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requests under 10 CFR 50.54(f). The
information collected would be used to
support the NRC staff’s evaluation of
whether further regulatory action was
needed in the areas of seismic and
flooding design, and emergency
preparedness.
In addition to Commission direction,
the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
Public Law 112–074, was signed into
law on December 23, 2011. Section 402
of the law directs the NRC to require
licensees to reevaluate their design basis
for external hazards.
In response to the aforementioned
Commission and Congressional
direction, the NRC issued a request for
information to all power reactor
licensees and holders of construction
permits under 10 CFR Part 50 on March
12, 2012. The March 12, 2012, letter
includes a request that licensees
reevaluate flooding hazards at nuclear
power plant sites using updated
flooding hazard information and present
day regulatory guidance and
methodologies. The letter also requests
the comparison of the reevaluated
hazard to the current design basis at the
site for each potential flood mechanism.
If the reevaluated flood hazard at a site
is not bounded by the current design
basis, licensees are requested to perform
an Integrated Assessment. The
Integrated Assessment will evaluate the
total plant response to the flood hazard,
considering multiple and diverse
capabilities such as physical barriers,
temporary protective measures, and
operational procedures. The NRC staff
will review the licensees’ responses to
this request for information and
determine whether regulatory actions
are necessary to provide additional
protection against flooding.
It should be noted that the NRC
requires nuclear power plants to protect
against very unlikely flooding hazards.
This guidance focuses on developing
potential dam failure scenarios that
nuclear power plants have to protect
against. This guidance should in no way
be construed as appropriate for
designing, regulating, operating, or
maintaining a dam. Such guidance has
been developed by the appropriate
responsible agency that designs,
regulates, operates, or maintains the
dam(s) of interest. Although this ISG
attempts to be consistent with best
practices and guidance developed by
other federal and state agencies, there
may be differences. In some cases, the
differences between this ISG and the
guidance developed by other agencies
may be due to differences in regulatory
responsibilities.
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Proposed Action
By this action, the NRC is requesting
public comments on draft JLD–ISG–
2013–01. This draft JLD–ISG provides
guidance acceptable to the NRC staff for
reevaluating flooding hazards due to
dam failure for the purpose of
responding to enclosure 2 of the
information request. The NRC staff will
make a final determination regarding
issuance of the JLD–ISG after it
considers any public comments
received in response to this request.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day
of April 2013.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David L. Skeen,
Director, Japan Lessons-Learned Project
Directorate, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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Advisory Committee on Reactor
Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the
ACRS Subcommittee on Evolutionary
Power Reactor; Notice of Meeting
The ACRS Subcommittee on U.S.
Evolutionary Power Reactor (U.S. EPR)
will hold a meeting on May 8–9, 2013,
Room T–2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland.
The meeting will be open to public
attendance, with the exception of
portions that may be closed to protect
proprietary information pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).
The agenda for the subject meeting
shall be as follows:
Wednesday, May 8, 2013—8:30 a.m.
Until 4:30 p.m.; Thursday, May 9,
2013—8:30 a.m. Until 12:00 p.m.
The Subcommittee will review and
discuss Chapter 13 and portions of
Chapter 2 of the Safety Evaluation
Report (SER) with open items for the
Calvert Cliffs, Unit 3 Combined License
Application (COLA) associated with the
U.S. EPR Design Control Document
(DCD). The Subcommittee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions
with the NRC staff and other interested
persons regarding this matter. The
Subcommittee will gather information,
analyze relevant issues and facts, and
formulate proposed positions and
actions, as appropriate, for deliberation
by the Full Committee.
Members of the public desiring to
provide oral statements and/or written
comments should notify the Designated
Federal Official (DFO), Kathy Weaver
(Telephone 301–415–6236 or Email:
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Kathy.Weaver@nrc.gov) five days prior
to the meeting, if possible, so that
appropriate arrangements can be made.
Thirty-five hard copies of each
presentation or handout should be
provided to the DFO thirty minutes
before the meeting. In addition, one
electronic copy of each presentation
should be emailed to the DFO one day
before the meeting. If an electronic copy
cannot be provided within this
timeframe, presenters should provide
the DFO with a CD containing each
presentation at least thirty minutes
before the meeting. Electronic
recordings will be permitted only
during those portions of the meeting
that are open to the public. Detailed
procedures for the conduct of and
participation in ACRS meetings were
published in the Federal Register on
October 18, 2012, (77 FR 64146–64147).
Detailed meeting agendas and meeting
transcripts are available on the NRC
Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doc-collections/acrs. Information
regarding topics to be discussed,
changes to the agenda, whether the
meeting has been canceled or
rescheduled, and the time allotted to
present oral statements can be obtained
from the Web site cited above or by
contacting the identified DFO.
Moreover, in view of the possibility that
the schedule for ACRS meetings may be
adjusted by the Chairman as necessary
to facilitate the conduct of the meeting,
persons planning to attend should check
with these references if such
rescheduling would result in a major
inconvenience.
If attending this meeting, please enter
through the One White Flint North
building, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, MD. After registering with
security, please contact Mr. Theron
Brown (Telephone 240–888–9835) to be
escorted to the meeting room.
Dated: April 16, 2013.
Girija Shukla,
Acting Chief, Technical Support Branch,
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards.
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Advisory Committee on Reactor
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ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and
Procedures; Notice of Meeting
The ACRS Subcommittee on Planning
and Procedures will hold a meeting on
May 8, 2013, Room T–2B3, 11545
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
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Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the
ACRS Subcommittee on Evolutionary Power Reactor; Notice of Meeting
The ACRS Subcommittee on U.S. Evolutionary Power Reactor (U.S. EPR)
will hold a meeting on May 8-9, 2013, Room T-2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland.
The meeting will be open to public attendance, with the exception
of portions that may be closed to protect proprietary information
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).
The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows:
Wednesday, May 8, 2013--8:30 a.m. Until 4:30 p.m.; Thursday, May 9,
2013--8:30 a.m. Until 12:00 p.m.
The Subcommittee will review and discuss Chapter 13 and portions of
Chapter 2 of the Safety Evaluation Report (SER) with open items for the
Calvert Cliffs, Unit 3 Combined License Application (COLA) associated
with the U.S. EPR Design Control Document (DCD). The Subcommittee will
hear presentations by and hold discussions with the NRC staff and other
interested persons regarding this matter. The Subcommittee will gather
information, analyze relevant issues and facts, and formulate proposed
positions and actions, as appropriate, for deliberation by the Full
Committee.
Members of the public desiring to provide oral statements and/or
written comments should notify the Designated Federal Official (DFO),
Kathy Weaver (Telephone 301-415-6236 or Email: Kathy.Weaver@nrc.gov)
five days prior to the meeting, if possible, so that appropriate
arrangements can be made. Thirty-five hard copies of each presentation
or handout should be provided to the DFO thirty minutes before the
meeting. In addition, one electronic copy of each presentation should
be emailed to the DFO one day before the meeting. If an electronic copy
cannot be provided within this timeframe, presenters should provide the
DFO with a CD containing each presentation at least thirty minutes
before the meeting. Electronic recordings will be permitted only during
those portions of the meeting that are open to the public. Detailed
procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings were
published in the Federal Register on October 18, 2012, (77 FR 64146-
64147).
Detailed meeting agendas and meeting transcripts are available on
the NRC Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acrs.
Information regarding topics to be discussed, changes to the agenda,
whether the meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, and the time
allotted to present oral statements can be obtained from the Web site
cited above or by contacting the identified DFO. Moreover, in view of
the possibility that the schedule for ACRS meetings may be adjusted by
the Chairman as necessary to facilitate the conduct of the meeting,
persons planning to attend should check with these references if such
rescheduling would result in a major inconvenience.
If attending this meeting, please enter through the One White Flint
North building, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. After registering
with security, please contact Mr. Theron Brown (Telephone 240-888-9835)
to be escorted to the meeting room.
Dated: April 16, 2013.
Girija Shukla,
Acting Chief, Technical Support Branch, Advisory Committee on Reactor
Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2013-09792 Filed 4-24-13; 8:45 am]
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