Guidance for Developing Principal Design Criteria for Non-Light Water Reactors, 15178-15179 [2018-07214]

Download as PDF 15178 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 68 / Monday, April 9, 2018 / Notices 12:45 p.m.–1:30 p.m. NSF Executive lunch with students 1:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m. NSF Executive Session/Break (CLOSED) 1:45 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Glenda Kelly— External Evaluation of HEARD 2:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Representatives from VT Graduate School— Institutional Support 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Integrating Research and Education Partnerships Future Plans 4:00 p.m.–4:15 p.m. NSF Executive Session/Break (CLOSED) 4:15 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Facility Tour— ICTAS II, Kelly Hall laboratories 5:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. Wrap up 5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m. NSF Executive Session/Break (CLOSED) 6:30 p.m. Critical Feedback Provided to PI 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. NSF Executive Session/Working Dinner (CLOSED) May 1, 2018 7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m. Breakfast (on your own) 8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Summary/ Research Team Given Critical Feedback 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Site Review Team Prepares Site Visit Report (Working Lunch Provided) 4:15 p.m. Presentation of Site Visit Report to Principal Investigator [FR Doc. 2018–07209 Filed 4–6–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2017–0016] Guidance for Developing Principal Design Criteria for Non-Light Water Reactors Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Regulatory guide; issuance. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 0 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.232, ‘‘Guidance for Developing Principal Design Criteria for Non-Light Water Reactors.’’ This new RG provides designers, applicants, and licensees of non-light water nuclear reactors guidance for developing principal design criteria (PDC) for a proposed facility. The PDC establish the necessary design, fabrication, construction, testing, and performance requirements for structures, systems, and components important to safety; that is, structures, systems, and components that provide sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:06 Apr 06, 2018 Jkt 244001 reasonable assurance that the facility can be operated without undue risk to the health and safety of the public. DATES: Revision 0 to RG 1.232 is available on April 9, 2018. ADDRESSES: Please refer Docket ID NRC– 2017–0016 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 website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2017–0016. Address questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127; email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individuals 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 (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this document. Revision 0 to RG 1.232 and the regulatory analysis may be found in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML17325A611 and ML16330A179 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. Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and NRC approval is not required to reproduce them. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jan Mazza, Office of New Reactors, telephone 301–415–0498, email: Jan.Mazza@nrc.gov and Stanley Gardocki, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, telephone: 301–415–1067, email: Stanley.Gardocki@nrc.gov. Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Discussion The NRC is issuing a new guide in the NRC’s ‘‘Regulatory Guide’’ series. This PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 NRC staff uses in evaluating specific issues or postulated events, and data that the NRC staff needs in its review of applications for permits and licenses. II. Additional Information The NRC published a notice of the availability of DG–1330 in the Federal Register on February 3, 2017, Volume 82, No. 22, page 9246, for a 60-day public comment period. The public comment period closed on April 4, 2017. DG–1330 and public comments on DG–1330, along with the staff responses to the public comments are available under ADAMS Accession Nos. ML16301A307 and ML17325A616, respectively. III. Congressional Review Act This RG 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 RG 1.232 provides guidance for establishing the PDC for non-light water reactor nuclear power plants. The purpose of RG 1.232 is to provide regulatory guidance to assist the NRC staff and future applicants. RGs are not regulatory requirements. Applications for a construction permit, design certification, combined license, standard design approval, or manufacturing license are required by section 50.34(a)(3) of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), 10 CFR 52.47(a)(3)(i), 10 CFR 52.79(a)(4)(i), 10 CFR 52.137(a)(3)(i), and 10 CFR 52.157(a), respectively, to include the PDC for the facility in their applications. The non-light water reactor design criteria in RG 1.232 provides guidance intended to support the development of the PDC. Issuance of this RG does not constitute backfitting as defined in 10 CFR 50.109 (referred to as the Backfit Rule) and is not otherwise inconsistent with the issue finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52. As discussed in the ‘‘Implementation’’ section of this RG, the NRC has no current intention to impose this guidance on any current licensees. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day of April 2018. E:\FR\FM\09APN1.SGM 09APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 68 / Monday, April 9, 2018 / Notices For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Thomas H. Boyce, Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research. [FR Doc. 2018–07214 Filed 4–6–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2018–0001] Sunshine Act Meetings Weeks of April 9, 16, 23, 30, May 7, 14, 2018. PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. STATUS: Public and Closed. DATE: Week of April 9, 2018 Tuesday, April 10, 2018 10:00 a.m. Briefing on the Annual Threat Environment (Closed Ex. 1) Thursday, April 12, 2018 9:00 a.m. Briefing on Accident Tolerant Fuel (Public), (Contact: Andrew Proffitt: 301–415–1418) This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov/. Week of April 16, 2018—Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the week of April 16, 2018. 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If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in these public meetings, or need this meeting notice or the transcript or other information from the public meetings in another format (e.g., braille, large print), please notify Kimberly Meyer-Chambers, NRC Disability Program Manager, at 301– 287–0739, by videophone at 240–428– 3217, or by email at Kimberly.MeyerChambers@nrc.gov. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. * * * * * Members of the public may request to receive this information electronically. If you would like to be added to the distribution, please contact the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of the Secretary, Washington, DC 20555 (301– 415–1969), or you may email Patricia.Jimenez@nrc.gov or Wendy.Moore@nrc.gov. Dated: April 5, 2018. Denise L. McGovern, Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018–07372 Filed 4–5–18; 4:15 pm] 9:00 a.m. Strategic Programmatic Overview of the Fuel Facilities and the Nuclear Materials Users Business Lines (Public Meeting), (Contact: Mahmoud Jardaneh: 301– 415–4126 or Soly Soto Lugo: 301– 415–7528) This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov/. BILLING CODE 7590–01–P Week of April 30, 2018—Tentative sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Thursday, April 26, 2018 AGENCY: NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2017–0171] Evaluating Deviations and Reporting Defects and Noncompliance There are no meetings scheduled for the week of April 30, 2018. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Regulatory guide; issuance. Week of May 7, 2018—Tentative SUMMARY: Thursday, May 10, 2018 10:00 a.m. Briefing on Security Issues (Closed Ex. 1) 2:00 p.m. Briefing on Security Issues (Closed Ex. 1) VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:06 Apr 06, 2018 Jkt 244001 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 0 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.234, ‘‘Evaluating Deviations and Reporting Defects and Noncompliance Under 10 CFR Part 21.’’ This RG describes methods that the staff of the U.S. PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 15179 Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) considers acceptable for complying with the provisions of the regulations. DATES: Revision 0 to RG 1.234 is available on April 9, 2018. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2017–0171 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 Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2017–0171. Address questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301–415–3463; email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individuals 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 (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this document. • 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: Paul Prescott, Office of New Reactors, telephone: 301–415–3026, email: Paul.Prescott@nrc.gov and 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. Discussion The NRC is issuing a new 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, E:\FR\FM\09APN1.SGM 09APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 68 (Monday, April 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15178-15179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2017-0016]


Guidance for Developing Principal Design Criteria for Non-Light 
Water Reactors

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Regulatory guide; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing 
Revision 0 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.232, ``Guidance for Developing 
Principal Design Criteria for Non-Light Water Reactors.'' This new RG 
provides designers, applicants, and licensees of non-light water 
nuclear reactors guidance for developing principal design criteria 
(PDC) for a proposed facility. The PDC establish the necessary design, 
fabrication, construction, testing, and performance requirements for 
structures, systems, and components important to safety; that is, 
structures, systems, and components that provide reasonable assurance 
that the facility can be operated without undue risk to the health and 
safety of the public.

DATES: Revision 0 to RG 1.232 is available on April 9, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Please refer Docket ID NRC-2017-0016 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 website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2017-0016. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287-
9127; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact 
the individuals 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 [email protected]. The 
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available 
in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this 
document. Revision 0 to RG 1.232 and the regulatory analysis may be 
found in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML17325A611 and ML16330A179 
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.
    Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and NRC approval is not 
required to reproduce them.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jan Mazza, Office of New Reactors, 
telephone 301-415-0498, email: [email protected] and Stanley Gardocki, 
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, telephone: 301-415-1067, email: 
[email protected]. Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Discussion

    The NRC is issuing a new 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 NRC staff uses in evaluating specific issues or 
postulated events, and data that the NRC staff needs in its review of 
applications for permits and licenses.

II. Additional Information

    The NRC published a notice of the availability of DG-1330 in the 
Federal Register on February 3, 2017, Volume 82, No. 22, page 9246, for 
a 60-day public comment period. The public comment period closed on 
April 4, 2017. DG-1330 and public comments on DG-1330, along with the 
staff responses to the public comments are available under ADAMS 
Accession Nos. ML16301A307 and ML17325A616, respectively.

III. Congressional Review Act

    This RG 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

    RG 1.232 provides guidance for establishing the PDC for non-light 
water reactor nuclear power plants. The purpose of RG 1.232 is to 
provide regulatory guidance to assist the NRC staff and future 
applicants. RGs are not regulatory requirements. Applications for a 
construction permit, design certification, combined license, standard 
design approval, or manufacturing license are required by section 
50.34(a)(3) of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), 10 
CFR 52.47(a)(3)(i), 10 CFR 52.79(a)(4)(i), 10 CFR 52.137(a)(3)(i), and 
10 CFR 52.157(a), respectively, to include the PDC for the facility in 
their applications. The non-light water reactor design criteria in RG 
1.232 provides guidance intended to support the development of the PDC.
    Issuance of this RG does not constitute backfitting as defined in 
10 CFR 50.109 (referred to as the Backfit Rule) and is not otherwise 
inconsistent with the issue finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52. As 
discussed in the ``Implementation'' section of this RG, the NRC has no 
current intention to impose this guidance on any current licensees.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day of April 2018.


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    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Thomas H. Boyce,
 Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic Issues Branch, Division of 
Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 2018-07214 Filed 4-6-18; 8:45 am]
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