[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31180-31190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13758]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2018-0124]
Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility
Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant
Hazards Considerations
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Biweekly notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 189a.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
as amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is
publishing this regular biweekly notice. The Act requires the
Commission to publish notice of any amendments issued, or proposed to
be issued, and grants the Commission the authority to issue and make
immediately effective any amendment to an operating license or combined
license, as applicable, upon a determination by the Commission that
such amendment involves no significant hazards consideration,
notwithstanding the pendency before the Commission of a request for a
hearing from any person.
This biweekly notice includes all notices of amendments issued, or
proposed to be issued, from June 5, 2018, to June 18, 2018. The last
biweekly notice was published on June 19, 2018.
DATES: Comments must be filed by August 2, 2018. A request for a
hearing must be filed by September 3, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods
(unless this document describes a different method for submitting
comments on a specific subject):
Federal Rulemaking website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0124. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287-
9127; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this document.
Mail comments to: May Ma, Office of Administration, Mail
Stop: TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001.
For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula Blechman, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2242, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0124, facility name, unit
number(s), plant docket number, application date, and subject when
contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this
action. You may obtain publicly-available information related to this
action by any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0124.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and
then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS,
please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected]. The
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available
in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this
document.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC-2018-0124, facility name, unit
number(s), plant docket number, application date, and subject in your
comment submission.
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The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your
comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into
ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove
identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to
remove such information before making the comment submissions available
to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.
II. Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendments to Facility
Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses and Proposed No Significant
Hazards Consideration Determination
The Commission has made a proposed determination that the following
amendment requests involve no significant hazards consideration. Under
the Commission's regulations in Sec. 50.92 of title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), this means that operation of the facility
in accordance with the proposed amendment would not (1) involve a
significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident
previously evaluated, or (2) create the possibility of a new or
different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated; or
(3) involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety. The basis
for this proposed determination for each amendment request is shown
below.
The Commission is seeking public comments on this proposed
determination. Any comments received within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice will be considered in making any final
determination.
Normally, the Commission will not issue the amendment until the
expiration of 60 days after the date of publication of this notice. The
Commission may issue the license amendment before expiration of the 60-
day period provided that its final determination is that the amendment
involves no significant hazards consideration. In addition, the
Commission may issue the amendment prior to the expiration of the 30-
day comment period if circumstances change during the 30-day comment
period such that failure to act in a timely way would result, for
example in derating or shutdown of the facility. If the Commission
takes action prior to the expiration of either the comment period or
the notice period, it will publish in the Federal Register a notice of
issuance. If the Commission makes a final no significant hazards
consideration determination, any hearing will take place after
issuance. The Commission expects that the need to take this action will
occur very infrequently.
A. Opportunity To Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave To Intervene
Within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice, any
persons (petitioner) whose interest may be affected by this action may
file a request for a hearing and petition for leave to intervene
(petition) with respect to the action. Petitions shall be filed in
accordance with the Commission's ``Agency Rules of Practice and
Procedure'' in 10 CFR part 2. Interested persons should consult a
current copy of 10 CFR 2.309. The NRC's regulations are accessible
electronically from the NRC Library on the NRC's website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/. Alternatively, a copy of
the regulations is available at the NRC's Public Document Room, located
at One White Flint North, Room O1-F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first
floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852. If a petition is filed, the
Commission or a presiding officer will rule on the petition and, if
appropriate, a notice of a hearing will be issued.
As required by 10 CFR 2.309(d) the petition should specifically
explain the reasons why intervention should be permitted with
particular reference to the following general requirements for
standing: (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the
petitioner; (2) the nature of the petitioner's right under the Act to
be made a party to the proceeding; (3) the nature and extent of the
petitioner's property, financial, or other interest in the proceeding;
and (4) the possible effect of any decision or order which may be
entered in the proceeding on the petitioner's interest.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.309(f), the petition must also set
forth the specific contentions which the petitioner seeks to have
litigated in the proceeding. Each contention must consist of a specific
statement of the issue of law or fact to be raised or controverted. In
addition, the petitioner must provide a brief explanation of the bases
for the contention and a concise statement of the alleged facts or
expert opinion which support the contention and on which the petitioner
intends to rely in proving the contention at the hearing. The
petitioner must also provide references to the specific sources and
documents on which the petitioner intends to rely to support its
position on the issue. The petition must include sufficient information
to show that a genuine dispute exists with the applicant or licensee on
a material issue of law or fact. Contentions must be limited to matters
within the scope of the proceeding. The contention must be one which,
if proven, would entitle the petitioner to relief. A petitioner who
fails to satisfy the requirements at 10 CFR 2.309(f) with respect to at
least one contention will not be permitted to participate as a party.
Those permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding,
subject to any limitations in the order granting leave to intervene.
Parties have the opportunity to participate fully in the conduct of the
hearing with respect to resolution of that party's admitted
contentions, including the opportunity to present evidence, consistent
with the NRC's regulations, policies, and procedures.
Petitions must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of
publication of this notice. Petitions and motions for leave to file new
or amended contentions that are filed after the deadline will not be
entertained absent a determination by the presiding officer that the
filing demonstrates good cause by satisfying the three factors in 10
CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i) through (iii). The petition must be filed in
accordance with the filing instructions in the ``Electronic Submissions
(E-Filing)'' section of this document.
If a hearing is requested, and the Commission has not made a final
determination on the issue of no significant hazards consideration, the
Commission will make a final determination on the issue of no
significant hazards consideration. The final determination will serve
to establish when the hearing is held. If the final determination is
that the amendment request involves no significant hazards
consideration, the Commission may issue the amendment and make it
immediately effective, notwithstanding the request for a hearing. Any
hearing would take place after issuance of the amendment. If the final
determination is that the amendment request involves a significant
hazards consideration, then any hearing held would take place before
the issuance of the amendment unless the Commission finds an imminent
danger to the health or safety of the public, in which case it will
issue
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an appropriate order or rule under 10 CFR part 2.
A State, local governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian
Tribe, or agency thereof, may submit a petition to the Commission to
participate as a party under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(1). The petition should
state the nature and extent of the petitioner's interest in the
proceeding. The petition should be submitted to the Commission no later
than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. The petition
must be filed in accordance with the filing instructions in the
``Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)'' section of this document, and
should meet the requirements for petitions set forth in this section,
except that under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(2) a State, local governmental body,
or Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof does not need
to address the standing requirements in 10 CFR 2.309(d) if the facility
is located within its boundaries. Alternatively, a State, local
governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof
may participate as a non-party under 10 CFR 2.315(c).
If a hearing is granted, any person who is not a party to the
proceeding and is not affiliated with or represented by a party may, at
the discretion of the presiding officer, be permitted to make a limited
appearance pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.315(a). A person
making a limited appearance may make an oral or written statement of
his or her position on the issues but may not otherwise participate in
the proceeding. A limited appearance may be made at any session of the
hearing or at any prehearing conference, subject to the limits and
conditions as may be imposed by the presiding officer. Details
regarding the opportunity to make a limited appearance will be provided
by the presiding officer if such sessions are scheduled.
B. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)
All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including a
request for hearing and petition for leave to intervene (petition), any
motion or other document filed in the proceeding prior to the
submission of a request for hearing or petition to intervene, and
documents filed by interested governmental entities that request to
participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in accordance with the
NRC's E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007, as amended at 77 FR
46562; August 3, 2012). The E-Filing process requires participants to
submit and serve all adjudicatory documents over the internet, or in
some cases to mail copies on electronic storage media. Detailed
guidance on making electronic submissions may be found in the Guidance
for Electronic Submissions to the NRC and on the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. Participants may not submit
paper copies of their filings unless they seek an exemption in
accordance with the procedures described below.
To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least 10
days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should contact the
Office of the Secretary by email at [email protected], or by
telephone at 301-415-1677, to (1) request a digital identification (ID)
certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or
representative) to digitally sign submissions and access the E-Filing
system for any proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise
the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a petition or
other adjudicatory document (even in instances in which the
participant, or its counsel or representative, already holds an NRC-
issued digital ID certificate). Based upon this information, the
Secretary will establish an electronic docket for the hearing in this
proceeding if the Secretary has not already established an electronic
docket.
Information about applying for a digital ID certificate is
available on the NRC's public website at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/getting-started.html. Once a participant has obtained a
digital ID certificate and a docket has been created, the participant
can then submit adjudicatory documents. Submissions must be in Portable
Document Format (PDF). Additional guidance on PDF submissions is
available on the NRC's public website at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/electronic-sub-ref-mat.html. A filing is considered complete at the
time the document is submitted through the NRC's E-Filing system. To be
timely, an electronic filing must be submitted to the E-Filing system
no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. Upon receipt of
a transmission, the E-Filing system time-stamps the document and sends
the submitter an email notice confirming receipt of the document. The
E-Filing system also distributes an email notice that provides access
to the document to the NRC's Office of the General Counsel and any
others who have advised the Office of the Secretary that they wish to
participate in the proceeding, so that the filer need not serve the
document on those participants separately. Therefore, applicants and
other participants (or their counsel or representative) must apply for
and receive a digital ID certificate before adjudicatory documents are
filed so that they can obtain access to the documents via the E-Filing
system.
A person filing electronically using the NRC's adjudicatory E-
Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC's Electronic
Filing Help Desk through the ``Contact Us'' link located on the NRC's
public website at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html, by
email to [email protected], or by a toll-free call at 1-866-672-
7640. The NRC Electronic Filing Help Desk is available between 9 a.m.
and 6 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding government
holidays.
Participants who believe that they have a good cause for not
submitting documents electronically must file an exemption request, in
accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper filing
stating why there is good cause for not filing electronically and
requesting authorization to continue to submit documents in paper
format. Such filings must be submitted by: (1) First class mail
addressed to the Office of the Secretary of the Commission, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention:
Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier, express mail, or
expedited delivery service to the Office of the Secretary, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, Attention: Rulemaking and
Adjudications Staff. Participants filing adjudicatory documents in this
manner are responsible for serving the document on all other
participants. Filing is considered complete by first-class mail as of
the time of deposit in the mail, or by courier, express mail, or
expedited delivery service upon depositing the document with the
provider of the service. A presiding officer, having granted an
exemption request from using E-Filing, may require a participant or
party to use E-Filing if the presiding officer subsequently determines
that the reason for granting the exemption from use of E-Filing no
longer exists.
Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in the
NRC's electronic hearing docket which is available to the public at
https://adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the
Commission or the presiding officer. If you do not have an NRC-issued
digital ID certificate as described above, click cancel when the link
requests certificates and you will be automatically directed to the
NRC's electronic hearing dockets where you will be able to access any
publicly available documents in a particular
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hearing docket. Participants are requested not to include personal
privacy information, such as social security numbers, home addresses,
or personal phone numbers in their filings, unless an NRC regulation or
other law requires submission of such information. For example, in some
instances, individuals provide home addresses in order to demonstrate
proximity to a facility or site. With respect to copyrighted works,
except for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory
filings and would constitute a Fair Use application, participants are
requested not to include copyrighted materials in their submission.
For further details with respect to these license amendment
applications, see the application for amendment which is available for
public inspection in ADAMS and at the NRC's PDR. For additional
direction on accessing information related to this document, see the
``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' section of this
document.
Duke Energy Progress, LLC, Docket Nos. 50-325 and 50-324, Brunswick
Steam Electric Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, Brunswick County, North
Carolina
Date of amendment request: April 25, 2018. A publicly-available
version is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18121A366.
Description of amendment request: The amendments would revise an
existing Note for Technical Specification (TS) 3.8.3, ``Diesel Fuel
Oil,'' to allow, on a one-time basis, the main fuel oil storage tank to
be inoperable for up to 14 days for the purpose of performing required
inspection, cleaning, and any necessary repair activities.
Basis for proposed no significant hazards consideration
determination: As required by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the licensee has
provided its analysis of the issue of no significant hazards
consideration, which is presented below:
1. Does the proposed change involve a significant increase in
the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated?
Response: No.
The proposed change does not alter the assumption of the
accident analyses or the Technical Specification Bases. The Diesel
Fuel Oil system supplies each Emergency Diesel Generator (EDG) with
fuel oil capacity sufficient to operate that EDG for a period of
approximately seven days while the EDG is operating at rated load.
The one-time allowance to permit internal inspection of the main
fuel oil storage tank during plant operation does not impact the
availability of the EDGs to perform their intended safety function.
Furthermore, while the main fuel oil storage tank is out of service,
the availability of onsite and offsite fuel oil sources ensures that
an adequate supply of fuel oil remains available.
In addition to supplying the four EDGs, the main fuel oil
storage tank also supplies the Standby Diesel Fire Pump fuel oil
tank. With the main fuel oil storage tank out of service, operator
actions necessary to refill this tank are similar in nature to
existing operator actions. As such, this change does not adversely
impact fire protection capabilities.
Therefore, the proposed amendments do not involve a significant
increase in the probability or consequences of an accident
previously evaluated.
2. Does the proposed change create the possibility of a new or
different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated?
Response: No.
Creation of the possibility of a new or different kind of
accident requires creating one or more new accident precursors. New
accident precursors may be created by modifications of plant
configuration, including changes in allowable modes of operation.
The proposed change does not involve a physical change to the design
of the Diesel Fuel Oil system, nor does it alter the assumptions of
the accident analyses. The one-time allowance to permit internal
inspection of the main fuel oil storage tank during plant operation
does not introduce any new failure modes.
Therefore, the proposed amendments do not create the possibility
of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously
evaluated.
3. Does the proposed change involve a significant reduction in a
margin of safety?
Response: No.
The proposed change alters the method of operation of the Diesel
Fuel Oil system. However the availability of the EDGs to perform
their intended safety function is not impacted and the assumptions
of the accident analyses are not altered. Additionally, this change
does not adversely impact fire protection capabilities.
