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BILLING CODE P
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 50
[Docket No. PRM–50–126; NRC–2024–0173]
Technical Specifications for Nuclear
Power Reactors
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
AGENCY:
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Petition for rulemaking; notice
of docketing, and request for comment.
ACTION:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) has received a
petition for rulemaking (PRM) from
Brian D. Mann on behalf of the
Technical Specifications Task Force, the
Pressurized Water Reactor Owners
Group, and the Boiling Water Reactor
Owners’ Group, dated September 13,
2024, requesting that the NRC revise its
regulations to apply risk insights to the
selection of technical specifications
Limiting Conditions for Operation and
to update the regulation to be consistent
with the guidance in the NRC’s
Standard Technical Specifications. The
petition was docketed by the NRC on
October 1, 2024, and has been assigned
Docket No. PRM–50–126. The NRC is
examining the issues raised in PRM–50–
126 to determine whether they should
be considered in rulemaking. The NRC
is requesting public comment on this
petition at this time.
DATES: Submit comments by February
10, 2025. Comments received after this
date will be considered if it is practical
to do so, but the NRC is able to assure
consideration only for comments
received on or before this date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods
however, the NRC encourages electronic
comment submission through the
Federal rulemaking website:
• Federal Rulemaking website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2024–0173. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Helen
Chang; telephone: 301–415–3228; email:
Helen.Chang@nrc.gov. For technical
questions contact the individual listed
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document.
• Email comments to:
Rulemaking.Comments@nrc.gov. If you
do not receive an automatic email reply
confirming receipt, then contact us at
301–415–1677.
• Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission at 301–
415–1101.
• Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S.
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Eastern Time (ET), Federal workdays;
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You can read a plain language
description of this petition for
rulemaking at https://
www.regulations.gov/docket/NRC-20240173. 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:
Denise Edwards, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington DC
20555–0001; telephone: 404–997–4432,
email: Denise.Edwards@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments
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A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2024–
0173 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 Website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2024–0173.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly
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‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For
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The NRC will post all comment
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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
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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. The Petitioner and Petition
The PRM was filed by Brian D. Mann
on behalf of the Technical
Specifications Task Force, the
Pressurized Water Reactor Owners
Group, and the Boiling Water Reactor
Owner’s Group. The PRM requests that
the NRC revise its regulations at title 10
of the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR), section 50.36, ‘‘Technical
specifications,’’ to apply risk insights to
the selection of technical specifications
(TS) Limiting Conditions for Operation
(LCO) and to update the regulation to be
consistent with the guidance in the
NRC’s Standard Technical
Specifications (STS). The PRM may be
found in ADAMS under Accession
number ML24274A209.
III. Discussion of the Petition
The petitioner requests the NRC
revise 10 CFR 50.36 to apply risk
insights to the selection of technical
specifications TS LCO and to update the
regulation to be consistent with the
guidance in the NRC’s STS. The
petitioner proposes the following
specific changes to risk-inform the
criteria for selection of LCOs:
• Revise the selection criteria for
LCOs to state that items that satisfy 10
CFR 50.36(c)(2)(ii)(B) and (C) (i.e.,
Criterion 2 and Criterion 3) must also be
shown by probabilistic risk assessment
to be significant to public health and
safety.
• Update the description of 10 CFR
50.36(c)(2)(ii)(D) (i.e., Criterion 4) to
eliminate the reference to operating
experience and to distinguish Criterion
4 from the revised Criteria 2 and 3.
• Although not part of the proposed
rule changes, the Petitioner also
suggests that in conjunction with the
rule change the Commission update the
‘‘Final Policy Statement on Technical
Specifications Improvements for
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Nuclear Power Reactors’’ (58 FR 39132,
July 22, 1993), to reflect changes made
to 10 CFR 50.36.
The petitioner states that these
changes will allow future improvements
to plant safety and operation to be made
based on the application of risk to the
TS selection criteria. The rule as
currently written does not allow for
these types of improvements.
The petitioner also proposes updates
to 10 CFR 50.36 to make the rule more
consistent with the NRC’s STS and to
remove information that is no longer
applicable. These changes are proposed
on a ‘‘not-to-interfere’’ basis with the
primary change to risk-inform the TS
LCO selection criteria. To align the rule
with the NRC’s STS, the petitioner
proposed the following specific
changes:
• Revise the regulation to not require
TS bases for the Design Features. The
petitioner points out that neither the
STS nor plant TS approved by the NRC
include Bases for Design Features. The
petitioner states that this change would
align the regulation with over 50 years
of Commission practice.
