Nuclear Regulatory Commission February 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 4 to Regulatory Guide (RG), 4.7, ``General Site Suitability for Nuclear Power Stations.'' Revision 4 to RG 4.7 describes the major site characteristics related to public health and safety and environmental issues that the NRC staff considers in determining the suitability of sites for commercial nuclear power stations.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an existing collection of information. The information collection is entitled, ``Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery.''

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of an exemption in response to the March 31, 2023, request from Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company (MYAPC or Maine Yankee), for the Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station (MYAPS), located in Wiscasset, Maine. The proposed exemption from NRC regulations, if granted, would permit MYAPC to make withdrawals from a segregated account within Maine Yankee's overall nuclear decommissioning trust (NDT), on an annual basis, for spent fuel and Greater than Class C (GTCC) waste management and non-radiological site restoration without prior notification to the NRC. The NRC staff is issuing an environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) associated with the proposed exemption.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of amendments to Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-90 and NPF-96, issued on February 7, 1996, and October 22, 2015, respectively, and held by Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA, the licensee) for the operation of Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (Watts Bar), Units 1 and 2. The proposed amendments would revise the Watts Bar, Units 1 and 2, Technical Specification (TS) 4.2.1, ``Fuel Assemblies,'' and TS 5.9.6, ``Reactor Coolant System (RCS) Pressure and Temperature Limits Report (PTLR),'' to increase the maximum number of tritium producing burnable absorber rods (TPBARs) and to add supporting methodologies. The proposed amendments would also revise the Watts Bar Dual-Unit Updated Final Safety Analysis Report to modify the source term for design basis accident analyses. The NRC is issuing an environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) associated with the proposed amendments.

Pursuant to section 189.a.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is publishing this regular monthly notice. The Act requires the Commission to publish notice of any amendments issued, or proposed to be issued, and grants the Commission the authority to issue and make immediately effective any amendment to an operating license or combined license, as applicable, upon a determination by the Commission that such amendment involves no significant hazards consideration (NSHC), notwithstanding the pendency before the Commission of a request for a hearing from any person.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently submitted a request for renewal of an existing collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The information collection is entitled, ``Material Control and Accounting of Special Nuclear Material.''

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently submitted a request for renewal of an existing collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The information collection is entitled, ``Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance from the Commission.''

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment on this proposed information collection. The information collection is entitled, ``Identity, Credential, and Access Management System.''

We are publishing our semiannual regulatory agenda (the Agenda) in accordance with Public Law 96-354, ``The Regulatory Flexibility Act,'' and Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and Review.'' The NRC's Agenda is a compilation of all rulemaking activities on which we have recently completed action or have proposed or are considering action. We have completed 7 rulemaking activities and classified 2 rulemaking activities as inactive since our last Agenda was issued online at the Office of Management and Budget's website at https://www.reginfo.gov on June 13, 2023. This issuance of our Agenda contains 29 active and 22 long-term rulemaking activities: 3 are Economically Significant in accordance with Section 3(f)(1) of E.O. 12866; 18 represent Other Significant agency priorities; 31 are Substantive, Nonsignificant rulemaking activities; 2 are Routine and Frequent rulemaking activities; and 4 are Administrative rulemaking activities. In addition, 7 rulemaking activities impact small entities.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an application for the subsequent renewal of Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-33, DPR-52, and DPR-68, which authorize Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA, the applicant) to operate Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN), Units 1, 2, and 3. The subsequent renewed licenses would authorize the applicant to operate BFN for an additional 20 years beyond the period specified in each of the current licenses. The current operating licenses for BFN expire as follows: Unit 1 on December 20, 2033, Unit 2 on June 28, 2034, and Unit 3 on July 2, 2036.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) DANU-ISG-2023-01 ``Material Compatibility for non-Light Water Reactors.'' The purpose of this ISG is to assist the NRC staff in reviewing certain applications for construction and operation of non-light water reactor designs, including power and non- power reactors.