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12/30/2020 |
ANNUAL COUNT OF ACTIVE RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL LICENSES IN THE NATIONAL MATERIALS PROGRAM (STC-20-089)
STC-20-089 requests recipients to provide updates to the count of radioactive material specific licenses, general licenses/registrations, and generally licensed devices currently active in the National Materials Program, by 1/30/2021. |
12/14/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF UPCOMING PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS APPROACHES FOR RULEMAKING ON DECOMMISSIONING FINANCIAL ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR SEALED AND UNSEALED RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (STC-20-087)
STC-20-087 informs States and Indian Tribes that NRC's Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards will be holding a public meeting on January 7, 2021, to discuss approaches for amending decommissioning financial assurance regulations for facilities licensed to use radioactive materials for industrial, medical, or research purposes. |
12/10/2020 |
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMMENT: REVISED NRC ENFORCEMENT POLICY STATEMENT (STC-20-086)
STC-20-086 notifies States and SLOs of NRC's request for comment in the Federal Register relating to the revision of the NRC Enforcement Policy; comments are due by 02/01/2021. |
12/10/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE RESRAD OVERVIEW (H-408) COURSE (STC-20-085)
STC-20-085 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's virtual offering of the RESRAD Overview (H-408) course to be held January 25-29, 2021. |
12/09/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE BRACHYTHERAPY, GAMMA KNIFE AND OTHER USES (H-313) COURSE (STC-20-084)
STC-20-084 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's virtual offering of Brachytherapy, Gamma Knife and Other Uses (H-313) Course to be held January 25-29, 2021. |
12/09/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC NUCLEAR MEDICINE (H-304) COURSE (STC-20-083)
STC-20-083 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's virtual offering of the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine (H-304) Course to be held January 11-15, 2021. |
12/04/2020 |
NOTIFICATION THAT MAJOR REVISION TO INSPECTION MANUAL CHAPTER (IMC) 2800, "MATERIALS INSPECTION PROGRAM" IS A MATTER OF COMPATIBILITY AND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AS RECOMMENDED BY THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON COMPATIBILITY (STC-20-082)
STC-20-082 informs States that a major revision to the NMSS Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 2800, "Materials Inspection Program" issued on March 2, 2020 is a program element that is a matter of compatibility, and provides additional information as recommended by the Standing Committee on Compatibility (SCC) at their April 20, 2020 meeting. |
12/04/2020 |
PUBLICATION OF NUREG-1556, VOLUME 20, REVISION 1, "CONSOLIDATED GUIDANCE ABOUT MATERIALS LICENSES: GUIDANCE ABOUT ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSING PROCEDURES" (STC-20-081)
STC-20-081 informs States that NMSS published NUREG-1556, Volume 20, Revision 1, "Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses: Guidance About Administrative Licensing Procedures - Final Report" in November 2020. |
12/04/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON SA-112 EMERGENCY SUSPENSION (STC-20-080)
STC-20-080 notifies the National Materials Program community that SA-112, Emergency Suspension of 274b Agreement, has been revised and issued for comment. Comments are due by 60 days from date of letter, i.e. 02/02/2021. |
12/01/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF DECEMBER 8, 2020, PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL EXTRAVASATIONS (STC-20-079)
STC-20-079 informs all States and State Liaison Officers that NRC's NMSS is holding a public meeting on 12/08/2020 to obtain medical community and other stakeholder feedback on radiopharmaceutical extravasations. |
11/25/2020 |
REMINDER TO SHARE INFORMATION ON ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL FORMS WITH LICENSEES TO ASSIST IN MEETING INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY TREATY OBLIGATIONS (STC-20-078)
STC-20-078 notifies States to remind their licensees of the Additional Protocol (AP) forms which provide the Federal Government with information needed to meet its International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) treaty obligations. |
11/16/2020 |
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON STATE AGREEMENT (SA) PROCEDURE, PERIODIC MEETINGS BETWEEN IMPEP REVIEWS (STC-20-077)
STC-20-077 provides the National Materials Program (NMP) an opportunity to comment on the revised SA-116, Periodic Meetings Between IMPEP Reviews, by 60 days after 11/16/2020, i.e. 1/15/2021. |
