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OMB Control No: 3150-0014	ICR Reference No: 202507-3150-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202411-3150-001
Agency/Subagency: NRC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 10 CFR 20, Standards for Protection Against Radiation
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/23/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2028	06/30/2028
Responses	53,484	53,483
Time Burden (Hours)	787,326	787,286
Cost Burden (Dollars)	88,467	88,467

Abstract: REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR FUSION MACHINES PROPOSED RULE The NRC is proposing to amend its regulations to establish a regulatory framework for the possession, use, and production of byproduct material associated with fusion machines. The proposed rule includes definitions to establish the scope of regulatory requirements for fusion machines and technology-inclusive, content-of-application requirements supportive of a performance-based approach to regulation. The proposed rule includes specific requirements for submitting an application for a license to possess, use, and produce byproduct material associated with a fusion machine. Such applicants may file an application using NRC Form 313, “Applications for Materials License.” The proposed rule would add a requirement for an applicant to submit an environmental report for the construction and operation of a fusion machine unless a categorical exclusion applies. The proposed rule would require applicants or licensees to maintain records of production of tritium and activation products associated with fusion machines. The records and recordkeeping requirements would allow the NRC to determine if the applicant has training, experience, equipment, facilities, and procedures that provide reasonable assurance of adequate protection of public health and safety and the environment. The records and recordkeeping requirements associated with receipt, transfer, production, and disposal of byproduct material would be reviewed by the NRC to determine that licensees have confined their possession and use of byproduct material to the locations, purposes, receipt, and quantities authorized in their licenses. The proposed rule would require that radioactive waste resulting from fusion machines must either be accompanied by an analysis showing the waste is manifested and labeled for disposal consistent with the description of the applicable waste class in [10 CFR] 61.7 of this chapter, based on the physical, chemical, and radiological characteristics of the waste, or be disposed of in a disposal facility that has completed a site-specific intrusion assessment that demonstrates the projected dose to an individual who inadvertently intrudes into the waste at the facility will be less than 0.5 rem (5 (mSv)) per year. The information requested would allow the NRC to determine whether the proposed activities can be conducted safely without harming the common defense and security or constituting an unreasonable risk to public health and safety and the environment. The NRC is proposing to amend its regulations to establish a regulatory framework for licensing the possession, use, and production of byproduct material associated with fusion machines. The NRC is also proposing new guidance for the implementation of this proposed rule, entitled NUREG-1556, Volume 22, “Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance About Fusion Machine Licenses.”

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 83 - 703 1-311 Name of Law: Atomic Energy Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3150-AL00	Proposed rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
10 CFR 20, Standards for Protection Aganist Radiation

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	53,484	53,483	1
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	787,326	787,286	40
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	88,467	88,467	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Fusion machines licensees would have to perform an analysis showing whether the waste is manifested and labeled for disposal consistent with the description of the applicable waste class in § 61.7. Licensees could either provide an assessment demonstrating the waste is manifested and labeled for disposal consistent with the description of the applicable waste class in § 61.7 or ensure that the waste will be disposed of in a disposal facility that has completed a site-specific intrusion assessment that demonstrates the projected dose to an individual who inadvertently intrudes into the waste at the facility will be less than 0.5 rem (5 (mSv)) per year. Fusion machine licensees would need to ensure that the disposal sites demonstrate completion of this assessment. The NRC staff anticipates that that it would take 40 hours for one to perform and document an analysis showing that the waste is manifested and labeled for disposal consistent with the description of the applicable waste class in § 61.7, increasing the burden from 787,286 to 787,326. Future LLW licensees would incur a burden of 80 hours to prepare a site-specific intruder assessment.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,475,900

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Dennis Andrukat 301 415-3561 dennis.andrukat@nrc.gov

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