Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards; Notice of Issuance of Final Backfit Guidance
other · Nuclear Regulatory Commission · Published 2004-05-18 · Effective 2004-05-18 · 69 FR 28043
Document
Document number
04-11183
Federal Register citation
69 FR 28043
CFR reference
10 CFR 70
Type
Rule
Action
Final issuance; effective date announcement.
Category
other
Sub-agency
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Publication date
2004-05-18
Effective date
2004-05-18
Abstract
The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) has issued the final document, NMSS 10 CFR Part 70 Backfit Guidance. The final document provides guidance for implementing the backfit provisions in 10 CFR 70.76. As a result of this final issuance and as discussed in 10 CFR 70.76, backfit provisions are now effective for all part 70 requirements, except for subpart H, and following NRC approval of a licensee's Independent Safety Analysis (ISA) Summary, the requirements of 10 CFR 70.76 become effective for subpart H requirements.