11/10/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF UPCOMING PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS REGULATORY RELIEF FOR U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION MEDICAL AND OTHER MATERIALS LICENSEES RELATED TO THE ONGOING COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY (STC-20-076)
STC-20-076 informs States that the NRC's Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) is holding a public meeting on 11/17/2020 to discuss the continuation of regulatory relief for NRC medical and other materials licensees related to the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency. |
10/30/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF ISSUANCE OF TECHNICAL EVALUATION REPORT FOR THE EXUBRION THERAPEUTICS PROPOSED LICENSE APPLICATION TEMPLATE FOR THE RELEASE OF DOGS FOLLOWING TREATMENT WITH A TIN-117M COLLOID (STC-20-074)
STC-20-074 informs States that NRC issued the technical evaluation report (TER) finding the proposed license application by Exubrion Therapeutics acceptable for the release of dogs following treatment with Tin-117m (Sn-117m) colloid. |
10/21/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF NMSS TEMPORARY INSTRUCTION TI-003, EVALUATING THE IMPACTS OF THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY AS PART OF THE INTEGRATED MATERIALS PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROGRAM (STC-20-075)
STC-20-075 informs the National Materials Program that the NRC staff has issued Temporary Instruction TI-003, Evaluating the Impacts of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Public Health Emergency as Part of the Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program, as final. |
10/21/2020 |
REVISION OF THE CHRONOLOGY OF THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC) AMENDMENTS INCLUDING SUMMARY OF CHANGE DOCUMENT FOR MISCELLANEOUS CORRECTIONS [RATS ID 2020-3] (STC-20-073)
STC-20-073 provides States with the chronology of the NRC Amendments including RATS ID 2020-3. |
10/14/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY (H-305) COURSE (STC-20-072)
STC-20-072 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's virtual offering of the Safety Aspects of Industrial Radiography (H-305) Course to be held 12/7-11/2020. |
10/05/2020 |
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMMENT: REACTOR VESSEL MATERIAL SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM RULEMAKING (STC-20-071)
STC-20-071 informs interested stakeholders of the NRC's publication of a direct final rule on the reactor vessel material surveillance program requirements for commercial light-water power reactors; comments are due 11/02/2020. |
10/02/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE FOLLOWING 13 PROCEDURES RELATED TO THE INTEGRATED MATERIALS PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROGRAM (STC-20-070):SA-100, SA-101, SA-102, SA-103, SA-104, SA-105, SA-106, SA-107, SA-108, SA-109, SA-110, SA-200, SA-201 (STC-20-070)
STC-20-070 informs the National Materials Program (NMP) that the NRC staff has issued the 13 NMSS State Agreements (SA) procedures as final. |
10/02/2020 |
CLOSEOUT OF STATE AGREEMENTS (SA) PROCEDURE SA-121 "AGREEMENT STATE LIAISON TO THE MANAGEMENT REVIEW BOARD" (STC-20-069)
STC-20-069 informs the National Materials Program (NMP) community that State Agreements (SA) Procedure SA-121 "Agreement State Liaison to the Management Review Board" (ADAMS No. ML13281A465) has been rescinded. |
09/29/2020 |
ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY ADDENDUM TO REVISION 1 OF THE NORTHSTAR MEDICAL RADIOISOTOPES, LLC, "RADIOGENIX MOLYBDENUM-99/TECHNETIUM-99M GENERATOR SYSTEM LICENSING GUIDANCE FOR MEDICAL USE LICENSEES, MEDICAL USE PERMITTEES, AND COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR PHARMACIES" (STC-20-068)
STC-20-068 notifies States that NRC is issuing a temporary addendum to revision 1 of the NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC, "RadioGenix Molybdenum-99/Technetium-99m Generator System Licensing Guidance for Medical Use Licensees, Medical Use Permittees, And Commercial Nuclear Pharmacies" (ADAMS Number ML20009C049), effective September 2020 through June 2021. |
09/25/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF MAILING ADDRESS CHANGE REGARDING SUBMITTAL OF FINGERPRINT CARDS (STC-20-067)
STC-20-067 informs States of a recent mailing address change for submitting Criminal History fingerprint cards to comply with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 37, "Physical Protection of Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive Material." |
09/22/2020 |
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMMENT: PETITION FOR RULEMAKING THAT WOULD REQUIRE REPORTING OF CERTAIN NUCLEAR MEDICINE INJECTION EXTRAVASATIONS AS MEDICAL EVENTS (STC-20-066)
