Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: b2dd9fac-b26b-4819-a1b3-6e1765b4cfa3
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Constraint on Releases of Airborne Radioactive Materials to the Environment for Licensees other than Power Reactors + HISTORY - HISTORY 04/2017 – Periodic Review of Revision 1 – Issues identified for future consideration 04/2010 – DG-4018 , Proposed Revision 1 12/1995 – Draft DG-8016
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 4
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1720/ML17208A922.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-4.20
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adioactive Material,” dated October 2012. 11 2. What is the impact on internal and external stakeholders of not updating the RG for the known issues, in terms of anticipated numbers of licensing and inspection activities over the next several years? The NRC staff anticipates receiving approximately 50-70 licensing activities per year for transportation packages, and 20-25 licensing actions for storage. A number of these actions may involve the use of the guidance provided in RG 7.4 Rev. 1. 3. What is an estimate of the level of effort needed to address identified issues in terms of full-time equivalent (FTE) and contractor resources? An estimate of the effort needed to correct the identified issues is between 0.1 FTE and 0.2 FTE. 4. Based on the answers to the questions above, what is the NRC staff action for this guide? Revise. 5. Provide a conceptual plan and timeframe to address the issues identified during the review. The NRC staff plans to develop a draft RG in the near future and issue it for public comment. 12 Regulatory Guide Number: 7.7, Revision 1 Title: Administrative Guide for Verifying Compliance with Packaging Requirements for Shipping and Receiving of Radioactive Material Office/division/branch: NMSS/DSFM/SFLB Technical Lead: Pierre Saverot Staff Action Decided: Reviewed with no issues identified 1. What are the known technical or regulatory issues with the current version of the Regulatory Guide (RG)? RG 7.7 was issued in 1977 and revised in 2012 to provide licensees with a method considered acceptable by the NRC staff to meet administrative requirements for: 1) the transport of licensed material under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 71, “Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material,” either in a Type B or a Type AF package, and 2) the receipt and opening of the package under 10 CFR Part 20, “Standards for Protection Against Radiation.” No technical or regulatory issues were identified with Revision 1 to RG