83 FR 24511 - Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4 Main Control Room Emergency Habitability System Changes
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 29, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 24511-24513] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-11459] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 52-025 and 52-026; NRC-2008-0252] Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4 Main Control Room Emergency Habitability System Changes AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Exemption and combined license amendment; issuance. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued an exemption to allow a departure from the certification information of Tier 1 of the generic design control document and issued License Amendment Nos. 108 and 107 to Combined License (COL) Nos. NPF-91 and NPF-92, respectively. The COLs were issued to Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., and Georgia Power Company; Oglethorpe Power Corporation; MEAG Power SPVM, LLC; MEAG Power SPVJ, LLC; MEAG Power SPVP, LLC; and the City of Dalton, Georgia (the licensee), for construction and operation of the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP), Units 3 and 4, located in Burke County, Georgia. The granting of the exemption allows the changes to Tier 1 information asked for in the amendment. Because the acceptability of the exemption was determined in part by the acceptability of the amendment, the exemption and amendment are being issued concurrently. DATES: The exemption and amendment were issued on February 1, 2018. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2008-0252 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-2008-0252. Address questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges telephone: 301-287-9127; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact the individual 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 [[Page 24512]] ``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. The request for the amendment and exemption was submitted by letter dated May 9, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17129A608), as supplemented by letter dated September 15, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17258B211). 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: Chandu Patel, Office of New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3025; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The NRC is granting an exemption from paragraph B of section III, ``Scope and Contents,'' of appendix D, ``Design Certification Rule for the AP1000,'' to part 52 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), and issuing License Amendment Nos. 108 and 107 to COL Nos. NPF-91 and NPF-92, respectively, to the licensee. The exemption is required by paragraph A.4 of section VIII, ``Processes for Changes and Departures,'' appendix D, to 10 CFR part 52, to allow the licensee to depart from Tier 1 information. With the requested amendment, the licensee sought proposed changes to Updated Final Safety Analysis Report Tier 2 information and plant-specific Tier 1 information, with corresponding changes to COL Appendix C. Specifically, the changes revise the licensing basis information to reflect design changes to the main control room emergency habitability system to address the main control room envelope temperature response. Part of the justification for granting the exemption was provided by the review of the amendment. Because the exemption was necessary in order to issue the requested license amendment, the NRC granted the exemption and issued the amendment concurrently, rather than in sequence. This included issuing a combined safety evaluation containing the NRC staff's review of both the exemption request and the license amendment. The exemption met all applicable regulatory criteria set forth in sections 50.12 and 52.7 of 10 CFR, and section VIII.A.4 of appendix D to 10 CFR part 52. The license amendment was found to be acceptable as well. The combined safety evaluation is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18011A894. Identical exemption documents (except for referenced unit numbers and license numbers) were issued to the licensee for VEGP, Units 3 and 4 (COL Nos. NPF-91 and NPF-92). The exemption documents for VEGP, Units 3 and 4, can be found in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML18011A888 and ML18011A889, respectively. The exemption is reproduced (with the exception of abbreviated titles and additional citations) in Section II of this document. The amendment documents for COL Nos. NPF-91 and NPF- 92 are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML18011A890 and ML18011A891, respectively. A summary of the amendment documents is provided in Section III of this document. II. Exemption Reproduced below is the exemption document issued to VEGP, Units 3 and Unit 4. It makes reference to the combined safety evaluation that provides the reasoning for the findings made by the NRC (and listed under Item 1) in order to grant the exemption: 1. In a letter dated May 9, 2017, as supplemented by letter dated September 15, 2017, Southern Nuclear Operating Company requested from the Commission an exemption to allow departures from Tier 1 information in the certified design control document incorporated by reference in 10 CFR part 52, appendix D, as part of license amendment request 17- 001, ``Main Control Room Emergency Habitability System Changes to Satisfy Post-Actuation Performance Requirements.'' For the reasons set forth in Section 3.1 of the NRC staff's safety evaluation, the Commission finds that: A. The exemption is authorized by law; B. The exemption presents no undue risk to public health and safety; C. The exemption is consistent with the common defense and security; D. Special circumstances are present in that the application of the rule in this circumstance is not necessary to serve the underlying purpose of the rule; E. The special circumstances outweigh any decrease in safety that may result from the reduction in standardization caused by the exemption; and F. The exemption will not result in a significant decrease in the level of safety otherwise provided by the design. 