Nuclear Regulatory Commission September 20, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Sunshine Federal Register Notice
Document Number: 2011-24228
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-09-20
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
Petitions for Rulemaking Submitted by the Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
Document Number: 2011-24079
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-09-20
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) has received six petitions for rulemaking (PRM), dated July 26, 2011, from the Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. (NRDC or the petitioner). The petitioner requests that the NRC amend its regulations to require emergency preparedness (EP) enhancements for prolonged station blackouts; EP enhancements for multiunit events; licensees to confirm seismic hazards and flooding hazards every 10 years and address any new and significant information; licensees to improve spent nuclear fuel pool safety; each operating and new reactor licensee to establish station blackout mitigation strategies and resources; and more realistic, hands-on training and exercises on Severe Accident Mitigation [sic] Guidelines and Extreme Damage Mitigation Guidelines for specified licensee staff. The NRC is not instituting a public comment period for these PRMs at this time.
Draft License Renewal Interim Staff Guidance LR-ISG-2011-05; Ongoing Review of Operating Experience
Document Number: 2011-24061
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-09-20
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Agencies and Commissions
On August 24, 2011, in the Federal Register (76 FR 52995), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requested public comments on Draft License Renewal Interim Staff Guidance (LR-ISG), LR-ISG-2011-05, ``Ongoing Review of Operating Experience.'' This LR-ISG provides guidance and clarification concerning ongoing review of plant-specific and industry-wide operating experience as an attribute of aging management programs used at nuclear power plants. In response to a request from the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), the NRC is extending the public comment period until October 23, 2011, and holding a public meeting on October 12, 2011, to discuss the draft LR-ISG.
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