Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: a5cfec96-8785-464b-ada8-dc4424b90606
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Quality Assurance for Radiological Monitoring Programs
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 4
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0630/ML063060429.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-4.15
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Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.). DG-4010, Page 4 This regulatory guide presents more complete and extensive guidance on QA for facilities where radiological effluent or environmental monitoring is required by NRC regulations.2 However, this guidance does not address all topics and elements that a facility’s QA program may require (such as requirements of Appendix B to10 CFR Part 50 for nuclear power plants or 10 CFR 76.93 for gaseous diffusion uranium enrichment facilities). The NRC issues regulatory guides to describe to the public methods that the staff considers acceptable for use in implementing specific parts of the agency’s regulations, to explain techniques that the staff uses in evaluating specific problems or postulated accidents, and to provide guidance to applicants. Regulatory guides are not substitutes for regulations, and compliance with regulatory guides is not required. The NRC issues regulatory guides in draft form to solicit public comment and involve the public in developing the agency’s regulatory positions. Draft regulatory guides have not received complete staff review and, therefore, they do not represent official NRC staff positions. This regulatory guide may address information collections that are covered by the requirements of the following regulations, which the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved under the indicated OMB control numbers: Regulation OMB Control Number 10 CFR Part 20 3150-0014 10 CFR Part 30 3150-0017 10 CFR Part 40 3150-0020 10 CFR Part 50 3150-0011 10 CFR Part 52 3150-0151 10 CFR Part 61 3150-0135 10 CFR Part 70 3150-0009 10 CFR Part 72 3150-0132 10 CFR Part 76 N/A3 The NRC may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, an information collection request or requirement unless the requesting document displays a currently valid OMB control number. DG-4010, Page 5 B. DISCUSSION As used in the context of this guide, QA comprises all those planned and systematic