Quality Verification for Plate-Type Uranium-Aluminum Fuel Elements for Use in Research and Test Reactors, 33132-33133 [2013-13090]

Download as PDF sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 33132 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 106 / Monday, June 3, 2013 / Notices 2. Section IV. Policy Statement on Adequacy and Compatibility of Agreement State Programs, Item. Summary and Conclusions The NRC is requesting comments on alternative versions of wording regarding the expectation on the number of regulatory requirements that Agreement States will be requested to adopt in an identical manner to maintain compatibility. This language would cover all regulatory requirements as compatibility category A, B, and C. (Agreement States are required to adopt regulatory requirements listed as Health and Safety to ensure their program is adequate to protect public health and safety, but not for compatibility purposes). In the third paragraph under ‘‘Summary and Conclusions’’ of the original Policy Statement published in 1997, it stated, in part: ‘‘The Commission will minimize the number of NRC regulatory requirements that the Agreement States will be requested to adopt in an identical manner to maintain compatibility.’’ The Working Group proposed keeping this sentence as written; however, some members of the Working Group believed that that this sentence could be interpreted to imply that there is a requirement that the Commission minimize such requests to Agreement States, rather than a statement that reflects the expectation that situations justifying such requests will not arise frequently. The sentence was revised as follows: ‘‘The Commission will identify regulatory requirements that the Agreement States will be requested to adopt in an identical manner to maintain compatibility. The expectation is that these requirements will be limited.’’ Some members of the Working Group disagreed with this revision and believed that the original language should be retained. The details of this discussion are in Enclosure 3 of SECY– 12–0112, ‘‘Policy Statements on Agreement State Programs.’’ In summary, some members of the Working Group believed that the original text places emphasis on the effort to minimize unnecessary burden on the Agreement States’ means to accomplish the same goals as the NRC. Additionally, the suggested changes do not encourage careful consideration as to whether there are other possible options to meet the same intended goal. 3. Performance Based Approach for Determining Compatibility Currently, Agreement States are afforded some flexibility to use approaches other than rulemaking, such as license conditions or orders, to VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:40 May 31, 2013 Jkt 229001 implement requirements. The NRC staff is seeking additional input on whether a performance-based approach for determining compatibility of an Agreement State’s radiation control program should be developed. Agreement States could be afforded additional flexibility to use other approaches to implement requirements. A performance-based approach would not rely on a requirement to adopt within 3 years from the effective date of the NRC regulation in order to determine compatibility of an Agreement State program. In a separate Commission vote paper, the NRC staff will use input from comments received on this topic to create a recommendation and an implementation plan to provide to the Commission for approval. 4. Adequacy Determinations of Agreement State Programs The NRC staff is seeking additional input on whether: (1) a revised set of performance metrics could be used to replace, supplement, or expand upon IMPEP in determining adequacy of an Agreement State’s radiation control program; and (2) a single holistic determination can be made that would accurately reflect the overall adequacy and compatibility of a program. Given the current environment of limited resources, it is imperative that the NRC be able to develop a clear set of performance based metrics that consider the limitations of an Agreement State program and provide increased flexibility without compromising public health and safety. In a separate Commission vote paper, the NRC staff will use input from comments received on this topic to create a recommendation or series of recommendations for Commission approval. VI. 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AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a revision to Regulatory Guide (RG) 2.3, ‘‘Quality Verification for Plate-Type UraniumAluminum Fuel Elements for Use in Research and Test Reactors.’’ This guide describes a method that the staff of the NRC considers acceptable for complying with the Commission’s regulations concerning establishing and executing a quality assurance program for verifying the quality of plate-type uraniumaluminum fuel elements used in research and test reactors (RTRs). ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2012–0072 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 is publicly available, using any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2012–0072. 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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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\03JNN1.SGM 03JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 106 / Monday, June 3, 2013 / Notices sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES document is referenced. Revision 2 of Regulatory Guide 2.3 is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML12160A492. The regulatory analysis may be found in ADAMS under Accession No. ML12160A494. • 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: Harriet Karagiannis, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–251– 7477; email: Harriet.Karagiannis@nrc.gov, or Geoffrey Wertz, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– 0893; email: Geoffrey.Wertz@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 2.3 was issued with a temporary identification as Draft Regulatory Guide, DG–2005. This guide describes a method that the staff of the NRC considers acceptable for complying with the Commission’s regulations concerning establishing and executing a quality assurance program for verifying the quality of plate-type uraniumaluminum fuel elements used in RTRs. This guide describes methods that the NRC’s staff considers acceptable to implement Section 50.34(a)(7) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), which requires each applicant for a construction permit to build a production or utilization facility to describe in its preliminary safety analysis report the quality assurance program that will be applied to the design, fabrication, construction, and testing of the facility’s structures, systems, and components. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:40 May 31, 2013 Jkt 229001 33133 II. Additional Information RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD The NRC published DG–2005 in the Federal Register on March 22, 2012 (77 FR 16868) for a 60-day public comment period. The public comment period closed on May 21, 2012. Public comments on DG–2005 and the NRC staff responses to the public comments are available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML12160A496. Proposed Collection; Comment Request III. Congressional Review Act This regulatory guide is a rule as designated in the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801–808). However, the Office of Management and Budget has not found it to be a major rule as designated in the Congressional Review Act. IV. Backfitting and Issue Finality The NRC’s backfit provisions are found in its regulations at 10 CFR 50.109, 70.76, 72.62, and 76.76, and its issue finality provisions are located in 10 CFR part 52. Under Section 50.2, non-power reactors are research or test reactors licensed in accordance with Sections 103 or 104.c of the AEA and 10 CFR 50.21(c) or 50.22 for research and development. Accordingly, the backfit provisions of Part 50 would be the only backfit provisions potentially implicated by the issuance of this regulatory guide. The NRC has determined that the backfit provisions in Section 50.109 do not apply to test, research, or training reactors because the rulemaking record for Section 50.109 indicates that the Commission intended to apply this provision to only power reactors, and NRC practice has been consistent with this rulemaking record. The Part 52 issue finality provisions do not apply to test, research, or training reactors because these reactors are not licensed under Part 52. Therefore, no backfit determination need be made regarding the issuance of this regulatory guide. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day of May, 2013. 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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2012-0072]


