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Notice of Availability of Draft Guidance
Documents for Subsequent License
Renewal
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Draft NUREG; public meeting
and request for comment.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is issuing for public
comment a draft NUREG, NUREG–2191,
‘‘Generic Aging Lessons Learned for
Subsequent License Renewal (GALL–
SLR) Report, Volume 1 and Volume 2,’’
and draft NUREG–2192, ‘‘Standard
Review Plan for Review of Subsequent
License Renewal Applications for
Nuclear Power Plants’’ (SRP–SLR).
These draft documents describe
methods acceptable to the NRC staff for
granting a subsequent license renewal in
accordance with license renewal
regulations, as well as techniques used
by the NRC staff in evaluating
applications for subsequent license
renewal. Public meetings related to the
issuance of these NUREGs are planned
to be held on January 27 and 28, 2016,
and February 23, 2016, at NRC’s
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headquarters. Information about the
public meetings will be posted on the
NRC’s Web site at https://
meetings.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
DATES: Submit comments by February
29, 2016. 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 on or before this date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2015–0251. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol
Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
technical questions, contact the
individual (s) listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
document.
• Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey,
Office of Administration, Mail Stop:
OWFN–12–H08, 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:
Bennett Brady, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, telephone: 301–415–2981,
email: Bennett.Brady@nrc.gov or Steven
Bloom, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, telephone: 301–415–2431,
email: Steven.Bloom@nrc.gov; U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington DC 20555–0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments
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A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2015–
0251 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–2015–0251.
• 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
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Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The draft
NUREG–2191; ‘‘Generic Aging Lessons
Learned for Subsequent License
Renewal (GALL–SLR) Report, Volumes
1 and 2,’’ and draft NUREG–2192;
‘‘Standard Review Plan for Review of
Subsequent License Renewal
Applications for Nuclear Power Plants’’
(SRP–SLR) are available in ADAMS
under ADAMS Accession Nos
ML15348A111, ML15348A153, and
ML15348A265, respectively.
• 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–
0251 in your comment submission.
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 will post all comment
submissions at https://
www.regulations.gov as well as enter 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 into ADAMS.
II. Discussion
The Atomic Energy Act (AEA) of
1954, as amended, authorizes the NRC
to issue 40-year initial licenses and
upon application and approval,
subsequently renew licenses for nuclear
power reactors. The NRC regulations
permit these licenses to be renewed
beyond the initial 40-year term for an
additional period of time, limited to 20year increments per renewal, based on
the outcome of an assessment to
determine if the nuclear facility can
continue to operate safely during the
proposed period of extended operation.
There are no limitations in the AEA or
the NRC’s regulations restricting the
number of times a license may be
renewed.
Based on interactions with the
nuclear power industry, the NRC staff
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believes the first applications for
subsequent license renewal, a term
referring to all license renewals
allowing a plant to operate beyond the
60-year period (40-year of an original
operating license and a 20-year period
of the first license renewal), may be
submitted in 2018 or 2019.
The NRC has developed draft
guidance for utilities wishing to apply
for subsequent license renewal. The
guidance documents for first license
renewal (i.e., for operation from 40 to 60
years), the Generic Aging Lessons
Learned Report, Revision 2 (GALL
Report Rev. 2, ADAMS Accession
Number ML103490041), and the
Standard Review Plan for Review of
License Renewal Applications, Revision
2 (SRP–LR Rev. 2, ADAMS Accession
Number ML103490036) have been
revised to reflect aging differences for
increased operating time from 60 to 80
years, to consider new operating
experience since the release of GALL
Report Rev. 2, and to cover gaps
identified in the GALL Report Rev 2.
The GALL–SLR Report and SRP–SLR
also include changes that have been
previously issued for public comment as
part of the staff’s license renewal
Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) process.
These ISGs can be found at https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/isg/license-renewal.html.
