, and the 

Proposed Rule and Guidance 

Federal Register Notices are 

available at the Public NRC 

website. 

Both documents are also 

available at 

www.regulations.gov, 

Docket ID NRC-2011-0012 

(Rule) 

Docket ID NRC-2015-0003 

(NUREG-2175) 

In NRC’s Agencywide 

Document Access and 

Management System (ADAMS) 

ML14289A152 (Rule) 

ML15056A516 (NUREG-2175) 

WHERE CAN I GET A COPY OF THE 

PROPOSED RULE AND GUIDANCE?

10 CFR Part 61 Proposed Rule and Guidance

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
HOW DO I SUBMIT COMMENTS ON THE 

GUIDANCE?

Please include Docket ID NRC-2015-0003 in the subject line of 

your comments. 

• Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 

and search for documents filed under Docket ID NRC-2015-0003. 

Click on the comment icon and complete the Web form.

• Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Chief, Rules, Announcements, 

and Directives Branch (RADB), Office of Administration, Mail 

Stop: 3WFN-06-A44M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555-0001. 

WHEN ARE THE PUBLIC MEETINGS?

Public Meetings/Events Dates 

Issued Proposed Rule/Guidance March 26, 2015 

Rockville, MD April 28, 2015 

Austin, TX May 12, 2015 

Columbia, SC June 2, 2015 

Richland, WA June 9, 2015 

Salt Lake City, UT June 10, 2015 

Close of Public Comment Period July 24, 2015 

HOW DO I SUBMIT COMMENTS ON THE 

PROPOSED RULE?

Please include Docket ID NRC-2011-0012 in the subject line of your 

comments. 

• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 

and search for documents filed under Docket ID NRC-2011-0012. 

• Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings 

and Adjudications Staff.

• E-mail comments to: Rulemaking.Comments@nrc.gov. If you do 

not receive a reply e-mail confirming that we have received your 

comments, contact us directly at 301-415-1677. 

• Hand-deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 

Maryland 20852, between 7:30 am and 4:15 pm Federal workdays. 

(Telephone 301-415-1677) 

• Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission at 301-415-1101.

Priya Yadav, Project Manager

Priya.Yadav@nrc.gov

301-415-6667

Gary Comfort, Senior Project Manager

Gary.Comfort@nrc.gov

301-415-8106

Stephen Dembek, Senior Project Manager 

Stephen.Dembek@nrc.gov 

301-415-2342

10 CFR Part 61 Proposed Rule and Guidance

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards