81_FR_60198 81 FR 60029 - Instrumentation and Controls Guidance

81 FR 60029 - Instrumentation and Controls Guidance

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FR Document2016-20873

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a final revision to Chapter 7, ``Instrumentation and Controls,'' of NUREG-0800, ``Standard Review Plan (SRP) for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants: LWR Edition.''

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[FR Doc No: 2016-20873]


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[NRC-2015-0211]


Instrumentation and Controls Guidance

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Standard review plan-final section revision; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a 
final revision to Chapter 7, ``Instrumentation and Controls,'' of 
NUREG-0800, ``Standard Review Plan (SRP) for the Review of Safety 
Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants: LWR Edition.''

DATES: The effective date of this SRP update is September 30, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0211 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may access 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-2015-0211. 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.
     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]. For 
the convenience of the reader, the ADAMS accession numbers are provided 
in a table in the ``Availability of Documents'' section of this 
document.
     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: Carolyn Lauron, telephone: 301-415-
2736; email: [email protected] or Mark Notich, telephone: 301-415-
3053; email: [email protected]; both are staff of the Office of New 
Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    On September 16, 2015 (80 FR 55654), the NRC published for public 
comment the proposed revisions to Chapter 7 of the SRP. The NRC made no 
changes to the proposed revisions after the consideration of comments 
received. A summary of the comments and the NRC staff's disposition of 
the comments are available in a separate document, ``Response to Public 
Comments on Draft SRP Sections in Chapter 7.''
    The Office of New Reactors and the Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation are revising these sections from their current versions. 
Details of specific changes in the proposed revisions are included at 
the end of each of the proposed sections.
    The changes to this SRP chapter reflect current NRC staff's review 
methods and practices based on lessons learned from the NRC's reviews 
of design certification and combined license applications completed 
since the last revision of this chapter.

II. Backfitting and Finality Provisions

    Issuance of these revised SRP sections does not constitute 
backfitting as defined in Sec.  50.109 of title 10 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Backfitting,'' (the Backfit Rule) and 
is not inconsistent with the issue finality provisions in 10 CFR part 
52. The NRC's position is based upon the following considerations:
    1. The SRP positions do not constitute backfitting, inasmuch as the 
SRP is internal guidance directed at the NRC staff with respect to 
their regulatory responsibilities.
    The SRP provides guidance to the staff on how to review an 
application for the NRC's regulatory approval in the form of licensing. 
Changes in internal staff guidance are not matters for which either 
nuclear power plant applicants or licensees are protected under either 
the Backfit Rule or the issue finality provisions of 10 CFR part 52.
    2. The NRC staff has no intention to impose the SRP positions on 
current licensees and regulatory approvals either now or in the future.
    The staff does not intend to impose or apply the positions 
described in the SRP to existing (already issued) licenses and 
regulatory approvals. Therefore, the issuance of a final SRP--even if 
considered guidance that is within the

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purview of the issue finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52--need not be 
evaluated as if it were a backfit or as being inconsistent with issue 
finality provisions. If, in the future, the staff seeks to impose a 
position in the SRP on holders of already issued licenses in a manner 
which does not provide issue finality as described in the applicable 
issue finality provision, then the staff must make the showing as set 
forth in the Backfit Rule or address the criteria for avoiding issue 
finality as described in the applicable issue finality provision.
    3. Backfitting and issue finality do not--with limited exceptions 
not applicable here--protect current or future applicants.
    Applicants and potential applicants are not, with certain 
exceptions, protected by either the Backfit Rule or any issue finality 
provisions under 10 CFR part 52. This is because neither the Backfit 
Rule nor the issue finality provisions under 10 CFR part 52--with 
certain exclusions discussed in the next paragraph--were intended to 
apply to every NRC action which substantially changes the expectations 
of current and future applicants.
    The exceptions to the general principle are applicable whenever an 
applicant references a 10 CFR part 52 license (e.g., an early site 
permit) and/or NRC regulatory approval (e.g., a design certification 
rule) with specified issue finality provisions. The staff does not, at 
this time, intend to impose the positions represented in the SRP in a 
manner that is inconsistent with any issue finality provisions. If, in 
the future, the staff seeks to impose a position in the SRP in a manner 
which does not provide issue finality as described in the applicable 
issue finality provision, then the staff must address the criteria for 
avoiding issue finality as described in the applicable issue finality 
provision.

