Agreement State Communications for 2016

Agreement State Notices and Dates
Date Notice
12/29/2016 ACCEPTANCE TO THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY (H-305) COURSE (STC-16-098The NRC is offering the Safety Aspects of Industrial Radiography (H-305) Course to NRC employees. STC-16-098 reports the list of employees selected for the training on March 6-10, 2017, in St. Rose, Louisiana.
12/29/2016 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE INSPECTION PROCEDURES (G-108) COURSE (STC-16-097The NRC is offering the Inspection Procedures (G-108) Course to NRC employees. STC-16-097 reports the list of employees selected for the training on March 6-10, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
12/29/2016 NOTIFICATION 0F ACCEPTANCE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC NUCLEAR MEDICINE (H-304) COURSE (STC-16-096The NRC is offering Diagnostic and Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine (H-304) Course for NRC employees. STC-16-096 reports the list of employees selected for the training on March 6-10, 2017, in Houston, Texas.
12/22/2016 FEDERAL MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING CONCERNING COOPERATION ON RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION SECURITY (STC-16-095) There exists a federal memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the secure transportation of radioactive materials. The States may voluntarily participate in implementation of the MOU. Working groups began meeting in October 2016 and will continue through August 2017.
12/21/2016 ACCEPTANCE TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2017 INTEGRATED MATERIALS PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROGRAM TEAM MEMBER TRAINING (STC-16-094) The NRC is offering IMPEP Team Member Training to NRC and Agreement State radiation control program employees with an interest in performing IMPEP reviews. STC-16-094 reports the list of employees selected for the training on February 13-15, 2017 in North Bethesda, Maryland.
12/16/2016 REMINDER TO PASS ALONG INFORMATION ON ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL FORMS TO LICENSEES TO ASSIST IN MEETING INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY TREATY OBLIGATIONS (STC-16-093In order for the United States (U.S.) to meet its international treaty obligations pursuant to the Additional Protocol, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is required to collect information on nuclear-fuel cycle related activities in the U.S. Timely submission of Additional Protocol forms assists the Federal Government in meeting its treaty obligations to the IAEA. To ensure that the U.S. can meet the international reporting deadline, submit the forms in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Section 75.11(c) by the deadline of January 31, 2017 to the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security.
12/15/2016 OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON DRAFT RISK-SIGNIFICANT RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL CHECKLIST AND GUIDANCE (RCPD-16-016) The Risk-Significant Radioactive Material (RSRM) checklist and guidance, which aims to identify licensees that require additional security requirements in the Security Orders, has been updated. Comments of an editorial nature are solicited.
12/13/2016 OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON DRAFT NUREG-1556, VOLUME 9, REVISION 3, "CONSOLIDATED GUIDANCE ABOUT MATERIALS LICENSES: PROGRAM-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE ABOUT MEDICAL USE LICENSES" (STC-16-092The NRC is offering a period of with the opportunity to comment on the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards draft NUREG-1556, Volume 9, Revision 3, "Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance About Medical Use Licenses."
12/06/2016 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE MULTI-AGENCY RADIATION SURVEY AND SITE INVESTIGATION (MARSSIM) (H-121) COURSE (STC-16-091The NRC is offering the Multi-Agency Radiation Survey And Site Investigation (MARSSIM) (H-121) course to NRC employees. STC-16-091 reports the list of employees selected for the training on February 13-17, 2017 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
11/29/2016 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO INTERMEDIATE HEALTH PHYSICS (H-123) COURSE (STC-16-089The NRC is offering the Intermediate Health Physics (H-123) course to NRC employees. STC-16-089 reports the list of employees selected for the training on February 6-10, 2017, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
11/17/2016 ACCEPTANCE TO THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY (H-305) COURSE (STC-16-088) The NRC is offering the Safety Aspects Of Industrial Radiography (H-305) course to NRC employees. STC-16-088 reports the list of employees selected for the training on January 23-27, 2017, in St. Rose, Louisiana.
11/07/2016 NOTIFICATION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2017 INTEGRATED MATERIALS PERFORMANCEEVALUATION PROGRAM TEAM MEMBER TRAINING (STC-16-087The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of Agreement State programs to ensure that public health and safety are adequately protected and that Agreement State programs are compatible with the NRC's program. NRC is offering the IMPEP Team Member Training to the NRC and Agreement State radiation control program employees with an interest in performing IMPEP reviews. The Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards is soliciting interest from the Agreement States for IMPEP review team members.
