Fire Protection Program for Nuclear Power Plants During Decommissioning, 2463-2464 [2021-00334]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 7 / Tuesday, January 12, 2021 / Notices khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Participants filing adjudicatory documents in this manner are responsible for serving the document on all other participants. Filing is considered complete by first-class mail as of the time of deposit in the mail, or by courier, express mail, or expedited delivery service upon depositing the document with the provider of the service. A presiding officer, having granted an exemption request from using E-Filing, may require a participant or party to use E-Filing if the presiding officer subsequently determines that the reason for granting the exemption from use of E-Filing no longer exists. Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in the NRC’s electronic hearing docket, which is available to the public at https:// adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the Commission or the presiding officer. If you do not have an NRC-issued digital ID certificate as described above, click ‘‘cancel’’ when the link requests certificates and you will be automatically directed to the NRC’s electronic hearing dockets where you will be able to access any publicly available documents in a particular hearing docket. Participants are requested not to include personal privacy information, such as social security numbers, home addresses, or personal phone numbers in their filings, unless an NRC regulation or other law requires submission of such information. For example, in some instances, individuals provide home addresses in order to demonstrate proximity to a facility or site. With respect to copyrighted works, except for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory filings and would constitute a Fair Use application, participants are requested not to include copyrighted materials in their submission. For further details with respect to this action, see the application for license amendment dated December 14, 2020 (ADAMS Accession No. ML20363A011). Attorney for licensee: Robert B. Haemer, Senior Nuclear Counsel, Indiana Michigan Power Company, One Cook Place, Bridgman, MI 49106. NRC Branch Chief: Nancy L. Salgado. Dated: January 6, 2021. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Scott P. Wall, Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch III, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2021–00368 Filed 1–11–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:09 Jan 11, 2021 Jkt 253001 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2020–0183] Fire Protection Program for Nuclear Power Plants During Decommissioning Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Regulatory guide; issuance. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.191, ‘‘Fire Protection Program for Nuclear Power Plants During Decommissioning.’’ Revision 1 of RG 1.191 addresses new information identified since Revision 0 of this guide was issued. The guidance in Revision 0 of the RG does not include guidance for plants that have transitioned to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 805, ‘‘Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants,’’ 2001 Edition. SUMMARY: Revision 1 to RG 1.191 is available on January 12, 2021. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2020–0183 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–2020–0183. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov 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 publicly available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html. To begin the search, 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. • Attention: The PDR, where you may examine, and order copies of public documents is currently closed. You may submit your request to the PDR via email at pdr.resource@nrc.gov or call 1– 800–397–4209 or 301–415–4737, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2463 Revision 1 to RG 1.191 and the regulatory analysis may be found in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML20287A199 and ML20078K925, respectively. Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and NRC approval is not required to reproduce them. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naeem Iqbal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, telephone: 301–415–3346, email: Naeem.Iqbal@nrc.gov, and Harriet Karagiannis, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, telephone: 301– 415–3346, email: Harriet.Karagiannis@ 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 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 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. Revision 1 of RG 1.191 was issued with a temporary identification of Draft Regulatory Guide, DG–1370. It addressed new information identified since Revision 0 of this guide was issued. The guidance in Revision 0 of the RG does not include guidance for plants that have transitioned to the NFPA 805, 2001 Edition. II. Additional Information The NRC published a notice of the availability of DG–1370 (ADAMS Accession No. ML20078K920), in the Federal Register on August 11, 2020 (85 FR 48573), for a 60-day public comment period. The public comment period closed on October 13, 2020. Public comments on DG–1370 and the staff responses to the public comments are available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML20287A198. 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, Forward Fitting, and Issue Finality Revision 1 of RG 1.191 describes methods acceptable to the NRC staff for E:\FR\FM\12JAN1.SGM 12JAN1 2464 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 7 / Tuesday, January 12, 2021 / Notices complying with the NRC’s regulations for fire protection programs for licensees that have certified that their plants have permanently ceased operations and that the fuel has been permanently removed from the reactor vessels. The staff does not, at this time, intend to impose the positions represented in the RG in a manner that would constitute backfitting or affect the issue finality of a part 52 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations approval. If, in the future, the staff seeks to impose a position in the RG in a manner that constitutes backfitting or does not provide issue finality as described in the applicable issue finality provision, then the staff would need to address the backfit rule or the criteria for avoiding issue finality as described in the applicable issue finality provision. The staff does not, at this time, intend to impose the positions represented in the RG in a manner that would constitute forward fitting. If, in the future, the staff seeks to impose a position in the RG in a manner that constitutes forward fitting, then the staff would need to address the forward fitting criteria in Management Directive 8.4, ‘‘Management of Backfitting, Forward Fitting, Issue Finality, and Information Requests’’ (ADAMS Accession No. ML18093B087). Dated: January 6, 2021. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Meraj Rahimi, Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research. [FR Doc. 2021–00334 Filed 1–11–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 52–025; NRC–2008–0252] Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Unit 3; Unit 3 Auxiliary Building Wall 11 Seismic Gap Requirements Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Exemption and combined license amendment; issuance. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is granting an exemption to allow a departure from the certification information in Tier 1 of the plant-specific design control document (DCD) and is issuing License Amendment No. 182 to Combined License (COL) NPF–91. The COL is for construction and operation of the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP) Unit 3, khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:09 Jan 11, 2021 Jkt 253001 located in Burke County, Georgia. The granting of the exemption allows the changes to Tier 1 information asked for in the amendment. Because the acceptability of the exemption was determined in part by the acceptability of the amendment, the exemption and amendment are being issued concurrently. The exemption and amendment were issued on August 4, 2020. DATES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2008–0252 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–2008–0252. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127; email: Jennifer.Borges@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 publicly available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html. To begin the search, 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. The request for the amendment and exemption was designated License Amendment Request (LAR) 20–001 and submitted by letter dated February 7, 2020, (ADAMS Accession No. ML20038A939). • Attention: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of public documents is currently closed. You may submit your request to the PDR via email at pdr.resource@nrc.gov or call 1– 800–397–4209 or 301–415–4737, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cayetano Santos, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– 7270; email: Cayetano.Santos@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 I. Introduction The NRC is issuing License Amendment No. 182 to COL NPF–91 and is granting an exemption from Tier 1 information in the plant-specific DCD for VEGP Unit 3. The generic AP1000 DCD is incorporated by reference in appendix D, ‘‘Design Certification Rule for the AP1000,’’ to part 52 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). The exemption, granted pursuant to paragraph A.4 of section VIII, ‘‘Processes for Changes and Departures,’’ of 10 CFR part 52, appendix D, allows the licensee to depart from the Tier 1 information. With the requested amendment, SNC sought proposed changes to the north-south minimum seismic gap requirements above grade between the nuclear island and the annex building west of Column Line I from elevation 141 feet through 154 feet to accommodate as-built localized nonconformances. Part of the justification for granting the exemption was provided by the review of the amendment. Because the exemption is necessary in order to issue the requested license amendment, the NRC granted the exemption and issued the amendment concurrently, rather than in sequence. This included issuing a combined safety evaluation containing the NRC staff’s review of both the exemption and license amendment requests. The exemption met all applicable regulatory criteria set forth in §§ 50.12, 52.7, and 52.63, and in section VIII.A.4 of appendix D to 10 CFR part 52. The license amendment was found to be acceptable as well. The combined safety evaluation is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML20132A078. The exemption document for VEGP Unit 3 can be found in ADAMS under Accession No. ML20132A077. The exemption is reproduced (with the exception of abbreviated titles and additional citations) in Section II of this document. The amendment documents for COL NPF–91 are available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML20132A052. A summary of the amendment documents is provided in Section III of this document. II. Exemption Reproduced in this notice is the exemption document issued to VEGP Unit 3. It makes reference to the combined safety evaluation that provides the reasoning for the findings made by the NRC (and listed under Item 1) in order to grant the exemption: 1. In a letter dated February 7, 2020, Southern Nuclear Operating Company requested from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission an exemption to allow E:\FR\FM\12JAN1.SGM 12JAN1

