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The public meeting will be held
on January 30, 2014. Additional details
regarding the meeting are available in
Section II, Public Meeting, of this
document.
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I. Background
On November 25, 2013 (78 FR 70354),
the NRC published for public comment
a document entitled, ‘‘White Paper on a
Conceptual Example of a Proposed Risk
Management Regulatory Framework
Policy Statement (ADAMS Accession
No. ML13273A517).’’ The conceptual
statement would set forth a possible
Commission policy regarding the use of
a structured decision-making model that
results in risk-informed and
performance-based defense-in-depth
protections to: Ensure appropriate
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prevent, contain, and mitigate possible
inadvertent exposure to radioactive
material according to the hazard
present, the relevant scenarios, and the
associated uncertainties; and ensure that
the risks resulting from the failure of
some or all of the established barriers
and controls, including human errors,
are maintained acceptably low. The
white paper is an illustration of the
staff’s work in progress and is expected
to be modified as both internal and
external review is solicited and
considered.
The public comment period for the
white paper would have closed on
January 10, 2014, however, the NRC has
decided to extend the comment period
until February 28, 2014, because it was
recognized with the holidays,
insufficient time had been given for
review and comment.
II. Public Meeting
The NRC staff plans to hold a public
meeting on January 30, 2014. The
meeting time and location has not yet
been set, however, the final agenda and
any meeting materials will be posted no
fewer than 10 days prior to the meeting
on the NRC’s public Web site at
https://meetings.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg. The
purpose of this public meeting is for the
NRC staff to answer questions, to
provide any clarification to the white
paper, and to solicit early stakeholder
comments. This meeting will be a
Category 3 public meeting and
stakeholders wishing to provide a
presentation should send a request to
Mary Drouin at 301–251–7574 or by
email to Mary.Drouin@nrc.gov.
Presentations must be directly related to
providing comments on the white paper
(i.e., addressing the questions in the
November 25, 2013, Federal Register
notice). Requests should be sent in as
soon as possible; depending on the
number of requests, you will be notified
if your presentation will be part of the
agenda. If you have any questions,
contact Mary Drouin at 301–251–7574
or by email to Mary.Drouin@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day
of January, 2014.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Patrick Madden,
Deputy Director, Division of Risk Analysis,
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
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[NRC–2012–0269; Docket Nos. 50–325 and
50–324; License Nos. DPR–71 and DPR–
62]
Duke Energy Progress, Inc.; Brunswick
Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Issuance of Director’s decision.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) has issued a
Director’s Decision on a petition filed by
Mr. David Lochbaum, on behalf of the
Union of Concerned Scientists; the
North Carolina Waste Awareness &
Reduction Network; and the Nuclear
Information and Resource Service
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘the
petitioner’’).
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2012–0269 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–2012–0269. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol
Gallagher; telephone: 301–287–3422;
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 document
(if that document is available in
ADAMS) is provided the first time that
a document is referenced. The petition,
dated July 10, 2012, under ADAMS
Accession No. ML12193A123, concerns
the operation of the Brunswick Steam
Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2
(Brunswick), which are operated by
Duke Energy Progress, Inc. (the
licensee).
• 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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Discussion
The petitioner requested that the NRC
take enforcement action in the form of
an Order either modifying the
Brunswick operating licenses or
requiring the licensee to submit
amendment requests for these licenses.
The petitioner requested that the NRC
take enforcement action in the form of
an Order that would result in a new
technical specification (TS) safety limits
(SLs) and expand the applicability of
numerous TS limiting condition for
operations related to spent fuel pool
(SFP) storage. As the basis for the
request, the petitioner asserted that the
changes sought would provide better
management of the risk from irradiated
fuel stored in the SFPs.
The petitioner had a recorded
conference call with the NRC’s Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation’s Petition’s
Review Board on August 15, 2012, to
discuss and supplement the petition.
The NRC has made the official
transcript of the August 15, 2012,
conference call publicly available online
in the NRC’s Library at https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html
(ADAMS Accession No. ML12234A730).
The NRC sent a copy of the proposed
Director’s Decision to the petitioner and
the licensee for comment on October 23,
2013. The NRC requested the petitioner
and the licensee to provide comments
within 30 days on any part of the
proposed Director’s Decision considered
erroneous or any issues in the petition
that were not addressed. The NRC did
not receive any comments.
The Director of the Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation has denied the
request to take enforcement action in
the form of an Order either modifying
the Brunswick operating licenses or
requiring the licensee to submit
amendment requests for these licenses,
which would result in a new TS SL and
expand the applicability of numerous
TS limiting conditions of operation
(LCOs) related to SFP storage. The NRC
staff reviewed the petitioner’s requested
actions against the regulatory framework
that is in place to determine when TS
SLs, LCOs, or design features are
required, including the Commission’s
policy statement on TSs. The NRC staff
found no basis for taking enforcement
action against the licensee based on the
petitioner’s concerns. The Director’s
Decision (DD–13–03) under section
2.206 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR), ‘‘Requests for
Action under this Subpart,’’ explains
the reasons for this decision. The
complete text is in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML13339A590 and is
available for inspection at the NRC’s
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PDR. The NRC will file a copy of the
Director’s Decision with the Secretary of
the Commission for the Commission’s
review in accordance with 10 CFR
2.206.
