Natural Phenomena Hazards in Fuel Cycle Facilities, 9755-9756 [2015-03764]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 36 / Tuesday, February 24, 2015 / Notices Because these meetings will include review of personal and/or proprietary financial and commercial information given in confidence to the agency by grant applicants, the meetings will be closed to the public pursuant to sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) of Title 5, U.S.C., as amended. I have made this determination pursuant to the authority granted me by the Chairman’s Delegation of Authority to Close Advisory Committee Meetings dated July 19, 1993. Dated: February 19, 2015. Lisette Voyatzis, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–03761 Filed 2–23–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7536–01–P NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION Audit Committee Sunshine Act Meeting 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 3, 2015. PLACE: NeighborWorks America— Gramlich Boardroom, 999 North Capitol Street NE., Washington DC 20002. STATUS: Open (with the exception of Executive Sessions). 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Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is soliciting public comment on its draft Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) for Natural Phenomena Hazards (NPH) in Fuel Cycle Facilities. Fuel cycle facility licensees are required to conduct and maintain an Integrated Safety Analysis (ISA). This analysis must examine potential accident sequences caused by process deviations or other events internal to the facility and credible external events, including natural phenomena. During inspections of selected fuel cycle facilities to confirm that the facilities were in compliance with regulatory requirements to address natural phenomena hazards, the NRC staff identified several unresolved items (URIs). The ISG provides criteria and methods that the staff can use to review the treatment of NPH at fuel cycle facilities as evaluated in the facility ISA. A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2015– 0035 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain publiclyavailable information related to this action by any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2015–0035. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable 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 draft ISG for Natural Phenomena Hazards in Fuel Cycle Facilities is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML15026A136. • 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. ACTION: SUMMARY: Submit comments by April 10, 2015. 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. DATES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods (unless 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–2015–0035. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN–12H08, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001. For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting comments, see ‘‘Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments’’ in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [NRC–2015–0035] Jonathan Marcano, Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–287–9063, email: Jonathan.Marcano@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Jkt 235001 9755 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 B. Submitting Comments Please include Docket ID NRC–2015– 0035 in the subject line of your comment submission, in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make your comment submission available to the public in this docket. The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC posts all comment submissions at https:// www.regulations.gov as well as entering the comment submissions into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove identifying or contact information. If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove such information before making the comment submissions available to the public or entering the comment submissions into ADAMS. E:\FR\FM\24FEN1.SGM 24FEN1 9756 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 36 / Tuesday, February 24, 2015 / Notices II. Background As a result of the lessons learned from the accident at the Fukushima Daichi Nuclear Power Plant, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff performed a systematic evaluation and inspection of selected fuel cycle facilities to (1) confirm that licensees are in compliance with regulatory requirements and facility-specific license conditions; and (2) to evaluate their readiness to address NPH events and other licensing basis events related to NPH. From December 2011 through May 2012, the staff conducted these inspections in accordance with NRC Temporary Instruction (TI) 2600/015, ‘‘Evaluation of Licensee Strategies for the Prevention and/or Mitigation of Emergencies at Fuel Facilities.’’ As a result of the TI inspection activities, the staff identified URI’s related to Part 70 requirements and the current licensing basis of these facilities. The URIs document the need to further evaluate whether licensees are in compliance with regulatory requirements regarding accident sequences resulting from NPH. The staff is issuing this ISG to provide additional guidance for addressing accident sequences that may result from NPH. This ISG will be incorporated into future revisions of Appendix D of Chapter 3 of NUREG 1520, ‘‘Standard Review Plan for the Review of a License Application for a Fuel Cycle Facility’’ (ADAMS Accession No. ML020930033). Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day of February, 2015. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Craig Erlanger, Deputy Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, Safeguards, and Environmental Review, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. 2015–03764 Filed 2–23–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 50–387 and 50–388; NRC– 2012–0283] PPL Susquehanna, LLC; Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: License amendment application; withdrawal by applicant. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted the request of PPL Susquehanna, LLC to withdraw its application dated September 18, 2012, as supplemented SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:31 Feb 23, 2015 Jkt 235001 by letter dated May 10, 2013, for a proposed amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. NPF–14 and NPF–22 for the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2. The proposed amendment would have changed Technical Specification (TS) Surveillance Requirements 3.8.1.9, 3.8.1.11, 3.8.1.12, and 3.8.1.19 in TS 3.8.1, ‘‘AC Sources—Operating.’’ Specifically, the proposed amendments would increase the diesel generator (DG) acceptable minimum steady state voltage when operating in emergency/ isochronous mode. DATES: Notice of withdrawal of license amendment application given on February 24, 2015. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2012–0283 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain 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–2012–0283. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; 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 publiclyavailable 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. • 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: Jeffrey A. Whited, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– 4090, email: jeffrey.whited@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC has granted the request of PPL Susquehanna, LLC (the licensee) to PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 withdraw its application dated September 18, 2012 (ADAMS Accession No. ML12262A322), as supplemented by letter dated May 10, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. ML13130A130), for a proposed amendment to the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2, located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The proposed amendment would have changed TS Surveillance Requirements 3.8.1.9, 3.8.1.11, 3.8.1.12, and 3.8.1.19 in TS 3.8.1, ‘‘AC Sources— Operating.’’ Specifically, the proposed amendments would increase the DG acceptable minimum steady state voltage when operating in emergency/ isochronous mode. The NRC published a Biweekly Notice in the Federal Register on November 27, 2012 (77 FR 70842), that gave notice that this proposed amendment was under consideration by the NRC. However, by letter dated December 22, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No ML15022A013), the licensee requested to withdraw the proposed amendment. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day of February 2015. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Jeffrey A. Whited, Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch I– 2, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2015–03773 Filed 2–23–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50–334; NRC–2014–0180] FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company; Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 1 Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: License amendment application; withdrawal by applicant. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted the request of FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company to withdraw its application dated July 30, 2013, for a proposed amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR–66, for the Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 1. The proposed amendment would authorize the implementation of § 50.61a of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ‘‘Alternate Fracture Toughness Requirements for Protection Against Pressurized Thermal Shock Events,’’ in lieu of the requirements located in 10 CFR 50.61, ‘‘Fracture Toughness SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\24FEN1.SGM 24FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9755-9756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03764]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2015-0035]


