NRC AWARDS 

STUDENTS

Several U.S. 

Nuclear 

Regulatory 

Commission 

(NRC) staff 

members—

including staff 

from the Office 

of Nuclear 

Material Safety 

and Safeguards 

(NMSS)—

participated 

in the 

Montgomery 

County Science Fair that was held at the White Oak campus of the Food and Drug 

Administration in Silver Spring, MD, on Saturday, March 14, 2015. The science fair 

was sponsored by Science Montgomery and was open to all public, private, and 

home-schooled students, grades 6 through 12. The NRC staff served as judges and 

reviewed projects in the fields of information technology, biology, behavioral and 

social sciences, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, engineering, and physics. 

Staff interviewed middle school and high school students about their projects. 

The NRC once again offered a special award to middle and high school students 

participating in the fair who stood out as aspiring scientists as a way to highlight the 

agency’s support for science in the schools. 

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL 

POLICY ACT 

The NRC received an award for “best poster” at the Waste Management 

Symposium 2015 in recognition of its leadership in training and implementation 

of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The poster, which was 

displayed at the March 17–18 event in Phoenix, AZ, was based on a paper by 

NMSS staff members Larry W. Camper and Zahira Cruz. The paper was published in 

Volume 16, Issue 04, of the journal Environmental Practice in December 2014 under 

the title, “NEPA Training is Essential: It Shouldn’t Just be for Environmental Staff.” 

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NUREG/BR-0117

NO. 15-03

NRC AWARDS STUDENTS

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NATIONAL 

ENVIRONMENTAL 

POLICY ACT 

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CYBER SECURITY 

QUESTIONNAIRE 

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FROM THE DESK OF 

THE DIRECTOR

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ANNUAL USERS 

TRAINING MEETING

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SIGNIFICANT 

ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS

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GENERIC 

COMMUNICATIONS 

ISSUED

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SELECTED FEDERAL 

REGISTER NOTICES

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ONGOING 

RULEMAKINGS

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TO OUR READERS

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OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL 

SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS

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The poster received the “best poster” award in its category (Communications, Involvement, 

Education, and Training) and caught the attention of many attendees, attracting many positive 

comments. Some attendees suggested their employers should adopt the NRC’s approach and 

provide training for them on the understanding and implementation of NEPA.

The NMSS News Link previously highlighted the NRC’s NEPA training in its October 2014 

edition. 

Between 2009 and 2014, NRC staff—including attorneys, branch chiefs, division directors, and 

senior-level service staff—were trained in the implementation of NEPA through courses offered 

by Duke University and co-sponsored by the White House Council on Environmental Quality. 

These courses included the following elective courses: 

• “Socioeconomic Impact Analysis under NEPA”

• “Accounting for Cumulative Effects in the NEPA Process”

• “Tribal Consultation”

• “Preparing and Documenting Environmental Impact Analyses”

• “Scoping, Public Involvement and Environmental Justice”

• “Current and Emerging Issues in National Environmental Policy”

• “The Law of NEPA”

• “Considering Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change under NEPA”

After completing the required courses along with the cornerstone course, “Implementation of 

NEPA”, and a capstone paper, NRC staff could receive Duke University’s “Implementation of 

NEPA Certificate.” As of December 2014, 24 NEPA certificates had been awarded to NRC 

staff, with another one pending. The NEPA courses provided the tools necessary to address 

the environmental effects of agency actions and to ensure that environmental impact analyses 

are substantively and procedurally accurate.

(Contact: Janelle Jessie, NMSS, 301–415–6775 or Janelle.Jessie@nrc.gov)

CYBER SECURITY QUESTIONNAIRE 

The NRC’s Byproduct Materials Cyber Security Working Group is asking all NRC and 

Agreement State byproduct materials licensees to fill out and return a questionnaire on a 

voluntary basis. The working group will distribute the questionnaire by e-mail MaterialsCyber.

Resource@nrc.gov) to all licensees that possess Category 1 or 2 radioactive materials. 