2. Accordingly, the licensee is granted an exemption from the certified design control document Tier 1 information, with corresponding changes to Appendix C of the Facility Combined License, as described in the request dated May 9, 2017, as supplemented by letter dated September 15, 2017. This exemption is related to, and necessary for the granting of License Amendment No. 108 [for Unit 3 and No. 107 for Unit 4], which is being issued concurrently with this exemption. 3. As explained in Section 5.0 of the NRC staff's safety evaluation, this exemption meets the eligibility criteria for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(9). Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment needs to be prepared in connection with the issuance of the exemption. 4. This exemption is effective as of the date of its issuance. III. License Amendment Request By letter dated May 9, 2017, as supplemented by letter dated September 15, 2017, the licensee requested that the NRC amend the COLs for VEGP, Units 3 and 4, COL Nos. NPF-91 and NPF-92. The proposed amendment is described in Section I of this Federal Register notice. The Commission has determined for these amendments that the application complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations. The Commission has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the Commission's rules and regulations in 10 CFR chapter I, which are set forth in the license amendment. A notice of consideration of issuance of amendment to facility operating license or COL, as applicable, proposed no significant hazards consideration determination, and opportunity for a hearing in connection with these actions, was published in the Federal Register on July 18, 2017 (82 FR 32884). No comments were received during the 30- day comment period. The Commission has determined that these amendments satisfy the criteria for categorical exclusion in accordance with 10 CFR 51.22. Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be prepared for these amendments. [[Page 24513]] IV. Conclusion Using the reasons set forth in the combined safety evaluation, the staff granted the exemptions and issued the amendments that the licensee requested on May 9, 2017, as supplemented by letter dated September 15, 2017. The exemptions and amendments were issued on February 1, 2018, as part of a combined package to the licensee (ADAMS Accession No. ML18011A885). Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day of May, 2018. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Paul B. Kallan, Acting Branch Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division of New Reactor Licensing, Office of New Reactors. [FR Doc. 2018-11459 Filed 5-25-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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the Commission is able to ensure the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One NUCLEAR REGULATORY
consideration only for comments White Flint North, 11555 Rockville COMMISSION
received on or before this date. Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
[Docket Nos. 52–025 and 52–026; NRC–
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
B. Submitting Comments 2008–0252]
by any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking website: Go to Please include Docket ID NRC–2018– Southern Nuclear Operating Company,
http://www.regulations.gov and search 0092 in your comment submission. The Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant,
for Docket ID NRC–2018–0092. Address NRC cautions you not to include Units 3 and 4 Main Control Room
questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer identifying or contact information that Emergency Habitability System
Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127; you do not want to be publicly Changes
email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For disclosed in your comment submission.
technical questions, contact the The NRC will post all comment AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER submissions at http:// Commission.
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this www.regulations.gov as well as enters ACTION: Exemption and combined
document. the comment submissions into ADAMS. license amendment; issuance.
• Mail comments to: May Ma, Office The NRC does not routinely edit
of Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN 7– comment submissions to remove SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory identifying or contact information. Commission (NRC) has issued an
Commission, Washington, DC 20555– If you are requesting or aggregating exemption to allow a departure from the
0001. For additional direction on comments from other persons for certification information of Tier 1 of the
obtaining information and submitting submission to the NRC, then you should generic design control document and
comments, see ‘‘Obtaining Information inform those persons not to include issued License Amendment Nos. 108
and Submitting Comments’’ in the identifying or contact information that and 107 to Combined License (COL)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of they do not want to be publicly Nos. NPF–91 and NPF–92, respectively.
this document. disclosed in their comment submission. The COLs were issued to Southern
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Your request should state that the NRC Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., and
Dennis Gordon, Office of Nuclear does not routinely edit comment Georgia Power Company; Oglethorpe
Security and Incident Response, submissions to remove such information Power Corporation; MEAG Power
telephone: 301–287–3633, email: before making the comment SPVM, LLC; MEAG Power SPVJ, LLC;
Dennis.Gordon@nrc.gov and Mekonen submissions available to the public or MEAG Power SPVP, LLC; and the City
Bayssie, Office of Nuclear Regulatory entering the comment submissions into of Dalton, Georgia (the licensee), for
Research; telephone: 301–415–1699, ADAMS. construction and operation of the Vogtle
email: Mekonen.Bayssie@nrc.gov. Both Electric Generating Plant (VEGP), Units
II. Background 3 and 4, located in Burke County,
are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555– On May 14, 2018 (83 FR 22297), the Georgia.
