83 FR 48470 - Sunshine Act Meetings
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 186 (September 25, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 186 (September 25, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-20888 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 25, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 48470-48471] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-20888] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2018-0001] Sunshine Act Meetings TIME AND DATE: Weeks of September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2018. PLACE: Commissioners' Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. STATUS: Public and closed. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Week of September 24, 2018 Thursday, September 27, 2018 10:00 a.m. Strategic Programmatic Overview of the Operating Reactors Business Line (Public) (Contact: Trent Wertz: 301-415-1568). This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address--http://www.nrc.gov/. Week of October 1, 2018--Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the week of October 1, 2018. Week of October 8, 2018--Tentative Thursday, October 11, 2018 9:00 a.m. Strategic Programmatic Overview of the Decommissioning and Low-Level Waste and Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Business Lines (Public) (Contact: Matthew Meyer: 301-415-6198). This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address--http://www.nrc.gov/. Week of October 15, 2018--Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the week of October 15, 2018. Week of October 22, 2018--Tentative Thursday, October 25, 2018 9:00 a.m. Briefing on Digital Instrumentation and Control (Public) (Contact: Jason Paige: 301-415-1474). This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address--http://www.nrc.gov/. Week of October 29, 2018--Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the week of October 29, 2018. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information or to verify the status of meetings, contact Denise McGovern at 301-415-0681 or via email at [email protected]. The schedule for Commission meetings is subject to change on short notice. The NRC Commission Meeting Schedule can be found on the internet at: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/public-meetings/schedule.html. The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in these public meetings, or need this meeting notice or the transcript or other information from the public meetings in another format (e.g., braille, large print), please notify Kimberly Meyer- Chambers, NRC Disability Program Manager, at 301-287-0739, by videophone at 240-428-3217, or by email at [email protected]. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. [[Page 48471]] Members of the public may request to receive this information electronically. If you would like to be added to the distribution, please contact the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of the Secretary, Washington, DC 20555 (301-415-1969), or you may email [email protected] or [email protected]. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day of September, 2018. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Denise L. McGovern, Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018-20888 Filed 9-21-18; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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original proposed no significant hazards Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Week of September 24, 2018
consideration determination. Docket Nos. 50–327 and 50–328,
Thursday, September 27, 2018
The Commission’s related evaluation Sequoyah Nuclear Plant (SQN), Units 1
and 2, Hamilton County, Tennessee 10:00 a.m. Strategic Programmatic
of the amendment is contained in the Overview of the Operating Reactors
Safety Evaluation dated July 26, 2018. TVA Docket Nos. 50–390 and 50–391, Business Line (Public) (Contact:
No significant hazards consideration Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (WBN), Units 1 Trent Wertz: 301–415–1568).
comments received: No. and 2, Rhea County, Tennessee
This meeting will be webcast live at
Date of amendment request: August 7, the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov/.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company,
2017.
Docket Nos. 52–025 and 52–026, Vogtle Week of October 1, 2018—Tentative
Brief description of amendments: The
Electric Generating Plant (VEGP), Units There are no meetings scheduled for
amendments revised technical
3 and 4, Burke County, Georgia specifications (TSs) limiting conditions the week of October 1, 2018.
Date of amendment request: June 15, for operation and surveillance Week of October 8, 2018—Tentative
2018 and supplemented on June 25, requirements related to the reactor trip
system instrumentation for all four Thursday, October 11, 2018
2018 and July 10, 2018.
units. 9:00 a.m. Strategic Programmatic
Description of amendment: The Date of issuance: August 30, 2018. Overview of the Decommissioning
amendment revises commitments Effective date: As of the date of and Low-Level Waste and Spent
related to the construction fitness-for- issuance and shall be implemented in Fuel Storage and Transportation
duty (FFD) program described in the 30 days. Business Lines (Public) (Contact:
VEGP Units 3 and 4 Updated Final Amendment Nos.: SQN, 343 (Unit 1) Matthew Meyer: 301–415–6198).
