Technical Specifications for Nuclear Power Reactors

Document 2024-27422 is a Proposed Rule published by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the Federal Register on November 25, 2024. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received a petition for rulemaking (PRM) from Brian D. Mann on behalf of the Technical Specifications Task Force, the Pressurized Water Reactor Owners Group, and the Boiling Water Reactor Owners' Group, dated September 13, 2024, requesting that the NRC revise its regulations to apply risk insights to the selection of technical specifications Limiting Conditions for Operation and to update the regulation to be consistent with the guidance in the NRC's Standard Technical Specifications. The petition was docketed by the NRC on October 1, 2024, and has been assigned Docket No. PRM-50-126. The NRC is examining the issues raised in PRM-50-126 to determine whether they should be considered in rulemaking. The NRC is requesting public comment on this petition at this time. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/25/2024-27422/technical-specifications-for-nuclear-power-reactors.

No. Document 2024-27422 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.