[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 208 (Thursday, October 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66763-66764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27793]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Project No. 753, NRC-2011-0136]
Models for Plant-Specific Adoption of Technical Specifications
Task Force Traveler TSTF-510, Revision 2, ``Revision to Steam Generator
Program Inspection Frequencies and Tube Sample Selection''
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: As part of the consolidated line item improvement process
(CLIIP), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the
availability of the model safety evaluation (SE) for plant-specific
adoption of Technical Specifications (TS) Task Force (TSTF) Traveler
TSTF-510, Revision 2, ``Revision to Steam Generator [(SG)] Program
Inspection Frequencies and Tube Sample Selection.'' TSTF-510, Revision
2, is available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management
System (ADAMS) under Accession Number ML110610350, and includes a model
application. The proposed change revises the Improved Standard
Technical Specification (ISTS), NUREGs-1430, -1431, and -1432,
Specification 5.5.9, ``Steam Generator (SG) Program,'' Specification
5.6.7, ``Steam Generator Tube Inspection Report,'' and the SG Tube
Integrity specification (Limiting Condition for Operation (LCO) 3.4.17,
LCO 3.4.20, and LCO 3.4.18 in ISTS NUREG-1430, -1431, and -1432,
respectively). The proposed changes are necessary to address
implementation issues associated with the inspection periods, and
address other administrative changes and clarifications. The model SE
will facilitate expedited approval of plant-specific adoption of TSTF-
510, Revision 2. This TS improvement is part of the CLIIP.
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ADDRESSES: You can access publicly available documents related to this
notice using the following methods:
NRC's Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine
and have copied for a fee publicly available documents at the NRC's
PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC
are available online in the NRC Library at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS,
which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. If you
do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems in accessing the
documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC's PDR reference staff at 1-
800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to [email protected]. The
model SE for plant-specific adoption of TSTF-510, Revision 2, is
available electronically under ADAMS Accession Number ML112101513. The
NRC staff disposition of comments received to the Notice of Opportunity
for Public Comment announced in the Federal Register on June 20, 2011
(76 FR 35923), is available electronically under ADAMS Accession Number
ML112101661.
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Public comments and
supporting materials related to this notice can be found at http://www.regulations.gov by searching on Docket ID: NRC-2011-0136.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Michelle C. Honcharik, Senior
Project Manager, Licensing Processes Branch, Mail Stop: O-12 D1,
Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-415-1774, e-mail: [email protected] or
Mr. Ravinder Grover, Technical Specifications Branch, Mail Stop: O-7
C2A, Division of Inspection and Regional Support, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2166, e-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TSTF-510, Revision 2, is applicable to
pressurized water reactor plants. The proposed changes revise the ISTS
to implement a number of editorial corrections, changes, and
clarifications intended to improve internal consistency, consistency
with the implementing industry documents, and usability without
changing the intent of the requirements. The proposed changes to
Specification 5.5.9.d.2 are more effective in managing the frequency of
verification of tube integrity and sample selection than those required
by current TSs. As a result, the proposed changes will not reduce the
assurance of the function and integrity of SG tubes. TS Bases changes
that reflect the proposed changes are included.
NRC staff has reviewed the model application included with TSTF-510
and has found it acceptable for use by licensees. Licensees opting to
apply for this TS change are responsible for reviewing the NRC staff's
SE and the applicable technical justifications, providing any necessary
plant-specific information, and assessing the completeness and accuracy
of their license amendment request (LAR). The NRC will process each
amendment application responding to the NOA according to applicable NRC
rules and procedures.
The proposed changes do not prevent licensees from requesting an
alternate approach or proposing changes other than those proposed in
TSTF-510, Revision 2. However, significant deviations from the approach
recommended in this notice or the inclusion of additional changes to
the license require additional NRC staff review. This may increase the
time and resources needed for the review or result in NRC staff
rejection of the LAR. Licensees desiring significant deviations or
additional changes should instead submit an LAR that does not claim to
adopt TSTF-510, Revision 2.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day of October 2011.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John R. Jolicoeur,
Chief, Licensing Processes Branch, Division of Policy and Rulemaking,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2011-27793 Filed 10-26-11; 8:45 am]
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