3150-AK07 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3150 Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC Reactor Vessel Material Surveillance Program Requirements (Appendix H) [NRC-2017-0151]

This rulemaking would amend the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) regulations in 10 CFR part 50, appendix H, for specimens to be tested and included in reactor vessel surveillance capsules. The rulemaking would also amend the requirements for Integrated Surveillance Programs to cover small modular reactors and other new technologies, as well as the requirements for the submittal of surveillance capsule reports. As a result, regulatory burden would be reduced because licensees would expend fewer resources and occupational doses lowered to prepare and test specimens. Also, licensees would expend fewer resources to prepare capsule reports and requests to extend the period for submitting reports to the NRC. There would also be a burden reduction to the NRC to review and process the extension requests.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Prerule Stage No No Independent agency 10 CFR 50 42 U.S.C. 2201 42 U.S.C. 5841 No Regulatory Basis 10/00/2018 NPRM 12/00/2019 Final Rule 12/00/2020 This rule was bifurcated from NRC-2008-0582. No No None No No No Stewart Schneider 3150 Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC 301 415-4123 stewart.schneider@nrc.gov Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington DC 20555-0001