2024-04222: Draft Regulatory Guide: Preparing Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics Submittals
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment a draft Regulatory Guide (DG), DG-1422, "Preparing Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics Submittals." This DG is proposed Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.245, "Preparing Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics Submittals." DG-1422 describes an approach that is acceptable to the staff of the NRC for performing probabilistic fracture mechanics (PFM) analyses in support of regulatory applications.
The agency’s own summary, as published.
What this changes
Amends 4 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.
- 10 CFR 50 Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities
- 10 CFR 52 Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants
- 10 CFR 71 Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material
- 10 CFR 72 Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Radioactive Waste, and Reactor-Related Greater Than Class C Waste
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