[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 20 (Wednesday, January 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 489-500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-00315]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2019-0028]
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 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 December 29, 2018, to January 14, 2019. The
last biweekly was published on January 2, 2019 (84 FR 20). Due to the
Federal government shutdown, there was no biweekly publication on
January 15, 2019.
DATES: Comments must be filed by March 1, 2019. A request for a hearing
must be filed by April 1, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for NRC-2019-0028. Address questions
about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Krupskaya Castellon; telephone:
301-287-9221; email: [email protected]. For technical
questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document.
Mail comments to: Office of Administration, Mail Stop:
TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff.
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-2019-0028 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-2019-0028.
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 ``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-2019-0028 facility name, unit
number(s), plant docket number, application date, and subject in your
comment submission.
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. Background
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
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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.
III. 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 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
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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 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
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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, Units 1 and 2, Brunswick County, North Carolina
Date of amendment request: October 11, 2018, as supplemented by
letter dated November 28, 2018. Publicly-available versions are in
ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML18284A395 and ML18333A029, respectively.
Description of amendment request: The amendments would revise the
technical specifications to support and allow application of Advanced
Framatome Methodologies for determining core operating limits in
support of loading Framatome fuel type ATRIUM 11.
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 probability of an evaluated accident is derived from the
probabilities of the individual precursors to that accident. The
proposed amendments revise the list of NRC-approved analytical
methods used to establish core operating limits. The change does not
require any physical plant modifications, physically affect any
plant components, or entail changes in plant operation. Since no
individual precursors of an accident are affected, the proposed
amendments do not increase the probability of a previously analyzed
event.
The consequences of an evaluated accident are determined by the
operability of plant systems designed to mitigate those
consequences. The proposed amendments revise the list of NRC-
approved analytical methods used to establish core operating limits.
The changes in methodology do not alter the assumptions of accident
analyses. Based on the above, the proposed amendments do not
increase the consequences of a previously analyzed accident.
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 amendments revise the list of NRC-approved analytical
methods used to establish core operating limits. The proposed
amendments do not involve any plant configuration modifications or
changes to allowable modes of operation thereby ensuring no new
accident precursors are created.
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 amendments revise the list of NRC-approved
analytical methods used to establish core operating limits. The
proposed change will ensure that the current level of fuel
protection is maintained by continuing to ensure that the fuel
design safety criteria are met.
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 St., M/C DEC45A, Charlotte, NC 28202.
NRC Branch Chief: Undine Shoop.
Entergy Louisiana, LLC, and Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy), Docket
No. 50-458, River Bend Station, Unit 1 (RBS), West Feliciana Parish,
Louisiana
Date of amendment request: November 29, 2018. A publicly-available
version is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18333A194.
Description of amendment request: The amendment would revise the
RBS Technical Specifications (TS) to remove the table of contents (TOC)
from the TS and place it under the licensee's control. The TOC would
not be eliminated, but would no longer be in the TS, and therefore,
maintenance and updates would be Entergy's responsibility.
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 amendment is administrative and affects control of
a document, the TOC, listing the specifications in the plant TS.
Transferring control from the NRC to Entergy does not affect the
operation, physical configuration, or function of plant equipment or
systems. The proposed amendment does not impact the initiators or
assumptions of analyzed events; nor does it impact the mitigation of
accidents or transient events. Therefore, 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 from any accident previously
evaluated?
Response: No.
The proposed change is administrative and does not alter the
plant configuration, require installation of new equipment, alter
assumptions about previously analyzed accidents, or impact the
operation or function of plant equipment or systems. 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 amendment involve a significant reduction
in a margin of safety?
Response: No.
The proposed amendment is administrative. The TOC is not
required by regulation to be in the TS. Removal does not impact any
safety assumptions or have the potential to reduce a margin of
safety. The proposed amendment involves a transfer of control of the
TOC from the NRC to Entergy. No change in the technical content of
the TS is involved. Consequently, transfer from the NRC to Entergy
has no impact on the margin of safety. 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: Ms. Anna Vinson Jones, Senior Counsel--
Entergy Services, Inc., 101 Constitution Avenue NW, Suite 200 East,
Washington, DC 20001.
NRC Branch Chief: Robert J. Pascarelli.
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Exelon FitzPatrick, LLC and Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Docket No.
50-333, James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, Oswego County, New
York
Date of amendment request: November 29, 2018. A publicly available
version is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18333A206.
Description of amendment request: The amendment would revise the
James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Technical Specifications to
remove the Ultimate Heat Sink (UHS) Bar Rack Heaters from the UHS
operability requirements.
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 have been evaluated to determine the effect
on the ability of the UHS to mitigate the consequences as previously
evaluated. The resulting evaluation determined that the ability of
the UHS to mitigate the consequences of an accident previously
evaluated is not reduced by this change. The consequences of an
accident previously evaluated with a subsequent loss of the Bar Rack
Heaters are no different than the consequences of an accident with
the Bar Rack Heaters available and in service. As a result, the
consequences of an accident previously evaluated are not
significantly increased.
