80_FR_37152 80 FR 37028 - Treatment of Natural Phenomena Hazards in Fuel Cycle Facilities

80 FR 37028 - Treatment of Natural Phenomena Hazards in Fuel Cycle Facilities

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 124 (June 29, 2015)

Page Range37028-37028
FR Document2015-15920

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the availability of final Generic Letter 2015-01, ``Treatment of Natural Phenomena Hazards in Fuel Cycle Facilities.'' The generic letter requests information from licensees of fuel cycle facilities to demonstrate if compliance is being maintained with the regulatory requirements and applicable license conditions regarding the treatment of natural phenomena events in the facilities' safety assessments, and to determine if additional NRC regulatory action is necessary to ensure that licensees are in compliance with their current licensing basis and existing NRC's regulations. The NRC will use the information submitted by licensees in response to the generic letter to determine if additional regulatory action is warranted.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 124 (Monday, June 29, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 124 (Monday, June 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15920]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2014-0187]


Treatment of Natural Phenomena Hazards in Fuel Cycle Facilities

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Generic letter; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the 
availability of final Generic Letter 2015-01, ``Treatment of Natural 
Phenomena Hazards in Fuel Cycle Facilities.'' The generic letter 
requests information from licensees of fuel cycle facilities to 
demonstrate if compliance is being maintained with the regulatory 
requirements and applicable license conditions regarding the treatment 
of natural phenomena events in the facilities' safety assessments, and 
to determine if additional NRC regulatory action is necessary to ensure 
that licensees are in compliance with their current licensing basis and 
existing NRC's regulations. The NRC will use the information submitted 
by licensees in response to the generic letter to determine if 
additional regulatory action is warranted.

DATES: The final generic letter is available as of June 29, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2014-0187 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-2014-0187. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. 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 pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The 
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if that document 
is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is 
referenced.
     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.
     NRC's Public Web site: Generic Letter 2015-01 is available 
at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/gen-comm/gen-letters/ 
(select ``2015'' and then select ``gl201501'').

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Marcano, Office of Nuclear 
Materials Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6731, email: 
Jonathan.Marcano@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC published a notice of opportunity 
for public comment on this generic letter in the Federal Register on 
August 8, 2014 (79 FR 46472). The NRC received two comments from 
Stephen McDuffie and the Nuclear Energy Institute. The two comments 
resulted in editorial changes to the generic letter. The evaluation of 
these comments and the resulting changes to the generic letter are 
discussed in a publicly-available document which is available in ADAMS 
under Accession No. ML14328A036.
    The final generic letter is available in ADAMS under Accession No. 
ML14328A029.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd day of June, 2015.

