NRC Reopens LLRW Disposal Comment Period

NRC 08-27 LLRW comment period reopened.pdf

On August 27, 2015 (80 FR 51964), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published a notice in the federal register reopening the public comment periods for both the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) amending 10 CFR Parts 20 and 61 that govern low level radioactive waste (LLRW) disposal facilities published on March 26, 2015 (80 FR 16081), and the draft NUREG-2175 “Guidance for Conducting Technical Analyses for 10 CFR part 61” published on March 26, 2015 (80 FR 15930). More information on NUREG-2175 can be found on the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr2175/. The public comment period for the proposed rule and draft guidance closed on July 24, 2015, but the NRC is reopening the public comment periods to allow more time for members of the public to develop and submit their comments on these amendments to allow site-specific technical analyses, to permit the development of site-specific criteria for LLRW acceptance based on the results of these analyses, and to facilitate implementation and better align the requirements with current health and safety standards. Please submit comments no later than September 21, 2015.