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4. Have the Navy and EPA Region 9
agreed to NRC’s approach?
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On January 16, 2009, NRC sent letters
to both the Navy and EPA Region 9 that
explained NRC’s limited involvement
approach and requested agreement to
support the approach at the Hunters
Point site. The Navy provided a
response on April 1, 2009, that agreed
to support NRC’s approach. Similarly,
EPA Region 9 provided a response on
May 7, 2009, that also supported NRC’s
approach.
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5. What documents are available that
provided additional information about
NRC’s involvement with the HPS site?
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The NRC staff’s evaluation of
jurisdiction and options for involvement
is documented in a May 30, 2008,
Commission paper (SECY–08–0077) that
is electronically available on NRC’s Web
site at: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
doc-collections/commission/secys/2008/
secy2008–0077/2008–0077scy.pdf.
The Commission’s decision and
direction to the staff is documented in
a June 30, 2008, Staff Requirements
Memorandum (SRM–SECY–08–0077)
that is also electronically available on
NRC’s Web site at: https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/doc-collections/
commission/srm/2008/2008–
0077srm.pdf.
The letters mentioned above from the
NRC, the Navy, and EPA Region 9 are
available from the NRC’s Agencywide
Document Access and Management
System using the following accession
numbers:
NRC’s January 16, 2009, letter to the
Navy ML083440652.
NRC’s January 16, 2009, letter to the
EPA ML083430426.
Navy’s April 1, 2009, letter to NRC
ML091120805.
EPA’s May 7, 2009, letter to NRC
ML091460102.
Dated at Rockville, MD, this 29th day of
June, 2009.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Keith I. McConnell,
Deputy Director, Decommissioning and
Uranium Recovery Licensing Directorate,
Division of Waste Management and
Environmental Protection, Office of Federal
and State Materials and Environmental
Management Programs.
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Regulatory Guide Withdrawal
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Withdrawal of Regulatory Guide
1.135, Normal Water Level and
Discharge at Nuclear Power Plants.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Henry Jones, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001, telephone: 301–415–1463 or email Henry.Jones@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) is withdrawing Regulatory Guide
(RG) 1.135, ‘‘Normal Water Level and
Discharge at Nuclear Power Plants.’’
Regulatory Guide 1.135 was issued for
comment in September 1977 and never
finalized. The RG was intended to
provide guidance on estimating the
normal ground and surface water
elevations at a nuclear power plant site.
The determination of normal and flood
water elevation is one of the site
characteristics required by Title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations, part
100, ‘‘Reactor Site Criteria,’’ section 10,
‘‘Factors to be considered when
evaluating sites,’’ (10 CFR 100.10) for
test reactors and stationary power
reactor site applications dated before
January 10, 1997 and by 10 CFR 100.20,
‘‘Factors to be Considered When
Evaluating Sites,’’ for stationary power
reactor site applications dated on or
after January 10, 1997.
General Design Criterion (GDC) 2,
‘‘Design Basis for Protection Against
Natural Phenomena,’’ of Appendix A,
‘‘General Design Criteria for Nuclear
Power Plants,’’ to 10 CFR part 50
requires facilities to be designed for
protection against the most severe of the
natural phenomena that have been
historically reported for the site and
surrounding area. This includes events
such as floods, tsunami, and seiches. A
determination of the normal pool level
as described in RG 1.135 is not required
by GDC 2 and thus, compliance with
GDC 2 is not impacted by the
withdrawal of RG 1.135.
The guidance in RG 1.135 is no longer
current; section 2.4.1, ‘‘Hydrologic
Description’’ in Chapter 2, ‘‘Sites
Characteristics,’’ of NUREG–0800,
‘‘Standard Review Plan for the Review
of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear
Power Plants’’ (the SRP) contains more
current guidance for complying with the
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site criteria regulations. Additionally, a
review of updated Final Safety Analysis
Reports (FSARs) from licensees and
applicants determined that only a few
FSARs referenced RG 1.135 and no
applicant or licensee is currently using
it. Applicants and licensees use the
guidance in the SRP and ANSI/ANS–
2.8–1992, ‘‘Determining Design Basis
Flooding at Power Reactor Sites’’ for
water level determinations. Revising
this guide could be potentially
confusing for the staff and applicant.
Regulatory Guide 1.135 is being
withdrawn because it is outdated, the
staff is unaware of its use by any current
licensee or applicant, and it does not
provide guidance that is not more
current and more readily available in
the SRP or ANSI/ANS–2.8–1992.
II. Further Information
Withdrawal of RG 1.135 does not, in
and of itself, alter any prior or existing
licensing commitments based on its use.
