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

[NUREG--1625]

 
Permanently Defueled Westinghouse Plant; Proposed Standard 
Technical Specifications

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the 
availability of NUREG-1625, ``Proposed Standard Technical 
Specifications for Permanently Defueled Westinghouse Plants,'' a draft 
report for comment dated March 1998.

DATES: Submit comments by August 6, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Draft NUREG-1625 is available for inspection and copying for 
a fee at the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street NW. (Lower Level), 
Washington, DC 20555-0001. A free single copy of draft NUREG-1625 may 
be requested by writing to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Printing 
and Graphics Branch, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Webb, Division of Reactor 
Program Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Telephone: 301-415-
1347.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Given the number of nuclear power plants 
that have permanently shutdown, the NRC has recognized the need for 
generic guidance on appropriate Technical Specifications for 
permanently shutdown power reactors.
    This NUREG report describes the NRC staff's proposed Standard 
Technical Specifications for Permanently Defueled Westinghouse Plants 
(STS PDW). The report includes a detailed discussion of the strategy 
followed for determining the contents of the STS PDW. The proposed STS 
PDW is being published to provide the general public and the nuclear 
community with an opportunity for comment.
    The contents of the proposed STS PDW are based primarily on the 
Standard Technical Specifications, Westinghouse Plants (NUREG-1431, 
Revision 1, April 1995), which in turn were based on the criteria in 
the NRC Final Policy Statement on Technical Specifications Improvements 
for Nuclear Power Reactors (SECY-93-067, 58 FR 39132; July 22, 1993). 
The proposed STS PDW reflect the experience gained in the development 
of the Permanently Defueled Technical Specifications (PDTS) for the 
Trojan Nuclear Plant, the first PDTS approved by the NRC that were 
based on the improved STS for Westinghouse Plants. As licensees begin 
to plan permanent shutdown of their nuclear power plants, they are 
encouraged to adopt the STS PDW to an extent that is practical and 
consistent with their licensing basis.

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

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Marvin M. Mendonca,
Acting Director, Non-Power Reactors and Decommissioning Project 
Director, Division of Reactor Program Management, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 98-12275 Filed 5-7-98; 8:45 am]
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