Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 151ab883-1221-4a79-88d6-a2631cce2239
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Reactors (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2134/ML21347A080.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-05
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Section ID: RG-1.184
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eactor applicants and licensees subject to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50, “Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities” (Ref. 1), and 10 CFR Part 52, “Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants” (Ref. 2). The fact that a licensee has permanently ceased operations and removed the fuel from the reactor vessel, or that a final legally effective order to permanently cease operations has come into effect, or that the licensed facility has been modified to be incapable of making use of special nuclear material without significant facility alterations necessary to restore the capability to make use of special nuclear material does not reduce or alter the requirement that the licensee comply with the applicable regulations, its NRC license, and its technical specifications. Some regulations no longer apply when the licensee is no longer authorized to operate, and some regulations no longer apply when the facility is no longer a utilization facility. If a licensee wishes to reduce its regulatory burden for those requirements that still apply, it must do so by requesting an exemption in accordance with 10 CFR 50.12, “Specific exemptions,” or 10 CFR 52.7, “Specific exemptions,” or a license amendment in accordance with 10 CFR 50.90, “Application for amendment of license, construction permit, or early site permit,” or by making changes in accordance with 10 CFR 50.59, “Changes, tests, and experiments,” as appropriate. DG-1347 Revision 1, Page 2 Applicable Regulations • 10 CFR Part 20, “Standards for Protection against Radiation” (Ref. 3), provides the radiological release criteria and radiological protection requirements that apply during decommissioning. • 10 CFR Part 50 provides the regulations for licensing production and utilization facilities: o 10 CFR 50.2, “Definitions,” provides definitions. o 10 CFR 50.4, “Written communications,” provides the requirements for