10/31/2016 NOTIFICATION OF AN UPCOMING WEBINAR ON TRANSPORTATION OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL (STC-16-085The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff will conduct a Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel Webinar on December 13, 2016, as part of the ongoing State Liaison Officers Webinar training series. This webinar will both provide an overview of the roles of Federal agencies and applicable transportation regulations and discuss real-world spent fuel transportation issues.
10/31/2016 ANNUAL COUNT OF ACTIVE RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL LICENSES IN THE NATIONAL MATERIALS PROGRAM (STC-16-084Annually, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requests that all Agreement States provide the number of specific radioactive material licenses currently active under their jurisdiction. Additionally, the NRC is requesting that all Agreement States who have regulations compatible with 10 CFR 31.5, regarding general licenses, update the total number of general licenses/registrations and generally-licensed devices currently active under their jurisdiction. Respondents should revise the total number of currently active specific material licenses under their State's jurisdiction, and indicate how many of those licenses are industrial, medical, or academic licenses.
10/13/2016 NOTIFICATION OF ISSUANCE OF THE RADIOACTIVE SEED LOCALIZATION LICENSING GUIDANCE, REV. 1 (STC-16-082) "Low Activity Radioactive Seeds Used for Localization of Non-Palpable Lesions and Lymph Nodes Licensing Guidance, Rev. 1" was published in October 2016. Notable changes in the guidance include: (1) the title and purpose change to include RSL use for lymph nodes; (2) the low activity seeds that have been approved by the FDA for RSL use; (3) a new pathway for radiologists who have completed the specific training and experience requirements to become an authorized user; (4) the removal of the written directive requirement; (5) the medical event reporting criteria for RSL use; (6) the grandfathering of individuals authorized for RSL use under the previous licensing guidance; (7) the change in inspection frequency from two years to five years; and (8) the change in program code to include 02121 or 02201. This licensing guidance may also be found in the NRC Medical Uses Licensee Toolkit.
10/07/2016 EXTENDING COMMENT PERIOD FOR RESPONSES TO RCPD-16-013, "OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON DRAFT GUIDANCE FOR THE NORTHSTAR MEDICAL RADIOISOTOPES LLC. RADIOGENIXTM MOLYBDENUM-99/TECHNETIUM-99m GENERATOR SYSTEM" (RCPD-16-015) Notifies Agreement States that they have an additional 30 days to comment on the draft NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes LLC. (NorthStar) RadioGenix Molybdenum-99/Technetium-99m Generator System Guidance, until October 31, 2016.
10/07/2016 OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND COMMENT ON INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA) DRAFT SAFETY GUIDE DS459, "MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE RESIDUES FROM URANIUM PRODUCTION AND OTHER NORM ACTIVITIES" (STC-16-081Provides States with the opportunity to review and comment on the Draft SafetyGuide DS459, "Management of Radioactive Residues from Uranium Production and OtherNORM Activities" by November 10, 2016. The Draft Safety Guide DS459 aims to provide recommendations and guidance on meeting the requirements for safe management of naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) residues arising from uranium production and other activities in such a way as to avoid imposing an undue burden on future generations.
10/07/2016 NOTIFICATION OF ACTIONS TO ADDRESS NON-MILITARY SITES WITH THE POTENTIAL HISTORIC RADIUM CONTAMINATION (STC-16-080Announces to the States non-military radium sites with potential historic radium contamination. Describes NRC actions to coordinate with States, obtain additional site information, conduct surveys, and evaluate future actions at the sites. The NRC staff will post information regarding its approach to non-military radium on the NRC public website at: http://www.nrc.gov/materials/radium.html.
10/05/2016 ISSUANCE OF ECKERT AND ZIEGLER GALLIAPHARMTM GERMANIUM-68/GALLIUM-68 PHARMACY GRADE GENERATOR LICENSING GUIDANCE (STC-16-079"Eckert and Ziegler GalliaPharmTM Germanium-68/Gallium-68 Pharmacy Grade Generator Licensing Guidance" was published on September 28, 2016.
