SECY-18-0106, Response to SRM-SECY-18-0106 Letter to the Petitioner Acceptance of PRM-50-110 Applicability of Risk-Informed Categorization and Treatment of Structures, Systems, and Components for Nuclear Power Reactors
| ML20279A445 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 10/13/2020 |
| From: | Annette Vietti-Cook NRC/SECY |
| To: | Tschiltz M - No Known Affiliation |
| James O'Driscoll | |
| Shared Package | |
| M L20279A408 | List: |
| References | |
| NRC-2015-0028, PRM-50-110, SRM-SECY-18-0106 85 FR 66498; October 20, 2020 | |
| Download: ML20279A445 (2) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 October 13, 2020 Mr. Michael D. Tschiltz 1201 F Street, NW Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20004
Dear Mr. Tschiltz:
I am responding to the petition for rulemaking (PRM) that you submitted on behalf of the Nuclear Energy Institute, to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on January 15, 2015. 1 You requested that the NRC modify its regulations in Title 10 of the 0F Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Section 50.69, Risk-informed categorization and treatment of structures, systems and components for nuclear power reactors, to clarify and extend their applicability to allow holders of combined licenses under 10 CFR Part 52, Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants, to implement the provisions of 10 CFR 50.69. The NRC docketed the PRM on February 6, 2015, under Docket Number PRM-50-110.
On March 27, 2015, the NRC published a notice of docketing in the Federal Register (80 FR 16308). The NRC held a public meeting on September 16, 2015, 2 to gain further 1F understanding of the scope and basis for the PRM.
The NRC has reviewed your petition and supporting rationale. For the reasons provided in the enclosed Federal Register notice, the NRC will consider the issue raised in your PRM in the ongoing Incorporation of Lessons Learned from New Reactor Licensing Process (Parts 50 and 52 Licensing Process Alignment) rulemaking.
NRC action on the issue raised in PRM-50-110 can be monitored on the Federal rulemaking Web site, https://www.regulations.gov, by searching for Docket ID NRC-2015-0028, the docket number assigned to this petition (PRM-50-110), and Docket ID NRC-2009-0196, the docket number for the Incorporation of Lessons Learned from New Reactor Licensing Process (Parts 50 and 52 Licensing Process Alignment) rulemaking. In addition, the Federal rulemaking Web site allows you to receive alerts when changes or additions occur in a docket folder. To subscribe to alerts: (1) navigate to the docket folder (NRC-2009-0196), (2) click the Sign up for E-mail Alerts link, and (3) enter your e-mail address and select how frequently you would like to receive e-mails (daily, weekly, or monthly).
The NRC tracks the status of PRMs on its Web sites at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/rulemaking-ruleforum/petitions-by-year.html and https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/rulemaking/rules-petitions.html. In addition, the NRC publishes a Unified Agenda, a semiannual compilation of all rules on which the NRC has recently completed action, has 1 Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML15037A481.
2 The summary of this meeting may be found at ADAMS Accession No. ML15268A353.
M. Tschiltz proposed action, or is considering action. The Unified Agenda may be found on the NRC's rulemaking Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/rulemaking.html. As in all rulemakings, the NRC will solicit and consider public comments during the proposed rule phase of the rulemaking before determining the approach that will be the basis for the final rule.
The docket for this petition is closed. You may direct any questions regarding this matter to James ODriscoll at 301-415-1325, or by e-mailing James.O'Driscoll@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Annette L. Digitally signed by Annette L. Vietti-Cook Vietti-Cook Date: 2020.10.13 19:18:55 -04'00' Annette L. Vietti-Cook Secretary of the Commission
Enclosure:
Federal Register notice