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.

IV. Availability of Documents

    The documents identified in the following table are available to 
interested persons.

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                                                               ADAMS
                        Document                           accession No.
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Summary of Comments and NRC Staff Disposition of             ML16050A366
 Comments--Response to Public Comments on Draft SRP
 Sections in Chapter 7..................................
SRP 7.0, ``Instrumentation and Controls--Overview of         ML16020A049
 Review Process,'' Revision 7...........................
SRP 7.1, ``Instrumentation and Controls--Introduction,''     ML16020A050
 Revision 6.............................................
Table 7-1, ``Table 7-1 Regulatory Requirements,              ML16020A103
 Acceptance Criteria, and Guidelines for Instrumentation
 and Control Systems Important to Safety,'' Revision 6..
SRP 7.2, ``Reactor Trip System,'' Revision 6............     ML16020A059
SRP 7.3, ``Engineered Safety Features Systems,''             ML16020A082
 Revision 6.............................................
SRP 7.4, ``Safe Shutdown Systems,'' Revision 6..........     ML16020A086
SRP 7.5, ``Information Systems Important to Safety,''        ML16020A088
 Revision 6.............................................
SRP 7.6, ``Interlock Systems Important to Safety,''          ML16020A092
 Revision 6.............................................
SRP 7.7, ``Control Systems,'' Revision 6................     ML16020A095
SRP 7.8, ``Diverse Instrumentation and Control               ML16020A096
 Systems,'' Revision 6..................................
SRP 7.9, ``Data Communication Systems,'' Revision 6.....     ML16020A097
App. 7.0-A, ``Review Process for Digital Instrumentation     ML16019A085
 and Control Systems,'' Revision 6......................
App. 7.1-A, ``Acceptance Criteria and Guidelines for         ML16019A088
 Instrumentation and Controls Systems Important to
 Safety,'' Revision 6...................................
App. 7.1-B, ``Guidance for Evaluation of Conformance to      ML16019A091
 IEEE Std 279,'' Revision 6.............................
App. 7.1-C, ``Guidance for Evaluation of Conformance to      ML16019A107
 IEEE Std 603,'' Revision 6.............................
App. 7.1-D, ``Guidance for Evaluation of the Application     ML16019A114
 of IEEE Std 7-4.3.2,'' Revision 1......................
BTP 7-1, ``Guidance on Isolation of Low-Pressure Systems     ML16019A127
 from the High-Pressure Reactor Coolant System,''
 Revision 6.............................................
BTP 7-2, ``Guidance on Requirements of Motor-Operated        ML16019A299
 Valves in the Emergency Core Cooling System Accumulator
 Lines,'' Revision 6....................................
BTP 7-3, ``Guidance on Protection System Trip Point          ML16019A358
 Changes for Operation with Reactor Coolant Pumps Out of
 Service,'' Revision 6..................................
BTP 7-4, ``Guidance on Design Criteria for Auxiliary         ML16020A028
 Feedwater Systems,'' Revision 6........................
BTP 7-5, ``Guidance on Spurious Withdrawals of Single        ML16020A033
 Control Rods in Pressurized Water Reactors,'' Revision
 6......................................................
BTP 7-6, ``Guidance on Design of Instrumentation and         ML16011A106
 Controls Provided to Accomplish Changeover from
 Injection to Recirculation Mode,'' Revision 6..........
BTP 7-8, ``Guidance for Application of Regulatory Guide      ML16020A044
 1.22,'' Revision 6.....................................
BTP 7-9, ``Guidance on Requirements for Reactor              ML16011A062
 Protection System Anticipatory Trips,'' Revision 6.....
BTP 7-10, ``Guidance on Application of Regulatory Guide      ML16019A169
 1.97,'' Revision 6.....................................
BTP 7-11, ``Guidance on Application and Qualification of     ML16019A184
 Isolation Devices,'' Revision 6........................
BTP 7-12, ``Guidance on Establishing and Maintaining         ML16019A200
 Instrument Setpoints,'' Revision 6.....................
BTP 7-13, ``Guidance on Cross-Calibration of Protection      ML16019A240
 System Resistance Temperature Detectors,'' Revision 6..
BTP 7-14, ``Guidance on Software Reviews for Digital         ML16019A308
 Computer-Based Instrumentation and Control Systems,''
 Revision 6.............................................
BTP 7-17, ``Guidance on Self-Test and Surveillance Test      ML16019A316
 Provisions,'' Revision 6...............................
BTP 7-18, ``Guidance on the Use of Programmable Logic        ML16019A327
 Controllers in Digital Computer-Based Instrumentation
 and Control Systems,'' Revision 6......................
BTP 7-19, ``Guidance for Evaluation of Diversity and         ML16019A344
 Defense-in-Depth in Digital Computer-Based
 Instrumentation and Control Systems,'' Revision 7......
BTP 7-21, ``Guidance on Digital Computer Real-Time           ML16020A036
 Performance,'' Revision 6..............................
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* No changes resulting from public comments. See documents in the
  package at ADAMS Accession No. ML16008B013 to see changes made since
  the last proposed revision.


