Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance: Characterization, Survey, and Determination of Radiological Criteria; Notice of Availability

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) is announcing the availability of a draft document "Consolidated NMSS Decommissioning Guidance: Characterization, Survey, and Determination of Radiological Criteria" (NUREG-1757, Vol. 2), for public comment. This document provides guidance for compliance with the radiological criteria for termination of licenses. The guidance is intended for NRC staff, licensees, and the public. The guidance is being developed in response to the NMSS performance goals, in the NRC's Strategic Plan, of: (1) making NRC activities and decisions more effective, efficient, and realistic; and (2) reducing unnecessary regulatory burden on stakeholders. NRC is seeking public comment in order to receive feedback from the widest range of interested parties and to ensure that all information relevant to developing the document is available to the NRC staff. This draft document is being issued for comment only and is not intended for interim use. The NRC will review public comments received on the draft document. In response to those comments, suggested changes will be incorporated, where appropriate, and a final d