NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ISSUES NOTICE: DRAFT REGULATORY GUIDE: PREPARING PROBABILISTIC FRACTURE MECHANICS SUBMITTALS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice called: Draft Regulatory Guide: Preparing Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics Submittals.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 8 by Meraj Rahimi, Chief, Regulatory Guide and Programs Management Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.

Summary: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment Revision 1 to 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, Revision 1, describes a framework to develop the contents of a licensin...