Therefore, the proposed changes do 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 change does not alter the protection system design,
create new failure modes, or change any modes of operation. The
proposed change does not involve a physical alteration of the plant;
and no new or different kind of equipment will be installed.
Consequently, there are no new initiators that could result in a new
or different kind of accident.
Therefore, the proposed changes do not create the possibility of
a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously
evaluated.
3. Does the proposed amendment involve a significant reduction
in a margin of safety?
Response: No.
The proposed changes remove the requirement of a support system
to be operable to maintain operability of the Ultimate Heat Sink.
The Ultimate Heat Sink is required to provide a source of cooling
water for the purpose of long term decay heat removal. Based on
Engineering Analysis, there is adequate flow area available, with or
without the deicing heaters in service, to provide adequate flow for
this purpose. The removal of the Bar Rack Heaters does not
significantly impact the ability of the UHS to provide adequate flow
of cooling water for decay heat removal. Therefore, the safety
function of the Ultimate Heat Sink is not affected.
Therefore, the proposed changes 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: Donald P. Ferraro, Assistant General
Counsel, Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 200 Exelon Way, Suite 305,
Kennett Square, PA 19348.
NRC Branch Chief: James G. Danna.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Docket Nos. STN 50-456 and STN 50-457,
Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, Will County, Illinois
Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Docket Nos. STN 50-454 and STN 50-455,
Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, Ogle County, Illinois
Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Docket No. 50-461, Clinton Power
Station, Unit No. 1, DeWitt County, Illinois
Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Docket Nos. 50-237 and 50-249, Dresden
Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3, Grundy County, Illinois
Exelon Generation Company, LLC and Exelon FitzPatrick, LLC, Docket No.
50-333, James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, Oswego County, New
York
Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Docket Nos. 50-373 and 50-374, LaSalle
County Station, Units 1 and 2, LaSalle County, Illinois
Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Docket Nos. 50-254 and 50-265, Quad
Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2, Rock Island County,
Illinois
Date of amendment request: November 1, 2018. A publicly-available
version is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18305B401.
Description of amendment request: The proposed amendments would
revise the technical specifications (TS) for these facilities to
eliminate secondary completion times. The proposed changes are based on
Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) traveler TSTF-439, Revision
2, ``Eliminate Second Completion Times Limiting Time from Discovery of
Failure to Meet an LCO [Limiting Condition for Operation]'' (ADAMS
Accession No. ML051860296). The proposed amendments would also make
other administrative changes.
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 eliminates certain Completion Times from the
TS. Completion Times are not an initiator to any accident previously
evaluated. Additionally, the administrative change will delete one
obsolete footnote associated with a temporary one-time license
amendment that is no longer applicable. As a result, the probability
of an accident previously evaluated is not affected. The
consequences of an accident during the revised Completion Time are
no different than the consequences of the same accident during the
existing Completion Times. As a result, the consequences of an
accident previously evaluated are not affected by this change. The
proposed change does not alter or prevent the ability of [systems,
structures, and components] from performing their intended function
to mitigate the consequences of an initiating event within the
assumed acceptance limits. The proposed change does not affect the
source term, containment isolation, or radiological release
assumptions used in evaluating the radiological consequences of an
accident previously evaluated. Further, the proposed change does not
increase the types or amounts of radioactive effluent that may be
released offsite, nor significantly increase individual or
cumulative occupational/public radiation exposures. The proposed
change is consistent with the safety analysis assumptions and
resultant consequences.
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 involve a physical alteration of
the plant (i.e., no new or different type of equipment will be
installed) or a change in the methods governing normal plant
operation. The proposed change does not alter any assumptions made
in the safety analysis.
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?
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Response: No.
The proposed change to delete the second Completion Time and the
administrative change to delete the obsolete footnote does not alter
the manner in which safety limits, limiting safety system settings
or limiting conditions for operation are determined. The safety
analysis acceptance criteria are not affected by this change. The
proposed change will not result in plant operation in a
configuration outside of the design basis.
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
requested amendments involve 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: David J. Wrona.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Docket Nos. 50-317 and 50-318, Calvert
Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, Calvert County, Maryland
Date of amendment request: November 28, 2018, as supplemented by
letter dated November 29, 2018. Publicly-available versions are in
ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML18333A022 and ML18337A038, respectively.
Description of amendment request: The amendments would allow the
implementation of risk-informed categorization and treatment of
structures, systems, and components.
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 will permit the use of a risk-informed
categorization process to modify the scope of Structures, Systems
and Components (SSCs) subject to Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
special treatment requirements and to implement alternative
treatments per the regulations. The process used to evaluate SSCs
for changes to NRC special treatment requirements and the use of
alternative requirements ensures the ability of the SSCs to perform
their design function. The potential change to special treatment
requirements does not change the design and operation of the SSCs.