The NRC issued a draft ISG–2015–01,
‘‘Changes to Buried and Underground
Piping and Tank Recommendations,’’
for public comment in the Federal
Register (80 FR 37028; June 29, 2015;
ADAMS Accession No ML15125A377).
The staff is in the final process of
reviewing this ISG for issuance as a final
document. Upon issuance, the changes
to the aging management program
XI.M41, ‘‘Buried and Underground
Piping and Tanks,’’ will be incorporated
into the GALL–SLR Report and the
associated sections of the SRP–SLR.
Because the staff has previously sought
and received public comments on these
ISGs, the staff is not seeking further
comments on these changes. They will
be incorporated in the Final GALL–SLR
Report and Final SRP–SLR.
The NRC is also announcing public
meetings during the public comment
period. Scheduled for January 27 and
28, 2016, and February 23, 2016, these
meetings will be held at the NRC
headquarters in Rockville, MD. The
formal meeting notices are available at
https://meetings.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg. It is
anticipated that the public meetings will
provide the participants an opportunity
to obtain additional information, ask
questions, and to otherwise facilitate the
public in formulating and preparing
written comments for NRC’s staff
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consideration on these guidance
documents. However, as these meetings
will not be transcribed, the NRC
encourages participants in these
meetings to provide written comments
to ensure that their comments and the
reasons or justifications for their
comments are clearly understood and
considered.
Submitted comments should include
detailed, supporting justification for the
NRC staff to evaluate the need for
changes in guidance, as well as
references to the operating experience,
industry standards, or other relevant
reference materials that provide a sound
technical basis for such changes. The
NRC is also interested in comments that
will improve the clarity of the
documents so that the final guidance
will provide a stable and acceptable
evaluation standard for future
subsequent license renewal
applications. These guidance
documents describe an acceptable, but
not required, means for nuclear power
plants to meet the license renewal
regulations for operation during the
subsequent period of extended
operation. Editorial and style comments
are not necessary and will not be
considered, because the final versions
will reflect any necessary editorial and
style changes.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day
of December 2015.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Christopher G. Miller,
Director, Division of License Renewal, Office
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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officer of the Commission to represent
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these proceedings (Public
Representative).
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January 7, 2016.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for
publication of this order in the Federal
Register.
By the Commission.
Stacy L. Ruble,
Secretary.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2015-0251]
Notice of Availability of Draft Guidance Documents for Subsequent
License Renewal
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Draft NUREG; public meeting and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for
public comment a draft NUREG, NUREG-2191, ``Generic Aging Lessons
Learned for Subsequent License Renewal (GALL-SLR) Report, Volume 1 and
Volume 2,'' and draft NUREG-2192, ``Standard Review Plan for Review of
Subsequent License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants''
(SRP-SLR). These draft documents describe methods acceptable to the NRC
staff for granting a subsequent license renewal in accordance with
license renewal regulations, as well as techniques used by the NRC
staff in evaluating applications for subsequent license renewal. Public
meetings related to the issuance of these NUREGs are planned to be held
on January 27 and 28, 2016, and February 23, 2016, at NRC's
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headquarters. Information about the public meetings will be posted on
the NRC's Web site at https://meetings.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
DATES: Submit comments by February 29, 2016. 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
on or before this date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0251. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact
the individual (s) listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this document.
Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration,
Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08, 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: Bennett Brady, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, telephone: 301-415-2981, email:
Bennett.Brady@nrc.gov or Steven Bloom, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, telephone: 301-415-2431, email: Steven.Bloom@nrc.gov; U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0251 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-2015-0251.
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 NUREG-2191; ``Generic Aging Lessons Learned for Subsequent
License Renewal (GALL-SLR) Report, Volumes 1 and 2,'' and draft NUREG-
2192; ``Standard Review Plan for Review of Subsequent License Renewal
Applications for Nuclear Power Plants'' (SRP-SLR) are available in
ADAMS under ADAMS Accession Nos ML15348A111, ML15348A153, and
ML15348A265, respectively.
