U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONREGULATORYJanuary1999GUIDEOFFICEOFNUCLEARREGULATORYRESEARCHREGULATORYGUIDE1.179(DraftwasIssuedasDG-1078)STANDARDFORMATANDCONTENTOFLICENSETERMINATIONPLANSFORNUCLEARPOWERREACTORSA.INTRODUCTIONOnJuly29,1996,theNRCpublishedamendmentstoitsregulationsin10CFRPart2,RulesofPracticeforDomesticLicensingProceedingsandIssuanceofOrders;10CFRPart50,DomesticLicensingofProductionandUtilizationFacilities;and10CFRPart51,EnvironmentalProtectionRegulationsforDomesticLicensingandRelatedRegulatoryFunctions(61FR39278)(Ref.1).Theseamendmentsprescribespecificcriteriafordecommissioningnuclearpowerreactors;theywereeffectiveAugust28,1996.Thisrule,byeliminating,revising,orextendingoperatingreactorrequirementscommensuratewiththeirimportancetosafety,specifiesrequirementsforreactorsthatarepermanentlyshutdownandhavenofuelinthereactorvessel.Reactorsthatarepermanentlyshutdownwithnofuelinthevesselpresentasignificantlyreducedrisktothepublic.Decommissioningactivitiesforpowerreactorsmaybedividedintothreephases:(1)initialactivities,(2)majordecommissioningandstorageactivities,and(3)licenseterminationactivities.DraftRegulatoryGuideDG-1067,DecommissioningofNuclearPowerReactors(Ref.2),isbeingdevelopedtodescribemethodsandproceduresthatareacceptabletotheNRCstaffforimplementingtherulesthatrelatetotheinitialactivitiesandthemajorphasesofdecommissioning.ForPhase3,10CFR50.82(a)(9)specifiesthatanapplicationforlicenseterminationmustbeaccompaniedorprecededbyalicenseterminationplan(LTP),whichissubjecttoNRCreviewandapproval.Accordingto10CFR50.82(a)(9)(i),thelicenseemustsubmitanLTPatleasttwoyearsbeforeterminationofthelicense.TheLTPisapprovedbylicenseamendment.Apublicmeetingmustbeheldnearthesite;anyhearingheldinrelationtotheLTPwouldfallundereitherSubpartGorSubpartLofPart2.IfthefuelhasbeenpermanentlyremovedfromthePart50facilitytoanauthorizedfacility,ahearingfortheproposedLTPwouldbeinaccordancewithSubpartL.Conversely,ifanLTPweresubmittedwhilethespentfuelwasstoredunderthePart50license,SubpartGof10CFRPart2wouldapply.EvenaftertheLTPhasbeenapproved,10CFR50.59continuestoapplytoallowthelicenseetomakecertainchangesthatdonotresultinanunreviewedsafetyquestionorchangestothetechnicalspecifications,andthechangesmustmeettherequirementsof10CFR50.82(a)(6).OnJuly21,1997,theCommissionamendeditsregulationsin10CFRPart20,StandardsforProtec-USNRCREGULATORYGUIDESTheguidesareIssuedInthefollowingtenbroaddivisionsRegulatoryGuidesareIssuedtodescribeandmakeavailabletothepublicsuchInformationasmethodsacceptabletotheNRCataffforImplementingspedficpartsoftheCorr,1.PowerReactors6.Productsmission'sregulations,techniquesusedbythestaffinevaluetingspedficproblemsorpos-2.ResearchandTestReactors7.lIteportationtulatedaccidents,anddataneededbytheNRCstaffinItsreviewofapplicationsforper-3.FuelsandMaterialsFadlities&OccipationalHealthmitsandlicenses.Regulatoryguideswenotsubstitutesforregulations,andcompliance4.EnvironmentalandSitingQ.AntitnrutandFinancialReviewwiththemIsnotrequired.MethodsandsolutlonsdifferentfromthoeesetoulIntheguides5.MaterialsandPlantProtection10.GeneralwillbeacceptableIftheyprovideabasisforthefindingsrequisitetotheIssuanceorcontinuanceofapermitorlicensebytCommission.SinglecopiesofregulatoryguidesmaybeobtainedfreeofchargebywritingtheReproThisglidewasIssuedafterconsiderationofcommentsreceivedfromlpublic.Corn-ductionandDistribDtionServicesSection,OfficeoftheChiefInformrationOfficer,U.S.NumnsnduggeastIlmfteronsfridvemerrtsonthfcegentsrencuragedarothepulicCornddearRegulatoryCommission,Washington,DC20555-0001;orbyfaxat(301)415-2289;11aandsuggestionsforirnrvmpnintheseguldesareencouragedatoalltimes,end(bye-malltoGRWI@NRC.GYV.deswillberevised,asappropriate,toaccommodatecomnentsandtoreflectnewInrmationoreIxperence.IssuedguidesmayalsobepurchasedfromtheNationalTechnicalInformationServiceonWrittencommentsmaybesubmittedtotheRulesandDirectivesBranch,ADM,U.S.Nu-astandingorderbasis.DetailsonthisservicemaybeobtainedbywritingNTIS.5285PortdearRegulatoryCommission,Washington.DC20555-0001.RoyalRoad,Springfield,VA22161.tionAgainstRadiation;10CFRPart30,RulesofGeneralApplicabilitytoDomesticLicensingofByproductMaterial;10CFRPart40,DomesticLicensingofSourceMaterial;10CFRParts50and51;10CFRPart70,DomesticLicensingofSpecialNuclearMaterial;and10CFRPart71,PackagingandTransportationofRadioactiveMaterial(62FR39058,Ref.3),prescribingspecificradiologicalcriteriaforlicensetermination.DraftRegulatoryGuideDG-4006,DemonstratingComplianceWiththeRadiologicalCriteriaforLicenseTermination(Ref.4),isbeingdevelopedtoprovideadditionalguidanceondemonstratingcompliancewiththeunrestrictedrelease,restrictedrelease,andalternativecriteriaforlicenseterminationinaccordancewithSubpartEof10CFRPart20.Underthenewregulations,intheLTPalicenseecouldproposeeitherreleaseofthefacilityandsiteforunrestricteduseorreleaseofthefacilityandsiteunderrestricteduseconditions.Forthemostpart,theLTPwillcontainafinalsitecharacterization,doseassessment,identificationoftheremainingremediationactivitiesandsupportingplan,andfinalsurveyplan