Supporting Guidanceand Computer Codes Potentially Subject to Update in Support of Options to Revise Radiation Protection Regulationsand Guidance
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is currently considering Options to Revise Radiation Protection Regulations and Guidance to achieve greater alignment with the 2007 Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP Publication 103). [The NRC's Synopsis of ICRP Publication 103, which is available through the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), discusses the broad implications of the new recommendations.] Specifically, the revisions proposed to achieve alignment would affect the regulatory framework provided by Title 10, Part 20, of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR Part 20), "Standards for Protection Against Radiation"; 10 CFR Part 50, "Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities"; and Appendix I to 10 CFR Part 50, "Numerical Guides for Design Objectives and Limiting Conditions for Operation to Meet the Criterion 'As Low as is Reasonably Achievable' for Radioactive Material in Light-Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Reactor Effluents." If the agency determines that such revisions are appropriate and scientifically justified, the staff would also update the agency's related guidance documents and computer codes. For details regarding those that are potentially subject to update, see the following topics on this page:
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Supporting Guidance
| Document Number |
Title |
| Generic Letter 89-01 |
Implementation of Programmatic Controls for Radiological Effluent Technical Specifications in the Administrative Controls Section of the Technical Specifications and the Relocation of Procedural Details of RETS to the Offsite Dose Calculation Manual or to the Process Control Program (Generic Letter 89-01), January 31, 1989 |
| NUREG-0133 |
Preparation of Radiological Effluent Technical Specifications for Nuclear Power Plants |
| NUREG-0172 |
Age-Specific Radiation Dose Commitment Factors for a One Year Chronic Intake |
| NUREG-0800 |
Standard Review Plan (All applicable sections referring to Part 20 and 50, requirements, doses, and effluent concentration limits) |
| NUREG-0851 |
Nomograms for Evaluation of Doses from Finite Noble Gas Clouds |
| NUREG-1301 |
Offsite Dose Calculation Manual Guidance: Standard Radiological Effluent Controls for Pressurized Water Reactors |
| NUREG-1302 |
Offsite Dose Calculation Manual Guidance: Standard Radiological Effluent Controls for Boiling Water Reactors |
| NUREG-1551 |
Environmental Standard Review Plan |
Supporting Computer Codes
| Document Number |
Title |
| NUREG-0016, Revision 1 |
Calculation of Releases of Radioactive Materials in Gaseous and Liquid Effluents from Boiling Water Reactor, BWR-Gale Code, Rev. 1 |
| NUREG-0017, Revision 1 |
Calculation of Releases of Radioactive Materials in Gaseous and Liquid Effluents from Pressurized Water Reactor, PWR-Gale Code, Rev. 1 |
| NUREG-0133 |
RATAFR Code for BWRs and PWRs, Assessment of liquid radwaste tank failures; and PARTS and RABFIN Codes, Derivation of ODCM composite dose parameters |
| NUREG/CR-0781, Supplement 1 |
SKYSHINE II Procedure: Calculation of the Effects of Structure Design Assessment on Neutron, Primary Gamma-Ray and Secondary Gamma-Ray Dose Rates in Air |
| NUREG/CR-1276 |
User’s Manual for LADTAP II: A Computer Program for Calculating Radiation Exposure to Man from Routine Releases of Nuclear Reactor Liquid Effluents |
| NUREG/CR-2919 |
XOQDOQ: Computer Program for the Meteorological Evaluation of Routine Effluent Releases at Nuclear Power Stations (supersedes the draft publication, issued as NUREG-0324) |
| NUREG/CR-4013 |
LADTAP II: Technical Reference and User Guide |
| NUREG/CR-4653 |
GASPAR II: Technical Reference and User Guide |
