80_FR_56060 80 FR 55880 - Independent Assessment of Nuclear Material Control and Accounting Systems

80 FR 55880 - Independent Assessment of Nuclear Material Control and Accounting Systems

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 180 (September 17, 2015)

Page Range55880-55881
FR Document2015-23290

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-5049, ``Independent Assessment of Nuclear Material Control and Accounting Systems.'' This DG provides guidance from experience gained since the regulatory guide was initially published in June 1975. In particular, the guidance for performing independent assessments has been expanded to include process monitoring and item monitoring for Category I fuel cycle facilities, and to include guidance for uranium enrichment facilities. In addition, this revision addresses changes in Material Control & Accounting (MC&A) terminology; for example, the term ``management review'' has been replaced by ``independent assessment,'' and ``material unaccounted for'' by ``inventory difference.''

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 180 (Thursday, September 17, 2015) 
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[FR Doc No: 2015-23290]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2015-0214]


Independent Assessment of Nuclear Material Control and Accounting 
Systems

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Draft regulatory guide; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for 
public comment draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-5049, ``Independent 
Assessment of Nuclear Material Control and Accounting Systems.'' This 
DG provides guidance from experience gained since the regulatory guide 
was initially published in June 1975. In particular, the guidance for 
performing independent assessments has been expanded to include process 
monitoring and item monitoring for Category I fuel cycle facilities, 
and to include guidance for uranium enrichment facilities. In addition, 
this revision addresses changes in Material Control & Accounting (MC&A) 
terminology; for

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example, the term ``management review'' has been replaced by 
``independent assessment,'' and ``material unaccounted for'' by 
``inventory difference.''

DATES: Submit comments by November 16, 2015. Comments received after 
this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC 
is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before 
this date. Although a time limit is given, comments and suggestions in 
connection with items for inclusion in guides currently being developed 
or improvements in all published guides are encouraged at any time.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods 
(unless this document describes a different method for submitting 
comments on a specified subject):
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0214. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact 
the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
of this document.
     Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, 
Mail Stop: OWFN-12H08, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001.
    For additional direction on accessing information and submitting 
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Glenn Tuttle, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, telephone: 301-415-7230, email: 
[email protected], or Mekonen Bayssie, Office of Nuclear Regulatory 
Research, telephone: 301-415-1699, email: [email protected]; U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2014-0214 when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information regarding this action. You may 
obtain publicly-available information related to this action by any of 
the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0214.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and 
then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, 
please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected]. The 
DG is electronically available in ADAMS under Accession No. 
ML14310A339.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2015-0214 in the subject line of your 
comment submission, in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make 
your comment submission available to the public in this docket.
    The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact 
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your 
comment submission. The NRC posts all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as enters the comment submissions into 
ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove 
identifying or contact information.
    If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons 
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to 
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be 
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should 
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to 
remove such information before making the comment submissions available 
to the public or entering the comment submissions into ADAMS.

II. Additional Information

    The NRC is issuing for public comment a DG in the NRC's 
``Regulatory Guide'' series. This series was developed to describe and 
make available to the public information regarding methods that are 
acceptable to the NRC staff for implementing specific parts of the 
NRC's regulations, techniques that the staff uses in evaluating 
specific issues or postulated events, and data that the staff needs in 
its review of applications for permits and licenses.
    The DG entitled ``Independent Assessment of Nuclear Material 
Control and Accounting Systems'' is a proposed revision temporarily 
identified by its task number, DG-5049. This DG is proposed Revision 1 
of Regulatory Guide (RG) 5.51, ``Management Review of Nuclear Material 
Control and Accounting Systems.''
    This DG provides guidance that conforms with revisions to 10 CFR 
part 74, ``Material Control and Accounting of Special Nuclear 
Material,'' as well as incorporates experience gained since the RG was 
initially published in June 1975. In particular, the guidance for 
performing independent assessments has been expanded to include process 
monitoring and item monitoring for Category I fuel cycle facilities, 
and to include guidance for uranium enrichment facilities. In addition, 
this revision addresses changes in MC&A terminology since the RG was 
published in 1975; for example, the term ``management review'' has been 
replaced by ``independent assessment,'' and ``material unaccounted 
for'' by ``inventory difference.''

