[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 28 (Thursday, February 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 6644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3092]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Regulatory Guide; Issuance, Availability

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a new guide in its 
Regulatory Guide Series. This series has been developed to describe and 
make available to the public such information as methods acceptable to 
the NRC staff for implementing specific parts of the Commission's 
regulations, techniques used by the staff in evaluating specific 
problems or postulated accidents, and data needed by the staff in its 
review of applications for permits and licenses.
    Regulatory Guide 1.180, ``Guidelines for Evaluating Electromagnetic 
and Radio-Frequency Interference in Safety-Related Instrumentation and 
Control Systems,'' endorses design, installation, and testing practices 
acceptable to the NRC staff for addressing the effects of 
electromagnetic interference, radio-frequency interference, and power 
surges on safety-related instrumentation and control systems in a 
nuclear power plant. The guide endorses, with certain conditions, the 
design and installation practices described in the Institute of 
Electrical and Electronics Engineers standard, IEEE Std 1050-1996, 
``IEEE Guide for Instrumentation and Control Equipment Grounding in 
Generating Stations.'' Electromagnetic compatibility testing practices 
from military and commercial standards are endorsed to address 
electromagnetic emissions, electromagnetic and radio-frequency 
interference immunity, and power surge withstand capability.
    Comments and suggestions in connection with items for inclusion in 
guides currently being developed or improvements in all published 
guides are encouraged at any time. Written comments may be submitted to 
the Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, 
Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555.
    Regulatory guides are available for inspection or downloading at 
the NRC's Public Electronic Reading Room at www.nrc.gov>. Single copies 
of regulatory guides may be obtained free of charge by writing the 
Reproduction and Distribution Services Section, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by fax to (301) 415-2289, or 
by email to [email protected]>. Issued guides may also be purchased 
from the National Technical Information Service on a standing order 
basis. Details on this service may be obtained by writing NTIS, 5285 
Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161. Regulatory guides are not 
copyrighted, and Commission approval is not required to reproduce them.

(5 U.S.C. 552(a))

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day of January 2000.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
 Ashok C. Thadani,
Director, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 00-3092 Filed 2-9-00; 8:45 am]
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