ML25065A092
| ML25065A092 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 03/06/2025 |
| From: | Billoch-Colon A Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards |
| To: | Basso T Nuclear Energy Institute |
| BIlloch Colon, Araceli | |
| References | |
| NRC-2025-00060, PRM-50-127 | |
| Download: ML25065A092 (1) | |
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March 6, 2025 Thomas Basso Nuclear Energy Institute 1201 F Street NW, Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20004 Email: tbb@nei.org
Dear Thomas Basso:
This letter is in response to the petition for rulemaking (PRM), dated January 22, 2025, that you filed with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on behalf of the Nuclear Energy Institute. Your petition is available in the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System under Accession No. ML25065A034.
You request that the NRC revise its regulations at 10 CFR Part 50, Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities, to (1) remove specific conditions not necessary to ensure safety or are no longer needed by the industry, and (2) incorporate requested standards to the next revision of regulatory guide 1.84, which will be incorporated by reference into the agencys rulemaking on industry standards. The RES response letter is attached for reference. The NRC docketed your petition pursuant to § 2.803 of 10 CFR, Petition for rulemaking-NRC action, on March 6, 2025, and assigned it Docket No. PRM-50-127. Please reference this docket number on any correspondence you may have concerning the petition.
You can monitor your petition on the Federal rulemaking website, https://www.regulations.gov, by searching on Docket ID NRC-2025-0060. In addition, the Federal rulemaking website allows you to receive alerts when changes or additions occur in a docket folder. To subscribe:
(1) navigate to the docket folder NRC-2025-0060; (2) click the Email Alert link; and (3) enter your email address and select how frequently you would like to receive emails (daily, weekly, or monthly). The NRC also tracks all petition actions on its website at https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/rulemaking/rules-petitions.html and https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/rulemaking-ruleforum/petitions-by-year.html.
You may direct any questions you have concerning the petition process or the status of your petition to me at 301-415-3302 (email: araceli.billochcolon@nrc.gov) or to Helen Chang at 301-415-3228 (email: helen.chang@nrc.gov).
Sincerely, Araceli Billoch Colon, Chief Regulatory Analysis and Rulemaking Support Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards