[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5050-5057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01136]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2020-0025]


Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility 
Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant 
Hazards Considerations

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Biweekly notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 189.a.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954, as amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
(NRC) is publishing this regular biweekly notice. The Act requires the 
Commission to publish notice of any amendments issued, or proposed to 
be issued, and grants the Commission the authority to issue and make 
immediately effective any amendment to an operating license or combined 
license, as applicable, upon a determination by the Commission that 
such amendment involves no significant hazards consideration, 
notwithstanding the pendency before the Commission of a request for a 
hearing from any person. This biweekly notice includes all amendments 
issued, or proposed to be issued, from December 31, 2019, to January 
13, 2020. The last biweekly notice was published on January 14, 2020.

DATES: Comments must be filed by February 27, 2020. A request for a 
hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by March 30, 
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-2020-0025. 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 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: Kay Goldstein, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, 301-415-1506, 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-2020-0025, 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-2020-0025.
     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]. The ADAMS accession number for each 
document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first 
time that it is mentioned in this document.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2020-0025, 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 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

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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.
    A State, local governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian 
Tribe, or agency thereof, may submit a petition to the Commission to 
participate as a party under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(1). The petition should 
state the nature and extent of the petitioner's interest in the 
proceeding. The petition should be submitted to the Commission no later 
than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. The petition 
must be filed in accordance with the filing instructions in the 
``Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)'' section of this document, and 
should meet the requirements for petitions set forth in this section, 
except that under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(2) a State, local governmental body, 
or Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof does not need 
to address the standing requirements in 10 CFR 2.309(d) if the facility 
is located within its boundaries. Alternatively, a State, local 
governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof 
may participate as a non-party under 10 CFR 2.315(c).
    If a hearing is granted, any person who is not a party to the 
proceeding and is not affiliated with or represented by a party may, at 
the discretion of the presiding officer, be permitted to make a limited 
appearance pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.315(a). A person 
making a limited appearance may make an oral or written statement of 
his or her position on the issues but may not otherwise participate in 
the proceeding. A limited appearance may be made at any session of the 
hearing or at any prehearing conference, subject to the limits and 
conditions as may be imposed by the presiding officer. Details 
regarding the opportunity to make a limited appearance will be provided 
by the presiding officer if such sessions are scheduled.

B. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)

    All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including a 
request for hearing and petition for leave to intervene (petition), any 
motion or other document filed in the proceeding prior to the 
submission of a request for hearing or petition to intervene, and 
documents filed by interested governmental entities that request to 
participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in accordance with the 
NRC's E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007, as amended at 77 FR 
46562; August 3, 2012). The E-Filing process requires participants to 
submit and serve all adjudicatory documents over the internet, or in 
some cases to mail copies on electronic storage media. Detailed 
guidance on making electronic submissions may be found in the Guidance 
for Electronic Submissions to the NRC and on the NRC website at 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/

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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.

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 Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1;
                          Brunswick County, NC
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Application Date..................  November 8, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................  ML19312C931.
Location in Application of NSHC...  Page 98 of Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendments...  The proposed amendment would modify
                                     Technical Specification (TS)
                                     requirements to allow extension of
                                     the Type A test interval from 10
                                     years to 15-years for Type A, Type
                                     B, and Type C leakage rate tests,
                                     and an extension of the Type C test
                                     interval up to 75-months, based on
                                     acceptable performance history as
                                     defined in Nuclear Energy
                                     Institute's NEI 94-01, Revision 3-
                                     A, ``Industry Guideline for
                                     Implementing Performance-Based
                                     Option of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix
                                     J'' (ADAMS Accession No.
                                     ML12221A202). The license amendment
                                     request also proposes to adopt 10
                                     CFR Part 50, Appendix J, Option B,
                                     as modified by approved exemptions,
                                     for the performance-based testing
                                     of Type B and C tested components
                                     and the use of American National
                                     Standards Institute/American
                                     Nuclear Society (ANSI/ANS) 56.8-
                                     2002, ``Containment System Leakage
                                     Testing Requirements.''
Proposed Determination............  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee,      David Cummings, Associate General
 Mailing Address.                    Counsel, Mail Code DEC45, 550 South
                                     Tryon Street, Charlotte NC 28202.
Docket Nos........................  50-400.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone      Tanya Hood, 301-415-1387.
 Number.
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 Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2; Will
 County, IL, Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1
 and 2; Ogle County, IL, Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Calvert Cliffs
         Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2; Calvert County, MD
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Application Date..................  December 9, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................  ML19343C678.
Location in Application of NSHC...  Pages 2-3 of Attachment 1.