Natural Phenomena Hazards in Fuel Cycle Facilities

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Draft interim staff guidance; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is soliciting 
public comment on its draft Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) for Natural 
Phenomena Hazards (NPH) in Fuel Cycle Facilities. Fuel cycle facility 
licensees are required to conduct and maintain an Integrated Safety 
Analysis (ISA). This analysis must examine potential accident sequences 
caused by process deviations or other events internal to the facility 
and credible external events, including natural phenomena. During 
inspections of selected fuel cycle facilities to confirm that the 
facilities were in compliance with regulatory requirements to address 
natural phenomena hazards, the NRC staff identified several unresolved 
items (URIs). The ISG provides criteria and methods that the staff can 
use to review the treatment of NPH at fuel cycle facilities as 
evaluated in the facility ISA.

DATES: Submit comments by April 10, 2015. 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 comments by any of the following methods 
(unless 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-2015-0035. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this document.
     Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, 
Mail Stop: OWFN-12H08, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001.
    For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting 
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Marcano, Office of Nuclear 
Materials Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-287-9063, email: 
Jonathan.Marcano@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0035 when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain 
publicly-available information related to this action by any of the 
following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0035.
     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 
draft ISG for Natural Phenomena Hazards in Fuel Cycle Facilities is 
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML15026A136.
     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.

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2015-0035 in the subject line of your 
comment submission, in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make 
your comment submission available to the public in this docket.
    The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact 
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your 
comment submission. The NRC posts all comment submissions at https://www.regulations.gov as well as entering the comment submissions into 
ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove 
identifying or contact information.
    If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons 
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to 
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be 
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should 
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to 
remove such information before making the comment submissions available 
to the public or entering the comment submissions into ADAMS.

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II. Background

    As a result of the lessons learned from the accident at the 
Fukushima Daichi Nuclear Power Plant, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission staff performed a systematic evaluation and inspection of 
selected fuel cycle facilities to (1) confirm that licensees are in 
compliance with regulatory requirements and facility-specific license 
conditions; and (2) to evaluate their readiness to address NPH events 
and other licensing basis events related to NPH. From December 2011 
through May 2012, the staff conducted these inspections in accordance 
with NRC Temporary Instruction (TI) 2600/015, ``Evaluation of Licensee 
Strategies for the Prevention and/or Mitigation of Emergencies at Fuel 
Facilities.''
    As a result of the TI inspection activities, the staff identified 
URI's related to Part 70 requirements and the current licensing basis 
of these facilities. The URIs document the need to further evaluate 
whether licensees are in compliance with regulatory requirements 
regarding accident sequences resulting from NPH. The staff is issuing 
this ISG to provide additional guidance for addressing accident 
sequences that may result from NPH. This ISG will be incorporated into 
future revisions of Appendix D of Chapter 3 of NUREG 1520, ``Standard 
Review Plan for the Review of a License Application for a Fuel Cycle 
Facility'' (ADAMS Accession No. ML020930033).

     Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day of February, 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Craig Erlanger,
Deputy Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, Safeguards, and 
Environmental Review, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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