• Eliminate the requirement that the
TS include requirements designated as
limiting safety system settings (LSSS).
The petitioner states that in the STS,
LSSS have been merged with the LCO
requirements for instrumentation.
Additionally, the petitioner states that
the industry and the NRC have
disagreed on what constitutes an LSSS
causing confusion in the application of
the regulation. Based on this, the
petitioner recommends deletion of this
requirement.
• Revise the description of
Surveillance Requirements (SRs) to no
longer state that SRs assure that the
necessary quality of systems and
components is maintained. The
petitioner states that the regulation is
inaccurate in stating that SRs assure the
quality of systems and components is
maintained because there are many
aspects of system or component quality
that are not monitored by TS SRs and
are instead verified by other means,
such as the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers Code, vendor
quality assurance audits, licensee
receipt inspections, and the licensee’s
NRC-approved Quality Assurance
Program. Based on this, the petitioner
concludes that none of the actions to
assure quality are confirmed by TS SRs,
so the description of SRs should be
revised.
• Revise the Administrative Controls
description to remove the requirement
to include recordkeeping, and review
and audit, and to include a requirement
for licensee programs. The petitioner
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states that in 1993, these requirements
were removed from the STS. In
addition, the Administrative Controls
section of the STS includes programs
not described in the regulation. Based
on this, the petitioner proposed to
update the description of
Administrative Controls to be consistent
with the STS.
• Eliminate the unnecessary
exceptions for plants licensed prior to
1969. The petitioner states that these
exceptions are no longer applicable as
all operating plants have TS included in
the license. The petitioner suggests that
this provision be removed to simplify
the regulations.
IV. Conclusion
The NRC has determined that the
petition meets the sufficiency
requirements for docketing a PRM under
10 CFR 2.803, ‘‘Petition for rulemakingNRC action.’’ The NRC will examine the
issues raised in PRM–50–126 and any
comments received in response to this
comment request to determine whether
these issues should be considered in
rulemaking. The public can monitor
further action on the rulemaking that
will address this petition by searching
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about-nrc/regulatory/rulemaking/rulespetitions.html.
Dated: November 19, 2024.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Carrie Safford,
Secretary of the Commission.
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The U.S. Department of
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 50
[Docket No. PRM-50-126; NRC-2024-0173]
Technical Specifications for Nuclear Power Reactors
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Petition for rulemaking; notice of docketing, and request for
comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received a
petition for rulemaking (PRM) from Brian D. Mann on behalf of the
Technical Specifications Task Force, the Pressurized Water Reactor
Owners Group, and the Boiling Water Reactor Owners' Group, dated
September 13, 2024, requesting that the NRC revise its regulations to
apply risk insights to the selection of technical specifications
Limiting Conditions for Operation and to update the regulation to be
consistent with the guidance in the NRC's Standard Technical
Specifications. The petition was docketed by the NRC on October 1,
2024, and has been assigned Docket No. PRM-50-126. The NRC is examining
the issues raised in PRM-50-126 to determine whether they should be
considered in rulemaking. The NRC is requesting public comment on this
petition at this time.
DATES: Submit comments by February 10, 2025. Comments received after
this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC
is able to assure consideration only for comments received on or before
this date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods
however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal rulemaking website:
Federal Rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2024-0173. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Helen Chang; telephone: 301-415-3228;
email: [email protected]. For technical questions contact the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this document.
Email comments to: [email protected]. If you do
not receive an automatic email reply confirming receipt, then contact
us at 301-415-1677.
Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission at 301-415-1101.
Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and
Adjudications Staff.
Hand deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland 20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Eastern Time (ET),
Federal workdays; telephone: 301-415-1677.
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You can read a plain language description of this petition for
rulemaking at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/NRC-2024-0173. 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: Denise Edwards, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 404-997-
4432, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2024-0173 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 Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2024-0173.
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]. 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: The NRC PDR, where you may examine and order
copies of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make
an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8
a.m. and 4 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
B. Submitting Comments
The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal Rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please
include Docket ID NRC-2024-0173 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. The Petitioner and Petition
The PRM was filed by Brian D. Mann on behalf of the Technical
Specifications Task Force, the Pressurized Water Reactor Owners Group,
and the Boiling Water Reactor Owner's Group. The PRM requests that the
NRC revise its regulations at title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR), section 50.36, ``Technical specifications,'' to
apply risk insights to the selection of technical specifications (TS)
Limiting Conditions for Operation (LCO) and to update the regulation to
be consistent with the guidance in the NRC's Standard Technical
Specifications (STS). The PRM may be found in ADAMS under Accession
number ML24274A209.
