Products (Division 6): Regulatory Guides 6.1 - 6.9

This page lists the number, title, publication date, and revisions for each regulatory guide in Division 6, "Products," with references to draft guides and related documents (where applicable).

See also Draft Regulatory Guides for Public Comment.

See NRC Regulatory Guides for more general information.

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Guide Number	Title	Revision Number	Issue Date	Additional Information
6.1	Leak Testing Radioactive Brachytherapy Sources (Withdrawn – See 89 FR 6007, 01/25/2024)	W	01/2024
		2	07/2008	Reviewed in 2013 – No issues identified
		1	07/1974
		0	02/1974
6.2	Integrity and Test Specifications for Selected Brachytherapy Sources (Withdrawn – See 89 FR 6007, 01/25/2024) + HISTORY - HISTORY 12/2007 – DG-6004, Proposed Revision 2	W	01/2024
		2	07/2008	Reviewed in 2013 – No issues identified
		1	07/1974
		0	02/1974
6.3	Design, Construction, and Use of Radioisotopic Power Generators for Certain Land and Sea Applications (Withdrawn -- See 74 FR 34804, 07/17/2009)	W	07/2009
		0	03/1974
6.4	Verification of Containment Properties of Sealed Radioactive Sources (Withdrawn – See 89 FR 6007, 01/25/2024) + HISTORY - HISTORY Prior to the issuance of Revision 3, RG 6.4 was entitled "Classification of Containment Properties of Sealed Radioactive Sources"	W	01/2024
		3	06/2008	Reviewed in 2013 – No issues identified
		2	08/1980
		1	05/1975
		0	03/1974
6.5	General Safety Standard for Installations Using Nonmedical Sealed Gamma-Ray Sources (Withdrawn – See 89 FR 6007, 01/25/2024)	W	01/2024
		1	07/2008	Reviewed in 2013 – No issues identified
		0	06/1974
6.6	Acceptance Sampling Procedures for Exempted and Generally Licensed Items Containing Byproduct Material (Withdrawn -- See 83 FR 20103, 5/7/2018) + HISTORY - HISTORY 06/2011 – Periodic Review of Revision 0 – No issues identified	W	05/2018
		0	06/1974	Reviewed in 2011 – No issues identified
6.7	Preparation of an Environmental Report To Support a Rule Making Petition Seeking an Exemption for a Radionuclide-Containing Product + HISTORY - HISTORY 03/2015 – Periodic Review of Revision 0 – No issues identified	2	05/2010	Reviewed in 2015 – No issues identified
		1	06/1976
		0	10/1975
6.8	Identification Plaque for Irretrievable Well-Logging Sources (Withdrawn -- See 73 FR 61175, 10/15/2008)	W	10/2008
		0	10/1978
6.9	Establishing Quality Assurance Programs for the Manufacture and Distribution of Sealed Sources and Devices Containing Byproduct Material (Withdrawn – See 89 FR 6007, 01/25/2024) + HISTORY - HISTORY 09/2009 – DG-6007, proposed Revision 1 05/1994 – DG-6002, Proposed Revision 0	W	01/2024
		1	04/2010	Reviewed in 2015 – Issues identified for future consideration
		0	02/1995