Safety Related Concrete Structures for Nuclear Power Plants (Other Than Reactor Vessels and Containments), 16897-16898 [2019-08093]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 78 / Tuesday, April 23, 2019 / Notices jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with NOTICES Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF–86: The amendment revised the Renewed Facility Operating License and Technical Specifications. Date of initial notice in Federal Register: July 3, 2018 (83 FR 31186). The Commission’s related evaluation of the amendment is contained in a Safety Evaluation dated March 29, 2019. No significant hazards consideration comments received: No. PSEG Nuclear LLC, Docket No. 50– 354, Hope Creek Generating Station, Salem County, New Jersey Date of amendment request: April 13, 2018, as supplemented by two letters dated October 17, 2018. Brief description of amendment: The amendment revised Hope Creek Generating Station Technical Specification 3.8.3.1, ‘‘Distribution— Operating,’’ to increase the alternating current inverters allowed outage time from 24 hours to 7 days. The change was based on application of the Hope Creek Generating Station probabilistic risk assessment in support of a riskinformed extension and on additional considerations and compensatory actions. Date of issuance: March 27, 2019. Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented within 60 days of the date of issuance. Amendment No.: 215. A publiclyavailable version is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML19065A156; documents related to this amendment are listed in the Safety Evaluation enclosed with the amendment. Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF–57: The amendment revised the Renewed Facility Operating License and Technical Specifications. Date of initial notice in Federal Register: June 19, 2018 (83 FR 28462). Two supplemental letters dated October 17, 2018, provided additional information that clarified the application, did not expand the scope of the application as originally noticed, and did not change the NRC staff’s original proposed no significant hazards consideration determination as published in the Federal Register. The Commission’s related evaluation of the amendment is contained in a Safety Evaluation dated March 27, 2019. No significant hazards consideration comments received: No. Tennessee Valley Authority, Docket Nos. 50–259, 50–260, and 50–296, Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3, Limestone County, Alabama Date of amendment request: October 18, 2018, as supplemented by letters dated February 13, 2019, and March 8, 2019. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Apr 22, 2019 Jkt 247001 Brief description of amendments: The amendments revised the Renewed Facility Operating Licenses by changing license conditions associated with the fire protection program controlled by 10 CFR 50.48(c), ‘‘National Fire Protection Association Standard NFPA 805.’’ The amended license conditions incorporate changes made to Table S–2, ‘‘Plant Modifications Committed,’’ in Tennessee Valley Authority letter dated October 18, 2018, as supplemented by letters dated February 13, 2019, and March 8, 2019, which describes modifications necessary to transition into full compliance with 10 CFR 50.48(c). Date of issuance: April 2, 2019. Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented immediately. Amendment Nos.: 307 (Unit 1), 330, (Unit 2), and 290 (Unit 3). A publiclyavailable version is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML19037A137; documents related to these amendments are listed in the Safety Evaluation enclosed with the amendments. Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR–33, DPR–52, and DPR–68: The amendments revised the Renewed Facility Operating Licenses. Date of initial notice in Federal Register: December 18, 2018 (83 FR 64897). The supplemental letters dated February 13, 2019, and March 8, 2019, provided additional information that clarified the application, did not expand the scope of the application as originally noticed, and did not change the NRC staff’s original proposed no significant hazards consideration determination as published in the Federal Register. The Commission’s related evaluation of the amendments is contained in a Safety Evaluation dated April 2, 2019. No significant hazards consideration comments received: No. Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation, Docket No. 50–482, Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit 1, Coffey County, Kansas Date of amendment request: May 9, 2018, as supplemented by letter dated November 19, 2018. Brief description of amendment: The amendment revised the Wolf Creek Generating Station Radiological Emergency Response Plan to (1) reduce the number of required emergency response organization positions, (2) standardize activation times for the technical support center to 75 minutes, (3) replace the current full-time normal work hours licensed medical practitioner position with on-shift first aid responders, and (4) remove PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 16897 reference to performing dose assessment using containment pressure indication. Date of issuance: April 1, 2019. Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented within 180 days from the date of issuance. Amendment No.: 220. A publiclyavailable version is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML19052A546; documents related to this amendment are listed in the Safety Evaluation enclosed with the amendment. Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF–42. The amendment revised the Wolf Creek Generating Station Radiological Emergency Response Plan. Date of initial notice in Federal Register: July 3, 2018 (83 FR 31187). The supplemental letter dated November 19, 2018, provided additional information that clarified the application, did not expand the scope of the application as originally noticed, and did not change the NRC staff’s original proposed no significant hazards consideration determination as published in the Federal Register. The Commission’s related evaluation of the amendment is contained in a Safety Evaluation dated April 1, 2019. No significant hazards consideration comments received: No. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of April, 2019 For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Kathryn M. Brock, Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2019–07933 Filed 4–22–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2019–0100] Safety Related Concrete Structures for Nuclear Power Plants (Other Than Reactor Vessels and Containments) Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Draft regulatory guide; request for comment. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment draft regulatory guide (DG), DG–1283, ‘‘Safety Related Structures for Nuclear Power Plants (Other than Reactor Vessels and Containments).’’ This proposed guide, revision 3, of RG 1.142, of the same name, was revised to endorse an updated version of American Concrete Institute code (ACI) 349–2013, ‘‘Code Requirements for Nuclear Safety- SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\23APN1.SGM 23APN1 16898 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 78 / Tuesday, April 23, 2019 / Notices Related Concrete Structures and Commentary.’’ Submit comments by June 24, 2019. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. Although a time limit is given, comments and suggestions in connection with items for inclusion in guides currently being developed or improvements in all published guides are encouraged at any time. 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 Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2019–0100. Address questions about NRC dockets IDs in Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127; email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual(s) listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • Mail comments to: Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN–7– A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff. 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: Madhumita Sircar, telephone: 301–415– 1804; email: Madhumita.Sircar@nrc.gov, and Edward O’Donnell, telephone: 301– 415–3317; email: Edward.Odonnell@ nrc.gov. Both are staff members of the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DATES: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with NOTICES A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2019– 0100 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this action. You may obtain publicallyavailable information related to this action, by any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2019–0100. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Apr 22, 2019 Jkt 247001 available documents online in the ADAMS Public Document collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html. To begin the search, select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, 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 DG–1283 is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML16172A240. • 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–2019– 0100 in 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 enters 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. II. Additional Information The NRC is issuing for public comment a DG 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 NRC’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. The DG, entitled, ‘‘Safety Related Concrete Structures for Nuclear Power Plants (Other than Reactor Vessels and Containments),’’ is temporarily identified by its task number, DG–1283. PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DG–1283 is proposed revision 3 of RG 1.142 of the same name. This revision of the guide (Revision 3) was updated to endorse, with certain exceptions, ACI 349–13, ‘‘Code Requirements for Nuclear Safety-Related Concrete Structures and Commentary,’’ except for Appendix D, ‘‘Anchoring to Concrete.’’ Appendix D to ACI 349–13 is separately endorsed by RG 1.199, ‘‘Anchoring Components and Structural Supports in Concrete’’. III. Backfitting and Issue Finality As discussed in the ‘‘Implementation’’ section of DG–1283, the NRC has no current intention to impose this draft regulatory guide on holders of current operating licenses or combined licenses. Accordingly, the issuance of this draft regulatory guide, if finalized, would not constitute ‘‘backfitting’’ as defined in section 50.109(a)(1) of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) of the Backfit Rule or be otherwise inconsistent with the applicable issue finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52. This draft regulatory guide may be applied to applications for operating licenses and combined licenses docketed by the NRC as of the date of issuance of the final regulatory guide, as well as future applications for operating licenses and combined licenses submitted after the issuance of the regulatory guide. Such action would not constitute backfitting as defined in 10 CFR 50.109(a)(1) or be otherwise inconsistent with the applicable issue finality provision in 10 CFR part 52, inasmuch as such applicants or potential applicants are not within the scope of entities protected by the Backfit Rule or the relevant issue finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of April, 2019. 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. 2019–08093 Filed 4–22–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD Sunshine Act Meetings TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., April 30, 2019. 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611. STATUS: Closed. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: (1) Internal Personnel Matter. PLACE: E:\FR\FM\23APN1.SGM 23APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 23, 2019)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2019-08093]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2019-0100]


