Grid Reliability and the Impact on Plant Risk and the Operability of Offsite Power, 8004 [E6-2167]

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Require addressees to provide a written response to the NRC in accordance with 10 CFR 50.54(f). This Federal Register notice is available through the NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under accession number ML060380343. The GL was issued on February 1, 2006. DATES: BILLING CODE 7036–01–M ADDRESSES: NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Grid Reliability and the Impact on Plant Risk and the Operability of Offsite Power Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of Issuance. cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued Generic Letter (GL) 2006–02 to all holders of operating licenses for nuclear power reactors, except those who have permanently ceased operation and have certified that fuel has been removed from the reactor vessel. The NRC is issuing this generic letter to determine if compliance is being maintained with NRC regulatory requirements governing electric power sources and associated personnel training for your plant, the NRC is issuing this GL to obtain information from its licensees regarding: 1. Use of protocols between the nuclear power plant (NPP) and the transmission system operator (TSO), independent system operator (ISO), or reliability coordinator/authority (RC/ RA) and the use of transmission load flow analysis tools (analysis tools) by TSOs to assist NPPs in monitoring grid VerDate Aug<31>2005 13:17 Feb 14, 2006 Jkt 208001 Not applicable. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Paul Gill at 301–415–3316 or by e-mail asg@nrc.gov or Matthew W. McConnell at 301–415–1597 or e-mail mxm4@nrc.gov. NRC GL 2006–02 may be examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland. 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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 15, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 8004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2167]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Grid Reliability and the Impact on Plant Risk and the Operability 
of Offsite Power

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued 
Generic Letter (GL) 2006-02 to all holders of operating licenses for 
nuclear power reactors, except those who have permanently ceased 
operation and have certified that fuel has been removed from the 
reactor vessel. The NRC is issuing this generic letter to determine if 
compliance is being maintained with NRC regulatory requirements 
governing electric power sources and associated personnel training for 
your plant, the NRC is issuing this GL to obtain information from its 
licensees regarding:
    1. Use of protocols between the nuclear power plant (NPP) and the 
transmission system operator (TSO), independent system operator (ISO), 
or reliability coordinator/authority (RC/RA) and the use of 
transmission load flow analysis tools (analysis tools) by TSOs to 
assist NPPs in monitoring grid conditions to determine the operability 
of offsite power systems under plant technical specifications. (The 
TSO, ISO, or RA/RC is responsible for preserving the reliability of the 
local transmission system. In this GL the term TSO is used to denote 
these entities);
    2. Use of NPP/TSO protocols and analysis tools by TSOs to assist 
NPPs in monitoring grid conditions for consideration in maintenance 
risk assessments;
    3. Offsite power restoration procedures in accordance with Section 
2 of NRC Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.155, ``Station Blackout'';
    4. Losses of offsite power caused by grid failures at a frequency 
equal to or greater than once in 20 site-years in accordance with RG 
1.155, and
    5. Require addressees to provide a written response to the NRC in 
accordance with 10 CFR 50.54(f).
    This Federal Register notice is available through the NRC's 
Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under 
accession number ML060380343.

DATES: The GL was issued on February 1, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Not applicable.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Paul Gill at 301-415-3316 or by e-
mail asg@nrc.gov or Matthew W. McConnell at 301-415-1597 or e-mail 
mxm4@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NRC GL 2006-02 may be examined, and/or 
copied for a fee, at the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) at One White 
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland. 
Publicly available records will be accessible electronically from the 
ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at the NRC Web 
site, https://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/. The ADAMS number for the 
GL is ML060180352.
    If you do not have access to ADAMS or if you have problems in 
accessing the documents in ADAMS, contact the NRC PDR reference staff 
at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737 or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day of February 2006.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Christopher I. Grimes,
Director, Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation.
[FR Doc. E6-2167 Filed 2-14-06; 8:45 am]
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