80 FR 13035 - Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., and Korea Electric Power Corporation

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 48 (March 12, 2015)

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has determined that Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (KHNP) and Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) have submitted information for a standard design certification of the APR1400 Standard Plant Design that is acceptable for docketing. The docket number established is 52-046.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 48 (Thursday, March 12, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13035-13036]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05579]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 52-046; NRC-2015-0021]


Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., and Korea Electric Power 
Corporation

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of docketing.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has determined 
that Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (KHNP) and Korea Electric 
Power Corporation (KEPCO) have submitted information for a standard 
design certification of the APR1400 Standard Plant Design that is 
acceptable for docketing. The docket number established is 52-046.

DATES: March 12, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0021 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 Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0021. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact 
the individual 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 http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and 
then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, 
please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected]. The 
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced in this document 
(if that document is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time 
that the document is referenced. The application is available in ADAMS 
under Accession No. ML15006A037.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Ciocco, Office of New 
Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-415-6391; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By letter dated December 23, 2014, KHNP and 
KEPCO filed with the NRC, pursuant to Section 103 of the Atomic Energy 
Act and part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 
CFR), ``Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power 
Plants,'' an application for standard design certification of the 
APR1400 Standard Plant Design. A notice of receipt for this application 
was previously published in the Federal Register on February 3, 2015 
(80 FR 5792).
    The APR1400 stands for Advanced Power Reactor with a 1,400 
megawatts electrical power and two-loop pressurized water reactor, 
developed in the Republic of Korea. According to the applicant, based 
on the self-reliant technologies and experiences from the design, 
construction, operation and maintenance of the Optimized Power Reactor 
1000 (OPR1000), the APR1400 adopts advanced design features to enhance 
plant safety, economical efficiency, and convenience of operation and 
maintenance. The APR1400 application includes the entire power 
generation complex, except those elements and features considered site-
specific.
    The NRC staff has determined that KHNP and KEPCO have submitted 
information in accordance with 10 CFR

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part 2, ``Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings and 
Issuance of Orders,'' and 10 CFR part 52 that is acceptable for 
docketing. The docket number established for this application is 52-
046.
    The NRC staff will perform a detailed technical review of the 
design certification application. Docketing of the design certification 
application does not preclude the NRC from requesting additional 
information from the applicant as the review proceeds, nor does it 
predict whether the NRC will grant or deny the application. A notice 
related to the rulemaking pursuant to 10 CFR 52.51 for design 
certification, including provisions for participation of the public and 
other parties, will be the subject of a subsequent Federal Register 
notice.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day of March, 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jeffrey A. Ciocco,
Senior Project Manager, Licensing Branch 2, Division of New Reactor 
Licensing, Office of New Reactors.
[FR Doc. 2015-05579 Filed 3-11-15; 8:45 am]
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