III. Backfitting

    This DG provides guidance on recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements with respect to material control and accounting, as set 
forth in 10 CFR part 74. The regulatory position held in this guidance 
demonstrates the method that the NRC staff finds acceptable for an 
applicant or licensee to meet the requirements of the underlying NRC 
regulations. The issuance of the guidance in this DG is not 
backfitting, as that term is defined in 10 CFR 70.76, 72.62, or 76.76, 
because information collection and reporting requirements with respect 
to material control and accounting are not included within the scope of 
the NRC's backfitting protections.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 11th day of September, 2015.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Thomas H. Boyce,
Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic Issues Branch, Division of 
Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
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Abstract: Although most patients INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@NRC.GOV. comments from other persons for return to their home after receiving SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: submission to the OMB, then you diagnostic or therapeutic of Iodine-131, should inform those persons not to some patients released by the licensee I. Obtaining Information and include identifying or contact may stay at another location (such as a Submitting Comments information that they do not want to be hotel) for a few days. However, the A. Obtaining Information publicly disclosed in their comment extent of this practice is unclear. The submission. Your request should state same uncertainty exists regarding Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2015– that comment submissions are not patients returning to nursing homes and 0102 when contacting the NRC about routinely edited to remove such other institutional settings. Therefore, the availability of information for this information before making the comment one of the main objectives of this study action. You may obtain publicly- submissions available to the public or is to obtain reliable statistical data that available information related to this entering the comment into ADAMS. provides good estimates of the action by any of the following methods: prevalence of these practices. The • Federal rulemaking Web site: Go to II. Background second objective is to determine, by http://www.regulations.gov and search Under the provisions of the measurements, the external and internal for Docket ID NRC–2015–0102. A copy Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 doses received by members of the of the collection of information and U.S.C. Chapter 35), the NRC recently general public at hotels, nursing homes, related instructions may be obtained submitted a proposed collection of or other institutional settings that without charge by accessing Docket ID information to OMB for review entitled, receive treated patients immediately NRC–2015–0102 on this Web site. ‘‘Destinations of Released Patients after their release. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Following Treatment with Iodine-131 Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day Access and Management System and Estimation of Doses to Members of of September, 2015. (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- the Public at Locations other than For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. available documents online in the Conventional Residences Receiving Tremaine Donnell, ADAMS Public Documents collection at Such Patients.’’ The NRC hereby http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information informs potential responses that an Services. adams.html. To begin the search, select agency may not conduct or sponsor, and ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then [FR Doc. 2015–23367 Filed 9–16–15; 8:45 am] that a person is not required to respond select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS BILLING CODE 7590–01–P to, a collection of information unless it Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, displays a currently valid OMB control please contact the NRC’s Public number. Document Room (PDR) reference staff at NUCLEAR REGULATORY The NRC published a Federal COMMISSION 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by Register notice with a 60-day comment email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. A copy [NRC–2015–0214] period on this information collection on of the collection of information and Tuesday, May 19, 2015 (80 FR 28715). related instructions may be obtained Independent Assessment of Nuclear 1. The title of the information without charge by accessing ADAMS Material Control and Accounting collection: Destinations of Released Accession No. ML15209A593. The Systems Patients Following Treatment with supporting statement available in Iodine-131 and Estimation of Doses to AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory ADAMS under Accession No. Members of the Public at Locations Commission. ML15209A605. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and other than Conventional Residences ACTION: Draft regulatory guide; request purchase copies of public documents at Receiving Such Patients. for comment. the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One 2. OMB approval number: An OMB White Flint North, 11555 Rockville control number has not yet been SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. assigned to this proposed information Commission (NRC) is issuing for public • NRC’s Clearance Officer: A copy of collection. comment draft regulatory guide (DG), the collection of information and related 3. Type of submission: New. DG–5049, ‘‘Independent Assessment of instructions may be obtained without 4. The form number, if applicable: N/ Nuclear Material Control and charge by contacting NRC’s Clearance A. Accounting Systems.’’ This DG provides Officer, Tremaine Donnell, Office of 5. How often the collection is required guidance from experience gained since Information Services, U.S. Nuclear or requested: One-time. the regulatory guide was initially Regulatory Commission, Washington, 6. Who will be required or asked to published in June 1975. In particular, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– respond: Institutions that treat thyroid the guidance for performing 6258; email: INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@ cancer patients with I–131 and the independent assessments has been tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES NRC.GOV. thyroid cancer patients who have been expanded to include process monitoring treated. and item monitoring for Category I fuel B. Submitting Comments 7. 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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 180 / Thursday, September 17, 2015 / Notices 55881 example, the term ‘‘management • NRC’s Agencywide Documents The DG entitled ‘‘Independent review’’ has been replaced by Access and Management System Assessment of Nuclear Material Control ‘‘independent assessment,’’ and (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- and Accounting Systems’’ is a proposed ‘‘material unaccounted for’’ by available documents online in the revision temporarily identified by its ‘‘inventory difference.’’ ADAMS Public Documents collection at task number, DG–5049. This DG is DATES: Submit comments by November http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ proposed Revision 1 of Regulatory 16, 2015. Comments received after this adams.html. To begin the search, select Guide (RG) 5.51, ‘‘Management Review date will be considered if it is practical ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then of Nuclear Material Control and to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Accounting Systems.’’ consideration only for comments Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC’s Public This DG provides guidance that received on or before this date. Document Room (PDR) reference staff at conforms with revisions to 10 CFR part Although a time limit is given, 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by 74, ‘‘Material Control and Accounting of comments and suggestions in connection with items for inclusion in email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The DG Special Nuclear Material,’’ as well as guides currently being developed or is electronically available in ADAMS incorporates experience gained since improvements in all published guides under Accession No. ML14310A339. the RG was initially published in June are encouraged at any time. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and 1975. In particular, the guidance for purchase copies of public documents at performing independent assessments ADDRESSES: You may submit comments the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One has been expanded to include process by any of the following methods (unless White Flint North, 11555 Rockville this document describes a different monitoring and item monitoring for Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Category I fuel cycle facilities, and to method for submitting comments on a specified subject): B. Submitting Comments include guidance for uranium • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to Please include Docket ID NRC–2015– enrichment facilities. In addition, this http://www.regulations.gov and search 0214 in the subject line of your revision addresses changes in MC&A for Docket ID NRC–2015–0214. Address comment submission, in order to ensure terminology since the RG was published questions about NRC dockets to Carol that the NRC is able to make your in 1975; for example, the term Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; comment submission available to the ‘‘management review’’ has been email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For public in this docket. replaced by ‘‘independent assessment,’’ technical questions, contact the The NRC cautions you not to include and ‘‘material unaccounted for’’ by individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER identifying or contact information that ‘‘inventory difference.’’ INFORMATION CONTACT section of this you do not want to be publicly document. III. Backfitting disclosed in your comment submission. • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, The NRC posts all comment This DG provides guidance on Office of Administration, Mail Stop: submissions at http:// recordkeeping and reporting OWFN–12H08, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory www.regulations.gov as well as enters requirements with respect to material Commission, Washington, DC 20555– the comment submissions into ADAMS. control and accounting, as set forth in 0001. The NRC does not routinely edit For additional direction on accessing 10 CFR part 74. The regulatory position comment submissions to remove held in this guidance demonstrates the information and submitting comments, identifying or contact information. see ‘‘Obtaining Information and method that the NRC staff finds If you are requesting or aggregating Submitting Comments’’ in the comments from other persons for acceptable for an applicant or licensee SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of submission to the NRC, then you should to meet the requirements of the this document. inform those persons not to include underlying NRC regulations. The FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: identifying or contact information that issuance of the guidance in this DG is Glenn Tuttle, Office of Nuclear Material they do not want to be publicly not backfitting, as that term is defined Safety and Safeguards, telephone: 301– disclosed in their comment submission. in 10 CFR 70.76, 72.62, or 76.76, 415–7230, email: Glenn.Tuttle@nrc.gov, Your request should state that the NRC because information collection and or Mekonen Bayssie, Office of Nuclear does not routinely edit comment reporting requirements with respect to Regulatory Research, telephone: 301– submissions to remove such information material control and accounting are not 415–1699, email: Mekonen.Bayssie@ before making the comment included within the scope of the NRC’s nrc.gov; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory submissions available to the public or backfitting protections. Commission, Washington, DC 20555– entering the comment submissions into Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 11th day 0001. ADAMS. of September, 2015. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: II. Additional Information For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. I. Obtaining Information and The NRC is issuing for public Thomas H. Boyce, Submitting Comments comment a DG in the NRC’s ‘‘Regulatory Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic Guide’’ series. This series was Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office A. Obtaining Information developed to describe and make of Nuclear Regulatory Research. Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2014– available to the public information [FR Doc. 2015–23290 Filed 9–16–15; 8:45 am] 0214 when contacting the NRC about regarding methods that are acceptable to BILLING CODE 7590–01–P tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES the availability of information regarding the NRC staff for implementing specific this action. You may obtain publicly- parts of the NRC’s regulations, available information related to this techniques that the staff uses in action by any of the following methods: evaluating specific issues or postulated • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to events, and data that the staff needs in http://www.regulations.gov and search its review of applications for permits for Docket ID NRC–2015–0214. and licenses. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Sep 16, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\17SEN1.SGM 17SEN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionDraft regulatory guide; request for comment.
DatesSubmit comments by November 16, 2015. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. Although a time limit is given, comments and suggestions in connection with items for inclusion in guides currently being developed or improvements in all published guides are encouraged at any time.
ContactGlenn Tuttle, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, telephone: 301-415-7230, email: [email protected], or Mekonen Bayssie, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, telephone: 301-415-1699, email: [email protected]; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
FR Citation80 FR 55880 
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