0001. NRC solicited comments on DG–5048, The granting of the exemption allows
‘‘Standard Format and Content of the changes to Tier 1 information asked
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Physical Security Plans, Training and for in the amendment. Because the
I. Obtaining Information and Qualifications Plans, and Safeguards acceptability of the exemption was
Submitting Comments Contingency Plans for Nuclear Power determined in part by the acceptability
A. Obtaining Information Plants’’ (ADAMS Accession No. of the amendment, the exemption and
ML17124A490). The public comment amendment are being issued
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2018– period was originally scheduled to end concurrently.
0092 when contacting the NRC about on July 13, 2018. On May 14, 2018, the
the availability of information regarding DATES: The exemption and amendment
Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) requested were issued on February 1, 2018.
this action. You may obtain publically- that the comment period be extended,
available information related to this ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
stating that ‘‘the change would allow
action, by any of the following methods: NRC–2008–0252 when contacting the
NEI and its members’ sufficient time to
• Federal Rulemaking website: Go to perform a thorough review of the
NRC about the availability of
http://www.regulations.gov and search information regarding this document.
document consistent with other work
for Docket ID NRC–2018–0092. You may obtain publicly-available
priorities’’ (ADAMS Accesion No.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents ML18136A546). The NRC agreed to the
information related to this document
Access and Management System using any of the following methods:
request because of the length and
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- • Federal Rulemaking website: Go to
comprehensiveness of this DG.
available documents online in the http://www.regulations.gov and search
Accordingly, the NRC is extending the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at for Docket ID NRC–2008–0252. Address
public comment period on this
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer
document until August 13, 2018, to
adams.html. To begin the search, select Borges telephone: 301–287–9127; email:
allow more time for members of the
‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For technical
public to submit their comments.
select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS questions, contact the individual listed
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
please contact the NRC’s Public of May, 2018. CONTACT section of this document.
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Document Room (PDR) reference staff at For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by Thomas H. Boyce, Access and Management System
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. DG–5048 Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
is available in ADAMS under Accession Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office available documents online in the
No. ML17124A490. of Nuclear Regulatory Research. ADAMS Public Documents collection at
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and [FR Doc. 2018–11460 Filed 5–25–18; 8:45 am] http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
purchase copies of public documents at BILLING CODE 7590–01–P adams.html. To begin the search, select
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‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then license amendment. The exemption met F. The exemption will not result in a
select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS all applicable regulatory criteria set significant decrease in the level of safety
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, forth in sections 50.12 and 52.7 of 10 otherwise provided by the design.
please contact the NRC’s Public CFR, and section VIII.A.4 of appendix D 2. Accordingly, the licensee is granted
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at to 10 CFR part 52. The license an exemption from the certified design
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by amendment was found to be acceptable control document Tier 1 information,
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The as well. The combined safety evaluation with corresponding changes to
ADAMS accession number for each is available in ADAMS under Accession Appendix C of the Facility Combined
document referenced (if it is available in No. ML18011A894. License, as described in the request
ADAMS) is provided the first time that Identical exemption documents dated May 9, 2017, as supplemented by
it is mentioned in this document. The (except for referenced unit numbers and letter dated September 15, 2017. This
request for the amendment and license numbers) were issued to the exemption is related to, and necessary
exemption was submitted by letter licensee for VEGP, Units 3 and 4 (COL for the granting of License Amendment
dated May 9, 2017 (ADAMS Accession Nos. NPF–91 and NPF–92). The No. 108 [for Unit 3 and No. 107 for Unit
No. ML17129A608), as supplemented exemption documents for VEGP, Units 3 4], which is being issued concurrently
by letter dated September 15, 2017 and 4, can be found in ADAMS under with this exemption.
(ADAMS Accession No. ML17258B211). Accession Nos. ML18011A888 and 3. As explained in Section 5.0 of the
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and ML18011A889, respectively. The NRC staff’s safety evaluation, this
purchase copies of public documents at exemption is reproduced (with the exemption meets the eligibility criteria
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One exception of abbreviated titles and for categorical exclusion set forth in 10
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville additional citations) in Section II of this CFR 51.22(c)(9). Therefore, pursuant to
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. document. The amendment documents 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: for COL Nos. NPF–91 and NPF–92 are impact statement or environmental
Chandu Patel, Office of New Reactors, available in ADAMS under Accession assessment needs to be prepared in
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Nos. ML18011A890 and ML18011A891, connection with the issuance of the
Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: respectively. A summary of the exemption.