STC-20-066 provides notice of NRC's request for public comment on a petition for rulemaking that would require the reporting of certain nuclear medicine injection extravasations as medical events. |
09/22/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE INSPECTION PROCEDURES (G-108) COURSE (STC-20-065)
STC-20-065 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's virtual offering of the Inspection Procedures (G-108) Course to be held November 16-20, 2020. |
09/16/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF THE ISSUANCE, AND OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THE INTERIM STATE AGREEMENT (SA) PROCEDURE, SA-202, REVIEW OF REGULATIONS AND OTHER PROGRAM ELEMENTS BY THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON COMPATIBILITY (STC-20-062)
STC-20-062 provides the National Materials Program (NMP) community an opportunity to comment, and use the interim procedure, SA-202, Review of Regulations and Other Program Elements by the Standing Committee on Compatibility, up to the end of the comment period 03/16/2021. |
09/11/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE ADVANCED HEALTH PHYSICS (H-201) COURSE (STC-20-063)
STC-20-063 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's virtual offering of the Advanced Health Physics (H-201) Course to be held November 2-6, 2020. |
08/26/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS PROCEDURE SA-600, "PROCESS AND CRITERIA FOR AGREEMENT STATE PERSONNEL TO ATTEND NRC-SPONSORED TRAINING" (STC-20-061)
STC-20-061 informs States of the issuance of the NMSS Procedure SA-600, "Process and Criteria for Agreement State Personnel to Attend NRC-Sponsored Training," with its text included. |
08/05/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF THE INTENT TO REVIEW AND UPDATE THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL OF NUCLEAR PLANTS (NUREG-1437) (STC-20-059)
STC-20-059 informs States and Indian Tribes that NRC intends to review and update NUREG-1437, "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants - Final Report" (LR GEIS) with scoping webinars in August 2020 and comments due by 11/2/2020. |
08/04/2020 |
NOTICE OF ANNUAL ORGANIZATION OF AGREEMENT STATES AND CONFERENCE OF RADIATION CONTROL PROGRAM DIRECTORS COMMISSION BRIEFING (STC-20-060)
STC-20-060 provides notice of the Annual Organization of Agreement States (OAS) and Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD) Commission briefing to be held remotely on October 8, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST. |
08/04/2020 |
FINAL RULE - FEE RECOVERY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 (STC-20-058)
STC-20-058 informs States that NRC has published a final rule to modify Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Parts 170 and 171 regarding the licensing, inspection and annual fees to recover approximately 90 percent of its Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget authority. |
07/31/2020 |
REQUESTING REVIEW OF PROPOSED REVISION TO DOCUMENT, "CONSOLIDATED DECOMMISSIONING GUIDANCE: DECOMMISSIONING PROCESS FOR MATERIALS LICENSEES" (NUREG-1757, VOLUME 1, REVISION 3) (RCPD-20-007)
RCPD-20-007 provides Agreement States the opportunity to comment on the proposed Revision 3 of NUREG 1757, Volume 1, by 10/14/2020, 75 days after 7/31/2020. |
07/24/2020 |
REVISION OF THE CHRONOLOGY OF THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC) AMENDMENTS INCLUDING SUMMARY OF CHANGE DOCUMENT FOR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER FRAUD PREVENTION, 10 CFR PARTS 9, AND 35 [RATS ID 2020-2] (STC-20-057)
STC-20-057 provides States with the Chronology of the NRC Amendments including RATS ID 2020-2, so they can plan rulemaking actions. |
07/22/2020 |
ISSUANCE OF MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE 5.1, "CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION WITH GOVERNMENTS AND INDIAN TRIBES" (STC-20-055)
STC-20-055 informs states, Federally recognized Indian Tribes, and State Liaison Officers that NRC staff has issued NRC Management Directive (MD) 5.1, "Consultation and Coordination with Governments and Indian Tribes" (ADAMS Accession Number ML112351312), addressing the NRC's general responsibilities for consultation and coordination with other governments and federally recognized Indian Tribes. |
07/17/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION SPONSORED TRAINING COURSE SCHEDULE (TENTATIVE) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 (STC-20-054)
STC-20-054 makes NRC's sponsored training course (tentative) schedule available to Agreement States' staff for fiscal year 2021 and initiates the application process. |
07/16/2020 |
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION'S NUCLEAR ENERGY INNOVATION AND MODERNIZATION ACT REPORT ON BEST PRACTICES FOR COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARDS FOR DECOMMISSIONING NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS (STC-20-053)
