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STP Nuclear Operating Company,
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Unit 1, Matagorda County, Texas
Date of amendment request: January
6, 2005.
Description of amendment request:
The amendment revises Technical
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Cooling Water System,’’ and the
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Facility Operating License No. NPF–
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day
of January 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Ledyard B. Marsh,
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Management Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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Notice of Availability of Draft NUREG–
1800, Revision 1; ‘‘Standard Review
Plan for Review of License Renewal
Applications for Nuclear Power Plants’’
and Draft NUREG–1801, Revision 1;
‘‘Generic Aging Lessons Learned
(GALL) Report’’
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Issuance of draft NUREG–1800
‘‘Standard Review Plan for Review of
License Renewal Applications for
Nuclear Power Plants’’ and draft
NUREG–1801, ‘‘Generic Aging Lessons
Learned (GALL) Report’’ for public
comment; and announcement of public
workshop.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The NRC staff is issuing drafts
of the revised NUREG–1800; ‘‘Standard
Review Plan for License Renewal
Applications for Nuclear Power Plants’’
(SRP–LR); and the revised NUREG–
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1801, ‘‘Generic Aging Lessons Learned
(GALL) Report’’ for public comment.
These revised documents describe
methods acceptable to the NRC staff for
implementing the license renewal rule,
Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations
part 54 (10 CFR part 54), as well as
techniques used by the NRC staff in
evaluating applications for license
renewals. The NRC is also announcing
a public workshop to facilitate gathering
public comments on the drafts of these
revised documents. These draft
documents supersede the preliminary
draft documents that were publicly
announced and placed on the NRC’s
Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/
operating/licensing/renewal/guidance/
updated-guidance.html on September
30, 2004. The NRC is especially
interested in stakeholder comments that
will improve the safety, effectiveness,
and efficiency of the license renewal
process.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on
revised SRP-LR and the draft GALL
Report, accompanied by supporting
data, by March 30, 2005. Comments
received after this date will be
considered, if it is practical to do so, but
the NRC staff is able to ensure
consideration only for comments
received on or before this date. A public
workshop is planned for March 2, 2005,
at NRC’s headquarters and is announced
on the NRC’s Web site at https://
www.nrc.gov/public-involve/publicmeetings/meeting-schedule.html.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted to: Chief Rules and Directives
Branch, Division of Administrative
Services, Office of Administration,
Mailstop T–6D59, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC, 20555–0001. Comments should be
delivered to: 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland, Room T–6D59,
between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on
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(ADAMS), which provides text and
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Manager, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, Mail Stop O–11F1, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001, telephone
301 415–1014, or e-mail jxd@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Draft Standard Review Plan for License
Renewal
The NRC staff proposes to revise the
July 2001 version of NUREG–1800,
‘‘Standard Review Plan for Review of
License Renewal Applications for
Nuclear Power Plants’’ (SRP–LR). The
SRP–LR provides guidance to NRC staff
reviewers in performing safety reviews
of applications to renew licenses of
nuclear power plants in accordance
with the license renewal rule. The draft
SRP–LR is under ADAMS Accession
number ML050190137. The SRP–LR is
being revised to incorporate lessons
learned from the review of a number of
previous license renewal applications,
as well as to make changes
corresponding to the update of the
GALL Report. The draft SRP–LR
contains four major chapters: (1)
Administrative Information; (2) Scoping
and Screening Methodology for
Identifying Structures and Components
Subject to Aging Management Review,
and Implementation Results; (3) Aging
Management Review Results; and (4)
Time-Limited Aging Analyses. In
addition, three Branch Technical
Positions are in an Appendix to the
SRP–LR.
Draft Generic Aging Lessons Learned
Report, Revision 1
The Generic Aging Lessons Learned
(GALL) Report, Revision 1, is an update
to the July 2001 version; the report
format is largely unchanged. The GALL
Report Volumes 1 and 2 are available
under ADAMS accession number
ML050270004 and ML050270052,
respectively. The adequacy of the
generic aging management programs in
managing certain aging effects for
particular structures and components
will continue to be evaluated based on
the review of the following ten program
elements: (1) Scope of program, (2)
preventive actions, (3) parameters
monitored or inspected, (4) detection of
aging effects, (5) monitoring and
trending, (6) acceptance criteria, (7)
corrective actions, (8) confirmation
process, (9) administrative controls, and
(10) operating experience. The GALL
Report is a technical basis document for
the SRP–LR and should be treated in the
same manner as an approved topical
report that is applicable generically.
