96-27792. Cancellation of Proposed Generic Communication; Licensee Qualification for Performing Safety Analyses (M91599)

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 211 (Wednesday, October 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 56069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27792]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Cancellation of Proposed Generic Communication; Licensee 
Qualification for Performing Safety Analyses (M91599)

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of cancellation of proposed generic communication.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) was preparing to issue 
a supplement to Generic Letter 83-11, Licensee Qualification for 
Performing Safety Analyses, for the purpose of presenting criteria that 
licensees could choose to comply with to verify to the NRC their 
qualifications to use approved codes and methods for performing safety 
analyses. By complying with these criteria, a licensee would eliminate 
the need to submit a topical report for qualifying their use of a 
previously approved methodology. A draft of the supplement and a notice 
of opportunity for public comment was published in the Federal Register 
(60 FR 54712) on October 25, 1995. Comments were received from 12 
licensees, 3 fuel vendors, and 3 industry interest groups.
    Because of issues that have arisen at a nuclear power reactor 
facility regarding the improper application of approved methods, and 
because of increased complexities in core reload analyses due to mixed 
core designs, the NRC has reevaluated its plans to issue this generic 
letter supplement. The NRC has concluded that the potential reduction 
in staff oversight which would result from its issuance is not 
justified. Therefore, the generic letter supplement has been cancelled.

DATES: (Not applicable.)

ADDRESSEES: (Not applicable.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurence I. Kopp, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (Not applicable.)

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day of October 1996.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David B. Matthews,
Acting Director, Division of Reactor Program Management, Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 96-27792 Filed 10-29-96; 8:45 am]
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