Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
Notice of availability.
The NRC is issuing a revision to its license renewal interim staff guidance (LR–ISG) process. This revision is entitled, “License Renewal Interim Staff Guidance Process, Revision 2” (revised LR–ISG process). The LR–ISG process describes the basic framework for developing and implementing interim changes to certain NRC license renewal guidance documents. These guidance documents facilitate the implementation of and NRC staff review of license renewal applications submitted in accordance with Title 10 of the
Mr. Matthew Homiack, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone 301–415–1683; or e-mail
Documents created or received after November 1, 1999, are available electronically at the NRC's Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at
The NRC posts LR–ISGs and the LR–ISG process on its public Web page under the “License Renewal” heading at
The NRC issued the previous LR–ISG process on August 7, 2009, and a notice of availability was published in the
After issuance of the previous LR–ISG process, the NRC staff identified the need to make some additional clarifications and administrative changes to the process. The clarifications concern the staff's evaluation of LR–ISGs under 10 CFR 54.37(b) and 10 CFR 50.109 and the applicability of LR–ISGs to renewed license holders. The administrative changes include reference to the final RIS 2007–16, Revision 1, which the NRC issued on April 28, 2010 (ML100250279), and minor changes to the format and content of LR–ISG documents.
The NRC staff incorporated these changes into the revised LR–ISG process, which was issued on June 14, 2010. The NRC did not publish a request for public comment in the
By this action, the NRC is notifying the public of issuance of the revised LR–ISG process. As of June 14, 2010, the NRC staff will use this process to guide the development and implementation of LR–ISGs.
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