{"abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) proposes to amend its regulations to certify an amendment to the AP1000 standard plant design. The purpose of the amendment is to replace the combined license (COL) information items and design acceptance criteria (DAC) with specific design information, address the effects of the impact of a large commercial aircraft, incorporate design improvements, and increase standardization of the design. Upon NRC rulemaking approval of its amendment to the AP1000 design, an applicant seeking an NRC license to construct and operate a nuclear power reactor using the AP1000 design need not demonstrate in its application the safety of the certified design. The applicant for this amendment to the AP1000 certified design is Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC (Westinghouse). The public is invited to submit comments on this proposed design certification rule (DCR), the revised generic design control document (DCD) that would be incorporated by reference into the DCR, and the environmental assessment (EA) for this amendment to the AP1000 design.","action":"Proposed rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2011/02/24/2011-3989.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":52,"title":10}],"citation":"76 FR 10269","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2011-05-10","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Submit comments on the DCR, the revised DCD and/or the EA for this amendment by May 10, 2011. Submit comments specific to the information collections aspects of this rule by March 28, 2011. Comments received after the above dates will be considered if it is practical to do so, but assurance of consideration of comments received after these dates cannot be given.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["NRC-2010-0131"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2011-3989","effective_on":null,"end_page":10288,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2011/02/24/2011-3989.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/02/24/2011-3989/ap1000-design-certification-amendment","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2011-3989?publication_date=2011-02-24","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2011-02-24/2011-3989/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":20,"page_views":{"count":610,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 16:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-02-24/pdf/2011-3989.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2011-02-24","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2011/02/24/2011-3989.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"3150-AI81":{"issue":"201110","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/3150-AI81/ap1000-design-certification-amendment-nrc-2010-0131-","title":"AP1000 Design Certification Amendment\r\n[NRC-2010-0131]","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201110&RIN=3150-AI81&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Other Significant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["3150-AI81"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"AP1000 Design Control Document (DCD) Revision 19, Redacted Public Version of Appendix 19F","document_id":"NRC-2010-0131-0017"},{"title":"Design Changes Submitted by Westinghouse, Revision 18","document_id":"NRC-2010-0131-0016"},{"title":"December 20, 2010 ACRS Letter to Chairman (Long-Term Core Cooling)","document_id":"NRC-2010-0131-0015"},{"title":"December 13, 2010 ACRS Letter to Chairman (Report on FSER to AP1000 DCD)","document_id":"NRC-2010-0131-0014"},{"title":"NRC Notice of Acceptance, Revision 16","document_id":"NRC-2010-0131-0013"},{"title":"AP1000 DCD Transmittal Letter, Revision 16","document_id":"NRC-2010-0131-0012"},{"title":"AP1000 DCD Transmittal Letter, Revision 17","document_id":"NRC-2010-0131-0011"},{"title":"\"Evaluation of the Effect of the AP1000 Enhanced Shield Building on the Containment Response and Safety Analysis,\" Revision 1","document_id":"NRC-2010-0131-0010"},{"title":"TR-103, \"Fluid System Changes,\" Revision 2","document_id":"NRC-2010-0131-0009"},{"title":"TR-65, \"Spent Fuel Storage Racks Criticality Analysis,\" Revison 2","document_id":"NRC-2010-0131-0008"}],"regulatory_plan":{"html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/3150-AI81/ap1000-design-certification-amendment-nrc-2010-0131-","title":"AP1000 Design Certification Amendment\r\n[NRC-2010-0131]"},"comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=NRC-2010-0131","supporting_documents_count":16,"docket_id":"NRC-2010-0131","regulation_id_number":"3150-AI81","title":"AP1000 Design Certification Amendment","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2011-03-16T08:05:00Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":true,"signing_date":null,"start_page":10269,"subtype":null,"title":"AP1000 Design Certification Amendment","toc_doc":"AP1000 Design Certification Amendment","toc_subject":null,"topics":["Administrative practice and procedure","Antitrust","Fees","Incorporation by reference","Nuclear power plants and reactors","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements"],"type":"Proposed Rule","volume":76}