83 FR 10755 - Qualification of Safety-Related Lead Storage Batteries for Nuclear Power Plants
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 48 (Monday, March 12, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 10755] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-04828] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2017-0130] Qualification of Safety-Related Lead Storage Batteries for Nuclear Power Plants AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Regulatory guide; issuance. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.158, ``Qualification of Safety- Related Vented Lead-Acid Storage Batteries for Nuclear Power Plants.'' RG 1.158 endorses (with clarifying regulatory positions) the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standard (Std.) 535- 2013, ``IEEE Standard for Qualification of Class 1E Vented Lead Acid Storage Batteries for Nuclear Power Generating Stations.'' IEEE 535- 2013 contains procedures for qualifying batteries with duty cycles of less than 8 hours and also for batteries with duty cycles longer than 8 hours. DATES: Revision 1 to RG 1.158 is available on March 12, 2018. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2017-0130 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 website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2017-0130. Address questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287- 9127; 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 in 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. Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and NRC approval is not required to reproduce them. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lilliana Ramadan, telephone: 301-415- 2463, email: [email protected], or Stephen Burton, telephone: 301-415-7000, 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. 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 1 of RG 1.158 was issued with a temporary identification of Draft Regulatory Guide, DG-1338. This revision provides updated guidance on the methods and type-test procedures for two different battery applications. One application is for batteries with duty cycles equal to or less than 8 hours and the other application is for batteries with duty cycles longer than 8 hours. The 2013 revision of IEEE Std. 535 provides a qualification process for both applications to ensure battery performance and provides a normative annex with example testing regimens. The NRC staff determined that RG 1.158 should be revised to endorse the 2013 version of IEEE Std. 535 to support new reactor license applications, design certifications, and applications for license amendments. II. Additional Information The NRC published a notice of the availability of DG-1338 in the Federal Register on May 31, 2017 (82 FR 24996) for a 60-day public comment period. The public comment period closed on July 31, 2017. Public comments on DG-1338 and the staff responses to the public comments are available under ADAMS under Accession No. ML17256A103. 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 Revision 1 to RG 1.158 endorses, with certain clarifications, the 2013 revision of IEEE Std. 535 which refines the methods and type-test procedures for two different battery applications. One application is for batteries with duty cycles equal to or less than 8 hours and the other application is for batteries with duty cycles longer than 8 hours. The 2013 revision of IEEE Std. 535 demonstrates and outlines the qualifying process for both applications to ensure battery performance. It also provides a comprehensive document for qualifying batteries with additional normative annexes. Issuance of Revision 1 to RG 1.158 does not constitute backfitting as defined in 10 CFR 50.109 (the Backfit Rule) and is not otherwise inconsistent with the issue finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52, ``Licenses, Certifications and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants.'' The subject of this regulatory guide, as described above, is an NRC- defined process which does not fall within the purview of subjects covered by either the Backfit Rule or the issue finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day of March 2018. 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. 2018-04828 Filed 3-9-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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braille, large print), please notify email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For applications to ensure battery
Kimberly Meyer-Chambers, NRC technical questions, contact the performance and provides a normative
Disability Program Manager, at 301– individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER annex with example testing regimens.
287–0739, by videophone at 240–428– INFORMATION CONTACT section of this The NRC staff determined that RG 1.158
3217, or by email at Kimberly.Meyer- document. should be revised to endorse the 2013
Chambers@nrc.gov. Determinations on • NRC’s Agencywide Documents version of IEEE Std. 535 to support new
requests for reasonable accommodation Access and Management System reactor license applications, design
will be made on a case-by-case basis. (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- certifications, and applications for
* * * * * available documents online in the license amendments.
Members of the public may request to ADAMS Public Documents collection at II. Additional Information
receive this information electronically. http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
If you would like to be added to the adams.html. To begin the search, select The NRC published a notice of the
distribution, please contact the Nuclear ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then availability of DG–1338 in the Federal
Regulatory Commission, Office of the select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Register on May 31, 2017 (82 FR 24996)
Secretary, Washington, DC 20555 (301– Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, for a 60-day public comment period.
415–1969), or you may email please contact the NRC’s Public The public comment period closed on
Patricia.Jimenez@nrc.gov or Document Room (PDR) reference staff at July 31, 2017. Public comments on DG–
Wendy.Moore@nrc.gov. 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by 1338 and the staff responses to the
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The public comments are available under
Dated: March 7, 2018. ADAMS under Accession No.
