[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 250 (Tuesday, December 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72384-72391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27947]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2019-0252]
Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility
Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant
Hazards Considerations
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Biweekly notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 December 3, 2019, to December 16, 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 17, 2019.
DATES: Comments must be filed by January 30, 2020. A request for a
hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by March 2,
2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2019-0252. 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-2019-0252, 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-2019-0252.
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-2019-0252, 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
[[Page 72385]]
submissions to remove such information before making the comment
submissions available to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.
I. 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 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)''
[[Page 72386]]
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 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,
[[Page 72387]]
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)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.; Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 2;
New London County, WI
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Application Date............. August 14, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19234A111.
Location in Application of Attachment 1, Page 53 of 58.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment would revise
Amendments. Technical Specification 3.8.1.1, ``A.C.
Sources--Operating,'' to add a permanent
Required Action a.3 that would provide
an option to extend the allowed outage
time (AOT) from 72 hours to 10 days for
one inoperable offsite circuit. In
addition, the licensee proposed a one-
time exception to the new proposed
Required Action a.3 that would extend
the AOT to 35 days for one inoperable
offsite circuit. One-time use of the 35-
day AOT would allow replacement of the
Millstone, Unit No. 3, `A' reserve
station service transformer, its
associated equipment, and other 345 kV
south bus switchyard components that are
nearing the end of their dependable
service life. This work is planned to
take place no later than the fall 2023
outage (3R22) for Millstone, Unit No. 3.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq., Senior Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Dominion Energy, Inc., 120 Tredegar
Street, RS-2, Richmond, VA 23219.
Docket Nos................... 50-336.
NRC Project Manager, Richard Guzman, 301-415-1030.
Telephone Number.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1;
Brunswick County, NC
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Application Date............. July 25, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19206A599.
Location in Application of Enclosure 1, Page 22 of 25.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment would revise
Amendments. Technical Specification (TS) 3/4.10.3,
``Special Test Exceptions, Physics
Tests,'' and TS 3/4.10.4, ``Special Test
Exceptions, Reactor Coolant Loops,'' to
eliminate the ``within 12 hours''
restriction from Surveillance
Requirement (SR) 4.10.3.2 for performing
an Analog Channel Operational Test
(ACOT) on the intermediate and power
range neutron monitors prior to
initiating physics tests and to
eliminate the ``within 12 hours''
restriction from SR 4.10.4.2 for
performing an ACOT on the intermediate
range monitors, power range monitors,
and P-7 interlock prior to initiating
startup or physics tests, respectively.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for David Cummings, Associate General
Licensee, Mailing Address. Counsel, Mail Code DEC45, 550 South
Tryon Street, Charlotte NC 28202.
Docket Nos................... 50-400.
NRC Project Manager, Tanya Hood, 301-415-1387.
Telephone Number.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Florida Power & Light Company; Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos.
3. and 4; Miami-Dade County, FL
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Application Date............. November 4, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19315A003
Location in Application of Enclosure 1, Page 14 of 33.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed change would revise the
Amendments. technical specifications (TSs) allowable
and trip setpoint values for the
Containment particulate (R-11) and
gaseous (R-12) radioactivity monitor
instrument channels by converting the
measurement units from counts per minute
to micro-curies per cubic centimeter
([mu]Ci/cc). The proposed change would
additionally delete instrument numbers R-
11 and R-12 in the Allowable Value and
Trip Setpoint TS table. The proposed
change would also exempt the containment
purge supply and exhaust isolation
valves from the containment ventilation
isolation instrumentation requirements
in several TS tables. The proposed
change would modify the associated TS
ACTION when both the R-11 and R-12
radioactivity monitors are inoperable by
increasing the TS COMPLETION TIME from 7
to 30 days, providing an option to
either analyze containment atmosphere
grab samples or conduct reactor coolant
system (RCS) water inventory balances,
and decreasing the frequency of RCS
water inventory balances from every 8
hours to once per 24 hours. The proposed
change would modify the TS LCO for the
Containment Ventilation System to
require the containment purge supply and
exhaust isolation valves be maintained
administratively sealed closed and
deactivated or the associated
penetration(s) shall be isolated by
blind flange and relatedly modifies the
TS ACTIONS and surveillances (SRs) in
recognition that the valves shall not be
opened in MODES 1 thru 4. The proposed
change would additionally modify the TS
ACTIONS to allow 72-hours to restore the
purge valves to within the leakage limit
of the associate TS SR. The proposed
change would add a footnote to the
associated TS SRs when the associated
purge supply and/or exhaust
penetration(s) is isolated by blind
flange. Lastly, the proposed change
would additionally relocate the purge
valve leakage rate criteria to licensee
control.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
[[Page 72388]]
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................... 50-250, 50-251.
