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NRC staff to hold a second virtual public meeting on its Integrated Low-level Radioactive Waste Disposal rulemaking on January 23, 2024 from 2-4pm EDT

12/11/2023

| Categories: 10 CFR Part 61, Comment Seeking, Meetings and Conferences, NRC

The following is an update on the NRC’s plans for a public meeting on its Integrated Low-level Radioactive Waste Disposal rulemaking: On May 17, 2023, the NRC staff held a public meeting on its Integrated Low-level Radioactive Waste Disposal rulemaking that will integrate disposal criteria for the near-surface disposal of Greater-than-Class C waste and the…

GAO Issues new Report: HIGH-RISK RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL Opportunities Exist to Improve the Security of Sources No Longer in Use

12/04/2023

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| Categories: GAO Report, NRC, Sealed Sources

November 2023 HIGH-RISK RADIOACTIVE MATERIALOpportunities Exist to Improve the Security of Sources No Longer in Use “Radioactive sources” refers to nuclear materials that emit radiation and are sealed in containers that are specifically designed for use in medical, industrial, or research applications. For example, cesium-137 is widely used in a device that irradiates donor blood…

NRC Staff to present update on Integrated Rule Making to the ARCS

11/29/2023

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| Categories: 10 CFR Part 61, Meetings and Conferences, NRC

There will be a Review of Proposed 10 CFR Part 61: “Integrated Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal” December 5, 20231:00 pm EDTRoom T2-B1Two White Flint Plaza11545 Rockville Pike The Subcommittee is meeting in a hybrid format with both in-person and remote capability. Members of the public may observe the meeting by using the MSTeams link here…

NRC to hold a second public meeting on Greater-than-Class C waste and the ongoing Part 61 rulemaking in mid-January 2024

11/14/2023

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| Categories: 10 CFR Part 61, Greater-than-Class C (GTCC), Meetings and Conferences, NRC, NRC Rulemaking

On May 17, 2023, the NRC staff held a public meeting on its Integrated Low-level Radioactive Waste Disposal rulemaking that will integrate disposal criteria for the near-surface disposal of Greater-than-Class C waste and the ongoing Part 61 rulemaking. In that meeting, staff described the rulemaking background and preliminary direction on the key technical topics and answered…

NRC issues preliminary language for licensing and oversight of fusion energy systems

10/04/2023

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| Categories: Licensing, NRC

The Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act, signed by President Trump in 2019, directs the NRC to establish a regulatory framework for fusion reactors by Dec. 31, 2027. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued preliminary proposed rule language “for the licensing and oversight of the broad array of fusion systems currently under development,” the agency said…