81 FR 17500 - Generic Aging Lessons Learned for Subsequent License Renewal Report and Standard Review Plan for Review of Subsequent License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 60 (March 29, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 17500-17501] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-07052] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2015-0251] Generic Aging Lessons Learned for Subsequent License Renewal Report and Standard Review Plan for Review of Subsequent License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Supplemental staff guidance; request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is soliciting public comment on supplemental guidance to draft NUREG-2191, ``Generic Aging Lessons Learned for Subsequent License Renewal (GALL-SLR) Report,'' Vol. I and II, and draft NUREG-2192, ``Standard Review Plan for Review of Subsequent License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants'' (SRP-SLR). This supplemental guidance was developed subsequent to the release of draft NUREG-2191 and NUREG-2192 on December 23, 2015. Changes to the supplemental guidance will be incorporated into the final versions of NUREG-2191 and NUREG-2192. DATES: Comments must be filed by May 31, 2016. Comments received after this date will be considered, if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0251. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415- 3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Holston, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation; telephone: 301-415-8573; email: [email protected] and Brian Allik, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, telephone: 301-415-1082; email: [email protected]. Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0251 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this action. You may obtain publicly-available information related to this action by any of the following methods: Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0251. 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 draft ``GALL-SLR and SRP-SLR Supplemental Staff Guidance'' is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML16041A090. 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 Guidance for License Renewal and Subsequent License Renewal site: Guidance for subsequent license renewal documents are also available online under the ``Draft Guidance Documents for Subsequent License Renewal for Public Comment'' heading at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/slr/guidance.html. B. Submitting Comments Please include Docket ID NRC-2015-0251 in your comment submission. The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove identifying or contact information. If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove such information before making the comment submissions available to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS. II. Background On December 23, 2015, the NRC published in the Federal Register (80 FR 79956) the draft NUREG-2191, ``Generic Aging Lessons Learned for Subsequent License Renewal (GALL-SLR) Report,'' Vol. I and II and draft NUREG-2192, ``Standard Review Plan for Review of Subsequent License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants'' (SRP-SLR), which are available under ADAMS Accession Nos. ML15348A111, ML15348A153, and ML15348A265, respectively. These draft documents describe methods acceptable to the NRC staff for granting a subsequent license renewal (i.e., license renewal following 60 years of licensed operation) in accordance with the NRC's license renewal regulations, as well as techniques used by the NRC staff in evaluating applications for subsequent license renewal. The changes described in the GALL-SLR and SRP-SLR Supplemental Staff Guidance were developed subsequent to the release of the draft versions of NUREG-2191 and NUREG-2192 and are [[Page 17501]] being released for public comments. Comments received on the changes proposed in this document will be addressed along with comments received on the draft versions of NUREG-2191 and NUREG-2192. The changes will then be incorporated into the final versions of NUREG-2191 and NUREG-2192. The topical areas addressed in this supplement to the publically- available GALL-SLR Report and SRP-SLR are as follows: (A) selective leaching of ductile iron; (B) cracking due to stress corrosion cracking and intergranular stress corrosion cracking; (C) changes to further evaluation, aging management program (AMP) XI.M29, ``Aboveground Metallic Tanks,'' AMP XI.M36, ``External Surfaces Monitoring of Mechanical Components,'' and aging management review (AMR) line items to address cracking and loss of material for aluminum and stainless steel components; (D) a new title for AMP XI.M29; (E) issuance of LR- ISG-2015-01, ``Changes to Buried and Underground Piping and Tank Recommendations;'' (F) minor technical and editorial changes to AMR line items and AMPs; and (G) response to certain initial comments from the industry as presented at a public meeting on January 21, 2016. III. Backfitting and Issue Finality This supplement contains guidance on one acceptable approach for managing the associated aging effects during subsequent periods of extended operation for components within the scope of subsequent license renewal. Issuance of this supplemental guidance does not constitute backfitting as defined in 10 CFR 50.109(a)(1), and the NRC staff did not prepare a backfit analysis for issuing this supplement. More information is provided under the ``Backfitting and Issue Finality'' section of the supplemental guidance. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day of March, 2016. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Dennis C. Morey, Chief, Aging Management of Reactor Systems Branch, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2016-07052 Filed 3-28-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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majority of respondents are anticipated ADDRESSES: You may submit comments White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
to be U.S. tour operators, currently by any of the following methods: Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
estimated to number fifteen. • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to • NRC’s Guidance for License
Burden on the Public. The Foundation http://www.regulations.gov and search Renewal and Subsequent License
estimates that a one-time paperwork and for Docket ID NRC–2015–0251. Address Renewal site: Guidance for subsequent
recordkeeping burden of 40 hours or questions about NRC dockets to Carol license renewal documents are also
less, at a cost of $500 to $1400 per Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; available online under the ‘‘Draft
respondent, will result from the email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For Guidance Documents for Subsequent
emergency response plan requirement technical questions, contact the License Renewal for Public Comment’’
contained in the rule. Presently, all individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER heading at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/
respondents have been providing INFORMATION CONTACT section of this operating/licensing/renewal/slr/
expedition members with a copy of the document. guidance.html.
