[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18907-18908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8384]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2010-0150]


Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on the Proposed Model 
Safety Evaluation for Plant-Specific Adoption of Technical 
Specifications Task Force Traveler TSTF-514, Revision 1, ``Revise BWR 
Operability Requirements and Actions for RCS Leakage Instrumentation''

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of opportunity for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The NRC is requesting public comment on the enclosed proposed 
model application (with model no significant hazards consideration 
determination) and model safety evaluation (SE) for plant-specific 
adoption of Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-
514, Revision 1, ``Revise BWR [boiling water reactor] Operability 
Requirements and Actions for RCS [reactor coolant system] Leakage 
Instrumentation.'' TSTF-514, Revision 1, is available in the Agencywide 
Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under Accession Number 
ML092510374. The proposed changes revise the Standard Technical 
Specifications (STS) to define a new time limit for restoring 
inoperable RCS leakage detection instrumentation to operable status and 
establish alternate methods of monitoring RCS leakage when one or more 
required monitors are inoperable. TS Bases changes that reflect the 
proposed changes and more accurately reflect the contents of the 
facility design bases related to the operability of the RCS leakage 
detection instrumentation are included. The model SE will facilitate 
expedited approval of plant-specific adoption of TSTF-514, Revision 1. 
This TS

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improvement is part of the consolidated line item improvement process 
(CLIIP).

DATES: Comment period expires on May 13, 2010. 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: You may submit comments by any one of the following methods. 
Please include Docket ID NRC-2010-0150 in the subject line of your 
comments. Comments submitted in writing or in electronic form will be 
posted on the NRC website and on the Federal rulemaking Web site 
Regulations.gov. Because your comments will not be edited to remove any 
identifying or contact information, the NRC cautions you against 
including any information in your submission that you do not want to be 
publicly disclosed.
    The NRC requests that any party soliciting or aggregating comments 
received from other persons for submission to the NRC inform those 
persons that the NRC will not edit their comments to remove any 
identifying or contact information, and therefore, they should not 
include any information in their comments that they do not want 
publicly disclosed.
    Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and 
search for documents filed under Docket ID NRC-2010-0150. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher 301-492-3668; e-mail 
[email protected].
    Mail comments to: Michael T. Lesar, Chief, Rulemaking, 
Announcements and Directives Branch (RADB), Division of Administrative 
Services, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWB-05-B01M, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by fax to 
RDB at 301-492-3446.
    You can access publicly available documents related to this notice 
using the following methods:
    NRC's Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine and have 
copied for a fee publicly available documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1 
F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
    NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): 
Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are 
available electronically at the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain 
entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public 
documents. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems 
in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC's PDR 
reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to 
[email protected]. The proposed models for plant-specific adoption 
of TSTF-514, Revision 1, are available electronically under ADAMS 
Accession Number ML093340364.
    Federal Rulemaking Web site: Public comments and supporting 
materials related to this notice can be found at http://www.regulations.gov by searching on Docket ID: NRC-2010-0150.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Michelle C. Honcharik, Senior 
Project Manager, Licensing Processes Branch, Mail Stop: O-12 D1, 
Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, 20555-
0001; telephone 301-415-1774 or e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TSTF-514, Revision 1, is applicable to BWR 
plants. The proposed changes revise the STS to define a new time limit 
for restoring inoperable RCS leakage detection instrumentation to 
operable status and establish alternate methods of monitoring RCS 
leakage when one or more required monitors are inoperable. TS Bases 
changes that reflect the proposed changes and more accurately reflect 
the contents of the facility design bases related to the operability of 
the RCS leakage detection instrumentation are included.
    This notice provides an opportunity for the public to comment on 
proposed changes to the STS after a preliminary assessment and finding 
by the NRC staff that the agency will likely offer the changes for 
adoption by licensees. This notice solicits comment on proposed changes 
to the STS, which if implemented by a licensee will modify the plant-
specific TS. The NRC staff will evaluate any comments received for the 
proposed changes and reconsider the changes or announce the 
availability of the changes for adoption by licensees as part of the 
CLIIP. Licensees opting to apply for this TS change are responsible for 
reviewing the NRC staff's SE, and the applicable technical 
justifications, providing any necessary plant-specific information, and 
assessing the completeness and accuracy of their license amendment 
request (LAR). The NRC will process each amendment application 
responding to the notice of availability according to applicable NRC 
rules and procedures.
    The proposed changes do not prevent licensees from requesting an 
alternate approach or proposing changes other than those proposed in 
TSTF-514, Revision 1. However, significant deviations from the approach 
recommended in this notice or the inclusion of additional changes to 
the license require additional NRC staff review. This may increase the 
time and resources needed for the review or result in NRC staff 
rejection of the LAR. Licensees desiring significant deviations or 
additional changes should instead submit an LAR that does not claim to 
adopt TSTF-514, Revision 1.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day of April 2010.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Eric E. Bowman,
Acting Chief, Licensing Processes Branch, Division of Policy and 
Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2010-8384 Filed 4-12-10; 8:45 am]
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