STC-20-053 provides federally recognized Indian Tribes with the NRC's report to Congress on best practices for establishing and operating local community advisory boards for decommissioning nuclear power plants and information about the NRC's activities associated with its response to the requirements of Section 108 of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA). |
07/16/2020 |
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION'S NUCLEAR ENERGY INNOVATION AND MODERNIZATION ACT REPORT ON BEST PRACTICES FOR COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARDS FOR DECOMMISSIONING NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS (STC-20-052)
STC-20-052 provides States with NRC's report to Congress on best practices for establishing and operating local community advisory boards for decommissioning nuclear power plants and information about the NRC's activities associated with its response to the requirements of Section 108 of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA). |
07/15/2020 |
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION'S DRAFT TECHNICAL EVALUATION REPORT FOR EXUBRION THERAPEUTICS' PROPOSED LICENSE APPLICATION TEMPLATE FOR THE RELEASE OF DOGS FOLLOWING TREATMENT WITH A TIN-117M COLLOID (RCPD-20-006)
RCPD-20-006 offers States the opportunity to comment on NRC's draft report for Exubrion Therapeutics's license application for the use of a Tin-117M colloid to treat dogs for arthritis; comments are due 8/14/2020. |
07/14/2020 |
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON DRAFT REVISION TO MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE AND HANDBOOK 5.8, "PROPOSED SECTION 274B. AGREEMENTS WITH STATES" (STC-20-051)
STC-20-051 offers Agreement States the opportunity to comment on the proposed revisions to the Management Directive (MD) and Handbook 5.8, "Proposed Section 274B. Agreements with States." by 08/13/2020. |
06/30/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF UPCOMING GOVERNMENT-TO-GOVERNMENT MEETING ON RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL EXTRAVASATIONS AND MEDICAL EVENT REPORTING (RCPD-20-005)
RCPD-20-005 informs all Agreement State Radiation Control Program Directors (RCPDs) that the NRC staff plans to hold a meeting with the Agreement States on Thursday, July 23, 2020, 2:00-3:30 p.m. EDT, to discuss the NRC staff's planned evaluation of whether and how radiopharmaceutical extravasations should be reported as medical events. |
06/30/2020 |
RESPONSES TO THE ORGANIZATION OF AGREEMENT STATES (OAS) REQUESTS REGARDING CLARIFICATION OF COMPATIBILITY CATEGORIES FOR MEDICAL LICENSING GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS; AND USE OF SAFETY EVALUATION REPORTS (SERs) AS A LEGALLY BINDING REQUIREMENT (STC-20-049)
STC-20-049 provides States (a) clarification of the designated compatibility categories of medical licensing guidance documents regarding Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 35.1000 uses, (b) confirmation that a Safety Evaluation Report (SER) may be used as a legally binding requirement (license condition), and (c) sample license conditions for the NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC, Radiogenix Molybdenum-99/Technetium-99m Generator System. |
06/30/2020 |
PROJECTED INTEGRATED MATERIALS PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROGRAM SCHEDULES FOR FISCAL YEARS 2021-2023 (STC-20-048)
STC-20-048 informs Agreement State program staff of the draft schedule of upcoming Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP) reviews. Comments are welcomed until 07/30/2020. |
06/26/2020 |
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON DRAFT FINAL NUREG-1757, VOLUME 2, CONSOLIDATED DECOMMISSIONING GUIDANCE, CHARACTERIZATION, SURVEY, AND DETERMINATION OF RADIOLOGICAL CRITERIA (RCPD-20-004)
RCPD-20-004 provides States an opportunity to comment by 8/25/2020 on the draft final revision 2 of NUREG-1757, Volume 2, Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance, Characterization, Survey, and Determination of Radiological Criteria guidance document. This NUREG provides guidance on radiological surveys and dose modeling associated with decontamination and decommissioning of nuclear facilities with the ultimate goal of license termination. |
06/25/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE SEALED SOURCE AND DEVICE EVALUATION WORKSHOP (G-116) COURSE (STC-20-047)
STC-20-047 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Sealed Source and Device Evaluation Workshop (G-116) course to be held August 5-6 and August 12-13, 2020, virtually. |
06/15/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF AN UPCOMING JUNE 23, 2020, PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS A PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE VOGTLE FINAL CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN (STC-20-046)