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Solicitation of Comments
The comments should include
supporting justification in enough detail
for the NRC staff to evaluate the need for
changes in the guidance, as well as
references to the operating experience,
industry standards, or other relevant
reference materials that provide a sound
technical basis for such changes. The
NRC is also interested in comments that
will improve the clarity of the
documents so that the improved
guidance will provide a stable and
predictable evaluation standard for
future renewal applications. Editorial
and style comments are not necessary
because we expect that the guidance
documents will need to be reformatted
and edited before they are issued in
final form.
Questions for Public Comments
Although the NRC invites public
comments on all information contained
in these draft documents, responses to
the following question are particularly
solicited.
The GALL Report evaluates many
existing programs for their adequacy to
manage aging for license renewal. The
license renewal guidance documents
reference plant-specific aging
management programs (AMP) when it is
not clear if an appropriate widely-used
(generic) AMP is available. Are there
alternative generic AMPs that can be
substituted for the plant-specific
evaluations that are still referenced in
Chapters II–VIII of the GALL Report?
The commenter should provide
justification to support any suggestions.
Public Workshop
A public workshop is scheduled
during the public comment period.
Scheduled for March 2, 2005, this
workshop will be held in the
Commissioners’ Hearing Room, O–
1G16, at OWFN, the NRC headquarters.
The formal meeting notice is available at
https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/
public-meetings/meeting-schedule.html.
It is anticipated that the workshop will
provide the participants an opportunity
to obtain further information, to ask
questions, to make comments to add to
the discussion, or otherwise to facilitate
the public in formulating and preparing
written comments for NRC staff
consideration on these revised license
renewal guidance documents. To ensure
that all of the ideas raised are recorded,
the workshop will be transcribed and
the NRC staff will prepare a summary
report to categorize the comments.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day
of January 2005.
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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Pao-Tsin Kuo,
Program Director, License Renewal and
Environmental Impacts Program, Division of
Regulatory Improvement Programs, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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Notice of Availability of Draft NUREG-1800, Revision 1;
``Standard Review Plan for Review of License Renewal Applications for
Nuclear Power Plants'' and Draft NUREG-1801, Revision 1; ``Generic
Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) Report''
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Issuance of draft NUREG-1800 ``Standard Review Plan for Review
of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants'' and draft
NUREG-1801, ``Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) Report'' for public
comment; and announcement of public workshop.
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SUMMARY: The NRC staff is issuing drafts of the revised NUREG-1800;
``Standard Review Plan for License Renewal Applications for Nuclear
Power Plants'' (SRP-LR); and the revised NUREG-1801, ``Generic Aging
Lessons Learned (GALL) Report'' for public comment. These revised
documents describe methods acceptable to the NRC staff for implementing
the license renewal rule, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations part 54
(10 CFR part 54), as well as techniques used by the NRC staff in
evaluating applications for license renewals. The NRC is also
announcing a public workshop to facilitate gathering public comments on
the drafts of these revised documents. These draft documents supersede
the preliminary draft documents that were publicly announced and placed
on the NRC's Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/
licensing/renewal/guidance/updated-guidance.html on September 30, 2004.