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Brief Description of Amendments...  The proposed amendments would adopt
                                     Technical Specifications Task Force
                                     (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-569, ``Revise
                                     Response Time Testing Definition.''
                                     Specifically, the proposed
                                     amendments revise the technical
                                     specification definitions for
                                     engineered safety feature (ESF)
                                     response time and reactor trip
                                     system response time for Braidwood
                                     and Byron Stations and also revise
                                     ESF response time and reactor
                                     protective system response time for
                                     Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant.
Proposed Determination............  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee,      Tamra Domeyer, Associate General
 Mailing Address.                    Counsel, Exelon Generation Company,
                                     LLC, 4300 Winfield Road,
                                     Warrenville, IL 60555.
Docket Nos........................  50-456, 50-457, 50-454, 50-455, 50-
                                     317, 50-318.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone      Joel Wiebe, 301-415-6606.
 Number.
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  Exelon FitzPatrick, LLC and Exelon Generation Company, LLC; James A.
         FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, LLC; Oswego County, NY
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Application Date..................  September 5, 2019, as supplemented
                                     November 6, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................  ML19248B085, ML19310D579.
Location in Application of NSHC...  Pages 4, 5, and 6 of Attachment 1 to
                                     September 5, 2019 document.
Brief Description of Amendments...  The proposed amendment would revise
                                     the allowable value for reactor
                                     water cleanup system primary
                                     containment isolation.
Proposed Determination............  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee,      Donald P. Ferraro, Assistant General
 Mailing Address.                    Counsel, Exelon Generation Company,
                                     LLC, 200 Exelon Way, Suite 305,
                                     Kennett Square, PA 19348.
Docket Nos........................  50-333.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone      Samson Lee, 301-415-3168.
 Number.
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 Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit
                          1; Dauphin County, PA
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Application Date..................  October 31, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................  ML19305A889.
Location in Application of NSHC...  Pages 4 and 5 of Attachment 1.
Brief Description of Amendments...  The proposed amendment would remove
                                     the existing Cyber Security Plan
                                     (CSP) requirements contained in
                                     License Condition 2.c.(3) of the
                                     Three Mile Island Nuclear Station,
                                     Unit 1 (TMI-1) Renewed Facility
                                     License. This change is requested
                                     to support the decommissioning of
                                     TMl-1.
Proposed Determination............  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee,      Tamra Domeyer, Associate General
 Mailing Address.                    Counsel, Exelon Generation Company,
                                     LLC, 4300 Winfield Road,
                                     Warrenville, IL 60555.
Docket Nos........................  50-289.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone      Justin Poole, 301-415-2048.
 Number.
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    FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company; Davis-Besse Nuclear Power