    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day of August, 2016.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Joseph Colaccino,
Chief, New Reactor Rulemaking and Guidance Branch, Division of 
Engineering Infrastructure and Advanced Reactors, Office of New 
Reactors.
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                                                  of the Chief Financial Officer). Similarly, it          Meetings & Involvement’’ page at http://              2736; email: Carolyn.Lauron@nrc.gov or
                                                  does not apply to ‘‘government-to-                      www.nrc.gov/public-involve.html.                      Mark Notich, telephone: 301–415–3053;
                                                  government’’ meetings: Meetings between                 [FR Doc. 2016–20946 Filed 8–30–16; 8:45 am]           email: Mark.Notich@nrc.gov; both are
                                                  NRC staff and representatives of State                                                                        staff of the Office of New Reactors, U.S.
                                                                                                          BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
                                                  governments, including Agreement State                                                                        Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
                                                  representatives, relating to NRC Agreement
                                                                                                                                                                Washington, DC 20555–0001.
                                                  State activities or to State regulatory actions
                                                                                                          NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  or to other matters of general interest to the
                                                  State or to the Commission, as well as                  COMMISSION
                                                                                                                                                                I. Background
                                                  meetings between NRC staff and                          [NRC–2015–0211]
                                                  representatives of local or Tribal                                                                               On September 16, 2015 (80 FR 55654),
                                                  governments. Also, the policy does not apply            Instrumentation and Controls                          the NRC published for public comment
                                                  to or supersede any existing law, rule or               Guidance                                              the proposed revisions to Chapter 7 of
                                                  regulation that addresses public attendance                                                                   the SRP. The NRC made no changes to
                                                  at a specific type of meeting. For example,             AGENCY:  Nuclear Regulatory                           the proposed revisions after the
                                                  part 7 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal               Commission.                                           consideration of comments received. A
                                                  Regulations (10 CFR), ‘‘Advisory                        ACTION: Standard review plan-final                    summary of the comments and the NRC
                                                  Committees,’’ and 10 CFR part 9, ‘‘Public               section revision; issuance.                           staff’s disposition of the comments are
                                                  Records,’’ will continue to be applicable to
                                                  advisory committee meetings and                         SUMMARY:   The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                available in a separate document,
                                                  Commission meetings, respectively.                      Commission (NRC) is issuing a final                   ‘‘Response to Public Comments on Draft
                                                     5. This policy does not cover the hearings           revision to Chapter 7, ‘‘Instrumentation              SRP Sections in Chapter 7.’’
                                                  associated with adjudicatory proceedings                                                                         The Office of New Reactors and the
                                                                                                          and Controls,’’ of NUREG–0800,
                                                  under the Commission’s Rules of Practice                                                                      Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation are
                                                                                                          ‘‘Standard Review Plan (SRP) for the
                                                  and Procedure set forth in 10 CFR part 2. The                                                                 revising these sections from their
                                                  term ‘‘hearings’’ relates primarily to
                                                                                                          Review of Safety Analysis Reports for
                                                                                                                                                                current versions. Details of specific
                                                  Commission adjudicatory proceedings on                  Nuclear Power Plants: LWR Edition.’’
                                                                                                                                                                changes in the proposed revisions are
                                                  various types of license applications and               DATES: The effective date of this SRP
                                                                                                                                                                included at the end of each of the
                                                  licensing actions (e.g., applications for initial       update is September 30, 2016.                         proposed sections.
                                                  issuance of a license, amendment of an                  ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID                     The changes to this SRP chapter
                                                  existing license, renewal of a license) or to           NRC–2015–0211 when contacting the                     reflect current NRC staff’s review
                                                  enforcement actions involving the imposition            NRC about the availability of
                                                  of civil penalties or orders to modify,                                                                       methods and practices based on lessons
                                                                                                          information regarding this document.                  learned from the NRC’s reviews of
                                                  suspend, or revoke a license or take other
                                                  appropriate action. Specific requirements
                                                                                                          You may access publicly-available                     design certification and combined
                                                  regarding participation in and the conduct of           information related to this document                  license applications completed since the
