81 FR 94433 - Restart of a Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down by a Seismic Event

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 247 (December 23, 2016)

Page Range		94433-94434
FR Document		2016-30895

On November 3, 2016, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued for public comment draft regulatory guide (DG) DG-1337, ``Restart of a Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down by a Seismic Event,'' in the Federal Register for a 60-day public comment period which ends on January 3, 2017. The NRC is extending the public comment period to February 28, 2017, recognizing the potential for unavailability of people during the holiday period. The guide describes methods acceptable to the NRC staff that can be used to demonstrate that a nuclear power plant is safe for restarting after a shutdown caused by a seismic event.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 247 (Friday, December 23, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 247 (Friday, December 23, 2016)]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-30895]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2016-0224]


Restart of a Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down by a Seismic Event

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Draft regulatory guide; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On November 3, 2016, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
(NRC) issued for public comment draft regulatory guide (DG) DG-1337, 
``Restart of a Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down by a Seismic Event,'' in 
the Federal Register for a 60-day public comment period which ends on 
January 3, 2017. The NRC is extending the public comment period to 
February 28, 2017, recognizing the potential for unavailability of 
people during the holiday period. The guide describes methods 
acceptable to the NRC staff that can be used to demonstrate that a 
nuclear power plant is safe for restarting after a shutdown caused by a 
seismic event.

DATES: Submit comments by February 28, 2017. 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 
(unless this document describes a different method for submitting 
comments on a specified subject):
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID: NRC-2016-0224. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact 
the individual(s) 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 accessing information and submitting 
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Weaver, telephone: 301-415-
2383, email: [email protected]; and Edward O'Donnell, telephone: 
301-415-3317, email: [email protected]. Both are staff of the 
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, 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-2016-0224 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-2016-0224.
     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 electronically available in ADAMS under Accession No. 
ML16182A321.
     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-2016-0224 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 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 
``Restart of a Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down by a Seismic Event,'' is a 
proposed revised guide temporarily identified by its task number, DG-
1337. The proposed revision of RG 1.167 describes methods acceptable to 
the NRC staff that can be used to demonstrate that a nuclear power 
plant is safe for restarting after a shutdown caused by a seismic 
event. It incorporates lessons learned following the shutdown of 
nuclear power plants due to earthquake ground shaking and post-
earthquake evaluations since Revision 0 was issued in 1997. They 
include experience gained through the shutdown and restart process of 
the North Anna nuclear power plant following the Mineral, Virginia 
earthquake in 2011. It endorses, with some exceptions, sections of ANS/
ANSI-2.23-2016, ``Nuclear Power Plant Response to an Earthquake,'' that 
relate to post-shutdown inspections and tests, inspection criteria, 
documentation, and long-term evaluations. The guidance includes an 
action level matrix to direct actions based on the earthquake level and 
observed damage levels at a nuclear power plant.

II. Backfitting and Issue Finality

    Draft Guide-1337 describes methods acceptable to the NRC staff that 
can be used to demonstrate that a nuclear power plant is safe for 
restarting after a shutdown caused by a seismic event. 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

