[Federal Register: May 8, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 89)]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

 
Notice of Publication of Draft Commission Paper ``Combined 
License Review Process''

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a draft 
version of a Commission paper entitled ``Combined License Review 
Process'' and is requesting public comments on this paper. Subpart C of 
10 CFR part 52 presents a process for issuing combined licenses (COLs) 
for nuclear power facilities. A COL is a single license authorizing 
construction and conditional operation of a nuclear power facility. 
This draft paper informs the Commission about the NRC staff's positions 
on a number of issues relating to the COL review process, including: 
contents of a COL application; COL inspections, tests, analyses, and 
acceptance criteria (ITAAC); ITAAC for emergency plans; verification of 
ITAAC; role of the quality assurance program in ITAAC; and emergency 
plans for early site permits.
    An earlier version of the draft paper was issued in April 1993. The 
NRC received comments from the nuclear industry (NUMARC) on this paper. 
As a result, several changes were made to the draft paper. The most 
significant of these changes include; removing a proposed license 
condition regarding detailed design drawings, removing any mention of 
hold points in the construction inspection process, revising the format 
of the sample license, and shortening the duration of a combined 
license to conform with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. An 
amendment to the Atomic Energy Act has been proposed to correct the COL 
duration issue.
    A copy of the draft paper has been placed in NRC's Public Document 
Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC. 20037, 
for review by interested persons. Questions and comments should be 
directed to Jerry N. Wilson, Mail Stop O-10 D22, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001, Email:jnw@nrc.gov 
or telephone: 301-415-3145. Comments should be submitted within 120 
days of the publication of this notice.

    Dated at Rockville, MD, this 1st day of May 1998.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Theodore R. Quay,
Director, Standardization Project Directorate, Division of Reactor 
Program Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 98-12279 Filed 5-7-98; 8:45 am]
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