Licensees are not required to respond to these questionnaires; however, the working group 

says that a response would be greatly appreciated as it will help it better understand the 

potential vulnerabilities and risk associated with cyber threats and form the basis for any 

recommendations and possible actions for consideration. Information sought through the 

questionnaire includes:

• the use of devices with software-based control systems, such as irradiators and gamma 

knives

• the use of access control or intrusion detection systems that may allow an adversary to gain 

access to material and avoid detection

• the use of computer systems that licensees use for their source inventories

• the use of digital technology used to support response communications and coordination

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FROM THE DESK OF 

THE DIRECTOR

I would like to take this opportunity to announce the 

appointment of Dr. Josephine M. Piccone as Director 

of the Division of Material, State, Tribal and Rulemaking 

Programs (DMSTR), Office of Nuclear Material Safety 

and Safeguards (NMSS). On June 15, 2015, Dr. Piccone 

settled into her new position. She succeeds Laura Dudes, 

who was selected as Deputy Regional Administrator for 

Construction, Region II. 

Josie brings over 30 years of NRC experience with 

her to DMSTR, including nearly 20 years as a senior 

manager–most recently in NMSS as the Director of the 

Yucca Mountain Directorate. She also brings a breadth 

of knowledge and experience in topics including, but not 

limited to: health physics, licensing, rulemaking, industrial 

& medical uses, fuel cycle, waste management, and 

intergovernmental liaison work. 

In addition to Josie, DMSTR has a few other new managers 

that I’d like to announce, as well. In February, Douglas 

Bollock was selected as Chief of the Medical Safety 

and Events Assessment Branch, and Chris Einberg was 

reassigned as Chief of the Agreement State Programs 

Branch. Most recently, Sheena Whaley was selected as 

Chief, Rulemaking and Project Management Branch. Please 

join me in wishing Doug, Chris, and Sheena well in their 

new positions. I would like to thank you all in advance for 

your role in helping ensure their transition has been, and 

continues to be, as seamless as possible.

In my October 2014 article, I discussed the challenges and 

changes that we faced following the merge of NMSS and 

the Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental 

Management Programs (FSME). I’m happy to report 

that since that time, we’ve taken huge steps to integrate 

and balance our workload, improve internal coordination 

and provide greater flexibility to respond to a dynamic 

environment. The success of the merge is a testament to 

the quality of the NRC staff as well as yours, as our partners 

and stakeholders. Efforts are currently underway to capture 

lessons learned from the merge, and your feedback is a 

critical aspect of that. Stay tuned for more details on how 

to provide feedback, but in the meantime, I encourage 

you to contact me or a member of the NMSS team 

with any thoughts as we continually strive to improve the 

organization.

As you probably are all aware, the NRC is facing other 

organizational changes. Project Aim 2020 is the agency’s 

effort to adapt to the challenges of the next five years 

and beyond. The Project Aim 2020 report points out that 

the NRC achieves a high level of success in accomplishing 

the agency’s safety and security mission, but the agency 

effectiveness, efficiency, agility, flexibility, and performance 

must improve to continue to succeed in the future in 

an environment that is much different than previously 

expected. The Staff Requirements Memorandum (SRM) 

for Project Aim 2020 was issued by the Commission in 

June 2015, and it details the Commission’s direction to the 

staff and comments on the specific recommendations in 

the Project Aim 2020 report. Over the next few months, 

the NRC will develop an implementation plan to address 

the SRM. As always though, the NRC’s dedication to public 

health and safety has not changed, and I expect us to make 

well thought-out, calculated decisions with strong leadership 

commitment and oversight to better position the agency to 

respond to the challenges of 2020 and beyond.

Catherine Haney, Director
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The NRC formed the Byproduct Materials Cyber Security Working Group to focus on 

identifying potential cyber security vulnerabilities among medical, industrial, and academic users 

of risk significant radioactive materials. This working group is comprised of staff from NMSS, 

the Nuclear Security and Incident Response; and Regions I, III, and IV, as well as an Agreement 

State representative. The cyber security landscape for byproduct materials licensees is complex 

because of the large number and diversity of licenses involved and the corresponding variability 

of operating environments and cyber threats. Byproduct licensees operate in environments 

that vary from large manufacturing facilities, universities, and medical facilities to small industrial 

radiographers. Additionally, the majority of materials licensees are not regulated by the NRC 

directly, but by Agreement States. 

(Contact: Irene Wu, NMSS, 301–415–1951 or Irene.Wu@nrc.gov)

ANNUAL USERS TRAINING MEETING

Approximately 180 participants, including NRC licensees with responsibility for tracking and 

reporting nuclear materials, participated in the Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards 

System (NMMSS) 2015 annual users training May 11–14, 2015, in Las Vegas, NV. 