                                                  adjudicatory proceedings (including the                 using any of the following methods:                   last revision of this chapter.
                                                  settlement of such proceedings) are provided               • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
                                                  in the Commission’s Rules of Practice and               http://www.regulations.gov and search                 II. Backfitting and Finality Provisions
                                                  Procedure set forth in 10 CFR part 2. This              for Docket ID NRC–2015–0211. Address                     Issuance of these revised SRP sections
                                                  policy does not cover meetings concerning               questions about NRC dockets to Carol                  does not constitute backfitting as
                                                  the settlement of enforcement matters.                  Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;                   defined in § 50.109 of title 10 of the
                                                     6. Certain meetings that would normally be           email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For                   Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR),
                                                  closed under section F.3.a. or F.3.b. above             technical questions, contact the                      ‘‘Backfitting,’’ (the Backfit Rule) and is
                                                  may be opened to cleared members of the                 individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER
                                                  public who also have a need-to-know. A                                                                        not inconsistent with the issue finality
                                                                                                          INFORMATION CONTACT section of this                   provisions in 10 CFR part 52. The NRC’s
                                                  cleared member of the public is a person who
                                                                                                          document.                                             position is based upon the following
                                                  holds a U.S. Government security clearance
                                                                                                             • NRC’s Agencywide Documents                       considerations:
                                                  or has been granted access to Safeguards
                                                  Information in accordance with 10 CFR                   Access and Management System                             1. The SRP positions do not constitute
                                                  73.22(b).                                               (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-                     backfitting, inasmuch as the SRP is
                                                     7. This policy may be applicable to only             available documents online in the                     internal guidance directed at the NRC
                                                  part of a meeting. For example, an NRC                  ADAMS Public Documents collection at                  staff with respect to their regulatory
                                                  meeting may have a portion that is open to              http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/                        responsibilities.
                                                  the public and a portion that is closed to the          adams.html. To begin the search, select                  The SRP provides guidance to the
                                                  public due to any of the exceptions listed              ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then                   staff on how to review an application for
                                                  above. In these cases, this policy statement is         select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS                        the NRC’s regulatory approval in the
                                                  applicable to the public portion of the                 Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
                                                  meeting only.                                                                                                 form of licensing. Changes in internal
                                                                                                          please contact the NRC’s Public                       staff guidance are not matters for which
                                                     8. This policy is a matter of NRC
                                                  discretion; the NRC reserves the right to               Document Room (PDR) reference staff at                either nuclear power plant applicants or
                                                  depart from any stated conditions as                    1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by                   licensees are protected under either the
                                                  circumstances may warrant.                              email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. For the                Backfit Rule or the issue finality
                                                                                                          convenience of the reader, the ADAMS                  provisions of 10 CFR part 52.
                                                  G. Contact                                              accession numbers are provided in a                      2. The NRC staff has no intention to
                                                    The primary point of contact in the agency            table in the ‘‘Availability of Documents’’            impose the SRP positions on current
                                                  for general issues related to this policy will          section of this document.                             licensees and regulatory approvals
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                                                  be the Deputy Assistant for Operations,                    • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and                   either now or in the future.
                                                  Office of the Executive Director for                    purchase copies of public documents at
                                                  Operations. The Office of Public Affairs is
                                                                                                                                                                   The staff does not intend to impose or
                                                                                                          the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One                       apply the positions described in the SRP
                                                  also available to receive questions and
                                                  suggestions. There are also opportunities for           White Flint North, 11555 Rockville                    to existing (already issued) licenses and
                                                  comment on our public participation                     Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.                      regulatory approvals. Therefore, the
                                                  policies, or on many of our programs through            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      issuance of a final SRP—even if
                                                  the NRC’s Web site under the ‘‘Public                   Carolyn Lauron, telephone: 301–415–                   considered guidance that is within the


