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Draft Regulatory Guide: Issuance,
Availability
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of issuance and
availability of Draft Regulatory Guide
DG–1190.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Khoi Nguyen, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001, telephone: (301) 251–7453 or email Khoi.Nguyen@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) has issued for public
comment a draft regulatory guide in the
agency’s ‘‘Regulatory Guide’’ series.
This series was developed to describe
and make available to the public such
information as methods that are
acceptable to the NRC staff for
implementing specific parts of the
NRC’s regulations, techniques that the
staff uses in evaluating specific
problems or postulated accidents, and
data that the staff needs in its review of
applications for permits and licenses.
The draft regulatory guide (DG),
entitled, ‘‘Manual Initiation of
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Protective Actions,’’ is temporarily
identified by its task number, DG–1190,
which should be mentioned in all
related correspondence. This guide
describes a method that the staff of the
NRC considers acceptable for use in
complying with the NRC’s regulations
with respect to the means for manual
initiation of protective actions provided
by otherwise automatically initiated
safety systems. To meet these objectives,
the means for manual initiation of
protective actions must serve a safetyrelated function to complete all required
protective actions for the safety system.
The regulatory framework that the
NRC has established for nuclear power
plants consists of a number of
regulations and supporting guidelines
applicable to manual initiation of
protective actions, including, but not
limited to, General Design Criterion
(GDC) 1, ‘‘Quality Standards and
Records,’’ GDC 13, ‘‘Instrumentation
and Control,’’ GDC 21, ‘‘Protection
System Reliability and Testability,’’ and
GDC 22, ‘‘Protection System
Independence,’’ as set forth in
Appendix A, ‘‘General Design Criteria
for Nuclear Power Plants,’’ to Title 10,
Part 50, ‘‘Domestic Licensing of
Production and Utilization Facilities,’’
of the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR Part 50). GDC 13 requires that
appropriate controls shall be provided
to maintain variables and systems that
can affect the fission process, the
integrity of the reactor core, the reactor
coolant pressure boundary, and the
containment and its associated systems
within prescribed operating ranges. GDC
21 requires that the protection system
shall be designed for high functional
reliability. GDC 22 requires that design
techniques, such as functional diversity
or diversity in component design and
principles of operation, shall be used to
the extent practical to prevent loss of
the protection function.
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001.
2. E-mail comments to:
nrcrep.resource@nrc.gov.
3. Fax comments to: Rulemaking,
Directives, and Editing Branch, Office of
Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission at (301) 415–5144.
Requests for technical information
about DG–1190 may be directed to Khoi
Nguyen at (301) 251–7453 or e-mail to
Khoi.Nguyen@nrc.gov.
Comments would be most helpful if
received by February 20, 2009.
Comments received after that date will
be considered if it is practical to do so,
but the NRC is able to ensure
consideration only for comments
received on or before this date.
Although a time limit is given,
comments and suggestions in
connection with items for inclusion in
guides currently being developed or
improvements in all published guides
are encouraged at any time.
Electronic copies of DG–1190 are
available through the NRC’s public Web
site under Draft Regulatory Guides in
the ‘‘Regulatory Guides’’ collection of
the NRC’s Electronic Reading Room at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/. Electronic copies are also
available in ADAMS (https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html),
under Accession No. ML080720443.
In addition, regulatory guides are
available for inspection at the NRC’s
Public Document Room (PDR), which is
located at 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland. The PDR’s mailing
address is USNRC PDR, Washington, DC
20555–0001. The PDR can also be
reached by telephone at (301) 415–4737
or (800) 397–4205, by fax at (301) 415–
3548, and by e-mail to
pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
Regulatory guides are not
copyrighted, and Commission approval
is not required to reproduce them.
II. Further Information
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16 day
of December, 2008.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrea D. Valentin,
Chief, Regulatory Guide Development Branch,
Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear
Regulatory Research.
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The NRC staff is soliciting comments
on DG–1190. Comments may be
accompanied by relevant information or
supporting data, and should mention
DG–1190 in the subject line. Comments
submitted in writing or in electronic
form will be made available to the
public in their entirety through the
NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access
and Management System (ADAMS).
