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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10 CFR Parts 50 and 52
 
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
10 CFR Parts 50 and 52
 
[NRC-2023-0088]
[NRC-2023-0088]
Regulatory Guide: Qualification of Safety-Related Actuators in Production and Utilization Facilities AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
 
Regulatory Guide: Qualification of Safety-Related Actuators in Production and
 
Utilization Facilities
 
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
 
ACTION: Final guide; issuance.
ACTION: Final guide; issuance.


==SUMMARY==
==SUMMARY==
: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 2 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.73, Qualification of Safety-Related Actuators in Production and Utilization Facilities. This RG describes an approach that is acceptable to the staff of the NRC to meet regulatory requirements for the qualification of safety-related actuators for production and utilization facilities.
: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Revisio n 2 to
 
Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.73, Qualification of Safety-Related Ac tuators in Production
 
and Utilization Facilities. This RG describes an approach that is acceptable to the staff
 
of the NRC to meet regulatory requirements for the qualificatio n of safety-related
 
actuators for production and utilization facilities.
 
DATES: Revision 2 to RG 1.73 is available on January 26, 2024.
DATES: Revision 2 to RG 1.73 is available on January 26, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0088 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly available information related to this document using any of the following methods:
* Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2023-0088. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301-415-0624; email:
Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individuals listed in the For Further Information Contact section of this document.
* NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the


search, select Begin Web-based ADAMS Search. For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRCs Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at 301-415-4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this document.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0088 when contacting the NRC
* NRCs PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
 
Revision 2 to RG 1.73 and the regulatory analysis may be found in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML23198A311 and ML23055B028, respectively.
about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly
Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and NRC approval is not required to reproduce them.
 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amir Mobasheran, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, telephone: 301-415-8112; email: Amir.Mobasheran@nrc.gov and Kayleh Hartage, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, telephone: 301-415-3563; email:
available information related to this document using any of the following methods:
Kayleh.Hartage@nrc.gov. Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
* Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and
 
search for Docket ID NRC-2023-0088. Address questions about Docket IDs in
 
Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301-415-0624; ema il:
 
Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the in dividuals listed in the
 
For Further Information Contact section of this document.
* NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADAM S Public
 
Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.ht ml. To begin the search, select Begin Web-based ADAMS Search. For problems wit h ADAMS, please
 
contact the NRCs Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at
 
301-415-4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS ac cession number
 
for each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is p rovided the first time that it
 
is mentioned in this document.
* NRCs PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of publicly
 
available documents, is open by appointment. To make an appoint ment to visit the PDR,
 
please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-
 
4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday throu gh Friday, except
 
Federal holidays.
 
Revision 2 to RG 1.73 and the regulatory analysis may be found in ADAMS
 
under Accession Nos. ML23198A311 and ML23055B028, respectively.
 
Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and NRC approval is not required to
 
reproduce them.
 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amir Mobasheran, Office of Nuclear
 
Regulatory Research, telephone: 301-415-8112; email: Amir.Mobas heran@nrc.gov and
 
Kayleh Hartage, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, telephone : 301-415-3563; email:
 
Kayleh.Hartage@nrc.gov. Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regu latory Commission,
 
Washington, DC 20555-0001.
 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Discussion The NRC is issuing a revision in the NRCs Regulatory Guide series. This series was developed to describe methods that are acceptable to the NRC staff for implementing specific parts of the agencys regulations, to explain techniques that the staff uses in evaluating specific issues or postulated events, and to describe information 2


that the staff needs in its review of applications for permits and licenses.
I. Discussion
The proposed Revision 2 to RG 1.73 was issued with a temporary identification of Draft Regulatory Guide, (DG)-1386 (ADAMS Accession No. ML23055B024). This revision endorses, with exceptions, additions, and clarifications, the methods described in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standard (Std.) 382-2019, IEEE Standard for Qualification of Safety-Related Actuators for Nuclear Power Generating Stations and Other Nuclear Facilities.
 
II. Additional Information The NRC published a notice of the availability of DG-1386 in the Federal Register on May 22, 2023 (88 FR 32693) for a 30-day public comment period. The public comment period closed on June 21, 2023. Public comments on DG-1386 and the staff responses to the public comments are available under ADAMS under Accession No. ML23198A312.
The NRC is issuing a revision in the NRCs Regulatory Guide s eries. This
As noted in the Federal Register on December 9, 2022 (87 FR 75671), this document is being published in the Rules section of the Federal Register to comply with publication requirements under 1 CFR chapter I.
 
