ML23276B428
| ML23276B428 | |
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| Issue date: | 01/22/2024 |
| From: | Meraj Rahimi NRC/RES/DE |
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| ML23198A308 | List: |
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| NRC-2023-0088 | |
| Download: ML23276B428 (4) | |
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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:
- 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:
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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