As a result, the proposed change does not significantly affect any
initiators to accidents previously evaluated or the ability to
mitigate any accidents previously evaluated. The consequences of the
accidents previously evaluated are not affected because the
mitigation functions performed by the SSCs assumed in the safety
analysis are not being modified. The SSCs required to safely shut
down the reactor and maintain it in a safe shutdown condition
following an accident will continue to perform their design
functions.
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 will permit the use of a risk-informed
categorization process to modify the scope of SSCs subject to NRC
special treatment requirements and to implement alternative
treatments per the regulations. The proposed change does not change
the functional requirements, configuration, or method of operation
of any SSC. Under the proposed change, no additional plant equipment
will be installed.
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 permit the use of a risk-informed
categorization process to modify the scope of SSCs subject to NRC
special treatment requirements and to implement alternative
treatments per the regulations. The proposed change does not affect
any Safety Limits or operating parameters used to establish the
safety margin. The safety margins included in analyses of accidents
are not affected by the proposed change. The regulation requires
that there be no significant effect on plant risk due to any change
to the special treatment requirements for SSCs and that the SSCs
continue to be capable of performing their design basis functions,
as well as to perform any beyond design basis functions consistent
with the categorization process and results.
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.
FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), et al., Docket No. 50-
346, Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1 (DBNPS), Ottawa
County, Ohio
Date of amendment request: October 22, 2018. A publicly-available
version is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18295A289.
Description of amendment request: The licensee proposes to change
the technical specifications (TSs) for DBNPS to permit changes in plant
operations when the plant is permanently defueled. Specifically, the
licensee proposes to revise the TSs to support the implementation of
the certified fuel handler and non-certified operator positions. In
addition, certain organization, staffing, and training requirements in
the TSs will be revised. The proposed amendment would also make other
administrative changes.
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 amendment would not take effect until DBNPS has
permanently ceased operation and entered a permanently defueled
condition and the FENOC Certified Fuel Handler Training and
Retraining Program is approved by the NRC. The proposed amendment
would revise the DBNPS TS by deleting or modifying certain portions
of the TS administrative controls described in Section 5.0 that are
no longer applicable to a permanently shutdown and defueled
facility. In addition, the terms CERTIFIED FUEL HANDLER and NON-
CERTIFIED OPERATOR would be added to Section 1.1 to define these
positions that are applicable to permanently shutdown and defueled
facility.
The deletion and modification of provisions of the
administrative controls do not directly affect the design of
structures, systems, and components (SSCs) necessary for safe
storage of irradiated fuel or the methods used for handling and
storage of such fuel in the spent fuel pool. The changes to the
administrative controls are administrative in nature and do not
affect any accidents applicable to the safe management of irradiated
fuel or the permanently shutdown and defueled condition of the
reactor. Thus, the consequences of an accident previously evaluated
are not increased.
In a permanently defueled condition, it is expected that the
only credible accidents are the fuel handling accident (FHA) and
those involving radioactive waste systems remaining in service. The
probability of
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occurrence of previously evaluated accidents is not increased
because extended operation in a defueled condition will be the only
operation allowed. This mode of operation is bounded by the existing
analyses. In addition, the occurrence of postulated accidents
associated with reactor operation is no longer credible in a
permanently defueled reactor. This significantly reduces the scope
of applicable accidents.
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 has no impact on facility SSCs affecting
the safe storage of irradiated fuel, or on the methods of operation
of such SSCs, or on the handling and storage of irradiated fuel
itself. The administrative removal or modifications of the TS that
are related only to administration of the facility cannot result in
different or more adverse failure modes or accidents than previously
evaluated because the reactor will be permanently shutdown and
defueled, and DBNPS will no longer be authorized to operate the
reactor or retain or place fuel in the reactor vessel.
The proposed amendment to the DBNPS TS does not affect systems
credited in the accident analysis for the FHA or radioactive waste
system upsets at DBNPS. The proposed TS will continue to require
proper control and monitoring of safety significant parameters and
activities. The proposed amendment does not result in any new
mechanisms that could initiate damage to the remaining relevant
safety barriers for defueled plants (fuel cladding and spent fuel
pool cooling). Extended operation in a defueled condition will be
the only operation allowed, and it is bounded by the existing
analyses, therefore such a condition does not create the possibility
of a new or different kind of accident.
The proposed amendment does not involve any physical alterations
to the facility.
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 amendment involve a significant reduction
in a margin of safety?
Response: No.
Because the 10 CFR 50 license for DBNPS will no longer authorize
operation of the reactor or emplacement or retention of fuel into
the reactor vessel once the certifications required by 10 CFR
50.82(a)(1) are docketed, as specified in 10 CFR 50.82(a)(2), the
occurrence of postulated accidents associated with reactor operation
is no longer credible. The only remaining credible accidents are a
FHA and those involving radioactive waste systems remaining in
service. The proposed amendment does not adversely affect the inputs
or assumptions of any of the design basis analyses that impact these
analyzed conditions.