STC-20-046 provides notice that NRC staff will conduct a 6/23/2020 public meeting to understand Southern Nuclear Operating Company's (SNC) plan to submit a proposed licensing action involving changes to routine maintenance activities of cultural properties along transmission line corridors. |
06/15/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE ADVANCED HEALTH PHYSICS (H-201) COURSE (STC-20-022)
STC-20-022 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Advanced Health Physics (H-201) course to be held July 20-24, 2020, virtually. |
06/15/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC NUCLEAR MEDICINE (H-304) COURSE (STC-20-021)
STC-20-021 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Diagnostic and Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine (H-304) course to be held July 27-31, 2020, virtually. |
06/15/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE BRACHYTHERAPY, GAMMA KNIFE AND OTHER USES (H-313) COURSE (STC-20-020)
STC-20-020 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Brachytherapy, Gamma Knife and Other Uses (H-313) course to be held August 3-7, 2020, virtually. |
06/12/2020 |
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMMENT ON THE DIRECT FINAL RULE: SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER FRAUD PREVENTION (STC-20-045)
STC-20-045 notifies states of NRC's request for public comment on a direct final rule to implement the Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017: comments are due 07/02/2020. |
06/09/2020 |
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION DRAFT RULE: HARMONIZATION OF TRANSPORTATION SAFETY REQUIREMENTS WITH IAEA STANDARDS (RCPD-20-002)
RCPD-20-002 provides States an advanced opportunity to comment on the NRC draft Federal Register notice for the proposed rule titled "Harmonization of Transportation Safety Requirements with IAEA Standards." |
06/08/2020 |
INSPECTION GUIDANCE DURING TRANSITION FROM COVID-19 MANDATORY TELEWORK FOR THE NUCLEAR MATERIALS AND WASTE SAFETY PROGRAMS (STC-20-044)
STC-20-044 informs States of NRC's inspection guidance and decision-making considerations for the organizations within the NRC responsible for inspections as the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) restrictions begin to ease across the country. |
06/03/2020 |
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON DRAFT REVISION TO OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS PROCEDURE SA-600, "PROCESS AND CRITERIA FOR AGREEMENT STATE PERSONNEL TO ATTEND NRC-SPONSORED TRAINING" (STC-20-040)
STC-20-040 provides the Agreement States with an opportunity to comment on the proposed revisions to the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) Procedure SA-600, "Process and Criteria for Agreement State Personnel to Attend NRC-Sponsored Training," preferably by 07/03/2020. |
05/21/2020 |
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMMENT: PROPOSED RULE FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR SMALL MODULAR REACTORS AND OTHER NEW TECHNOLOGIES (STC-20-041)
STC-20-041 informs States and Tribes about, and includes a Federal Register Notice about, (a) NRC's request for public comment on the proposed rule to provide alternative emergency preparedness for small modular reactors (SMRs) and other new technologies (ONTs), (b) the publication of the NRC's draft regulatory guide DG-1350, "Performance-Based Emergency Preparedness for Small Modular Reactors, Non-Light-Water Reactors, and Non-Power Production or Utilization Facilities," for public comment by 07/27/2020; and (3) a public meeting tentatively scheduled for 06/17/2020. |
05/14/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF MAILING ADDRESS CHANGE REGARDING SUBMITTAL OF FINGERPRINT CARDS (STC-20-039)
STC-20-039 informs States that the mailing address to submit Criminal History fingerprint cards for processing has changed, and provides that address. |
05/01/2020 |
INFORMATION AND SEMINAR REGARDING TEMPORARY EXEMPTIONS FROM CERTAIN U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION MATERIALS LICENSEES SUBJECT TO 10 CFR PART 37 REGULATIONS DURING THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY (STC-20-037)
STC-20-037 informs readers about: 1) NRC's consideration of temporary exemptions for materials licensees subject to Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 37; and 2) a May 5, 2020, public meeting to discuss how NRC licensees can request expedited temporary regulatory relief during the COVID-19 public health emergency through submission of certain exemption requests. |
04/30/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF THE INTENT TO CONDUCT A SCOPING PROCESS AND PREPARE A GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR ADVANCED NUCLEAR REACTORS (STC-20-036)
