83_FR_15246 83 FR 15178 - Guidance for Developing Principal Design Criteria for Non-Light Water Reactors

83 FR 15178 - Guidance for Developing Principal Design Criteria for Non-Light Water Reactors

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Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 68 (April 9, 2018)

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FR Document2018-07214

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 0 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.232, ``Guidance for Developing Principal Design Criteria for Non-Light Water Reactors.'' This new RG provides designers, applicants, and licensees of non-light water nuclear reactors guidance for developing principal design criteria (PDC) for a proposed facility. The PDC establish the necessary design, fabrication, construction, testing, and performance requirements for structures, systems, and components important to safety; that is, structures, systems, and components that provide reasonable assurance that the facility can be operated without undue risk to the health and safety of the public.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 68 (Monday, April 9, 2018) 
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2017-0016]


Guidance for Developing Principal Design Criteria for Non-Light 
Water Reactors

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Regulatory guide; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing 
Revision 0 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.232, ``Guidance for Developing 
Principal Design Criteria for Non-Light Water Reactors.'' This new RG 
provides designers, applicants, and licensees of non-light water 
nuclear reactors guidance for developing principal design criteria 
(PDC) for a proposed facility. The PDC establish the necessary design, 
fabrication, construction, testing, and performance requirements for 
structures, systems, and components important to safety; that is, 
structures, systems, and components that provide reasonable assurance 
that the facility can be operated without undue risk to the health and 
safety of the public.

DATES: Revision 0 to RG 1.232 is available on April 9, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Please refer Docket ID NRC-2017-0016 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-2017-0016. 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. Revision 0 to RG 1.232 and the regulatory analysis may be 
found in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML17325A611 and ML16330A179 
respectively.
     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: Jan Mazza, Office of New Reactors, 
telephone 301-415-0498, email: [email protected] and Stanley Gardocki, 
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, telephone: 301-415-1067, email: 
[email protected]. Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Discussion

    The NRC is issuing a new 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.

II. Additional Information

    The NRC published a notice of the availability of DG-1330 in the 
Federal Register on February 3, 2017, Volume 82, No. 22, page 9246, for 
a 60-day public comment period. The public comment period closed on 
April 4, 2017. DG-1330 and public comments on DG-1330, along with the 
staff responses to the public comments are available under ADAMS 
Accession Nos. ML16301A307 and ML17325A616, respectively.

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

    RG 1.232 provides guidance for establishing the PDC for non-light 
water reactor nuclear power plants. The purpose of RG 1.232 is to 
provide regulatory guidance to assist the NRC staff and future 
applicants. RGs are not regulatory requirements. Applications for a 
construction permit, design certification, combined license, standard 
design approval, or manufacturing license are required by section 
50.34(a)(3) of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), 10 
CFR 52.47(a)(3)(i), 10 CFR 52.79(a)(4)(i), 10 CFR 52.137(a)(3)(i), and 
10 CFR 52.157(a), respectively, to include the PDC for the facility in 
their applications. The non-light water reactor design criteria in RG 
1.232 provides guidance intended to support the development of the PDC.
    Issuance of this RG does not constitute backfitting as defined in 
10 CFR 50.109 (referred to as 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 guidance on any current licensees.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day of April 2018.


