[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 29 (Monday, February 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 5415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2987]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Comparisons of Industry Standards Cited in the NRC Standard 
Review Plan and Related Documents: Availability

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has published the 
following three NUREG/CR documents for review and comment: NUREG/CR-
6382 entitled ``Comparisons of ASTM Standards Cited in the NRC Standard 
Review Plan, NUREG-0800, and Related Documents,'' NUREG/CR-6385 
entitled ``Comparisons of ANS, ASME, AWS, and NFPA Standards Cited in 
the NRC Standard Review Plan, NUREG-0800, and Related Documents,'' and 
NUREG/CR-6386 entitled ``Comparisons of ANSI Standards Cited in the NRC 
Standard Review Plan, NUREG-0800, and Related Documents.'' In addition, 
comparisons of selected structural codes and standards cited in the 
Standard Review Plan or recent NRC staff evaluation reports are 
presented in Appendix B of NUREG/CR-6358 entitled ``Assessment of 
United States Industry Structural Codes and Standards for Application 
to Advanced Nuclear Power Reactors.'' Given recent and ongoing efforts 
by the NRC to revise Regulatory Guides related to standards issued by 
the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 
comparisons for IEEE standards were not included in these NUREG/CR 
documents.
    These reports provide the results of comparisons of the cited and 
latest versions of selected industry standards cited in the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety 
Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants (NUREG-0800) and associated 
Regulatory Guides and Code of Federal Regulations sections. The 
comparisons in NUREG/CR-6382, -6385, and -6386 were performed by 
Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories. The comparisons in Appendix B 
of NUREG/CR-6358 were performed by Stevenson and Associates. The work 
was performed in support of the NRC's Standard Review Plan Update and 
Development Program, and will be used by the NRC to evaluate whether 
the SRP citations to the industry standards should be updated. The 
purpose of this Notice is to solicit public comments on whether the 
industry standard citations should be updated, and if so, what 
exceptions should be included with the citations.

DATES: Submit comments on NUREG/CR-6382, -6385, -6386, and Appendix B 
of NUREG/CR-6358 by May 13, 1996. Comments received after this date 
will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is 
able to assure consideration only for comments received on or before 
this date.

ADDRESSES: Mail comments to: Chief, Rules Review and Directives Branch, 
Division of Freedom of Information and Publications Services, Mail Stop 
T-6 D59, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001. Comments may be hand-delivered to 11545 Rockville Pike, Maryland 
between 7:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays.
    NUREG/CR-6382, -6385, -6386, and -6358 are available for inspection 
and copying for a fee at the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street NW 
(Lower Level), Washington DC 20555-0001. Copies of these documents can 
also be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government 
Printing Office, P.O. Box 37082, Washington DC 20402-9328 or the 
National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, 
Springfield, VA 22161-0002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene Y. Suh, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, Mail Stop O-12 E4, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-1263.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The standard comparisons presented in these 
documents have been prepared by Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories 
and Stevenson and Associates and have not been reviewed by the NRC 
staff. Therefore the suggestions and recommendations contained in these 
reports are the work of the contractors, and their implementation is 
contingent upon NRC acceptance of justifications for revisions to the 
SRP. It is anticipated that the contractor's recommendations for SRP 
citations in the straightforward standard comparisons presented in 
Section 2 of NUREG/CR-6382, -6385, and -6386 will be implemented, 
subject to NRC staff review and NRC resolution of public comments. 
Further staff review and evaluation, including resolution of public 
comments, will be needed prior to updating the SRP citations for the 
problematic standard comparisons presented in Section 3 of NUREG/CR-
6382, -6385, -6386, and in Appendix B of NUREG/CR-6358. Comments and 
suggestions concerning the comparisons are solicited, specifically on 
whether an update to the latest version is appropriate and on any 
necessary exceptions and qualifications required to update the 
citations to the latest version.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day of February, 1996.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
R.W. Borchardt,
Chief, Inspection Program Branch, Division of Inspection and Support 
Programs, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 96-2987 Filed 2-9-96; 8:45 am]
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