81 FR 64954 - Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation for Earthquakes
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 21, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 64954-64955] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-22743] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2016-0201] Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation for Earthquakes AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Draft regulatory guide; request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment draft regulatory guide (DG)-1332, ``Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation for Earthquakes.'' This DG is proposed Revision 3 of Regulatory Guide 1.12, ``Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation for Earthquakes.'' The NRC proposes to revise the guide to incorporate advances in seismic instrumentation and operating experience since Revision 2 of RG 1.12 was issued in 1997. The proposed revision describes the seismic instrumentation criteria, including instrumentation type, locations, characteristics, and maintenance, that the NRC staff considers acceptable for nuclear power plants. DATES: Submit comments by November 21, 2016. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. Although a time limit is given, comments and suggestions in connection with items for inclusion in guides currently being developed or improvements in all published guides are encouraged at any time. 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-2016-0201. 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-12H08, 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: Sarah Tabatabai, telephone: 301-415- 2982, email: [email protected]; and Edward O'Donnell, telephone: 301-415-3317, email: [email protected]. Both are staff of the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 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-2016-0201 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this action. You may obtain publically-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-2016-0201. 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 DG is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML16104A220. 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. B. Submitting Comments Please include Docket ID NRC-2016-0201 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 posts all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as enters 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 submissions into ADAMS. II. Additional Information The NRC is issuing for public comment a DG in the NRC's ``Regulatory Guide'' series. This series was developed to describe and make [[Page 64955]] available to the public information regarding methods that are acceptable to the NRC staff for implementing specific parts of the NRC's regulations, techniques that the staff uses in evaluating specific issues or postulated events, and data that the staff needs in its review of applications for permits and licenses. The DG entitled, ``Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation for Earthquakes,'' is proposed Revision 3 of RG 1.12, ``Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation for Earthquakes.'' The DG is temporarily identified by its task number, DG-1332. The guide proposes revised guidance for the seismic instrumentation criteria, including instrumentation type, locations, characteristics, and maintenance, that the NRC staff considers acceptable for nuclear power plants. The current revision of RG 1.12 dates to 1997 and significant technological advances in seismic instrumentation have since been made. Lessons learned from the recent earthquakes that impacted the North Anna and Fukushima-Dai-ichi nuclear power plants indicate a need to update seismic instrumentation guidance relative to instrument characteristics, locations, installation, and maintenance. In addition, the guide needs to be reformatted to align with the current program guidance for regulatory guides. III. Backfitting and Issue Finality This DG describes the seismic instrumentation criteria, including instrumentation type, locations, characteristics, and maintenance, that the NRC staff considers acceptable for nuclear power plants. Issuance of this DG, if finalized, would not constitute backfitting as defined in Sec. 50.109 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) (the Backfit Rule) and would not otherwise be inconsistent with the issue finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52. As discussed in the ``Implementation'' section of this DG, the NRC has no current intention to impose this guide, if finalized, on holders of current operating licenses or combined licenses. This DG may be applied to applications for operating licenses, combined licenses, early site permits, and certified design rules docketed by the NRC as of the date of issuance of the final guide, as well as future applications submitted after the issuance of the guide. Such action would not constitute backfitting as defined in the Backfit Rule or be otherwise inconsistent with the applicable issue finality provision in 10 CFR part 52, inasmuch as such applicants or potential applicants are not within the scope of entities protected by the Backfit Rule or the relevant issue finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of September, 2016. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Thomas H. Boyce, Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research. [FR Doc. 2016-22743 Filed 9-20-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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site and provide your submissions to
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory A. Obtaining Information
Advisory Board members.
Because of security-related Commission (NRC) is issuing for public Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2016–
procedures, receipt of submissions by comment draft regulatory guide (DG)– 0201 when contacting the NRC about
regular mail may experience significant 1332, ‘‘Nuclear Power Plant the availability of information regarding
delays. Instrumentation for Earthquakes.’’ This this action. You may obtain publically-
Requests to speak and speaker DG is proposed Revision 3 of Regulatory available information related to this
presentations: If you want to address the Guide 1.12, ‘‘Nuclear Power Plant action by any of the following methods:
Advisory Board at the meeting you must Instrumentation for Earthquakes.’’ The • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
submit a request to speak, as well as any NRC proposes to revise the guide to http://www.regulations.gov and search
written or electronic presentation, by incorporate advances in seismic for Docket ID NRC–2016–0201.
