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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 1 / Monday, January 3, 2011 / Notices For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Robert J. Pascarelli, Chief, Plant Licensing Branch III–1, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2010–33073 Filed 12–30–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2010–0265] Final Regulatory Guide: Issuance, Availability II. Further Information Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of Issuance and Availability of Regulatory Guide 3.71, Revision 2, ‘‘Nuclear Criticality Safety Standards for Fuels and Material Facilities.’’ AGENCY: jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tamara D. Powell, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001, telephone: 301–492– 3211 or e-mail: Tamara.Powell@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Introduction The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a revision to an existing guide in the agency’s ‘‘Regulatory Guide’’ series. This series was developed to describe and make available to the public information such as methods that are acceptable to the NRC staff for implementing specific parts of the agency’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. Revision 2 of Regulatory Guide 3.71, entitled, ‘‘Nuclear Criticality Safety Standards for Fuels and Material Facilities,’’ was issued with a temporary identification as Draft Regulatory Guide, DG–3030. Regulatory Guide 3.71 provides applicants, licensees, and certificate holders with updated guidance concerning criticality safety standards that the NRC has endorsed for use with nuclear fuels and material facilities. As such, Regulatory Guide 3.71 describes methods that the NRC staff considers acceptable for complying with the NRC’s regulations in Title 10, of the Code of Federal Regulations, parts 70, ‘‘Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material,’’ and 76, ‘‘Certification of Gaseous Diffusion Plants’’ (10 CFR parts 70 and 76). The NRC staff has revised Regulatory Guide 3.71 to provide guidance on complying with these portions of the VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:48 Dec 30, 2010 Jkt 223001 NRC’s regulations. This guide describes procedures for preventing nuclear criticality accidents in operations that involve handling, processing, storing, and/or transporting special nuclear material at fuel and material facilities. It also endorses specific nuclear criticality safety standards developed by the American Nuclear Society’s Standards Subcommittee 8 (ANS–8), ‘‘Operations with Fissionable Materials Outside Reactors.’’ Regulatory Guide 3.71 is not intended for use by nuclear reactor licensees. In July 2010, DG–3030 was published with a public comment period of 60 days from the issuance of the guide. The public comment period closed on September 29, 2010. The staff’s responses to the public comments received are located in the NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System under Accession Number ML103210349. Electronic copies of Regulatory guide 3.71, Revision 2 are available through the NRC’s public Web site under ‘‘Regulatory Guides’’ at https:// www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/. In addition, regulatory guides are available for inspection at the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) located at Room O–1F 21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852–2738. The PDR’s mailing address is USNRC PDR, Washington, DC 20555–0001. The PDR can also be reached by telephone: 301– 415–4737 or 800–397–4209, by fax: 301–415–3548, and by e-mail: pdr@nrc.gov. Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and Commission approval is not required to reproduce them. Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 23rd day of December 2010. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. John N. Ridgely, Acting Chief, Regulatory Guide Development Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research. [FR Doc. 2010–33072 Filed 12–30–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 189 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2009–0444] Notice of Availability of the Models for Plant-Specific Adoption of Technical Specifications Task Force Traveler TSTF–513, Revision 3, ‘‘Revise PWR Operability Requirements and Actions for RCS Leakage Instrumentation’’ AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). ACTION: Notice of Availability. SUMMARY: As part of the consolidated line item improvement process (CLIIP), the NRC is announcing the availability of the model application (with model no significant hazards consideration determination) and model safety evaluation (SE) for the plant-specific adoption of Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF–513, Revision 3, ‘‘Revise PWR [pressurized water reactor] Operability Requirements and Actions for RCS [reactor coolant system] Leakage Instrumentation.’’ TSTF–513, Revision 3, is available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under Accession Number ML102360355. The proposed changes would revise the Standard Technical Specifications (STS) to define a new time limit for restoring inoperable RCS leakage detection instrumentation to operable status and establish alternate methods of monitoring RCS leakage when one or more required monitors are inoperable. Changes to the Technical Specifications (TS) Bases are included, which reflect the proposed changes and more accurately reflect the contents of the facility design bases related to the operability of the RCS leakage detection instrumentation. The CLIIP model SE will facilitate expedited approval of plant-specific adoption of TSTF–513, Revision 3. Documents: You can access publicly available documents related to this notice using the following methods: NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine and have copied for a fee publicly available documents at the NRC’s PDR, Public File Area O1 F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are available electronically at the NRC’s Electronic Reading Room at https://www.nrc.gov/ reading-rm/adams.html. 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[FR Doc No: 2010-33072]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2010-0265]


Final Regulatory Guide: Issuance, Availability

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Issuance and Availability of Regulatory Guide 3.71, 
Revision 2, ``Nuclear Criticality Safety Standards for Fuels and 
Material Facilities.''

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tamara D. Powell, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: 301-492-
3211 or e-mail: Tamara.Powell@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a revision 
to an existing guide in the agency's ``Regulatory Guide'' series. This 
series was developed to describe and make available to the public 
information such as methods that are acceptable to the NRC staff for 
implementing specific parts of the agency'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.
    Revision 2 of Regulatory Guide 3.71, entitled, ``Nuclear 
Criticality Safety Standards for Fuels and Material Facilities,'' was 
issued with a temporary identification as Draft Regulatory Guide, DG-
3030. Regulatory Guide 3.71 provides applicants, licensees, and 
certificate holders with updated guidance concerning criticality safety 
standards that the NRC has endorsed for use with nuclear fuels and 
material facilities. As such, Regulatory Guide 3.71 describes methods 
that the NRC staff considers acceptable for complying with the NRC's 
regulations in Title 10, of the Code of Federal Regulations, parts 70, 
``Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material,'' and 76, 
``Certification of Gaseous Diffusion Plants'' (10 CFR parts 70 and 76).
    The NRC staff has revised Regulatory Guide 3.71 to provide guidance 
on complying with these portions of the NRC's regulations. This guide 
describes procedures for preventing nuclear criticality accidents in 
operations that involve handling, processing, storing, and/or 
transporting special nuclear material at fuel and material facilities. 
It also endorses specific nuclear criticality safety standards 
developed by the American Nuclear Society's Standards Subcommittee 8 
(ANS-8), ``Operations with Fissionable Materials Outside Reactors.'' 
Regulatory Guide 3.71 is not intended for use by nuclear reactor 
licensees.

II. Further Information

    In July 2010, DG-3030 was published with a public comment period of 
60 days from the issuance of the guide. The public comment period 
closed on September 29, 2010. The staff's responses to the public 
comments received are located in the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access 
and Management System under Accession Number ML103210349. Electronic 
copies of Regulatory guide 3.71, Revision 2 are available through the 
NRC's public Web site under ``Regulatory Guides'' at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/.
    In addition, regulatory guides are available for inspection at the 
NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) located at Room O-1F 21, One White 
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738. The 
PDR's mailing address is USNRC PDR, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The PDR 
can also be reached by telephone: 301-415-4737 or 800-397-4209, by fax: 
301-415-3548, and by e-mail: pdr@nrc.gov.
    Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and Commission approval is 
not required to reproduce them.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 23rd day of December 2010.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John N. Ridgely,
Acting Chief, Regulatory Guide Development Branch, Division of 
Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 2010-33072 Filed 12-30-10; 8:45 am]
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