NRC Project Manager, Eva Brown, 301-415-2315.
Telephone Number.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Florida Power & Light Company; Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos.
3. and 4; Miami-Dade County, FL
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Application Date............. December 6, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19343A373.
Location in Application of Page 4 of Enclosure 1.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendments would revise the
Amendments. Turkey Point Emergency Plan by adopting
the methodology for developing an
Emergency Action Level scheme as
described in Nuclear Energy Institute
(NEI) 99-01, Revision 6.
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................... 50-250, 50-251.
NRC Project Manager, Eva Brown, 301-415-2315.
Telephone Number.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Indiana Michigan Power Company; Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1
and 2; Berrien County, MI
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Application Date............. October 31, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19310D766.
Location in Application of Enclosure 2, Page 2.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendments would revise the
Amendments. technical specifications to adopt
Technical Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-569, ``Revise
Response Time Testing Definition''.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Robert B. Haemer, Senior Nuclear Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Indiana Michigan Power Company, One Cook
Place, Bridgman, MI 49106.
Docket Nos................... 50-315, 50-316.
NRC Project Manager, Robert Kuntz, 301-415-3733.
Telephone Number.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
STP Nuclear Operating Company; South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2;
Matagorda County, TX
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Application Date............. September 26, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19269E978.
Location in Application of Enclosure, Page 5 of 6.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The amendments would revise the technical
Amendments. specifications (TSs) limit for reactor
coolant system (RCS) gross specific
activity with a new limit on RCS noble
gas specific activity. The changes are
consistent with NRC-approved Industry
Technical Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Standard Technical Specification
Change Traveler, TSTF-490, Revision 0,
``Deletion of E Bar Definition and
Revision to RCS Specific Activity Tech
Spec'' (ADAMS Accession No.
ML052630462).
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Kym Harshaw, Vice President and General
Licensee, Mailing Address. Counsel, STP Nuclear Operating Company,
P.O. Box 289, Wadsworth, TX 77483.
Docket Nos................... 50-498, 50-499.
NRC Project Manager, Dennis Galvin, 301-415-6256.
Telephone Number.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Virginia Electric and Power Company, North Anna Power Station, Units No.
1 and 2, Louisa County, Virginia
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Application Date............. October 30, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19309D197.
Location in Application of Page 4 of 6.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment would add
Amendments. Westinghouse Topical Report WCAP-16996-P-
A, ``Realistic LOCA Evaluation
Methodology Applied to the Full Spectrum
of Break Sizes (FULL SPECTRUM LOCA
Methodology,'' to the list of approved
analytical methods used to determine the
core operating limits as listed in TS
5.6.5, ``Core Operating Limits Report
(COLR)''.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq., Senior Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Dominion Energy, Inc., 120 Tredegar
Street, RS-2, Richmond, VA 23219.
Docket Nos................... 50-338, 50-339.
NRC Project Manager, Ed Miller, (301) 415-2481.
Telephone Number.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Virginia Electric and Power Company; Surry Power Station, Unit Nos. 1
and 2; Surry County, VA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Application Date............. October 30, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19309D196.
Location in Application of Attachment 1, Page 5 of 7.
NSHC.
[[Page 72389]]
Brief Description of The proposed amendments would add
Amendments. Westinghouse Topical Report WCAP-16996-P-
A, ``Realistic LOCA Evaluation
Methodology Applied to the Full Spectrum
of Break Sizes (FULL SPECTRUM LOCA
Methodology),'' to the list of approved
analytical methods used to determine the
core operating limits as listed in TS
5.6.5, ``Core Operating Limits Report
(COLR)''.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq., Senior Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Dominion Energy, Inc., 120 Tredegar
Street, RS-2, Richmond, VA 23219.