October 7, 2016, using one of the instrumentation and operating • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
methods listed in the ADDRESSES experience since Revision 2 of RG 1.12 Access and Management System
section. Your request may include: was issued in 1997. The proposed (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
• The amount of time requested to revision describes the seismic available documents online in the
speak; instrumentation criteria, including ADAMS Public Documents collection at
• The interest you represent (e.g., instrumentation type, locations, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
business, organization, affiliation), if characteristics, and maintenance, that adams.html. To begin the search, select
any; and the NRC staff considers acceptable for ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
• A brief outline of the presentation. nuclear power plants. select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
PowerPoint presentations and other DATES: Submit comments by November
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
electronic materials must be compatible 21, 2016. Comments received after this please contact the NRC’s Public
with PowerPoint 2010 and other date will be considered if it is practical Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
Microsoft Office 2010 formats. The to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
Advisory Board Chair may grant consideration only for comments email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The DG
requests to address the Board as time received on or before this date. is available in ADAMS under Accession
and circumstances permit. Although a time limit is given, No. ML16104A220.
Electronic copies of this Federal • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
comments and suggestions in
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guides currently being developed or
well as news releases and other relevant White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
improvements in all published guides
information, are also available on the Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
are encouraged at any time.
Advisory Board’s Web page at http://
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments B. Submitting Comments
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to 0201 in your comment submission.
may contact Antonio Rios, Designated http://www.regulations.gov and search The NRC cautions you not to include
Federal Officer, Advisory Board on for Docket ID NRC–2016–0201. Address identifying or contact information that
Toxic Substances and Worker Health, questions about NRC dockets to Carol you do not want to be publicly
Office of Workers’ Compensation Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; disclosed in your comment submission.
Programs, at rios.antonio@dol.gov, or email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For The NRC posts all comment
Carrie Rhoads, Office of Workers’ technical questions, contact the submissions at http://
Compensation Programs, at individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER www.regulations.gov as well as enters
rhoads.carrie@dol.gov, U.S. Department INFORMATION CONTACT section of this the comment submissions into ADAMS.
of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., document. The NRC does not routinely edit
Suite S–3524, Washington, DC 20210, • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, comment submissions to remove
telephone (202) 343–5580. This is not a Office of Administration, Mail Stop: identifying or contact information.
OWFN–12H08, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory If you are requesting or aggregating
toll-free number.
Commission, Washington, DC 20555– comments from other persons for
Signed at Washington, DC, this 15th day of submission to the NRC, then you should
0001.
September, 2016. inform those persons not to include
For additional direction on obtaining
Leonard J. Howie III, identifying or contact information that
information and submitting comments,
Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation they do not want to be publicly
see ‘‘Obtaining Information and
Programs. disclosed in their comment submission.
Submitting Comments’’ in the
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for Earthquakes The NRC is issuing for public
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, comment a DG in the NRC’s ‘‘Regulatory
AGENCY:Nuclear Regulatory Washington, DC 20555–0001. Guide’’ series. This series was
Commission. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: developed to describe and make
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available to the public information not within the scope of entities Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
regarding methods that are acceptable to protected by the Backfit Rule or the email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
the NRC staff for implementing specific relevant issue finality provisions in 10 technical questions, contact the
parts of the NRC’s regulations, CFR part 52. individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER
techniques that the staff uses in Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
evaluating specific issues or postulated of September, 2016. document.
events, and data that the staff needs in For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey,
its review of applications for permits Office of Administration, Mail Stop:
Thomas H. Boyce,
and licenses. OWFN–12–H08, U.S. Nuclear
The DG entitled, ‘‘Nuclear Power Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic
Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office Regulatory Commission, Washington,
Plant Instrumentation for Earthquakes,’’ DC 20555–0001.
of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
is proposed Revision 3 of RG 1.12, For additional direction on obtaining
[FR Doc. 2016–22743 Filed 9–20–16; 8:45 am]
‘‘Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation information and submitting comments,
for Earthquakes.’’ The DG is temporarily BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
see ‘‘Obtaining Information and
identified by its task number, DG–1332. Submitting Comments’’ in the
The guide proposes revised guidance for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
the seismic instrumentation criteria, NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION this document.
including instrumentation type,
locations, characteristics, and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
[NRC–2016–0189]
maintenance, that the NRC staff Glenn Tuttle, Office of Nuclear Material
considers acceptable for nuclear power Shipping, Receiving, and Internal Safety and Safeguards, 301–415–7230,
plants. The current revision of RG 1.12 Transfer of Special Nuclear Material email: Glenn.Tuttle@nrc.gov, or
dates to 1997 and significant Mekonen Bayssie, Office of Nuclear
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Regulatory Research, 301–415–1699,
technological advances in seismic Commission.
instrumentation have since been made. email: Mekonen.Bayssie@nrc.gov, U.S.
