[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 17, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68949-68955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27001]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2019-0243]
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 amendments issued, or
proposed to be issued, from November 19, 2019, to December 2, 2019.
This notice also incorporates the revised biweekly format as noticed in
the Federal Register on December 3, 2019. The last biweekly notice was
published on December 3, 2019.
DATES: Comments must be filed by January 16, 2020. A request for a
hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by February
18, 2020.
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 https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2019-0243. Address
questions about NRC Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges;
telephone: 301-287-9127; email: [email protected]. For technical
questions, contact the individual(s) 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: Lynn Ronewicz, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, 301-415-1927, email: [email protected], U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2019-0243, 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 https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2019-0243.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://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]. For the convenience of the reader,
instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are
provided in the ``Availability of Documents'' section.
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-2019-0243, facility name, unit nos.
docket no., 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
https://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
For the facility-specific amendment requests shown below, the
Commission finds that the licensee's analyses provided, consistent with
title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 50.91 is
sufficient to support the proposed determination that these amendment
requests involve No Significant Hazards Consideration (NSHC). Under the
Commission's regulations in 10 CFR 50.92, 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 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 NSHC. 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
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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 NSHC determination, any hearing will
take place after issuance. The Commission expects that the need to take
action on an amendment before 60 days have elapsed 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 https://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 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
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found in the Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC and on the
NRC website at https://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 https://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 https://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 https://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 of the adjudicatory
filings and would constitute a Fair Use application, participants are
requested not to include copyrighted materials in their submission.
The table below provides the plant name, docket number, date of
application, ADAMS accession number, and location in the application of
the licensee's proposed NSHC determination. 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.
Table 1--License Amendment Request(s)
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Entergy Operations, Inc.; Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3; St.
Charles Parish, LA
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Application Date............. August 27, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19239A429.
Location in Application of Enclosure, Page 4 of 6.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The amendment would revise Technical
Amendments. Specification Surveillance Requirements
4.7.6.1.d.2 and 4.7.6.1.d.4 to add an
exception for automatic dampers and
valves that are locked or sealed. The
revision would facilitate fuel movement
with one train of the Control Room
Emergency Air Filtration System
inoperable.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
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Name of Attorney for Anna Vinson Jones, Senior Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Entergy Services, Inc., 101 Constitution
Avenue NW, Suite 200 East, Washington,
DC 20001.
Docket Nos................... 50-382.
NRC Project Manager, April Pulvirenti, 301-415-1390.
Telephone Number.
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Entergy Operations, Inc.; Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3; St.
Charles Parish, LA
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Application Date............. September 20, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19263F129.
Location in Application of Enclosure, Page 11 of 13.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed change would revise the
Amendments. Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit
3, Technical Specifications (TSs) to
remove TSs 3.1.2.1 through 3.1.2.8,
``Boration Systems,'' and references to
the TSs, and relocate the information to
the licensee-controlled Technical
Requirements Manual.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Anna Vinson Jones, Senior Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Entergy Services, Inc., 101 Constitution
Avenue NW, Suite 200 East, Washington,
DC 20001.
Docket Nos................... 50-382.
NRC Project Manager, April Pulvirenti, 301-415-1390.
Telephone Number.
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Entergy Operations, Inc.; Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3; St.
Charles Parish, LA
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Application Date............. October 24, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19297H543.
Location in Application of Page 13 of the Enclosure.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed change would revise
Amendments. Technical Specification 3/4.8.1, ``A.C.
[Alternating Current] Sources--
Operating,'' Surveillance Requirements
to correct errors in some criteria for
voltage and frequency. The changes would
ensure compliance with the plant design
basis and ensure that the Emergency
Diesel Generators are capable of
supplying power with the correct voltage
and frequency to the required loads.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Anna Vinson Jones, Senior Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Entergy Services, Inc., 101 Constitution
Avenue NW, Suite 200 East, Washington,
DC 20001.
Docket Nos................... 50-382.
NRC Project Manager, April Pulvirenti, 301-415-1390.
Telephone Number.
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2; Will
County, IL
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Application Date............. September 11, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19254D105.
Location in Application of Attachment 1, Section 4.3, Pages 12 and
NSHC. 13.
Brief Description of The amendment request proposes to revise
Amendments. the ultimate heat sink inventory
verification (Technical Specification
3.7.9) from a level-based to volume-
based verification.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Tamra Domeyer, Associate General Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 4300
Winfield Road, Warrenville, IL 60555.
Docket Nos................... 50-456, 50-457.
NRC Project Manager, Joel Wiebe, 301-415-6606.
Telephone Number.
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, Will
County, IL; Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, Ogle County, IL
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Application Date............. September 24, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19269C092.