                   Station, Unit 1; Ottawa County, OH
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Application Date..................  November 14, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................  ML19318F668.
Location in Application of NSHC...  Section 3.1 (p. 6) of Enclosure A.
Brief Description of Amendments...  The proposed amendment would modify
                                     the technical specifications by
                                     relocating specific surveillance
                                     frequencies to a licensee-
                                     controlled program. The proposed
                                     changes are based on the NRC-
                                     approved Technical Specification
                                     Task Force (TSTF) traveler TSTF-
                                     425, Revision 3, ``Relocate
                                     Surveillance Frequencies to
                                     Licensee Control--[Risk-Informed
                                     TSTF] RITSTF Initiative 5b'' (ADAMS
                                     Package Accession No. ML090850642).
Proposed Determination............  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee,      David W. Jenkins, FirstEnergy
 Mailing Address.                    Nuclear Operating Company,
                                     FirstEnergy Corporation, 76 South
                                     Main Street, Akron, OH 44308.
Docket Nos........................  50-346.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone      Blake Purnell, 301-415-1380.
 Number.
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 NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC; Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1; Rockingham
                               County, NH
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Application Date..................  November 1, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................  ML19310D804.
Location in Application of NSHC...  Pages 95, 96, 97, and 98 of
                                     Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendments...  The proposed amendment would revise
                                     the technical specification (TS)
                                     requirement for the reactor trip
                                     system instrumentation and
                                     engineered safety features
                                     actuation system instrumentation to
                                     implement the allowed outage times
                                     (AOTs) and bypass test times
                                     justified in WCAP-14333-P-A,
                                     ``Probabilistic Risk Analysis of
                                     the RPS and ESFAS Test Times and
                                     Completion Times,'' and WCAP-15376-
                                     P-A, ``Risk-Informed Assessment of
                                     the RTS and ESFAS Surveillance Test
                                     Intervals and Reactor Trip Breaker
                                     Test and Completion Times.'' The
                                     proposed amendment would
                                     incorporate changes contained in
                                     Technical Specifications Task Force
                                     (TSTF) Standard Technical
                                     Specifications Change Traveler TSTF-
                                     411, ``Surveillance Test Interval
                                     Extensions for Components of the
                                     Reactor Protection System (WCAP-
                                     15376),'' and TSTF-418, ``RPS and
                                     ESFAS Test Times and Completion
                                     Times (WCAP-14333).''
Proposed Determination............  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee,      Debbie Hendell, Managing Attorney--
 Mailing Address.                    Nuclear, Florida Power & Light
                                     Company, 700 Universe Blvd., MS LAW/
                                     JB, Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420.
Docket Nos........................  50-443.