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                                                  purview of the issue finality provisions                                                                  ADAMS                                                          ADAMS
                                                                                                                        Document                                                       Document
                                                  in 10 CFR part 52—need not be                                                                          accession No.                                                  accession No.
                                                  evaluated as if it were a backfit or as
                                                                                                          Summary of Comments and                                        BTP 7–5, ‘‘Guidance on Spu-
                                                  being inconsistent with issue finality                    NRC Staff Disposition of                                       rious Withdrawals of Sin-
                                                  provisions. If, in the future, the staff                  Comments—Response to                                           gle Control Rods in Pres-
                                                  seeks to impose a position in the SRP on                  Public Comments on Draft                                       surized Water Reactors,’’
                                                                                                            SRP Sections in Chapter 7                    ML16050A366       Revision 6 .........................         ML16020A033
                                                  holders of already issued licenses in a                 SRP 7.0, ‘‘Instrumentation                                     BTP 7–6, ‘‘Guidance on De-
                                                  manner which does not provide issue                       and Controls—Overview of                                       sign of Instrumentation
                                                  finality as described in the applicable                   Review Process,’’ Revision                                     and Controls Provided to
                                                  issue finality provision, then the staff                  7 ........................................   ML16020A049       Accomplish Changeover
                                                                                                          SRP 7.1, ‘‘Instrumentation                                       from Injection to Recircula-
                                                  must make the showing as set forth in                     and Controls—Introduc-                                         tion Mode,’’ Revision 6 .....                ML16011A106
                                                  the Backfit Rule or address the criteria                  tion,’’ Revision 6 ................          ML16020A050     BTP 7–8, ‘‘Guidance for Ap-
                                                  for avoiding issue finality as described                Table 7–1, ‘‘Table 7–1 Regu-                                     plication of Regulatory
                                                  in the applicable issue finality                          latory Requirements, Ac-                                       Guide 1.22,’’ Revision 6 ....                ML16020A044
                                                                                                            ceptance Criteria, and                                       BTP 7–9, ‘‘Guidance on Re-
                                                  provision.                                                Guidelines for Instrumenta-                                    quirements for Reactor
                                                     3. Backfitting and issue finality do                   tion and Control Systems                                       Protection System Antici-
                                                                                                            Important to Safety,’’ Revi-                                   patory Trips,’’ Revision 6 ..                ML16011A062
                                                  not—with limited exceptions not                           sion 6 ................................      ML16020A103     BTP 7–10, ‘‘Guidance on Ap-
                                                  applicable here—protect current or                      SRP 7.2, ‘‘Reactor Trip Sys-                                     plication of Regulatory
                                                  future applicants.                                        tem,’’ Revision 6 ...............            ML16020A059       Guide 1.97,’’ Revision 6 ....                ML16019A169
                                                                                                          SRP 7.3, ‘‘Engineered Safety                                   BTP 7–11, ‘‘Guidance on Ap-
                                                     Applicants and potential applicants                    Features Systems,’’ Revi-                                      plication and Qualification
                                                  are not, with certain exceptions,                         sion 6 ................................      ML16020A082       of Isolation Devices,’’ Revi-
                                                  protected by either the Backfit Rule or                 SRP 7.4, ‘‘Safe Shutdown                                         sion 6 ................................      ML16019A184
                                                                                                            Systems,’’ Revision 6 ........               ML16020A086     BTP 7–12, ‘‘Guidance on Es-
