[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 135 (Tuesday, July 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37942-37943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18511]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Draft Regulatory Guides, Standard Review Plans and NUREG Document 
in Support of Risk-Informed Regulation for Power Reactors

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of public workshop meeting.

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SUMMARY: On June 25, 1997, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission published 
a Federal Register Notice (FR 34321 Vol. 62, Number 122), ``Use of PRA 
in Plant Specific Reactor Regulatory Activities: Proposed Regulatory 
Guides, Standard Review Plan Sections, and Supporting NUREG.'' This 
Federal Register Notice announced the availability of four draft 
regulatory guides, three draft Standard Review Plan Sections, and a 
draft NUREG document for public comment. These issuances follow the 
publication of the Commission's August 16, 1995 (60 FR 42622) Policy 
Statement on the Use of PRA Methods in Nuclear Regulatory Activities. 
The NRC developed these draft guidance documents for power reactor 
licensees to describe acceptable methods for using probabilistic risk 
assessment (PRA) information and insights in support of plant-specific 
applications to change the current licensing basis (CLB). The use of 
such PRA information and guidance is voluntary. A public workshop on 
the staff developed guidance will be held in Rockville, MD., August 11 
through August 13, 1997, at the Doubletree Hotel.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following documents are available for 
inspection and copying for a fee at the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 
L Street N.W. (Lower Level), Washington D.C. 20555-0001. A free single 
copy of each document, to the extent of supply, may be requested by 
writing to Distribution Services, Printing and Mail Services Branch, 
Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001: Draft Regulatory Guide DG-1061--General 
Guidance, Draft Regulatory Guide DG-1062--IST, Draft Regulatory Guide 
DG-1064--Graded QA, Draft Regulatory Guide DG-1065--Technical 
Specifications, Draft Standard Review Plan--General Guidance, Draft 
Standard Review Plan--IST, Draft Standard Review Plan--Technical 
Specifications, and Draft NUREG-1602, Use of PRA in Risk-Informed 
Applications.
    Electronic copies of the draft document are also accessible on the 
NRC's Interactive Rulemaking Website through the NRC home page (http://
www.nrc.gov). This site provides the same access as the FedWorld 
bulletin board, including the facility to upload comments as files (any 
format), if your web browser supports the function. For more 
information on the NRC bulletin boards call Mr. Arthur Davis, Systems 
Integration and Development Branch, NRC, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001, 
telephone (301) 415-5780; e-mail [email protected]. For further information 
about the Interactive Rulemaking Website, contact Ms. Carol Gallagher, 
(301) 415-5905; e-mail [email protected].
    The NRC subsystems on FedWorld can be accessed directly by dialing 
the toll free number: 1-800-303-9672. Communication software parameters 
should be set as follows: parity to none, data bits to 8, and stop bits 
to 1 (N,8,1). Using ANSI or VT-100 terminal emulation, the NRC NUREGs 
and Reg Guides for Comment subsystem can then be accessed by selecting 
the ``Rule Menu'' option from the ``NRC Main Menu.'' For further 
information about options available for NRC at FedWorld, consult the 
``Help/Information Center'' from the ``NRC Main Menu.'' Users will find 
the FedWorld online ``User's Guides'' particularly helpful. Many NRC 
subsystems and databases also have a ``Help/Information Center'' option 
that is tailored to the particular subsystem.
    The NRC subsystem on FedWorld can also be accessed by a direct dial 
phone number for the main FedWorld BBS, 703-321-3339, or by using 
Telnet via Internet, fedworld.gov. If using 703-321-3339 to contact 
FedWorld, the NRC subsystem will be accessed from the main FedWorld 
menu by selecting the ``Regulatory, Government Administration and State 
Systems,'' then selecting ``Regulatory, information Mall.'' At that 
point, a menu will be displayed that has an option ``U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission'' that will take you to the NRC Online main menu. 
The NRC Online area also can be accessed directly by typing ``/go nrc'' 
at a FedWorld command line. If you access NRC from FedWorld's main 
menu, you will return to FedWorld by selecting the ``Return to 
FedWorld'' option from the NRC Online Main Menu. However, if you access 
NRC at FedWorld by using NRC's toll-free number, you will have full 
access to all NRC systems but you will not have access to the main 
FedWorld system.
    If you contact FedWorld using Telnet, you will see the NRC area and 
menus, including the Rules menu. Although you will be able to download 
documents and leave messages, you will not be able to write comments or 
upload

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files (comments). If you contact FedWorld using FTP, all files can be 
accessed and downloaded but uploads are not allowed; all you will see 
is a list of files without descriptions (normal Gopher look). An index 
file listing all files within a subdirectory, with descriptions, is 
included. There is a 15-minute time limit for FTP access.
    Although FedWorld can be accessed through the World Wide Web, like 
FTP, that mode only provides access for down loading files and does not 
display the NRC Rules menu.