Therefore, the proposed amendments do not result in a
significant reduction in the margin of safety.
The NRC staff has reviewed the licensee's analysis and, based on
this review, it appears that the three standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c) are
satisfied. Therefore, the NRC staff proposes to determine that the
amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration.
Attorney for licensee: Kathryn B. Nolan, Deputy General Counsel,
550 South Tryon Street, M/C DEC45A, Charlotte, NC 28202.
NRC Acting Branch Chief: Brian W. Tindell.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Docket Nos. 50-317 and 50-318, Calvert
Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (CCNPP), Calvert County,
Maryland
Date of amendment request: April 20, 2018. A publicly-available
version is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18113A090.
Description of amendment request: The amendments would change (TS)
5.2.2, ``Unit Staff,'' by deleting TS 5.2.2.g.3 related to specific
requirements for shift technical advisor (STA) personnel education and
training. This change is needed to remove a previously accepted means
of filling the STA role that no longer applies to CCNPP.
Basis for proposed no significant hazards consideration
determination: As required by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the licensee has
provided its analysis of the issue of no significant hazards
consideration, which is presented below:
1. Does the proposed amendment involve a significant increase in
the probability or consequences of any accident previously
evaluated?
Response: No.
The proposed amendment removes one of three permissible means
for filling the STA position. TS 5.2.2.g defines the education and
experience requirements for personnel filling the STA position
during operation of either Unit in Modes 1, 2, 3, or 4. It provides
three permissible means to fill the STA position. One of those means
(TS 5.2.2.g.3) is unique to CCNPP and is no longer needed. The
remaining requirements (TS 5.2.2.g.1 and TS 5.2.2.g.2) for filling
the STA position meet the guidance provided in Generic Letter 86-04,
Policy Statement on Engineering Expertise on Shift. This is an
administrative change.
This change does not involve any change to the design basis of
the plant or of any structure, system or component. As a result,
there is no change to the probability or consequences of any
previously evaluated accident.
Therefore, the operation of the facility in accordance with the
proposed amendment does not involve a significant increase in the
probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated.
2. Does the proposed amendment create the possibility of a new
or different kind of accident form any previously evaluated?
Response: No.
The proposed amendment removes one of three permissible means
for filling the STA position. TS 5.2.2.g defines the education and
experience requirements for personnel filling the STA position
during operation of either Unit in Modes 1, 2, 3, or 4. It provides
three permissible means to fill the STA position. One of those means
(TS 5.2.2.g.3) is unique to CCNPP and is no longer needed. The
remaining requirements (TS 5.2.2.g.1 and TS 5.2.2.g.2) for filling
the STA position meet the guidance provided in Generic Letter 86-04,
Policy Statement on Engineering
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Expertise on Shift. This is an administrative change.
This change does not involve any change to the design basis of
the plant or of any structure, system or component. The proposed
amendment does not impose any new or different requirements. The
change does not alter assumptions made in the safety analyses. The
proposed change is consistent with the safety analyses assumptions
and current plant operating practice.
Therefore, the operation of the facility in accordance with the
proposed change does not create the possibility of a new or
different kind of accident from any previously evaluated.
3. Does the proposed amendment involve a significant reduction
in a margin of safety?
Response: No.
The proposed amendment removes one of three permissible means
for filling the STA position. TS 5.2.2.g defines the education and
experience requirements for personnel filling the STA position
during operation of either Unit in Modes 1, 2, 3, or 4. It provides
three permissible means to fill the STA position. One of those means
(TS 5.2.2.g.3) is unique to CCNPP and is no longer needed. The
remaining requirements (TS 5.2.2.g.1 and TS 5.2.2.g.2) for filling
the STA position meet the guidance provided in Generic Letter 86-04,
Policy Statement on Engineering Expertise on Shift. This is an
administrative change.
This change does not involve any change to the design basis of
the plant or of any structure, system or component. As a result,
there is no decrease in any margin of safety due to this proposed
change.
Therefore, operation of the facility in accordance with the
proposed amendment does not involve a significant reduction in a
margin of safety.
The NRC staff has reviewed the licensee's analysis and, based on
this review, it appears that the three standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c) are
satisfied. Therefore, the NRC staff proposes to determine that the
amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration.
Attorney for licensee: Tamra Domeyer, Associate General Counsel,
Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 4300 Winfield Road, Warrenville, IL
60555.
NRC Branch Chief: James G. Danna.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Docket No. 50-220, Nine Mile Point
Nuclear Station, Unit No. 1 (NMP1), Oswego County, New York
Date of amendment request: March 13, 2018. A publicly-available
version is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18072A182.
Description of amendment request: The amendment would modify NMP1,
Technical Specifications Surveillance Requirement (SR) 4.2.7.d for
reactor coolant system isolation valves and SR 4.2.7.1.a for reactor
coolant system pressure isolation valve leakage to relocate the
specific surveillance frequency to the NMP1 Inservice Testing Program.
Basis for proposed no significant hazards consideration
determination: As required by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the licensee has
provided its analysis of the issue of no significant hazards
consideration, which is presented below:
1. Does the proposed change involve a significant increase in
the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated?
Response: No.
Performance of lnservice Testing is not an initiator to any
accident previously evaluated. As a result, the probability of
occurrence of an accident is not significantly affected by the
proposed change. The availability of the affected components, as
well as their ability to mitigate the consequences of accidents
previously evaluated, is not affected.
Therefore, the proposed change does not involve a significant
increase in the probability or consequences of an accident
previously evaluated.
2. Does the proposed change create the possibility of a new or
different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated?
Response: No.
The proposed change does not alter the design or configuration
of the plant. The proposed change does not involve a physical
alteration of the plant; no new or different kind of equipment will
be installed. The proposed change does not alter the types of
lnservice Testing performed. The frequency of lnservice Testing is
unchanged.
Therefore, the proposed change does not create the possibility
of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously
evaluated.
3. Does the proposed change involve a significant reduction in a
margin of safety?
Response: No.
The proposed change eliminates [surveillance] requirements from
the TS in lieu of requirements in the ASME [American Society of
Mechanical Engineers] Code. Compliance with the ASME Code is
required by 10 CFR 50.55a. Should the component be inoperable, the
Technical Specifications provide actions to ensure that the margin
of safety is protected.
Therefore, the proposed change does not involve a significant
reduction in a margin of safety.
The NRC staff has reviewed the licensee's analysis and, based on
this review, it appears that the three standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c) are
satisfied. Therefore, the NRC staff proposes to determine that the
amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration.
Attorney for licensee: Tamra Domeyer, Associate General Counsel,
Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 4300 Winfield Road, Warrenville, IL
60555.
NRC Branch Chief: James G. Danna.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Docket No. 50-220, Nine Mile Point
Nuclear Station, Unit No. 1, Oswego County, New York
Date of amendment request: February 9, 2018. A publicly-available
version is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18040A636.