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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 regulatory 
guide, as well as future applications submitted after the issuance of 
the regulatory 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 part 52.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day of December, 2016.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Thomas H. Boyce,
Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic Issues Branch, Division of 
Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
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Backfit Rule) and would not otherwise solicit comments on the proposed rule (2) The System defines a complex
be inconsistent with the issue finality change from interested persons. order as a debit or credit as follows:
provisions in 10 CFR Part 52. As (A)–(B) No change.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s (C) an order for which all pairs and
discussed in the ‘‘Implementation’’
Statement of the Terms of Substance of loners are debits (credits) is a debit
section of this DG, the NRC has no
the Proposed Rule Change (credit). For purposes of this check, a
current intention to impose this guide,
if finalized, on holders of current The Exchange proposes to amend the ‘‘pair’’ is a pair of legs in an order for
operating licenses or combined licenses. debit/credit price reasonability check which both legs are calls or both legs are
This DG may be applied to for complex orders. The text of the puts, one leg is a buy and one leg is a
applications for operating licenses, proposed rule change is provided sell, and [both]the legs have the same
combined licenses, early site permits, below. expiration date but different exercise
and certified design rules docketed by (additions are italicized; deletions are prices or, for all options except
the NRC as of the date of issuance of the [bracketed]) European-style index options, [the same
final regulatory guide, as well as future * * * * * exercise price but ]different expiration
applications submitted after the dates and the exercise price for the call
issuance of the regulatory guide. Such C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated (put) with the farther expiration date is
action would not constitute backfitting Rules the same as or lower (higher) than the
as defined in the Backfit Rule or be exercise price for the nearer expiration
* * * * * date. A ‘‘loner’’ is any leg in an order
otherwise inconsistent with the
applicable issue finality provision in 10 Rule 6.13. Complex Order Execution that the System cannot pair with
CFR part 52, inasmuch as such another leg in the order (including legs
(a)–(c) No change.
applicants or potential applicants are in orders for European-style index
. . . Interpretations and Policies: options that have the same exercise
not within the scope of entities
protected by the Backfit Rule or the .01–.03 No change. price but different expiration dates). The
.04 Price Check Parameters: On a System treats the stock leg of a stock-
relevant issue finality provisions in part
class-by-class basis, the Exchange may option order as a loner.
52.
determine (and announce via Regulatory (i) No change.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day Circular) which of the following price (ii) The System then, for all options
of December, 2016. check parameters will apply to eligible except European-style index options,
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. complex orders. Paragraphs (b), (e) and pairs legs to the extent possible [with
Thomas H. Boyce, (g) will not be applicable to stock-option the same exercise prices ]across
Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic orders. expiration dates, pairing one [leg]call
Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office For purposes of this Interpretation (put) with the [leg]call (put) that has the
of Nuclear Regulatory Research. and Policy .04: next nearest expiration date and the
[FR Doc. 2016–30895 Filed 12–22–16; 8:45 am] Vertical Spread. A ‘‘vertical’’ spread is same or next lower (higher) exercise
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P a two-legged complex order with one leg price.
to buy a number of calls (puts) and one (iii) A pair of calls is a credit (debit)
leg to sell the same number of calls if the exercise price of the buy (sell) leg
(puts) with the same expiration date but is higher than the exercise price of the
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE different exercise prices. sell (buy) leg (if the pair has the same
COMMISSION Butterfly Spread. A ‘‘butterfly’’ spread expiration date) or if the expiration date
is a three-legged complex order with of the sell (buy) leg is farther than the
[Release No. 34–79590; File No. SR–C2– two legs to buy (sell) the same number expiration date of the buy (sell) leg (if
2016–024] of calls (puts) and one leg to sell (buy) the [pair has the same ]exercise price of
twice as many calls (puts), all with the the sell (buy) leg is the same as or lower
Self-Regulatory Organizations; C2 same expiration date but different than the exercise price of the buy (sell)
Options Exchange, Incorporated; exercise prices, and the exercise price of leg).
Notice of Filing and Immediate the middle leg is between the exercise (iv) A pair of puts is a credit (debit)
Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule prices of the other legs. If the exercise if the exercise price of the sell (buy) leg
Change Relating to the Debit/Credit price of the middle leg is halfway is higher than the exercise price of the
Price Reasonability Check for Complex between the exercise prices of the other buy (sell) leg (if the pair has the same
Orders legs, it is a ‘‘true’’ butterfly; otherwise, expiration date) or if the expiration date
it is a ‘‘skewed’’ butterfly. of the sell (buy) leg is farther than the
December 19, 2016. Box Spread. A ‘‘box’’ spread is a four- expiration date of the buy (sell) leg (if
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the legged complex order with one leg to the [pair has the same ]exercise price of
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 buy calls and one leg to sell puts with the sell (buy) leg is the same as or higher
(‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 one strike price, and one leg to sell calls than the exercise price of the buy (sell)
notice is hereby given that on December and one leg to buy puts with another leg).
9, 2016, C2 Options Exchange, strike price, all of which have the same (v) No change.
Incorporated (‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘C2’’) filed expiration date and are for the same The System does not apply the check
with the Securities and Exchange number of contracts. in subparagraph (1) to an order for
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES

To the extent a price check parameter which the System cannot define
proposed rule change as described in is applicable, the Exchange will not whether it is a debit or credit.
Items I and II below, which Items have automatically execute an eligible (3)–(5) No change.
been prepared by the Exchange. The complex order that is: (d)–(h) No change.
Commission is publishing this notice to (a)–(b) No change. .05–.07 No change.
(c) Debit/Credit Price Reasonability * * * * *
1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). Checks: The text of the proposed rule change
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. (1) No change. is also available on the Exchange’s Web

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Draft regulatory guide; extension of comment period.
Dates		Submit comments by February 28, 2017. 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		Thomas Weaver, telephone: 301-415- 2383, email: [email protected]; and Edward O'Donnell, telephone: 301-415-3317, email: [email protected] Both are staff of the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
FR Citation		81 FR 94433