Nuclear Regulatory Commission October 14, 2016 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing final revisions to Section 13.6.4, ``Access AuthorizationOperational Program;'' Section 13.7, ``Fitness-for-Duty;'' Section 13.7.1, ``Fitness-for-DutyOperational Program;'' Section 13.7.2, ``Fitness for DutyConstruction;'' and Section 13.6.3, ``Physical Security Operational ProgramEarly Site Permits and Reactor Siting Criteria;'' of NUREG-0800, ``Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants: LWR Edition.''

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a confirmatory order to Power Resources, Inc., confirming agreements reached in an alternative dispute resolution mediation session held on September 22, 2016. As part of the agreement, Power Resources, Inc., will conduct annual meetings among key management, radiation safety officer, facility managers, and other appropriate technical personnel to provide assurance that management understands the requirements of a radiation protection program are being met; will provide training which will emphasize the importance of complete and accurate information for all required records, correspondence, and communications with the NRC and its staff; and will have a qualified member of the heath physics staff available at any of its facilities when equipment is being released from a radiologically-controlled are to an unrestricted area.