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OGC-00-35 1 (2000-06-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmch0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ~GAO __ _ _ _ __ United States General Accounting Office Office of the General Counsel Washington, DC 20548 B-285579 June 13, 2000 The Honorable Robert C. Smith Chairman The Honorable Max Baucus Ranking Minority Member Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate The Honorable Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. Chairman The Honorable John D. Dingell Ranking Minority Member Committee on Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Emergencv Core Cooling System Evaluation Models Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), entitled Emergency Core Cooling System Evaluation Models (RIN: 3150-AG26). We received the rule on June 5, 2000. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on June 1, 2000. 65 Fed. Reg. 34913. The final rule amends the NRC's regulations to allow holders of operating licenses for nuclear power plants to reduce the assumed reactor power level used in evaluations of emergency core cooling systems (ECCS) performance. The rule provides licensees the option to apply a reduced margin for ECCS evaluation or to maintain the value of reactor power that had been mandated in the regulation. According to NRC, this action allows interested licensees to pursue small, but cost- beneficial, power uprates and reduces unnecessary regulatory burden without compromising the margin of safety of a facility. Enclosed is our assessment of the NRC's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Our review indicates that the NRC complied with the applicable requirements. GAO/OGC-00-35

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