Docket Nos................... 50-280, 50-281.
NRC Project Manager, G. Ed Miller, 301-415-2481.
Telephone Number.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Entergy Operations, Inc., System Energy Resources, Inc., Cooperative
Energy, A Mississippi Electric Cooperative, and Entergy Mississippi,
LLC; Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1; Claiborne County, MS, Entergy
Louisiana, LLC and Entergy Operations, Inc.; River Bend Station, Unit 1;
West Feliciana Parish, LA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date Issued.................. December 11, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19308B107.
Amendment Nos................ 222 (Grand Gulf) and 200 (River Bend).
Brief Description of The amendments to the technical
Amendments. specifications (TSs) for Grand Gulf
Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (Grand Gulf),
and River Bend Station, Unit 1 (River
Bend), revised the reactor core safety
limit for the minimum critical power
ratio. The TS requirements for the core
operating limits report were also
modified. The changes are consistent
with NRC-approved Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-564, Revision 2, ``Safety
Limit MCPR [Minimum Critical Power
Ratio]'' (ADAMS Package Accession No.
ML18299A048).
Docket Nos................... 50-416, 50-458.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2
and 3; Grundy County, IL, Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Quad Cities
Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Rock Island County, IL
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date Issued.................. December 4, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19301A339.
Amendment Nos................ 263 and 256 (Dresden, Units 2 and 3); 276
and 271 (Quad Cities, Units 1 and 2).
Brief Description of The amendments revised the technical
Amendments. specifications for both the single
recirculation loop and two recirculation
loop Safety Limit Minimum Critical Power
Ratio (SLMCPR) limits for the Dresden
and Quad Cities units. The revised
limits decrease the SLMCPR limits, which
improves operational flexibility through
the recapture of margins that are
available as a result of the transition
to Framatome, Inc. NRC-approved SLMCPR
calculation methodology.
Docket Nos................... 50-237, 50-249, 50-254, 50-265.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units
2 and 3; York County, PA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date Issued.................. 12/17/2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19289B931.
Amendment Nos................ 329 (Unit 2) and 332 (Unit 3).
Brief Description of The amendments revised actions for an
Amendments. inoperable battery, battery charger, and
alternate battery charger testing
criteria. A longer completion time for
an inoperable battery charger will allow
additional time for maintenance and
testing. The changes in the technical
specification requirements are
consistent with NRC-approved Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-500, Revision 2, ``DC
[Direct Current] Electrical Rewrite--
Update To TSTF-360''.
[[Page 72390]]
Docket Nos................... 50-277, 50-278.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC; Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1; Rockingham
County, NH
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date Issued.................. December 5, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19326C480.
Amendment Nos................ 163.
Brief Description of The amendment revised the technical
Amendments. specifications to allow for a one-time
extension to the allowed outage time for
Limiting Condition for Operation
3.8.3.1, ``Onsite Power Distribution--
Operating,'' to restore an inoperable
alternating current vital panel from 24
hours to 7 days on the vital inverter.
The NRC staff's safety evaluation
contains the Commission's final
determination of no significant hazards
consideration.
Docket Nos................... 50-443.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Edwin I Hatch Nuclear Plant,
Units 1 and 2; Appling County, GA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date Issued.................. December 3, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19312A098.
Amendment Nos................ 302 (Unit 1) and 247 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments revised Unit 1 and Unit 2
Amendments. Technical Specification (TS) 3.3.8.1,
``Loss of Power (LOP) Instrumentation,''
to modify the instrument allowable
values for Unit 1, 4.16 kilovolt (kV)
emergency bus degraded voltage
instrumentation and delete the
annunciation requirements for the Unit
1, 4.16 kV emergency bus undervoltage
instrumentation, including associated TS
actions. The amendments also deleted
Unit 1, License Condition 2.C(11), and
Unit 2, License Condition 2.C(3)(i).
Additionally, the amendments revised
Surveillance Requirement (SR) 3.8.1.8 in
TS 3.8.1, ``AC Sources--Operating,'' to
increase the voltage limit in the
emergency diesel generator full load
rejection test for the Unit 1 emergency
diesel generators.
Docket Nos................... 50-321, 50-366.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating
Plant, Units 3 and 4; Burke County, GA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date Issued.................. November 15, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19282D340.