Safety Related Concrete Structures for Nuclear Power Plants 
(Other Than Reactor Vessels and Containments)

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Draft regulatory guide; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for 
public comment draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-1283, ``Safety Related 
Structures for Nuclear Power Plants (Other than Reactor Vessels and 
Containments).'' This proposed guide, revision 3, of RG 1.142, of the 
same name, was revised to endorse an updated version of American 
Concrete Institute code (ACI) 349-2013, ``Code Requirements for Nuclear 
Safety-

[[Page 16898]]

Related Concrete Structures and Commentary.''

DATES: Submit comments by June 24, 2019. Comments received after this 
date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is 
able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before 
this date. Although a time limit is given, comments and suggestions in 
connection with items for inclusion in guides currently being developed 
or improvements in all published guides are encouraged at any time.

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 Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2019-0100. Address 
questions about NRC dockets IDs in Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; 
telephone: 301-287-9127; email: [email protected]. For technical 
questions, contact the individual(s) listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.
     Mail comments to: Office of Administration, Mail Stop: 
TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff.
    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: Madhumita Sircar, telephone: 301-415-
1804; email: [email protected], and Edward O'Donnell, telephone: 
301-415-3317; email: [email protected]. Both are staff members of 
the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, 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-2019-0100 when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information regarding this action. You may 
obtain publically-available information related to this action, by any 
of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2019-0100.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Document collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS 
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, 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 DG-1283 is available in ADAMS under 
Accession No. ML16172A240.
     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-2019-0100 in 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 enters 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.

II. Additional Information

    The NRC is issuing for public comment a DG 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 
NRC'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.
    The DG, entitled, ``Safety Related Concrete Structures for Nuclear 
Power Plants (Other than Reactor Vessels and Containments),'' is 
temporarily identified by its task number, DG-1283. DG-1283 is proposed 
revision 3 of RG 1.142 of the same name. This revision of the guide 
(Revision 3) was updated to endorse, with certain exceptions, ACI 349-
13, ``Code Requirements for Nuclear Safety-Related Concrete Structures 
and Commentary,'' except for Appendix D, ``Anchoring to Concrete.'' 
Appendix D to ACI 349-13 is separately endorsed by RG 1.199, 
``Anchoring Components and Structural Supports in Concrete''.

III. Backfitting and Issue Finality

    As discussed in the ``Implementation'' section of DG-1283, the NRC 
has no current intention to impose this draft regulatory guide on 
holders of current operating licenses or combined licenses. 
Accordingly, the issuance of this draft regulatory guide, if finalized, 
would not constitute ``backfitting'' as defined in section 50.109(a)(1) 
of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) of the Backfit 
Rule or be otherwise inconsistent with the applicable issue finality 
provisions in 10 CFR part 52.
    This draft regulatory guide may be applied to applications for 
operating licenses and combined licenses docketed by the NRC as of the 
date of issuance of the final regulatory guide, as well as future 
applications for operating licenses and combined licenses submitted 
after the issuance of the regulatory guide. Such action would not 
constitute backfitting as defined in 10 CFR 50.109(a)(1) or be 
otherwise inconsistent with the applicable issue finality provision in 
10 CFR part 52, inasmuch as such applicants or potential applicants are 
not within the scope of entities protected by the Backfit Rule or the 
relevant issue finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of April, 2019.

    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. 2019-08093 Filed 4-22-19; 8:45 am]
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