Guidance on Radioactive Material Movement at Temporary Jobsites

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ACTION:

Final guide; issuance.

SUMMARY:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2026-03, “Applicability of Requirements
During the Movement of Radioactive Material Within a Temporary Jobsite.” This RIS clarifies the applicability of NRC regulations
for the transport of radioactive material within a temporary jobsite.

DATES:

The RIS is available as of March 31, 2026.

ADDRESSES:

Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2025-0055 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document.
You may obtain publicly available information related to this document using any of the following methods:

• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2025-0055. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Bridget Curran; telephone: 301-415-1003; email: Bridget.Curran@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual(s) listed in the
For Further Information Contact
section of this document.

• NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select “Begin ADAMS Public Search.” For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public Document
Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at 301-415-4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is
mentioned in this document.

• NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an appointment
to visit the PDR, please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.

This RIS is also available on the NRC's public website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/gen-comm/reg-issues/ (select “2026” and then select “2026-03”).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alessandra Marra, Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001;
telephone: 301-415-2509; email: Alessandra.Marra@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The NRC published a notice of opportunity for public comment on this RIS in the
Federal Register
(90 FR 11391) on March 6, 2025. The agency received comments from three commenters. The staff considered all comments, which
resulted in no changes to the RIS. The evaluation of these comments to the RIS are discussed in a publicly available memorandum
dated June 2, 2025 (ADAMS Accession No. ML25154A414).

RIS 2026-03, “Applicability of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 71 Requirements During the Movement of Radioactive
Material Within a Temporary Jobsite” is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML25164A046.

Executive Order 12866: The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs determined that RIS 2026-03, is not a significant regulatory action under
E.O. 12866.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.

Dated: March 27, 2026. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Christopher Speer, Acting Chief, Generic Communications and Operating Experience Branch, Division of Reactor Oversight, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation. [FR Doc. 2026-06190 Filed 3-30-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P

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