[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 127 (Monday, July 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31993-31994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15784]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2009-0274]


Draft Regulatory Guide: Issuance, Availability

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of issuance and availability of Draft Regulatory Guide, 
DG-1223.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Hixon, U. S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: (301) 251-
7639 or e-mail to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public 
comment a draft guide in the agency's ``Regulatory Guide'' series. This 
series was developed to describe and make available to the public such 
information as methods that are acceptable to the NRC staff for 
implementing specific parts of the NRC's regulations, techniques that 
the staff uses in evaluating specific problems or postulated accidents, 
and data that the staff needs in its review of applications for permits 
and licenses.
    The draft regulatory guide (DG), entitled, ``Control of Electroslag 
Weld Properties,'' is temporarily identified by its task number, DG-
1223, which should be mentioned in all related correspondence. DG-1223 
is proposed Revision 1 of Regulatory Guide 1.34, dated December 1972.
    General Design Criterion 1, ``Quality Standards and Records,'' of 
Appendix A, ``General Design Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants,'' to 
Title 10, Part 50, ``Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization 
Facilities,'' of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR part 50) 
requires that structures, systems, and components important to safety 
be

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designed, fabricated, erected, and tested to quality standards 
commensurate with the importance of the safety function to be 
performed. Appendix B, ``Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Power 
Plants and Fuel Reprocessing Plants,'' to 10 CFR part 50 requires that 
measures be established to ensure materials control and control of 
special processes such as welding and that proper testing be performed. 
This guide describes an acceptable method of implementing these 
requirements with regard to the control of weld properties when 
fabricating electroslag welds for nuclear components made of ferritic 
or austenitic materials. This guide applies to light-water reactors.

II. Further Information

    The NRC staff is soliciting comments on DG-1223. Comments may be 
accompanied by relevant information or supporting data and should 
mention DG-1223 in the subject line. Comments submitted in writing or 
in electronic form will be made available to the public in their 
entirety through the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management 
System (ADAMS).
    Personal information will not be removed from your comments. You 
may submit comments by any of the following methods:
    1. Mail comments to: Rulemaking and Directives Branch, Office of 
Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001.
    2. Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 
and search for documents filed under Docket ID [NRC-2009-0274]. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher, 301-492-3668; e-mail 
[email protected].
    3. Fax comments to: Rulemaking and Directives Branch, Office of 
Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at (301) 492-3446.
    Requests for technical information about DG-1223 may be directed to 
the NRC contact, Jeffrey Hixon at (301) 251-7639 or e-mail to 
[email protected].
    Comments would be most helpful if received by August 31, 2009. 
Comments received after that date will be considered if it is practical 
to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure consideration only for comments 
received on or before this date. Although a time limit is given, 
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.
    Electronic copies of DG-1223 are available through the NRC's public 
Web site under Draft Regulatory Guides in the ``Regulatory Guides'' 
collection of the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/. Electronic copies are also available in 
ADAMS (http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html ), under Accession No. 
ML090750626.
    In addition, regulatory guides are available for inspection at the 
NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), which is located at 11555 Rockville 
Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The PDR's mailing address is USNRC PDR, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001. The PDR can also be reached by telephone at 
(301) 415-4737 or (800) 397-4205, by fax at (301) 415-3548, and by e-
mail to [email protected].
    Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and Commission approval is 
not required to reproduce them.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day of June, 2009.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Mark P. Orr,
Acting Chief, Regulatory Guide Development Branch, Division of 
Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. E9-15784 Filed 7-2-09; 8:45 am]
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