STC-20-036 informs States and Indian Tribes that NRC is preparing an Advanced Nuclear Reactor (ANR) Generic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for small-scale advanced nuclear reactors. A scoping webinar will be held on 05/28/2020 and comments are due on 6/30/2020. |
04/30/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF ISSUANCE OF THE DOCUMENT, "GUIDANCE FOR THE REVIEWS OF PROPOSED DISPOSAL PROCEDURES AND TRANSFERS OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL UNDER 10 CFR 20.2002 AND 10 CFR 40.13(a)" (STC-20-035)
STC-20-035 informs Agreement States that NRC staff has issued the document, "Guidance for the Reviews of Proposed Disposal Procedures and Transfers of Radioactive Material Under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 20.2002 and 10 CFR 40.13(a)." |
04/24/2020 |
REVISION OF THE CHRONOLOGY OF THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AMENDMENTS INCLUDING SUMMARY OF CHANGE DOCUMENT FOR INDIVIDUAL MONITORING DEVICES, 10 CFR PARTS 34, 36, AND 39 [RATS ID 2020-1] (STC-20-034)
STC-20-034 provides the Agreement States with the Chronology of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Amendments including RATS ID 2020-1. |
04/22/2020 |
INFORMATION AND SEMINAR REGARDING TEMPORARY EXEMPTIONS FROM CERTAIN U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION MATERIALS LICENSEES SUBJECT TO 10
CFR PARTS 30 AND 34 REGULATIONS DURING THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY (STC-20-033)
STC-20-033 provides information about: 1) NRC's consideration of temporary exemptions for materials licensees subject to Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Parts 30 and 34, and 2) an April 23, 2020 seminar to discuss how NRC licensees can request temporary regulatory relief during the COVID-19 public health emergency through submission of certain exemption requests. |
04/17/2020 |
SEMINAR WITH MEDICAL LICENSEES TO REQUEST TEMPORARY REGULATORY RELIEF DURING THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY (STC-20-032)
STC-20-032 informs States and Indian Tribes that NRC is holding a seminar on April 22, 2020, to discuss how NRC medical licensees can request temporary regulatory relief during the COVID-19 public health emergency through submission of certain exemption requests. |
04/14/2020 |
INFORMATION REGARDING TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION MEDICAL USE REGULATIONS (STC-20-031)
STC-20-031 provides information about the NRC's exemptions for medical use licensees, including NRC's temporary exemption template letter being used to grant exemptions for its medical use licensees, and a spreadsheet with specific temporary exemptions that the NRC staff has evaluated and determined would be appropriate. |
04/10/2020 |
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REGARDING REMEDIATION OF UNLICENSED RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL (STC-20-025)
STC-20-025 provides status on the annual updates on the current inventory of the sites provided by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and to provide information about NRC's memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the DoD regarding DoD's Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) remediation of confirmed radiological contamination at unlicensed sites under the CERCLA process. |
04/10/2020 |
TRANSMISSION OF BACKGROUND, KEY MESSAGES AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON DISPERSAL OF CESIUM-137 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON IN MAY 2019 (RCPD-20-001)
RCPD-20-001 provides background, key messages, and questions and answers (Q&A) for use by Agreement State personnel if they receive inquiries about the cesium-137 (Cs-137) dispersal event that occurred at the University of Washington in May 2019. |
04/07/2020 |
RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL COUNT OF ACTIVE RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL LICENSES IN THE NATIONAL MATERIALS PROGRAM (STC-20-030)
STC-20-030 provides the latest count of specific radioactive material licenses in the National Materials Program, categorized as industrial, medical, or academic, as of 2/25/2020. |
04/06/2020 |
INFORMATION REGARDING U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ACTIVITIES SURROUNDING THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 (STC-20-029)
STC-20-029 provides information about NRC's monitoring activities associated with the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and responses to common questions received regarding potential effects to the National Materials Program. |
04/03/2020 |
EXTENSION TO THE COMMENT PERIOD FOR THE STATE AGREEMENT (SA) PROCEDURES IMPLEMENTING THE INTEGRATED MATERIALS PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROGRAM (IMPEP); AND UPDATE ON SCHEDULED IMPEP REVIEWS (STC-20-028)
