[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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