Decommissioning Communications – Generic Communications
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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 |
|---|---|
Timeliness of Decommissioning Materials licensees rule | |
NRC Timeliness Goals, Prioritization of Incoming License Applications and Voluntary Submittal of Schedule for Future Actions for NRC Review | |
Standard Review Plan for Licensee Requests to Extend the Time Periods Established for Initiation of Decommissioning Activities |
Dry Cask Storage
Document Number | Description |
|---|---|
Decommissioning activities and planning for Dry Cask storage | |
Chemical, Galvanic, or Other reactions in spent fuel storage and transportation casks | |
Icing Conditions between Bottom of Dry Storage System and Storage Pad | |
Changes to 10 CFR Parts 71 AND 72 Quality Assurance Programs | |
Licensee Responsibility for Quality Assurance Oversight of Contractor Activities Regarding Fabrication and Use of Spent Fuel Storage Cask Systems | |
Authorized Contents of Spent Fuel Casks | |
Problems Experienced Loading and Unloading Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage and Transportation Casks | |
Inadequate 10 CFR 72.48 Safety Evaluations of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations | |
Emplacement of Support Pads for Spent Fuel Dry Storage Installations at Reactor Sites | |
Examples of Recurring Requests for Additional Information (RAIs) for 10 CFR Part 71 and 72 Applications | |
Lessons Learned from Recent 10 CFR Part 72 Dry Cask Storage Campaign | |
Regulatory Issues Regarding Criticality Analyses for Spent Fuel Pools and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations | |
Lessons Learned from Review of 10 CFR Parts 71 and 10 CFR 72 Applications | |
Issuance of Orders Imposing Additional Physical Protection Measures for Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations Using Dry Storage | |
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 |
|---|---|
Potential Fuel Pool Drain-down Caused by Inadequate Maintenance Practices at Dresden Unit 1 | |
Spent Fuel Pool Leakage to Onsite Groundwater | |
Highly Radioactive Particle Control Problems during Spent Fuel Pool Cleanout | |
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 |
|---|---|
Packaging, Transport and Burial of Low-Level Radioactive Waste | |
Commercial Storage at Power Reactor Sites of Low Level Radioactive Waste Not Generated By the Utility | |
Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal | |
Possession Limits for Special Nuclear Material at the Environcare of Utah Low-Level Radioactive Material | |
Emergency Access to Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities | |
Extended Interim Storage of Low-Level Radioactive Waste by Fuel Cycle and Materials Licensees |
Events
Document Number | Description |
|---|---|
Operating Experience Related to Fire Events at Decommissioning Nuclear Power Plans in the United States | |
Ground-Water Contamination Due to Undetected Leakage of Radioactive Water | |
Results of a Special NRC Inspection at Dresden Unit 1 Following a Rupture of Service Water inside Containment | |
Excessive Radiation Exposures to the Fingers...During Cleaning and Wipe Testing of Sealed Sources at a Mfg. Facility |
Policies, Rules, Requirements
Document Number | Description |
|---|---|
The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 | |
Summary-Certain Non-Power Reactor Physical Protection Requirements | |
Recordkeeping, Decommissioning Notifications for Disposals of Radioactive Waste by Land Burial Authorized under Former 10 CFR 20.304, 20.302, and Current 20.2002 | |
Regulatory Requirements When No Operations Are Being Performed | |
License and Fee Requirements for Processing Financial Assurance Submittals for Decommissioning | |
Compliance with New Decommissioning Rule | |
Requirements for the Distribution and Possession of Tritium Exit Signs and the Requirements in 10 CFR 31.5 and 32.51a | |
Guidance for Receiving Enforcement Discretion When Concentrating Uranium at Community Water Systems | |
NRC's Procedures for Review of Decommissioning Funding Assurance Reports | |
Revised Decay-In-Storage Provisions for the Storage of Radioactive Waste Containing Byproduct Material | |
Expiration Date for NRC-Approved Spent Fuel Transportation Routes | |
Issuance of Updated Guidance on the Transfer of Ownership or Control of Licensed Activities (NUREG-1556, Volume 15) |
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Document Number | Description |
|---|---|
Re-base lining of Data in Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards system | |
Management of Wastes Contaminated with Radioactive Materials | |
Surveys of Wastes before Disposal from Nuclear Reactor Facilities | |
Results of the License Termination Rule Analysis | |
Lessons Learned Related to Recently Submitted Decommissioning Plans and License Termination Plans | |
10 CFR 50.75(f)(1) Reports on the Status of Decommissioning Funds (Due March 31, 2001) |
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Tuesday, February 17, 2026