[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 84 (Monday, May 4, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 20510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-10137]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2009-0189]
Interim Staff Guidance on Assessing the Consequences of an
Accidental Release of Radioactive Materials From Liquid Waste Tanks
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Solicitation of public comment.
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SUMMARY: The NRC is soliciting public comment on its Proposed Interim
Staff Guidance (ISG) DC/COL-ISG-013 (Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML090830488). The purpose of
this ISG is to modify and provide Combined License (COL) and Design
Certification (DC) applicants additional clarity and guidance for the
application of Standard Review Plan (SRP) Sections 11.2 and 2.4.13 on
the characterization of hydro geological properties of a site
associated with the effects of accidental releases of radioactive
liquid on existing or likely future uses of ground and surface water
resources in meeting the requirements of Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, Part 100 (10 CFR 100.10 or 100.20) and Appendix B
to 10 CFR Part 20 on effluent concentration limits. This ISG would
revise the staff guidance previously issued in March 2007 in the SRP
NUREG-0080, ``Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis
Reports for Nuclear Power Plants,'' Sections 11.2 and 2.4.13. These two
SRP sections are not internally consistent in identifying acceptable
criteria for assessing the consequences of accidental releases of
radioactive materials, or in providing guidance to the staff and
applicants to establish conditions for such releases and define
acceptable assumptions to describe exposure scenarios and pathways to
members of the public. The NRC staff issues DC/COL-ISGs to facilitate
timely implementation of current staff guidance and to facilitate
activities associated with review of applications for DCs and COLs by
the Office of New Reactors. The NRC staff will also incorporate the
approved DC/COL-ISG-013 into the next revision of the SRP and related
guidance documents.
DATES: Comments must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. 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: Comments may be submitted to: Chief, Rulemaking and
Directives Branch, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWB-05-B01M,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, and
should cite the publication date and page number of the Federal
Register notice.
The NRC ADAMS provides text and image files of NRC's public
documents. These documents may be accessed through the NRC's Public
Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter
problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the
NRC Public Document Room reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-
4737, or by e-mail at [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Timothy J. Frye, Chief, Health
Physics Branch, Division of Construction Inspection and Operational
Programs, Office of the New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone 301-415-3900 or e-mail
at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agency posts its issued staff guidance
in the agency's external Web page (http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/isg/).
The NRC staff is issuing this notice to solicit public comments on
proposed DC/COL-ISG-013. After the NRC staff considers any public
comments, it will make a determination regarding proposed DC/COL-ISG-
013.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day of April 2009.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
William F. Burton,
Branch Chief, Rulemaking and Guidance Development Branch, Division of
New Reactor Licensing, Office of New Reactors.
[FR Doc. E9-10137 Filed 5-1-09; 8:45 am]
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