95-10725. Environmental Qualification of Electric Equipment

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 86 (Thursday, May 4, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 22010-22011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10725]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 50


Environmental Qualification of Electric Equipment

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Commission has undertaken a major initiative to answer 
questions related to the environmental qualification (EQ) of electric 
equipment in nuclear power plants, 10 CFR 50.49. In November 1993, the 
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research held a public workshop to obtain 
technical input for the formulation of EQ research program. One of the 
recommendations made at this workshop was that the NRC staff should 
review all previous work in the EQ area and endeavor to have its 
research program cost effective without duplicating past efforts.
    The participants at the workshop stated that the focus of the NRC's 
attention should be on components such as cables and electrical 
penetrations, that are long lived and very burdensome to replace.
    The NRC staff accepted these recommendations and the current 
research efforts are limited to EQ issues pertaining to cables. In this 
context, the staff plans to review approximately 300 EQ documents (test 
reports, technical papers and reports, etc.). The listing of these 
references is available in the NRC Public Document Room. The staff is 
seeking public input to determine the completeness of this list of 
references.
DATES: Submit additional references by June 16, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Chief, Rules Review and Directives Branch, Office of 
Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [[Page 22011]] 
Mr. Satish K. Aggarwal, Senior Program Manager, Office of Nuclear 
Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555, Telephone: [phone].

    Dated at Rockville, MD, this 26th day of April 1995.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Lawrence C. Shao,
Director, Division of Engineering Technology, Office of Nuclear 
Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 95-10725 Filed 5-3-95; 8:45 am]
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