ML25191A241

Active Management Directive 5.3 NRC and Agreement State Working Groups July 2025

ML25191A241
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Issue date:	07/10/2025
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NRC & Agreement State Working Groups July 10, 2025 According to NRC Management Directive 5.3, It is the policy of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to provide Agreement State programs the opportunity for early and substantive involvement in the development or formulation of any rule, policy, directive or guidance document, as well as participation in any special study or other NRC activity... In alignment with this policy, the NRC includes Agreement State representatives in many working groups which enhance the partnership between the NRC and the Agreement States, facilitate the utilization of expertise that exists in the Agreement States, and support the National Materials Program. The purpose of this document is to provide a complete and concise list of the NRC working groups that field participants from the Agreement States.

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1)

Standing Committee on Compatibility Charter: ADAMS Accession No. ML12296A075 State Agreements (SA) Procedure, SA-202: Review of Regulations and Other Program Elements by the Standing Committee on Compatibility (ML21081A103)

Purpose:

To enhance the existing compatibility determination process, evaluate and document compatibility designations for program elements pursuant to Management Directive 5.9, ensure consistency during promulgation of regulations by documenting decisions on compatibility and their basis, and take into account implementation issues and NRC staff's review of Agreement State regulations under the Integrated Materials Performance Evaluation Program (IMPEP).

Duncan White, NRC/NMSS Co-Chair Philip Peterson, OAS/Colorado Co-Chair Toby Irving, Oregon Jill Shepherd, NRC/NMSS Jennifer Scro, NRC/OGC (Rulemaking and Agreement States)

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2)

Common Prioritization of Rulemaking (CPR)

Working Group Charter: ML18263A070

Purpose:

The CPR uses the methodology based on four factors:

the NRC Strategic Plan goals, the NRC Principles of Good Regulation, and internal and external influences on priority. The methodology considers how the scope of the rulemaking would support or be influenced by each of those factors.

The prioritization methodology has been revised to consider the 2022-2026 Strategic Plan.

Caylee Kenny, NRC/NMSS Philip Peterson, OAS/Colorado

3)

Standing Committee for Reviewing of Emerging Medical Technologies Charter: ML22159A317 Interim State Agreements (SA)

Procedure, SA-802: Standing Committee for Reviewing Emerging Medical Technologies (ML22269A549)

Purpose:

This standing committee will serve to help ensure consistency across all emerging medical technology licensing guidance documents, provide more flexibility, and help to prioritize the reviews by considering available resources, and consider the timeline of the NRC review relative to the reviews by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and/or the Agreement States.

Katie Tapp, Co-Chair, NRC/NMSS Meghan Cromie, Co-Chair, OAS/Colorado Jay Pavlica, Texas Magdalena Grylak, Alternate, NRC/RIII Mauri Lemoncelli, NRC/OGC (Materials, Fuel Cycle, and Waste Programs)

Jennifer Scro, NRC/OGC (Rulemaking and Agreement States)

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4)

Standing Committee for Sealed Source (SS&D) and Device Expertise Charter: ML25015A203

Purpose:

The Standing Committee for Sealed Source and Device (SS&D)

Center of Expertise (CoE) has been established to serve as a resource for collaboration and to enhance the technical evaluations of sealed sources or devices containing a sealed source by relying on technical expertise from the NRC and the Agreement States Lymari Sepulveda Rodriguez, NRC/NMSS Joey Rolland, NRC/NMSS Andrew Roxburgh, South Carolina Matthew Greenwood, Tennessee Sherrie Flaherty, NRC/NMSS Steve Seeger, OAS/Tennessee

5) 10 CFR Part 71 -

Harmonization of Transportation Safety Requirements -

Rulemaking Working Group Charter: ML19240A311

Purpose:

The Harmonization of Transportation Safety Requirements rulemaking working group is developing a proposed rule package that would harmonize the NRCs transportation safety requirements in 10 CFR Part 71 domestically with those of DOT in 49 CFR and internationally with those of IAEA in SSR-6, 2012 and 2018 editions.

Caylee Kenny, NRC/NMSS Toby Irving, Oregon Nishka Devaser, NRC/NMSS David Pstrak, NRC/NMSS Drew Barto, NRC/NMSS Jeremy Tapp, NRC/NMSS Sheldon Clark, NRC/OGC Lisa London, NRC/OGC Helen Chang, NRC/NMSS

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6)

Ground Water Protection at Uranium In Situ Recovery (ISR)

Facilities Rulemaking Charter: ML20294A394. (Draft)

Purpose:

These rulemaking actions would establish regulations specific to ground water protection at uranium ISR facilities, which are currently reflected in the NRCs ISR licenses, and are expected to ensure that groundwater is adequately protected during and after completion of ISR operations and improve regulatory efficiency and be consistent with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for drinking water.