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    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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You may needs in its review of applications for 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. obtain publicly-available information permits and licenses. Integrating Research and Education related to this document using any of II. Additional Information Partnerships the following methods: Future Plans • Federal Rulemaking website: Go to The NRC published a notice of the 4:00 p.m.–4:15 p.m. NSF Executive http://www.regulations.gov and search availability of DG–1330 in the Federal Session/Break (CLOSED) for Docket ID NRC–2017–0016. Address Register on February 3, 2017, Volume 4:15 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Facility Tour— questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer 82, No. 22, page 9246, for a 60-day ICTAS II, Kelly Hall laboratories Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127; public comment period. The public 5:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. Wrap up email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For comment period closed on April 4, 5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m. NSF Executive technical questions, contact the 2017. DG–1330 and public comments on Session/Break (CLOSED) individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER DG–1330, along with the staff responses 6:30 p.m. Critical Feedback Provided INFORMATION CONTACT section of this to the public comments are available to PI document. under ADAMS Accession Nos. 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. NSF Executive • NRC’s Agencywide Documents ML16301A307 and ML17325A616, Session/Working Dinner (CLOSED) Access and Management System respectively. May 1, 2018 (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- available documents online in the III. Congressional Review Act 7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m. Breakfast (on your ADAMS Public Documents collection at own) This RG is a rule as defined in the http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Summary/ adams.html. To begin the search, select Research Team Given Critical 801–808). However, the Office of ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then Management and Budget has not found Feedback select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Site Review it to be a major rule as defined in the Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, Congressional Review Act. Team Prepares Site Visit Report please contact the NRC’s Public (Working Lunch Provided) Document Room (PDR) reference staff at IV. Backfitting and Issue Finality 4:15 p.m. Presentation of Site Visit 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by Report to Principal Investigator email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The RG 1.232 provides guidance for [FR Doc. 2018–07209 Filed 4–6–18; 8:45 am] ADAMS accession number for each establishing the PDC for non-light water document referenced (if it is available in reactor nuclear power plants. The BILLING CODE 7555–01–P ADAMS) is provided the first time that purpose of RG 1.232 is to provide it is mentioned in this document. regulatory guidance to assist the NRC Revision 0 to RG 1.232 and the staff and future applicants. RGs are not NUCLEAR REGULATORY regulatory requirements. Applications COMMISSION regulatory analysis may be found in ADAMS under Accession Nos. for a construction permit, design [NRC–2017–0016] ML17325A611 and ML16330A179 certification, combined license, respectively. standard design approval, or Guidance for Developing Principal • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and manufacturing license are required by Design Criteria for Non-Light Water purchase copies of public documents at section 50.34(a)(3) of title 10 of the Code Reactors the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), 10 CFR White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 52.47(a)(3)(i), 10 CFR 52.79(a)(4)(i), 10 AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory CFR 52.137(a)(3)(i), and 10 CFR Commission. Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Regulatory guides are not 52.157(a), respectively, to include the ACTION: Regulatory guide; issuance. PDC for the facility in their applications. copyrighted, and NRC approval is not required to reproduce them. The non-light water reactor design SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jan criteria in RG 1.232 provides guidance Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 0 Mazza, Office of New Reactors, intended to support the development of to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.232, telephone 301–415–0498, email: the PDC. ‘‘Guidance for Developing Principal Design Criteria for Non-Light Water Jan.Mazza@nrc.gov and Stanley Issuance of this RG does not Reactors.’’ This new RG provides Gardocki, Office of Nuclear Regulatory constitute backfitting as defined in 10 designers, applicants, and licensees of Research, telephone: 301–415–1067, CFR 50.109 (referred to as the Backfit non-light water nuclear reactors email: Stanley.Gardocki@nrc.gov. Both Rule) and is not otherwise inconsistent guidance for developing principal are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory with the issue finality provisions in 10 sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES design criteria (PDC) for a proposed Commission, Washington, DC 20555– CFR part 52. As discussed in the facility. The PDC establish the necessary 0001. ‘‘Implementation’’ section of this RG, design, fabrication, construction, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the NRC has no current intention to testing, and performance requirements impose this guidance on any current for structures, systems, and components I. Discussion licensees. important to safety; that is, structures, The NRC is issuing a new guide in the Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day systems, and components that provide NRC’s ‘‘Regulatory Guide’’ series. This of April 2018. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:06 Apr 06, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\09APN1.SGM 09APN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 68 / Monday, April 9, 2018 / Notices 15179 For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Week of May 14, 2018—Tentative Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Thomas H. Boyce, There are no meetings scheduled for considers acceptable for complying with Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic the week of May 14, 2018. the provisions of the regulations. Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office DATES: Revision 0 to RG 1.234 is of Nuclear Regulatory Research. * * * * * The schedule for Commission available on April 9, 2018. [FR Doc. 2018–07214 Filed 4–6–18; 8:45 am] ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID meetings is subject to change on short BILLING CODE 7590–01–P notice. For more information or to verify NRC–2017–0171 when contacting the the status of meetings, contact Denise NRC about the availability of McGovern at 301–415–0681 or via email information regarding this document. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionRegulatory guide; issuance.
DatesRevision 0 to RG 1.232 is available on April 9, 2018.
ContactJan Mazza, Office of New Reactors, telephone 301-415-0498, email: [email protected] and Stanley Gardocki, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, telephone: 301-415-1067, email: [email protected] Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
FR Citation83 FR 15178 
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