Location in Application of Attachment 1a, Section 4.3, Pages 140-
NSHC. 142.
Brief Description of The amendments would revise Braidwood
Amendments. Station Technical Specification 5.5.16,
``Containment Leakage Rate Testing
Program,'' for permanent extension of
Type A and Type C leak rate test
frequencies.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Tamra Domeyer, Associate General Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 4300
Winfield Road, Warrenville, IL 60555.
Docket Nos................... 50-456, 50-457, 50-454, 50-455.
NRC Project Manager, Joel Wiebe, 301-415-6606.
Telephone Number.
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, Will
County, IL; Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, Ogle County, IL
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Application Date............. September 30, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19275E307.
Location in Application of Attachment 1, Section 4.3, Pages 4 and 5.
NSHC.
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Brief Description of The amendment would revise Technical
Amendments. Specification 5.6.6 to allow use of
AREVA NP Topical Report BAW-2308,
Revisions 1-A and 2-A, ``Initial RTNDT
of Linde 80 Weld Materials.''
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Tamra Domeyer, Associate General Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 4300
Winfield Road, Warrenville, IL 60555.
Docket Nos................... 50-454, 50-455, 50-456, 50-457.
NRC Project Manager, Joel Wiebe, 301-415-6606.
Telephone Number.
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FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company; Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit
Nos. 1 and 2; Beaver County, PA
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Application Date............. October 20, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19293A367.
Location in Application of Page 26 of 28.
NSHC.
Application Date............. September 11, 2019.
Brief Description of The amendments would revise technical
Amendments. specifications regarding primary and
secondary coolant activities, control
room emergency ventilation system
testing criteria, and permit a one-time
change to the control room envelope
unfiltered air inleakages test
frequency.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for David W. Jenkins, FirstEnergy Nuclear
Licensee, Mailing Address. Operating Company, FirstEnergy
Corporation, 76 South Main Street,
Akron, OH 44308.
Docket Nos................... 50-334, 50-412.
NRC Project Manager, Jennifer Tobin, 301-415-2328.
Telephone Number.
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Florida Power & Light Company, et al.; St. Lucie Plant, Unit No. 2; St.
Lucie County, FL
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Application Date............. October 9, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19282D338.
Location in Application of Enclosure, Page 8 of 12.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The amendment would modify the Unit No. 2
Amendments. Technical Specifications by revising the
reactor coolant pump flywheel inspection
program requirements consistent with the
conclusions and limitations specified in
NRC safety evaluation, Acceptance for
Referencing of Topical Report SIR-94-
080, ``Relaxation of Reactor Coolant
Pump Flywheel Inspection Requirements,''
dated May 21, 1997.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Debbie Hendell, Managing Attorney--
Licensee, Mailing Address. Nuclear, Florida Power & Light Company,
700 Universe Blvd., MS LAW/JB, Juno
Beach, FL 33408-0420.
Docket Nos................... 50-389.
NRC Project Manager, Natreon Jordan, 301-415-7410.
Telephone Number.
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PSEG Nuclear LLC; Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2;
Salem County, NJ
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Application Date............. October 23, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19296B108.
Location in Application of Enclosure, page 15.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The amendments would address conditions
Amendments. of source range and intermediate range
in operability that would mandate entry
into Technical Specification 3.0.3.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Steven Fleischer, PSEG Services
Licensee, Mailing Address. Corporation, 80 Park Plaza, T-5, Newark,
NJ 07102.
Docket Nos................... 50-272, 50-311.
NRC Project Manager, James Kim, 301-415-4125.
Telephone Number.
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant
(VEGP), Units 3 and 4; Burke County, GA
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Application Date............. October 31, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19304C381.
Location in Application of Enclosure 1, page 8 of 10.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The amendments propose changes to the
Amendments. VEGP Units 3 and 4 COL Appendix C, with
corresponding changes to the associated
plant-specific Tier 1 information and
associated Tier 2 information in the
Updated Final Safety Analysis Report.
Specifically, the proposed change is to
update the Inspections, Tests, Analyses,
and Acceptance Criteria (ITAAC)
containment vessel wetted perimeter
measurement to be taken at any elevation
between the 266 ft. elevation and the
spring line, instead of the current
requirement of taking the measurement
directly at the spring line (approximate
elevation of 244 ft.) Because this
proposed change requires a departure
from Tier 1 information in the
Westinghouse AP1000 Design Control
Document (DCD), the licensee also
required an exemption from the
requirements of the Generic DCD Tier 1
in accordance with Section 52.63(b)(1)
of 10 CFR.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for M. Stanford Blanton, Balch & Bingham LLP,
Licensee, Mailing Address. 1710 Sixth Avenue North, Birmingham, AL
35203-2015.
