81_FR_22201 81 FR 22129 - Neutron-Absorbing Materials in Spent Fuel Pools

81 FR 22129 - Neutron-Absorbing Materials in Spent Fuel Pools

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 72 (April 14, 2016)

Page Range22129-22130
FR Document2016-08621

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the availability of a final generic letter addressing degradation of neutron-absorbing materials in the spent fuel pool (SFP). The NRC has determined that it is necessary to obtain plant-specific information requested in the generic letter so that the NRC can determine if the degradation of the neutron-absorbing materials in the SFP is being managed to maintain reasonable assurance that the materials are capable of performing their intended design basis function, and if the addressees are in compliance with the regulations.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 72 (Thursday, April 14, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 72 (Thursday, April 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22129-22130]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08621]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2014-0040 and NRC-2015-0136]


Neutron-Absorbing Materials in Spent Fuel Pools

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 a final generic letter addressing degradation of 
neutron-absorbing materials in the spent fuel pool (SFP). The NRC has 
determined that it is necessary to obtain plant-specific information 
requested in the generic letter so that the NRC can determine if the 
degradation of the neutron-absorbing materials in the SFP is being 
managed to maintain reasonable assurance that the materials are capable 
of performing their intended design

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basis function, and if the addressees are in compliance with the 
regulations.

DATES: The final generic letter is available as of April 14, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2014-0040 and NRC-2015-0136 
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-2014-0040 and NRC-
2015-0136. 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 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 
final generic letter, GL-2016-01, is available in ADAMS under Accession 
No. ML16097A169.
     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.
     This generic letter is also available on the NRC's public 
Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/gen-comm/gen-letters/ (select ``2016'' and then select ``GL-16-01'').

