Document: 10 CFR Part 50
Document ID: 3bb40986-1e35-4227-97a5-a8459e920e5f
Document Type: cfr
Title: Release of part of a power reactor facility or site for unrestricted use.
Source: 10 CFR Part 50
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-50/section-50.83
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Section ID: 50.83
CFR Part: 50
CFR Title: 10

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§ 50.83 Release of part of a power reactor facility or site for unrestricted use. ( a ) Prior written NRC approval is required to release part of a facility or site for unrestricted use at any time before receiving approval of a license termination plan. Section 50.75 specifies recordkeeping requirements associated with partial release. Nuclear power reactor licensees seeking NRC approval shall— ( 1 ) Evaluate the effect of releasing the property to ensure that— ( i ) The dose to individual members of the public does not exceed the limits and standards of 10 CFR Part 20, Subpart D ; ( ii ) There is no reduction in the effectiveness of emergency planning or physical security; ( iii ) Effluent releases remain within license conditions; ( iv ) The environmental monitoring program and offsite dose calculation manual are revised to account for the changes; ( v ) The siting criteria of 10 CFR Part 100 continue to be met; and ( vi ) All other applicable statutory and regulatory requirements continue to be met. ( 2 ) Perform a historical site assessment of the part of the facility or site to be released; and ( 3 ) Perform surveys adequate to demonstrate compliance with the radiological criteria for unrestricted use specified in 10 CFR 20.1402 for impacted areas. ( b ) For release of non-impacted areas, the licensee may submit a written request for NRC approval of the release if a license amendment is not otherwise required. The request submittal must include— ( 1 ) The results of the evaluations performed in accordance with paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section; ( 2 ) A description of the part of the facility or site to be released; ( 3 ) The schedule for release of the property; ( 4 ) The results of the evaluations performed in accordance with § 50.59 ; and ( 5 ) A discussion that provides the reasons for concluding that the environmental impacts associated with the licensee's proposed release of the property will be bounded by appropriate previously issued