ML20128L993

Recommends NRC Continue W/Proposed Rulemaking for 10CFR39, Licenses & Radiation Safety Requirements for Well Logging Operations. Rule Will Provide Greater Uniformity & Would Lead to Improved Safety

ML20128L993
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Issue date:	10/22/1984
From:	Minogue R NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH (RES)
To:	Dircks W NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
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FRN-50FR13797, RULE-PR-19, RULE-PR-39 AB35-1, NUDOCS 8505310536
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RES Central Files R-2914.03 CIRC /CHRON RAMRB Subject / Reading RBMinogue 007 2 2 g DFRoss FPGillespie JCMalaro JCBelote ANTse 4:--4 MEMORANDUM FOR: William J. Dircks Executive Director for Operations FROM:

Robert 8. Minogue, Director Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research

SUBJECT:

CONTROL OF NRC RULEMAKING: RES REVIEW 0F ONGOING RES SPONSORED RULEMAKING Based on our review of the ongoir.g RES sponsored rulemaking " Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements for Well-Logging Operations--10 CFR Part 39." RES 1

recoarnends that the NRC should proceed with this specific rulemaking.

This reconsnendation in draft form, has been coordinated with the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.

l The basis for our recommendition is as follows:

The proposed rulemaking wedid:

(a) provide greater uniformity of NRC regula-i tions with those of Agreement States and regulations likely to be adopted by Agreement States as suggested by the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors. (b) consolidate in one part of the regulations requirements for handling irretrievable well-logging sources now contained in 10 CFR Parts 30 and 70; (c) provide a consistent and improved basis for regulation of these devices and operations; and (d) lead to improved safety of well-logging devices and operations through application of the regulations.

In addition, the annual total collective dose and individual exposures attrib-utable to well-logging operations as shown in NUREG-0174, Vol.1, " Occupational Radiation Exposure--Twelfth Annual Report 1979" are among the highest for any category in the nuclear industry.

These data give added priority for NRC action to reduce exposures in this industry, as should be provided by the proposed 10 CFR Part 39.

l The complete RES review package has been sent to OEDO (Attention:

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