Amendment Nos................ 166 (Unit 3) and 164 (Unit 4).
Brief Description of The amendments consisted of changes to
Amendments. the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report
(UFSAR) and the Combined License
Appendix A, Technical Specifications,
definition for Channel Calibration to
allow a qualitative check (i.e., sensor
resistance and insulation resistance
tests) as an acceptable means to perform
channel calibration for the reactor
coolant pump speed sensors. An
additional change is to the UFSAR to
allow the use of a conservatively
allocated response time in lieu of
measurement for the reactor coolant pump
speed sensors and preamplifiers.
Docket Nos................... 52-025, 52-026.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating
Plant, Units 3 and 4; Burke County, GA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date Issued.................. December 10, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19322C105.
Amendment Nos................ 169 (Unit 3) and 167 (Unit 4).
Brief Description of The amendments authorized changes to the
Amendments. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant
(Vogtle) Units 3 and 4 Updated Final
Safety Analysis Report in the form of
departures from the incorporated plant-
specific Design Control Document Tier 2*
and Tier 2 information and involved
changes to License Conditions 2.D.(4)(b)
and 2.D.(5)(b) of Combined License (COL)
Nos. NPF-91 and NPF-92. The license
amendments credit previously completed
first plant only startup testing
performed in China on the new AP1000
power reactor at Sanmen Nuclear Power
Station Unit 1 as applicable to Vogtle,
Units 3 and 4. Specifically, the changes
revised the COLs to delete conditions
requiring the following tests: Natural
circulation (steam generator) test, rod
cluster control assembly out of bank
measurements, load follow demonstration,
and the passive residual heat removal
heat exchanger test.
Docket Nos................... 52-025, 50-026.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
STP Nuclear Operating Company; South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2;
Matagorda County, TX
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date Issued.................. December 9, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19322A719.
Amendment Nos................ 218 (Unit 1) and 204 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments revised technical
Amendments. specifications in Section 3.0 and
Section 4.0 regarding limiting condition
for operation and surveillance
requirement usage. The changes are
consistent with NRC-approved Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-529, ``Clarify Use and
Application Rules'' (ADAMS Accession No.
ML16062A271).
Docket Nos................... 50-498, 50-499.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Rhea
County, TN
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date Issued.................. December 10, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19336C519.
Amendment Nos................ 131 (Unit 1) and 34 (Unit 2).
[[Page 72391]]
Brief Description of The amendments revised Technical
Amendments. Specification Table 3.3.5-1, ``LOP DG
Start Instrumentation,'' Function 5,
``6.9 kV Emergency Bus Undervoltage
(Unbalanced Voltage),'' to correct the
values for the allowable value (AV) for
the unbalanced voltage relay (UVR) low
trip voltage, the AV for the UVR high
trip time delay, and the trip setpoint
for the UVR high trip time delay.
Docket Nos................... 50-390, 50-391.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Rhea
County, TN
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date Issued.................. December 9, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19276E557.
Amendment Nos................ 130 (Unit 1) and 33 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments revised the Technical
Amendments. Specification (TS) requirements related
to direct current (DC) electrical
systems to be consistent with Technical
Specifications Task Force Traveler, TSTF-
500, Revision 2, ``DC Electrical
Rewrite--Update to TSTF-360.'' In
addition, the amendments revised TS
3.8.4 to declare the associated diesel
generator(s) inoperable when one or more
diesel generator DC battery charger(s)
in redundant trains is inoperable.
Docket Nos................... 50-390, 50-391.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Union Electric Company; Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1; Callaway County, MO
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date Issued.................. December 6, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19283C481.
Amendment Nos................ 221.
Brief Description of The amendment revised the technical
Amendments. specifications (TSs) to remove slave
relay K620 from the scope of TS
Surveillance Requirement (SR) 3.3.2.14
testing during shutdown conditions at 18-
month intervals and incorporate it into
the scope of SR 3.3.2.6 for surveillance
testing during power operations at a
frequency in accordance with the
Surveillance Frequency Control Program.
Docket Nos................... 50-483.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day of December, 2019.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Craig G. Erlanger,
Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2019-27947 Filed 12-30-19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590-01-P