82 FR 51879 - Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation for Earthquakes
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 215 (November 8, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 8, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 51879-51880] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-24333] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2016-0201] Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation for Earthquakes AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Regulatory guide, issuance. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 3 of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.12, ``Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation for Earthquakes.'' This revision to the guide addresses new reactor plant configurations and the state of practice of seismic instrumentation since Revision 2 of RG 1.12 in 1997. The revision describes the seismic instrumentation criteria, including instrumentation type, locations, characteristics, and maintenance, that the NRC staff considers acceptable for nuclear power plants. DATES: Revision 3 to RG 1.12 is available on November 8, 2017. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0201 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-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. 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 ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned. The RG 1.12 is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML17094A831. 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. Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and NRC approval is not required to reproduce them. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Tabatabai, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, telephone: 301-415-2982, email: [email protected]; Vladimir Graizer, Office of New Reactors, telephone 301-415-0675, email: [email protected], and Edward O'Donnell, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, telephone: 301-415- 3317, email: [email protected]. All are staff members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Discussion The NRC is issuing a revision to an existing guide 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 agency's regulations, techniques that the NRC staff uses in evaluating specific issues or postulated events, and data that the NRC staff needs in its review of applications for permits and licenses. Revision 3 of RG 1.12 was issued with a temporary identification of draft Regulatory Guide, DG-1332. The NRC revised the guide to incorporate advances in seismic instrumentation and operating experience since the issuance of Revision 2 of RG 1.12 in 1997. The revision describes the seismic instrumentation criteria, including instrumentation type, locations, characteristics, and maintenance, that the NRC staff considers acceptable for nuclear power plants. II. Additional Information The NRC published a notice of the availability of DG-1332 in the Federal Register on September 21, 2016 (81 FR 64954), for a 60-day public comment period. The public comment period closed on November 21, 2016. Public comments on DG-1332 and the staff responses to the public comments are available under ADAMS under Accession No. ML17095A314. [[Page 51880]] III. Congressional Review Act This RG 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. Backfitting and Issue Finality This RG describes the seismic instrumentation criteria, including instrumentation type, locations, characteristics, and maintenance, that the staff of the NRC considers acceptable for nuclear power plants. Issuance of this RG does not constitute backfitting as defined in Sec. 50.109 of title 10 of the Code of the Federal Regulations (10 CFR), (the Backfit Rule) and is not otherwise inconsistent with the issue finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52. As discussed in the ``Implementation'' section of this RG, the NRC has no current intention to impose this guide on holders of current operating licenses or combined licenses. This RG 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 31th day of October, 2017. 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. 2017-24333 Filed 11-7-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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recommended divestment of the Green Suzanne H. Plimpton, ADAMS) is provided the first time that
Bank Telescope (GBT) from the AST Reports Clearance Officer, National Science it is mentioned. The RG 1.12 is available
portfolio, stating the following: ‘‘The Foundation. in ADAMS under Accession No.
GBT is the world’s most sensitive [FR Doc. 2017–24322 Filed 11–7–17; 8:45 am] ML17094A831.
single-dish radio telescope at BILLING CODE 7555–01–P • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
wavelengths shorter than 10 cm; purchase copies of public documents at
however, its capabilities are not as the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
critical to New World New Horizons NUCLEAR REGULATORY White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
[astronomy and astrophysics decadal COMMISSION Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
survey] science goals as the higher- Regulatory guides are not
ranked facilities.’’ In response to these [NRC–2016–0201]
copyrighted, and NRC approval is not
recommendations, in 2016, NSF required to reproduce them.
Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation
completed a feasibility study to inform
for Earthquakes FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
and define options for the Observatory’s
future disposition that would involve Sarah Tabatabai, Office of Nuclear
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
significantly decreasing or eliminating Regulatory Research, telephone: 301–
Commission.
NSF funding of Green Bank 415–2982, email: Sarah.Tabatabai@
ACTION: Regulatory guide, issuance.