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Krepel, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-302-0399, email: Scott.Krepel@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC is issuing a final generic letter, 
GL-2016-01, addressing degradation of neutron-absorbing materials in 
the SFP. This generic letter requests information from nuclear power 
plant licensees demonstrating that credited neutron-absorbing materials 
in the SFP of power reactors and the fuel storage pool, reactor pool, 
or other wet locations designed for the purpose of fuel storage, as 
applicable for non-power reactors, are in compliance with the current 
licensing and design basis, as well as applicable regulatory 
requirements, and that there are measures in place to maintain this 
compliance. The information is being requested so that the NRC can 
determine if it needs to take any additional licensee-specific 
regulatory action with respect to neutron-absorbing materials in the 
spent fuel pool.
    The NRC published notices of opportunities for public comment on 
drafts of this generic letter in the Federal Register (79 FR 13685, 
March 11, 2014; 80 FR 31930, June 4, 2015; and 80 FR 81560, December 
30, 2015). In total, the agency received 18 comments. The staff 
considered all comments, which resulted in minor revisions to the 
generic letter. The evaluation of these comments, and the resulting 
changes to the generic letter are discussed in the publicly-available 
documents in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML14181B130, ML15222A005, and 
ML16033A002, respectively.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 11th day of April 2016.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Sheldon D. Stuchell,
Branch Chief, Generic Communications Branch, Division of Policy and 
Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2016-08621 Filed 4-13-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 72 / Thursday, April 14, 2016 / Notices 22129 INFORMATION CONTACT section of this NUCLEAR REGULATORY responses to comments are available in document. COMMISSION ADAMS under Accession No. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents ML15323A345. [NRC–2015–0188] Access and Management System • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- Use of Accreditation in Lieu of purchase copies of public documents at available documents online in the Commercial Grade Surveys for the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One ADAMS Public Document collection at Procurement of Laboratory Calibration White Flint North, 11555 Rockville http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ and Test Services Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. adams.html. To begin the search, select • This RIS is also available on the ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory NRC’s public Web site at http:// select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Commission. www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc- Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, ACTION: Regulatory issue summary; collections/gen-comm/reg-issues/ (select please contact the NRC’s Public issuance. ‘‘2016’’ and then select ‘‘RIS–16–01’’). Document Room (PDR) reference staff at FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Alexandra Popova, Office of Nuclear email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The Commission (NRC) is issuing Regulatory Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear license renewal application is available Issue Summary (RIS) 2016–01, ‘‘Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC in ADAMS under Accession No. Energy Institute Guidance for the use of 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–2876, ML16088A324. Accreditation in Lieu of Commercial email: Alexandra.Popova@nrc.gov. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and Grade Surveys for Procurement of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC purchase copies of public documents at Laboratory Calibration and Test published a notice of opportunity for the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One Services.’’ This RIS informs addressees public comment on this RIS in the White Flint North, 11555 Rockville of guidance prepared by the Nuclear Federal Register (80 FR 47957) on Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Energy Institute for procurement of August 10, 2015. The agency received calibration and testing services comments from nine commenters. The FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: performed by domestic and staff considered all comments, which Phyllis Clark, Office of Nuclear Reactor international laboratories, which the resulted in clarifications to the RIS. The Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory NRC staff has found acceptable for use. evaluation of these comments and the Commission, Washington DC 20555– 0001; telephone: 301–415–6447; email: DATES: The RIS is available as of April resulting changes to the RIS are Phyllis.Clark@nrc.gov. 14, 2016. discussed in a publicly available SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID memorandum which is in ADAMS The NRC has received an application NRC–2015–0188 when contacting the under Accession No. ML15323A345. from Entergy Operations, Inc., dated NRC about the availability of Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day March 23, 2016, filed pursuant to information regarding this document. of April 2016. Section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act of You may obtain publicly-available For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 1954, as amended, and part 54 of title information related to this document Sheldon D. Stuchell, 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, using any of the following methods: Chief, Generic Communications Branch, to renew the operating license for • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Office Waterford 3. Renewal of the license http://www.regulations.gov and search of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. would authorize the applicant to for Docket ID NRC–2015–0188. Address [FR Doc. 2016–08589 Filed 4–13–16; 8:45 am] operate the facility for an additional 20- questions about NRC dockets to Carol BILLING CODE 7590–01–P year period beyond the period specified Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; in the current operating license. The email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For current operating license for Waterford technical questions, contact the NUCLEAR REGULATORY 3 expires at midnight on December 18, individual listed in the FOR FURTHER COMMISSION 2024. Waterford 3 is a pressurized-water INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. [NRC–2014–0040 and NRC–2015–0136] reactor designed by Combustion Engineering and is located in Killona, • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Neutron-Absorbing Materials in Spent Louisiana. The acceptability of the Fuel Pools tendered application for docketing, and (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly other matters, including an opportunity available documents online in the AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory to request a hearing, will be the subject ADAMS Public Documents collection at Commission. of subsequent Federal Register notices. http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ ACTION: Generic letter; issuance. A copy of the license renewal adams.html. To begin the search, select application for Waterford 3 is also ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory available to local residents near the site select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Commission (NRC) is announcing the at the St. Charles Parish Library—East Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, availability of a final generic letter Regional Library, 160 W. Campus Drive, please contact the NRC’s Public addressing degradation of neutron- Destrehan, Louisiana 70047. Document Room (PDR) reference staff at absorbing materials in the spent fuel 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by pool (SFP). The NRC has determined Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The NRC that it is necessary to obtain plant- of April, 2016. RIS, ‘‘Nuclear Energy Institute Guidance specific information requested in the For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. for the use of Accreditation in Lieu of generic letter so that the NRC can Jane E. Marshall, Commercial Grade Surveys for determine if the degradation of the Acting Director, Division of License Renewal, Procurement of Laboratory Calibration neutron-absorbing materials in the SFP Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. and Test Services’’ is available in is being managed to maintain reasonable [FR Doc. 2016–08660 Filed 4–13–16; 8:45 am] ADAMS under Accession No. assurance that the materials are capable BILLING CODE 7590–01–P ML15323A346. The NRC staff’s of performing their intended design VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:56 Apr 13, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14APN1.SGM 14APN1