The proposed changes are limited to those portions of the TS
that are not related to the SSCs that are important to the safe
storage of spent nuclear fuel. The requirements that are proposed to
be added, revised, or deleted from the DBNPS TS are not credited in
the existing accident analysis for the remaining applicable
postulated accidents; and, therefore, do not contribute to the
margin of safety associated with the accident analysis. Postulated
design basis accidents involving the reactor are no longer possible
because the reactor will be permanently shutdown and defueled, and
DBNPS will no longer be authorized to operate the reactor or retain
or place fuel in the reactor vessel.
Therefore, the proposed change does 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: Rick Giannantonio, General Counsel,
FirstEnergy Corporation, Mail Stop A-GO-15, 76 South Main Street,
Akron, OH 44308.
NRC Branch Chief: David J. Wrona.
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, South Carolina Public Service
Authority, Docket No. 50-395, Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit
No. 1, Fairfield County, South Carolina
Date of amendment request: December 12, 2018. A publicly-available
version is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18346A595.
Description of amendment request: The proposed amendment would
remove an expired one-time extension to Technical Specification
Surveillance Frequency 4.3.3.6, which describes the Surveillance
Requirements for the Accident Monitoring Instrumentation. Additionally,
this proposed change will remove the Index from the Technical
Specifications and place them under licensee 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 amendment involve a significant increase in
the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated?
Response: No.
This LAR [license amendment request] proposes administrative
non-technical changes only. These proposed changes do not adversely
affect accident initiators or precursors nor alter the design
assumptions, conditions, or configurations of the facility. The
proposed changes do not alter or prevent the ability of structures,
systems and components (SSCs) to, perform their intended function to
mitigate the consequences of an initiating event within the assumed
acceptance limits.
Therefore, it is concluded the proposed amendment does not
significantly increase 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.
This LAR proposes administrative non-technical changes only. The
proposed changes will not alter the design requirements of any
Structure, System or Component (SSC) or its function during accident
conditions. No new or different accidents result from the proposed
changes. The changes do not involve a physical alteration of the
plant or any changes in methods governing normal plant operation.
The changes do not alter assumptions made in the safety analysis.
Therefore, it is concluded the proposed amendment does not
create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from
any accident previously evaluated.
3. Does the proposed amendment involve a significant reduction
in a margin of safety?
Response: No.
This LAR proposes administrative non-technical changes only. The
proposed changes do not alter the manner in which safety limits,
limiting safety system settings or limiting conditions for operation
are determined. The safety analysis acceptance criteria are not
affected by these changes. The proposed changes will not result in
plant operation in a configuration outside the design basis. The
proposed changes do not adversely affect systems that respond to
safely shutdown the plant and to maintain the plant in a safe
shutdown condition.
Therefore, it is concluded the proposed amendment does 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: Kathryn M. Sutton, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
LLP, 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004.
NRC Branch Chief: Michael T. Markley.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., Docket Nos. 50-348 and 50-
364, Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant (FNP), Units 1 and 2, Houston
County, Alabama.
Date of amendment request: November 29, 2018. A publicly-available
version is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18333A350.
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Description of amendment request: The proposed amendments would
revise certain Technical Specifications (TSs) to remove the
requirements for engineered safety feature (ESF) systems to be operable
after sufficient radioactive decay of irradiated fuel has occurred
following a plant shutdown; revise certain TSs actions that are not
needed to mitigate accidents postulated during shutdown; revise the
licensing basis to Fuel Handing Accident (FHA) analysis; partially
adopt Standard Technical Specifications (STS) Change Traveler Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF)-51-A, ``Revise Containment
Requirements During Handling Irradiated Fuel and Core Alterations,''
Revision 2; and, partially adopt STS Change Traveler TSTF-471-A,
``Eliminate Use Of Term CORE ALTERATIONS in ACTIONS and Notes,''
Revision 1.
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 amendment does not affect accident initiators or
precursors nor adversely alter the design assumptions, conditions,
and configuration of the facility. The proposed amendment does not
alter any plant equipment or operating practices with respect to
such initiators or precursors in a manner that the probability of an
accident is increased.
The proposed amendment does not involve a physical change to the
containment or spent fuel area systems, nor does it change the
safety function of the containment, containment purge and exhaust
ventilation system, or PRF [penetration room filtration] system, or
associated instrumentation. The subject ESF systems are not assumed
in the mitigation of an FHA after sufficient radioactive decay of
irradiated fuel has occurred. The revised FHA dose analysis shows
that MCR [main control room] dose remains below the 10 CFR
50.67(b)(2)(iii) dose limit and off-site dose remains below the
accident dose limit specified in the NRC SRP [standard review plan],
which represents a small fraction of the 10 CFR 50.67 dose limits.