Personal information will not be
removed from your comments. You may
submit comments by any of the
following methods:
1. Mail comments to: Rulemaking,
Directives, and Editing Branch, Office of
Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
PO 00000
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Draft Regulatory Guide: Issuance, Availability
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of issuance and availability of Draft Regulatory Guide
DG-1190.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Khoi Nguyen, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: (301) 251-7453 or e-
mail Khoi.Nguyen@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued for public
comment a draft regulatory guide in the agency's ``Regulatory Guide''
series. This series was developed to describe and make available to the
public such information as methods that are acceptable to the NRC staff
for implementing specific parts of the NRC's regulations, techniques
that the staff uses in evaluating specific problems or postulated
accidents, and data that the staff needs in its review of applications
for permits and licenses.
The draft regulatory guide (DG), entitled, ``Manual Initiation of
Protective Actions,'' is temporarily identified by its task number, DG-
1190, which should be mentioned in all related correspondence. This
guide describes a method that the staff of the NRC considers acceptable
for use in complying with the NRC's regulations with respect to the
means for manual initiation of protective actions provided by otherwise
automatically initiated safety systems. To meet these objectives, the
means for manual initiation of protective actions must serve a safety-
related function to complete all required protective actions for the
safety system.
The regulatory framework that the NRC has established for nuclear
power plants consists of a number of regulations and supporting
guidelines applicable to manual initiation of protective actions,
including, but not limited to, General Design Criterion (GDC) 1,
``Quality Standards and Records,'' GDC 13, ``Instrumentation and
Control,'' GDC 21, ``Protection System Reliability and Testability,''
and GDC 22, ``Protection System Independence,'' as set forth in
Appendix A, ``General Design Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants,'' to
Title 10, Part 50, ``Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization
Facilities,'' of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR Part 50). GDC
13 requires that appropriate controls shall be provided to maintain
variables and systems that can affect the fission process, the
integrity of the reactor core, the reactor coolant pressure boundary,
and the containment and its associated systems within prescribed
operating ranges. GDC 21 requires that the protection system shall be
designed for high functional reliability. GDC 22 requires that design
techniques, such as functional diversity or diversity in component
design and principles of operation, shall be used to the extent
practical to prevent loss of the protection function.
II. Further Information
The NRC staff is soliciting comments on DG-1190. Comments may be
accompanied by relevant information or supporting data, and should
mention DG-1190 in the subject line. Comments submitted in writing or
in electronic form will be made available to the public in their
entirety through the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management
System (ADAMS).
Personal information will not be removed from your comments. You
may submit comments by any of the following methods:
1. Mail comments to: Rulemaking, Directives, and Editing Branch,
Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001.
2. E-mail comments to: nrcrep.resource@nrc.gov.
3. Fax comments to: Rulemaking, Directives, and Editing Branch,
Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at (301)
415-5144.
Requests for technical information about DG-1190 may be directed to
Khoi Nguyen at (301) 251-7453 or e-mail to Khoi.Nguyen@nrc.gov.
Comments would be most helpful if received by February 20, 2009.
Comments received after that date will be considered if it is practical
to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure consideration only for comments
received on or before this date. Although a time limit is given,
comments and suggestions in connection with items for inclusion in
guides currently being developed or improvements in all published
guides are encouraged at any time.
Electronic copies of DG-1190 are available through the NRC's public
Web site under Draft Regulatory Guides in the ``Regulatory Guides''
collection of the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/doc-collections/. Electronic copies are also available in
ADAMS (https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html), under Accession No.
ML080720443.
In addition, regulatory guides are available for inspection at the
NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), which is located at 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The PDR's mailing address is USNRC PDR,
Washington, DC 20555-0001. The PDR can also be reached by telephone at
(301) 415-4737 or (800) 397-4205, by fax at (301) 415-3548, and by e-
mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and Commission approval is
not required to reproduce them.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16 day of December, 2008.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrea D. Valentin,
Chief, Regulatory Guide Development Branch, Division of Engineering,
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. E8-30490 Filed 12-22-08; 8:45 am]
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