97-28989. Workshop Notice To Solicit Public Comments on Draft Regulatory Guide and Standard Review Plan Section for Risk-Informed Inservice Inspection Programs for Piping at Nuclear Power Plants

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 212 (Monday, November 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 59380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28989]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Workshop Notice To Solicit Public Comments on Draft Regulatory 
Guide and Standard Review Plan Section for Risk-Informed Inservice 
Inspection Programs for Piping at Nuclear Power Plants

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of change in date for workshop.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Register notice, dated October 15, 1997 (Volume 
62, Number 199, page 53663) announced the availability and solicited 
public comment on drafts of a regulatory guide and a Standard Review 
Plan Section for risk-informed inservice inspection programs for 
piping. These issuances follow the Commission's August 16, 1995 (60 FR 
42622) policy statement on the ``Use of PRA Methods in Nuclear 
Regulatory Activities.'' In June 1997, the NRC published for public 
comment (62 FR 34321) four draft guides, three standard review plans 
and a NUREG series document on the use of PRA in nuclear power reactor 
licensing. The NRC is developing guidance for power reactor licensees 
on acceptable methods for using probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) 
information and insights in support of plant-specific applications to 
change the current licensing basis (CLB) for inservice inspection of 
piping, known as risk-informed inservice inspection (RI-ISI) programs. 
The use of such PRA information and guidance will be voluntary. To 
facilitate comment, the Commission will conduct a workshop to explain 
the draft documents and answer questions.

DATES: The workshop will be held on November 20-21, 1997 (not on 
November 19th, as announced in the October 15, 1997, Federal Register).

Registration

    There is no registration fee for this workshop. However, we request 
that interested parties register in writing to Kesselman-Jones, 8912 
James Ave., NE., Albuquerque, NM 87111, their intent on participating 
in the workshop. Please include name, organization, address and phone 
number with your registration request. Notification of attendance 
(e.g., pre-registration) is requested so that adequate space, etc., for 
the workshop can be arranged. Questions regarding meeting registration 
or fees should be directed to Kesselman-Jones, phone [phone], 
fax [phone], e-mail [e-mail].
    Onsite registration begins on November 19 at 3:00 P.M. The comment 
period expires on January 13, 1997. Comments received after this date 
will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is 
able to assure consideration only for comments received on or before 
this date. See the October 15, 1997 Notice for additional details.

Implementation

    It is intended that the risk-informed regulatory guide on inservice 
inspection of piping (DG-1063), and its associated Standard Review Plan 
Section 3.9.8, be published by early to mid CY 1998.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day of October 1997.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Mark A. Cunningham,
Chief, Probabilistic Risk Analysis Branch, Division of Systems 
Technology, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 97-28989 Filed 10-31-97; 8:45 am]
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