ACTION: Draft regulatory guide; request Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Lessons learned from the recent
earthquakes that impacted the North for comment. Washington, DC 20555–0001.
Anna and Fukushima-Dai-ichi nuclear SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
power plants indicate a need to update Commission (NRC) is issuing for public I. Obtaining Information and
seismic instrumentation guidance comment Draft Regulatory Guide (DG) Submitting Comments
relative to instrument characteristics, DG–5051, ‘‘Shipping, Receiving, and
locations, installation, and maintenance. Internal Transfer of Special Nuclear A. Obtaining Information
In addition, the guide needs to be Material.’’ This DG would consolidate Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2016–
reformatted to align with the current in one document NRC guidance 0189 when contacting the NRC about
program guidance for regulatory guides. concerning the material control and the availability of information for this
III. Backfitting and Issue Finality accounting requirements pertaining to action. You may obtain publicly-
This DG describes the seismic shipments, receipts, and internal available information related to this
instrumentation criteria, including transfers of special nuclear material. action by any of the following methods:
instrumentation type, locations, The DG is part of the NRC’s ‘‘Regulatory • Federal rulemaking Web site: Go to
characteristics, and maintenance, that Guide’’ series. This series was http://www.regulations.gov and search
the NRC staff considers acceptable for developed to describe and make for Docket ID NRC–2016–0189.
nuclear power plants. Issuance of this available to the public information • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
DG, if finalized, would not constitute regarding methods that are acceptable to Access and Management System
backfitting as defined in § 50.109 of title the NRC staff for implementing specific (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
10 of the Code of Federal Regulations parts of the NRC’s regulations, available documents online in the
(10 CFR) (the Backfit Rule) and would techniques that the staff uses in ADAMS Public Documents collection at
not otherwise be inconsistent with the evaluating specific issues or postulated http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
issue finality provisions in 10 CFR part events, and data that the staff needs in adams.html. To begin the search, select
52. As discussed in the its review of applications for permits ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
‘‘Implementation’’ section of this DG, and licenses. select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
the NRC has no current intention to DATES: Submit comments by October 21, Search. ’’ For problems with ADAMS,
impose this guide, if finalized, on 2016. Comments received after this date please contact the NRC’s Public
holders of current operating licenses or will be considered if it is practical to do Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
combined licenses. so, but the NRC is able to ensure 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
This DG may be applied to consideration only for comments email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
applications for operating licenses, received on or before this date. ADAMS accession number for each
combined licenses, early site permits, Although a time limit is given, document referenced (if it is available in
and certified design rules docketed by comments and suggestions in ADAMS) is provided the first time that
the NRC as of the date of issuance of the connection with items for inclusion in it is mentioned in this document.
final guide, as well as future guides currently being developed or • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
applications submitted after the improvements in all published guides purchase copies of public documents at
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issuance of the guide. Such action are encouraged at any time. the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
would not constitute backfitting as ADDRESSES: You may submit comments White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
defined in the Backfit Rule or be by any of the following methods: Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
otherwise inconsistent with the • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
applicable issue finality provision in 10 B. Submitting Comments
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CFR part 52, inasmuch as such for Docket ID NRC–2016–0189. Address Please include Docket ID NRC–2016–
applicants or potential applicants are questions about NRC dockets to Carol 0189 in your comment submission.
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| Dates | Submit comments by November 21, 2016. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. Although a time limit is given, comments and suggestions in connection with items for inclusion in guides currently being developed or improvements in all published guides are encouraged at any time. | |
| Contact | Sarah Tabatabai, telephone: 301-415- 2982, email: [email protected]; and Edward O'Donnell, telephone: 301-415-3317, email: [email protected] Both are staff of the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. | |
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