Description of amendment request: The amendment would remove the
Boraflex credit from the two remaining Boraflex storage racks located
in the spent fuel pool. The licensee plans to install permanent cell
blockers in pre-determined spent fuel pool rack cells thus eliminating
reliance on Boraflex for spent fuel pool reactivity control.
Basis for proposed no significant hazards consideration
determination: As required by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the licensee has
provided its analysis of the issue of no significant hazards
consideration, which is presented below:
1. Does the proposed change involve a significant increase in
the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated?
Response: No.
The proposed change does not make any change to the systems,
structures or components in the Nine Mile Point Unit 1 (NMP1) Spent
Fuel Pool (SFP) except for the installation of cell blockers in pre-
determined Boraflex rack cells. The change is necessary to ensure
that, with continued Boraflex degradation over time, the effective
neutron multiplication factor, keff, is less than 0.95,
if the SFP is fully flooded with unborated water. The proposed
change does not change the manner in which spent fuel is handled,
moved or stored in the storage rack cells. The installation of the
cell blockers does not impact the fuel source terms, therefore,
there is no adverse radiological impact. The installation of the
cell blockers does not change the decay heat and the cell blockers
meet the criterion to allow for continued water flow through the
storage cell; thus, there is no adverse thermal-hydraulic impact.
Therefore, the proposed change does not involve a significant
increase in the probability or consequences of an accident
previously evaluated.
2. Does the proposed change create the possibility of a new or
different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated?
Response: No.
Onsite storage of spent fuel assemblies in the NMP1 SFP is a
normal activity for which NMP1 has been designed and licensed. As
part of assuring that this normal activity can be performed without
endangering public health and safety, the ability to safely
accommodate different possible accidents in the SFP, such as
dropping a fuel bundle or misleading a fuel bundle, have been
analyzed. The proposed SFP storage configuration using cell blockers
does not change the methods of fuel movement or spent fuel storage.
The proposed change of
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using cell blockers in pre-determined Boraflex rack cells allows for
continued use of SFP storage rack cells with degraded Boraflex while
assuring the effective neutron multiplication factor,
keff, is less than 0.95.
The proposed use of cell blockers in the pre-determined Boraflex
rack cells does not create a possible new or different kind of
accident from any accident previously evaluated. The displacement of
the SFP water by the cell blockers is small and hence has an
insignificant impact on the heat transfer from fuel assemblies to
the SFP water, the time-to-boil and boil-off rate in the SFP. The
stresses in the storage rack under the loaded weight of fuel
assemblies and the cell blockers will remain within the allowable
limits and will be bounded by the rack seismic analysis. The
accident condition, where a fuel assembly is dropped onto the cell
blocker, will not cause loss of the cell blocker function.
Therefore, the proposed change does not create the possibility of a
new or different kind of accident from any accident previously
evaluated.
3. Does the proposed change involve a significant reduction in a
margin of safety?
Response: No.
The proposed change will maintain, per Attachment 3, the
keff to be less than 0.95 and thus preserve the required
safety margin of 5%. The installation of the cell blockers does not
impact the fuel source terms and decay heat and hence has no adverse
radiological impact. In addition, the radiological consequences of a
dropped fuel bundle are unchanged because the event involving a
dropped fuel bundle onto a spent fuel storage rack cell containing a
cell blocker is bounded by the radiological consequences of a
dropped fuel bundle onto a spent fuel storage rack cell containing a
stored fuel bundle. Therefore, the proposed change does not involve
a significant reduction in a margin of safety.
The NRC staff has reviewed the licensee's analysis and, based on
this review, it appears that the three standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c) are
satisfied. Therefore, the NRC staff proposes to determine that the
amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration.
Attorney for licensee: Tamra Domeyer, Associate General Counsel,
Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 4300 Winfield Road, Warrenville, IL
60555.
NRC Branch Chief: James G. Danna.
Florida Power and Light Company, Docket Nos. 50-250 and 50-251, Turkey
Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 3 and 4 (Turkey Point), Miami-Dade
County, Florida
Date of amendment request: May 14, 2018. A publicly-available
version is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18134A264.
Description of amendment request: The amendments would revise the
technical specifications to increase the minimum load required for the
Emergency Diesel Generator (EDG) partial-load rejection surveillance
requirement (SR). Additionally, the amendments would modify the EDG
voltage and frequency limits for the SR and establish a recovery period
for the EDG(s) to return to steady-state conditions.
Basis for proposed no significant hazards consideration
determination: As required by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the licensee has
provided its analysis of the issue of no significant hazards
consideration, which is presented below:
1. Does the proposed amendment involve a significant increase in
the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated?
Response: No.
The proposed changes modify an EDG surveillance test by aligning
the voltage and frequency limits with the current licensing basis
and the Westinghouse STS [Standard Technical Specification]. As
such, the proposed changes cannot be an initiator of any previously
evaluated accident, increase its likelihood or increase the
likelihood of an EDG malfunction or supported equipment. The
proposed changes to the voltage and frequency limits for the
immediate aftermath of a partial-load rejection and the proposed
recovery period will not affect the manner in which EDGs are
designed or operated. The EDGs have no time-dependent failure modes
as a result of the proposed changes and will continue to operate
within the parameters assumed in applicable accident analyses. Hence
no impact on the consequences of any previously evaluated accident
will result from the proposed changes.
Therefore, facility operation in accordance with the proposed
changes would not involve a significant increase in the probability
or consequences of an accident previously evaluated.
2. Does the proposed amendment create the possibility of a new
or different kind of accident from any accident previously
evaluated?
Response: No.
The proposed changes modify an EDG surveillance test by aligning
the voltage and frequency limits with the current licensing basis
and the Westinghouse STS. The proposed changes do not modify the
manner in which the EDGs are designed or operated and thereby cannot
introduce new failure modes, impact existing plant equipment in a
manner not previously evaluated or initiate a new type of
malfunction or accident. The proposed changes serve to enhance EDG
reliability and availability and as such, cannot adversely affect
the EDGs' ability to perform as originally designed, including their
capability to withstand a worst case single failure.
Therefore, the proposed change does not create the possibility
of a new or different kind of accident from any previously
evaluated.
3. Does the proposed amendment involve a significant reduction
in a margin of safety?
Response: No.
The proposed changes modify an EDG surveillance test by aligning
the voltage and frequency limits with the current licensing basis
and the Westinghouse STS. The proposed changes do not modify any
setpoints for which protective actions associated with accident
detection or mitigation are initiated. The proposed change neither
affects the design of plant equipment nor the manner in which the
plant is operated. The proposed changes increase the reliability and
the availability of the EDGs and as such, cannot adversely impact
any Turkey Point safety limits or limiting safety settings.
Therefore, operation of the facility in accordance with the
proposed change will not involve a significant reduction in a margin
of safety.
The NRC staff has reviewed the licensee's analysis and, based on
this review, it appears that the three standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c) are
satisfied. Therefore, the NRC staff proposes to determine that the
amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration.
Attorney for licensee: Debbie Hendell, Managing Attorney--Nuclear,
Florida Power & Light Company, 700 Universe Blvd. MS LAW/JB, Juno
Beach, Florida 33408-0420.