III. Discussion of the Petition
The petitioner requests the NRC revise 10 CFR 50.36 to apply risk
insights to the selection of technical specifications TS LCO and to
update the regulation to be consistent with the guidance in the NRC's
STS. The petitioner proposes the following specific changes to risk-
inform the criteria for selection of LCOs:
Revise the selection criteria for LCOs to state that items
that satisfy 10 CFR 50.36(c)(2)(ii)(B) and (C) (i.e., Criterion 2 and
Criterion 3) must also be shown by probabilistic risk assessment to be
significant to public health and safety.
Update the description of 10 CFR 50.36(c)(2)(ii)(D) (i.e.,
Criterion 4) to eliminate the reference to operating experience and to
distinguish Criterion 4 from the revised Criteria 2 and 3.
Although not part of the proposed rule changes, the
Petitioner also suggests that in conjunction with the rule change the
Commission update the ``Final Policy Statement on Technical
Specifications Improvements for Nuclear Power Reactors'' (58 FR 39132,
July 22, 1993), to reflect changes made to 10 CFR 50.36.
The petitioner states that these changes will allow future
improvements to plant safety and operation to be made based on the
application of risk to the TS selection criteria. The rule as currently
written does not allow for these types of improvements.
The petitioner also proposes updates to 10 CFR 50.36 to make the
rule more consistent with the NRC's STS and to remove information that
is no longer applicable. These changes are proposed on a ``not-to-
interfere'' basis with the primary change to risk-inform the TS LCO
selection criteria. To align the rule with the NRC's STS, the
petitioner proposed the following specific changes:
Revise the regulation to not require TS bases for the
Design Features. The petitioner points out that neither the STS nor
plant TS approved by the NRC include Bases for Design Features. The
petitioner states that this change would align the regulation with over
50 years of Commission practice.
Eliminate the requirement that the TS include requirements
designated as limiting safety system settings (LSSS). The petitioner
states that in the STS, LSSS have been merged with the LCO requirements
for instrumentation. Additionally, the petitioner states that the
industry and the NRC have disagreed on what constitutes an LSSS causing
confusion in the application of the regulation. Based on this, the
petitioner recommends deletion of this requirement.
Revise the description of Surveillance Requirements (SRs)
to no longer state that SRs assure that the necessary quality of
systems and components is maintained. The petitioner states that the
regulation is inaccurate in stating that SRs assure the quality of
systems and components is maintained because there are many aspects of
system or component quality that are not monitored by TS SRs and are
instead verified by other means, such as the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers Code, vendor quality assurance audits, licensee
receipt inspections, and the licensee's NRC-approved Quality Assurance
Program. Based on this, the petitioner concludes that none of the
actions to assure quality are confirmed by TS SRs, so the description
of SRs should be revised.
Revise the Administrative Controls description to remove
the requirement to include recordkeeping, and review and audit, and to
include a requirement for licensee programs. The petitioner
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states that in 1993, these requirements were removed from the STS. In
addition, the Administrative Controls section of the STS includes
programs not described in the regulation. Based on this, the petitioner
proposed to update the description of Administrative Controls to be
consistent with the STS.
Eliminate the unnecessary exceptions for plants licensed
prior to 1969. The petitioner states that these exceptions are no
longer applicable as all operating plants have TS included in the
license. The petitioner suggests that this provision be removed to
simplify the regulations.
IV. Conclusion
The NRC has determined that the petition meets the sufficiency
requirements for docketing a PRM under 10 CFR 2.803, ``Petition for
rulemaking-NRC action.'' The NRC will examine the issues raised in PRM-
50-126 and any comments received in response to this comment request to
determine whether these issues should be considered in rulemaking. The
public can monitor further action on the rulemaking that will address
this petition by searching Docket ID NRC-2024-0173 on the Federal
rulemaking website, https://www.regulations.gov. The site allows
members of the public to receive alerts when changes or additions occur
in a docket folder. To subscribe: (1) navigate to the docket folder
(NRC-2024-0173); (2) click the ``Subscribe'' link; and (3) enter an
email address and click on the ``Subscribe'' link. The NRC also tracks
the status of all NRC rules and PRMs on its website at https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/rulemaking/rules-petitions.html.
Dated: November 19, 2024.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Carrie Safford,
Secretary of the Commission.
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