80_FR_58071 80 FR 57885 - Integrated Safety Analysis Standards for Acute Uranium Exposure of Workers

80 FR 57885 - Integrated Safety Analysis Standards for Acute Uranium Exposure of Workers

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 186 (September 25, 2015)

Page Range57885-57886
FR Document2015-24315

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Interim Staff Guidance (ISG), FCSE ISG-14, ``Acute Uranium Standards for Workers,'' dated June 15, 2015. The ISG provides guidance to the NRC staff when reviewing licensee-proposed standards in the Integrated Safety Analysis Summary for determining worker uranium exposures that would result in high or intermediate consequences consistent with the general definition of these events in NRC regulations.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 186 (Friday, September 25, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 186 (Friday, September 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24315]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2014-0173]


Integrated Safety Analysis Standards for Acute Uranium Exposure 
of Workers

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Interim staff guidance; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing 
Interim Staff Guidance (ISG), FCSE ISG-14, ``Acute Uranium Standards 
for Workers,'' dated June 15, 2015. The ISG provides guidance to the 
NRC staff when reviewing licensee-proposed standards in the Integrated 
Safety Analysis Summary for determining worker uranium exposures that 
would result in high or intermediate consequences consistent with the 
general definition of these events in NRC regulations.

DATES: The ISG is available September 25, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2014-0173 when contacting the

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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-2014-0173. 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 notice (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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Hammelman, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-7526; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Discussion

    The purpose of this ISG (ADAMS Accession No. ML15147A682) is to 
identify acute uranium intake values that will be acceptable to the 
staff for classifying acute worker exposure events as high or 
intermediate consequence events consistent with the general definition 
of the terms presented in Sec.  70.61 of Title 10 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (10 CFR). This guidance has been approved by the 
Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, Safeguards, and Environmental Review 
management (ADAMS Accession No. ML15147A680) and is available on the 
NRC's Web site as well as in ADAMS.
    In a Federal Register notice published on September 17, 2014 (79 FR 
55834), the NRC requested public comments on the draft ISG. In 
response, Janet R. Schlueter on behalf of the Nuclear Energy Institute 
(NEI) provided comments by letter dated November 12, 2014 (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML14322A698). The NRC also received an anonymous comment 
(ADAMS Accession No. ML14345A747). The final ISG includes 
clarifications in response to these comments. The specific changes made 
in the final ISG were described in a letter to the Division of Fuel 
Cycle Safety, Safeguards, and Environmental Review management (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML15147A683)

II. Backfitting

    The NRC is issuing interim guidance for the NRC staff regarding 
acute uranium intake values for classifying acute worker exposure 
events. Issuance of the ISG does not constitute backfitting as defined 
in 10 CFR 70.76 (the Backfit Rule). The NRC's position is based upon 
the following considerations.
    1. The ISG positions do not constitute backfitting, inasmuch as the 
ISG is internal guidance to NRC staff.
    The ISG provides interim guidance to the staff on how to review an 
application for NRC regulatory approval in the form of licensing. 
Changes in internal staff guidance are not matters for which applicants 
or licensees are protected under 10 CFR 70.76.
    2. The Backfit Rule does not protect current or future applicants.
    Applicants and potential applicants are not, with certain 
exceptions, protected by the Backfit Rule. This is because the Backfit 
Rule was not intended to apply to every NRC action that substantially 
changes the expectations of current and future applicants.