The NMMSS is the U.S. Government’s official information system containing current and historical 

accounting data and other related nuclear material information collected from both government 

and commercial nuclear facilities. 

NRC licensees, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration 

(NNSA), Federal and contractor organizations, and other domestic and international entities 

with responsibility for tracking and reporting nuclear materials participated in the unique training 

focused on: 

• regulatory requirements associated with nuclear material reporting

• regulatory updates relevant to nuclear material reporting

• programmatic and regulatory issues of importance to the NRC licensees and DOE/NNSA 

contractors

• specialized breakout sessions

• one-on-one consultations with, and technical support by, NMMSS staff, including a hands-on 

software orientation

• an industry roundtable discussion to share ideas and identify opportunities for improvement

• topical presentations on emerging domestic and international development

DOE owns and operates the NMMSS database, and the NRC uses NMMSS through an 

interagency agreement with DOE. The NMSS manages the interagency agreement and ensures 

that the NMMSS database operates in a manner that meets the NRC’s needs.

(Contacts: Mirabelle Shoemaker, NMSS, 301–415–7363 or Mirabelle.Shoemaker@nrc.gov and 

Brian Horn, NMSS, 301–415–7440 or Brian.Horn@nrc.gov)

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SIGNIFICANT ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS

The NRC issued the following significant actions for failure to comply with a regulation.

ATC Group Services, Inc. (EA-13-251)

On March 27, 2015, the NRC issued an Order Imposing Civil Monetary Penalty to ATC Group 

Services (ATC), Inc. After the NRC’s November 19, 2014, Notice of Violation and Proposed 

Imposition of a Civil Penalty in the amount of $3,500, the licensee requested that the violation 

be reduced to a Severity Level IV violation. The violation involved ATC’s failure to control and 

maintain constant surveillance of licensed material located in an unrestricted area that was not 

in storage. Specifically, a company employee left the gauge locked in the back of an open-bed 

truck in a store parking lot in Indianapolis, IN, with the truck door unlocked and the keys in 

the ignition. After carefully considering the information provided by the licensee in its written 

response, the NRC concluded that an adequate basis did not exist for either a reduction of the 

severity level or mitigation of the civil penalty and imposed the $3,500 civil penalty by Order.

High Mountain Inspection Services, Inc. (EA-14-182)

On February 11, 2015, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to High Mountain Inspection 

Services, (HMIS), Inc. for a Severity Level III violation. The violation involved HMIS’s failure 

to comply with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 34.49(b), “Radiation 

Surveys,” which requires a licensee to conduct a radiation survey of a radiographic exposure 

device and the guide tube after each radiographic exposure when approaching the device 

or guide tube. Specifically, on October 7, 2014, the radiographer’s assistant approached the 

radiography exposure device and guide tube without a survey instrument after completing a 

radiographic exposure of a pipe weld at a temporary job site located near Wright, WY. There 

was no unnecessary radiation exposure or overexposure to workers as a result of this violation.

Patriot Engineering and Environmental (EA-14-162)

On February 4, 2015, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil 

Penalty in the amount of $3,500 to Patriot Engineering and Environmental for a Severity Level III 

violation. Specifically, on September 4, 2014, the licensee failed to maintain control and constant 

surveillance or use a minimum of two independent physical controls to secure a portable 

gauge from unauthorized removal as required by 10 CFR 20.1802, “Control of Material Not in 

Storage,” and 10 CFR 30.34(i), “Terms and Conditions of Licenses.” An authorized user failed to 

maintain control and constant surveillance over a gauge containing licensed material, and that 

gauge was driven over by construction equipment.

MEDICAL

Beaumont Health System (EA-14-236)

On March 9, 2015, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Beaumont Health System (BHS) 

for a Severity Level III violation. The violation involved BHS’s failure to develop, implement, 

and maintain written procedures to provide high confidence that each administration was 

in accordance with the written directive as required by paragraph (a) of 10 CFR 35.41, 

“Procedures for Administrations Requiring a Written Directive.” In accordance with 10 CFR 

35.41(b)(2), the procedures required by 10 CFR 35.41(a) must address verifying that the 

administration is in accordance with the treatment plan, if applicable, and the written directive. 

