[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4365-4366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2163]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Individual Plant Examination Program; Perspectives on Reactor 
Safety and Plant Performance Volume 1, Part 1 and Volume 2, Parts 2-5, 
Draft

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of revised deadlines for public comments on draft NUREG-
1560.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has published a draft of 
``Individual Plant Examination Program: Perspectives on Reactor Safety 
and Plant Performance,'' NUREG-1560, Volumes 1 and 2. Volume 1, Part 1 
is a summary report from a review of the Individual Plant Examinations 
(IPE) submitted to the agency in response to Generic Letter

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88-20. Volume 2, Part 2-5 provides an in-depth discussion of the 
insights and findings summarized in Volume 1, Part 1. In addition, the 
NRC staff will conduct a public workshop (April 7, 8, 9, 1997) to 
discuss the contents of the draft NUREG and to solicit comments (See FR 
notices 61 FR 58429 and 61 FR 65248). In response to requests for 
additional time to comment, the deadline for public comments on the 
draft NUREG-1560 is postponed for one month to March 14, 1997, and any 
additional public comments after the workshop are due within 30 days of 
the workshop, by May 9, 1997.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Draft NUREG-1560 (Volume 1, Part 1 and 
Volume 2, Parts 2-5) is available for inspection and copying for a fee 
at the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street N.W. (Lower Level), 
Washington DC 20555-0001. A free single copy of Draft NUREG-1560, to 
the extent of supply, may be requested by writing to Distribution 
Series, Printing and Mail Services Branch, Office of Administration, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    Since there is a wealth of information in the draft NUREG-1560 
which provides in-depth discussions on insight findings, the staff 
recognizes that the public may need extra time to review the draft 
NUREG and provide relevant comments on the accuracy of the reported 
results in the IPEs and the appropriateness of the interpretation of 
the results. In addition, some IPEs/PRAs have been modified and may 
have an impact on the perspectives discussed in the draft NUREG. 
Therefore, the deadline for public comments has been extended from 
February 14, 1997 to March 14, 1997, and any additional public comments 
after the workshop are due within 30 days of the workshop, by May 9, 
1997.
    Mail comments on Draft NUREG-1560 (Volumes 1 and 2) by March 14, 
1997 to Branch Chief, Rules Review and Directive Branch, Office of 
Administration, MS: T6-D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Chow, Office of Nuclear 
Regulatory Research, MS T10E50, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555, (301) 415-6571.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 21st day of January 1997.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Mark Cunningham,
Chief, Probabilistic Risk Analysis Branch, Division of Systems 
Technology, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 97-2163 Filed 1-28-97; 8:45 am]
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