STC-20-028 notifies States that (a) NRC is extending to 7/01/2020 the date for Agreement States to review and comment on multiple NMSS SA procedures implementing the Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP), and (b) NRC is also evaluating the use of virtual communication technologies such as Skype or Webex to conduct IMPEP reviews and Management Review Board (MRB) meetings remotely during the period of restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. |
04/03/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF ISSUANCE OF A PROPOSED INTERPRETATIVE RULE: "TRANSFER OF VERY LOW-LEVEL WASTE TO EXEMPT PERSONS FOR DISPOSAL" (STC-20-027)
STC-20-027 informs States that NRC staff has issued a proposed interpretative rule, "Transfer of Very Low-Level Waste to Exempt Persons for Disposal," for review and public comment by 07/20/2020. |
03/25/2020 |
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMMENT: INDIVIDUAL MONITORING DEVICES RULEMAKING (STC-20-026)
STC-20-026 provides notification of NRC's Federal Register request for public comment on the direct final rule to authorize the use of modern individual monitoring devices in industrial radiographic, irradiator, and well logging operations. |
03/16/2020 |
NOTICE OF ANNUAL ORGANIZATION OF AGREEMENT STATES AND CONFERENCE OF RADIATION CONTROL PROGRAM DIRECTORS COMMISSION BRIEFING (STC-20-024)
STC-20-024 provides notice of the Annual Organization of Agreement States (OAS) and Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD) Commission briefing to be held at the NRC Headquarters, Commissioners' Conference Room, One White Flint North Building, Rockville, Maryland, on June 23, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST. |
03/13/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR REVISION TO INSPECTION MANUAL CHAPTER (IMC) 2800, "MATERIALS INSPECTION PROGRAM" AND CANCELING OF IMC 1220, "PROCESSING OF NRC FORM 241, 'REPORT OF PROPOSED ACTIVITIES IN NON-AGREEMENT STATES, AREAS OF EXCLUSIVE FEDERAL JURISDICTION, AND OFFSHORE WATERS,' AND INSPECTION OF AGREEMENT STATE LICENSEES OPERATING UNDER 10 CFR 150.20" (STC-20-023)
STC-20-023 informs States that a major revision to the NMSS Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 2800, "Materials Inspection Program" was issued and became effective at the NRC on 03/02/2020. Additionally, IMC 1220, "Processing of NRC Form 241, 'Report of Proposed Activities in Non-Agreement States, Areas of Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction, and Offshore Waters,' and Inspection of Agreement State Licensees Operating Under 10 CFR 150.20" was cancelled on 03/02/2020. |
03/11/2020 |
ACCEPTANCE TO THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY (H-305) COURSE (STC-20-019)
STC-20-019 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Safety Aspects of Industrial Radiography (H-305) course to be held May 11-15, 2020, in St. Rose, Louisiana. |
03/10/2020 |
PROPOSED RULE - FEE RECOVERY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 (STC-20-018)
STC-20-018 informs States that NRC has published a proposed rule for comment to modify Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Parts 170 and 171 regarding the licensing, inspection and annual fees to recover approximately 90 percent of its Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget authority. |
03/02/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO AIR SAMPLING FOR RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (H-119) COURSE (STC-20-017)
STC-20-017 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Air Sampling for Radioactive Materials (H-119) course to be held 5/4-8/2020 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. |
03/02/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE LICENSING PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES (G-109) COURSE (STC-20-016)
STC-20-016 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Licensing Practices and Procedures (G-109) course scheduled to be held 5/4-7/2020 in Chattanooga, TN. |
02/24/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE BRACHYTHERAPY, GAMMA KNIFE AND OTHER USES (H-313) COURSE (STC-20-015)
STC-20-015 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Brachytherapy, Gamma Knife and Other Uses (H-313) Course to be held 4/27-5/1/2020 in Houston, Texas. |
02/24/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF WELL LOGGING (H-314) COURSE (STC-20-014)
STC-20-014 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Safety Aspects of Well Logging (H-314) course to be held 4/27-5/1/2020 in Sugar Land, Texas. |
02/24/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE INSPECTION PROCEDURES (G-108) COURSE (STC-20-013)
STC-20-013 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Inspection Procedures (G-108) course to be held 4/27-5/1/2020 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. |
