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Japan Lessons-Learned Project
Directorate Interim Staff Guidance
JLD–ISG–2012–01; Compliance With
Order EA–12–049, Order Modifying
Licenses With Regard to Requirements
for Mitigation Strategies for BeyondDesign-Basis External Events
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Japan Lessons-Learned Project
Directorate interim staff guidance;
issuance.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC or the Commission)
is issuing the Final Japan LessonsLearned Project Directorate Interim Staff
Guidance (JLD–ISG), JLD–ISG–2012–01,
‘‘Compliance with Order EA–12–049,
Order Modifying Licenses with Regard
to Requirements for Mitigation
Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis
External Events,’’ Agencywide
Documents Access and Management
System (ADAMS) Accession No.
ML12229A174. This JLD–ISG provides
guidance and clarification to assist
nuclear power reactor applicants and
licensees with the identification of
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measures needed to comply with
requirements to mitigate challenges to
key safety functions. These
requirements are contained in Order
EA–12–049, ‘‘Order Modifying Licenses
with Regard to Requirements for
Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-DesignBasis External Events,’’ (ADAMS
Accession No. ML12054A736).
ADDRESSES: You may access information
and comment submissions related to
this document, which the NRC
possesses and are publically available,
by searching on https://
www.regulations.gov under Docket ID
NRC–2012–0068.
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2012–0068. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol
Gallagher; telephone: 301–492–3668;
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may access publiclyavailable documents online in the NRC
Library at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html. To begin the search,
select ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and
then select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
please contact the NRC’s Public
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
JLD–ISG–2012–01 is available under
ADAMS Accession No. ML12229A174.
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
purchase copies of public documents at
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, MD 20852 NRC’s
Interim Staff Guidance Web Site: Go to
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/isg/japan-lessonslearned.html and refer to JLD–ISG–
2012–01.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Steven D. Bloom, Japan LessonsLearned Project Directorate, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone:
301–415–2431; email:
Steven.Bloom@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
II. Background Information
Interim staff guidance (ISG), Final
Japan Lessons-Learned Project
Directorate Interim Staff Guidance (JLD–
ISG), JLD–ISG–2012–01, ‘‘Compliance
with Order EA–12–049, Order Modifying
Licenses with Regard to Requirements
for Mitigation Strategies for BeyondDesign-Basis External Events,’’ (ADAMS
Accession No. ML12229A174) is being
issued to describe to the public methods
acceptable to the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) staff for complying
with Order EA–12–049, ‘‘Order
Modifying Licenses with Regard to
Requirements for Mitigation Strategies
for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events
(Effective Immediately)’’ (Order EA–12–
049), issued March 12, 2012. This ISG
endorses the methodologies described
in the industry guidance document,
Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 12–06,
Diverse and Flexible Coping Strategies
(FLEX) Implementation Guide (NEI 12–
06), Revision 0 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML12242A378) submitted on August 21,
2012. The ISG is not a substitute for the
requirements in Order EA–12–049, and
compliance with this ISG is not
required.
The NRC issued Order EA–12–049
following the NRC staff’s evaluation of
the earthquake and tsunami, and
resulting nuclear accident, at the
Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant
in March 2011. Order EA–12–049
requires all licensees and construction
permit (CP) holders to develop a threephase approach for mitigating beyonddesign-basis external events. The initial
phase requires the use of installed
equipment and resources to maintain or
restore core cooling, containment, and
SFP cooling. The transition phase
requires providing sufficient, portable,
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onsite equipment and consumables to
maintain or restore these functions until
they can be accomplished with
resources brought from off site. The
final phase requires obtaining sufficient
offsite resources to sustain those
functions indefinitely. Order EA–12–
049 also specified that the NRC staff
would issue final interim staff guidance
in August 2012 to provide additional
details on an acceptable approach for
complying with Order EA–12–049.
Numerous public meetings were held
to solicit stakeholder input on the
proposed requirement for mitigation
strategies prior to issuance of Order EA–
12–049. Following issuance of Order
EA–12–049, several more public
meetings were held with representatives
from the NEI task force and public
stakeholders to discuss development of
the guidance for compliance with Order
EA–12–049. On June 7, 2012 (77 FR
33779), the NRC requested public
comments on draft JLD–ISG–12–01. The
staff received comments from eight
stakeholders which were considered in
the development of the final JLD–ISG–
12–01. The questions, comments and
staff resolutions of those comments are
contained in ‘‘JLD–ISG–2012–01,
Comment Resolution Rev.1’’ which can
be found in ADAMS as Accession No.
ML12229A253.
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Backfitting and Issue Finality
This ISG does not constitute
backfitting as defined in 10 CFR 50.109
(the Backfit Rule) and is not otherwise
inconsistent with the issue finality
provisions in Part 52, ‘‘Licenses,
Certifications, and Approvals for
Nuclear Power Plants,’’ of 10 CFR. This
ISG provides guidance on an acceptable
method for implementing the
requirements contained in Order EA–
12–049, which was issued as ensuring
adequate protection under the
provisions of the backfit rule.
Applicants and licensees may
voluntarily use the guidance in JLD–
ISG–2012–01 to demonstrate
compliance with Order EA–12–049.
Methods or solutions that differ from
those described in this ISG may be
deemed acceptable if they provide
sufficient basis and information for the
NRC staff to verify that the proposed
alternative demonstrates compliance
with Order EA–12–049.
Congressional Review Act
This interim staff guidance is a rule as
designated in the Congressional Review
Act (5 U.S.C. 801–808). OMB has found
that this is a major rule in accordance
with the Congressional Review Act.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day
of August 2012.
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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John D. Monninger,
Associate Director, Japan Lessons-Learned
Project Directorate, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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Japan Lessons-Learned Project
Directorate Interim Staff Guidance
JLD–ISG–2012–02; Compliance With
Order EA–12–050, Order Modifying
Licenses With Regard to Reliable
Hardened Containment Vents
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Japan Lessons-Learned Project
Directorate interim staff guidance;
issuance.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC or the Commission)
is issuing the Final Japan LessonsLearned Project Directorate Interim Staff
Guidance (JLD–ISG), JLD–ISG–2012–02,
‘‘Compliance with Order EA–12–050,
Order Modifying Licenses With Regard
to Reliable Hardened Containment
Vents’’ (Agencywide Documents Access
and Management System (ADAMS)
Accession No. ML12229A475). This
JLD–ISG provides guidance and
clarification to assist nuclear power
reactors applicants and licensees with
the identification of measures needed to
comply with requirements to mitigate
challenges to key safety functions.
These requirements are contained in
Order EA–12–050, ‘‘Order Modifying
Licenses with Regard to Reliable
Hardened Containment Vents’’ (ADAMS
Accession No. ML12054A696).
ADDRESSES: You may access information
and comment submissions related to
this document, which the NRC
possesses and are publically available,
by searching on https://
www.regulations.gov under Docket ID
NRC–2012–0069.
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2012–0069. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol
Gallagher; telephone: 301–492–3668;
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may access publiclyavailable documents online in the NRC
Library at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html. To begin the search,
select ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and
then select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
SUMMARY:
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Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
please contact the NRC’s Public
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
JLD–ISG–2012–02 is available under
ADAMS Accession No. ML12229A475.
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
purchase copies of public documents at
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, MD 20852
• NRC’s Interim Staff Guidance Web
Site: Go to https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doc-collections/isg/japan-lessonslearned.html and refer to JLD–ISG–
2012–02.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Robert J. Fretz, Japan Lessons-Learned
Project Directorate, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–
1980; email: Robert.Fretz@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
II. Background Information
JLD–ISG–2012–02 is being issued to
describe methods acceptable to the NRC
staff for complying with Order EA–12–
050, ‘‘Order Modifying Licenses with
Regard to Reliable Hardened
Containment Vents (Effective
Immediately)’’ (Order EA–12–050),
issued March 12, 2012. The ISG is not
a substitute for the requirements in
Order EA–12–050, and compliance with
this ISG not required.
The NRC issued Order EA–12–050
following the NRC staff’s evaluation of
the earthquake and tsunami, and
resulting nuclear accident, at the
Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant
in March 2011. Order EA–12–050
requires licensees to implement
requirements relating to reliable
hardened venting systems at boiler
water reactor (BWR) facilities with Mark
I and Mark II containment designs.
Order EA–12–050 also specified that the
NRC staff would issue final interim staff
guidance in August 2012 to provide
additional information on acceptable
approaches for complying with the
Order.
Numerous public meetings were held
to receive stakeholder input on the
proposed requirements for reliable
hardened vents prior to issuance of
Order EA–12–050. Following issuance
of the Order, additional public meetings
were held with representatives from the
BWR Owners’ Group and public
stakeholders to discuss development of
the guidance for compliance with Order
EA–12–050. On June 7, 2012 (77 FR
33777), the NRC requested public
comments on draft JLD–ISG–12–02. The
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Japan Lessons-Learned Project Directorate Interim Staff Guidance
JLD-ISG-2012-01; Compliance With Order EA-12-049, Order Modifying
Licenses With Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for
Beyond-Design-Basis External Events
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Japan Lessons-Learned Project Directorate interim staff
guidance; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission)
is issuing the Final Japan Lessons-Learned Project Directorate Interim
Staff Guidance (JLD-ISG), JLD-ISG-2012-01, ``Compliance with Order EA-
12-049, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for
Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events,''
Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No.
