The Federal Register

Power Reactor Security Requirements

Thu, Oct 26 2006 11:00:00 GMT

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend the current security regulations and add new security requirements pertaining to nuclear power reactors. Additionally, this rulemaking includes new security requirements for Category I strategic special nuclear material (SSNM) facilities for access to enhanced weapons and firearms background checks. The proposed rulemaking would: Make generically applicable security requirements imposed by Commission orders issued after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, based upon experience and insights gained by the Commission during implementation; fulfill certain provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; add several new requirements that resulted from insights from implementation of the security orders, review of site security plans, and implementation of the enhanced baseline inspection program and forceonforce exercises; update the regulatory framework in preparation for receiving license applications for new reactors; and impose

Nuclear Management Company, LLC; Palisades Plant Exemption

Thu, Oct 26 2006 11:00:00 GMT

1.0 Background

Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC), is the holder of Facility Operating License No. DPR20, which authorizes operation of the Palisades Nuclear Plant (Palisades). The license provides, among other things, that the facility is subject to all rules, regulations, and orders of the Nuclear
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Regulatory Commission (NRC, the Commission) now or hereafter in effect.

The facility consists of a pressurizedwater reactor located in VanBuren County, Michigan.

2.0 Request/Action

Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), part 50.46, ``Acceptance criteria for emergency core cooling systems for light water nuclear power reactors,'' requires that the calculated emergency core cooling system (ECCS) performance for reactors with zircaloy or ZIRLO fuel cladding meet certain criteria. Appendix K to 10 CFR part 50, ``ECCS Evaluation Models,'' presumes the use of zircaloy or ZIRLO fuel cladding when doing calculations for energy release, cladding oxidation, and hydrog