Safety Analysis Report. Specifically, the and 336 (Unit 2); and WBN, 122 (Unit This meeting will be webcast live at
change involves the creation of a new 1) and 21 (Unit 2). A publicly-available the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov/.
type of FFD Authorization that allows version is in ADAMS under Accession
construction workers temporary access No. ML18197A307; documents related Week of October 15, 2018—Tentative
to the construction site pending to these amendments are listed in the There are no meetings scheduled for
completion of all pre-access FFD Safety Evaluation (SE) enclosed with the the week of October 15, 2018.
requirements. The individuals will not amendments. Week of October 22, 2018—Tentative
be given assignments to work on safety Renewed Facility Operating License
or security-related structures, systems, Nos. DPR–77, DPR–79 and Facility Thursday, October 25, 2018
and components prior to the completion Operating License Nos, NPF–90 and 9:00 a.m. Briefing on Digital
of the FFD requirements. NPF–96: Amendments revised the Instrumentation and Control
Date of issuance: August 29, 2018. Facility Operating Licenses and TSs. (Public) (Contact: Jason Paige: 301–
Date of initial notice in Federal 415–1474).
Effective date: As of the date of Register: November 21, 2017 (82 FR This meeting will be webcast live at
issuance and shall be implemented 55416). the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov/.
within 30 days of issuance. The Commission’s related evaluation
Amendment Nos.: 141 (Unit 3) and of the amendments is contained in SE Week of October 29, 2018—Tentative
140 (Unit 4). A publicly-available dated August 30, 2018. There are no meetings scheduled for
version is in ADAMS under Accession No significant hazards consideration the week of October 29, 2018.
No. ML18214A659; documents related comments received: No. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
to this amendment are listed in the Dated at Rockville, Maryland, on For more information or to verify the
Safety Evaluation enclosed with the September 14, 2018. status of meetings, contact Denise
amendment. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. McGovern at 301–415–0681 or via email
Kathryn M. Brock, at Denise.McGovern@nrc.gov. The
Facility Combined Licenses No. NPF–
Acting Director, Division of Operating Reactor schedule for Commission meetings is
91 and NPF–92: Amendment revised the
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor subject to change on short notice.
Facility Combined Licenses. The NRC Commission Meeting
Regulation.
Date of initial notice in Federal [FR Doc. 2018–20333 Filed 9–24–18; 8:45 am]
Schedule can be found on the internet
Register: June 27, 2018 (83 FR 30199). at: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/
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The supplements dated June 25, 2018, public-meetings/schedule.html.
and July 10, 2018, provided additional The NRC provides reasonable
information that clarified the NUCLEAR REGULATORY accommodation to individuals with
application, did not expand the scope of COMMISSION disabilities where appropriate. If you
the application as originally noticed, need a reasonable accommodation to
and did not change the NRC staff’s participate in these public meetings, or
[NRC–2018–0001] need this meeting notice or the
original proposed no significant hazards
consideration determination as Sunshine Act Meetings transcript or other information from the
published in the Federal Register. public meetings in another format (e.g.,
TIME AND DATE: Weeks of September 24, braille, large print), please notify
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
The Commission’s related evaluation Kimberly Meyer-Chambers, NRC
October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2018.
of the amendment is contained in the Disability Program Manager, at 301–
Safety Evaluation dated August 29, PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference
287–0739, by videophone at 240–428–
2018. Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
3217, or by email at Kimberly.Meyer-
Maryland.
No significant hazards consideration Chambers@nrc.gov. Determinations on
STATUS: Public and closed. requests for reasonable accommodation
comments received: No.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: will be made on a case-by-case basis.
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Members of the public may request to (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- Requirements for Protection against
receive this information electronically. available documents online in the Pressurized Thermal Shock Events.’’
If you would like to be added to the ADAMS Public Document collection at The alternate PTS requirements are
distribution, please contact the Nuclear http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ based on updated analysis methods,
Regulatory Commission, Office of the adams.html. To begin the search, select whereas the requirements in 10 CFR
Secretary, Washington, DC 20555 (301– ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For 50.61, ‘‘Fracture Toughness
415–1969), or you may email problems with ADAMS, please contact Requirements for Protection against
Patricia.Jimenez@nrc.gov or the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) Pressurized Thermal Shock Events,’’ are
Wendy.Moore@nrc.gov. reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301– based on overly conservative
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day 415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@ probabilistic fracture mechanics
of September, 2018. nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number analyses.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. for each document referenced in this NUREG–2163 explains the basis for
Denise L. McGovern, notice (if that document is available in the requirements that establish the
Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary. ADAMS) is provided the first time that threshold conditions to permit use of 10
a document is referenced. Revision 0 to CFR 50.61a in lieu of 10 CFR 50.61 and
[FR Doc. 2018–20888 Filed 9–21–18; 11:15 am]
Regulatory Guide 1.230, and the describes methods by which the
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regulatory analysis may be found in following four requirements can be met:
ADAMS under Accession No. (1) Criteria relating to the date of
NUCLEAR REGULATORY ML15344A402 and ML14056A013 construction and design requirements,
COMMISSION respectively. Revision 0 to NUREG– (2) criteria relating to evaluation of plant
2163 may be found in ADAMS under specific surveillance data, (3) criteria
RIN 3150–AI01 Accession No. ML18255A118. relating to inservice inspection data and
[NRC–2014–0137] • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and non-destructive examination
purchase copies of public documents at requirements, and (4) criteria relating to
Regulatory Guidance and Technical the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One alternate limits on embrittlement.