NRC Acting Branch Chief: Booma Venkataraman.
Florida Power and Light Company, Docket Nos. 50-250 and 50-251, Turkey
Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 3 and 4, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Date of amendment request: May 3, 2018. A publicly-available
version is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18127B714.
Description of amendment request: The amendments would revise the
Technical Specifications by revising Safety Limit 2.1.1.b, to reflect
the peak fuel centerline temperature specified in WCAP-17642-P-A,
Revision 1, ``Westinghouse Performance Analysis and Design Model
(PAD5).'' A non-proprietary version (WCAP-17642-NP-A, Revision (1) can
be found in ADAMS under Accession No. ML17338A396.
Basis for proposed no significant hazards consideration
determination: As required by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the licensee has
provided its analysis of the issue of no significant hazards
consideration, which is presented below:
1. Do the proposed amendments involve a significant increase in
the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated?
Response: No.
There are no design changes associated with the proposed
amendments. All design, material, and construction standards that
were applicable prior to this amendment request will continue to be
applicable. The
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proposed amendments will not affect accident initiators or
precursors or alter the design, conditions, and configuration of the
facility, or the manner in which the plant is operated and
maintained, with respect to such initiators or precursors.
Compliance with Safety Limit 2.1.1.b is required to confirm that
fuel cladding failure does not occur as a result of fuel centerline
melting. The fuel centerline melt temperature limit is established
to preclude centerline melting. The proposed change to the fuel
centerline melt temperature limit has been reviewed by the NRC and
found to be appropriately conservative with respect to the fuel
material properties in the Final Safety Evaluation for WCAP-17642-P-
A, Revision 1 Accident analysis acceptance criteria will continue to
be met with the proposed amendments. Hence, the proposed amendments
will not affect the source term, containment isolation, or
radiological release assumptions used in evaluating the radiological
consequences of any accident previously evaluated. The proposed
amendments will not alter any assumptions or change any mitigation
actions in the radiological consequence evaluations in the Turkey
Point Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR). Consequently,
the applicable radiological dose acceptance criteria will continue
to be met.
Therefore, the proposed amendments do not involve a significant
increase in the probability or consequences of an accident
previously evaluated.
2. Do the proposed amendments create the possibility of a new or
different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated?
Response: No.
There are no proposed design changes nor are there any changes
in the method by which any safety-related plant structures, systems,
and components perform their specified safety functions. The
proposed amendments will not affect the normal method of plant
operation or change any operating parameters. No equipment
performance requirements will be affected. The proposed amendments
will not alter any assumptions made in the safety analyses. The
proposed amendments revise Reactor Core Safety Limit 2.1.1.b;
however, the change does not involve a physical modification of the
plant. No new accident scenarios, transient precursors, failure
mechanisms, or limiting single failures will result from this
amendment. Hence, there will be no adverse effect or challenges
imposed on any safety-related system as a result of these
amendments.
Therefore, the proposed amendments do not create the possibility
of a new or different kind of accident from any previously
evaluated.
3. Do the proposed amendments involve a significant reduction in
a margin of safety?
Response: No.
The revised Safety Limit 2.1.1.b has been calculated based on
the NRC-approved methods which ensure that the plant operates in
compliance with all regulatory criteria. There will be no effect on
those plant systems necessary to effect the accomplishment of
protection functions. No instrument setpoints or system response
times are affected and none of the acceptance criteria for any
accident analysis will be changed. Consequently, the proposed
amendments will have no impact on the radiological consequences of a
design basis accident.
Therefore, the proposed amendments do not involve a significant
reduction in a margin of safety.
The NRC staff has reviewed the licensee's analysis and, based on
this review, it appears that the three standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c) are
satisfied. Therefore, the NRC staff proposes to determine that the
amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration.
Attorney for licensee: Debbie Hendell, Managing Attorney--Nuclear,
Florida Power & Light Company, 700 Universe Blvd. MS LAW/JB, Juno
Beach, Florida 33408-0420.
NRC Acting Branch Chief: Booma Venkataraman.
NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC, Docket No. 50-443, Seabrook Station, Unit
No. 1, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Date of amendment request: March 16, 2018. A publicly-available
version is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18079A058.
Description of amendment request: The amendment would revise the
frequencies for performing the relative pressure measurement and the
assessment of the control room envelope boundary required by (TS)
6.7.6.l, Control Room Envelope Habitability Program, from 18 months to
36 months.
Basis for proposed no significant hazards consideration
determination: As required by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the licensee has
provided its analysis of the issue of no significant hazards
consideration, which is presented below:
1. Does the proposed change involve a significant increase in
the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated?
Response: No.
The TS administrative controls associated with the proposed
change to the TS are not initiators of any accidents previously
evaluated, so the probability of accidents previously evaluated is
unaffected by the proposed changes. The proposed change does not
alter the design, function, or operation of any plant structure,
system, or component (SSC). The capability of any operable TS-
required SSC to perform its specified safety function is not
impacted by the proposed change. As a result, the outcomes of
accidents previously evaluated are unaffected. Therefore, the
proposed changes do not result in a significant increase in the
probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated.
2. Does the proposed change create the possibility of a new or
different kind of accident from any previously evaluated?
Response: No.
The proposed change does not challenge the integrity or
performance of any safety-related systems. No plant equipment is
installed or removed, and the changes do not alter the design,
physical configuration, or method of operation of any plant SSC. No
physical changes are made to the plant, so no new causal mechanisms
are introduced. Therefore, the proposed changes to the TS do not
create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from
any accident previously evaluated.
3. Does the proposed change involve a significant reduction in
the margin of safety?
Response: No.
The ability of any operable SSC to perform its designated safety
function is unaffected by the proposed changes. The proposed changes
do not alter any safety analyses assumptions, safety limits,
limiting safety system settings, or method of operating the plant.
The changes do not adversely affect plant operating margins or the
reliability of equipment credited in the safety analyses. With the
proposed change, the control room envelope remains capable of
performing its safety function. Therefore, the proposed changes do
not involve a significant reduction in the margin of safety.
The NRC staff has reviewed the licensee's analysis and, based on
this review, it appears that the three standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c) are
satisfied. Therefore, the NRC staff proposes to determine that the
amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration.
Attorney for licensee: Debbie Hendell, Managing Attorney, Florida
Power & Light Company, P.O. Box 14000, Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420.
NRC Branch Chief: James G. Danna.
PSEG Nuclear LLC and Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Docket Nos. 50-272
and 50-311, Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, Salem
County, New Jersey
Date of amendment request: May 16, 2018. A publicly-available
versions is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18136A866.
Description of amendment request: The amendments would revise (TS)
3.8.2.1, ``A.C. [Alternating Current] Distribution--Operating,'' to
increase the Vital Instrument Bus Inverters allowed outage time (AOT)
from 24 hours for the A, B and C inverters to 7 days and from 72 hours
for the D inverter to 7 days. The proposed extended AOT is based on
application of the Salem Generating Station Probabilistic Risk
Assessment (PRA) in support of a risk-informed extension, and on
additional considerations and compensatory actions.