Elimination of the action to suspend core alterations in the
event boron concentration is not within the required limit in
refueling condition does not alter the initiation or consequences of
a boron dilution event and the required actions continue to prohibit
positive reactivity additions until reactor core shutdown margin can
be restored to within the required limit.
Permitting fuel assemblies, sources, and reactivity control
components to be moved to restore an inoperable source range neutron
flux monitor to operable status when one or more required source
range neutron flux monitors are inoperable does not significantly
alter the probability or consequences of any previously evaluated
refueling accident or transient. The required actions continue to
minimize actions that could result in reactivity changes within the
core, while providing the ability to safely restore source range
neutron monitoring capability.
As a result, 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 accident from any accident previously evaluated?
Response: No.
With respect to a new or different kind of accident, there are
no proposed design changes to the safety related plant structures,
systems, and components (SSCs); nor are there any changes in the
method by which safety related plant SSCs perform their specified
safety functions. The proposed amendment will not affect the normal
method of plant operation or revise any operating parameters. No new
accident scenarios, transient precursor, failure mechanisms, or
limiting single failures will be introduced as a result of this
proposed change and the failure modes and effects analyses of SSCs
important to safety are not altered as a result of this proposed
change. The proposed amendment does not alter the design or
performance of the related SSCs, and, therefore, does not constitute
a new type of test.
No changes are being proposed to the procedures that operate the
plant equipment and the change does not have a detrimental impact on
the manner in which plant equipment operates or responds to an
actuation signal.
Therefore, the proposed change will not create the possibility
of a new or different accident previously evaluated.
3. Does the proposed change involve a significant reduction in a
margin of safety?
Response: No.
The margin of safety is related to 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.
Instrumentation safety margin is established by ensuring the
limiting safety system settings (LSSSs) automatically actuate the
applicable design function to correct an abnormal situation before a
safety limit is exceeded. Safety analysis limits are established for
reactor trip system and ESF actuation system instrumentation
functions related to those variables having significant safety
functions. The proposed change does not alter the design of these
protection systems; nor are there any changes in the method by which
safety related plant SSCs perform their specified safety functions.
The proposed amendment does not involve a physical change to the
containment or spent fuel area systems, nor does it change the
safety function of the containment, containment purge and exhaust
ventilation system, or PRF system, or associated instrumentation.
The subject ESF systems are not assumed in the mitigation of an FHA
after sufficient radioactive decay of irradiated fuel has occurred.
The revised FNP FHA dose analysis shows that MCR dose remains below
the 10 CFR 50.67(b)(2)(iii) dose limit and off-site dose remains
below the accident dose limit specified in the NRC SRP, which
represents a small fraction of the 10 CFR 50.67 dose limits.
Elimination of the action to suspend core alterations does not
reduce the margin of safety in the event boron concentration is not
within the required limit in refueling condition because the
remaining required actions continue to prohibit positive reactivity
additions until reactor core shutdown margin can be restored to
within the required limit.
Permitting fuel assemblies, sources, and reactivity control
components to be moved to restore an inoperable source range neutron
flux monitor to operable status when one or more required source
range neutron flux monitors are inoperable does not significantly
reduce the margin of safety. The required actions continue to
minimize actions that could result in reactivity changes within the
core, while providing the ability to safely restore source range
neutron monitoring capability.
The controlling parameters established to isolate or actuate
required ESF systems during an accident or transient are not
affected by the proposed amendment and no design basis or safety
limit is altered as a result of the proposed change. 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: Millicent Ronnlund, Vice President and
General Counsel, Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., P.O. Box
1295, Birmingham, AL 35201-1295.
NRC Branch Chief: Michael T. Markley.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., Docket Nos. 52-025 and 52-
026, Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Units 3 and 4, Burke County,
Georgia
Date of amendment request: November 29, 2018. A publicly-available
version is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18333A337.
Description of amendment request: The requested amendment proposes
changes to information in the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report
(UFSAR) in the form of departures from plant-specific Tier 1
information, with corresponding changes to the associated
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Combined License (COL) Appendix C information. Specifically, the
requested amendment proposes changes to plant-specific Tier 1
information to clarify that when the Design Commitment or Inspections,
Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria (ITAAC) provides that an item
or activity must comply with the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers (ASME) Code Section III, this means compliance with the ASME
Section III Code, as incorporated by reference in 10 CFR 50.55a with
specific conditions, or in accordance with alternatives authorized by
the NRC pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a. Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR
52.63(b)(1), an exemption from elements of the design as certified in
the 10 CFR part 52, Appendix D, design certification rule is also
requested for the plant-specific DCD Tier 1 material departures.
