[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 103 (Tuesday, June 1, 2021)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11434]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2021-0042]
Emergency Response Planning and Preparedness for Nuclear Power
Reactors
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Regulatory guide; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing
Revision 6 to Regulatory Guide (RG), RG 1.101, ``Emergency Response
Planning and Preparedness for Nuclear Power Reactors.'' This revision
of RG 1.101 endorses Revision 0 of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)
white paper, ``Implementing a 24-Month Frequency for Emergency
Preparedness Program Reviews,'' issued in November 2019, and Appendix
A, ``Recommended Drill and Exercise Objectives,'' to NEI 06-04,
``Conducting a Hostile Action-Based Emergency Response Drill,''
Revision 3, issued September 2016. In addition, this revision includes
guidance found in previous revisions of RG 1.101, updated NRC guidance
documents, and other documents previously endorsed by the NRC to
consolidate the list of these guidance documents into a single revision
of the RG.
DATES: Revision 6 to RG 1.101 is available on June 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2021-0042 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may access publicly available information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2021-0042. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann;
telephone: 301-415-0624; email: [email protected]. For technical
questions, contact the individuals 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 https://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 a document is referenced.
Attention: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of public documents, is currently closed. You may submit your request
to the PDR via email at [email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or
301-415-4737, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Revision 6 to RG 1.101 and the regulatory analysis may be found in
ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML21111A090 and ML21004A168 respectively.
Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and NRC approval is not
required to reproduce them.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Murray, Office of Nuclear
Security and Incident Response, telephone: 301-287-9246, email:
[email protected] and Mekonen Bayssie, Office of Nuclear
Regulatory Research, telephone: 301-415-1669, email:
[email protected]. Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Discussion
The NRC is issuing a revision to an existing guide in the NRC's
``Regulatory Guide'' series. This series was developed to describe and
make available to the public information regarding methods that are
acceptable to the NRC staff for implementing specific parts of the
agency's regulations, techniques that the NRC staff uses in evaluating
specific issues or postulated events, and data that the NRC staff needs
in its review of applications for permits and licenses.
Revision 6 of RG 1.101 endorses and updates guidance that is
available to licensees and applicants on methods acceptable to the NRC
staff for complying with the NRC's regulations for emergency response
plans and preparedness at nuclear power reactors. This RG applies to
light water reactors, including those of an advanced design (e.g.,
AP1000); small modular reactors and other new non-light water reactor
technologies will have design-specific RGs to support development of
their emergency plans. This revision endorses Revision 0 of the NEI
white paper, ``Implementing a 24-Month Frequency for Emergency
Preparedness Program Reviews,'' issued November 2019 and Appendix A,
``Recommended Drill and Exercise Objectives,'' to NEI 06-04,
``Conducting a Hostile Action-Based Emergency Response Drill,''
Revision 3, issued September 2016. This RG revision also includes
guidance found in previous revisions of RG 1.101, updated NRC guidance
documents, and other documents previously endorsed by the NRC to
consolidate the list of these guidance documents into a single revision
of the RG.
Revision 6 of RG 1.101 was issued with a temporary identification
of Draft Regulatory Guide, DG-1357 (ADAMS Accession No. ML21007A330).
II. Additional Information
The NRC published a notice of availability of DG-1357 in the
Federal Register on March 17, 2021, (86 FR 14651) for a 30-day public
comment period. The public comment period ended on April 16, 2021, and
the NRC received one public comment submission. The public comment and
the NRC's response to the comment are available in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML21111A091.
III. Congressional Review Act
This RG is a rule as defined in the Congressional Review Act (5
U.S.C. 801-808). However, the Office of Management and Budget has not
found it to be a major rule as defined in the Congressional Review Act.
IV. Backfitting, Forward Fitting, and Issue Finality
Revision 6 of RG 1.101 describes methods acceptable to the NRC
staff for complying with the NRC's regulations to meet the regulatory
requirements for emergency response planning and preparedness. Issuance
of this RG does not constitute backfitting as defined in section 50.109
of the Code of Federal Regulation (10 CFR), ``Backfitting,'' and as
described in NRC Management Directive (MD) 8.4, ``Management of
Backfitting, Forward Fitting, Issue Finality, and Information
Requests''; constitute forward fitting as that term is defined and
described in MD 8.4; or affect the issue finality of any approval
issued under 10 CFR part 52, ``Licenses, certifications, and approvals
for nuclear power plants.'' As explained in RG 1.101, applicants and
licensees are not required to comply with the positions set forth in RG
1.101.
Dated: May 25, 2021.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Meraj Rahimi,
Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic Issues Branch, Division of
Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
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