Observatory. NSF issued a Notice of nrc.gov; Vladimir Graizer, Office of New
Intent to prepare an EIS on October 19, SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Reactors, telephone 301–415–0675,
2016, held scoping meetings on Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 3 email: Vladimir.Graizer@nrc.gov, and
November 9, 2016, and held a 30-day of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.12, ‘‘Nuclear Edward O’Donnell, Office of Nuclear
public comment period that closed on Power Plant Instrumentation for Regulatory Research, telephone: 301–
November 25, 2016. Earthquakes.’’ This revision to the guide 415–3317, email: Edward.ODonnell@
addresses new reactor plant nrc.gov. All are staff members of the
Alternatives to be evaluated in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
EIS, which may be refined through configurations and the state of practice
of seismic instrumentation since Washington, DC 20555–0001.
public input, include the following:
Revision 2 of RG 1.12 in 1997. The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Collaboration with interested revision describes the seismic
parties for continued science- and I. Discussion
instrumentation criteria, including
education-focused operations with instrumentation type, locations, The NRC is issuing a revision to an
reduced NSF funding (Agency-preferred characteristics, and maintenance, that existing guide in the NRC’s ‘‘Regulatory
Alternative). the NRC staff considers acceptable for Guide’’ series. This series was
• Collaboration with interested nuclear power plants. developed to describe and make
parties for operation as a technology and DATES: Revision 3 to RG 1.12 is available available to the public information
education park. on November 8, 2017. regarding methods that are acceptable to
• Mothballing of facilities ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID the NRC staff for implementing specific
(suspension of operations in a manner NRC–2016–0201 when contacting the parts of the agency’s regulations,
such that operations could resume NRC about the availability of techniques that the NRC staff uses in
efficiently at some future date). information regarding this document. evaluating specific issues or postulated
• Demolition and site restoration. You may obtain publicly-available events, and data that the NRC staff
information related to this document needs in its review of applications for
• No-Action Alternative: Continued permits and licenses.
NSF investment for science-focused using any of the following methods:
operations. • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to Revision 3 of RG 1.12 was issued with
http://www.regulations.gov and search a temporary identification of draft
No final decisions will be made for Docket ID NRC–2016–0201. Address Regulatory Guide, DG–1332. The NRC
regarding the proposed changes to questions about NRC dockets to Carol revised the guide to incorporate
operations at Green Bank Observatory Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; advances in seismic instrumentation
prior to issuance of an FEIS, and, email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For and operating experience since the
subsequently, a Record of Decision for technical questions, contact the issuance of Revision 2 of RG 1.12 in
the Proposed Action. individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER 1997. The revision describes the seismic
Public Meeting: A public meeting to INFORMATION CONTACT section of this instrumentation criteria, including
address the DEIS and to solicit public document. instrumentation type, locations,
input under Section 106 of the NHPA • NRC’s Agencywide Documents characteristics, and maintenance, that
will take place in Green Bank with Access and Management System the NRC staff considers acceptable for
notification of the time and location (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- nuclear power plants.
published in the local newspapers, as available documents online in the
II. Additional Information
follows: ADAMS Public Documents collection at
• Public meeting: November 30, 2017, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ The NRC published a notice of the
at 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. adams.html. To begin the search, select availability of DG–1332 in the Federal
‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then Register on September 21, 2016 (81 FR
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Green Bank Science Center select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS 64954), for a 60-day public comment
155 Observatory Road Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, period. The public comment period
Green Bank, WV 24915 please contact the NRC’s Public closed on November 21, 2016. Public
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at comments on DG–1332 and the staff
Telephone: (304) 456–2011
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by responses to the public comments are
The meeting will be transcribed by a email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The available under ADAMS under
court reporter. ADAMS accession number for each Accession No. ML17095A314.
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III. Congressional Review Act request a hearing, and petition for leave Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.
This RG is a rule as defined in the to intervene; correction. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 301–415–7506, email: Kevin.Ramsey@
801–808). However, the Office of Commission (NRC) is correcting a notice
Management and Budget has not found nrc.gov.