The NRC is especially interested in stakeholder comments that will
improve the safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of the license
renewal process.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on revised SRP-LR and the draft GALL
Report, accompanied by supporting data, by March 30, 2005. Comments
received after this date will be considered, if it is practical to do
so, but the NRC staff is able to ensure consideration only for comments
received on or before this date. A public workshop is planned for March
2, 2005, at NRC's headquarters and is announced on the NRC's Web site
at https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/public-meetings/meeting-
schedule.html.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted to: Chief Rules and
Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of
Administration, Mailstop T-6D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC, 20555-0001. Comments should be delivered to: 11545
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, Room T-6D59, between 7:30 a.m. and
4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays. Comments may also be provided via e-mail
at NRCREP@NRC.GOV. The NRC maintains an Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS), which provides text and image files of NRC's
public documents. These documents may be accessed through the NRC's
Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at http: //www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who
encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should
contact the NRC's PDR Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-414-
4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jerry Dozier, License Renewal
Project
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Manager, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Mail Stop O-11F1, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone 301
415-1014, or e-mail jxd@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Draft Standard Review Plan for License Renewal
The NRC staff proposes to revise the July 2001 version of NUREG-
1800, ``Standard Review Plan for Review of License Renewal Applications
for Nuclear Power Plants'' (SRP-LR). The SRP-LR provides guidance to
NRC staff reviewers in performing safety reviews of applications to
renew licenses of nuclear power plants in accordance with the license
renewal rule. The draft SRP-LR is under ADAMS Accession number
ML050190137. The SRP-LR is being revised to incorporate lessons learned
from the review of a number of previous license renewal applications,
as well as to make changes corresponding to the update of the GALL
Report. The draft SRP-LR contains four major chapters: (1)
Administrative Information; (2) Scoping and Screening Methodology for
Identifying Structures and Components Subject to Aging Management
Review, and Implementation Results; (3) Aging Management Review
Results; and (4) Time-Limited Aging Analyses. In addition, three Branch
Technical Positions are in an Appendix to the SRP-LR.
Draft Generic Aging Lessons Learned Report, Revision 1
The Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) Report, Revision 1, is an
update to the July 2001 version; the report format is largely
unchanged. The GALL Report Volumes 1 and 2 are available under ADAMS
accession number ML050270004 and ML050270052, respectively. The
adequacy of the generic aging management programs in managing certain
aging effects for particular structures and components will continue to
be evaluated based on the review of the following ten program elements:
(1) Scope of program, (2) preventive actions, (3) parameters monitored
or inspected, (4) detection of aging effects, (5) monitoring and
trending, (6) acceptance criteria, (7) corrective actions, (8)
confirmation process, (9) administrative controls, and (10) operating
experience. The GALL Report is a technical basis document for the SRP-
LR and should be treated in the same manner as an approved topical
report that is applicable generically.
Solicitation of Comments
The comments should include supporting justification in enough
detail for the NRC staff to evaluate the need for changes in the
guidance, as well as references to the operating experience, industry
standards, or other relevant reference materials that provide a sound
technical basis for such changes. The NRC is also interested in
comments that will improve the clarity of the documents so that the
improved guidance will provide a stable and predictable evaluation
standard for future renewal applications. Editorial and style comments
are not necessary because we expect that the guidance documents will
need to be reformatted and edited before they are issued in final form.
Questions for Public Comments
Although the NRC invites public comments on all information
contained in these draft documents, responses to the following question
are particularly solicited.
The GALL Report evaluates many existing programs for their adequacy
to manage aging for license renewal. The license renewal guidance
documents reference plant-specific aging management programs (AMP) when
it is not clear if an appropriate widely-used (generic) AMP is
available. Are there alternative generic AMPs that can be substituted
for the plant-specific evaluations that are still referenced in
Chapters II-VIII of the GALL Report? The commenter should provide
justification to support any suggestions.
Public Workshop
A public workshop is scheduled during the public comment period.
Scheduled for March 2, 2005, this workshop will be held in the
Commissioners' Hearing Room, O-1G16, at OWFN, the NRC headquarters. The
formal meeting notice is available at https://www.nrc.gov/public-
involve/public-meetings/meeting-schedule.html. It is anticipated that
the workshop will provide the participants an opportunity to obtain
further information, to ask questions, to make comments to add to the
discussion, or otherwise to facilitate the public in formulating and
preparing written comments for NRC staff consideration on these revised
license renewal guidance documents. To ensure that all of the ideas
raised are recorded, the workshop will be transcribed and the NRC staff
will prepare a summary report to categorize the comments.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day of January 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Pao-Tsin Kuo,
Program Director, License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program,
Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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