III. Congressional Review Act This RG is a rule as defined in the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801-808).
series was developed to describe methods that are acceptable to the NRC staff for
However, the Office of Management and Budget has not found it to be a major rule as defined in the Congressional Review Act.
 
IV. Backfitting, Forward Fitting, and Issue Finality Issuance of RG 1.73 Revision 2, would not constitute backfitting as defined in section 50.109 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Backfitting, and as described in NRC Management Directive (MD) 8.4, Management of Backfitting, Forward Fitting, Issue Finality, and Information Requests; affect issue finality of any 3
implementing specific parts of the agencys regulations, to exp lain techniques that the
 
staff uses in evaluating specific issues or postulated events, and to describe information
 
2 that the staff needs in its review of applications for permits and licenses.
 
The proposed Revision 2 to RG 1.73 was issued with a temporary identification
 
of Draft Regulatory Guide, (DG)-1386 (ADAMS Accession No. ML23055B024). This
 
revision endorses, with exceptions, additions, and clarificatio ns, the methods described
 
in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standard (Std.) 382-2019,
 
IEEE Standard for Qualification of Safety-Related Actuators fo r Nuclear Power
 
Generating Stations and Other Nuclear Facilities.
 
II. Additional Information
 
The NRC published a notice of the availability of DG-1386 in t he Federal
 
Register on May 22, 2023 (88 FR 32693) for a 30-day public comment peri od. The
 
public comment period closed on June 21, 2023. Public comments on DG-1386 and the
 
staff responses to the public comments are available under ADAM S under Accession
 
No. ML23198A312.
 
As noted in the Federal Register on December 9, 2022 (87 FR 75671), this
 
document is being published in the Rules section of the Federal Register to comply
 
with publication requirements under 1 CFR chapter I.
 
III. Congressional Review Act
 
This RG is a rule as defined in the Congressional Review Act ( 5 U.S.C. 801-808).
 
However, the Office of Management and Budget has not found it t o be a major rule as
 
defined in the Congressional Review Act.
 
IV. Backfitting, Forward Fitting, and Issue Finality
 
Issuance of RG 1.73 Revision 2, would not constitute backfitti ng as defined in
 
section 50.109 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Backfitting, and
 
as described in NRC Management Directive (MD) 8.4, Management of Backfitting,
 
Forward Fitting, Issue Finality, and Information Requests; aff ect issue finality of any
 
3 approval issued under 10 CFR part 52, Licenses, Certificates, and Approvals for
 
Nuclear Power Plants; or constitute forward fitting as defined in MD 8.4, because, as
 
explained in this RG, licensees w ould not be required to comply with the positions set
 
forth in this RG.
 
V. Submitting Suggestions for Improvement of Regulatory Guides
 
A member of the public may, at any time, submit suggestions to the NRC for
 
improvement of existing RGs or for the development of new RGs. Suggestions can be
 
submitted on the NRCs public website at https://www.nrc.gov/re ading-rm/doc-
 
collections/reg-guides/contactus.html. Suggestions will be cons idered in future updates
 
and enhancements to the Regulatory Guide series.


approval issued under 10 CFR part 52, Licenses, Certificates, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants; or constitute forward fitting as defined in MD 8.4, because, as explained in this RG, licensees would not be required to comply with the positions set forth in this RG.
V. Submitting Suggestions for Improvement of Regulatory Guides A member of the public may, at any time, submit suggestions to the NRC for improvement of existing RGs or for the development of new RGs. Suggestions can be submitted on the NRCs public website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/reg-guides/contactus.html. Suggestions will be considered in future updates and enhancements to the Regulatory Guide series.
Dated: January 22, 2024.
Dated: January 22, 2024.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                            /RA/
 
/RA/
 
Meraj Rahimi, Chief, Regulatory Guide and Programs Management Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
Meraj Rahimi, Chief, Regulatory Guide and Programs Management Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
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[7590-01-P]

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Parts 50 and 52

[NRC-2023-0088]

Regulatory Guide: Qualification of Safety-Related Actuators in Production and

Utilization Facilities

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Final guide; issuance.