Specifically, on October 30, 2014, the licensee administered yttrium-90 to the posterior portion 

of the right lobe of a patient’s liver, and the licensee’s procedures did not require verification 
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that the dose was in accordance with the applicable treatment plan and written directive. As 

a result, a medical event occurred as the patient received a dose that was 20.8 percent more 

than the prescribed dose.

Information about the NRC’s enforcement program can be accessed at http://www.nrc.gov/

about-nrc/regulatory/enforcement/current.html. Documents related to cases can be accessed 

through the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at http://www.

nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Help in using ADAMS is available by contacting the NRC Public 

Document Room staff at 301 415–4737 or 1–800–397–4209 or by sending an e–mail to PDR.

Resource@nrc.gov.

(Contact: Michele Burgess, NMSS, 301–415–5868 or Michele.Burgess@nrc.gov)

GENERIC COMMUNICATIONS ISSUED

The following summarizes an NRC generic communication issued by NMSS. If this document 

appears relevant to your needs and you have not received a copy, please call one of the technical 

contacts listed below. The Web address for the NRC library of generic communications is http://

www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/gen-comm.

REGULATORY ISSUE SUMMARIES

The NRC provides a regulatory issue summary (RIS) as an informational document used to 

communicate with the nuclear industry on a broad spectrum of matters. 

On February 24, 2015, the NRC issued RIS–15–03, “Identifying and Reporting Security Incidents 

under 10 CFR PART 37.” The agency issued the RIS to inform addressees of the requirements 

regarding identifying and reporting security incidents, including suspicious activity, involving 

Category 1 or Category 2 quantities of radioactive material under 10 CFR Part 37; “Physical 

Protection of Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive Material”; to clarify when 

and how to report those matters; and to make recipients aware of a database used to track 

reports of suspicious activity. 

SELECTED FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

April 23, 2015 

80 FR 27709, Selection of Material Balance Areas and Item Control Areas (Draft Regulatory 

Guide; Request for Comment)

Summary: The NRC issued for public comment draft regulatory guide (DG), DG–5057, ‘‘Special 

Nuclear Material Control and Accounting System for Non-Fuel Cycle Facilities.’’ This DG 

provides guidance to licensees and applicants on the NRC’s regulations concerning the material 

control and accounting of special nuclear material. The need for this guidance arises from an 

ongoing NRC rulemaking to revise these regulations. The scope of DG–5057 covers nuclear 

power plants and all non-fuel cycle facilities.

(Contacts: Tom Pham, NMSS, 301–287–9132 or Tom.Pham@nrc.gov and Mekonen Bayssie, 

NRR, 301–251–7489 or Mekonen.Bayssie@nrc.gov)
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June 1, 2015

80 FR 30924, List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec HI–STORM Flood/Wind System; 

Certificate of Compliance No. 1032, Amendment No. 1, Revision 1; (Direct Final Rule; Confirmation 

of Effective Date)

Summary: The NRC confirmed the effective date of June 2, 2015, for the direct final rule that 

was published in the Federal Register on March 19, 2015 (80 FR 14291). This direct final rule 

amended the NRC’s spent fuel storage regulations by revising the Holtec International, Inc., 

(Holtec), HI–STORM Flood/Wind (FW) System listing within the ‘‘List of approved spent fuel 

storage casks’’ to add Amendment No. 1, Revision 1, to Certificate of Compliance No. 1032. 

Amendment No. 1, Revision 1, allowed these casks to accept 14x14B fuel assemblies with minor 

changes in the internal diameter of the fuel cladding, diameter of the fuel pellet, and spacing 

between the fuel pins. The amendment also updated testing requirements for the fabrication of 

Metamic HT neutron-absorbing structural material. 

(Contact: Robert D. MacDougall, NMSS, 301–415–5175 or Robert.MacDougall@nrc.gov)

June 12, 2015 

80 FR 33988, Revisions to Transportation Safety Requirements and Harmonization With 

International Atomic Energy Agency Transportation Requirements (Final Rule)

Summary: The NRC, in consultation with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), is 

amending its regulations for the packaging and transportation of radioactive material. These 

amendments make conforming changes to the NRC’s regulations based on the International 

Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) 2009 standards for the international transportation of 

radioactive material and maintain consistency with the DOT’s regulations. In addition, these 

amendments re-establish restrictions on materials that qualify for the fissile material exemption, 

clarify requirements, update administrative procedures, and make editorial changes.

