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Decommissioning Communications – Generic Communications
On this page:
- Timeliness Rule
- Dry Cask Storage
- Spent Fuel Pool
- Low-Level Waste
- Events
- Policies, Rules, Requirements
- Mi0
Generic communications are NRC's primary method of sending information to specific classes of licensees. The following are related to decommissioning:
Timeliness Rule
| Document Number | Description |
|---|---|
| AL-96-005 Rev. 1 |
Timeliness of Decommissioning Materials licensees rule |
| RIS-05-027 Rev. 1 |
NRC Timeliness Goals, Prioritization of Incoming License Applications and Voluntary Submittal of Schedule for Future Actions for NRC Review |
| RIS-00-009 | Standard Review Plan for Licensee Requests to Extend the Time Periods Established for Initiation of Decommissioning Activities |
Dry Cask Storage
| Document Number | Description |
|---|---|
| AL-95-004 | Decommissioning activities and planning for Dry Cask storage |
| BL-96-04 | Chemical, Galvanic, or Other reactions in spent fuel storage and transportation casks |
| IN-03-016 | Icing Conditions between Bottom of Dry Storage System and Storage Pad |
| IN-02-035 | Changes to 10 CFR Parts 71 AND 72 Quality Assurance Programs |
| IN-00-011 | Licensee Responsibility for Quality Assurance Oversight of Contractor Activities Regarding Fabrication and Use of Spent Fuel Storage Cask Systems |
| IN-99-029 | Authorized Contents of Spent Fuel Casks |
| IN-97-051 | Problems Experienced Loading and Unloading Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage and Transportation Casks |
| IN-97-039 | Inadequate 10 CFR 72.48 Safety Evaluations of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations |
| IN-95-028 | Emplacement of Support Pads for Spent Fuel Dry Storage Installations at Reactor Sites |
| RIS-07-009 | Examples of Recurring Requests for Additional Information (RAIs) for 10 CFR Part 71 and 72 Applications |
| RIS-06-022 | Lessons Learned from Recent 10 CFR Part 72 Dry Cask Storage Campaign |
| RIS-05-005 | Regulatory Issues Regarding Criticality Analyses for Spent Fuel Pools and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations |
| RIS-04-020 | Lessons Learned from Review of 10 CFR Parts 71 and 10 CFR 72 Applications |
| RIS-03-005 | Issuance of Orders Imposing Additional Physical Protection Measures for Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations Using Dry Storage |
| RIS-02-012d | Decommissioning Power Reactors and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations Using Dry Storage NRC Threat Advisory and Protective Measures System |
Spent Fuel Pool
| Document Number | Description |
|---|---|
| BL-94-01 | Potential Fuel Pool Drain-down Caused by Inadequate Maintenance Practices at Dresden Unit 1 |
| IN-04-005 | Spent Fuel Pool Leakage to Onsite Groundwater |
| IN-02-003 | Highly Radioactive Particle Control Problems during Spent Fuel Pool Cleanout |
| RIS-02-012c | Decommissioning Power Reactors and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations Using Wet Storage NRC Threat Advisory and Protective Measures System |
Low-Level Waste
| Document Number | Description |
|---|---|
| BL-79-20 | Packaging, Transport and Burial of Low-Level Radioactive Waste |
| GL-85-014 | Commercial Storage at Power Reactor Sites of Low Level Radioactive Waste Not Generated By the Utility |
| GL-80-009 | Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal |
| IN-97-056 | Possession Limits for Special Nuclear Material at the Environcare of Utah Low-Level Radioactive Material |
| IN-91-065 | Emergency Access to Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities |
| IN-90-009 | Extended Interim Storage of Low-Level Radioactive Waste by Fuel Cycle and Materials Licensees |
Events
| Document Number | Description |
|---|---|
| IN-06-13 | Ground-Water Contamination Due to Undetected Leakage of Radioactive Water
|
| IN-94-038 | Results of a Special NRC Inspection at Dresden Unit 1 Following a Rupture of Service Water inside Containment |
| IN-81-018 | Excessive Radiation Exposures to the Fingers...During Cleaning and Wipe Testing of Sealed Sources at a Mfg. Facility |
Policies, Rules, Requirements
| Document Number | Description |
|---|---|
| GL-83-007 | The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 |
| GL-80-038 | Summary-Certain Non-Power Reactor Physical Protection Requirements |
| IN-96-047 | Recordkeeping, Decommissioning Notifications for Disposals of Radioactive Waste by Land Burial Authorized under Former 10 CFR 20.304, 20.302, and Current 20.2002 |
| IN-94-021 | Regulatory Requirements When No Operations Are Being Performed |
| IN-90-038 Sup. 1 |
License and Fee Requirements for Processing Financial Assurance Submittals for Decommissioning |
| IN-90-016 | Compliance with New Decommissioning Rule |
| RIS-06-025 | Requirements for the Distribution and Possession of Tritium Exit Signs and the Requirements in 10 CFR 31.5 and 32.51a |
| RIS-06-020 | Guidance for Receiving Enforcement Discretion When Concentrating Uranium at Community Water Systems |
| RIS-06-009 | NRC's Procedures for Review of Decommissioning Funding Assurance Reports |
| RIS-04-017 Rev. 1 |
Revised Decay-In-Storage Provisions for the Storage of Radioactive Waste Containing Byproduct Material |
| RIS-06-001 | Expiration Date for NRC-Approved Spent Fuel Transportation Routes |
| RIS-01-004 | Issuance of Updated Guidance on the Transfer of Ownership or Control of Licensed Activities (NUREG-1556, Volume 15) |
Mi0
| Document Number | Description |
|---|---|
| BL-03-04 | Re-base lining of Data in Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards system |
| IN-99-033 | Management of Wastes Contaminated with Radioactive Materials |
| IN-85-092 | Surveys of Wastes before Disposal from Nuclear Reactor Facilities |
| RIS-04-008 | Results of the License Termination Rule Analysis |
| RIS-02-002 | Lessons Learned Related to Recently Submitted Decommissioning Plans and License Termination Plans |
| RIS-01-007 | 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1) Reports on the Status of Decommissioning Funds (Due March 31, 2001) |
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Wednesday, May 21, 2025