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 change clarifies that when the Design Commitment or
ITAAC provides that an item or activity must comply with ASME Code
Section III, this means compliance with the ASME Section III Code,
as incorporated by reference in 10 CFR 50.55a with specific
conditions, or in accordance with alternatives authorized by the NRC
pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a. This change is administrative in nature
and consistent with NRC authorized use of alternatives to ASME
Section III as allowed by 10 CFR 50.55a. The proposed change does
not affect the operation of any of the systems impacted by this
change. These systems continue to maintain their structural
integrity as evidenced by meeting the ASME Section III requirements
or an NRC-authorized alternative in accordance with 10 CFR
50.55a(z).
The proposed change does not affect the operation of any systems
or equipment that initiate an analyzed accident or alter any
structures, systems, and components (SSCs) accident initiator or
initiating sequence of events. Therefore, the probabilities of
accidents previously evaluated are not affected.
The proposed change does not affect the prevention and
mitigation of other abnormal events (e.g., anticipated operational
occurrences, earthquakes, floods, and turbine missiles), or their
safety or design analyses. Therefore, the consequences of the
accidents evaluated in the UFSAR are not affected.
Therefore, 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 from any accident previously
evaluated?
Response: No.
The proposed change clarifies that when the Design Commitment or
ITAAC provides that an item or activity must comply with ASME Code
Section III, this means compliance with the ASME Section III Code,
as incorporated by reference in 10 CFR 50.55a with specific
conditions, or in accordance with alternatives authorized by the NRC
pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a. This change is administrative in nature
and consistent with NRC authorization for use of alternatives to
ASME Section III as allowed by 10 CFR 50.55a. The proposed change
does not affect the operation of any systems or equipment that may
initiate a new or different kind of accident, or alter any SSC such
that a new accident initiator or initiating sequence of events is
created.
The proposed change does not affect any other SSC design
functions or methods of operation in a manner that results in a new
failure mode, malfunction, or sequence of events that affect safety-
related or nonsafety-related equipment. Therefore, this activity
does not allow for a new fission product release path, result in a
new fission product barrier failure mode, or create a new sequence
of events that result in significant fuel cladding failures.
Therefore, the requested amendment does not create the
possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident
previously evaluated.
3. Does the proposed amendment involve a significant reduction
in a margin of safety?
Response: No.
The proposed change clarifies that when the Design Commitment or
ITAAC provides that an item or activity must comply with ASME Code
Section III, this means compliance with the ASME Section III Code,
as incorporated by reference in 10 CFR 50.55a with specific
conditions, or in accordance with alternatives authorized by the NRC
pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a. This change is administrative in nature
and consistent with NRC authorization for use of alternatives to
ASME Section III as allowed by 10 CFR 50.55a. The proposed change
does not have any effect on the ability of the safety-related SSCs
to perform their design basis functions. These systems continue to
maintain their structural integrity as evidenced by meeting the ASME
Section III construction requirements or an NRC-authorized
alternative to the ASME Section III requirements.
No safety analysis or design basis acceptance limit/criterion is
challenged or exceeded by the proposed changes, and no margin of
safety is reduced. Therefore, the requested 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: Mr. M. Stanford Blanton, Balch & Bingham
LLP, 1710 Sixth Avenue North Birmingham, AL 35203-2015.
NRC Branch Chief: Jennifer L. Dixon-Herrity.
Susquehanna Nuclear, LLC, Docket Nos. 50-387 and 50-388, Susquehanna
Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Date of amendment request: December 4, 2018. A publicly-available
version is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18339A002.
Description of amendment request: The amendments would revise
Technical Specification (TS) 3.8.3, ``Diesel Fuel Oil, Lube Oil, and
Starting Air,'' Surveillance Requirement 3.8.3.1, by relocating the
current stored diesel fuel oil numerical requirements from the TS to
the TS Bases so that it may be modified under licensee control. The
proposed changes are based on Technical Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-501, Revision 1, ``Relocate Stored Fuel Oil and
Lube Oil Volume Values to Licensee Control,'' dated February 20, 2009.
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 changes revise the TS by removing the current
stored diesel fuel oil numerical volume requirements from the TS and
replacing them with diesel operating time requirements. The
numerical values will be placed in the TS Bases so that they may be
modified under licensee control. For Diesel Generators A-D, the
specific volume of fuel oil equivalent to a 7 and 6-day supply is
calculated using the NRC-approved methodology described in
Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.137, Revision 0, ``Fuel-Oil Systems for
Standby Diesel Generators,'' and ANSI [American National Standards
Institute]-N195 1976, ``Fuel Oil Systems for Standby Diesel-
Generators.'' For Diesel Generator E, the specific volume of fuel
oil is calculated using the NRC-approved methodology described in RG
1.137, Revision 1 and ANSI-N195 1976. Because the requirement to
maintain a 7-day supply of diesel fuel oil is not changed and is
consistent with the assumptions in the accident analyses, and the
actions taken when the volume of fuel oil is less than a 6-day
supply have not changed, neither the probability nor the
consequences
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of any accident previously evaluated will be affected.
