[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 197 (Thursday, October 11, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 51304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22116]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 52

[NRC-2015-0021]


Korea Electric Power Corporation; Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power 
Co., Ltd. Advanced Power Reactor 1400

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Standard design approval; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a 
standard design approval (SDA) to Korea Electric Power Corporation and 
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd (KEPCO/KHNP) for the advanced 
power reactor 1400 (APR1400) standard design. The SDA allows the 
APR1400 standard design to be referenced in an application for a 
construction permit or operating license, or an application for a 
combined license or manufacturing license under its regulations.

DATES: The Standard Design Approval was issued on September 28, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0021 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may obtain publicly-available information related to this document 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0021. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; 
telephone: 301-287-9127; email: [email protected]. For technical 
questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section of this document.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS 
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public 
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or 
by email to [email protected]. The ADAMS accession number for each 
document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first 
time that it is mentioned in this document.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William R. Ward, Office of New 
Reactors, telephone: 301-415-7038, email: [email protected]; U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has 
issued a standard design approval (SDA) to Korea Electric Power 
Corporation and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd (KEPCO/KHNP) for 
the advanced power reactor 1400 (APR1400) standard design under Subpart 
E, ``Standard Design Approvals,'' of title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (10 CFR) part 52, ``Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals 
for Nuclear Power Plants.'' This SDA allows the APR1400 standard design 
to be referenced in an application for a construction permit or 
operating license under 10 CFR part 50, ``Domestic Licensing of 
Production and Utilization Facilities,'' or an application for a 
combined license or manufacturing license under 10 CFR part 52. In 
addition, the Commission has issued the final safety evaluation report 
(FSER) (ADAMS Accession No. ML18087A364) that supports issuance of the 
SDA.
    Issuance of this SDA signifies completion of the NRC staff's 
technical review of KEPCO/KHNP's APR1400 design. The NRC staff 
performed its technical review of the APR1400 design control document 
in accordance with the standards for review of standard design approval 
applications set forth in 10 CFR 52.139, ``Standards for Review of 
Applications.''
    On the basis of its evaluation and independent analyses, as 
described in the FSER, the NRC staff concludes that KEPCO/KHNP's 
application for standard design approval meets the applicable portions 
of 10 CFR 52.137, ``Content of Applications; Technical Information,'' 
and the review standards identified in 10 CFR 52.139.
    Copies of the APR1400 FSER and SDA have been placed in the NRC's 
Public Document Room, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, MD 20852, for review and copying by interested persons.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day of October 2018.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrew C. Campbell,
Deputy Director, Division of Licensing, Siting, and Environmental 
Analysis, Office of New Reactors.
[FR Doc. 2018-22116 Filed 10-10-18; 8:45 am]
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