ML20198N248
| ML20198N248 | |
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| Issue date: | 10/09/1997 |
| From: | Hoyle J NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
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| FRN-62FR53975, RULE-PR-50 PR-971009, NUDOCS 9711030243 | |
| Download: ML20198N248 (6) | |
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) AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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ACTION: Proposed rule, i
SUMMARY
- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is amending its regulations to incorporate by reference IEEE Std 603-1991, a national consensus standard for power, instrumentation, and control portions of safety systems in nuclear power plants. This action is necessary to L
- endorse the latest version of this national consensus standard in NRC's regulations, and replace an IEEE Standard currently endorsed in the NRC's regulations which has been -
1 l withdrawn by the IEEE.
l DATE:- Comments on the proposed rule must be received on or before December 1,1997.
i ADDRESSES: Mail comments to: Secre*ary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
! Washington, DC 20555-0001; Attentio lulemakings and Adjudications Staff. Hand deliver comments to 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, between 7:30 a:.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays, i Copies of any comments received may be examined at the NRC Public Document
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For information on submitting comments electronically, see the discussion under Electronic Access in the Supplementary Information Section.
i FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Satish K. Aggarwal, Senior Program Managet, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, Telephone (301) 415-6005, Fax (301) 415 5074, E-mail: SKA@NRC. GOV SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
For additional information, see the direct final rule published in the Rules and Regu ations Section of this Federal Register, Procedural Background Because NRC considers this rulemaking nor. controversial, we are publishith; this proposed rule concurrently as a direct final rule. The direct final rule will becomo effective on -
- January 1,1998. However, if the NRC receives significant adverse comments on the direct final rule by December 1,1997, then the NRC will publish a document that withdraws the direct final rule.- If the direct final rule is' withdrawn, the NRC will address the comments received in a subsequer.t final rule. The NRC Will not initiate a second comment period on this action in the event the cirect final rule is wi'hdrawn.
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3 Electronic Access You may also provide comments via the NRC's interactive rulemaking website through the NRC home page (http;//www.nrc. gov). This site provides the availability to upload comments as files (any format), if your web browser supports that function. For information about the interactive rulemaking website, contact Ms. Carol Gallagher, (301) 415-5905 (e-mail:
CAG@nrc. gov).
List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 50 Antitru&t, Classified Infe,rmation, Criminal penalties, Fire protection, incorporation by reference, Intergovsmmental relations, Nuclear power plants and reactors, Radiation protection, Reactor siting criteria, and Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
For the reasons set out in the preamble and under the authority of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, the Energy Reorganizations Act of 1974, as amended, and 5 U.S.C.
552 and 553, the NRC is adopting the following amendment to 10 CFR Part 50.
Part 50 - Domestic Licensing of Piaduction and Utilization Facilities
- 1. The authority citation for Part 50 continues to read as follows:
AUTHORITY: Sees. 102,103,104,105,161,182,183,186,189,68 Stat. 936,937, 938,948,953,954,955,956, as amended, sec. 234,83 Stat.1244, as amended (42 U.S.C.
2132,2133,2134,2135,2201,2232,2233,2236,2239,2282); secs. 201, as amended,202, 206, 88 Stat.1242, as amended, 1244,1246 (42 U.S.C. 5841,5842,5846).
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-4 Section 50.7 also issued under Pub. L.- 95-601, sec,10,92 Stat. 2951 (42 U.S.C.
l 5851).' Section 50.16 elso issued under secs. 101,185,68 Stat. 955 as amended (42 U.S.C.
2131,2235), sec.102 ?ub. L. 91 190,83 Stat. 653 (42 U.S.C. 4332). Sections 50.13, and 50.54 (dd), and 50.103 also issued under sec.108,68 Stat. 939, as amended (42 U.S.C.
2138), Sections 50.23,50.35, 50.55, and 50.56 also issued under sec.185,68 Stat. 955 (42
.U.S.C. 2235), Sections 50.33a,50.55a and Appendix Q also issueu m w sec.102, Pub. L.91-190,83 Stat. 853 (42 U.S.C. 4332). Sections 50.34 and 50.54 aiso issued under sec. 204, 88 Stat.1245 (42 U.S.C. 5844). Sections 50.58,50.91, and 50.92 also issued under Pub. L.97-415,96 Stat. 2073 (42 U.S.C. 2239). Section 50.78 also issued under sec.122,68 Stat.
939 (42 U.S.C. 2152). Sections 50.80 - 50.81 also issued under sec.184,68 Stat. 954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2234). Appendix F also issued under sec.187,68 Stat. 955 (42 U.S.C. 2237),
- 2. In 9 50.55a, paragraph (h) is revised to read as follows:
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(h) Protection and Bsfety Systems. (1) IEEE Std. 603-1991, including the correction
- sheet dated January 30,1995, which is referenced 11, paragraph (h)(3), are approved for incorporation by reference by the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C.
' 552(a) and 1 CFR Part 51. A notice of any changes made to the material incorporated by
- reference will be published in the Federal Register. Copies of IEEE Std. 603-1991 may be purchased from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Service Center,445 Hoes
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_ Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08855. It is also available for inspection at the NRC Library,11545 l Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-2738, nr.d at the Office of the Federal Register,800 North I Capital Street, NW, Suite 700. Washington, DC. IEEE Std. 279, which is referenced in paragraph (h)(2) of this section was approved for incorporation by reference by the Director of ;
the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR Part 51. Copies of this standard are also availabie as indicated for IEEE Std. 603-1991.
(2) Definitions.-
.(i) For purposes of this paragraph the_ terms " protection systems,' ' safety systems,"
i - and " safety-related systems' are synonymous.
l (ii) Changes to protection systems include modification, augmentation or replacement of protection systems permitted by license amendrr.ents, changes made to protection systems j by licensees pursuant to 10 CFR 50.59, and plant specific departures from a design certification i
rule under 10 CFR Part 52.
(3) Protection systems. For nuclear power plants with cor:struction permits issued after i
! January 1,1971, but prior to January 1,1998, protection systems must meet the requirements l set forth in either the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Std. 279, " Criteria for Protection Systems for Nuclear Power Generating Stations," or in IEEE Std. 603-1991,
" Criteria for Safety Systems for Nuclear Power Generating Stations," and the correction sheet dated January 30,1995. However, changes to protection systems initiated on or after January 1,1998 must meet the requirements set forth in IEEE Std. 603-1991, and the correction sheet dated January 30,1995.
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(4) Safety systems. For construction permits, operating licenses, final design l l
l approvals, design certifications 'and combined licenses issued on or after January 1,1998, l 1
1 safety systems must meet the requirements set forth in IEEE Std. 603-1991, and the correction sheet, dated January 30,1995.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this ,k - day of October,1997.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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John C. oyle, /
Se ry of the Commission.
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