                                                  any issue finality provisions under 10                  SRP 7.5, ‘‘Information Sys-                                      tablishing and Maintaining
                                                  CFR part 52. This is because neither the                  tems Important to Safety,’’                                    Instrument Setpoints,’’ Re-
                                                  Backfit Rule nor the issue finality                       Revision 6 .........................         ML16020A088       vision 6 ..............................      ML16019A200
                                                                                                          SRP 7.6, ‘‘Interlock Systems                                   BTP 7–13, ‘‘Guidance on
                                                  provisions under 10 CFR part 52—with                      Important to Safety,’’ Revi-                                   Cross-Calibration of Pro-
                                                  certain exclusions discussed in the next                  sion 6 ................................      ML16020A092       tection System Resistance
                                                  paragraph—were intended to apply to                     SRP 7.7, ‘‘Control Systems,’’                                    Temperature Detectors,’’
                                                  every NRC action which substantially                      Revision 6 .........................         ML16020A095       Revision 6 .........................         ML16019A240
                                                                                                          SRP 7.8, ‘‘Diverse Instru-                                     BTP 7–14, ‘‘Guidance on
                                                  changes the expectations of current and                   mentation and Control                                          Software Reviews for Dig-
                                                  future applicants.                                        Systems,’’ Revision 6 ........               ML16020A096       ital Computer-Based In-
                                                                                                          SRP 7.9, ‘‘Data Communica-                                       strumentation and Control
                                                     The exceptions to the general                          tion Systems,’’ Revision 6                   ML16020A097       Systems,’’ Revision 6 ........               ML16019A308
                                                  principle are applicable whenever an                    App. 7.0–A, ‘‘Review Proc-                                     BTP 7–17, ‘‘Guidance on
                                                  applicant references a 10 CFR part 52                     ess for Digital Instrumenta-                                   Self-Test and Surveillance
                                                                                                            tion and Control Systems,’’
                                                  license (e.g., an early site permit) and/                 Revision 6 .........................         ML16019A085
                                                                                                                                                                           Test Provisions,’’ Revision
                                                  or NRC regulatory approval (e.g., a                                                                                      6 ........................................   ML16019A316
                                                                                                          App. 7.1–A, ‘‘Acceptance
                                                                                                                                                                         BTP 7–18, ‘‘Guidance on the
                                                  design certification rule) with specified                 Criteria and Guidelines for
                                                                                                                                                                           Use of Programmable
                                                  issue finality provisions. The staff does                 Instrumentation and Con-
                                                                                                            trols Systems Important to                                     Logic Controllers in Digital
                                                  not, at this time, intend to impose the                   Safety,’’ Revision 6 ...........             ML16019A088       Computer-Based Instru-
                                                  positions represented in the SRP in a                                                                                    mentation and Control
                                                                                                          App. 7.1–B, ‘‘Guidance for                                       Systems,’’ Revision 6 ........               ML16019A327
                                                  manner that is inconsistent with any                      Evaluation of Conformance
                                                                                                            to IEEE Std 279,’’ Revision                                  BTP 7–19, ‘‘Guidance for
                                                  issue finality provisions. If, in the                     6 ........................................   ML16019A091       Evaluation of Diversity and
                                                  future, the staff seeks to impose a                     App. 7.1–C, ‘‘Guidance for                                       Defense-in-Depth in Digital
