Nuclear Regulatory Commission May 4, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice is hereby given that the staff of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has prepared a model safety evaluation (SE) relating to changes in Combustion Engineering (CE) plant required action end state requirements in technical specifications (TS). The NRC staff has also prepared a model no-significant-hazards-consideration (NSHC) determination relating to this matter. The purpose of these models is to permit the NRC to efficiently process amendments that propose to adopt technical specifications changes, designated as TSTF- 422, related to Topical Report CE NPSD-1186, Rev. 00, ``Technical Justification for the Risk Informed Modification to Selected Required Action End States for CEOG PWRs,'' which was approved by an NRC SE dated July 17, 2001. Licensees of CE nuclear power reactors to which the models apply could then request amendments, confirming the applicability of the SE and NSHC determination to their reactors. The NRC staff is requesting comment on the model SE and model NSHC determination prior to announcing their availability for referencing in license amendment applications.