(Contact: Solomon Sahle, NMSS, 301–415–3781 or Solomon.Sahle@nrc.gov)

June 12, 2015

80 FR 33450, Physical Protection of Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive 

Materials (Petition for Rulemaking; Consideration in the Rulemaking Process)

Summary: The NRC will consider in the rulemaking process three issues raised in a petition 

for rulemaking (PRM), PRM–37–1, submitted by Anthony Pietrangelo, on behalf of the Nuclear 

Energy Institute (NEI or the petitioner). The petitioner requests that the NRC amend its 

regulations to clarify and expand current exemptions for when the physical protection measures 

for category 1 and category 2 quantities of radioactive material do not apply to a licensee.

(Contact: Cardelia Maupin, NMSS, 301–415–2312 or Cardelia.Maupin@nrc.gov)

June 23, 2015

80 FR 35870, Linear No-Threshold Model and Standards for Protection against Radiation, 

(Petition for Rulemaking; Notice of Docketing and Request for Comment)

Summary: The NRC has received three petitions for rulemaking (PRM) requesting that the 

NRC amend its ‘‘Standards for Protection Against Radiation’’ regulations and change the basis 

of those regulations from the Linear No-Threshold (LNT) model of radiation protection to 

the radiation hormesis model. The radiation hormesis model provides that exposure of the 

human body to low levels of ionizing radiation is beneficial and protects the human body against 

deleterious effects of high levels of radiation. Whereas, the LNT model provides that radiation 

is always considered harmful, there is no safety threshold, and biological damage caused by 

ionizing radiation (essentially the cancer risk) is directly proportional to the amount of radiation 

exposure to the human body (response linearity). The petitions were submitted by Carol S. 
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Marcus, Mark L. Miller, and Mohan Doss (the petitioners), dated February 9, 2015, 

February 13, 2015, and February 24, 2015, respectively. These petitions were docketed by 

the NRC on February 20, 2015, February 27, 2015, and March 16, 2015, and have been 

assigned Docket Numbers. PRM–20–28, PRM–20–29, and PRM–20–30, respectively. The 

NRC is examining the issues raised in these petitions to determine whether they should 

be considered in rulemaking. The NRC is requesting public comments on these petitions 

for rulemaking.

(Contact: Solomon Sahle, NMSS, 301–415–3781 or Solomon.Sahle@nrc.gov)

ONGOING RULEMAKINGS

RULEMAKING DESCRIPTION STATUS

PROPOSED RULES

10 CFR Part 61, 

“Low–Level Radioactive 

Waste (LLRW) Disposal”

The proposed rule would revise 

10 CFR Part 61 to require lowlevel radioactive waste (LLRW) 

disposal licensees and license 

applicants to conduct updated 

site–specific analyses and to permit 

the development of criteria for 

future LLRW acceptance based on 

the results of these analyses.

The NRC published the 

proposed rule and notice 

of availability of the draft 

guidance in the Federal 

Register (80 FR 16082 

and 80 FR 15930) on 

March 26, 2015. The 

comment period for both 

documents closes on 

July 24, 2015. 

10 CFR Part 35, “Medical 

Use of Byproduct 

Material—Medical Event 

Definitions, Training and 

Experience and Clarifying 

Amendments” 

The proposed rule would amend 

the reporting and notification 

requirements for a medical event, 

amend training and experience 

requirements, and make changes 

to how a petition for rulemaking is 

handled.

The NRC published the 

proposed rule and draft 

guidance in the Federal 

Register (79 FR 42224) 

for public comments. The 

comment period closed on 

November 18, 2014. The NRC 

received 48 comment letters, 

resulting in several hundred 

comments. The comments are 

posted at www.regulations.gov 

under Docket ID 

NRC-2008-0175. On 

October 8, 2014, the NRC 

held a public meeting to 

promote better understanding 

of the proposed amendments. 

The comments received are 

under NRC review. A final 

rule package is due to the 

Commission in 

December 2015.
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10 CFR Part 73, “Enhanced 

Security of Special Nuclear 

Material”

The proposed rule would update 

security regulations, including 

portions of 10 CFR Part 73, 

relating to physical protection of 

special nuclear material at NRC 

licensed facilities and in transit.