Basis for proposed no significant hazards consideration
determination: As required by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the
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licensee has provided its analysis of the issue of no significant
hazards consideration, which is presented below:
1. Does the proposed amendment involve a significant increase in
the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated?
Response: No.
The proposed TS amendment does not affect the design of the
vital A.C. inverters, the operational characteristics or function of
the inverters, the interfaces between the inverters and other plant
systems, or the reliability of the inverters. An inoperable vital
A.C. inverter is not considered an initiator of an analyzed event.
In addition, TS Actions and the associated Allowed Outage Times are
not initiators of previously evaluated accidents. Extending the
Allowed Outage Time for an inoperable vital A.C. inverter would not
have a significant impact on the frequency of occurrence of an
accident previously evaluated. The proposed amendment will not
result in modifications to plant activities associated with inverter
maintenance, but rather, provides operational flexibility by
allowing additional time to perform inverter troubleshooting,
corrective maintenance, and post-maintenance testing on-line.
The proposed extension of the Allowed Outage Time for an
inoperable vital A.C. inverter will not significantly affect the
capability of the inverters to perform their safety function, which
is to ensure an uninterruptible supply of 115-volt A.C. electrical
power to the associated power distribution subsystems. An
evaluation, using PRA methods, confirmed that the increase in plant
risk associated with implementation of the proposed Allowed Outage
Time extension is consistent with the NRC's Safety Goal Policy
Statement, as further described in RG [Regulatory Guide] 1.174 and
RG 1.177. In addition, a deterministic evaluation concluded that
plant defense-in-depth philosophy will be maintained with the
proposed Allowed Outage Time extension.
There will be no impact on the source term or pathways assumed
in accidents previously evaluated. No analysis assumptions will be
changed and there will be no adverse effects on onsite or offsite
doses as the result of an accident.
Therefore, the proposed change does not involve a significant
increase in the probability or consequences of an accident
previously evaluated.
2. Does the proposed amendment create the possibility of a new
or different kind of accident from any accident previously
evaluated?
Response: No.
The proposed amendment does not involve physical alteration of
the Salem Generating Station. No new equipment is being introduced,
and installed equipment is not being operated in a new or different
manner. There is no change being made to the parameters within which
Salem is operated. There are no setpoints at which protective or
mitigating actions are initiated that are affected by this proposed
action. The use of the alternate Class 1E power source for the vital
A.C. instrument bus is consistent with the Salem plant design. The
change does not alter assumptions made in the safety analysis. This
proposed action will not alter the manner in which equipment
operation is initiated, nor will the functional demands on credited
equipment be changed. No alteration is proposed to the procedures
that ensure Salem remains within analyzed limits, and no change is
being made to procedures relied upon to respond to an off-normal
event. As such, no new failure modes are being introduced.
Therefore, the proposed changes do not create the possibility of
a new or different kind of accident from any previously evaluated.
3. Does the proposed amendment involve a significant reduction
in a margin of safety?
Response: No.
Margin of safety is related to the confidence in the ability of
the fission product barriers to perform their design functions
during and following an accident. These barriers include the fuel
cladding, the reactor coolant system, and the containment system.
The proposed change, which would increase the AOT from 24/72 hours
to 7 days for one inoperable inverter, does not exceed or alter a
setpoint, design basis or safety limit.
Therefore, the proposed amendment does not involve a significant
reduction in a margin of safety.
The NRC staff has reviewed the licensee's analysis and, based on
this review, it appears that the three standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c) are
satisfied. Therefore, the NRC staff proposes to determine that the
amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration.
Attorney for licensee: Jeffrie J. Keenan, PSEG Nuclear LLC--N21,
P.O. Box 236, Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038.
NRC Branch Chief: James G. Danna.
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation (WCNOC), Docket No. 50-482,
Wolf Creek Generating Station (WCGS), Unit No. 1, Coffey County, Kansas
Date of amendment request: May 9, 2018. A publicly-available
version is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18135A172.
Description of amendment request: The amendment would revise the
Emergency Plan for WCGS to (1) reduce the number of required Emergency
Response Organization positions; (2) standardize Technical Support
Center activation time to 75 minutes; (3) replace the current normal
full-time work hours licensed medical practitioner position with First
Aid Responders; and (4) remove reference to performing dose assessment
using containment pressure indication.
Basis for proposed no significant hazards consideration
determination: As required by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the licensee has
provided its analysis of the issue of no significant hazards
consideration, which is presented below:
1. Does the proposed change involve a significant increase in
the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated?
Response: No.
The proposed change to the WCNOC Emergency Plan is
administrative in nature. This proposed change does not alter
accident analysis assumptions, add any initiators, or affect the
function of plant systems or the manner in which systems are
operated, maintained, modified, tested, or inspected. The proposed
change does not require any plant modifications which affect the
performance capability of the structures, systems, and components
(SSCs) relied upon to mitigate the consequences of postulated
accidents, and has no impact on the probability or consequences of
an accident previously evaluated.
Therefore, the proposed changes do not involve a significant
increase in the probability or consequences of an accident
previously evaluated.
2. Does the proposed change create the possibility of a new or
different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated?
Response: No.
The proposed change to the WCNOC Emergency Plan is
administrative in nature. This proposed change does not alter
accident analysis assumptions, add any initiators, or affect the
function of plant systems or the manner in which systems are
operated, maintained, modified, tested, or inspected. The proposed
change does not require any plant modifications which affect the
performance capability of the SSCs relied upon to mitigate the
consequences of postulated accidents, and does not create the
possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident
previously evaluated.
Therefore, the proposed change does not create the possibility
of a new or different kind of accident from any previously
evaluated.
3. Does the proposed change involve a significant reduction in a
margin of safety?
Response: No.
Plant safety margins are established through limiting conditions
for operation, limiting safety systems settings, and safety limits
specified in the technical specifications. The proposed change to
the WCNOC Emergency Plan is administrative in nature. Since the
proposed change is administrative in nature, there are no changes to
these established safety margins.
Therefore the proposed change does not involve a significant
reduction in a margin of safety.
The NRC staff has reviewed the licensee's analysis and, based on
this review, it appears that the three standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c) are
satisfied. Therefore, the NRC staff proposes to determine that the
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amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration.
Attorney for licensee: Jay E. Silberg, Esq., Pillsbury Winthrop
Shaw Pittman LLP, 2300 N Street NW, Washington, DC 20037.
NRC Branch Chief: Robert J. Pascarelli.
III. Notice of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses
and Combined Licenses
During the period since publication of the last biweekly notice,
the Commission has issued the following amendments. The Commission has
determined for each of these amendments that the application complies
with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations. The
Commission has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the
Commission's rules and regulations in 10 CFR chapter I, which are set
forth in the license amendment.
A notice of consideration of issuance of amendment to facility
operating license or combined license, as applicable, proposed no
significant hazards consideration determination, and opportunity for a
hearing in connection with these actions, was published in the Federal
Register as indicated.