that was published in the Federal
it to be a major rule as defined in the Register on June 29, 2017, regarding an SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Congressional Review Act. application for indirect transfer of I. Obtaining Information and
IV. Backfitting and Issue Finality license filed by AREVA, Inc., on April Submitting Comments
14, 2017. This action is necessary to add
This RG describes the seismic licenses that were omitted from the A. Obtaining Information
instrumentation criteria, including original application. The original Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2017–
instrumentation type, locations, application requested NRC approval of 0148 when contacting the NRC about
characteristics, and maintenance, that the indirect transfer of Material License the availability of information for this
the staff of the NRC considers SNM–1227, Import License IW009, and action. You may obtain publicly-
acceptable for nuclear power plants. Export Licenses XSNM3471, available information related to this
Issuance of this RG does not constitute XSNM3551, XSNM3697, XSNM3747, action by any of the following methods:
backfitting as defined in § 50.109 of title XSOU8833, and XCOM1202, for the • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
10 of the Code of the Federal Richland, Washington Fuel http://www.regulations.gov and search
Regulations (10 CFR), (the Backfit Rule) Manufacturing Facility from AREVA for Docket ID NRC–2017–0148.
and is not otherwise inconsistent with SA, the current parent company of the • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
the issue finality provisions in 10 CFR license holder to Electricite de France Access and Management System
part 52. As discussed in the (EDF). The amended application adds (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
‘‘Implementation’’ section of this RG, Export Licenses XCOM1304, available documents online in the
the NRC has no current intention to XSNM3780, XSNM3781, XSNM3782, ADAMS Public Documents collection at
impose this guide on holders of current and XW015 to the requested action. http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
operating licenses or combined licenses. DATES: Comments and/or a request for a adams.html. To begin the search, select
This RG may be applied to hearing must be filed by December 8, ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
applications for operating licenses, 2017. select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
combined licenses, early site permits, Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
and certified design rules docketed by please contact the NRC’s Public
by any of the following methods (unless
the NRC as of the date of issuance of the Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
this document describes a different
final regulatory guide, as well as future 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
method for submitting comments on a
applications submitted after the email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
specific subject):
issuance of the regulatory guide. Such • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to ADAMS accession number for each
action would not constitute backfitting http://www.regulations.gov and search document referenced (if it is available in
as defined in the Backfit Rule or be for Docket ID NRC–2017–0148. Address ADAMS) is provided the first time that
otherwise inconsistent with the questions about NRC dockets to Carol it is mentioned in this document.
applicable issue finality provision in 10 Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
CFR part 52, inasmuch as such email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For purchase copies of public documents at
applicants or potential applicants are technical questions contact the the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
not within the scope of entities individual listed in the FOR FURTHER White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
protected by the Backfit Rule or the INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
relevant issue finality provisions in part document. B. Submitting Comments
52. • Email comments to:
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 31th day Hearingdocket@nrc.gov. If you do not Please include Docket ID NRC–2017–
of October, 2017. receive an automatic email reply 0148 in your comment submission.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. confirming receipt, then contact us at The NRC cautions you not to include
Thomas H. Boyce, 301–415–1677. identifying or contact information that
Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic • Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. you do not want to be publicly
Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office Nuclear Regulatory Commission at 301– disclosed in your comment submission.
of Nuclear Regulatory Research. 415–1101. The NRC posts all comment
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• Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. submissions at http://
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, www.regulations.gov as well as entering
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Washington, DC 20555–0001, ATTN: the comment submissions into ADAMS.
Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff. The NRC does not routinely edit
NUCLEAR REGULATORY • Hand deliver comments to: 11555 comment submissions to remove
COMMISSION Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland identifying or contact information.
20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. If you are requesting or aggregating
[Docket No. 70–1257; NRC–2017–0148]
(Eastern Time) Federal workdays; comments from other persons for
telephone: 301–415–1677. submission to the NRC, then you should
AREVA, Inc.; Consideration of For additional direction on obtaining inform those persons not to include
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Approval of Transfer of License; information and submitting comments, identifying or contact information that
Correction see ‘‘Obtaining Information and they do not want to be publicly
Submitting Comments’’ in the disclosed in their comment submission.
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of Your request should state that the NRC
Commission. this document. does not routinely edit comment
ACTION: Application for indirect transfer FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: submissions to remove such information
of license; opportunity to comment, Kevin Ramsey, Office of Nuclear before making the comment
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| Dates | Revision 3 to RG 1.12 is available on November 8, 2017. | |
| Contact | Sarah Tabatabai, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, telephone: 301-415-2982, email: [email protected]; Vladimir Graizer, Office of New Reactors, telephone 301-415-0675, email: [email protected], and Edward O'Donnell, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, telephone: 301-415- 3317, email: [email protected] All are staff members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. | |
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