301–415–3025; email: Chandu.Patel@ amendment documents is provided in
4. This exemption is effective as of the
nrc.gov. Section III of this document.
date of its issuance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: II. Exemption
III. License Amendment Request
I. Background Reproduced below is the exemption
document issued to VEGP, Units 3 and By letter dated May 9, 2017, as
The NRC is granting an exemption supplemented by letter dated September
from paragraph B of section III, ‘‘Scope Unit 4. It makes reference to the
combined safety evaluation that 15, 2017, the licensee requested that the
and Contents,’’ of appendix D, ‘‘Design NRC amend the COLs for VEGP, Units
Certification Rule for the AP1000,’’ to provides the reasoning for the findings
made by the NRC (and listed under Item 3 and 4, COL Nos. NPF–91 and NPF–92.
part 52 of title 10 of the Code of Federal The proposed amendment is described
Regulations (10 CFR), and issuing 1) in order to grant the exemption:
1. In a letter dated May 9, 2017, as in Section I of this Federal Register
License Amendment Nos. 108 and 107 notice.
to COL Nos. NPF–91 and NPF–92, supplemented by letter dated September
respectively, to the licensee. The 15, 2017, Southern Nuclear Operating The Commission has determined for
exemption is required by paragraph A.4 Company requested from the these amendments that the application
of section VIII, ‘‘Processes for Changes Commission an exemption to allow complies with the standards and
and Departures,’’ appendix D, to 10 CFR departures from Tier 1 information in requirements of the Atomic Energy Act
part 52, to allow the licensee to depart the certified design control document of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the
from Tier 1 information. With the incorporated by reference in 10 CFR Commission’s rules and regulations.
requested amendment, the licensee part 52, appendix D, as part of license The Commission has made appropriate
sought proposed changes to Updated amendment request 17–001, ‘‘Main findings as required by the Act and the
Final Safety Analysis Report Tier 2 Control Room Emergency Habitability Commission’s rules and regulations in
information and plant-specific Tier 1 System Changes to Satisfy Post- 10 CFR chapter I, which are set forth in
information, with corresponding Actuation Performance Requirements.’’ the license amendment.
changes to COL Appendix C. For the reasons set forth in Section 3.1 A notice of consideration of issuance
Specifically, the changes revise the of the NRC staff’s safety evaluation, the of amendment to facility operating
licensing basis information to reflect Commission finds that: license or COL, as applicable, proposed
design changes to the main control room A. The exemption is authorized by no significant hazards consideration
emergency habitability system to law; determination, and opportunity for a
address the main control room envelope B. The exemption presents no undue hearing in connection with these
temperature response. risk to public health and safety; actions, was published in the Federal
Part of the justification for granting C. The exemption is consistent with Register on July 18, 2017 (82 FR 32884).
the exemption was provided by the the common defense and security; No comments were received during the
review of the amendment. Because the D. Special circumstances are present 30-day comment period.
exemption was necessary in order to in that the application of the rule in this The Commission has determined that
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issue the requested license amendment, circumstance is not necessary to serve these amendments satisfy the criteria for
the NRC granted the exemption and the underlying purpose of the rule; categorical exclusion in accordance
issued the amendment concurrently, E. The special circumstances with 10 CFR 51.22. Therefore, pursuant
rather than in sequence. This included outweigh any decrease in safety that to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental
issuing a combined safety evaluation may result from the reduction in impact statement or environmental
containing the NRC staff’s review of standardization caused by the assessment need be prepared for these
both the exemption request and the exemption; and amendments.
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IV. Conclusion technical questions, contact the Revision 3 modified a staff position
Using the reasons set forth in the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER regarding the consideration of prior
combined safety evaluation, the staff INFORMATION CONTACT section of this occupational dose and whether that
granted the exemptions and issued the document. should be a factor in licensee
amendments that the licensee requested • NRC’s Agencywide Documents occupational monitoring determinations
on May 9, 2017, as supplemented by Access and Management System in accordance with section 20.1502 of
letter dated September 15, 2017. (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- title 10 of the Code of Federal
The exemptions and amendments available documents online in the Regulations (10 CFR).
were issued on February 1, 2018, as part ADAMS Public Document collection at After issuing Revision 3, the Nuclear
of a combined package to the licensee http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ Energy Institute submitted a letter to the
(ADAMS Accession No. ML18011A885). adams.html. To begin the search, select NRC under ADAMS Package Accession
‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then No. ML18138A166 stating that Revision
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS 3 requires licensees to consider
of May, 2018.