Unless otherwise indicated, the Commission has determined that
these amendments satisfy the criteria for categorical exclusion in
accordance with 10 CFR 51.22. Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b),
no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be
prepared for these amendments. If the Commission has prepared an
environmental assessment under the special circumstances provision in
10 CFR 51.22(b) and has made a determination based on that assessment,
it is so indicated.
For further details with respect to the action see (1) the
applications for amendment, (2) the amendment, and (3) the Commission's
related letter, Safety Evaluation and/or Environmental Assessment as
indicated. All of these items can be accessed as described in the
``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' section of this
document.
Arizona Public Service Company, et al., Docket Nos. STN 50-528, STN 50-
529, and STN 50-530, Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos.
1, 2, and 3 (PVNGS), Maricopa County, Arizona
Date of amendment request: June 22, 2017.
Brief description of amendments: The amendments revised the
technical specifications to eliminate TS 5.5.8, ``Inservice Testing
Program.'' A new defined term, ``INSERVICE TESTING PROGRAM,'' was added
to the TS definitions section. This is consistent with Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-545, Revision 3, ``TS
Inservice Testing Program Removal & Clarify SR [Surveillance
Requirement] Usage Rule Application to Section 5.5 Testing.'' The
amendments eliminated the PVNGS TS 5.5.8 to remove requirements
duplicated in American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code for
Operations and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants, Code Case OMN-20,
``Inservice Test Frequency.''
Date of issuance: June 7, 2018.
Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented
within 120 days from the date of issuance.
Amendment Nos.: 206 (Unit 1), 206 (Unit 2), and 206 (Unit 3). A
publicly-available version is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18120A283;
documents related to these amendments are listed in the Safety
Evaluation enclosed with the amendments.
Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74:
The amendments revised the Renewed Facility Operating Licenses and TSs.
Date of initial notice in Federal Register: August 15, 2017 (82 FR
38716).
The Commission's related evaluation of the amendments is contained
in a Safety Evaluation dated June 7, 2018.
No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Docket No. 50-255, Palisades Nuclear
Plant, Van Buren County, Michigan
Date of amendment request: July 27, 2017, as supplemented by letter
dated December 19, 2017.
Brief description of amendment: The amendment revised certain
staffing and training requirements, reports, programs, and editorial
changes in the Technical Specifications Table of Contents; Section 1.0,
``Use and Application''; and Section 5.0, ``Administrative Controls,''
that will no longer be applicable once Palisades Nuclear Plant is
permanently defueled.
Date of issuance: June 4, 2018.
Effective date: Upon the licensee's submittal of the certifications
required by 10 CFR 50.82(a)(1) and shall be implemented within 60 days
from the amendment effective date.
Amendment No.: 266. A publicly-available version is in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML18114A410; documents related to this amendment are
listed in the Safety Evaluation enclosed with the amendment.
Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-20: The amendment
revised the Renewed Facility Operating License and Technical
Specifications.
Date of initial notice in Federal Register: September 12, 2017 (82
FR 42847). The supplemental letter dated December 19, 2017, provided
additional information that clarified the application, did not expand
the scope of the application as originally noticed, and did not change
the NRC staff's original proposed no significant hazards consideration
determination as published in the Federal Register.
The Commission's related evaluation of the amendment is contained
in a Safety Evaluation dated June 4, 2018.
No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Docket No. 50-410, Nine Mile Point
Nuclear Station, Unit No. 2 (Nine Mile Point 2), Oswego County, New
York
Date of amendment request: August 22, 2017.
Brief description of amendment: The amendment revised the Nine Mile
Point 2 Technical Specifications by removing a note associated with
Surveillance Requirement 3.5.1.2 that allowed low pressure coolant
injection subsystems to be considered operable in MODE 3 under certain
conditions.
Date of issuance: June 8, 2018.
Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented
within 60 days of issuance.
Amendment No.: 170. A publicly-available version is in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML18131A291; documents related to this amendment are
listed in the Safety Evaluation enclosed with the amendment.
Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-69: The amendment
revised the Renewed Facility Operating License and Technical
Specifications.
Date of initial notice in Federal Register: December 19, 2017 (82
FR 60227).
The Commission's related evaluation of the amendment is contained
in a Safety Evaluation dated June 8, 2018.
No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.
Florida Power & Light Company, Docket Nos. 50-250 and 50-251, Turkey
Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 3 and 4, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Date of amendment request: June 28, 2017, as supplemented by letter
dated February 28, 2018.
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Brief description of amendments: The amendments revised the
technical specifications to relocate to licensee-controlled documents;
select acceptance criteria specified in TS surveillance requirements
credited for satisfying the Inservice Testing (IST) Program and
Inservice Inspection Program requirements; to delete the SRs for the
ASME Code Class 1, 2, and 3 components; to replace references to the
Surveillance Frequency Control Program with reference to the Turkey
Point IST Program where appropriate; to establish a Reactor Coolant
Pump Flywheel Inspection Program; and to make related editorial
changes. Additionally, the amendments deleted a redundant SR for
Accumulator check valve testing and added a footnote to the SR for
Pressure Isolation Valve testing.
Date of issuance: June 12, 2018.
Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented
within 120 days of issuance.
Amendment Nos.: 281 and 275. A publicly-available version is in
ADAMS under Accession No. ML18130A466; documents related to these
amendments are listed in the Safety Evaluation enclosed with the
amendments.
Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-31 and DPR-41: The
amendments revised the Renewed Facility Operating Licenses and
Technical Specifications.
Date of initial notice in Federal Register: August 29, 2017 (82 FR
41069). The supplemental letter dated February 28, 2018, expanded the
scope of its request as originally noticed; therefore, the NRC
published another notice in the Federal Register on April 10, 2018 (83
FR 15417), which replaced the original notice in its entirety.
The Commission's related evaluation of the amendments is contained
in a Safety Evaluation dated June 12, 2018.
No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.
NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC, Docket No. 50-331, Duane Arnold
Energy Center (DAEC), Linn County, Iowa
Date of amendment request: June 9, 2017, as supplemented by letters
dated November 1, 2017, February 8, 2018, and March 28, 2018.
Brief description of amendment: The amendment revised existing DAEC
technical specification requirements related to ``operations with a
potential for draining the reactor vessel'' with new requirements on
reactor pressure vessel water inventory control to protect TS 2.1.1.3
Safety Limit.
Date of issuance: June 18, 2018.
Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented
within 90 days of the date of issuance.
Amendment No.: 305. A publicly-available version is in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML18089A160; documents related to this amendment are
listed in the Safety Evaluation enclosed with the amendment.
Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-49: The amendment
revised the Renewed Facility Operating License and Technical
Specifications.
Date of initial notice in Federal Register: January 16, 2018 (83 FR
2230). The supplemental letters dated February 8, 2018, and March 28,
2018, provided additional information that clarified the application,
did not expand the scope of the application as originally noticed, and
they did not change the NRC staff's original proposed no significant
hazards consideration determination as published in the Federal
Register.