Guidance for Visitors to the Antarctic • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey,
B. Submitting Comments
(prepared and adopted at the Eighteenth Office of Administration, Mail Stop:
Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting OWFN–12–H08, U.S. Nuclear Please include Docket ID NRC–2015–
as Recommendation XVIII–1). Because Regulatory Commission, Washington, 0251 in your comment submission.
this Antarctic Treaty System document DC 20555–0001. The NRC cautions you not to include
satisfies the environmental protection For additional direction on obtaining identifying or contact information that
information requirements of the rule, no information and submitting comments, you do not want to be publicly
additional burden shall result from the see ‘‘Obtaining Information and disclosed in your comment submission.
environmental information Submitting Comments’’ in the The NRC will post all comment
requirements in the proposed rule. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of submissions at http://
this document. www.regulations.gov as well as enter the
Dated: March 9, 2016. comment submissions into ADAMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Suzanne H. Plimpton, The NRC does not routinely edit
William Holston, Office of Nuclear
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science comment submissions to remove
Foundation. Reactor Regulation; telephone: 301–
415–8573; email: William.Holston@ identifying or contact information.
[FR Doc. 2016–05665 Filed 3–28–16; 8:45 am]
nrc.gov and Brian Allik, Office of If you are requesting or aggregating
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Nuclear Reactor Regulation, telephone: comments from other persons for
301–415–1082; email: Brian.Allik@ submission to the NRC, then you should
nrc.gov. Both are staff of the U.S. inform those persons not to include
NUCLEAR REGULATORY Nuclear Regulatory Commission, identifying or contact information that
COMMISSION Washington, DC 20555–0001; they do not want to be publicly
disclosed in their comment submission.
[NRC–2015–0251] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Your request should state that the NRC
Generic Aging Lessons Learned for I. Obtaining Information and does not routinely edit comment
Subsequent License Renewal Report Submitting Comments submissions to remove such information
and Standard Review Plan for Review before making the comment
A. Obtaining Information submissions available to the public or
of Subsequent License Renewal
Applications for Nuclear Power Plants Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2015– entering the comment into ADAMS.
0251 when contacting the NRC about
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory the availability of information regarding II. Background
Commission. this action. You may obtain publicly- On December 23, 2015, the NRC
ACTION: Supplemental staff guidance; available information related to this published in the Federal Register (80
request for comment. action by any of the following methods: FR 79956) the draft NUREG–2191,
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to ‘‘Generic Aging Lessons Learned for
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory http://www.regulations.gov and search Subsequent License Renewal (GALL–
Commission (NRC) is soliciting public for Docket ID NRC–2015–0251. SLR) Report,’’ Vol. I and II and draft
comment on supplemental guidance to • NRC’s Agencywide Documents NUREG–2192, ‘‘Standard Review Plan
draft NUREG–2191, ‘‘Generic Aging Access and Management System for Review of Subsequent License
Lessons Learned for Subsequent License (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- Renewal Applications for Nuclear
Renewal (GALL–SLR) Report,’’ Vol. I available documents online in the Power Plants’’ (SRP–SLR), which are
and II, and draft NUREG–2192, ADAMS Public Documents collection at available under ADAMS Accession Nos.
‘‘Standard Review Plan for Review of http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ ML15348A111, ML15348A153, and
Subsequent License Renewal adams.html. To begin the search, select ML15348A265, respectively. These draft
Applications for Nuclear Power Plants’’ ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then documents describe methods acceptable
(SRP–SLR). This supplemental guidance select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS to the NRC staff for granting a
was developed subsequent to the release Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, subsequent license renewal (i.e., license
of draft NUREG–2191 and NUREG–2192 please contact the NRC’s Public renewal following 60 years of licensed
on December 23, 2015. Changes to the Document Room (PDR) reference staff at operation) in accordance with the NRC’s
supplemental guidance will be 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by license renewal regulations, as well as
incorporated into the final versions of
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email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The draft techniques used by the NRC staff in
NUREG–2191 and NUREG–2192. ‘‘GALL–SLR and SRP–SLR evaluating applications for subsequent
DATES: Comments must be filed by May Supplemental Staff Guidance’’ is license renewal.