Docket Nos................... 52-025, 52-026.
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NRC Project Manager, Jennivine Rankin, 415-1530.
Telephone Number.
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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 NSHC
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.
Table 2--License Amendment Issuance(s)
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Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and
2; Brunswick County, NC
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Date Issued.................. November 21, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19281A330.
Amendment Nos................ 296 and 324.
Brief Description of The amendments modified requirements for
Amendments. repetitive verification of the status of
locked, sealed, or secured components to
allow the verification to be done by use
of administrative means consistent with
Technical Specification Task Force
Traveler (TSTF) 269-A, Revision 2,
``Allow Administrative Means of Position
Verification for Locked or Sealed
Valves.''
Docket Nos................... 50-324, 50-325.
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Florida Power & Light Company; St. Lucie Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; St.
Lucie County, FL
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Date Issued.................. November 20, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19248C238.
Amendment Nos................ 201.
Brief Description of The amendment revised the St. Lucie
Amendments. Plant, Unit No. 2, Technical
Specifications by eliminating the
requirements for the Iodine Removal
System. The amendment also revised the
surveillance requirements for the
trisodium phosphate dodecahydrate
basket.
Docket Nos................... 50-389.
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Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station and Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Nine
Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 1; Oswego County, NY
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Date Issued.................. November 25, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19301B005.
Amendment Nos................ 239.
Brief Description of The amendment revised the Nine Mile Point
Amendments. Nuclear Station, Unit 1, Technical
Specifications to make several editorial
changes (e.g., pagination, redundancy,
number sequencing, alignment,
justification, etc.).
Docket Nos................... 50-220.
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Edwin I Hatch Nuclear Plant,
Units 1 and 2; Appling County, GA
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Date Issued.................. November 19, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19239A244.
Amendment Nos................ 301 and 246.
Brief Description of The amendments revised certain technical
Amendments. specifications to remove the
requirements for engineered safety
feature systems (e.g., secondary
containment, secondary containment valve
isolation capability, and standby gas
treatment system) to be operable after
sufficient radioactive decay of
irradiated fuel has occurred following a
plant shutdown.
Docket Nos................... 50-321, 50-366.
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant
(VEGP), Units 3 and 4; Burke County, Georgia
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Date Issued.................. November 21, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19297C791.
Amendment Nos................ 168 (Unit 3) and 166 (Unit 4).
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Brief Description of The amendments authorized changes to
Amendments. Combined License Nos. NPF-91 and NPF-92,
Appendix A, which contain the plant-
specific technical specifications (TSs)
and related information in the Updated
Final Safety Analysis Report.
Specifically, the amendments removed
from the TSs certain manual surveillance
requirements (SRs) to be performed on
Protection and Safety Monitoring System
(PMS) components. These are SRs
requiring manual Channel Checks, Channel
Operational Tests, Actuation Logic
Tests, and Actuation Logic Output Tests.
In addition, the amendments authorized
changes to the approach for satisfying
the SRs that verify the Reactor Trip
System and Engineered Safety Features
Response Times are within specified
limits. Specifically, the amendments
approved a method described in the
license amendment request for choosing
allocated response times from the PMS
equipment.
Docket Nos................... 52-025, 52-026.
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Unit 1; Hamilton
County, TN
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Date Issued.................. November 21, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19319C831.
Amendment Nos................ 348.
Brief Description of The amendment revised Unit 1 Technical
Amendments. Specification 4.2.2, ``Control Rod
Assemblies,'' to allow Unit 1 to operate
for Operating Cycle 24 with 52 full-
length control rod assemblies instead of
53 full-length assemblies.
Docket Nos................... 50-327.
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Rhea
County, TN
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Date Issued.................. November 26, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19238A005.
Amendment Nos................ 129 (Unit 1) and 32 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments revised Technical
Amendments. Specification (TS) 3.8.1, ``AC
[Alternating Current] Sources--
Operating''; TS 3.8.7, ``Inverts--
Operating'; TS 3.8.8, ``Inverters--
Shutdown''; and TS 3.8.9, ``Distribution
Systems--Operating,'' to support
performance of the 6.9 kilovolt and 480
Volt shutdown boards maintenance. The
amendments revised Technical
Specification (TS) 3.8.1, ``AC
[Alternating Current] Sources--
Operating''; TS 3.8.7, ``Inverters--
Operating''; TS 3.8.8, ``Inverters--
Shutdown''; and TS 3.8.9, ``Distribution
Systems--Operating,'' to support
performance of the 6.9 kilovolt and 480
Volt shutdown boards maintenance.
Docket Nos................... 50-390, 50-391.
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 11th day of December, 2019.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jamie M. Heisserer,
Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2019-27001 Filed 12-16-19; 8:45 am]
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