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II. Additional Information
Regulatory Guide 1.79.1 was issued
with a temporary identification as Draft
Regulatory Guide (DG)–1277, ‘‘Initial
Test Program of Emergency Core
Cooling Systems for Boiling-Water
Reactors.’’ DG–1277, was published in
the Federal Register on June 15, 2012
(77 FR 36014), for a 60-day public
comment period. The public comment
period closed on August 15, 2012.
Forty-five public comments were
received during this period. The NRC
staff’s responses to the public comments
on DG–1277 are available in ADAMS
under Accession No. ML12300A330.
III. Congressional Review Act
This regulatory guide is a rule as
defined 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
defined in the Congressional Review
Act.
IV. Backfitting Analysis
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Issuance of this revised RG 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 RG, the NRC has no
current intention to impose this RG on
holders of current operating licenses,
early site permits or combined licenses.
The NRC may apply this RG to
applications for operating licenses, early
site permits and combined licenses
docketed by the NRC as of the date of
issuance of the final RG, as well as to
future applications for operating
licenses, early site permits, and
combined licenses submitted after the
issuance of the RG. 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 part 52.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day
of October, 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
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[NRC–2012–0231]
Control of Ferrite Content in Stainless
Steel Weld Metal
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Regulatory guide; issuance.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is issuing a revision
to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.31, ‘‘Control
of Ferrite Content in Stainless Steel
Weld Metal.’’ This guide (Revision 4)
describes a method that the NRC staff
considers acceptable for controlling
ferrite content in stainless steel weld
metal. It updates the guide to remove
references to outdated standards and to
remove an appendix that has been
incorporated into relevant
specifications.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2012–0231 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of
information regarding this document.
You may access publicly-available
information related to this action by the
following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2012–0231. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol
Gallagher; telephone: 301–287–3422;
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 (if
that document is available in ADAMS)
is provided the first time that a
document is referenced. Revision 4 of
Regulatory Guide 1.31 is available in
ADAMS under Accession No.
ML13211A485. The regulatory analysis
may be found in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML13211A490.
• 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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Benson, telephone: 301–251–
7492; email: Michael.Benson@nrc.gov;
or Harriet Karagiannis, telephone: 301–
251–7477; email: Harriet.Karagiannis@
nrc.gov. Both of Office of Nuclear
Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001.
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 4 of
RG 1.31 was issued with a temporary
identification as Draft Regulatory Guide
DG–1279 and it describes a method that
the staff of the NRC considers
acceptable for complying with the
Commission’s regulations concerning
establishing and implementing a
procedure for the control of ferrite
content in stainless steel weld metal.
This guide provides methods that the
NRC’s staff considers acceptable to
implement certain requirements in part
50 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR), ‘‘Domestic
Licensing of Production and Utilization
Facilities.’’ Since microfissures in
austenitic welds may have an adverse
effect on the integrity of components,
the control of weld deposits to ensure
the presence of delta ferrite in these
welds is advisable.
Reason for Revision
To achieve control of ferrite content
in stainless steel welds, the original
version of this guide, Safety Guide 31,
‘‘Control of Stainless Steel Welding,’’
issued August 1972, provided guidance
to test production welds. This guidance
was retained in Revision 1 of the Safety
Guide, which was issued June 1973 as
Regulatory Guide 1.31, ‘‘Control of
Ferrite Content in Stainless Steel Weld
Metal.’’ Revision 2 (issued May 1977)
and Revision 3 (issued April 1978) to
this guide were based on
recommendations of an NRC/industry
study group. Revision 2 of this guide
replaced the guidance for testing
production welds in Revision 1 with
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guidance for process control through
testing weld test pads. These changes
considerably reduced the testing effort
needed to control delta ferrite in welds.
This revision (Revision 4) references
the latest consensus standards. It
supplements the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Code
requirements to ensure control of delta
ferrite in welds in austenitic stainless
steel core support structures, reactor
internals, and Class 1, 2, and 3
components. Also, the appendix of the
previous version has been removed and
incorporated into the relevant
specifications that are referenced in the
guide.
II. Additional Information
The NRC published DG–1279 in the
Federal Register on October 3, 2012 (77
FR 60479), for a 60-day public comment
period. The public comment period
closed on December 2, 2012. Public
comments on DG–1279 and the NRC
staff’s responses to the public comments
are available in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML13211A483.
III. Congressional Review Act
This regulatory guide is a rule as
defined 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
defined in the Congressional Review
Act.
