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The NRC staff is soliciting feedback on the implementation of the Decommissioning Planning Rule (DPR), which went into effect in late 2012, at both power reactor and nuclear materials facilities. The DPR applies to the operational phase of a licensed facility, and requires licensees to operate in a way to minimize unplanned releases of radioactive contaminants to the environment.

In 2013 the Commission directed the staff to collect data through 2015 on the success or shortcomings of the DPR and make a recommendation for or against additional rulemaking to put in place requirements for mandatory radiological remediation during operation, also known as prompt remediation.

The purpose of this webinar is to collect information on the implementation of the DPR from interested stakeholders in order to determine whether the DPR is sufficient to address remediation issues prior to decommissioning, or if additional regulations in this area would be beneficial.