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Energia i regulacje · 2.08.2004

Risk-Informed Changes to Loss-of-Coolant Accident Technical Requirements

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is making available the draft rule conceptual basis and the draft rule language for a new Sec. 50.46a, and conforming changes to Sec. Sec. 50.34, 50.46, 50.46a (to be redesignated as Sec. 50.46b), 50.109, and 10 CFR part 50, Appendix A, General Design Criterion 35, concerning emergency core cooling systems (ECCS) for light-water nuclear power reactors. The amended regulations would permit power reactor licensees to implement a voluntary risk-informed alternative to the current requirements for analysis of loss-of-coolant accidents and for ECCS in 10 CFR 50.46. The availability of the draft rule conceptual basis and draft rule language is intended to inform stakeholders of the current status of the NRC's activities to risk-inform 10 CFR 50.46, but the NRC is not soliciting formal public comments on the information at this time. The NRC has scheduled a public meeting for August 17, 2004, at which stakeholders are invited to inform the NRC of possible nuclear power plant modifications that might be sought under such a rule and their associated costs and benefits. The NRC plans to use this information in preparing the regulatory analysis for the

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