Therefore, the proposed changes do not involve a significant
increase in the probability or consequences of an accident
previously evaluated.
2. Does the proposed changes create the possibility of a new or
different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated?
Response: No.
The change does not involve a physical alteration of the plant
(i.e., no new or different type of equipment will be installed) or a
change in the methods governing normal plant operation. The change
does not alter assumptions made in the safety analysis but ensures
that the diesel generator operates as assumed in the accident
analysis. The proposed change is consistent with the safety analysis
assumptions.
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 amendment involve a significant reduction
in a margin of safety?
Response: No.
The proposed changes revise the TS by removing the current
stored diesel fuel oil numerical volume requirements from the TS and
replacing them with diesel operating time requirements. The
numerical values will be placed in the TS Bases so that they may be
modified under licensee control. As the basis for the existing
limits on diesel fuel oil are not changed, no change is made to the
accident analysis assumptions and no margin of safety is reduced as
part of this change.
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: Damon D. Obie, Associate General Counsel,
Talen Energy Supply, LLC, 835 Hamilton St., Suite 150, Allentown, PA
18101.
NRC Branch Chief: James G. Danna.
IV. 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.
DTE Electric Company, Docket No. 50-341, Fermi 2, Monroe County,
Michigan
Date of amendment request: March 14, 2018.
Brief description of amendment: The amendment modified the
technical specification definition of ``Shutdown Margin'' (SDM) to
require calculation of the SDM at a reactor moderator temperature of 68
degrees Fahrenheit or a higher temperature that represents the most
reactive state throughout the operating cycle. This change is needed to
address new boiling-water reactor fuel designs, which may be more
reactive at shutdown temperatures above 68 degrees Fahrenheit.
Date of issuance: January 7, 2019.
Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented
within 45 days.
Amendment No.: 213. A publicly-available version is in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML18306A451; documents related to this amendment are
listed in the Safety Evaluation enclosed with the amendment.
Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-43: Amendment revised
the Renewed Facility Operating License and Technical Specifications.
Date of initial notice in Federal Register: August 14, 2018 (83 FR
40346).
The Commission's related evaluation of the amendment is contained
in a Safety Evaluation dated January 7, 2019.
No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.
Duke Energy Progress, LLC, Docket Nos. 50-325 and 50-324, Brunswick
Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2, Brunswick County, North Carolina
Date of amendment request: January 23, 2018.
Brief description of amendments: The amendments revised Technical
Specification 3.6.4.1, ``Secondary Containment,'' Surveillance
Requirement 3.6.4.1.2, to allow for the temporary opening of the inner
and outer doors of secondary containment for the purpose of entry and
exit. The changes are consistent with NRC-approved Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-551, Revision 3,
``Revise Secondary Containment Surveillance Requirements.''
Date of issuance: January 7, 2019.
Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented
within 120 days.
Amendment Nos.: 287 (Unit 1) and 315 (Unit 2). A publicly-available
version is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18264A260; documents related
to these amendments are listed in the Safety Evaluation enclosed with
the amendments.
Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-71 and DPR-62: The
amendments revised the Renewed Facility Operating Licenses and
Technical Specifications.
Date of initial notice in Federal Register: June 19, 2018 (83 FR
28458).
The Commission's related evaluation of the amendments is contained
in a Safety Evaluation dated January 7, 2019.
No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.
Duke Energy Progress, LLC, Docket Nos. 50-325 and 50-324, Brunswick
Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2, Brunswick County, North Carolina
Date of amendment request: January 23, 2018.
Brief description of amendments: The amendments revised the
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2, Technical Specifications
to adopt Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-208,
Revision 0, ``Extension of Time to Reach Mode 2 in LCO [Limiting
Condition for Operation] 3.0.3.''
Date of issuance: January 9, 2019.
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Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented
within 120 days.
Amendment Nos.: 288 and 316. A publicly-available version is in
ADAMS under Accession No. ML18291B322; documents related to these
amendments are listed in the Safety Evaluation enclosed with the
amendments.
Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-71 and DPR-62: The
amendments revised the Renewed Facility Operating Licenses and
Technical Specifications.
Date of initial notice in Federal Register: June 19, 2018 (83 FR
28459).
The Commission's related evaluation of the amendments is contained
in a Safety Evaluation dated January 9, 2019.
No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Docket No. 50-461, Clinton Power
Station (CPS), Unit No. 1, DeWitt County, Illinois
Date of amendment request: January 9, 2018, as supplemented by
letter dated August 29, 2018.
Brief description of amendment: The amendment incorporated a
revised alternative source term dose calculation resulting from the
removal of a reduction factor credit for dual remote Control Room
outside air intakes that had been previously misapplied. The loss-of-
coolant accident (LOCA) dose calculation, the subsequent calculation
results as described in the CPS Updated Safety Analysis Report, and the
affected CPS technical specifications are revised.
