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[NRC–2012–0293]
Initial Test Programs for Water-Cooled
Nuclear Power Plants
Nuclear Regulatory
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ACTION: Regulatory guide; issuance.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is issuing a revision
to Regulatory Guide (RG), 1.68, ‘‘Initial
Test Programs for Water-Cooled Nuclear
Power Plants.’’ This guide describes the
general scope and depth that the staff of
the NRC considers acceptable for Initial
Test Programs (ITPs) for light water
cooled nuclear power plants.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2012–0293 about the availability
of information regarding this document.
You may access information related to
this document, which the NRC
possesses and are publically available,
by using any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2012–0293. 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/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 is
provided the first time that a document
is referenced. Revision 4 of Regulatory
Guide 1.68, is available in ADAMS
under Accession No. ML13051A027.
The regulatory analysis may be found in
ADAMS under Accession No.
ML13051A035.
• 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
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required to reproduce them.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Orr, Office of Nuclear Regulatory
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Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001; telephone: 301–251–7495 or
email: mark.orr@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 NRC’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. 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 (OMB) has not
found it to be a major rule as designated
in the Congressional Review Act.
II. Further Information
This guide describes the general scope
and depth that the NRC staff considers
acceptable for ITPs for light water
cooled nuclear power plants. This RG is
being revised to address design
qualification tests for new design
certifications (DCs) and combined
licenses (COLs) using the requirements
in part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR),
‘‘Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals
for Nuclear Power Plants.’’ This RG is
also being revised to add some
preoperational, low-power and power
ascension tests for new light water
reactors (LWRs) licensed under 10 CFR
Part 52. In addition, this RG is being
revised to add new and updated
references.
The RG has 3 appendices. Appendix
A addresses the specific tests
recommended or required for the ITPs.
Appendix B provides information about
ITP-related inspections that the NRC
staff will perform, including the
appropriate regional office staff. Finally,
Appendix C contains guidance on the
preparation and content of procedures
for preoperational, fuel loading, initial
criticality, low power, and power
ascension tests.
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
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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
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 31st 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.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2012-0293]
Initial Test Programs for Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Plants
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), 1.68, ``Initial Test Programs for
Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Plants.'' This guide describes the general
scope and depth that the staff of the NRC considers acceptable for
Initial Test Programs (ITPs) for light water cooled nuclear power
plants.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2012-0293 about the
availability of information regarding this document. You may access
information related to this document, which the NRC possesses and are
publically available, by using any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2012-0293. 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 is provided the first time
that a document is referenced. Revision 4 of Regulatory Guide 1.68, is
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML13051A027. The regulatory
analysis may be found in ADAMS under Accession No. ML13051A035.
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: Mark Orr, Office of Nuclear Regulatory
Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-251-7495 or email: mark.orr@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
NRC'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. 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
(OMB) has not found it to be a major rule as designated in the
Congressional Review Act.
II. Further Information
This guide describes the general scope and depth that the NRC staff
considers acceptable for ITPs for light water cooled nuclear power
plants. This RG is being revised to address design qualification tests
for new design certifications (DCs) and combined licenses (COLs) using
the requirements in part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR), ``Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for
Nuclear Power Plants.'' This RG is also being revised to add some
preoperational, low-power and power ascension tests for new light water
reactors (LWRs) licensed under 10 CFR Part 52. In addition, this RG is
being revised to add new and updated references.
The RG has 3 appendices. Appendix A addresses the specific tests
recommended or required for the ITPs. Appendix B provides information
about ITP-related inspections that the NRC staff will perform,
including the appropriate regional office staff. Finally, Appendix C
contains guidance on the preparation and content of procedures for
preoperational, fuel loading, initial criticality, low power, and power
ascension tests.
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 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 31st 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.
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