WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a rule called: Long-Term Cooling and Unattended Water Makeup of Spent Fuel Pools.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on May 7 by Carrie Safford, Secretary of the Commission.
Summary: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is discontinuing a rulemaking activity, "Long-Term and Unattended Water Makeup of Spent Fuel Pools, " and denying a petition for rulemaking. The petitioner requested that the NRC amend its regulations to require that nuclear power plant licensees ensure long-term cooling and unattended water makeup of spent fuel pools (SFPs). The purpose of this action is to inform members of the public that this rulemaking activity is being discontinued and ...