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IV. 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, ‘‘Licenses, Certifications,
and Approvals for Nuclear Power
Plants.’’ Revision 4 of this regulatory
guide provides guidance on methods for
meeting NRC’s regulatory requirements
concerning establishing and
implementing a procedure for the
control of ferrite content in stainless
steel weld metal. Licensees may
voluntarily use the guidance in this
document to demonstrate compliance
with the underlying NRC regulations.
The NRC staff does not expect any
existing licensee to use or commit to
using the guidance in this regulatory
guide, unless the licensee seeks a
voluntary change to its licensing basis.
Further information on the staff’s use
of Revision 4 of this regulatory guide is
contained in the regulatory guide under
section D. Implementation.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day
of September, 2013.
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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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INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
document.
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(ADAMS): You may access publicly
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select ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and
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Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
please contact the NRC’s Public
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2012-0231]
Control of Ferrite Content in Stainless Steel Weld Metal
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) 1.31, ``Control of Ferrite Content in
Stainless Steel Weld Metal.'' This guide (Revision 4) describes a
method that the NRC staff considers acceptable for controlling ferrite
content in stainless steel weld metal. It updates the guide to remove
references to outdated standards and to remove an appendix that has
been incorporated into relevant specifications.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2012-0231 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may access publicly-available information related to this action by the
following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2012-0231. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-287-
3422; 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 document is
referenced. Revision 4 of Regulatory Guide 1.31 is available in ADAMS
under Accession No. ML13211A485. The regulatory analysis may be found
in ADAMS under Accession No. ML13211A490.
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: Michael Benson, telephone: 301-251-
7492; email: Michael.Benson@nrc.gov; or Harriet Karagiannis, telephone:
301-251-7477; email: Harriet.Karagiannis@nrc.gov. Both of Office of
Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001.
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
4 of RG 1.31 was issued with a temporary identification as Draft
Regulatory Guide DG-1279 and it describes a method that the staff of
the NRC considers acceptable for complying with the Commission's
regulations concerning establishing and implementing a procedure for
the control of ferrite content in stainless steel weld metal. This
guide provides methods that the NRC's staff considers acceptable to
implement certain requirements in part 50 of Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Domestic Licensing of Production and
Utilization Facilities.'' Since microfissures in austenitic welds may
have an adverse effect on the integrity of components, the control of
weld deposits to ensure the presence of delta ferrite in these welds is
advisable.
Reason for Revision
To achieve control of ferrite content in stainless steel welds, the
original version of this guide, Safety Guide 31, ``Control of Stainless
Steel Welding,'' issued August 1972, provided guidance to test
production welds. This guidance was retained in Revision 1 of the
Safety Guide, which was issued June 1973 as Regulatory Guide 1.31,
``Control of Ferrite Content in Stainless Steel Weld Metal.'' Revision
2 (issued May 1977) and Revision 3 (issued April 1978) to this guide
were based on recommendations of an NRC/industry study group. Revision
2 of this guide replaced the guidance for testing production welds in
Revision 1 with
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guidance for process control through testing weld test pads. These
changes considerably reduced the testing effort needed to control delta
ferrite in welds.
This revision (Revision 4) references the latest consensus
standards. It supplements the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
(ASME) Code requirements to ensure control of delta ferrite in welds in
austenitic stainless steel core support structures, reactor internals,
and Class 1, 2, and 3 components. Also, the appendix of the previous
version has been removed and incorporated into the relevant
specifications that are referenced in the guide.
II. Additional Information
The NRC published DG-1279 in the Federal Register on October 3,
2012 (77 FR 60479), for a 60-day public comment period. The public
comment period closed on December 2, 2012. Public comments on DG-1279
and the NRC staff's responses to the public comments are available in
ADAMS under Accession No. ML13211A483.
III. Congressional Review Act
This regulatory guide is a rule as defined 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 defined in the
Congressional Review Act.
IV. 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, ``Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power
Plants.'' Revision 4 of this regulatory guide provides guidance on
methods for meeting NRC's regulatory requirements concerning
establishing and implementing a procedure for the control of ferrite
content in stainless steel weld metal. Licensees may voluntarily use
the guidance in this document to demonstrate compliance with the
underlying NRC regulations. The NRC staff does not expect any existing
licensee to use or commit to using the guidance in this regulatory
guide, unless the licensee seeks a voluntary change to its licensing
basis.
Further information on the staff's use of Revision 4 of this
regulatory guide is contained in the regulatory guide under section D.
Implementation.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day of September, 2013.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Thomas H. Boyce,
Chief, Regulatory Guide Development Branch, Division of Engineering,
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 2013-24893 Filed 10-23-13; 8:45 am]
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