Date of issuance: January 3, 2019.
Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented
within 60 days from the date of issuance.
Amendment No: 221. A publicly-available version is in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML18303A313; documents related to the amendment are
listed in the related Safety Evaluation enclosed with the amendment.
Facility Operating License No. NPF-62: The amendment revised the
Facility Operating License, Technical Specifications, and Licensing
Basis.
Date of initial notice in Federal Register: March 13, 2018 (83 FR
10918).
The supplemental letter dated August 29, 2018, 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 January 3, 2019.
No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Docket Nos. 50-373 and 50-374, LaSalle
County Station (LSCS), Units 1 and 2, LaSalle County, Illinois
Date of amendment request: January 24, 2018, as supplemented by
letters dated June 11, 2018, and July 16, 2018.
Brief description of amendment: The amendments revised the LSCS
Technical Specification (TS) 3.7.2, ``Diesel Generator Cooling Water
(DGCW) System''; TS 3.8.1, ``AC [Alternating Current] Sources-
Operating''; and the associated TS Bases to allow an extended period to
install isolation valves to support replacing degraded core standby
cooling system piping.
The changes modified TS 3.7.2 to include a 7-day Completion Time
(CT) when one or more required DGCW subsystem(s) are inoperable. The
changes to TS 3.8.1 included a 7-day CT when a Division 2 diesel
generator (DG) and the required opposite unit Division 2 DG are
inoperable. The changes will only be used during four refueling
outages, two for Unit 1 prior to July 1, 2024, and two for Unit 2 prior
to July 1, 2023. The current planned schedule for the refueling
outages, subject to change, is 2019 and 2021 for Unit 2, and 2020 and
2022 for Unit 1.
Date of issuance: January 2, 2019.
Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented
within 30 days of issuance.
Amendment No.: Unit 1-233; Unit 2-219. A publicly-available version
is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18311A265; documents related to these
amendments are listed in the Safety Evaluation enclosed with the
amendments.
Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-11 and NPF-18: The
amendments revised the Renewed Facility Operating Licenses and
Technical Specifications.
Date of initial notice in Federal Register: March 13, 2018 (83 FR
10919). The supplemental letters dated June 11, 2018, and July 16,
2018, provided additional information that clarified the 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 a Safety Evaluation dated January 2, 2019.
No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Docket No. 50-220, Nine Mile Point
Nuclear Station, Unit 1, Oswego County, New York
Date of amendment request: February 9, 2018, as supplemented by
letter dated August 17, 2018.
Brief description of amendment: The amendment revised the Boraflex
credit from the two remaining Boraflex storage racks located in the
spent fuel pool. The change eliminates reliance on Boraflex for spent
fuel pool reactivity control.
Date of issuance: January 11, 2019.
Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented
during the spent fuel pool cleanup plan scheduled to begin after the
2019 refuel outage.
Amendment No.: 234. A publicly-available version is in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML18344A452; documents related to this amendment are
listed in the Safety Evaluation enclosed with the amendment.
Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-63: The amendment
revised the Renewed Facility Operating License and Technical
Specifications.
Date of initial notice in Federal Register: July 3, 2018 (83 FR
31184) and July 10, 2018 (83 FR 31981) (comment date correction from
September 3, 2018, to September 4, 2018). The supplemental letter dated
August 17, 2018, 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 January 11, 2019.
No significant hazards consideration comments received: No.
NorthStar Nuclear Decommissioning Company, LLC and NorthStar Vermont
Yankee, LLC, Docket No. 50-271, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station,
Windham County, Vermont
Date of amendment request: February 9, 2017.
Brief description of amendment: The amendment revised Renewed
Facility Operating License No. DPR-28 to reflect the direct transfer of
the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (Vermont Yankee) license and
the general license for the Vermont Yankee Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation (ISFSI) from Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. to
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NorthStar Nuclear Decommissioning Company, LLC; the indirect transfer
of control of Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC's (ENVY) ownership
interests in Vermont Yankee and the Vermont Yankee ISFSI to NorthStar
Decommissioning Holdings, LLC, and its parents NorthStar Group
Services, Inc., LVI Parent Corp., and NorthStar Group Holdings, LLC;
and the name change for ENVY from ENVY to NorthStar Vermont Yankee,
LLC.
Date of issuance: January 11, 2019.
Effective date: As of the date of issuance, and shall be
implemented within 30 days of issuance.
Amendment No.: 271. A publicly-available version is in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML18347B358; documents related to this amendment are
listed in the Safety Evaluation enclosed with the letter dated October
11, 2018 (ADAMS Package Accession No. ML18242A638).
Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-28: The amendment
revised the Renewed Facility Operating License.
Date of initial notice in Federal Register: May 24, 2017 (82 FR
23845).
The Commission's related evaluation of the amendment is contained
in the Safety Evaluation dated October 11, 2018.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day of January, 2019.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Kathryn M. Brock,
Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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