    For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Marissa Bailey,
Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, Safeguards, and Environmental 
Review Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2015-15920 Filed 6-26-15; 8:45 am]
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37028 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 124 / Monday, June 29, 2015 / Notices Notice of Federal Advisory ACTION: NUCLEAR REGULATORY is available in ADAMS) is provided the Committee Meeting COMMISSION first time that a document is referenced. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and SUMMARY: In accordance with the [NRC–2014–0187] purchase copies of public documents at Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One U.S.C. App) and the second United Treatment of Natural Phenomena Hazards in Fuel Cycle Facilities White Flint North, 11555 Rockville States Open Government National Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Action Plan (NAP) released on AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory • NRC’s Public Web site: Generic December 5, 2013, NARA announces an Commission. Letter 2015–01 is available at http:// upcoming Freedom of Information Act ACTION: Generic letter; issuance. www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc- (FOIA) Advisory Committee meeting. collections/gen-comm/gen-letters/ DATES: The meeting will be on July 21, SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory (select ‘‘2015’’ and then select 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT. Commission (NRC) is announcing the ‘‘gl201501’’). You must register for the meeting by availability of final Generic Letter 2015– FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 5:00 p.m. EDT on July 20, 2015. 01, ‘‘Treatment of Natural Phenomena Jonathan Marcano, Office of Nuclear Location: National Archives and Hazards in Fuel Cycle Facilities.’’ The Materials Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Records Administration (NARA); 700 generic letter requests information from Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Pennsylvania Avenue NW.; Archivist’s licensees of fuel cycle facilities to Washington DC 20555–0001; telephone: Reception Room (Room 105); demonstrate if compliance is being 301–415–6731, email: Jonathan Washington, DC 20408. maintained with the regulatory .Marcano@nrc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: requirements and applicable license SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC Christa Lemelin, Designated Federal conditions regarding the treatment of natural phenomena events in the published a notice of opportunity for Officer for this committee, by mail at public comment on this generic letter in National Archives and Records facilities’ safety assessments, and to determine if additional NRC regulatory the Federal Register on August 8, 2014 Administration; Office of Government (79 FR 46472). The NRC received two Information Services; 8601 Adelphi action is necessary to ensure that licensees are in compliance with their comments from Stephen McDuffie and Road—OGIS; College Park, MD 20740– the Nuclear Energy Institute. The two 6001, by telephone at 202–741–5773, or current licensing basis and existing NRC’s regulations. The NRC will use the comments resulted in editorial changes by email at Christa.Lemelin@nara.gov. to the generic letter. The evaluation of information submitted by licensees in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda response to the generic letter to these comments and the resulting and meeting materials: You may find all determine if additional regulatory action changes to the generic letter are meeting materials at https:// is warranted. discussed in a publicly-available ogis.archives.gov/foia-advisory- document which is available in ADAMS DATES: The final generic letter is under Accession No. ML14328A036. committee/meetings.htm. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the FOIA available as of June 29, 2015. The final generic letter is available in issues on which the Committee is ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID ADAMS under Accession No. focusing its efforts: Oversight and NRC–2014–0187 when contacting the ML14328A029. accountability, proactive disclosures, NRC about the availability of Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd and fees. information regarding this document. day of June, 2015. Procedures: The meeting is open to You may obtain publicly-available For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory the public. Due to space limitations and information related to this document Commission. access procedures, you must register in using any of the following methods: Marissa Bailey, advance if you wish to attend the • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, meeting. You will also go through http://www.regulations.gov and search Safeguards, and Environmental Review Office security screening when you enter the for Docket ID NRC–2014–0187. Address of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. building. Seating in the meeting room is questions about NRC dockets to Carol [FR Doc. 2015–15920 Filed 6–26–15; 8:45 am] limited and will be available on a first- Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; BILLING CODE 7590–01–P come, first-served basis. Registration for email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For the meeting will go live via Eventbrite technical questions, contact the on July 6, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. To individual listed in the FOR FURTHER NUCLEAR REGULATORY register for the meeting, please do so at INFORMATION CONTACT section of this COMMISSION this Eventbrite link: http:// document. www.eventbrite.com/e/freedom-of- • NRC’s Agencywide Documents [NRC–2015–0159] information-act-foia-advisory- Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly Changes to Buried and Underground committee-meeting-registration- Piping and Tank Recommendations 15555361505. Members of the media available documents online in the who wish to register, those who are ADAMS Public Documents collection at AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory unable to register online, and those who http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams. Commission. require special accommodations, should html. To begin the search, select ACTION: Draft license renewal interim contact Christa Lemelin at the phone ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then staff guidance; request for comment. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES number, mailing address, or email select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS address listed above. Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory please contact the NRC’s Public Commission (NRC) requests public Dated: June 22, 2015. Document Room (PDR) reference staff at comment on the draft License Renewal Patrice Little Murray, 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by Interim Staff Guidance (LR–ISG), LR– Committee Management Officer. email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionGeneric letter; issuance.
DatesThe final generic letter is available as of June 29, 2015.
ContactJonathan Marcano, Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6731, email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 37028 
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