                                                                                                            Evaluation of Conformance                                      Computer-Based Instru-
                                                  position in the SRP in a manner which                                                                                    mentation and Control
                                                  does not provide issue finality as                        to IEEE Std 603,’’ Revision
                                                                                                            6 ........................................   ML16019A107       Systems,’’ Revision 7 ........               ML16019A344
                                                  described in the applicable issue finality              App. 7.1–D, ‘‘Guidance for                                     BTP 7–21, ‘‘Guidance on
                                                  provision, then the staff must address                    Evaluation of the Applica-                                     Digital Computer Real-
                                                                                                            tion of IEEE Std 7–4.3.2,’’                                    Time Performance,’’ Revi-
                                                  the criteria for avoiding issue finality as                                                                              sion 6 ................................      ML16020A036
                                                                                                            Revision 1 .........................         ML16019A114
                                                  described in the applicable issue finality              BTP 7–1, ‘‘Guidance on Iso-
                                                  provision.                                                lation of Low-Pressure                                         * No changes resulting from public com-
                                                                                                            Systems from the High-                                       ments. See documents in the package at
                                                  III. Congressional Review Act                             Pressure Reactor Coolant                                     ADAMS Accession No. ML16008B013 to see
                                                                                                            System,’’ Revision 6 .........               ML16019A127     changes made since the last proposed
                                                     This action is a rule as defined in the              BTP 7–2, ‘‘Guidance on Re-                                     revision.
                                                  Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C.                        quirements of Motor-Oper-
                                                                                                            ated Valves in the Emer-                                       Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day
                                                  801–808). However, the Office of                          gency Core Cooling Sys-                                      of August, 2016.
                                                  Management and Budget has not found                       tem Accumulator Lines,’’                                       For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                                  it to be a major rule as defined in the                   Revision 6 .........................         ML16019A299
                                                                                                          BTP 7–3, ‘‘Guidance on Pro-                                    Joseph Colaccino,
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                                                  Congressional Review Act.                                 tection System Trip Point
                                                                                                            Changes for Operation                                        Chief, New Reactor Rulemaking and
                                                  IV. Availability of Documents                             with Reactor Coolant                                         Guidance Branch, Division of Engineering
                                                                                                            Pumps Out of Service,’’                                      Infrastructure and Advanced Reactors, Office
                                                    The documents identified in the                         Revision 6 .........................         ML16019A358     of New Reactors.
                                                  following table are available to                        BTP 7–4, ‘‘Guidance on De-                                     [FR Doc. 2016–20873 Filed 8–30–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  interested persons.                                       sign Criteria for Auxiliary
                                                                                                            Feedwater Systems,’’ Re-                                     BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
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Document Created: 2018-02-02 12:14:58
Document Modified: 2018-02-02 12:14:58
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
ActionStandard review plan-final section revision; issuance.
DatesThe effective date of this SRP update is September 30, 2016.
ContactCarolyn Lauron, telephone: 301-415- 2736; email: [email protected] or Mark Notich, telephone: 301-415- 3053; email: [email protected]; both are staff of the Office of New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555- 0001.
FR Citation81 FR 60029 

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