Agencies

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2463-2464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00334]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2020-0183]


Fire Protection Program for Nuclear Power Plants During 
Decommissioning

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Regulatory guide; issuance.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing 
Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.191, ``Fire Protection Program 
for Nuclear Power Plants During Decommissioning.'' Revision 1 of RG 
1.191 addresses new information identified since Revision 0 of this 
guide was issued. The guidance in Revision 0 of the RG does not include 
guidance for plants that have transitioned to the National Fire 
Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 805, ``Performance-Based 
Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric 
Generating Plants,'' 2001 Edition.

DATES: Revision 1 to RG 1.191 is available on January 12, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0183 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-2020-0183. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov 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 ``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].
     Attention: The PDR, where you may examine, and order 
copies of public documents is currently closed. You may submit your 
request to the PDR via email at [email protected] or call 1-800-397-
4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Revision 1 to RG 1.191 and the regulatory analysis may be found in 
ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML20287A199 and ML20078K925, respectively.
    Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and NRC approval is not 
required to reproduce them.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naeem Iqbal, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, telephone: 301-415-3346, email: [email protected], and 
Harriet Karagiannis, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, telephone: 
301-415-3346, 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 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 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.
    Revision 1 of RG 1.191 was issued with a temporary identification 
of Draft Regulatory Guide, DG-1370. It addressed new information 
identified since Revision 0 of this guide was issued. The guidance in 
Revision 0 of the RG does not include guidance for plants that have 
transitioned to the NFPA 805, 2001 Edition.

II. Additional Information

    The NRC published a notice of the availability of DG-1370 (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML20078K920), in the Federal Register on August 11, 2020 
(85 FR 48573), for a 60-day public comment period. The public comment 
period closed on October 13, 2020. Public comments on DG-1370 and the 
staff responses to the public comments are available in ADAMS under 
Accession No. ML20287A198.

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, Forward Fitting, and Issue Finality

    Revision 1 of RG 1.191 describes methods acceptable to the NRC 
staff for

[[Page 2464]]

complying with the NRC's regulations for fire protection programs for 
licensees that have certified that their plants have permanently ceased 
operations and that the fuel has been permanently removed from the 
reactor vessels.
    The staff does not, at this time, intend to impose the positions 
represented in the RG in a manner that would constitute backfitting or 
affect the issue finality of a part 52 of title 10 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations approval. If, in the future, the staff seeks to 
impose a position in the RG in a manner that constitutes backfitting or 
does not provide issue finality as described in the applicable issue 
finality provision, then the staff would need to address the backfit 
rule or the criteria for avoiding issue finality as described in the 
applicable issue finality provision.
    The staff does not, at this time, intend to impose the positions 
represented in the RG in a manner that would constitute forward 
fitting. If, in the future, the staff seeks to impose a position in the 
RG in a manner that constitutes forward fitting, then the staff would 
need to address the forward fitting criteria in Management Directive 
8.4, ``Management of Backfitting, Forward Fitting, Issue Finality, and 
Information Requests'' (ADAMS Accession No. ML18093B087).

    Dated: January 6, 2021.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Meraj Rahimi,
Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic Issues Branch, Division of 
Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 2021-00334 Filed 1-11-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590-01-P

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.