Basis on the Alternate Pressurized White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Revision 0 of RG 1.230 also describes
Thermal Shock Rule Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. these methods in a manner consistent
Regulatory guides are not with NUREG–2163.
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory copyrighted, and NRC approval is not
Commission. II. Additional Information
required to reproduce them.
ACTION: Regulatory guide; issuance. The DG–1299 and draft NUREG–2163
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Kirk, Office of Nuclear Regulatory were published in the Federal Register
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Research, telephone: 301–415–2456, on March 13, 2015 (80 FR 13449) for a
Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 0
email: Mark.Kirk@nrc.gov, and Stephen 60-day public comment period. The
to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.230,
Burton, Office of Nuclear Regulatory public comment period closed on May
‘‘Regulatory Guidance on the Alternate
Research, telephone: 301–415–7000, 12, 2015. Public comments on DG–1299
Pressurized Thermal Shock Rule’’ and
email: Stephen.Burton@nrc.gov. Both and draft NUREG–2163 and the NRC
the associated technical basis, NUREG–
are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory staff responses to the public comments
2163, ‘‘Technical Basis for Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555– are available in ADAMS under
Guidance on the Alternate Pressurized
Thermal Shock Rule.’’ This guidance 0001. Accession No. ML15344A398.
describes a method that the NRC staff SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: III. Congressional Review Act
considers acceptable to permit use of RG 1.230 is a rule as defined in the
the alternate fracture toughness I. Introduction
Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C.
requirements for protection against The NRC is issuing a new guide in the 801–808). However, the Office of
pressurized thermal shock events for NRC’s ‘‘Regulatory Guide’’ series. This Management and Budget has not found
pressurized water reactor pressure series was developed to describe and it to be a major rule as defined in the
vessels. make available to the public information Congressional Review Act.
DATES: Revision 0 to RG 1.230 is regarding methods that are acceptable to
available on September 25, 2018. the NRC staff for implementing specific IV. Backfitting and Issue Finality
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID parts of the agency’s regulations, The RG 1.230 provides guidance on
NRC–2014–0137 when contacting the techniques that the NRC staff uses in the methods acceptable to the NRC for
NRC about the availability of evaluating specific issues or postulated complying with the NRC’s regulations
information regarding this document. events, and data that the NRC staff associated with alternate fracture
You may obtain publically-available needs in its review of applications for toughness requirements for protection
information related to this document, permits and licenses. against PTS events for PWR RPVs.
using the following methods: Revision 0 of RG 1.230 was issued NUREG–2163 provides technical bases
• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to with a temporary identification of Draft that support the RG. The RG, like the
http://www.regulations.gov and search Regulatory Guide, DG–1299. This RG is alternate PTS requirements of 10 CFR
for Docket ID NRC–2014–0137. Address being issued to describe a method that 50.61a, applies to holders of operating
questions about docket IDs in the staff of the NRC considers licenses for a PWR whose construction
Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; acceptable to meet the alternate fracture permit was issued before February 3,
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
telephone: 301–287–9127; email: toughness requirements for protection 2010.
Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For technical against pressurized thermal shock (PTS) Issuance of this RG and NUREG does
questions, contact the individuals listed events for pressurized water reactor not constitute backfitting under 10 CFR
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION (PWR) reactor pressure vessels (RPVs) in part 50. As discussed in the
CONTACT section of this document. section 50.61a of title 10 of the Code of ‘‘Implementation’’ section of RG 1.230,
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents Federal Regulations (10 CFR), the NRC has no current intention to
Access and Management System ‘‘Alternate Fracture Toughness impose the RG on current holders of 10
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