NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ISSUES RULE: REGULATORY GUIDES: CRITERIA FOR POWER SYSTEMS FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS AND CRITERIA FOR THE PROTECTION OF CLASS 1E POWER SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a rule called: Regulatory Guides: Criteria for Power Systems for Nuclear Power Plants and Criteria for the Protection of Class 1E Power Systems and Equipment for Nuclear Power Plants.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Jan. 31 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 Revision 4 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.32, "Criteria for Power Systems for Nuclear Power Plants, " and new RG 1.238, "Criteria for the Protection of Class 1E Power Systems and Equipment for Nuclear Power Plants." RG 1.32, Revision 4, describ...