Information on Licensing Applications for Fracture Toughness Requirements for Ferritic Reactor Coolant Pressure Boundary Components, 21812-21813 [2014-08794]

Download as PDF TKELLEY on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 21812 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 74 / Thursday, April 17, 2014 / Notices not explicitly addressed by the Code design curves. The existing fatigue strain-vs.-life data illustrate potentially significant effects of light water reactor coolant environments on the fatigue resistance of pressure vessel and piping steels. Under certain environmental and loading conditions, fatigue lives in water relative to those in air can be significantly lower for austenitic stainless, nickel alloy, carbon and lowalloy steels. In March 2007, Revision 0 of NUREG/CR–6909 (ADAMS Accession No. ML070660620) was issued and it was the technical basis document for NRC Regulatory Guide 1.207, ‘‘Guidelines for Evaluating Fatigue Analyses Incorporating the Life Reduction of Metal Components Due to the Effects of the Light-Water Reactor Environment for New Reactors.’’ Revision 0 of NUREG/CR–6909 summarized the work performed at Argonne National Laboratory on the fatigue of piping and pressure vessel steels in light water reactor coolant environments. In that document, the existing laboratory fatigue data were evaluated to identify the various materials, environmental, and loading parameters that influence fatigue crack initiation, and document the effects of key parameters on the fatigue lives of pressure vessel and piping steels. The report presented fatigue life models for estimating fatigue lives as a function of material, loading, and environmental conditions, and described the environmental fatigue correction factor for incorporating the effects of light water reactor coolant environments into Code fatigue evaluations. Revision 1 of NUREG/CR–6909 provides updates and improvements to the environmental fatigue correction factor approach based on an extensive update to the laboratory fatigue data from testing and results available since 2007. The NRC is particularly interested in stakeholder feedback on the following three areas: i. The extension of the best-fit mean air curve for ferritic steels discussed in Section 3.1.10. ii. The air fatigue design curve adjustment factors summarized in Section 5.5. iii. Accuracy check of the technical content of the NUREG, particularly with respect to all of the numerical content of the report. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day of April, 2014. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:28 Apr 16, 2014 Jkt 232001 For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. David L. Rudland, Chief, Component Integrity Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research. [FR Doc. 2014–08792 Filed 4–16–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2014–0085] Information on Licensing Applications for Fracture Toughness Requirements for Ferritic Reactor Coolant Pressure Boundary Components Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Draft regulatory issue summary; request for comment. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking public comment on draft regulatory issue summary (RIS) 2014–XX. This draft RIS would provide guidance to applicants for, and holders of, nuclear power reactor licenses, construction permits, standard design approvals, and manufacturing licenses, and applicants for standard design certifications, on the scope and detail of information that should be provided in licensing applications regarding reactor vessel fracture toughness and associated pressure-temperature limits. DATES: Submit comments by May 19, 2014. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to assure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. ADDRESSES: You may submit comment by any of the following methods (unless this document describes a different method for submitting comments on a specific subject): • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2014–0085. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–287–3422; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual(s) listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch (RADB), Office of Administration, Mail Stop: 3WFN, 06– 44M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001. For additional direction on accessing information and submitting comments, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00102 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 see ‘‘Accessing Information and Submitting Comments’’ in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexandra Popova, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR), telephone: 301–415–2876, email: Alexandra.Popova@nrc.gov; or Tanya Mensah, NRR, telephone: 301–415– 3610, email: Tanya.Mensah@nrc.gov, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Accessing Information and Submitting Comments A. Accessing Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2014– 0085 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may access publicly-available information related to this action by the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2014–0085. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may access publiclyavailable documents online in the NRC Library at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/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 pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced in this notice (if that document is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced. • 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–2014– 0085 in the subject line of your comment submission, in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make your comment submission available to the public in this docket. 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 posts all comment submissions at https:// www.regulations.gov as well as entering the comment submissions into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit E:\FR\FM\17APN1.SGM 17APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 74 / Thursday, April 17, 2014 / Notices 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 submissions into ADAMS. II. Discussion TKELLEY on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES The NRC issues RISs to communicate with stakeholders on a broad range of regulatory matters. This may include communicating staff technical positions on matters that have not been communicated to or are not broadly understood by the nuclear industry. The NRC staff has developed draft RIS 2014–XX, ‘‘Information on Licensing Applications for Fracture Toughness Requirements for Ferritic Reactor Coolant Pressure Boundary Components’’, to provide guidance on the scope and detail of information that should be provided in reactor vessel fracture toughness and associated P–T limits licensing applications to facilitate staff review. The RIS, if issued in final form, would be used by applicants for, and holders of, nuclear power reactor licenses, construction permits, standard design approvals, and manufacturing licenses, and applicants for standard design certifications. The draft RIS explains that these entities should ensure that P–T limits developed in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix G sufficiently address all ferritic materials of pressureretaining components of the reactor coolant pressure boundary, including the impact of structural discontinuities and neutron fluence accumulation. The draft RIS is available electronically under ADAMS Accession No. ML13301A188. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 10th day of April 2014. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Sheldon D. Stuchell, Acting Chief Generic Communications Branch, Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2014–08794 Filed 4–16–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:28 Apr 16, 2014 Jkt 232001 POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. CP2014–39; Order No. 2045] New Postal Product Postal Regulatory Commission. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: 21813 no later than April 18, 2014. The public portions of the filing can be accessed via the Commission’s Web site (https:// www.prc.gov). The Commission appoints Kenneth R. Moeller to serve as Public Representative in this docket. 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It also filed supporting financial workpapers. II. Notice of Commission Action The Commission establishes Docket No. CP2014–39 for consideration of matters raised by the Notice. The Commission invites comments on whether the Postal Service’s filing is consistent with 39 U.S.C. 3632, 3633, or 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and 39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comments are due 1 Notice of United States Postal Service of Filing Functionally Equivalent Inbound Competitive Multi-Service Agreement with a Foreign Postal Operator, April 10, 2014 (Notice). PO 00000 Frm 00103 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 By the Commission. Ruth Ann Abrams, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–08698 Filed 4–16–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION Postal Regulatory Commission. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing requesting the addition of a Global Plus 1C negotiated service agreement to the competitive product list. 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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2014-0085]