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NRC Project Manager, Telephone      Justin Poole, 301-415-2048.
 Number.
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and
                      2; San Luis Obispo County, CA
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Application Date..................  December 5, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................  ML19339F388.
Location in Application of NSHC...  Section 4.3 (page 6) of the
                                     Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendments...  The proposed amendments would
                                     relocate Diablo Canyon Nuclear
                                     Power Plant Technical Specification
                                     5.3, ``Unit Staff Qualifications,''
                                     to the Updated Final Safety
                                     Analysis Report. The change is
                                     consistent with the guidance in NRC
                                     Administrative Letter 95-06,
                                     ``Relocation of Technical
                                     Specification Administrative
                                     Controls Related to Quality
                                     Assurance'' (ADAMS Accession No.
                                     ML031110271).
Proposed Determination............  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee,      Jennifer Post, Esq., Pacific Gas &
 Mailing Address.                    Electric Co., 77 Beale Street, Room
                                     3065, Mail Code B30A, San
                                     Francisco, CA 94105.
Docket Nos........................  50-275, 50-323.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone      Balwant Singal, 301-415-3016.
 Number.
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    PSEG Nuclear LLC; Hope Creek Generating Station; Salem County, NJ
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Application Date..................  November 25, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................  ML19330C961.
Location in Application of NSHC...  Page 22 and Page 23 of Enclosure 1.
Brief Description of Amendments...  The proposed amendment would modify
                                     the Hope Creek Generating Station
                                     licensing basis by the addition of
                                     a license condition to allow for
                                     the implementation of the
                                     provisions of 10 CFR 50.69, ``Risk-
                                     Informed Categorization and
                                     Treatment of Structures, Systems
                                     and Components for Nuclear Power
                                     Reactors.'' The provisions of 10
                                     CFR 50.69 allow adjustment of the
                                     scope of equipment subject to
                                     special treatment controls (e.g.,
                                     quality assurance, testing,
                                     inspection, condition monitoring,
                                     assessment, and evaluation).
Proposed Determination............  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee,      Steven Fleischer, PSEG Services
 Mailing Address.                    Corporation, 80 Park Plaza, T-5,
                                     Newark, NJ 07102.
Docket Nos........................  50-354.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone      James Kim, 301-415-4125.
 Number.
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   Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Joseph M. Farley Nuclear
  Plant, Units 1 and 2; Houston County, AL, Southern Nuclear Operating
  Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2; Burke
                               County, GA
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Application Date..................  December 10, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................  ML19344B804.
Location in Application of NSHC...  Pages E-1 and E-2 (Section 3.1) of
                                     Enclosure 1.
Brief Description of Amendments...  Southern Nuclear Operating Company
                                     (SNC, the licensee) submitted a
                                     request for amendments to the
                                     Technical Specifications (TS) for
                                     Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant
                                     (FNP), Units 1 and 2; and Vogtle
                                     Electric Generating Plant (VEGP),
                                     Units 1 and 2. SNC requests to
                                     adopt Technical Specifications Task
                                     Force (TSTF)-569, ``Revise Response
                                     Time Testing Definition.'' The
                                     proposed amendments would revise
                                     the TS definitions for Engineered
                                     Safety Feature Response Time and
                                     Reactor Trip System Response Time.
Proposed Determination............  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee,      Millicent Ronnlund, Vice President
 Mailing Address.                    and General Counsel, Southern
                                     Nuclear Operating Co., Inc., P.O.
                                     Box 1295, Birmingham, AL 35201-
                                     1295.
Docket Nos........................  50-348, 50-368, 50-424, 50-425.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone      John Lamb, 301-415-3100.
 Number.
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   Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Joseph M. Farley Nuclear
  Plant, Units 1 and 2; Houston County, AL, Southern Nuclear Operating
  Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2; Burke
                               County, GA
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Application Date..................  December 11, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................  ML19345E724.
Location in Application of NSHC...  Pages E-2 and E-3 (Section 3.1) of
                                     Enclosure 1.
Brief Description of Amendments...  The proposed amendments would modify
                                     Farley and Vogtle Technical
                                     Specifications (TS) by removing the
                                     specific isolation time for the
                                     isolation valves from the
                                     associated standard TSs
                                     surveillance requirements (SRs).
                                     The changes are consistent with the
                                     NRC approved Technical
                                     Specifications Task Force (TSTF)-
                                     491, Revision 2. The availability
                                     of TSTF-491 was published in the
                                     Federal Register on December 29,
                                     2006, as part of the consolidated
                                     line item improvement process.
Proposed Determination............  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee,      Millicent Ronnlund, Vice President
 Mailing Address.                    and General Counsel, Southern
                                     Nuclear Operating Co., Inc., P.O.
                                     Box 1295, Birmingham, AL 35201-
                                     1295.
Docket Nos........................  50-348, 50-364, 50-424, 50-425.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone      John Lamb, 301-415-3100.
 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.

