WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a rule called: Regulatory Guide: Acceptable ASME Section XI Inservice Inspection Code Cases.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on Feb. 14 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 a new Regulatory Guide (RG) 3.78 (Revision 0), "Acceptable ASME Section XI Inservice Inspection Code Cases." This new RG provides applicants and licensees with methods that the NRC staff considers acceptable for specific or general independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) licensees and certificate of compliance (CoC) h...