98-12275. Permanently Defueled Westinghouse Plant; Proposed Standard Technical Specifications  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 89 (Friday, May 8, 1998)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 25527]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-12275]
    
    
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    NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
    
    [NUREG--1625]
    
    
    Permanently Defueled Westinghouse Plant; Proposed Standard 
    Technical Specifications
    
    AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
    
    ACTION: Notice of availability.
    
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    SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the 
    availability of NUREG-1625, ``Proposed Standard Technical 
    Specifications for Permanently Defueled Westinghouse Plants,'' a draft 
    report for comment dated March 1998.
    
    DATES: Submit comments by August 6, 1998.
    
    ADDRESSES: Draft NUREG-1625 is available for inspection and copying for 
    a fee at the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street NW. (Lower Level), 
    Washington, DC 20555-0001. A free single copy of draft NUREG-1625 may 
    be requested by writing to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Printing 
    and Graphics Branch, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Webb, Division of Reactor 
    Program Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear 
    Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Telephone: 301-415-
    1347.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Given the number of nuclear power plants 
    that have permanently shutdown, the NRC has recognized the need for 
    generic guidance on appropriate Technical Specifications for 
    permanently shutdown power reactors.
        This NUREG report describes the NRC staff's proposed Standard 
    Technical Specifications for Permanently Defueled Westinghouse Plants 
    (STS PDW). The report includes a detailed discussion of the strategy 
    followed for determining the contents of the STS PDW. The proposed STS 
    PDW is being published to provide the general public and the nuclear 
    community with an opportunity for comment.
        The contents of the proposed STS PDW are based primarily on the 
    Standard Technical Specifications, Westinghouse Plants (NUREG-1431, 
    Revision 1, April 1995), which in turn were based on the criteria in 
    the NRC Final Policy Statement on Technical Specifications Improvements 
    for Nuclear Power Reactors (SECY-93-067, 58 FR 39132; July 22, 1993). 
    The proposed STS PDW reflect the experience gained in the development 
    of the Permanently Defueled Technical Specifications (PDTS) for the 
    Trojan Nuclear Plant, the first PDTS approved by the NRC that were 
    based on the improved STS for Westinghouse Plants. As licensees begin 
    to plan permanent shutdown of their nuclear power plants, they are 
    encouraged to adopt the STS PDW to an extent that is practical and 
    consistent with their licensing basis.
    
        Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day of May 1998.
    
        For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
    Marvin M. Mendonca,
    Acting Director, Non-Power Reactors and Decommissioning Project 
    Director, Division of Reactor Program Management, Office of Nuclear 
    Reactor Regulation.
    [FR Doc. 98-12275 Filed 5-7-98; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
05/08/1998
Department:
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice of availability.
Document Number:
98-12275
Dates:
Submit comments by August 6, 1998.
Pages:
25527-25527 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
NUREG--1625
PDF File:
98-12275.pdf