III. Congressional Review Act

    This action is a rule as defined in the Congressional Review Act (5 
U.S.C. 801-808). However, the Office of Management and Budget has not 
found it to be a major rule as defined in the Congressional Review Act.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day of September, 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Robert Johnson,
Branch Chief, Fuel Manufacturing Branch Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, 
Safeguards, and Environmental Review Office of Nuclear Material Safety 
and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2015-24315 Filed 9-24-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 186 / Friday, September 25, 2015 / Notices 57885 FSARs, FSAR updates, and in SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory (ADAMS Accession No. ML13358A405), emergency preparedness and fire Commission (NRC) has granted the as supplemented by two letters dated protection documents, which had request of Northern States Power October 15, 2014, and May 28, 2015 previously been presumptively Company—Minnesota, doing business (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML14288A543 withheld by the NRC. as Xcel Energy, to withdraw its and ML15148A775, respectively) for a • To recommend a format for application dated December 20, 2013, as proposed amendment to Renewed submission of FSAR updates for nuclear supplemented by letters dated October Facility Operating Licenses DPR–42 and power reactors. Research and test 15, 2014, and May 28, 2015, for a DPR–60 for the Prairie Island Nuclear reactors and other non-power proposed amendment to Renewed Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2, located production and utilization facilities are Facility Operating Licenses DPR–42 and in Goodhue County, Minnesota. not required to update their facility DPR–60. The proposed amendment The proposed amendment sought to FSARs, unless applying for renewal of would have revised the Prairie Island revise the Emergency Plan for the the facility license. Licensees have two Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2, Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, submission format options regarding Emergency Plan to increase staff Units 1 and 2, to increase the staff FSAR updates: (1) Electronically on a augmentation times for certain augmentation times for certain total FSAR replacement basis, as emergency response organization emergency response organization described in 10 CFR 50.4(b)(6), or (2) on positions. positions. a paper replacement page basis, as ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID The NRC published a Biweekly Notice described in 10 CFR 50.71(e). Electronic NRC–2014–0028 when contacting the in the Federal Register on February 19, submission of updates on a total FSAR NRC about the availability of 2014 (79 FR 9497), that gave notice that replacement basis would save billable information regarding this document. this proposed amendment was under staff hours since time would not be You may obtain publicly-available consideration by the NRC. The licensee taken to manually reconstruct sections information related to this document submitted its request to withdraw the of the FSAR for various staff reviews. using any of the following methods: proposed amendment on August 28, Therefore, the NRC recommends that • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. licensees voluntarily submit updates http://www.regulations.gov and search ML15240A089). electronically (via CD or Electronic for Docket ID NRC–2014–0028. Address Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day Information Exchange) on a total FSAR questions about NRC dockets to Carol of September, 2015. replacement basis. Submission of FSAR Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. updates in this manner will also assist email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For Terry A. Beltz, the NRC in its emergency response technical questions, contact the Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing function by ensuring that recently- individual listed in the FOR FURTHER Branch III–1, Division of Operating Reactor updated, total FSARs are available to INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor NRC emergency response teams. document. Regulation. Proposed Action • NRC’s Agencywide Documents [FR Doc. 2015–24311 Filed 9–24–15; 8:45 am] Access and Management System BILLING CODE 7590–01–P The NRC is requesting public (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- comments on draft RIS 2015–XX. The available documents online in the NRC staff will make a final ADAMS Public Documents collection at NUCLEAR REGULATORY determination regarding issuance of the http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ COMMISSION RIS after it considers any public adams.html. To begin the search, select [NRC–2014–0173] comments received in response to this ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then request. select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Integrated Safety Analysis Standards Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 18th day Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, for Acute Uranium Exposure of of September 2015. please contact the NRC’s Public Workers For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Document Room (PDR) reference staff at Sheldon Stuchell, 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Chief, Generic Communications Branch, email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The Commission. Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Office ADAMS accession number for each ACTION: Interim staff guidance; issuance. of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. document referenced (if that document [FR Doc. 2015–24301 Filed 9–24–15; 8:45 am] is available in ADAMS) is provided the SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory BILLING CODE 7590–01–P first time that a document is referenced. Commission (NRC) is issuing Interim • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and Staff Guidance (ISG), FCSE ISG–14, purchase copies of public documents at ‘‘Acute Uranium Standards for NUCLEAR REGULATORY the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One Workers,’’ dated June 15, 2015. The ISG COMMISSION White Flint North, 11555 Rockville provides guidance to the NRC staff Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. when reviewing licensee-proposed [Docket Nos. 50–282 and 50–306; NRC– FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: standards in the Integrated Safety 2014–0028] Terry A. Beltz, Office of Nuclear Reactor Analysis Summary for determining Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory worker uranium exposures that would Northern States Power Company— result in high or intermediate mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Commission, Washington DC 20555– Minnesota; Prairie Island Nuclear 0001; telephone: 301–415–3049, email: consequences consistent with the Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 Terry.Beltz@nrc.gov. general definition of these events in NRC regulations. AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC has granted the request of DATES: The ISG is available September Commission. Northern States Power Company— 25, 2015. ACTION: License amendment application; Minnesota (the licensee) to withdraw its ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID withdrawal by applicant. application dated December 20, 2013 NRC–2014–0173 when contacting the VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:58 Sep 24, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00103 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25SEN1.SGM 25SEN1

