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1Robert Prior, et al., OECD Nuclear Energy 

Agency, Committee on the Safety of Nuclear 

Installations, ‘‘Core Exit Temperature (CET) 

Effectiveness in Accident Management of Nuclear 

Power Reactor,’’ NEA/CSNI/R(2010)9, November 26 

2010, p. 128. 

2Charles Miller, et al., NRC, ‘‘Recommendations 

for Enhancing Reactor Safety in the 21st Century: 

The Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from 

the Fukushima Dai-ichi Accident,’’ SECY–11–0093, 

July 12, 2011, available at: www.nrc.gov, NRC 

Library, ADAMS Documents, Accession Number: 

ML 111861807, p. 47. 

3 John G. Kemeny, et al., ‘‘Report of the 

President’s Commission on the Accident at Three 

Mile Island: The Need for Change: The Legacy of 

TMI,’’ p. 72. 

4Charles Miller, et al., ‘‘Recommendations for 

Enhancing Reactor Safety in the 21st Century: The 

Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the 

Fukushima Dai-ichi Accident,’’ p. 47. 

tool that was used to detect inadequate 

core cooling and core uncover.’’ The 

petitioner states ‘‘[t]he problem with 

using a predetermined core-exit 

temperature measurement to signal the 

time for NPP operators to transition 

from EOPs [Emergency Operating 

Procedures] to implementing SAMGs 

[Severe Accident Management 

Guidelines] is that experimental data 

indicates that core-exit temperature 

(‘‘CET’’) measurements have significant 

limitations: (1) ‘[t]he use of the CET 

measurements has limitations in 

detecting inadequate core cooling and 

core uncovery;’ (2) ‘[t]he CET indication 

displays in all cases a significant delay 

(up to several 100 [seconds]);’ and (3) 

‘[t]he CET reading is always 

significantly lower (up to several 100 

[Kelvin]) than the actual maximum 

cladding temperature.’ ’’ 1 The petitioner 

continues by asserting that ‘‘despite the 

fact that ‘the nuclear industry developed 

SAMGs during the 1980s and 1990s in 

response to the [Three Mile Island] 

accident and followup activities,’ which 

‘included extensive research and study 

(including several [probabilistic risk 

assessments]) on severe accidents and 

severe accident phenomena,’ 2 NRC and 

the nuclear industry have ignored 

experimental data indicating that CET 

measurements have significant 

limitations. And ignored the President’s 

Commission recommendations that 

NPPs have ‘instruments that can 

provide proper warning and diagnostic 

information; for example, the 

measurement of the full range of 

temperatures within the reactor vessel 

under normal and abnormal 

conditions.’ ’’ 3

The petitioner cites the NRC’s July 

2011 ‘‘Recommendations for Enhancing 

Reactor Safety in the 21st Century: The 

Near-Term Task Force Review of 

Insights from the Fukushima Dai-ichi 

Accident,’’ by stating that ‘‘‘EOPs 

typically cover accidents to the point of 

loss of core cooling and initiation of 

inadequate core cooling (e.g., core exit 

temperatures in PWRs greater than 649 

degrees Celsius (1200 degrees 

Fahrenheit)).’ ’’ 4 The petitioner 

continues by stating ‘‘[u]nfortunately, 

NRC and Westinghouse do not consider 

that experimental data from tests 

conducted at four facilities indicates 

that CET measurements would not be an 

adequate indicator for when to 

transition from EOPs to implementing 

SAMGs in a severe accident.’’ 

The petitioner cites findings of 

experiments, including a LOFT LP–FP– 

2 experiment, and states that ‘‘[t]he 

results of LOFT LP–FP–2 and other 

experiments demonstrate the need for 

NPPs to operate with in-core 

thermocouples at different elevations 

and radial positions throughout the 

reactor core to enable NPP operators to 

accurately measure a large range of incore temperatures in NPP steady-state 

and transient conditions.’’ 

The petition states that the 

‘‘[p]etitioner is submitting this 10 CFR 

2.802 petition because if NPPs were to 

operate with in-core thermocouples at 

different elevations and radial positions 

throughout the reactor core to enable 

NPP operators to accurately measure a 

large range of in-core temperatures in 

NPP steady-state and transient 

conditions, it would help improve 

public and plant-worker safety. In the 

event of a severe accident, in-core 

thermocouples would enable NPP 

operators to accurately measure in-core 

temperatures, providing crucial 

information to help operators manage 

the accident; for example, indicating the 

time to transition from EOPs to 

implementing SAMGs.’’ The petitioner 

also asserts that ‘‘[i]f implemented, the 

regulation proposed in this petition for 

rulemaking would help improve public 

and plant-worker safety.’’ 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day 

of May 2012. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Annette L. Vietti-Cook, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2012–12475 Filed 5–22–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0287; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–AWP–21] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Amendment of Air Traffic 

Service Routes; Southwestern United 

States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM); correction. 

SUMMARY: This action corrects the 

description of VOR Federal airway V–16 

to include a previous amendment to the 

description that was inadvertently 

omitted in the NPRM. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before June 7, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Gallant, Airspace, Regulations and ATC 

Procedures Group, Office of Airspace 

Services, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 

23, 2012, Docket No. FAA–2012–0287; 

Airspace Docket No. 11–AWP–21 was 

published in the Federal Register 

proposing to amend various Air Traffic 

Service Routes in the Southwestern 

United States (77 FR 24156). The 

description of V–16 in the NPRM did 

not reflect a previous amendment of the 

route that was published on September 

19, 2011 (76 FR 57902). The incorrect 

part of the V–16 description in the 

NPRM reads ‘‘* * * Kennedy; Dear 

Park, NY; Calverton, NY; Norwich, CT 

* * *’’ The correct version is ‘‘* * * 

Kennedy; INT Kennedy 040° and 

Calverton, NY 261° radials; Calverton; 

Norwich, CT * * *’’ The corrected 

airspace description is rewritten for 

clarity. 