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, exposures received by employees during
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. prior employment at a different facility
please contact the NRC’s Public
Paul B. Kallan, Document Room (PDR) reference staff at when determining whether monitoring
Acting Branch Chief, Licensing Branch 4, 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by is required pursuant to 10 CFR 20.1502,
Division of New Reactor Licensing, Office of email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The which was a change in agency position
New Reactors. from: (1) The staff position that was in
ADAMS accession number for each
[FR Doc. 2018–11459 Filed 5–25–18; 8:45 am] document referenced in this notice (if it both Revisions 1 and 2 of RG 8.7, (2) the
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P is available in ADAMS) is provided the staff position that is in RG 8.34,
first time that it is mentioned in this ‘‘Monitoring Criteria and Methods to
document. Revision 4 to RG 8.7 and the Calculate Occupational Radiation
NUCLEAR REGULATORY regulatory analysis may be found in Doses,’’ and (3) over two decades of
COMMISSION ADAMS under Accession Nos. industry practice developed in
[NRC–2017–0205] ML17221A245 and ML17152A299, accordance with these staff positions.
respectively. The NRC staff decided to issue
Instructions for Recording and • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and Revision 4 to RG 8.7 to address the
Reporting Occupational Radiation purchase copies of public documents at monitoring issues that were identified
Dose Data the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One after Revision 3 was issued. The staff,
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville however, is not rescinding Revision 3
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. because it allows a more conservative
Commission.
RGs are not copyrighted, and NRC option for those licensees who want to
ACTION: Regulatory guide; issuance.
approval is not required to reproduce consider prior occupational dose when
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory them. making 10 CFR 20.1502 determinations.
Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 4 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Revision 4 also retains the guidance
to Regulatory Guide (RG) 8.7, Harriet Karagiannis, telephone: 301– from Revision 3 on completing NRC
‘‘Instructions for Recording and 415–2493, email: Harriet.Karagiannis@ Form 4 and NRC Form 5.
Reporting Occupational Radiation Dose nrc.gov or Minh-Thuy Nguyen, II. Additional Information
Data.’’ Revision 4 addresses issues that telephone: 301–415–5163; email: Minh-
were identified after Revision 3 was DG–8056 was published in the
Thuy.Nguyen@nrc.gov. Both are staff of
issued in December 2016. Revision 4 Federal Register on October 16, 2017
the Office of Nuclear Regulatory
reinstates the long-standing staff (82 FR 48125) for a 60-day public
Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
position concerning a licensee’s comment period. The public comment
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
consideration of prior occupational dose period closed on December 15, 2017.
0001.
when making prospective occupational Responses to comments received on
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DG–8056 are available under ADAMS
dose monitoring determinations.
Revision 4 retains the guidance from I. Introduction Accession No. ML17221A246.
Revision 3 on completing NRC Form 4, The NRC is issuing a revision to an III. Congressional Review Act
‘‘Cumulative Occupational Dose existing guide in the NRC’s ‘‘Regulatory This RG is a rule as defined in the
History,’’ and NRC Form 5, Guide’’ series. This series was Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C.
‘‘Occupational Dose Record for a developed to describe and make 801–808). However, the Office of
Monitoring Period.’’ available to the public information Management and Budget has not found
DATES: Revision 4 to RG 8.7 is available regarding methods that are acceptable to it to be a major rule as defined in the
on May 29, 2018. the NRC staff for implementing specific Congressional Review Act.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID parts of the NRC’s regulations,
NRC–2017–0205 when contacting the techniques that the NRC staff uses in IV. Backfitting
NRC about the availability of evaluating specific issues or postulated This RG addresses compliance with
information regarding this document. events, and data that the NRC staff the NRC’s requirements in 10 CFR part
You may obtain publicly-available needs in its review of applications for 20 to record and report an individual’s
information related to this document permits and licenses. cumulative occupational dose history
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using any of the following methods: Revision 4 of RG 8.7 was issued with and the occupational dose received by
• Federal Rulemaking website: Go to a temporary identification of Draft an individual for a specific monitoring
http://www.regulations.gov and search Regulatory Guide, DG–8056, to address period. The NRC regards these
for Docket ID NRC–2017–0205. Address issues identified by the NRC staff and requirements as constituting
questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer other stakeholders subsequent to the information collection and reporting
Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127; issuance of RG 8.7, Revision 3, on requirements. The NRC has long taken
email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For December 8, 2016 (81 FR 88710). the position that information collection
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| Action | Exemption and combined license amendment; issuance. | |
| Dates | The exemption and amendment were issued on February 1, 2018. | |
| Contact | Chandu Patel, Office of New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3025; email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 24511 |
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