[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 251 (Tuesday, December 31, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 79948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-33000]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Standard Review Plan, Availability of Draft Standard Review Plan

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of issuance of Draft Standard Review Plan.

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SUMMARY: The NRC is announcing the availability of draft Standard 
Review Plan (SRP) Section 14.2.1, ``Generic Guidelines for Extended 
Power Uprate Testing Programs,'' dated December 2002, for interim use 
and public comment.

DATES: Submit comments by March 31, 2003. Comments received after this 
date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission 
is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before 
this date.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to Kevin A. Coyne, Operations Engineer, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mailstop O-6F2, Washington, DC 20555-
0001. Comments may be delivered to 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays.
    This document is available for public inspection (1) at the NRC's 
Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, Public 
File Area 01 F21, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, (2) from 
the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System's (ADAMS) Public 
Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html, using the Accession No. ML023530407, 
and (3) at the NRC's Web site, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/#comments. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS 
or who encounter problems accessing the document in ADAMS should 
contact the NRC PDR Reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, 
301-415-4737, or by e-mail to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin A. Coyne, Operations Engineer, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, by telephone at 301-415-1399 or 
e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Draft SRP Section 14.2.1 provides guidance 
for the NRC staff to use when evaluating testing programs proposed by 
licensee's in relation to extended power uprate amendment requests. The 
purpose of NRC staff's review related to Draft SRP Section 14.2.1 is to 
ensure that proposed extended power uprate testing programs (1) 
adequately control initial power ascension to the requested power 
level, (2) include sufficient testing to demonstrate that extended 
power uprate related plant modifications have been adequately 
implemented, and (3) include sufficient testing to demonstrate that 
structures, systems, and components will perform satisfactorily at the 
requested power level.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day of December 2002.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Kathy Halvey Gibson,
Acting Chief, Equipment and Human Performance Branch, Division of 
Inspection Program Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 02-33000 Filed 12-30-02; 8:45 am]
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