George Tartal, NRC/NMSS Terance Virtue, Texas(TCEQ)

Caylee Kenny, NRC/NMSS Doug Mandeville, NRC/NMSS

7)

Regulatory Framework for Fusion Machines Rulemaking Charter: NA; Function under SA801A, Agreement State Participation in NRC Working Groups

Purpose:

to develop proposed and final rules and associated guidance for a regulatory framework to license near-term fusion machines Dennis Andrukat, NRC/NMSS, Lead Rulemaking Project Manager Duncan White, NRC/NMSS, Technical Lead Allyce Bolger, NRC/NMSS Sheldon Clark, OGC Lisa London, OGC David Reindl, Wisconsin Jack Priest, Massachusetts

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8)

WBL Agreement State Onboarding Project Charter: N/A, Team Sharepoint located here

Purpose:

To smoothly and efficiently add as many Agreement State regulators to the WBL system as possible and to ensure consistency in source management (licensing/inspection) across the country.

Matt Barrett, NRC/NMSS, Project Manager and Technical Lead Ernesto Quinones, NRC/NMSS, Technical Lead Kim Lukes, NRC/NMSS, Health Physicist, Data Transfer Lead Ariano Munden, NRC/NMSS, Project Manager, Credentialing Lead Amber Schmidt, Kansas

9)

Decommissioni ng Financial Assurance for Sealed and Unsealed Radioactive Material Charter: ML20294A544

Purpose:

to develop proposed and final rules and associated supplemental guidance to update the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) rules in Part 30 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR Part 30) for calculating materials licensees decommissioning funding requirements.

Adam Schwartzman, NRC/NMSS, Technical Lead Gregory Trussell, NRC/NMSS, Rulemaking Project Manager Ken Kline, NRC/NMSS Helen Chang, NRC/NMSS Solomon Sahle, NRC/NMSS Fajr Majeed, NRC/OCIO Sara Forster, NRC/RIII Vince Holahan, NRC/NMSS Brian Harris, OGC

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10)

Rulemaking on Exempt Quantities in Section 30.71, Schedule B Charter: ML22105A569

Purpose:

The purpose of this working group is to develop a rulemaking plan to request Commission approval to initiate a rulemaking to revise Section 30.71, Schedule B, to include additional radionuclides that are currently not listed in the table. This table is used along with 10 CFR 30.18, Exempt Quantities, in determining the need for a specific license. The staff also plans to revise certain sections in 10 CFR Part 30, Rules of General applicability to Domestic Licensing of Byproduct Material, related to exemptions to make clear when a license is required.

Andrew Carrera, NRC/NMSS; Rulemaking Project Manager Helen Chang, NRC/NMSS Jeffery Lynch, NRC/NMSS Daniel DiMarco, NRC/NMSS Brenda Miles, NRC/OCFO Brian Harris, NRC/OGC

11)

Integrated Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Rulemaking Charter: ML22144A410

Purpose:

The purpose of this working group is to revise the NRC regulations and guidance for low-level radioactive waste disposal in 10 CFR Part 61 to specify new requirements for GTCC and transuranic waste disposal. This rulemaking will also provide for Agreement State licensing of those GTCC waste streams that meet the regulatory requirements for near-surface disposal and do not present a hazard such that the NRC should retain disposal authority.

George Tartal, NRC/NMSS Cardelia Maupin, NRC/NMSS Priya Yadav, NRC/NMSS Hans Weger, Texas Duncan White, NRC/NMSS

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Financial Assurance Requirements for Category 1 and 2 Byproduct Material Sealed Sources Charter: NA; Function under SA801A, Agreement State Participation in NRC Working Groups

Purpose:

The NRC is revising its regulations to require financial assurance for the disposition of Category 1 and 2 byproduct material radioactive sealed sources. This rulemaking will help ensure 1) that licensees are financially prepared for the costs of end-of life disposition of Category 1 and 2 byproduct material radioactive sealed sources, 2) safe and secure management of these sources by facilitating timely disposition when they are no longer needed or wanted, and 3) that dispositioning costs are borne by those who receive the economic benefits from the use of these sources.

References:

1) SECY-16-0115, "Rulemaking Plan Financial Assurance for Disposition of Category 1 and 2 Byproduct Material Sealed Sources," dated October 7, 2016 (ML16200A223); 2) SRM to SECY 0115 (ML21342A032), dated December 8, 2021.