02/24/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING FOR RADIOACTIVITY (H-111) COURSE (STC-20-012)
STC-20-012 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Environmental Monitoring for Radioactivity (H-111) course to be held 4/27-5/1/2020 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. |
02/24/2020 |
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR COMMENT: RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS (STC-20-011)
STC-20-011 notifies readers of NRC's request in the Federal Register for public comments on the retrospective review of administrative requirements initiative, due 04/06/2020. |
02/12/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC NUCLEAR MEDICINE (H-304) COURSE (STC-20-010)
STC-20-010 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC’s Diagnostic and Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine (H-304) Course to be held 4/20-24/2020 in Houston, TX. |
02/12/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE RESRAD OVERVIEW (H-408) COURSE (STC-20-009)
STC-20-009 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's RESRAD Overview (H-408) course to be held 4/20-24/2020 in Chattanooga, TN. |
02/06/2020 |
AVAILABILITY OF SECY-20-0005, "RULEMAKING PLAN FOR TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR UNSEALED BYPRODUCT MATERIAL (10 CFR PART 35)" (STC-20-008)
STC-20-008 informs the Agreement States that NRC has published SECY-20-0005, "Rulemaking Plan for Training and Experience Requirements for Unsealed Byproduct Material (10 CFR Part 35)." |
01/24/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF ISSUANCE OF XCISION(R) GAMMAPOD(tm) LICENSING GUIDANCE (STC-20-007)
STC-20-007 informs Agreement States that the Xcision(R) GammaPod(tm) Licensing Guidance was published on 01/22/2020, and provides a copy of the guidance document. |
01/16/2020 |
AVAILABILITY OF REVISION 1 OF THE NORTHSTAR MEDICAL RADIOISOTOPES, LLC, RADIOGENIX(tm) MOLYBDENUM-99/TECHNETIUM-99M GENERATOR SYSTEM, LICENSING GUIDANCE FOR MEDICAL USE LICENSEES, MEDICAL USE PERMITTEES, AND COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR PHARMACIES (STC-20-006)
STC-20-006 notifies States of the publication of revision 1 of the NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC, RadioGenix(tm) Molybdenum-99/Technetium-99m Generator System Licensing Guidance for Medical Use Licensees, Medical Use Permittees, and Commercial Nuclear Pharmacies. |
01/09/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE ROOT CAUSE WORKSHOP (G-205) COURSE (STC-20-002)
STC-20-002 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Root Cause Workshop (G-205) course to be held 3/17-20/2020, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. |
01/09/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF THE ISSUANCE, AND OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THE FOLLOWING INTERIM PROCEDURES RELATED TO THE INTEGRATED MATERIALS PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROGRAM (IMPEP)(STC-20-005): SA-105, TECHNICAL QUALITY OF INCIDENT AND ALLEGATION ACTIVITIES, SA-106, MANAGEMENT REVIEW BOARD, SA-108, SEALED SOURCE AND DEVICE EVALUATION PROGRAM, SA-110, URANIUM RECOVERY PROGRAM
STC-20-005 informs the National Materials Program (NMP) community NMSS State Agreements procedures SA105, SA 106, SA108, and SA-110 have been approved for use as interim procedures; and offers the NMP community an opportunity to comment on these interim procedures by 04/01/2020. |
01/07/2020 |
ACCEPTANCE TO THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY (H-305) COURSE (STC-20-001)
STC-20-001 notifies States of students selected to attend NRC's Safety Aspects of Industrial Radiography (H-305) course to be held 3/16-20/2020, in St. Rose, Louisiana. |
01/07/2020 |
NOTIFICATION OF THE ISSUANCE, AND OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THE FOLLOWING INTERIM PROCEDURES RELATED TO THE INTEGRATED MATERIALS PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROGRAM (IMPEP) (STC-20-004): SA-100, IMPLEMENTATION OF INTEGRATED MATERIALS PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROGRAM (IMPEP) SA-104, TECHNICAL QUALITY OF LICENSING
STC-20-004 informs the National Materials, Program (NMP) community Office of Nuclear Material Safety And Safeguards (NMSS) State Agreements (SA) procedures SA-100 and SA-104 have been approved for use as interim procedures; and provides the NMP community an opportunity to comment on the these interim procedures. |
01/07/2020 |
CORRECTED COPY OF THE SUMMARY OF CHANGE DOCUMENT FOR MISCELLANEOUS CORRECTIONS TO 10 CFR PARTS 1, 2, 34, 37, 50, 71, 73, and 140 [RATS ID 2018-3] (STC-20-003)
STC-20-003 provides States with a corrected version of the Summary of Change document for RATS ID 2018-3 that was issued on November 26, 2019, as an enclosure to STC 19-077. |
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