Nuclear Regulatory Commission May 3, 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code Cases and Update Frequency; Extension of Comment Period
On March 6, 2023, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) solicited comments on proposed amendments to its regulations to incorporate by reference proposed revisions to three regulatory guides, which would approve new, revised, and reaffirmed code cases published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. In addition, the rulemaking proposed to extend the time periods required for licensees to update their codes of record. The public comment period was originally scheduled to close on May 5, 2023. The NRC has decided to extend the public comment period by an additional 42 days to June 16, 2023, to allow more time for members of the public to develop and submit their comments.
Draft Regulatory Guide: Quality Assurance Program Criteria (Design and Construction)
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment a draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-1403, ``Quality Assurance Program Criteria (Design and Construction).'' This DG is proposed Revision 6 of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.28 of the same name. The proposed revision endorses Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 14-05A, ``Guidelines for the Use of Accreditation in Lieu of Commercial Grade Surveys for Procurement of Laboratory Calibration and Test Services,'' Revision 1, issued November 2020, as an acceptable approach for licensees and suppliers subject to the quality assurance (QA) requirements of NRC regulations. Also in this proposed revision, the NRC staff endorses the Part I and Part II requirements included in NQA- 1-2017, NQA-1-2019, and NQA-1-2022 for the implementation of a QA program during the design and construction phases of nuclear power plants and fuel reprocessing plants.
STP Nuclear Operating Company; South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued an exemption in response to an April 13, 2023, request, as supplemented (replaced in its entirety) by letter dated April 17, 2023, from STP Nuclear Operating Company that requested a one-time exemption that would allow for the reporting of Radiation Exposure Information and Reporting System data from South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2 (STP) to be extended from the required date of April 30, 2023, until August 31, 2023.
Draft Regulatory Guide: Guidelines for Lightning Protection for Production and Utilization Facilities
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment a draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-1409, ``Guidelines for Lightning Protection for Production and Utilization Facilities.'' This DG is the proposed Revision 1 of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.204, ``Guidelines for Lightning Protection of Nuclear Power Plants.'' DG- 1409 describes an approach that is acceptable to the staff of the NRC to meet regulatory requirements for adequate lightning protection of safety-related systems, structures, and components (SSCs). This DG endorses, with clarifications, the methods described in Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standard (Std.) 665-1995, ``IEEE Standard for Generating Station Grounding''; IEEE Std. 666-2007, ``IEEE Design Guide for Electrical Power Service Systems for Generating Stations''; IEEE Std. 1050-2004, ``IEEE Guide for Instrumentation and Control Equipment Grounding in Generating Stations''; and IEEE Std. C62.23-2017, ``IEEE Application Guide for Surge Protection of Electric Generating Plants.''
Regulatory Guide: Environmental Qualification of Certain Electric Equipment Important to Safety for Nuclear Power Plants
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 2 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.89, ``Environmental Qualification of Certain Electric Equipment Important to Safety for Nuclear Power Plants.'' RG 1.89, Revision 2 provides guidance that the staff of the NRC considers acceptable to meet regulatory requirements for environmental qualification (EQ) of certain electric equipment important to safety.
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