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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ent releases are specified in 10 CFR 50.36a, “Technical Specifications on Effluents from Nuclear Power Reactors.” In addition to complying with the applicable provisions of 10 CFR 20.1301, “Dose Limits for Individual Members of the Public,” the licensee would develop technical specifications that require it to establish and follow operating procedures for the control of effluents as outlined in 10 CFR 50.34a(c), when applicable, and to maintain and use the radioactive waste system under 10 CFR 50.34a(a). This applies when the plant is operating as well as during decommissioning. The regulation in 10 CFR 50.36a(a)(1) requires the licensee to retain these operating procedures as a record until the NRC terminates the license and to keep all superseded revisions to the procedures for 3 years from the date they were superseded. Licensees must continue to meet the requirements of 10 CFR 50.36a(a)(2) to submit an annual report to the NRC that specifies the quantity of each of the principal radionuclides released from the facility to unrestricted areas in liquid and gaseous effluents during the previous 12 months. The report must include any other information that the NRC may need to estimate the maximum potential annual radiation doses to the public resulting from effluent releases. The time between submittal of the reports must be no longer than 12 months. If quantities of radioactive materials released during the reporting period are significantly greater than the design objectives for the facility when it was operating or are outside the scope of what would be expected based on the ongoing decommissioning activities at the site, the report must specifically address the reasons for this variation. DG-1347 Revision 1, Page 18 The NRC will use these reports, along with any additional information provided, to require the licensee to take actions that the agency deems appropriate to control and monitor offsite liquid and gaseous effluent releases. Licensees may