31, 2016. Comments received after this available in ADAMS under Accession The changes described in the GALL–
date will be considered, if it is practical No. ML16041A090. SLR and SRP–SLR Supplemental Staff
to do so, but the Commission is able to • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and Guidance were developed subsequent to
ensure consideration only for comments purchase copies of public documents at the release of the draft versions of
received on or before this date. the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One NUREG–2191 and NUREG–2192 and are
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being released for public comments. NUCLEAR REGULATORY SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments received on the changes COMMISSION I. Obtaining Information and
proposed in this document will be [NRC–2016–0059] Submitting Comments
addressed along with comments
received on the draft versions of Biweekly Notice; Applications and A. Obtaining Information
NUREG–2191 and NUREG–2192. The Amendments to Facility Operating Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2016–
changes will then be incorporated into Licenses and Combined Licenses 0059 when contacting the NRC about
the final versions of NUREG–2191 and Involving No Significant Hazards the availability of information for this
NUREG–2192. Considerations action. You may obtain publicly-
available information related to this
The topical areas addressed in this AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory action by any of the following methods:
supplement to the publically-available Commission. • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
GALL–SLR Report and SRP–SLR are as ACTION: Biweekly notice. http://www.regulations.gov and search
follows: (A) selective leaching of ductile for Docket ID NRC–2016–0059.
iron; (B) cracking due to stress corrosion SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 189a. (2)
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
cracking and intergranular stress of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as
Access and Management System
corrosion cracking; (C) changes to amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
further evaluation, aging management Regulatory Commission (NRC) is
available documents online in the
publishing this regular biweekly notice.
program (AMP) XI.M29, ‘‘Aboveground ADAMS Public Documents collection at
The Act requires the Commission to
Metallic Tanks,’’ AMP XI.M36, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
publish notice of any amendments
‘‘External Surfaces Monitoring of adams.html. To begin the search, select
issued, or proposed to be issued, and
Mechanical Components,’’ and aging ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
grants the Commission the authority to
management review (AMR) line items to select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
issue and make immediately effective
address cracking and loss of material for Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
any amendment to an operating license
aluminum and stainless steel please contact the NRC’s Public
or combined license, as applicable,
components; (D) a new title for AMP Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
upon a determination by the
XI.M29; (E) issuance of LR–ISG–2015– 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
Commission that such amendment
01, ‘‘Changes to Buried and email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
involves no significant hazards
ADAMS accession number for each
Underground Piping and Tank consideration, notwithstanding the
document referenced (if it is available in
Recommendations;’’ (F) minor technical pendency before the Commission of a
ADAMS) is provided the first time that
and editorial changes to AMR line items request for a hearing from any person.
This biweekly notice includes all it is mentioned in the SUPPLEMENTARY
and AMPs; and (G) response to certain INFORMATION section of this document.
initial comments from the industry as notices of amendments issued, or
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
presented at a public meeting on proposed to be issued from March 1,
purchase copies of public documents at
January 21, 2016. 2016, to March 14, 2016. The last
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
biweekly notice was published on
III. Backfitting and Issue Finality White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
March 15, 2016.
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
DATES: Comments must be filed by April
This supplement contains guidance 28, 2016. A request for a hearing must B. Submitting Comments
on one acceptable approach for be filed by May 31, 2016.
managing the associated aging effects Please include Docket ID NRC–2016–
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 0059, facility name, unit number(s),
during subsequent periods of extended by any of the following methods (unless application date, and subject in your
operation for components within the this document describes a different comment submission.
scope of subsequent license renewal. method for submitting comments on a The NRC cautions you not to include
Issuance of this supplemental guidance specific subject): identifying or contact information that
does not constitute backfitting as • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to you do not want to be publicly
defined in 10 CFR 50.109(a)(1), and the http://www.regulations.gov and search disclosed in your comment submission.
NRC staff did not prepare a backfit for Docket ID NRC–2016–0059. Address The NRC posts all comment
analysis for issuing this supplement. questions about NRC dockets to Carol submissions at http://
More information is provided under the Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; www.regulations.gov, as well as entering
‘‘Backfitting and Issue Finality’’ section email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. the comment submissions into ADAMS.
of the supplemental guidance. • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, The NRC does not routinely edit
Office of Administration, Mail Stop: comment submissions to remove
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day OWFN–12–H08, U.S. Nuclear identifying or contact information.
of March, 2016. Regulatory Commission, Washington, If you are requesting or aggregating
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. DC 20555–0001. comments from other persons for
Dennis C. Morey, For additional direction on obtaining submission to the NRC, then you should
Chief, Aging Management of Reactor Systems information and submitting comments, inform those persons not to include
Branch, Division of License Renewal, Office see ‘‘Obtaining Information and identifying or contact information that
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. Submitting Comments’’ in the they do not want to be publicly
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
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[FR Doc. 2016–07052 Filed 3–28–16; 8:45 am] disclosed in their comment submission.
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this document. Your request should state that the NRC
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: does not routinely edit comment
Sandra Figueroa, Office of Nuclear submissions to remove such information
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear before making the comment
Regulatory Commission, Washington DC submissions available to the public or
20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–1262, entering the comment submissions into
email: Sandra.Figueroa@nrc.gov. ADAMS.
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| Dates | Comments must be filed by May 31, 2016. Comments received after this date will be considered, if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. | |
| Contact | William Holston, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation; telephone: 301-415-8573; email: [email protected] and Brian Allik, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, telephone: 301-415-1082; email: [email protected] Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 17500 |
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