Christianne Ridge, Technical Lead; NRC/NMSS Gregory Trussell, Rulemaking Project Manager; NRC/NMSS Sonia Hille, Texas

13)

Rulemaking on Rubidium-82 Generators, Emerging Technologies, and Other Medical Use of Byproduct Materials (Rb-EMT)

Charter: ML19309F117

Purpose:

The purpose of this working group was to develop a rulemaking plan to identify the emerging medical technologies that can be regulated under 10 CFR Part 35, Subparts D through H, and provide rulemaking options and recommendations to the Commission. In SECY-21-0013, Rulemaking Plan to Establish Requirements for Rubidium-82 Generators and Emerging Medical Technologies, dated February 9, 2021 (ML20261H562), the NRC sought Commission approval to initiate a rulemaking that would add requirements for calibration and dosage measurement for strontium-82/rubidium-82 generators to 10 CFR Maryann Ayoade, Technical Lead; NRC/NMSS Andrew Carrera, Rulemaking Project Manager; NRC/NMSS Jason VonEhr, NRC/RI Laura Cender, NRC/RIII Elizabeth Tindle-Engelmann, NRC/RIII Jennifer Scro, NRC/OGC Emma Duncan, NRC/OGC Francis ONeill, Vermont

Working Group Title Charter and/or Purpose Select Members1 Part 35 and establish performance-based requirements for existing and future emerging medical technologies licensed under 10 CFR 35.1000. The Commission approved initiation of this rulemaking in the staff requirements memorandum (SRM) to SECY 0013, dated January 13, 2022 (ML22013A266). The working group is now developing proposed and final rules, and associated implementing guidance, as approved by the Commission in SRM-SECY-21-0013.

Ronald Raunikar, NRC/NMSS Carmen Riviera-Diaz, NRC/OE

14)

Extravasations Rulemaking Charter: ML23081A510

Purpose:

The purpose of this WG is to develop proposed and final rules and associated guidance that would amend Part 35 to include requirements for medical event reporting of extravasations that require medical attention for a suspected radiation injury, as directed by the Commission in SRM-SECY-22-0043, dated December 12, 2022.

Daniel Dimarco, Technical Lead, NRC/NMSS Irene Wu, Rulemaking Project Manager, NRC/NMSS Katherine Tapp, NRC/NMSS Sarah Spence, NRC/NMSS Brian Allen, NRC/RES Rigel Flora, NRC/RES Hiba Ahmed, NRC/RI Becki Harisis, Nebraska Dan Ruby, NRC/NMSS Sue Woods, NRC/OE Maxwell Smith, NRC/OGC Jennifer Scro, NRC/OGC

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IMC 1248 Revision Charter: ML23338A186

Purpose:

revise and update the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) qualification guidance for Materials License Reviewer, Inspector, Exempt Distribution License Reviewers, and Byproduct Material Sealed Source and Device Reviewers (IMC 1248 and Appendix A, B, C and D).

Jennifer Dalzell, NRC/NMSS, Chair Sherrie Flaherty, NRC/NMSS Danielle Williams, NRC/NMSS Lymari Sepulveda, NRC/NMSS Netra Patel, Region I Jennifer Dalzell, Region III Kyle Bischoff, Region IV Mohanned Kawasmi, Region IV Linda Howell, Senior Advisor, Region IV Tawny Morgan, North Carolina Catherine Perham, Rhode Island Erin Kennedy, Region III

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Uranium Recovery Remediation Charter: ML25017A229

Purpose:

complete the requirements assigned in SRM-SECY-23-0055, Options for Licensing Emerging Technologies Used for Remediation of Mine Waste (ML24269A245) by developing guidance for remediation of abandoned uranium mine sites using a service provider licensing framework.

Huda Akhavannik, NRC/NMSS, Co-Chair Douglas Mandeville, NRC/NMSS, Co-Chair Christine Pineda, NRC/NMSS, member Duncan White, NRC/NMSS, advisor Adam Gendelman, NRC/OGC, member Jim Grice, Colorado, advisor Shiya Wang, Colorado, advisor Stevie Norcross, Utah, advisor Kristen Schwab, Washington, advisor Megan Aunan, Washington, advisor Brandi OBrien, Wyoming, advisor

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Standing Committee on Fusion Machine Oversight Charter: ML25183A025

Purpose:

The Committee will serve as a resource for all NMP programs to include the technical evaluations of licensing applications, standard design reviews, training, and other technical and regulatory issues associated with the licensing and oversight of fusion machines. The Committee will provide a forum where the technical or regulatory expertise from NRC and Agreement State staff can be used to discuss and make recommendations needed to address technical or regulatory issues regarding fusion machine oversight.

Edward Harvey, NRC/NMSS Co-Chair Ron Parson, Tennessee, Co-Chair Allyce Bolger, NRC/NMSS Heather Gilbert, Colorado Becki Harisis, Tennessee Megan Shober, Wisconsin Duncan White, NRC/NMSS 1 Typically only the working group and/or steering committee chair, co-chairs, and all Agreement State members are listed. This column does not list every working group member