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AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 2
to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.215,
‘‘Guidance for ITAAC Closure Under 10
CFR part 52.’’ This RG describes a
method that the staff of the NRC
considers acceptable for use in
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satisfying the requirements for
documenting the completion of
inspections, tests, analyses, and
acceptance criteria (ITAAC)
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email: Stephen.Burton@nrc.gov. Both
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Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
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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
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regarding 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 issues or postulated
events, and data that the staff needs in
its review of applications for permits
and licenses.
Revision 2 of RG 1.215 was issued
with a temporary identification as Draft
Regulatory Guide, DG–1316. This
revision (Revision 2) of RG 1.215
approves for use Nuclear Energy
Institute (NEI) 08–01, ‘‘Industry
Guideline for the ITAAC Closure
Process under 10 CFR part 52,’’ Revision
5—Corrected (Ref. 2), subject to certain
exceptions and additional guidance
described in this regulatory guide under
Section C, Staff Regulatory Guidance.
The NEI 08–01, Revision 5—Corrected,
was updated to include additional
guidance related to ITAAC
maintenance, lessons learned from
simulated ITAAC closure
implementation, changes to the
information and formatting guidance for
uncompleted ITAAC notifications, and
other enhancements.
II. Additional Information
Draft Guide 1316 was published in
the Federal Register on January 5, 2015
(80 FR 265) for a 60-day public
comment period. The public comment
period closed on March 6, 2015. Public
comments on DG–1316 and the staff
responses to the public comments are
available under ADAMS Accession
Number ML15105A446.
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
This regulatory guide approves
updated industry guidance for ITAAC
closure, including the different kinds of
ITAAC notifications required by 10 CFR
52.99. Issuance of this regulatory guide
is not 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 current holders of
combined licenses. In addition, the
matters in this regulatory guide are not
within the matters subject to issue
finality protection under 10 CFR 52.83
or 10 CFR 52.98. Therefore, any
imposition of this regulatory guide on
current holders of combined licenses, or
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current and future applicants for
combined licenses, would not be
inconsistent with any issue finality
protection under 10 CFR 52.83 or 10
CFR 52.98.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day
of July, 2015.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Thomas H. Boyce,
Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic
Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office
of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
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I. Background
In accordance with § 51.118 of Title
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the NRC is making available final
Supplement 54 to the GEIS regarding
the renewal of Exelon operating licenses
NPF–37 and NPF–66 for an additional
20 years of operation for Byron. Draft
Supplement 54 to the GEIS was noticed
by the NRC in the Federal Register on
January 2, 2015 (80 FR 55), and noticed
by the Environmental Protection Agency
on January 2, 2015 (80 FR 41). The
public comment period on draft
Supplement 54 to the GEIS ended on
February 20, 2015, and the comments
received are addressed in final
Supplement 54 to the GEIS. Final
Supplement 54 to the GEIS is available
as indicated in the ADDRESSES section of
this document.
II. Discussion
As discussed in chapter 5 of the final
Supplement 54 to the GEIS, the NRC
determined that the adverse
environmental impacts of license
renewal for Byron are not so great that
preserving the option of license renewal
for energy-planning decisionmakers
would be unreasonable. This
recommendation is based on: (1) The
analysis and findings in the GEIS; (2)
information provided in the
environmental report and other
documents submitted by Exelon; (3)
consultation with Federal, State, local,
and Tribal agencies; (4) the NRC staff’s
independent environmental review; and
(5) consideration of public comments
received during the scoping process and
on the Draft Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement.
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of July 2015.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2014-0277]
Guidance for ITAAC Closure
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Regulatory guide; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing
Revision 2 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.215, ``Guidance for ITAAC Closure
Under 10 CFR part 52.'' This RG describes a method that the staff of
the NRC considers acceptable for use in satisfying the requirements for
documenting the completion of inspections, tests, analyses, and
acceptance criteria (ITAAC)
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2014-0277 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may access information related to this document, which the NRC
possesses and is publicly available, using the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2014-0277. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may access publicly available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents Collections 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 2 of Regulatory Guide 1.215, is
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML15105A447. The regulatory
analysis may be found in ADAMS under Accession No. ML14258B184.
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: James Gaslevic, Office of New
Reactors, telephone: 301-415-2276, email: James.Gaslevic@nrc.gov, or
Stephen Burton, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, telephone: 301-
415-7000, email: Stephen.Burton@nrc.gov. Both are staff of the 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 regarding 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 issues or postulated events, and data that the staff needs in
its review of applications for permits and licenses.
Revision 2 of RG 1.215 was issued with a temporary identification
as Draft Regulatory Guide, DG-1316. This revision (Revision 2) of RG
1.215 approves for use Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 08-01, ``Industry
Guideline for the ITAAC Closure Process under 10 CFR part 52,''
Revision 5--Corrected (Ref. 2), subject to certain exceptions and
additional guidance described in this regulatory guide under Section C,
Staff Regulatory Guidance. The NEI 08-01, Revision 5--Corrected, was
updated to include additional guidance related to ITAAC maintenance,
lessons learned from simulated ITAAC closure implementation, changes to
the information and formatting guidance for uncompleted ITAAC
notifications, and other enhancements.
II. Additional Information
Draft Guide 1316 was published in the Federal Register on January
5, 2015 (80 FR 265) for a 60-day public comment period. The public
comment period closed on March 6, 2015. Public comments on DG-1316 and
the staff responses to the public comments are available under ADAMS
Accession Number ML15105A446.
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
This regulatory guide approves updated industry guidance for ITAAC
closure, including the different kinds of ITAAC notifications required
by 10 CFR 52.99. Issuance of this regulatory guide is not 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 current holders of
combined licenses. In addition, the matters in this regulatory guide
are not within the matters subject to issue finality protection under
10 CFR 52.83 or 10 CFR 52.98. Therefore, any imposition of this
regulatory guide on current holders of combined licenses, or
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current and future applicants for combined licenses, would not be
inconsistent with any issue finality protection under 10 CFR 52.83 or
10 CFR 52.98.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of July, 2015.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Thomas H. Boyce,
Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic Issues Branch, Division of
Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
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