57886 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 186 / Friday, September 25, 2015 / Notices NRC about the availability of the draft ISG. In response, Janet R. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL information regarding this document. Schlueter on behalf of the Nuclear MANAGEMENT You may obtain publicly-available Energy Institute (NEI) provided information related to this document comments by letter dated November 12, Submission for Review; Reinstatement using any of the following methods: 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. of Disability Annuity Previously • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to ML14322A698). The NRC also received Terminated Because of Restoration to http://www.regulations.gov and search an anonymous comment (ADAMS Earning Capacity, RI 30–9, 3206–0138 for Docket ID NRC–2014–0173. Address Accession No. ML14345A747). The final questions about NRC dockets to Carol AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel ISG includes clarifications in response Management. Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; to these comments. The specific changes email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for made in the final ISG were described in technical questions, contact the comments. a letter to the Division of Fuel Cycle individual listed in the FOR FURTHER Safety, Safeguards, and Environmental INFORMATION CONTACT section of this SUMMARY: The Retirement Services, Review management (ADAMS Office of Personnel Management (OPM) document. Accession No. ML15147A683) offers the general public and other • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System II. Backfitting Federal agencies the opportunity to (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly comment on an extension without available documents online in the The NRC is issuing interim guidance change of a currently approved ADAMS Public Documents collection at for the NRC staff regarding acute information collection (ICR) 3206–0138, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ uranium intake values for classifying Reinstatement of Disability Annuity adams.html. To begin the search, select acute worker exposure events. Issuance Previously Terminated Because of ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then of the ISG does not constitute Restoration to Earning Capacity. As select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS backfitting as defined in 10 CFR 70.76 required by the Paperwork Reduction Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, (the Backfit Rule). The NRC’s position is Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–13, 44 please contact the NRC’s Public based upon the following U.S.C. chapter 35) as amended by the Document Room (PDR) reference staff at considerations. Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104–106), 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by OPM is soliciting comments for this 1. The ISG positions do not constitute collection. email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The backfitting, inasmuch as the ISG is ADAMS accession number for each internal guidance to NRC staff. DATES: Comments are encouraged and document referenced in this notice (if will be accepted until November 24, that document is available in ADAMS) The ISG provides interim guidance to 2015. This process is conducted in is provided the first time that a the staff on how to review an accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1. document is referenced. application for NRC regulatory approval ADDRESSES: Interested persons are • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and in the form of licensing. Changes in invited to submit written comments on purchase copies of public documents at internal staff guidance are not matters the proposed information collection to the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One for which applicants or licensees are Retirement Services, U.S. Office of White Flint North, 11555 Rockville protected under 10 CFR 70.76. Personnel Management, 1900 E Street Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 2. The Backfit Rule does not protect NW., Washington, DC 20415, Attention: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: current or future applicants. Alberta Butler, Room 2349, or sent via James Hammelman, Office of Nuclear Applicants and potential applicants electronic mail to Alberta.Butler@ Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. opm.gov. are not, with certain exceptions, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, protected by the Backfit Rule. This is FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: because the Backfit Rule was not copy of this ICR with applicable 301–415–7526; email: James.Hammelman@nrc.gov. intended to apply to every NRC action supporting documentation, may be that substantially changes the obtained by contacting the Retirement SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: expectations of current and future Services Publications Team, Office of I. Discussion applicants. Personnel Management, 1900 E Street The purpose of this ISG (ADAMS NW., Room 3316–AC, Washington, DC III. Congressional Review Act 20415, Attention: Cyrus S. Benson, or Accession No. ML15147A682) is to identify acute uranium intake values This action is a rule as defined in the sent via electronic mail to that will be acceptable to the staff for Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. Cyrus.Benson@opm.gov or faxed to classifying acute worker exposure 801–808). However, the Office of (202) 606–0910. events as high or intermediate Management and Budget has not found SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: consequence events consistent with the it to be a major rule as defined in the The Office of Management and Budget general definition of the terms presented Congressional Review Act. is particularly interested in comments in § 70.61 of Title 10 of the Code of that: Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day Federal Regulations (10 CFR). This of September, 2015. 1. Evaluate whether the proposed guidance has been approved by the collection of information is necessary For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, for the proper performance of functions Safeguards, and Environmental Review Robert Johnson, of the agency, including whether the management (ADAMS Accession No. Branch Chief, Fuel Manufacturing Branch information will have practical utility; ML15147A680) and is available on the Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, Safeguards, 2. Evaluate the accuracy of the NRC’s Web site as well as in ADAMS. and Environmental Review Office of Nuclear agency’s estimate of the burden of the In a Federal Register notice published Material Safety and Safeguards. proposed collection of information, on September 17, 2014 (79 FR 55834), [FR Doc. 2015–24315 Filed 9–24–15; 8:45 am] including the validity of the the NRC requested public comments on BILLING CODE 7590–01–P methodology and assumptions used; VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:58 Sep 24, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00104 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25SEN1.SGM 25SEN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionInterim staff guidance; issuance.
DatesThe ISG is available September 25, 2015.
ContactJames Hammelman, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-7526; email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 57885 
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