ADAMS accession number for each
Denise L. McGovern, ML17256A103.
document referenced (if it is available in
Policy Coordinator Office of the Secretary.
ADAMS) is provided the first time that III. Congressional Review Act
[FR Doc. 2018–04980 Filed 3–8–18; 11:15 am] it is mentioned in this document. This RG is a rule as defined in the
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Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C.
purchase copies of public documents at 801–808). However, the Office of
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One Management and Budget has not found
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Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Congressional Review Act.
[NRC–2017–0130] Regulatory guides are not
copyrighted, and NRC approval is not IV. Backfitting and Issue Finality
Qualification of Safety-Related Lead required to reproduce them. Revision 1 to RG 1.158 endorses, with
Storage Batteries for Nuclear Power FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: certain clarifications, the 2013 revision
Plants Lilliana Ramadan, telephone: 301–415– of IEEE Std. 535 which refines the
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 2463, email: Liliana.Ramadan@nrc.gov, methods and type-test procedures for
Commission. or Stephen Burton, telephone: 301–415– two different battery applications. One
ACTION: Regulatory guide; issuance. 7000, email: Stephen.Burton@nrc.gov. application is for batteries with duty
Both are staff of the Office of Nuclear cycles equal to or less than 8 hours and
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear the other application is for batteries
Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 1 Regulatory Commission, Washington, with duty cycles longer than 8 hours.
to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.158, DC 20555–0001. The 2013 revision of IEEE Std. 535
‘‘Qualification of Safety-Related Vented SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: demonstrates and outlines the
Lead-Acid Storage Batteries for Nuclear qualifying process for both applications
Power Plants.’’ RG 1.158 endorses (with I. Discussion to ensure battery performance. It also
clarifying regulatory positions) the The NRC is issuing a revision to an provides a comprehensive document for
Institute of Electrical and Electronics existing guide in the NRC’s ‘‘Regulatory qualifying batteries with additional
Engineers (IEEE) Standard (Std.) 535– Guide’’ series. This series was normative annexes.
2013, ‘‘IEEE Standard for Qualification developed to describe and make Issuance of Revision 1 to RG 1.158
of Class 1E Vented Lead Acid Storage available to the public information does not constitute backfitting as
Batteries for Nuclear Power Generating regarding methods that are acceptable to defined in 10 CFR 50.109 (the Backfit
Stations.’’ IEEE 535–2013 contains the NRC staff for implementing specific Rule) and is not otherwise inconsistent
procedures for qualifying batteries with parts of the agency’s regulations, with the issue finality provisions in 10
duty cycles of less than 8 hours and also techniques that the NRC staff uses in CFR part 52, ‘‘Licenses, Certifications
for batteries with duty cycles longer evaluating specific issues or postulated and Approvals for Nuclear Power
than 8 hours. events, and data that the NRC staff Plants.’’ The subject of this regulatory
DATES: Revision 1 to RG 1.158 is needs in its review of applications for guide, as described above, is an NRC-
available on March 12, 2018. permits and licenses. defined process which does not fall
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID Revision 1 of RG 1.158 was issued within the purview of subjects covered
NRC–2017–0130 when contacting the with a temporary identification of Draft by either the Backfit Rule or the issue
Regulatory Guide, DG–1338. This finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52.
NRC about the availability of
information regarding this document. revision provides updated guidance on Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day
You may obtain publicly-available the methods and type-test procedures of March 2018.
amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES
information related to this document for two different battery applications. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
using any of the following methods: One application is for batteries with Thomas H. Boyce,
• Federal Rulemaking website: Go to duty cycles equal to or less than 8 hours Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic
http://www.regulations.gov and search and the other application is for batteries Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office
for Docket ID NRC–2017–0130. Address with duty cycles longer than 8 hours. of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer The 2013 revision of IEEE Std. 535 [FR Doc. 2018–04828 Filed 3–9–18; 8:45 am]
Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127; provides a qualification process for both BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
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| Dates | Revision 1 to RG 1.158 is available on March 12, 2018. | |
| Contact | Lilliana Ramadan, telephone: 301-415- 2463, email: [email protected], or Stephen Burton, telephone: 301-415-7000, email: [email protected] Both are staff of the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. | |
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