The guidance provided in this RG is no
longer necessary. Regulatory Guides
may be withdrawn when their guidance
is superseded by Congressional action,
the methods or techniques described in
the Regulatory Guide no longer describe
a preferred approach, or the Regulatory
Guide does not provide useful
information.
Regulatory guides are available for
inspection or downloading through the
NRC’s public Web site under
‘‘Regulatory Guides’’ in the NRC’s
Electronic Reading Room at https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections. Regulatory guides are also
available for inspection at the NRC’s
Public Document Room (PDR), Room O–
1 F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852–
2738. The PDR’s mailing address is US
NRC PDR, Washington, DC 20555–0001.
You can reach the staff by telephone at
301–415–4737 or 800–397–4209, by fax
at 301–415–3548, and by e-mail to
pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
Regulatory guides are not
copyrighted, and NRC approval is not
required to reproduce them.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day
of July, 2009.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John N. Ridgely,
Acting Chief, Regulatory Guide Development
Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of
Nuclear Regulatory Research.
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[NRC-2009-0344]
Regulatory Guide Withdrawal
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Withdrawal of Regulatory Guide 1.135, Normal Water Level and
Discharge at Nuclear Power Plants.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Henry Jones, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-1463 or e-
mail Henry.Jones@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is withdrawing Regulatory
Guide (RG) 1.135, ``Normal Water Level and Discharge at Nuclear Power
Plants.'' Regulatory Guide 1.135 was issued for comment in September
1977 and never finalized. The RG was intended to provide guidance on
estimating the normal ground and surface water elevations at a nuclear
power plant site. The determination of normal and flood water elevation
is one of the site characteristics required by Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, part 100, ``Reactor Site Criteria,'' section 10,
``Factors to be considered when evaluating sites,'' (10 CFR 100.10) for
test reactors and stationary power reactor site applications dated
before January 10, 1997 and by 10 CFR 100.20, ``Factors to be
Considered When Evaluating Sites,'' for stationary power reactor site
applications dated on or after January 10, 1997.
General Design Criterion (GDC) 2, ``Design Basis for Protection
Against Natural Phenomena,'' of Appendix A, ``General Design Criteria
for Nuclear Power Plants,'' to 10 CFR part 50 requires facilities to be
designed for protection against the most severe of the natural
phenomena that have been historically reported for the site and
surrounding area. This includes events such as floods, tsunami, and
seiches. A determination of the normal pool level as described in RG
1.135 is not required by GDC 2 and thus, compliance with GDC 2 is not
impacted by the withdrawal of RG 1.135.
The guidance in RG 1.135 is no longer current; section 2.4.1,
``Hydrologic Description'' in Chapter 2, ``Sites Characteristics,'' of
NUREG-0800, ``Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis
Reports for Nuclear Power Plants'' (the SRP) contains more current
guidance for complying with the site criteria regulations.
Additionally, a review of updated Final Safety Analysis Reports (FSARs)
from licensees and applicants determined that only a few FSARs
referenced RG 1.135 and no applicant or licensee is currently using it.
Applicants and licensees use the guidance in the SRP and ANSI/ANS-2.8-
1992, ``Determining Design Basis Flooding at Power Reactor Sites'' for
water level determinations. Revising this guide could be potentially
confusing for the staff and applicant.
Regulatory Guide 1.135 is being withdrawn because it is outdated,
the staff is unaware of its use by any current licensee or applicant,
and it does not provide guidance that is not more current and more
readily available in the SRP or ANSI/ANS-2.8-1992.
II. Further Information
Withdrawal of RG 1.135 does not, in and of itself, alter any prior
or existing licensing commitments based on its use. The guidance
provided in this RG is no longer necessary. Regulatory Guides may be
withdrawn when their guidance is superseded by Congressional action,
the methods or techniques described in the Regulatory Guide no longer
describe a preferred approach, or the Regulatory Guide does not provide
useful information.
Regulatory guides are available for inspection or downloading
through the NRC's public Web site under ``Regulatory Guides'' in the
NRC's Electronic Reading Room at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections. Regulatory guides are also available for inspection at the
NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), Room O-1 F21, One White Flint North,
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-2738. The PDR's mailing
address is US NRC PDR, Washington, DC 20555-0001. You can reach the
staff by telephone at 301-415-4737 or 800-397-4209, by fax at 301-415-
3548, and by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and NRC approval is not
required to reproduce them.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day of July, 2009.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John N. Ridgely,
Acting Chief, Regulatory Guide Development Branch, Division of
Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
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