Inservice Inspection of Prestressed Concrete Containment Structures With Grouted Tendons, 69508-69509 [2012-28075]

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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/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 ADAMS accession number for each document referenced in this notice (if that document is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced. Revision 2 of Regulatory Guide 1.90 is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML11249A008. The regulatory analysis may be found in ADAMS under Accession No. ML11249A009. • 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, Maryland 20852. Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and NRC approval is not required to reproduce them. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mekonen Bayssie, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–251– 7489; email: Mekonen.Bayssie@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: I. Introduction The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a revision to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.90, ‘‘Inservice Inspection of Prestressed Concrete Containment Structures with Grouted Tendons.’’ This guide describes a method that the NRC staff considers acceptable for use in developing an appropriate surveillance program for prestressed concrete containment structures with grouted tendons. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2011–0096 when contacting the NRC about the availability of The NRC is issuing a revision to an existing guide in the NRC’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 RG 1.90 was issued with a temporary identification as Draft Regulatory Guide, DG–1197. The recommendations described in this Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Regulatory guide; issuance. pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:04 Nov 16, 2012 Jkt 229001 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 guide constitute an approach that the NRC staff finds acceptable for satisfying the requirements of General Design Criterion (GDC) 53, ‘‘Provisions for Containment Testing and Inspection,’’ of Appendix A, ‘‘General Design Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants,’’ part 50 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ‘‘Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities,’’ and 10 CFR 50.55a’’ Codes and Standards’’ Paragraph (g)(4) ‘‘Inservice Inspection Requirements.’’ The previous Revision 1 of this RG was published in 1977. Since this publication, the industry and the NRC have been involved in research and testing to determine and evaluate the effectiveness of containment inservice inspection (ISI) programs, particularly the reliability of installed instrumentation and the use of periodic pressure tests. In addition, the NRC has reviewed containment tendon ISI programs as part of license applications. Revision 2 of RG 1.90 is a result of these efforts. It provides an ISI program that is based on a real-time, multiple-strategy approach (i.e., appropriate grout design and installation, installed instrumentation, periodic pressure tests, and visual examination). II. Further Information DG–1197 was published in the Federal Register on April 28, 2011 (76 FR 23845) for a 60-day public comment period. The public comment period closed on June 26, 2011. Public comments on DG–1197 and the NRC staff responses to the public comments are available under ADAMS Accession No. ML11249A010. III. Backfitting and Issue Finality Issuance of this final regulatory guide 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 10 CFR part 52. As discussed in the ‘‘Implementation’’ section of this regulatory guide, the NRC has no current intention to impose this regulatory guide on holders of current operating licenses or combined licenses. This regulatory guide may be applied to applications for operating licenses and combined licenses docketed by the NRC as of the date of issuance of the final regulatory guide, as well as future applications for operating licenses and combined licenses submitted after the issuance of the regulatory guide. Such action does not constitute backfitting as defined in 10 CRF 50.109(a)(1) or is otherwise inconsistent with the applicable issue finality provision in 10 CFR Part 52, inasmuch as such E:\FR\FM\19NON1.SGM 19NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 223 / Monday, November 19, 2012 / Notices applicants or potential applicants are not within the scope of entities protected by the Backfit Rule or the relevant issue finality provisions in Part 52. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of November, 2012. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Thomas H. Boyce, Chief, Regulatory Guide Development Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research. [FR Doc. 2012–28075 Filed 11–16–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2012–0223] Combining Modal Responses and Spatial Components in Seismic Response Analysis Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Regulatory guide; issuance. AGENCY: pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES I. Introduction The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 3 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.92, ‘‘Combining Modal Responses and Spatial Components in Seismic Response Analysis’’ as an administratively changed guide in which there are minor corrections with no substantive changes in the Staff Regulatory Guidance. This guide describes a method that the NRC staff considers acceptable for combining modal responses and spatial components in seismic response analysis of nuclear power plant structures, systems, and components that are important to safety. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2012–0223 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may access information related to this document, which the NRC possesses and are publicly available, using any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2012–0223. 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/readingrm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:04 Nov 16, 2012 Jkt 229001 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. Revision 3 of Regulatory Guide 1.92 is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML12220A043. The regulatory analysis may be found in ADAMS under Accession No. ML122020A044. • NRC’s Public Document Room: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC’s Public Document Room O1–F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and NRC approval is not required to reproduce them. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward O’Donnell, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001, telephone: 301–251– 7455; email: Edward.ODonnell@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC is issuing an administrative to an existing guide in the NRC’s ‘‘Regulatory Guide’’ series. The Regulatory Guides were developed to describe and make available to the public information 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. The NRC typically seeks public comment on a draft version of a regulatory guide by announcing its availability for comment in the Federal Register. However, as explained on page 7 of NRC Management Directive 6.6 ‘‘Regulatory Guides,’’ (ADAMS Accession Number ML110330475) the NRC may directly issue a final regulatory guide without a draft version or public comment period if the changes to the regulatory guide are nonsubstantive, including changes to the Staff Regulatory Guidance section. Issuance of regulatory guides using this direct final process reduces processing time and review costs. A regulatory guide revised using this process is called an Administratively Changed Guide (ACG). II. Submitting Comments Although Revision 3 of RG 1.92 is being issued as an administratively changed guide without public comment, comments are welcome on any final regulatory guide at any time. The input from the public and stakeholders will be PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 69509 considered in future updates and enhancements of the regulatory guide. Comments can be submitted by the form available online at https://www.nrc.gov/ reading-rm/doc-collections/reg-guides/ contactus.html. III. Further Information The NRC is issuing Revision 3 of RG 1.92 directly as a final regulatory guide because the changes between Revision 2 and Revision 3 are non-substantive. The current revision was published in 2006. In the course of a periodic review of the guide, the staff noted that some minor corrections were needed that would result in no substantive change in the Staff Regulatory Guidance. Among the corrections are the addition of missing ADAMS accession numbers for some of the references, and insertion of the language currently used for the Implementation Section. That section was revised subsequent to issuance of Revision 2 in 2006 to clarify that compliance with the Regulatory Guide is voluntary and that the NRC staff does not intend any backfitting of the guidance. IV. Backfitting and Issue Finality Issuance of this final regulatory guide does not constitute backfitting as defined in § 50.109 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) (the Backfit Rule) and is not otherwise inconsistent with the issue finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52. As discussed in the ‘‘Implementation’’ section of this regulatory guide, the NRC has no current intention to impose this regulatory guide on holders of current operating licenses or combined licenses. This regulatory guide may be applied to applications for operating licenses and combined licenses docketed by the NRC as of the date of issuance of the final regulatory guide, as well as future applications for operating licenses and combined licenses submitted after the issuance of the regulatory guide. Such action does not constitute backfitting as defined in 10 CFR 50.109(a)(1) and is not otherwise inconsistent with the applicable issue finality provision in 10 CFR part 52, inasmuch as such applicants or potential applicants are not within the scope of entities protected by the Backfit Rule or the relevant issue finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of November 2012. E:\FR\FM\19NON1.SGM 19NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 223 (Monday, November 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28075]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2011-0096]