22130 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 72 / Thursday, April 14, 2016 / Notices basis function, and if the addressees are in compliance with the current FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: in compliance with the regulations. licensing and design basis, as well as David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at DATES: The final generic letter is applicable regulatory requirements, and 202–789–6820. available as of April 14, 2016. that there are measures in place to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID maintain this compliance. The information is being requested so that Table of Contents NRC–2014–0040 and NRC–2015–0136 when contacting the NRC about the the NRC can determine if it needs to I. Introduction availability of information regarding this take any additional licensee-specific II. Notice of Commission Action document. You may obtain publicly- regulatory action with respect to III. Ordering Paragraphs available information related to this neutron-absorbing materials in the spent I. Introduction document using any of the following fuel pool. methods: The NRC published notices of In accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3642 opportunities for public comment on and 39 CFR 3020.30–.35, the Postal • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to drafts of this generic letter in the Service filed a formal request and http://www.regulations.gov and search Federal Register (79 FR 13685, March associated supporting information to for Docket ID NRC–2014–0040 and 11, 2014; 80 FR 31930, June 4, 2015; and add First-Class Package Service Contract NRC–2015–0136. Address questions 80 FR 81560, December 30, 2015). In 51 to the competitive product list.1 about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; total, the agency received 18 comments. The Postal Service telephone: 301–415–3463; email: The staff considered all comments, contemporaneously filed a redacted Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical which resulted in minor revisions to the contract related to the proposed new questions, contact the individual listed generic letter. The evaluation of these product under 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3) and in the CONTACT section of this comments, and the resulting changes to 39 CFR 3015.5. Request, Attachment B. document. To support its Request, the Postal • NRC’s Agencywide Documents the generic letter are discussed in the publicly-available documents in Service filed a copy of the contract, a Access and Management System ADAMS under Accession Nos. copy of the Governors’ Decision (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- ML14181B130, ML15222A005, and authorizing the product, proposed available documents online in the ML16033A002, respectively. changes to the Mail Classification ADAMS Public Documents collection at Schedule, a Statement of Supporting http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 11th day Justification, a certification of adams.html. To begin the search, select of April 2016. compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a), and ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. an application for non-public treatment select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Sheldon D. Stuchell, of certain materials. It also filed Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, Branch Chief, Generic Communications supporting financial workpapers. please contact the NRC’s Public Branch, Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Document Room (PDR) reference staff at Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. II. Notice of Commission Action 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by [FR Doc. 2016–08621 Filed 4–13–16; 8:45 am] The Commission establishes Docket email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The final BILLING CODE 7590–01–P Nos. MC2016–119 and CP2016–149 to generic letter, GL–2016–01, is available consider the Request pertaining to the in ADAMS under Accession No. proposed First-Class Package Service ML16097A169. Contract 51 product and the related • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION contract, respectively. purchase copies of public documents at The Commission invites comments on the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One [Docket Nos. MC2016–119 and CP2016–149; whether the Postal Service’s filings in White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Order No. 3226] the captioned dockets are consistent Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, • This generic letter is also available New Postal Product 3633, or 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and 39 on the NRC’s public Web site at AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comments are http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc- ACTION: Notice. due no later than April 18, 2016. The collections/gen-comm/gen-letters/ public portions of these filings can be (select ‘‘2016’’ and then select ‘‘GL–16– SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a accessed via the Commission’s Web site 01’’). recent Postal Service filing concerning (http://www.prc.gov). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Commission appoints Katalin K. the addition of First-Class Package Scott Krepel, Office of Nuclear Reactor Clendenin to serve as Public Service Contract 51 to the competitive Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Representative in these dockets. product list. This notice informs the Commission, Washington DC 20555– public of the filing, invites public III. Ordering Paragraphs 0001; telephone: 301–302–0399, email: comment, and takes other Scott.Krepel@nrc.gov. It is ordered: administrative steps. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC 1. The Commission establishes Docket DATES: Comments are due: April 18, is issuing a final generic letter, GL– Nos. MC2016–119 and CP2016–149 to 2016–01, addressing degradation of 2016. consider the matters raised in each neutron-absorbing materials in the SFP. ADDRESSES: Submit comments docket. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES This generic letter requests information electronically via the Commission’s 2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Katalin from nuclear power plant licensees Filing Online system at http:// K. Clendenin is appointed to serve as an demonstrating that credited neutron- www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit absorbing materials in the SFP of power comments electronically should contact 1 Request of the United States Postal Service to reactors and the fuel storage pool, the person identified in the FOR FURTHER Add First-Class Package Service Contract 51 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing reactor pool, or other wet locations INFORMATION CONTACT section by (Under Seal) of Unredacted Governors’ Decision, designed for the purpose of fuel storage, telephone for advice on filing Contract, and Supporting Data, April 8, 2016 as applicable for non-power reactors, are alternatives. (Request). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:56 Apr 13, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14APN1.SGM 14APN1


Document Created: 2018-02-07 13:47:59
Document Modified: 2018-02-07 13:47:59
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionGeneric letter; issuance.
DatesThe final generic letter is available as of April 14, 2016.
ContactScott Krepel, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-302-0399, email: [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 22129 
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