83 FR 30989 - Draft Letter to the Nuclear Energy Institute Regarding the Clarification of Regulatory Paths for Lead Test Assemblies

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 127 (July 2, 2018)

Page Range		30989-30990
FR Document		2018-14121

On June 7, 2018, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) solicited comments on a draft letter to the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) clarifying the regulatory paths for the use of lead test assemblies (LTAs). The public comment period closed on June 27, 2018. The NRC has decided to reopen the public comment period to allow more time for members of the public to develop and submit their comments.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 127 (Monday, July 2, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 127 (Monday, July 2, 2018)]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-14121]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2018-0109]


Draft Letter to the Nuclear Energy Institute Regarding the 
Clarification of Regulatory Paths for Lead Test Assemblies

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability; opportunity for comment; reopening of 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: On June 7, 2018, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 
solicited comments on a draft letter to the Nuclear Energy Institute 
(NEI) clarifying the regulatory paths for the use of lead test 
assemblies (LTAs). The public comment period closed on June 27, 2018. 
The NRC has decided to reopen the public comment period to allow more 
time for members of the public to develop and submit their comments.

DATES: The comment period for the document published on June 7, 2018 
(83 FR 26503), has been reopened. Comments should be filed no later 
than July 23, 2018. Comments received after this date will be 
considered, if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to 
ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0109. 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.
     Mail comments to: May Ma, Office of Administration, Mail 
Stop: TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001.
    For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting 
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Whitman, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, telephone: 301-415-3253, email: 
[email protected], or Kimberly Green, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, telephone: 301-415-1627, email: [email protected]. 
Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0109 when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain 
publicly-available information related to this action by any of the 
following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0109.
     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.

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2018-0109 in your comment submission.
    The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact 
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your 
comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into 
ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove 
identifying or contact information.
    If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons 
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to 
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be 
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should 
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to 
remove such information before making the comment submissions available 
to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.

I. Discussion

    On June 7, 2018, the NRC solicited comments on a draft letter to 
NEI clarifying the regulatory paths for the use of LTAs. The purpose of 
the draft letter would finalize the NRC staff's views on the 
preliminary positions regarding LTAs provided in a letter to NEI dated 
June 29, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17150A443). The NRC does not 
currently have consolidated

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regulatory guidance regarding the use of LTAs. Therefore, the NRC has 
drafted this letter to clarify its positions regarding the use of LTAs. 
These positions would affect light-water reactor licensees who wish to 
irradiate LTAs. The public comment period closed on June 27, 2018. The 
NRC has decided to reopen the public comment period on this document 
until July 23, 2018, to allow more time for members of the public to 
submit their comments.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day of June 2018.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Joseph G. Giitter,
Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation.
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this letter to clarify its positions with Reactor Design Application (Open/ U.S.C 552b(c)(4)]
regarding the use of LTAs. These Closed)—The Committee will have 1:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of
positions would affect light-water briefings by and discussion with ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)—The
reactor licensees who wish to irradiate representatives of the NRC staff and Committee will continue its discussion
LTAs. The public comment period Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KNHP) of proposed ACRS reports. [Note: A
closed on June 27, 2018. The NRC has regarding safety evaluations associated portion of this session may be closed in
decided to reopen the public comment with the APR1400. [Note: This session order to discuss and protect information
period on this document until July 23, may be closed in order to discuss and designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5
2018, to allow more time for members protect information designated as U.S.C 552b(c)(4)]
of the public to submit their comments. proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C
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Committee will continue its discussion 8:30 p.m.–12:00 p.m.: Preparation of
Joseph G. Giitter,
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Director, Division of Operating Reactor portion of this session may be closed in
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor The Committee will continue its
order to discuss and protect information discussion of proposed ACRS reports
Regulation.
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Regulatory Infrastructure (Open)—The ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)—The meeting. If an electronic copy cannot be
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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of availability; opportunity for comment; reopening of comment period.
Dates		The comment period for the document published on June 7, 2018 (83 FR 26503), has been reopened. Comments should be filed no later than July 23, 2018. Comments received after this date will be considered, if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date.
Contact		Jennifer Whitman, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, telephone: 301-415-3253, email: [email protected], or Kimberly Green, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, telephone: 301-415-1627, email: [email protected] Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
FR Citation		83 FR 30989