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II. Background
The NRC is requesting comment on
this draft EPFAQ. This process is
intended to describe the manner in
which the NRC may provide interested
outside parties an opportunity to share
their individual views with NRC staff
regarding the appropriate response to
questions raised on the interpretation or
applicability of EP guidance issued or
endorsed by the NRC, before the NRC
issues an official response to such
questions.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, on June 3,
2014.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Pamela Baker,
Acting Deputy Director, Division of
Preparedness and Response, Office of Nuclear
Security and Incident Response.
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Nuclear Regulatory
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ACTION: Interim staff guidance;
withdrawal.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is announcing the
withdrawal of Design Certification (DC)
and Combined License (COL) Interim
Staff Guidance (ISG) No. 18 (DC/COL–
ISG–018), Revision 0, ‘‘Interim Staff
Guidance on Standard Review Plan,
Section 17.4, ‘Reliability Assurance
Program.’ ’’
SUMMARY:
The effective date of withdrawal
of this ISG is July 10, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2009–0476 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of
information regarding this document.
You may access publicly-available
information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2009–0476. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol
Gallagher; telephone: 301–287–3422;
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
technical questions, contact the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
document.
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please contact the NRC’s Public
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ADAMS accession number for each
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ADAMS) is provided the first time that
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ISG–018, Revision 0 is available
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• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan DeGange, telephone: 301–415–
6992; email: Jonathan.DeGange@
nrc.gov, Office of New Reactors, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
COLISG–018, this guidance has been
incorporated in SRP Section 17.4 and
the NRC staff is withdrawing DC/COL–
ISG–018.
I. Background
the public or entering the comment
submissions into ADAMS.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
9:30 a.m. Strategic Programmatic
Overview of the Operating Reactors
Business Line (Public Meeting)
(Contact: Trent Wertz, 301–415–
1568)
This meeting will be Web cast live at
the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov/.
4:00 p.m. Briefing on Security Issues
(Closed—Ex. 1)
DC/COL–ISG–018 was issued in
October 2009 to provide clarification
and guidance on the application of
Section 17.4, ‘‘Reliability Assurance
Program,’’ of NUREG–0800, ‘‘Standard
Review Plan for the Review of Safety
Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power
Plants.’’ The staff issued DC/COL–ISG–
018 to provide clear guidance for
performing safety reviews of the
Reliability Assurance Program (RAP).
DC/COL–ISG–018 clarified the
acceptance criteria and evaluation
findings contained in Standard Review
Plan (SRP) Section 17.4 in support of
the NRC reviews of the DC and COL
applications. The ISG also made
changes to the roles and responsibilities
of individual branches in the Office of
New Reactors that review the RAP.
II. Discussion
The staff published a notice of
solicitation for public comment on DC/
COL–ISG–018 on October 30, 2009 (74
FR 56243). The staff considered
comments received and then issued the
final guidance on March 28, 2011 (76 FR
17159). The staff has since updated SRP
Section 17.4 and issued the revised
section for use and comment on June 11,
2013 (78 FR 35072). At this time the
staff plans to finalize this guidance in
June 2014. As anticipated in DC/
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day
of May 2014.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Joseph Colaccino,
Branch Chief, Policy Branch, Division of
Advanced Reactors and Rulemaking, Office
of New Reactors.
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STATUS: Public and Closed.
DATE:
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There are no meetings scheduled for
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Week of June 16, 2014—Tentative
Thursday, June 19, 2014
9:00 a.m. Briefing on NFPA 805 Fire
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(Contact: Barry Miller, 301–415–
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This meeting will be Web cast live at
the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov/.
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There are no meetings scheduled for
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Reliability Assurance Program
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Interim staff guidance; withdrawal.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the
withdrawal of Design Certification (DC) and Combined License (COL)
Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) No. 18 (DC/COL-ISG-018), Revision 0,
``Interim Staff Guidance on Standard Review Plan, Section 17.4,
`Reliability Assurance Program.' ''
DATES: The effective date of withdrawal of this ISG is July 10, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2009-0476 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may access publicly-available information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2009-0476. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-287-
3422; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this document.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection 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. DC/COL-ISG-018, Revision 0 is available
electronically under ADAMS Accession No. ML103010113.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan DeGange, telephone: 301-415-
6992; email: Jonathan.DeGange@nrc.gov, Office of New Reactors, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
DC/COL-ISG-018 was issued in October 2009 to provide clarification
and guidance on the application of Section 17.4, ``Reliability
Assurance Program,'' of NUREG-0800, ``Standard Review Plan for the
Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants.'' The staff
issued DC/COL-ISG-018 to provide clear guidance for performing safety
reviews of the Reliability Assurance Program (RAP). DC/COL-ISG-018
clarified the acceptance criteria and evaluation findings contained in
Standard Review Plan (SRP) Section 17.4 in support of the NRC reviews
of the DC and COL applications. The ISG also made changes to the roles
and responsibilities of individual branches in the Office of New
Reactors that review the RAP.
II. Discussion
The staff published a notice of solicitation for public comment on
DC/COL-ISG-018 on October 30, 2009 (74 FR 56243). The staff considered
comments received and then issued the final guidance on March 28, 2011
(76 FR 17159). The staff has since updated SRP Section 17.4 and issued
the revised section for use and comment on June 11, 2013 (78 FR 35072).
At this time the staff plans to finalize this guidance in June 2014. As
anticipated in DC/COLISG-018, this guidance has been incorporated in
SRP Section 17.4 and the NRC staff is withdrawing DC/COL-ISG-018.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day of May 2014.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Joseph Colaccino,
Branch Chief, Policy Branch, Division of Advanced Reactors and
Rulemaking, Office of New Reactors.
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