83 FR 17450 - Program-Specific Guidance About Irradiator Licenses and Program-Specific Guidance About Academic, Research and Development, and Other Licenses of Limited Scope, Including Electron Capture Devices and X-Ray Fluorescence Analyzers

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Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 76 (April 19, 2018)

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued Revision 1 to NUREG-1556, Volume 6, ``Consolidated Guidance about Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance About 10 CFR part 36 Irradiator Licenses,'' and Volume 7, ``Consolidated Guidance about Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance About Academic, Research and Development, and Other Licenses of Limited Scope, Including Electron Capture Devices and X-Ray Fluorescence Analyzers.'' NUREG-1556 Volumes 6 and 7 have been revised to include information on updated regulatory requirements, safety culture, security of radioactive materials, protection of sensitive information, and changes in regulatory policies and practices. These volumes are intended for use by applicants, licensees, and the NRC staff.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 76 (Thursday, April 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17450-17451]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08190]


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[NRC-2013-0185 and NRC-2014-0005]


Program-Specific Guidance About Irradiator Licenses and Program-
Specific Guidance About Academic, Research and Development, and Other 
Licenses of Limited Scope, Including Electron Capture Devices and X-Ray 
Fluorescence Analyzers

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: NUREG; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued 
Revision 1 to NUREG-1556, Volume 6, ``Consolidated Guidance about 
Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance About 10 CFR part 36 
Irradiator Licenses,'' and Volume 7, ``Consolidated Guidance about 
Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance About Academic, Research 
and Development, and Other Licenses of Limited Scope, Including 
Electron Capture Devices and X-Ray Fluorescence Analyzers.'' NUREG-1556 
Volumes 6 and 7 have been revised to include information on updated 
regulatory requirements, safety culture, security of radioactive 
materials, protection of sensitive information, and changes in 
regulatory policies and practices. These volumes are intended for use 
by applicants, licensees, and the NRC staff.

DATES: NUREG 1556, Volume 6, Revision 1, was published in January, 
2018, and Volume 7, Revision 1, was published in February, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC 2013-0185 (Volume 6, Revision 
1) and NRC-2014-0005 (Volume 7, Revision 1) when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information regarding these documents. You 
may obtain publicly-available information related to these documents 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2013-0185 or NRC-2014-
0005. Address questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges; 
telephone: 301-287-9127; email: [email protected]. For technical 
questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section of this document.
     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]. 
NUREG-1556, Volumes 6 and 7, Revision 1, are located at ADAMS Accession 
Numbers ML18026A698 and ML18065A006, respectively. These documents are 
also available on the NRC's public website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1556/ under ``Consolidated 
Guidance About Materials Licenses (NUREG-1556).''
     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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony McMurtray, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2746; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Discussion

    The NRC issued revisions to NUREG-1556, Volumes 6 and 7, to provide 
guidance to existing materials licensees covered under these types of 
licenses and to applicants preparing an application for one of these 
types of materials licenses. These NUREG volumes also provide the NRC 
staff with criteria for evaluating these types of license applications. 
The purpose of this notice is to notify the public that the

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NUREG-1556 volumes listed in this Federal Register notice were issued 
as final reports.

II. Additional Information

    The NRC published notices of the availability of the draft report 
for comment versions of NUREG-1556, Volume 6, Revision 1 in the Federal 
Register on August 30, 2013 (78 FR 53791) and Volume 7, Revision 1 in 
the Federal Register on January 27, 2014 (79 FR 4361). Both of these 
volumes were published for a 30-day public comment period. The public 
comment period closed for Volume 6 on September 30, 2013 and for Volume 
7 on February 26, 2014. Public comments and the NRC staff responses to 
the public comments for NUREG-1556, Volume 6, Revision 1 are available 
under ADAMS Accession No. ML16103A250. Public comments and the NRC 
staff responses to the public comments for NUREG-1556, Volume 7, 
Revision 1 are available under ADAMS Accession No. ML16308A182.

III. Congressional Review Act

    These NUREG volumes are rules as defined in the Congressional 
Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801-808). However, the Office of Management and 
Budget has not found these NUREG revisions to be major rules as defined 
in the Congressional Review Act.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day of April, 2018.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Kevin Williams,
Acting Director, Division of Materials Safety, Security, State and 
Tribal Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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