Energia i regulacje · 25.08.1998

Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance About Medical Use Licenses, Availability of Draft NUREG

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is announcing the availability of and requesting comment on draft NUREG-1556, Volume 9, ``Consolidated Guidance about Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance About Medical Use Licenses,'' dated August 1998. This draft guide has been developed in parallel with the proposed revision of 10 CFR Part 35, ``Medical Use of Byproduct Material.'' Comments received in response to publication of this draft will be considered in developing the final guide. Finalization of the guidance will continue to parallel the rulemaking; resulting in a guidance document that is consistent with the final rule. It is intended for use by applicants, licensees, NRC license reviewers, and other NRC personnel. This draft guidance, where applicable, provides a more risk- informed, performance-based approach to medical use licensing consistent with the proposed regulations. It combines and supersedes the guidance previously found in Regulatory Guide (RG) 10.8, Revision 2, ``Guide for the Preparation of Applications for Medical Use Programs''; Appendix X to RG 10.8, Revision 2, ``Guidance on Complying With New Part 20 Requirements''; Draft RG DG-0009, ``Supplement to Regulat