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-2015-0251 in your comment submission.
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 will post all comment submissions at https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter 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 into ADAMS.
II. Discussion
The Atomic Energy Act (AEA) of 1954, as amended, authorizes the NRC
to issue 40-year initial licenses and upon application and approval,
subsequently renew licenses for nuclear power reactors. The NRC
regulations permit these licenses to be renewed beyond the initial 40-
year term for an additional period of time, limited to 20-year
increments per renewal, based on the outcome of an assessment to
determine if the nuclear facility can continue to operate safely during
the proposed period of extended operation. There are no limitations in
the AEA or the NRC's regulations restricting the number of times a
license may be renewed.
Based on interactions with the nuclear power industry, the NRC
staff believes the first applications for subsequent license renewal, a
term referring to all license renewals allowing a plant to operate
beyond the 60-year period (40-year of an original operating license and
a 20-year period of the first license renewal), may be submitted in
2018 or 2019.
The NRC has developed draft guidance for utilities wishing to apply
for subsequent license renewal. The guidance documents for first
license renewal (i.e., for operation from 40 to 60 years), the Generic
Aging Lessons Learned Report, Revision 2 (GALL Report Rev. 2, ADAMS
Accession Number ML103490041), and the Standard Review Plan for Review
of License Renewal Applications, Revision 2 (SRP-LR Rev. 2, ADAMS
Accession Number ML103490036) have been revised to reflect aging
differences for increased operating time from 60 to 80 years, to
consider new operating experience since the release of GALL Report Rev.
2, and to cover gaps identified in the GALL Report Rev 2. The GALL-SLR
Report and SRP-SLR also include changes that have been previously
issued for public comment as part of the staff's license renewal
Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) process. These ISGs can be found at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/isg/license-renewal.html. The
NRC issued a draft ISG-2015-01, ``Changes to Buried and Underground
Piping and Tank Recommendations,'' for public comment in the Federal
Register (80 FR 37028; June 29, 2015; ADAMS Accession No ML15125A377).
The staff is in the final process of reviewing this ISG for issuance as
a final document. Upon issuance, the changes to the aging management
program XI.M41, ``Buried and Underground Piping and Tanks,'' will be
incorporated into the GALL-SLR Report and the associated sections of
the SRP-SLR. Because the staff has previously sought and received
public comments on these ISGs, the staff is not seeking further
comments on these changes. They will be incorporated in the Final GALL-
SLR Report and Final SRP-SLR.
The NRC is also announcing public meetings during the public
comment period. Scheduled for January 27 and 28, 2016, and February 23,
2016, these meetings will be held at the NRC headquarters in Rockville,
MD. The formal meeting notices are available at https://meetings.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg. It is anticipated that the public meetings
will provide the participants an opportunity to obtain additional
information, ask questions, and to otherwise facilitate the public in
formulating and preparing written comments for NRC's staff
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consideration on these guidance documents. However, as these meetings
will not be transcribed, the NRC encourages participants in these
meetings to provide written comments to ensure that their comments and
the reasons or justifications for their comments are clearly understood
and considered.
Submitted comments should include detailed, supporting
justification for the NRC staff to evaluate the need for changes in
guidance, as well as references to the operating experience, industry
standards, or other relevant reference materials that provide a sound
technical basis for such changes. The NRC is also interested in
comments that will improve the clarity of the documents so that the
final guidance will provide a stable and acceptable evaluation standard
for future subsequent license renewal applications. These guidance
documents describe an acceptable, but not required, means for nuclear
power plants to meet the license renewal regulations for operation
during the subsequent period of extended operation. Editorial and style
comments are not necessary and will not be considered, because the
final versions will reflect any necessary editorial and style changes.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of December 2015.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Christopher G. Miller,
Director, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2015-32368 Filed 12-22-15; 8:45 am]
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