10/03/2016 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO INTERNAL DOSIMETRY (H-312) COURSE (STC-16-077List of students selected to attend the December 12-16, 2016 Internal Dosimetry (H-312) course in Chattanooga, Tennessee has been provided.
09/29/2016 REVIEW AND COMMENT ON RADIOGENIX SYSTEM (RCPD-16-013) Review and comment on the draft NorthStar licensing guidance. Because of the size, potential costs, and complexities of the RadioGenix system, NRC expects the system to be used at commercial nuclear pharmacies and large complex medical use licensees. Comments of an editorial nature will be considered; however, the draft text may undergo additional technical editing and formatting by the NRC prior to publication.We would appreciate receiving your comments1 by September 29, 2016.
09/20/2016 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE LICENSING PROCEDURES (G-109) COURSE (STC-16-076List of students selected to attend attend the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Licensing Procedures (G-109) course scheduled to be held November 14-18, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
09/20/2016 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO INTRODUCTORY HEALTH PHYSICS (H-117) COURSE (STC-16-075List of students selected to attend the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) Introductory Health Physics (H-117) course to be held November 29 - December 2, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tennessee has been provided.
09/16/2016 NOTIFICATION OF NEW TRAINING APPLICATION FOR COURSE FORM ON AGREEMENT STATE WEBSITE (STC-16-074Effective immediately, Agreement State applicants requesting NRC-provided training should use the new Training Application Form. The new form can be found at the NRC Sponsored Training for Agreement State Staff webpage under the Training and Travel Forms web link.
09/07/2016 OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON DRAFT YTTRIUM-90 MICROSPHEREBRACHYTHERAPY LICENSING GUIDANCE (RCPD-16-014) Provides the Agreement States an opportunity to comment on the draft Yttrium-90 (Y-90) Microsphere Brachytherapy licensing guidance, revision 10.The licensing guidance for Y-90 microsphere brachytherapy was initially published in October 2002 and subsequently revised in 2004, 2007, 2008, 2011, and 2012. The most recent licensing guidance was published in February 2016 and can be found in ADAMS. In 2014, the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) provided recommendations for revision of the past guidance to conform to the current state of medical practice. The Organization of Agreement States and the NRC created a joint working group to evaluate the ACMUI recommendations and to review the document to determine if more revisions were necessary. The first task was to evaluate the ACMUI recommendations, which was completed in February 2016 when revision 9 was issued. The second task was to evaluate three working group recommendations, which were to (1) update the waste disposal section, (2) add language for radiation safety issues related to autopsy and cremation, and (3) consider removing the pathway for manufacturer provided work experience from the training section.
08/30/2016 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF REGULATORY GUIDE 1.86, "TERMINATION OF OPERATING LICENSES FOR NUCLEAR REACTORS" (STC-16-073(NRC) is withdrawing Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.86, "Termination of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Reactors." because there is more up-to-date guidance in other NRC regulatory documents, making RG 1.86 obsolete.
08/29/2016 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REGARDING REMEDIATION OF UNLICENSED RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL (STC-16-072NRC pursued a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the DoD regarding the DoD's remediation of confirmed radiological contamination at unlicensed sites under the CERCLA process. On April 28, 2016, NRC staff finalized the MOU with the DoD (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML16092A294). The RIS is available in ADAMS at ML15167A324.
08/26/2016 OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON PROPOSED REVISION TO OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS PROCEDURE SL-200, "MAINTAINING TRANSPORTATION DESIGNEE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ADVANCE NOTIFICATION OF TRANSPORTATION OF CERTAIN RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL (10 CFR PARTS 37, 71 AND 73)" (STC-16-066) Announces an opportunity to comment on the proposed revision to the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) Procedure SL-200, "Maintaining Transportation Designee Contact Information for Advance Notification of Transportation of Certain Radioactive Material (Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Parts 37, 71 and 73)."Revision includes changes in process since the last publication in 2009.
07/15/2016 KEY MESSAGES, BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE MATERIALS LICENSING AUDIT AND INVESTIGATION (RCPD-16-012) NRC has assembled materials concerning the July 15, 2016, release of a final GAO report by the House Homeland Security Committee, GAO report GAO-16-330, "Nuclear Security: NRC Has Enhanced the Controls of Dangerous Radioactive Materials, But Vulnerabilities Remain."

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