On February 3, 2015, the 

Office of Nuclear Security 

and Incident Response 

(NSIR) submitted a user need 

request (ML14317A037) 

to NMSS to initiate a 

rulemaking to update the 

security regulations within 

10 CFR Part 73. NSIR 

and NMSS completed 

the regulatory basis 

(ML14321A007) on 

February 25, 2015. On 

April 22, 2015, the NRC 

published the regulatory basis 

in the Federal Register 

(80 FR 22434).

10 CFR Part 73 – Cyber 

Security at Fuel Cycle 

Facilities

The proposed rulemaking would 

revise 10 CFR Part 73 to add new 

cyber security requirements for 

Fuel Cycle Facilities.

The NRC is currently drafting 

the regulatory basis for the 

rulemaking and expects to 

release it for public comment 

in September 2015.

FINAL RULE

10 CFR Part 71, 

“Compatibility with 

Transportation Standards”

The rule would amend the 

regulations in 10 CFR Part 71 for 

the packaging and transportation 

of radioactive material. 

The Commission affirmed 

the final rule presented in 

SECY–14–0100 on 

April 14, 2015. The staff 

is presently preparing 

the publication package 

and awaiting Office of 

Management and Budget 

clearance. 

10 CFR Part 74, “Material 

Control and Accounting of 

Special Nuclear Material”

This rule would revise and 

consolidate the current Material 

Control and Accounting (MC&A) 

requirements into 10 CFR Part 74, 

and would clarify and strengthen 

the MC&A requirements, in part, 

by removing existing exemptions in 

the item control provisions.

Staff is resolving the public 

comments and preparing 

the final package for the 

rulemaking. Staff is planning 

to hold a public meeting 

in September 2015 to 

discuss the cumulative 

effects of regulation and 

implementation of the final 

rule. The final rule package 

is due to the Commission in 

November 2015. 
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PETITIONS

PRM–32–8, CampCo 

Petition

CampCo submitted a petition 

for rulemaking asking the NRC 

to amend regulations to allow 

commercial distribution of tritium 

markers.

The receipt and request 

of the petition was published 

in Federal Register (at 

78 FR 41720) on 

July 11, 2013, for a 75-day 

public comment period. 

The petition is currently 

under NRC review.

POLICY STATEMENT

Tribal Policy Statement The Tribal Policy Statement will 

describe the Commission’s policy 

for consulting and coordination 

with Native American tribes.

The staff sent the 

Commission a Tribal 

Policy Statement on 

January 10, 2014 

(SECY-14-0006; 

ADAMS Accession No. 

ML13317B141). The policy 

statement was published 

in the Federal Register

(79 FR 71136) on 

December 1, 2014 for a 120 

day public comment period. 

The public comment period 

was originally scheduled to 

close on March 31, 2015. 

The NRC extended the 

public comment period to 

May 31, 2015, to allow more 

time for members of the 

public to develop and submit 

their comments.

PRE-RULEMAKING

10 CFR Part 20, “Standards 

for Protection against 

Radiation,” International 

Commission on 

Radiological Protection 

(ICRP) Recommendations 

The rulemaking would incorporate 

recommendations from the ICRP 

to revise 10 CFR Part 20.

The NRC published an 

advance notice of proposed 

rulemaking in the Federal 

Register (79 FR 43284) on 

July 25, 2014. The public 

comment period was 

extended to June 22, 2015.
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TO OUR READERS 

Thank you for your interest in our newsletter. In our attempt to keep the NMSS licensee 

newsletter—The NMSS News Link—relevant, we welcome feedback on its contents. 

If you would like to suggest topics for the newsletter, please contact Vanessa Cox, NMSS 

Rulemaking and Project Management Branch, by telephone at 301–415–8342 or by e–mail at 

Vanessa.Cox@nrc.gov. In addition, to ensure proper delivery of The NMSS News Link and to 

prevent any interruption of service, please report e–mail address changes to Ms. Cox. 

Please send written correspondence to the following address:

Vanessa Cox, Editor, NMSS Licensee Newsletter

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Two White Flint North, Mail Stop: T-8-F42

Washington, DC 20555–0001
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