98-1751. Cancellation of Proposed Generic Communication Control Rod Insertion Problems

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 16 (Monday, January 26, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3773-3774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-1751]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Cancellation of Proposed Generic Communication Control Rod 
Insertion Problems

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of cancellation.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is canceling a 
bulletin supplement that requests addressees to take actions to ensure 
the continued operability of the control rods. The proposed bulletin 
supplement was endorsed by the Committee to Review Generic Requirements 
(CRGR) and subsequently published in the Federal Register for public 
comment (62 FR 27629, May 20, 1997). The NRC considered comments 
received from interested parties in the final evaluation of the 
proposed bulletin supplement. Furthermore, the staff has received 
substantial additional data and data analysis from fuel manufacturers 
and owner's groups regarding the incomplete rod insertion (IRI) issue. 
Licensees, as well as fuel manufacturers and owner's groups, have 
informed the NRC of efforts to eliminate the IRI problem, including 
redesign of the fuel assemblies and improved core management. The staff 
expects these efforts to be successful, and the staff will follow this 
issue by monitoring plant operations through normal inspections and 
reporting activities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret S. Chatterton, (301) 415-
2889.

    Dated at Rockville, MD, this 13th day of January 1998.
David B. Matthews,
Acting Director, Division of Reactor Program Management, Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 98-1751 Filed 1-23-98; 8:45 am]
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