The Commission's related evaluation of the amendment is contained
in a Safety Evaluation dated June 18, 2018.
No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.
NextEra Energy, Point Beach, LLC, Docket Nos. 50-266 and 50-301, Point
Beach Nuclear Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, Town of Two Creeks, Manitowoc
County, Wisconsin
Date of amendment request: June 23, 2017, as supplemented by
letters dated August 21, 2017, and December 21, 2017.
Brief description of amendments: The amendments revised the current
emergency action level (EAL) scheme to one based on the Nuclear Energy
Institute (NEI) guidance in NEI 99-01, Revision 6, ``Development of
Emergency Action Levels for Non-Passive Reactors,'' dated November
2012. Revision 6 to NEI 99-01 was endorsed by the NRC by letter dated
March 28, 2013.
Date of issuance: June 13, 2018.
Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented
within 365 days of issuance to allow consideration of outage schedules
and required training cycles.
Amendment Nos.: 261 and 264. A publicly-available version is in
ADAMS under Accession No. ML18079A045; documents related to these
amendments are listed in the Safety Evaluation enclosed with the
amendments.
Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-24 and DPR-27: The
amendments revised the Facility Operating License.
Date of initial notice in Federal Register: November 21, 2017 (82
FR 55408). The supplemental letter dated December 21, 2017, provided
additional information that clarified the application, did not expand
the scope of the application as originally noticed, and did not change
the NRC staff's original proposed no significant hazards consideration
determination as published in the Federal Register.
The Commission's related evaluation of the amendments is contained
in a Safety Evaluation dated June 13, 2018.
No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Docket Nos. 52-025 and 52-026,
Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP), Unit Nos. 3 and 4, Burke
County, Georgia
Date of amendment request: October 6, 2017, as supplemented by
letter dated February 28, 2018.
Description of amendments: The amendments consisted of changes to
the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) in the form of
departures from the incorporated plant-specific Design Control Document
Tier 2 information. Further, the amendments revised a Combined License
(COL) License Condition which references an UFSAR Section impacted by
the proposed changes. Specifically, the amendments consisted of changes
to revise the methodology and acceptance criteria for the in-
containment refueling water storage tank heatup preoperational test
described in UFSAR Subsection 14.2.9.1.3, item h and the passive
residual heat removal heat exchanger preoperational test described in
UFSAR Subsection 14.2.9.1.3, item g. These changes involves material
which is specifically referenced in Section 2.D.(2) of the COLs for
VEGP Units 3 and 4. The amendments also revised the reference to the
In-containment Refueling Water Storage Tank Heatup Test in the COL
license condition, consistent with the changes to the UFSAR.
Date of issuance: April 11, 2018.
Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented
within 30 days of issuance.
Amendment Nos.: 120 (Unit 3) and 119 (Unit 4). A publicly-available
version is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18085A045; documents related
to these amendments are listed in the Safety Evaluation enclosed with
the amendments.
Facility Combined Licenses Nos. NPF-91 and NPF-92: The amendments
revised the Facility Combined Licenses.
Date of initial notice in Federal Register: February 2, 2018 (83 FR
8509). The supplemental letter dated February 28, 2018, provided
additional information that clarified the
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application, did not expand the scope of the application as originally
noticed, and did not change the staff's original proposed no
significant hazards consideration determination as published in the
Federal Register.
The Commission's related evaluation of the amendments is contained
in the Safety Evaluation dated April 11, 2018.
No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Docket Nos. 52-025 and 52-026,
Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP), Unit Nos. 3 and 4, Burke
County, Georgia
Date of amendment request: February 2, 2018.
Description of amendments: The amendments authorized the Southern
Nuclear Operating Company to depart from the VEGP Units 3 and 4 plant-
specific Appendix A, technical specifications as incorporated into the
VEGP Unit Nos. 3 and 4 COLs, and changed to the approved AP1000 Design
Control Document Tier 2 information as incorporated into the Updated
Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR). Specifically, the changes to the
COLs Appendix A, included TS 5.6.3 for the core operating limits report
documentation to remove certain reactor trip instrumentation from the
list of core operating limits and include analytical methods mentioned
elsewhere in the TS and UFSAR and to TS 5.7.2 to correct a
typographical error in a description of a radiation monitoring device
that may be used in a high radiation area. The changes to the UFSAR
Tier 2 Table 1.6-1, ``Material Referenced,'' and Section 4.3.5,
``References,'' updated the list of references as described in the
application.
Date of issuance: May 31, 2018.
Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented
within 30 days of issuance.
Amendment Nos.: 124 (Unit 3) and 123 (Unit 4). A publicly-available
version is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18123A511; documents related
to these amendments are listed in the Safety Evaluation enclosed with
the amendments.
Facility Combined Licenses Nos. NPF-91 and NPF-92: The amendments
revised the Facility Combined Licenses.
Date of initial notice in Federal Register: March 13, 2018 (83 FR
10911).
The Commission's related evaluation of the amendments is contained
in the Safety Evaluation dated May 31, 2018.
No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.
STP Nuclear Operating Company, Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499, South
Texas Project (STP), Units 1 and 2, Matagorda County, Texas
Date of amendment request: September 18, 2017.
Brief description of amendments: The amendments relocated the
defined core plane regions where the radial peaking factor limits are
not applicable, called radial peaking factor exclusion zones, from TS
4.2.2.2.f to the Core Operating Limits Reports (COLRs) for STP, Unit
Nos. 1 and 2. The amendment also revised the COLR Administrative
Controls TS to add exclusion zones to the list of limits found in the
COLRs, and revised the description of the methodology used to determine
the values for the radial peaking factor exclusion zones. In addition,
the amendment corrected two administrative errors.
Date of issuance: June 7, 2018.
Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented
within 90 days from the date of issuance.
Amendment Nos.: 213 (Unit 1) and 199 (Unit 2). A publicly-available
version is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18128A342; documents related
to these amendments are listed in the Safety Evaluation enclosed with
the amendments.
Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-76 and NPF-80: The
amendments revised the Renewed Facility Operating Licenses and
Technical Specifications.
Date of initial notice in Federal Register: December 5, 2017 (82 FR
57475).
The Commission's related evaluation of the amendments is contained
in a Safety Evaluation dated June 7, 2018.
No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.
United States Maritime Administration (MARAD), Docket No. 50-238,
Nuclear Ship SAVANNAH (NSS), Baltimore, Maryland
Date of amendment request: March 30, 2018.
Brief description of amendment: The amendment revised the Technical
Specifications to establish controls for all accesses to the
Containment Vessel in support of two structural modifications.
Date of issuance: June 12, 2018.
Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented
within 60 days.
Amendment No.: 16. A publically-available version is in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML18109A578.
Facility Operating License No. NS-1: The amendment revised the
License.
Date of initial notice in Federal Register: May 8, 2018 (83 FR
20863).
The Commission's related evaluation of the amendment is contained
in a Safety Evaluation dated June 12, 2017.
No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day of June 2018.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Tara Inverso,
Acting Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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