Correction to Proposed Rule 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me, the NPRM for 

the proposed amendment of Air Traffic 

Service Routes; Southwestern United 

States as published in the Federal 

Register of April 23, 2010 (77 FR 24156) 

FR Doc. 2012–9675, is corrected as 

follows: 

By removing the description of V–16 

starting at line 16, column 3, on page 

24157, and inserting the following: 

V–16 [Amended] 

From Los Angeles, CA; Paradise, CA; Palm 

Springs, CA; Blythe, CA; Buckeye, AZ; 

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Phoenix, AZ; INT Phoenix 155° and 

Stanfield, AZ, 105° radials; Tucson, AZ; San 

Simon, AZ; INT San Simon 119°(T)/106°(M) 

and Columbus, NM, 277°(T)/265°(M) radials; 

Columbus; El Paso, TX; Salt Flat, TX; Wink, 

TX; INT Wink 066° and Big Spring, TX, 260° 

radials; Big Spring; Abilene, TX; Bowie, TX; 

Bonham, TX; Paris, TX; Texarkana, AR; Pine 

Bluff, AR; Marvell, AR; Holly Springs, MS; 

Jacks Creek, TN; Shelbyville, TN; Hinch 

Mountain, TN; Volunteer, TN; Holston 

Mountain, TN; Pulaski, VA; Roanoke, VA; 

Lynchburg, VA; Flat Rock, VA; Richmond, 

VA; INT Richmond 039° and Patuxent, MD, 

228° radials; Patuxent; Smyrna, DE; Cedar 

Lake, NJ; Coyle, NJ; INT Coyle 036° and 

Kennedy, NY, 209° radials; Kennedy; INT 

Kennedy 040° and Calverton, NY 261° 

radials; Calverton; Norwich, CT; Boston, MA. 

The airspace within Mexico and the airspace 

below 2,000 feet MSL outside the United 

States is excluded. The airspace within 

Restricted Areas R–5002A, R–5002C, and R– 

5002D is excluded during their times of use. 

The airspace within Restricted Areas R–4005 

and R–4006 is excluded. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 16, 

2012. 

Ellen Crum, 

Acting Manager, Airspace, Regulations and 

ATC Procedures Group. 

[FR Doc. 2012–12571 Filed 5–22–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0386; Airspace 

Docket No. 12–AEA–6] 

Proposed Establishment of Class E 

Airspace; Quakertown, PA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

establish Class E Airspace at 

Quakertown, PA, to accommodate new 

Area Navigation (RNAV) Global 

Positioning System (GPS) Standard 

Instrument Approach Procedures at 

Quakertown Airport. This action would 

enhance the safety and airspace 

management of Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) operations at the airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 9, 2012. The Director of 

the Federal Register approves this 

incorporation by reference action under 

title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 

51, subject to the annual revision of 

FAA, Order 7400.9 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule 

to: U. S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590–0001; Telephone: 1–800– 

647–5527; Fax: 202–493–2251. You 

must identify the Docket Number FAA– 

2012–0386; Airspace Docket No. 12– 

AEA–6, at the beginning of your 

comments. You may also submit and 

review received comments through the 

Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Fornito, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 

305–6364. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

Interested persons are invited to 

comment on this rule by submitting 

such written data, views, or arguments, 

as they may desire. Comments that 

provide the factual basis supporting the 

views and suggestions presented are 

particularly helpful in developing 

reasoned regulatory decisions on the 

proposal. Comments are specifically 

invited on the overall regulatory, 

aeronautical, economic, environmental, 

and energy-related aspects of the 

proposal. 

Communications should identify both 

docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2012–0386; Airspace Docket No. 12– 

AEA–6) and be submitted in triplicate to 

the Docket Management System (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number). You may also submit 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Persons wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this action must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to 

Docket No. FAA–2012–0386; Airspace 

Docket No. 12–AEA–6.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

All communications received before 

the specified closing date for comments 

will be considered before taking action 

on the proposed rule. The proposal 

contained in this notice may be changed 

in light of the comments received. A 

report summarizing each substantive 

public contact with FAA personnel 

concerned with this rulemaking will be 

filed in the docket. 

Availability of NPRMs 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded from and 

comments submitted through http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Recently 

published rulemaking documents can 

also be accessed through the FAA’s web 

page at http://www.faa.gov/ 

airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/ 

publications/airspace_amendments/. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office (see the 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number) between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal Holidays. An informal docket 

may also be examined during normal 

business hours at the office of the 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, room 350, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 

30337. 

Persons interested in being placed on 

a mailing list for future NPRMs should 

contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking, 

(202) 267–9677, to request a copy of 

Advisory circular No. 11–2A, Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking distribution 

System, which describes the application 

procedure. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is considering an 

amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to establish 

Class E airspace at Quakertown, PA, 

providing the controlled airspace 

required to support the new RNAV 

(GPS) standard instrument approach 

procedures for Quakertown Airport. 

Controlled airspace extending upward 

from 700 feet above the surface would 

be established for the safety and 

management of IFR operations at the 

airport. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA 

Order 7400.9V, dated August 9, 2011, 

and effective September 15, 2011, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designation 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in the Order. 

The FAA has determined that this 

proposed regulation only involves an 

established body of technical 

regulations for which frequent and 

routine amendments are necessary to 

keep them operationally current. It, 

therefore, (1) is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under Executive 

Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant 

rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies 

and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 

26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant 

preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation 

as the anticipated impact is so minimal. 

Since this is a routine matter that will 

only affect air traffic procedures and air 

navigation, it is certified that this 

proposed rule, when promulgated, 

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