June 13, 2024: The documents below have been sent to the Commission with regard to the Integrated Rulemaking, aka, 10 CFR Part 61. The proposed rule is now with the Commission and they will vote on whether or not the rule can go out for public comment.
MEMORANDUM TO: Daniel H. Dorman, Executive Director for OperationsFROM: Brooke P. Clark, SecretaryDATE: April 5, 2022SUBJECT: STAFF REQUIREMENTS – SECY-20-0098 – PATH FORWARD AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CERTAIN LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL RULEMAKINGS The Commission has approved the staff’s recommended Option 1, to issue a new proposed rule that consolidates and integrates criteria for licensing the…
On March 3, 2022, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published a proposed rule to amend its regulations that relate to the decommissioning of production and utilization facilities. The NRC’s goals in amending these regulations are to maintain a safe, effective, and efficient decommissioning process; reduce the need for license amendment requests and exemptions from…
At the spring 2017 meeting of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Forum (LLW Forum) in Denver, Colorado on April 24-25, 2017, the Executive Director of the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission (TLLRWDCC or Commission) provided the following information and overview related to Commission activities and operations. Background The Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact…
In SECY-16-0115 dated October 7, 2016, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff seeks Commission approval to initiate a rulemaking to require financial assurance for the disposition of Category 1 and 2 byproduct material radioactive sealed sources. The rulemaking would revise § 30.35 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), “Financial Assurance…
The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Forum (LLW Forum) is an independent, non-profit organization that was established to facilitate state and compact implementation of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1980 and its 1985 Amendments and to promote the objectives of low-level radioactive waste regional compacts. The LLW Forum provides an opportunity for state and compact officials to share information with each other and to exchange views with officials of federal agencies and other interested stakeholders.