SUMMARY

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Revisio n 2 to

Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.73, Qualification of Safety-Related Ac tuators in Production

and Utilization Facilities. This RG describes an approach that is acceptable to the staff

of the NRC to meet regulatory requirements for the qualificatio n of safety-related

actuators for production and utilization facilities.

DATES: Revision 2 to RG 1.73 is available on January 26, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0088 when contacting the NRC

about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly

available information related to this document using any of the following methods:

search for Docket ID NRC-2023-0088. Address questions about Docket IDs in

Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301-415-0624; ema il:

Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the in dividuals listed in the

For Further Information Contact section of this document.

  • NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System

(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADAM S Public

Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.ht ml. To begin the search, select Begin Web-based ADAMS Search. For problems wit h ADAMS, please

contact the NRCs Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at

301-415-4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS ac cession number

for each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is p rovided the first time that it

is mentioned in this document.

  • NRCs PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of publicly

available documents, is open by appointment. To make an appoint ment to visit the PDR,

please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-

4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday throu gh Friday, except

Federal holidays.

Revision 2 to RG 1.73 and the regulatory analysis may be found in ADAMS

under Accession Nos. ML23198A311 and ML23055B028, respectively.

Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and NRC approval is not required to

reproduce them.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amir Mobasheran, Office of Nuclear

Regulatory Research, telephone: 301-415-8112; email: Amir.Mobas heran@nrc.gov and

Kayleh Hartage, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, telephone : 301-415-3563; email:

Kayleh.Hartage@nrc.gov. Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regu latory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Discussion

The NRC is issuing a revision in the NRCs Regulatory Guide s eries. This

series was developed to describe methods that are acceptable to the NRC staff for

implementing specific parts of the agencys regulations, to exp lain techniques that the

staff uses in evaluating specific issues or postulated events, and to describe information

2 that the staff needs in its review of applications for permits and licenses.

The proposed Revision 2 to RG 1.73 was issued with a temporary identification

of Draft Regulatory Guide, (DG)-1386 (ADAMS Accession No. ML23055B024). This

revision endorses, with exceptions, additions, and clarificatio ns, the methods described

in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standard (Std.) 382-2019,

IEEE Standard for Qualification of Safety-Related Actuators fo r Nuclear Power

Generating Stations and Other Nuclear Facilities.

II. Additional Information

The NRC published a notice of the availability of DG-1386 in t he Federal

Register on May 22, 2023 (88 FR 32693) for a 30-day public comment peri od. The

public comment period closed on June 21, 2023. Public comments on DG-1386 and the

staff responses to the public comments are available under ADAM S under Accession

No. ML23198A312.

As noted in the Federal Register on December 9, 2022 (87 FR 75671), this

document is being published in the Rules section of the Federal Register to comply

with publication requirements under 1 CFR chapter I.

III. Congressional Review Act

This RG is a rule as defined in the Congressional Review Act ( 5 U.S.C. 801-808).

However, the Office of Management and Budget has not found it t o be a major rule as

defined in the Congressional Review Act.

IV. Backfitting, Forward Fitting, and Issue Finality

Issuance of RG 1.73 Revision 2, would not constitute backfitti ng as defined in

section 50.109 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Backfitting, and

as described in NRC Management Directive (MD) 8.4, Management of Backfitting,

Forward Fitting, Issue Finality, and Information Requests; aff ect issue finality of any

3 approval issued under 10 CFR part 52, Licenses, Certificates, and Approvals for

Nuclear Power Plants; or constitute forward fitting as defined in MD 8.4, because, as

explained in this RG, licensees w ould not be required to comply with the positions set

forth in this RG.

V. Submitting Suggestions for Improvement of Regulatory Guides

A member of the public may, at any time, submit suggestions to the NRC for

improvement of existing RGs or for the development of new RGs. Suggestions can be

submitted on the NRCs public website at https://www.nrc.gov/re ading-rm/doc-

collections/reg-guides/contactus.html. Suggestions will be cons idered in future updates

and enhancements to the Regulatory Guide series.

Dated: January 22, 2024.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

/RA/

Meraj Rahimi, Chief, Regulatory Guide and Programs Management Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.

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