ML12229A174. This JLD-ISG provides guidance and clarification to assist
nuclear power reactor applicants and licensees with the identification
of measures needed to comply with requirements to mitigate challenges
to key safety functions. These requirements are contained in Order EA-
12-049, ``Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for
Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events,'' (ADAMS
Accession No. ML12054A736).
ADDRESSES: You may access information and comment submissions related
to this document, which the NRC possesses and are publically available,
by searching on https://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC-2012-
0068.
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2012-0068. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-492-
3668; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may access publicly-available documents online in the NRC
Library at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the
search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and then select ``Begin Web-
based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's
Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-
4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The JLD-ISG-2012-01 is
available under ADAMS Accession No. ML12229A174.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852 NRC's Interim Staff Guidance Web
Site: Go to https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/isg/japan-lessons-learned.html and refer to JLD-ISG-2012-01.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Steven D. Bloom, Japan Lessons-
Learned Project Directorate, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone:
301-415-2431; email: Steven.Bloom@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
II. Background Information
Interim staff guidance (ISG), Final Japan Lessons-Learned Project
Directorate Interim Staff Guidance (JLD-ISG), JLD-ISG-2012-01,
``Compliance with Order EA-12-049, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard
to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis
External Events,'' (ADAMS Accession No. ML12229A174) is being issued to
describe to the public methods acceptable to the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) staff for complying with Order EA-12-049, ``Order
Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation
Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events (Effective
Immediately)'' (Order EA-12-049), issued March 12, 2012. This ISG
endorses the methodologies described in the industry guidance document,
Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 12-06, Diverse and Flexible Coping
Strategies (FLEX) Implementation Guide (NEI 12-06), Revision 0 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML12242A378) submitted on August 21, 2012. The ISG is not
a substitute for the requirements in Order EA-12-049, and compliance
with this ISG is not required.
The NRC issued Order EA-12-049 following the NRC staff's evaluation
of the earthquake and tsunami, and resulting nuclear accident, at the
Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in March 2011. Order EA-12-049
requires all licensees and construction permit (CP) holders to develop
a three-phase approach for mitigating beyond-design-basis external
events. The initial phase requires the use of installed equipment and
resources to maintain or restore core cooling, containment, and SFP
cooling. The transition phase requires providing sufficient, portable,
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onsite equipment and consumables to maintain or restore these functions
until they can be accomplished with resources brought from off site.
The final phase requires obtaining sufficient offsite resources to
sustain those functions indefinitely. Order EA-12-049 also specified
that the NRC staff would issue final interim staff guidance in August
2012 to provide additional details on an acceptable approach for
complying with Order EA-12-049.
Numerous public meetings were held to solicit stakeholder input on
the proposed requirement for mitigation strategies prior to issuance of
Order EA-12-049. Following issuance of Order EA-12-049, several more
public meetings were held with representatives from the NEI task force
and public stakeholders to discuss development of the guidance for
compliance with Order EA-12-049. On June 7, 2012 (77 FR 33779), the NRC
requested public comments on draft JLD-ISG-12-01. The staff received
comments from eight stakeholders which were considered in the
development of the final JLD-ISG-12-01. The questions, comments and
staff resolutions of those comments are contained in ``JLD-ISG-2012-01,
Comment Resolution Rev.1'' which can be found in ADAMS as Accession No.
ML12229A253.
Backfitting and Issue Finality
This ISG does not constitute backfitting as defined in 10 CFR
50.109 (the Backfit Rule) and is not otherwise inconsistent with the
issue finality provisions in Part 52, ``Licenses, Certifications, and
Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants,'' of 10 CFR. This ISG provides
guidance on an acceptable method for implementing the requirements
contained in Order EA-12-049, which was issued as ensuring adequate
protection under the provisions of the backfit rule. Applicants and
licensees may voluntarily use the guidance in JLD-ISG-2012-01 to
demonstrate compliance with Order EA-12-049. Methods or solutions that
differ from those described in this ISG may be deemed acceptable if
they provide sufficient basis and information for the NRC staff to
verify that the proposed alternative demonstrates compliance with Order
EA-12-049.
Congressional Review Act
This interim staff guidance is a rule as designated in the
Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801-808). OMB has found that this is
a major rule in accordance with the Congressional Review Act.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day of August 2012.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John D. Monninger,
Associate Director, Japan Lessons-Learned Project Directorate, Office
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2012-22066 Filed 9-6-12; 8:45 am]
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