Inservice Inspection of Prestressed Concrete Containment 
Structures With Grouted Tendons

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Regulatory guide; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a 
revision to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.90, ``Inservice Inspection of 
Prestressed Concrete Containment Structures with Grouted Tendons.'' 
This guide describes a method that the NRC staff considers acceptable 
for use in developing an appropriate surveillance program for 
prestressed concrete containment structures with grouted tendons.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2011-0096 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may access information related to this document, which the NRC 
possesses and are publicly-available, using any of the following 
methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2011-0096. 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 ADAMS accession number 
for each document referenced in this notice (if that document is 
available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is 
referenced. Revision 2 of Regulatory Guide 1.90 is available in ADAMS 
under Accession No. ML11249A008. The regulatory analysis may be found 
in ADAMS under Accession No. ML11249A009.
     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, Maryland 20852.
    Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and NRC approval is not 
required to reproduce them.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mekonen Bayssie, Office of Nuclear 
Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-251-7489; email: Mekonen.Bayssie@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    The NRC is issuing a revision to an existing guide in the NRC'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 RG 1.90 was issued with a temporary identification as 
Draft Regulatory Guide, DG-1197. The recommendations described in this 
guide constitute an approach that the NRC staff finds acceptable for 
satisfying the requirements of General Design Criterion (GDC) 53, 
``Provisions for Containment Testing and Inspection,'' of Appendix A, 
``General Design Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants,'' part 50 of Title 
10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Domestic Licensing of 
Production and Utilization Facilities,'' and 10 CFR 50.55a'' Codes and 
Standards'' Paragraph (g)(4) ``Inservice Inspection Requirements.''
    The previous Revision 1 of this RG was published in 1977. Since 
this publication, the industry and the NRC have been involved in 
research and testing to determine and evaluate the effectiveness of 
containment inservice inspection (ISI) programs, particularly the 
reliability of installed instrumentation and the use of periodic 
pressure tests. In addition, the NRC has reviewed containment tendon 
ISI programs as part of license applications. Revision 2 of RG 1.90 is 
a result of these efforts. It provides an ISI program that is based on 
a real-time, multiple-strategy approach (i.e., appropriate grout design 
and installation, installed instrumentation, periodic pressure tests, 
and visual examination).

II. Further Information

    DG-1197 was published in the Federal Register on April 28, 2011 (76 
FR 23845) for a 60-day public comment period. The public comment period 
closed on June 26, 2011. Public comments on DG-1197 and the NRC staff 
responses to the public comments are available under ADAMS Accession 
No. ML11249A010.

III. Backfitting and Issue Finality

    Issuance of this final regulatory guide 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 10 CFR 
part 52. As discussed in the ``Implementation'' section of this 
regulatory guide, the NRC has no current intention to impose this 
regulatory guide on holders of current operating licenses or combined 
licenses.
    This regulatory guide may be applied to applications for operating 
licenses and combined licenses docketed by the NRC as of the date of 
issuance of the final regulatory guide, as well as future applications 
for operating licenses and combined licenses submitted after the 
issuance of the regulatory guide. Such action does not constitute 
backfitting as defined in 10 CRF 50.109(a)(1) or is otherwise 
inconsistent with the applicable issue finality provision in 10 CFR 
Part 52, inasmuch as such

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applicants or potential applicants are not within the scope of entities 
protected by the Backfit Rule or the relevant issue finality provisions 
in Part 52.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of November, 2012.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Thomas H. Boyce,
Chief, Regulatory Guide Development Branch, Division of Engineering, 
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 2012-28075 Filed 11-16-12; 8:45 am]
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