In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is withholding approval at this time. Prior to
publication of the final rule, the agency must submit to OMB a
summary of all comments related to the information collection
contained in the proposed rule and the agency response. The agency
should clearly indicate any changes made to the information
collection as a result of these comments.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2010
07/31/2010
11/30/2010
37
0
37
456,039
0
456,039
0
0
0
Proposed Rule entitled: "Consideration
of Aircraft Impacts for New Nuclear Power Designs." The U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its
regulations to require applicants for new standard design
certifications that do not reference a standard design approval;
new standard design approvals; combined licenses that do not
reference a standard design certification, standard design
approval, or manufactured reactor; and new manufacturing licenses
that do not reference a standard design certification or standard
design approval to assess the effects of the impact of a large,
commercial aircraft on the nuclear power plant. Based on the
insights gained from this assessment, the applicant shall include
in its application a description and evaluation of design features,
functional capabilities, and strategies to avoid or mitigate the
effects of the aircraft impact. The evaluation of such design
features, functional capabilities and strategies must include core
cooling capability, containment integrity, and spent fuel pool
integrity. The impact of a large, commercial aircraft is a
beyond-design-basis event, and the NRCs requirements applicable to
the design, construction, testing, operation, and maintenance of
design features, functional capabilities, and strategies for design
basis events would not be applicable to design features, functional
capabilities, or strategies selected by the applicant solely to
meet the requirements of this rule. The objective of this rule is
to require nuclear power plant designers to perform a rigorous
assessment of design features that could provide additional
inherent protection to avoid or mitigate, to the extent
practicable, the effects of an aircraft impact, with reduced
reliance on operator actions.
The NRC is proposing to amend
its regulations in 10 CFR part 52, Licenses, Certifications, and
Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants, to add 10 CFR 52.500,
Aircraft Impact Assessment, which will require applicants for new
reactor designs to perform a design-specific assessment of the
effects on the designed facility of the impact of a large,
commercial aircraft (impact assessment). The Commission has
determined that the impact of a large, commercial aircraft is a
beyond-design-basis event. Requiring applicants for new reactor
designs to perform a rigorous aircraft impact assessment and
describe design features to address the effects of a beyond-design-
basis aircraft impact is consistent with the NRC's historic
approach to beyond-design-basis events. The proposed rule will
require applicants for new standard design certifications that do
not reference a standard design approval; new standard design
approvals; combined licenses that do not reference a standard
design certification, standard design approval, or manufactured
reactor; and new manufacturing licenses that do not reference a
standard design certification or standard design approval to assess
the effects of the impact of a large, commercial aircraft on the
nuclear power plant. Based on the insights gained from this
assessment, applicants would include in their application a
description and evaluation of the design features, the plants
functional capabilities, strategies for avoiding or mitigating the
effects of an aircraft impact, and addressing of the plant score
cooling capability, containment integrity and spent fuel pool
integrity. The applicant would also be required to describe how
such design and other features avoid or mitigate, to the extent
practicable, the aircraft impact effects with reduced reliance on
operator actions. This rule would result in newly designed power
reactor facilities being more inherently robust with regard to a
potential aircraft impact than if they were designed in the absence
of this rule. It will also provide an enhanced level of protection
beyond that which is provided by the existing adequate protection
requirements, which all operating power reactors are required to
meet, and which would be provided by the proposed adequate
protection requirements that the facilities will be required to
meet when finalized.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
10CFR52PRAircraftSS040108.doc
10 CFR Part 52, Early Site Permits; Standard Design Certifications; and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Plants