Information on Licensing Applications for Fracture Toughness 
Requirements for Ferritic Reactor Coolant Pressure Boundary Components

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Draft regulatory issue summary; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking public 
comment on draft regulatory issue summary (RIS) 2014-XX. This draft RIS 
would provide guidance to applicants for, and holders of, nuclear power 
reactor licenses, construction permits, standard design approvals, and 
manufacturing licenses, and applicants for standard design 
certifications, on the scope and detail of information that should be 
provided in licensing applications regarding reactor vessel fracture 
toughness and associated pressure-temperature limits.

DATES: Submit comments by May 19, 2014. Comments received after this 
date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is 
able to assure consideration only for comments received on or before 
this date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comment by any of the following methods 
(unless this document describes a different method for submitting 
comments on a specific subject):
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2014-0085. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-287-
3422; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact 
the individual(s) listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
of this document.
     Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Chief, Rules, 
Announcements, and Directives Branch (RADB), Office of Administration, 
Mail Stop: 3WFN, 06-44M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    For additional direction on accessing information and submitting 
comments, see ``Accessing Information and Submitting Comments'' in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexandra Popova, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation (NRR), telephone: 301-415-2876, email: 
Alexandra.Popova@nrc.gov; or Tanya Mensah, NRR, telephone: 301-415-
3610, email: Tanya.Mensah@nrc.gov, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Accessing Information and Submitting Comments

A. Accessing Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2014-0085 when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information regarding this document. You may 
access publicly-available information related to this action by the 
following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2014-0085.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may access publicly-available documents online in the NRC 
Library at https://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 pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number 
for each document referenced in this notice (if that document is 
available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is 
referenced.
     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-2014-0085 in the subject line of your 
comment submission, in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make 
your comment submission available to the public in this docket.
    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 posts all comment submissions at https://www.regulations.gov as well as entering the comment submissions into 
ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit

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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 submissions into ADAMS.

II. Discussion

    The NRC issues RISs to communicate with stakeholders on a broad 
range of regulatory matters. This may include communicating staff 
technical positions on matters that have not been communicated to or 
are not broadly understood by the nuclear industry.
    The NRC staff has developed draft RIS 2014-XX, ``Information on 
Licensing Applications for Fracture Toughness Requirements for Ferritic 
Reactor Coolant Pressure Boundary Components'', to provide guidance on 
the scope and detail of information that should be provided in reactor 
vessel fracture toughness and associated P-T limits licensing 
applications to facilitate staff review. The RIS, if issued in final 
form, would be used by applicants for, and holders of, nuclear power 
reactor licenses, construction permits, standard design approvals, and 
manufacturing licenses, and applicants for standard design 
certifications. The draft RIS explains that these entities should 
ensure that P-T limits developed in accordance with the requirements of 
10 CFR Part 50, Appendix G sufficiently address all ferritic materials 
of pressure-retaining components of the reactor coolant pressure 
boundary, including the impact of structural discontinuities and 
neutron fluence accumulation. The draft RIS is available electronically 
under ADAMS Accession No. ML13301A188.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 10th day of April 2014.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Sheldon D. Stuchell,
Acting Chief Generic Communications Branch, Division of Policy and 
Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2014-08794 Filed 4-16-14; 8:45 am]
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