As provided for by this regulation, the
Director’s Decision will constitute the
final action of the Commission 25 days
after the date of the decision unless the
Commission, on its own motion,
institutes a review of the Director’s
Decision in that time.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30 day
of December 2013.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jennifer L. Uhle,
Deputy Director for Reactor Safety Programs,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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Emergency Planning Exemption
Requests for Decommissioning
Nuclear Power Plants
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Draft interim staff guidance;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is soliciting public
comment on its draft Interim Staff
Guidance (ISG) NSIR/DPR–ISG–02,
‘‘Emergency Planning Exemption
Requests for Decommissioning Nuclear
Power Plants.’’ This document would
provide guidance for NRC staff to ensure
clear and consistent reviews of requests
for exemptions from emergency
preparedness regulations and license
amendments for defueled station
emergency plans submitted by nuclear
power plant licensees after permanent
cessation of plant operations. Nuclear
power plants that have ceased operating
and are permanently defueled provide
less risk of radiological releases than
operating nuclear power plants.
Licensees of these decommissioning
plants have historically submitted
exemption requests based on this lower
risk. The ISG also could be used by
nuclear power plant licensees when
drafting these exemption requests.
DATES: Submit comments by March 11,
2014. Comments received after this date
will be considered if it is practical to do
so, but the Commission is able to ensure
consideration only for comments
received before this date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comment
by any of the following methods (unless
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this document describes a different
method for submitting comments on a
specific subject):
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2014–0002. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol
Gallagher; telephone: 301–287–3422;
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
technical questions, contact the
individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
document.
• Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey,
Chief, Rules, Announcements, and
Directives Branch (RADB), Office of
Administration, Mail Stop: 3WFN–06–
44M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001.
For additional direction on accessing
information and submitting comments,
see ‘‘Accessing Information and
Submitting Comments’’ in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Wasem, telephone: 301–287–
3793, email: michael.wasem@nrc.gov or
Michael Norris, telephone: 301–287–
3754, email: michael.norris@nrc.gov.
Both of the Office of Nuclear Security
and Incident Response, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Accessing Information and
Submitting Comments
A. Accessing Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2014–
0002 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–2014–0002.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may access publiclyavailable 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. In addition, for
the convenience of the reader, the
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[NRC-2012-0269; Docket Nos. 50-325 and 50-324; License Nos. DPR-71 and
DPR-62]
Duke Energy Progress, Inc.; Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units
1 and 2
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Issuance of Director's decision.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Director, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued
a Director's Decision on a petition filed by Mr. David Lochbaum, on
behalf of the Union of Concerned Scientists; the North Carolina Waste
Awareness & Reduction Network; and the Nuclear Information and Resource
Service (hereafter referred to as ``the petitioner'').
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2012-0269 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-2012-0269. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-287-
3422; 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 document (if that document is
available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is
referenced. The petition, dated July 10, 2012, under ADAMS Accession
No. ML12193A123, concerns the operation of the Brunswick Steam Electric
Plant, Units 1 and 2 (Brunswick), which are operated by Duke Energy
Progress, Inc. (the licensee).
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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Discussion
The petitioner requested that the NRC take enforcement action in
the form of an Order either modifying the Brunswick operating licenses
or requiring the licensee to submit amendment requests for these
licenses.
The petitioner requested that the NRC take enforcement action in
the form of an Order that would result in a new technical specification
(TS) safety limits (SLs) and expand the applicability of numerous TS
limiting condition for operations related to spent fuel pool (SFP)
storage. As the basis for the request, the petitioner asserted that the
changes sought would provide better management of the risk from
irradiated fuel stored in the SFPs.
The petitioner had a recorded conference call with the NRC's Office
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation's Petition's Review Board on August 15,
2012, to discuss and supplement the petition. The NRC has made the
official transcript of the August 15, 2012, conference call publicly
available online in the NRC's Library at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (ADAMS Accession No. ML12234A730).
The NRC sent a copy of the proposed Director's Decision to the
petitioner and the licensee for comment on October 23, 2013. The NRC
requested the petitioner and the licensee to provide comments within 30
days on any part of the proposed Director's Decision considered
erroneous or any issues in the petition that were not addressed. The
NRC did not receive any comments.
The Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation has denied
the request to take enforcement action in the form of an Order either
modifying the Brunswick operating licenses or requiring the licensee to
submit amendment requests for these licenses, which would result in a
new TS SL and expand the applicability of numerous TS limiting
conditions of operation (LCOs) related to SFP storage. The NRC staff
reviewed the petitioner's requested actions against the regulatory
framework that is in place to determine when TS SLs, LCOs, or design
features are required, including the Commission's policy statement on
TSs. The NRC staff found no basis for taking enforcement action against
the licensee based on the petitioner's concerns. The Director's
Decision (DD-13-03) under section 2.206 of Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Requests for Action under this
Subpart,'' explains the reasons for this decision. The complete text is
in ADAMS under Accession No. ML13339A590 and is available for
inspection at the NRC's PDR. The NRC will file a copy of the Director's
Decision with the Secretary of the Commission for the Commission's
review in accordance with 10 CFR 2.206.
As provided for by this regulation, the Director's Decision will
constitute the final action of the Commission 25 days after the date of
the decision unless the Commission, on its own motion, institutes a
review of the Director's Decision in that time.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30 day of December 2013.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jennifer L. Uhle,
Deputy Director for Reactor Safety Programs, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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