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  • 2025-02036 — Draft Regulatory Guide: Acceptability of ASME Code, Section III, Division 5, “High Temperature Reactors”
    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:90 FR 8782
    Reading Time:about 4 minutes

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is reopening the public comment period for the draft Regulatory Guide DG-1436, which deals with the acceptability of certain engineering codes for high temperature reactors. Originally solicited on December 13, 2024, the comment period ended on January 27, 2025, but has now been extended to February 26, 2025, to allow additional time for public input. The NRC encourages electronic submissions through their website, and emphasizes that personal information should not be included in comments if one wishes to keep it private. Suggestions for improving regulatory guides can also be submitted through their public website.

    Simple Explanation

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission wants to hear more ideas from people about the rules for special high-temperature reactors. They had asked for ideas before but are giving more time until February 26, 2025, so more people can share what they think.

  • 2025-02834 — Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota Corporation; Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1; License Amendment Application
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 9980
    Reading Time:about 14 minutes

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering an amendment to the operating license of the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant in Minnesota. The proposed amendment seeks to update the plant's Emergency Action Level (EAL) Scheme. This change is requested urgently to avoid unnecessary emergency declarations due to fluctuating river levels that affected the plant earlier. The public can submit comments on this amendment by March 6, 2025, and request a hearing by April 21, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The government is thinking about changing the safety rules for a nuclear plant in Minnesota to make sure it doesn't have to call an emergency for something small, like changes in the river nearby. People can say what they think about this change until March 6, 2025, and they can also ask to have a meeting about it by April 21, 2025.

  • 2021-02805 — Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp.; Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 1
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 9087
    Reading Time:about 16 minutes

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing an amendment to the operating license for the Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 1, operated by Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp. This amendment seeks to defer the required spring 2021 refueling outage steam generator inspections to the fall of 2022. The NRC has determined that this change does not significantly increase the risk of accidents, create new accident types, or reduce safety margins. They are inviting public comments and offering the opportunity to request a hearing on this proposal.

    Simple Explanation

    The U.S. government is thinking about changing a rule for checking a part of a nuclear power plant. They want to delay a check-up from spring 2021 to fall 2022, and they're asking people to tell them what they think about this idea.

  • 2021-03466 — Setpoints for Safety-Related Instrumentation
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 10601
    Reading Time:about 4 minutes

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a new version, Revision 4, of Regulatory Guide 1.105, which focuses on the setpoints for safety-related instrumentation used in nuclear facilities. This guide has been updated to include information from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and International Society of Automation (ISA) Standard 67.04.01-2018. It provides an approved method for ensuring that these setpoints comply with required safety and technical specifications. The guide is available for public access, and there were 24 public comments submitted during its review process.

    Simple Explanation

    The government made a new rule to make sure the machines that keep nuclear plants safe are set just right. They used ideas from special books to make sure everything is super safe.