Quality Verification for Plate-Type Uranium-Aluminum Fuel 
Elements for Use in Research and Test Reactors

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) 2.3, ``Quality Verification for 
Plate-Type Uranium-Aluminum Fuel Elements for Use in Research and Test 
Reactors.'' This guide describes a method that the staff of the NRC 
considers acceptable for complying with the Commission's regulations 
concerning establishing and executing a quality assurance program for 
verifying the quality of plate-type uranium-aluminum fuel elements used 
in research and test reactors (RTRs).

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2012-0072 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 is publicly available, using any of the following 
methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2012-0072. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-492-
3668; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact 
the individual(s) listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
of this document.
     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

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document is referenced. Revision 2 of Regulatory Guide 2.3 is available 
in ADAMS under Accession No. ML12160A492. The regulatory analysis may 
be found in ADAMS under Accession No. ML12160A494.
     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: Harriet Karagiannis, Office of Nuclear 
Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-251-7477; email: 
Harriet.Karagiannis@nrc.gov, or Geoffrey Wertz, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-0893; email: Geoffrey.Wertz@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 2.3 was issued with a temporary identification as 
Draft Regulatory Guide, DG-2005. This guide describes a method that the 
staff of the NRC considers acceptable for complying with the 
Commission's regulations concerning establishing and executing a 
quality assurance program for verifying the quality of plate-type 
uranium-aluminum fuel elements used in RTRs. This guide describes 
methods that the NRC's staff considers acceptable to implement Section 
50.34(a)(7) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), 
which requires each applicant for a construction permit to build a 
production or utilization facility to describe in its preliminary 
safety analysis report the quality assurance program that will be 
applied to the design, fabrication, construction, and testing of the 
facility's structures, systems, and components.

II. Additional Information

    The NRC published DG-2005 in the Federal Register on March 22, 2012 
(77 FR 16868) for a 60-day public comment period. The public comment 
period closed on May 21, 2012. Public comments on DG-2005 and the NRC 
staff responses to the public comments are available in ADAMS under 
Accession No. ML12160A496.

III. Congressional Review Act

    This regulatory guide is a rule as designated in the Congressional 
Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801-808). However, the Office of Management and 
Budget has not found it to be a major rule as designated in the 
Congressional Review Act.

IV. Backfitting and Issue Finality

    The NRC's backfit provisions are found in its regulations at 10 CFR 
50.109, 70.76, 72.62, and 76.76, and its issue finality provisions are 
located in 10 CFR part 52. Under Section 50.2, non-power reactors are 
research or test reactors licensed in accordance with Sections 103 or 
104.c of the AEA and 10 CFR 50.21(c) or 50.22 for research and 
development. Accordingly, the backfit provisions of Part 50 would be 
the only backfit provisions potentially implicated by the issuance of 
this regulatory guide. The NRC has determined that the backfit 
provisions in Section 50.109 do not apply to test, research, or 
training reactors because the rulemaking record for Section 50.109 
indicates that the Commission intended to apply this provision to only 
power reactors, and NRC practice has been consistent with this 
rulemaking record. The Part 52 issue finality provisions do not apply 
to test, research, or training reactors because these reactors are not 
licensed under Part 52. Therefore, no backfit determination need be 
made regarding the issuance of this regulatory guide.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day of May, 2013.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Thomas H. Boyce,
Chief, Regulatory Guide Development Branch, Division of Engineering, 
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 2013-13090 Filed 5-31-13; 8:45 am]
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