Workshop Meeting Information

    A 3-day workshop will be held to review the subject documents, 
address comments and answer questions. Persons other than NRC staff and 
NRC contractors interested in making a presentation at the workshop 
should notify Jack Guttmann, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, MS 
T10E50, phone (301) 415-7732, e-mail [email protected]. Comments on the 
regulatory guidance, standard review plan and NUREG documents for 
discussion at the workshop should be submitted in writing and in 
electronic mail ([email protected]) in WordPerfect 5 or 6.1 compatible 
format.
    Date: August 10-13, 1997.
    Agenda: Preliminary agenda is as follows: (A final agenda will be 
available at the workshop.)

Sunday, August 10, 1997

    Time: 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm--Registration.

Monday, August 11, 1997

    Time: 7:00 am to 4:00 pm--Registration.

Session 1: (Morning 8/11/97--8:00 am-11:30 am) \1\
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    Overview by NRC management on the draft regulatory guides, standard 
review plans, and NUREG 1602, followed by NRC staff presentation on the 
general guidance draft documents (DG-1061 and SRP Chapter 19).

Session 2: (Afternoon 8/11/97--1:00 pm-5:00 pm)

    Public/Industry presentations on issues and recommendations for the 
general guidance documents, followed by open discussions.

Tuesday, August 12, 1997

Session 3: (All day 8/12/97--8:00 am-5:00 pm) \2\

    Breakaway session on Inservice Testing (DG-1062 and SRP Chapter 
3.9.7). Session includes staff, public, and industry presentations 
followed by open discussion of issues.

Session 4: (All day 8/12/97--8:00-5:00 pm) \2\

    Breakaway session Technical Specifications (DG-1065 and SRP Chapter 
16.1). Session includes staff, public, and industry presentations 
followed by open discussion of issues.

Session 5: (All day 8/12/97--8:00 am-5:00 pm) \2\
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    Breakaway session on Graded Quality Assurance (DG-1064). Session 
includes presentations by staff, public, and industry representatives, 
followed by open discussion of issues.

Wednesday, August 13, 1997

Session 6: (Morning 8/13/97--8:00 am-noon)

    Overview of comments, issues and resolution options identified in 
the general and breakaway sessions. Concluding remarks and near-term 
plans will be covered by the staff.
    Each Breakaway session is comprised of three formats:
    (1) Presentation by NRC of specific topic.
    (2) Presentation by NRC of staff's interpretation of comments 
received prior to the workshop and staff's response.
    (3) Presentation by the Public/Industry on issues and 
recommendations.
    (4) Open time for questions and discussions.
    Location: Rockville, Maryland.
    Hotel: Doubletree Hotel, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 
(301) 468-1100.
    Registration: The workshop registration fee is $100.00 USD; 
registration fee is payable by check or money orders drawn on US banks 
payable to Kesselman-Jones; no credit cards accepted. Mail registration 
fees to Kesselman-Jones, 8912 James Ave. NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 
87111. Please include name, organization, address and phone number with 
your registration fee. Registration fee includes daily continental 
breakfast and afternoon snack, and one lunch. Registration fee 
($100.00) can be paid at time of workshop/meeting (cash is accepted for 
registration payment at workshop). Notification of attendance (e.g., 
pre-registration) is requested so that adequate space, etc. for the 
workshop can be arranged. Questions regarding meeting registration or 
fees should be directed to Kesselman-Jones, Phone (505) 271-0003, fax 
(505) 271-0482, e-mail [email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day of July, 1997.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Mary Drouin,
Acting Branch Chief, Probabilistic Risk Analysis Branch, Division of 
Systems Technology, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 97-18511 Filed 7-14-97; 8:45 am]
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