[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 
guidance on making electronic submissions may be

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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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