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

Pursuant to section 189a.(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) is issuing an exemption in response to an April 17, 2024, letter from Framatome Inc. (Framatome), which requested an extension to the exemption from regulatory requirements regarding the annual reports required by regulations (hereafter "required report") for the U.S. EPR standard design certification application for the years 2024-2028. The regulation for which exemption is sought covers emergency core cooling systems (ECCS) for light-water nuclear power reactors. Staff review of the U.S. EPR standard design certification application was suspended in April 2015 at the request of the applicant. Framatome committed to submit the required report before any request to reactivate the U.S. EPR review. Framatome further committed to providing an update to the required report, or taking other appropriate action, as necessary, no later than December 31, 2028. The NRC staff reviewed this request and determined that it is appropriate to grant the exemption in accordance with the regulations as the request does not present an undue risk to public health or safety and is consistent with the common defense and security; furthermore, special circumstances exist.

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, NRC Form 531, "Request for Taxpayer Identification Number."

The Licensing Support System Advisory Review Panel was established by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) as a Federal Advisory Committee in 1989. Its purpose was to provide advice on the fundamental issues of design and development of an electronic information management system to be used to store and retrieve documents relating to the licensing of a geologic repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste, and on the operation and maintenance of the system. This electronic information management system was known as the Licensing Support System.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an exemption in response to a request dated March 7, 2024, as supplemented by letters dated June 11, October 4, and November 20, 2024, from Kansas State University (KSU). The exemption temporarily exempts three licensed senior reactor operators at KSU from the NRC's requirements regarding completing the facility's requalification program and actively performing the functions of a senior operator in order to allow them to resume maintenance activities involving fuel movement, fuel cleaning, and fuel inspection and to return the facility to normal operations.

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, "Facility Security Clearance and Safeguarding of National Security Information and Restricted Data."

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering an amendment of Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) License No. SNM-2010, issued to Louisiana Energy Services, LLC, dba Urenco USA (UUSA) for the operation of the Urenco USA uranium enrichment facility in Eunice, New Mexico. The amended license would increase the allowed enrichment of uranium-235 (U-235) from the current limit of 5.5 weight percent U-235 (referred to as low-enriched uranium or LEU) to less than 10 weight percent U-235 (referred to as LEU+). For this proposed action, the NRC staff is issuing an environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI).

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, "Physical Protection of Plants and Materials."