RIN 3150-AL15, Miscellaneous Corrections Final Rule; Corrections
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| Issue date: | 08/01/2024 |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 50, 52, and 54
[NRC-2024-0091]
RIN 3150-AL15
Miscellaneous Corrections; Correction
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
SUMMARY
- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is correcting a final rule
that was published in the Federal Register on July 16, 2024, regarding the amendment
of NRCs regulations to make miscellaneous corrections to include clarifying language
and correcting grammatical and typographical errors, punctuation, references, and
terms. This action is necessary to correct an inadvertent error in the final rule.
DATES: The correction takes effect on August 15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2024-0091 when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information for th is action. You may obtain publicly available
information related to this action by any of the following methods:
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Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-
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Corrections
In FR Doc. 2024-15234, appearing on page 57717 in the Federal Register of
Tuesday, July 16, 2024, the NRC makes the following corrections:
Preamble
- 1. On page 57718, in the first column, in the eighth paragraph, the sentence This final
rule amends § 52.110(e) to remove the incorrect reference to § 50.2 and the introductory
text of § 52.110(f) to remove the incorrect reference to § 52.1, since neither reference
contains a definition for decommissioning activities. is corrected to read This final rule
amends the introductory text of § 52.110(f) to remove the incorrect reference to § 52.1,
since the reference does not contain a definition for decommissioning activities.
Regulatory Text
- 2. On page 57721, in the first column, amendatory instruction 20 for § 52.110 is
corrected to read In § 52.110, revise and republish paragraphs (f) and (h)(1) to read as
follows:
§ 52.110 [Corrected]
(f) Licensees shall not perform any decommissioning activities, that
(1) Foreclose release of the site for possible unrestricted use;
(2) Result in significant environmental impacts not previously reviewed; or
(3) Result in there no longer being reasonable assurance that adequate funds
will be available for decommissioning.
(h)(1) Decommissioning trust funds may be used by licensees if
(i) The withdrawals are for expenses for legitimate decommissioning activities
consistent with the definition of decommissioning in § 52.1;
(ii) The expenditure would not reduce the value of the decommissioning trust
below an amount necessary to place and maintain the reactor in a safe storage condition
if unforeseen conditions or expenses arise; and
(iii) The withdrawals would not inhibit the ability of the licensee to complete
funding of any shortfalls in the decommissioning trust needed to ensure the availability of
funds to ultimately release the site and terminate the license.
Dated: August 1, 2024.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
/RA/
Krupskaya T. Castellon, Acting Chief, Regulatory Analysis and Rulemaking Support Branch, Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.