REGULATORY BASIS. This Article of Professional Standards is issued pursuant to the powers of the Commissioner of Administration set forth in Chapter 7, Section 4 of the General Laws, and in accordance with, but not limited to, M.G.L. Chapters 268A and 268B, Opinions of the Attorney General, Ethics Commission Rulings and applicable provisions of the relevant Collective Bargaining Agreement.
REGULATORY BASIS. These Standards are issued pursuant to the powers of the Commissioner of Administration set forth in Chapter 7, Section 4 of the General Laws, and in accordance with, but not limited to M.G.L. Chapters 268A and 268B; Opinions of the Attorney General, Ethics Commissions Rulings and applicable management rights provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreements.
REGULATORY BASIS. This Handbook and Code of Conduct is issued pursuant to the powers of the Commissioner of Administration, as set forth in Chapter 7, Section 4 of the General Laws, and in accordance with, but not limited to M.G.L. Chapter 268A, Opinions of the Attorney General, Ethics Commissions Rulings and applicable management rights provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreements.
REGULATORY BASIS. While on-site, remediation wastes are governed by the (substantive) ARARs outlined in the On- Post and Off-Post RODs. On-site management of as-generated wastes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local regulatory requirements, both administrative and substantive. The off- site disposal of both remediation and as-generated wastes must also comply with all administrative and substantive federal, state, and local regulations.
REGULATORY BASIS. The regulatory basis stage officially begins when the Commission issues a staff requirements memorandum that approves the rulemaking plan for the rulemaking. The regulatory basis contains the justification for the rulemaking; describes the issues that must be addressed; provides the scientific, technical, legal, or policy information that supports the rulemaking; and provides a basis for the informed decisions to be made during the rulemaking process.
REGULATORY BASIS. In reevaluating TIA 2008-002, the staff assessed whether it was consistent with the guidance for startup with inoperable equipment that GL 87-09 established. The staff also assessed whether the licensee position was consistent with this guidance. The licensee relied on the LCO 3.0.4a phrase “[w]hen the associated ACTIONS to be entered” as a basis for its position. The NRC staff has reevaluated the intent of this LCO phrase to determine if the licensee’s position conforms to the guidance in GL 87-09. GL 87-09 addressed problems involving unnecessary restrictions on mode changes caused by LCO 3.0.4 and the inconsistent application of exceptions to LCO 3.0.4. (LCO 3.0.4 provisions in Standard Technical Specifications circa 1987 did not allow startup or mode transition with any LCO not met.) These problems were known to prevent plant startup with inoperable equipment, resulting in unduly restricting facility operation when conformance with Action Requirements otherwise provides an acceptable level of safety for continued operation. The staff guidance in GL 87-09 is as follows: [f]or an LCO that has Action Requirements permitting continued operation for an unlimited period of time, entry into an operational mode or other specified condition of operation should be permitted in accordance with the Action Requirements [(emphasis added)]…. The restriction on a change in operational modes or other specified conditions should apply only where the Action Requirements establish a specified time interval in which the LCO must be met or a shutdown of the facility would be required. [t]he staff believes that good practice should dictate that the plant startup should normally be initiated only when all required equipment is operable and that startup with inoperable equipment must be the exception rather than the rule. Because TS Action Requirements that are pending but within their specified Completion Times differ from Action Requirements that establish a specified time interval in which the LCO must be met or a shutdown of the facility would be required, this regulatory guidance would not impose a restriction on a change in operational modes in this condition. Palisades implemented the revisions of GL 87-09 through a license amendment request that resulted in Amendment No. 130 to Provisional Operating License No. DPR-20, XXXXX Accession No. ML020810199, with an erratum correcting the Bases for LCO 3.0.4, XXXXX Accession No. ML020810440. In this version of the Palisades T...
