Nuclear Regulatory Commission August 1, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to issue a generic letter (GL) to: Alert the licensees on the potential susceptibility of certain cables to affect the operability of multiple accident-mitigation systems; Request that addressees provide information regarding the monitoring of the inaccessible or underground electrical cables in light of the information provided in this letter. Adequate monitoring will ensure that cables will not fail abruptly and cause plant transients or disable accident mitigation systems when they are needed; Require addressees, to submit a written response to this generic letter pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54(f). This Federal Register notice is available through the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under accession number ML050880448.