Updated Aging Management Criteria for Reactor Vessel Internal Components for Pressurized-Water Reactors

by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on 01/19/2021.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) SLR-ISG-2021-01-PWRVI, ``Updated Aging Management Criteria for Reactor Vessel Internal Components for Pressurized-Water Reactors.'' This ISG updates the aging management criteria for pressurized-water reactor (PWR) vessel internals components in the NRC's...

Application and Testing of Safety-Related Diesel Generators in Nuclear Power Plants

by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on 01/19/2021.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-1303, ``Application and Testing of Safety-Related Diesel Generators in Nuclear Power.'' This draft guide is proposed revision 5 of Regularity Guide (RG) 1.9. DG- 1303 provides updated guidance that the staff of the NRC considers acceptable...

Issuance of Multiple Exemptions in Response to COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on 01/19/2021.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued 68 exemptions in response to requests from 26 licensees. The exemptions afford these licensees temporary or permanent relief from certain requirements under NRC regulations. The exemptions are in response to the licensees' requests for relief due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)...

Tennessee Valley Authority Bellefonte, Units 1 and 2 Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact

by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on 01/19/2021.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering extending the completion dates for Construction Permit Nos. CPPR-122 and CPPR-123, issued to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for Bellefonte Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 (BLN), located on the west shore of the Guntersville Reservoir at Tennessee River Mile (RM) 392 in Jackson...

Sunshine Act Meetings

by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on 01/19/2021.

Non-Substantive Amendments to Adjudicatory Proceeding Requirements

by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on 01/15/2021.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is confirming the effective date of January 19, 2021, for the direct final rule that was published in the Federal Register on November 5, 2020. This direct final rule revised and clarified the agency's rules of practice and procedure to reflect current Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel practice,...

Adjustment of Civil Penalties for Inflation for Fiscal Year 2021

by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on 01/15/2021.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to adjust the maximum Civil Monetary Penalties it can assess under statutes enforced by the agency. These changes are mandated by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements...

List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International HI-STORM UMAX Canister Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1040, Amendment No. 4

by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on 01/13/2021.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is confirming the effective date of January 25, 2021, for the direct final rule that was published in the Federal Register on November 9, 2020. This direct final rule amended the Holtec International HI-STORM UMAX Canister Storage System listing in the ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to...

Sigma-Aldrich Company; Fort Mims Site

by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on 01/13/2021.

Indiana Michigan Power Company; Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Unit No. 2

by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on 01/12/2021.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of an amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR- 74, issued to Indiana Michigan Power Company (I&M), for operation of the Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Unit No. 2 (CNP-2). The proposed amendment would revise the CNP-2 technical specifications (TSs) to allow a...

Fire Protection Program for Nuclear Power Plants During Decommissioning

by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on 01/12/2021.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.191, ``Fire Protection Program for Nuclear Power Plants During Decommissioning.'' Revision 1 of RG 1.191 addresses new information identified since Revision 0 of this guide was issued. The guidance in Revision 0 of the RG does not include guidance for...

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Unit 3; Unit 3 Auxiliary Building Wall 11 Seismic Gap Requirements

by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on 01/12/2021.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is granting an exemption to allow a departure from the certification information in Tier 1 of the plant-specific design control document (DCD) and is issuing License Amendment No. 182 to Combined License (COL) NPF-91. The COL is for construction and operation of the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant...

Information Collection: NRC Form 483, “Registration Certificate-In Vitro Testing with Byproduct Material Under General License”

by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on 01/12/2021.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently submitted a request for renewal of an existing collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The information collection is entitled, NRC Form 483, ``Registration Certificate--In Vitro Testing with Byproduct Material Under General License.''

Sunshine Act Meetings

by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on 01/11/2021.

Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC

by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on 01/11/2021.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued two exemptions in response to requests from Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC. The exemptions afford the licensee temporary relief from a certain requirement under NRC regulations. The exemptions are in response to the licensee's requests for relief due to the coronavirus disease 2019...

Information Collection: Public Records

by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on 01/08/2021.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an existing collection of information. The information collection is entitled, ``Public Records.'' NRC updated one form integral to the agency's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process, NRC Form 507,...

Information Collection: Voluntary Reporting of Performance Indicators

by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on 01/08/2021.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an existing collection of information. The information collection is entitled, ``Voluntary Reporting of Performance Indicators.''

Tennessee Valley Authority, Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 2

by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on 01/08/2021.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License No. NPF-96, issued to Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), for operation of the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (Watts Bar or WBN), Unit 2. The proposed amendment would revise the Watts Bar Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) to apply...

Calculated Maximum Fuel Element Cladding Temperature

by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on 01/07/2021.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is denying two related petitions for rulemaking (PRMs), PRM-50-93 and PRM-50-95, submitted by Mark Edward Leyse. The petitioner requested that the NRC amend its regulations for the domestic licensing of production and utilization facilities. The petitioner asserted that data from multirod (assembly)...

Information Collection: Voluntary Reporting of Planned New Reactor Applications; Withdrawal

by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on 01/07/2021.

On December 29, 2020, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inadvertently issued an information collection titled, ``Voluntary Reporting of Planned New Reactor Applications'' in the Federal Register. The information collection is being withdrawn because it duplicates a document previously published in the Federal Register on December 1,...