81 FR 9518 - Clarification of Licensee Actions in Support of Enforcement Guidance for Tornado-Generated Missiles

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 37 (February 25, 2016)

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) DSS-ISG-2016-01, ``Clarification of Licensee Actions in Receipt of Enforcement Discretion Per Enforcement Guidance Memorandum EGM 15-002, `Enforcement Discretion for Tornado- Generated Missile Protection Noncompliance.' '' This ISG provides clarifying guidance for staff understanding of expectations for consistent oversight associated with implementing enforcement discretion for tornado missile protection noncompliance per EGM 15-002 and allows consistent enforcement and regulation of licensees that implement corrective actions outlined in EGM 15-002.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 37 (Thursday, February 25, 2016)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04023]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2015-0231]


Clarification of Licensee Actions in Support of Enforcement 
Guidance for Tornado-Generated Missiles

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Interim staff guidance; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing 
Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) DSS-ISG-2016-01, ``Clarification of 
Licensee Actions in Receipt of Enforcement Discretion Per Enforcement 
Guidance Memorandum EGM 15-002, `Enforcement Discretion for Tornado-
Generated Missile Protection Noncompliance.' '' This ISG provides 
clarifying guidance for staff understanding of expectations for 
consistent oversight associated with implementing enforcement 
discretion for tornado missile protection noncompliance per EGM 15-002 
and allows consistent enforcement and regulation of licensees that 
implement corrective actions outlined in EGM 15-002.

DATES: This guidance is effective on February 25, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0231 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-2015-0231. 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.
     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]. 
Interim Staff Guidance DSS-ISG-2016-01, ``Clarification of Licensee 
Actions in Receipt of Enforcement Discretion Per Enforcement Guidance 
Memorandum EGM 15-002, `Enforcement Discretion for Tornado-Generated 
Missile Protection Noncompliance' '' is available in ADAMS under 
Accession No. ML15348A202.
     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: Todd Keene, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-415-1994, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following the issuance of EGM 15-002 (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML15111A269), the staff received stakeholder comments 
requesting clarification in complying with NRC expectations for 
implementing enforcement discretion in accordance with the EGM, 
specifically the implementation of compensatory measures and guidance 
on addressing operability status of equipment once the EGM is 
implemented. The NRC staff has developed ISG DSS-ISG-2016-01, 
``Clarification of Licensee Actions in Receipt of Enforcement 
Discretion Per Enforcement Guidance Memorandum (EGM) 15-002, 
`Enforcement Discretion for Tornado-Generated Missile Protection 
Noncompliance,' '' to provide clarification concerning the 
implementation of EGM 15-002.

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


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    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Alex Garmoe,
Acting Chief, Generic Communications Branch, Division of Policy and 
Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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