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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.......................  January 8, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................  ML19316B057.
Amendment Nos.....................  297 (Unit 1) and 325 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments...  The amendments modified Technical
                                     Specification (TS) 3.4.3, ``Safety/
                                     Relief Valves (SRVs),''
                                     Surveillance Requirement (SR)
                                     3.4.3.2 and TS 3.5.1, ``ECCS
                                     [Emergency Core Cooling System]--
                                     Operating,'' SR 3.5.1.11. The
                                     amendments replaced the current
                                     requirement in these TS SRs to
                                     verify the SRVs open when manually
                                     actuated with an alternate
                                     requirement that verifies that the
                                     SRVs are capable of being opened.
Docket Nos........................  50-324, 50-325.
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Entergy Louisiana, LLC and Entergy Operations, Inc.; River Bend Station,
                    Unit 1; West Feliciana Parish, LA
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Date Issued.......................  December 31, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................  ML19357A009.
Amendment No......................  201.
Brief Description of Amendment....  The amendment revised the technical
                                     specifications to allow use of
                                     neutron absorbing inserts in the
                                     spent fuel pool storage racks for
                                     the purpose of criticality control
                                     in the spent fuel pool.
Docket No.........................  50-458.
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  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
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Date Issued.......................  January 6, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................  ML19339D187.
Amendment Nos.....................  223.
Brief Description of Amendments...  The amendment revised Technical
                                     Specification (TS) Table 3.3.1.1-1,
                                     ``Reactor Protection System
                                     Instrumentation,'' Function 9,
                                     ``Turbine Stop Valve Closure, Trip
                                     Oil Pressure--Low,'' and Function
                                     10, ``Turbine Control Valve Fast
                                     Closure, Trip Oil Pressure--Low,''
                                     and TS 3.3.4.1, ``End of Cycle
                                     Recirculation Pump Trip (EOC-RPT)
                                     Instrumentation,'' Surveillance
                                     Requirement (SR) 3.3.4.1.2 and SR
                                     3.3.4.1.3. The change revised the
                                     Allowable Value for the Turbine
                                     Stop Valve Closure Trip Oil
                                     Pressure Function and Turbine
                                     Control Valve Fast Closure Trip Oil
                                     Pressure Function. Additionally,
                                     the amendment added new Notes to
                                     assess channel performance during
                                     testing that verify instrument
                                     channel setting values established
                                     by the Entergy setpoint
                                     methodology.
Docket Nos........................  50-146.
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Florida Power & Light Company; Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos.
                     3. and 4; Miami-Dade County, FL
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Date Issued.......................  December 17, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................  ML19266A585.
Amendment Nos.....................  289 (Unit 3) and 283 (Unit 4).
Brief Description of Amendments...  The amendments revised certain
                                     Technical Specifications for shared
                                     equipment when one unit is defueled
                                     and also remove a footnote related
                                     to Technical Specification 4.04.
Docket No.........................  50-250, 50-251.
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   Holtec Pilgrim, LLC and Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC,
      Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
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Date Issued.......................  January 2, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................  ML19274C674.
Amendment Nos.....................  251.
Brief Description of Amendments...  The amendment revised the site
                                     emergency plan and emergency action
                                     level scheme for the permanently
                                     shutdown and defueled condition.
Docket Nos........................  50-293.
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   Holtec Pilgrim, LLC and Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC,
      Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
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Date Issued.......................  January 2, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................  ML19276C420.
Amendment Nos.....................  252.
Brief Description of Amendments...  The amendment removed the Pilgrim
                                     Cyber Security Plan from Pilgrim
                                     License Condition 3.G.
Docket Nos........................  50-293.
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  Indiana Michigan Power Company; Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1
                        and 2; Berrien County, MI
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Date Issued.......................  December 31, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................  ML19304B672.
Amendment Nos.....................  348 (Unit 1) and 329 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments...  The amendments revised the technical
                                     specifications (TSs) to address an
                                     issue identified in Westinghouse
                                     Nuclear Safety Advisory Letter
                                     (NSAL) NSAL-15-1, Revision 0, by
                                     expanding the criteria within TS
                                     3.2.1 surveillance requirements
                                     which apply an appropriate penalty
                                     factor to measured transient
                                     F\Q\(Z).
Docket Nos........................  50-315, 50-316.
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   NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC; Duane Arnold Energy Center; Linn
                               County, IA
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Date Issued.......................  January 2, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................  ML19310C204.
Amendment Nos.....................  309.
Brief Description of Amendments...  The amendment revised certain
                                     staffing and training requirements,
                                     reports, programs, and editorial
                                     changes in the Technical
                                     Specification Section 1.1,
                                     ``Definitions,'' and Section 5.0,
                                     ``Administrative Controls,'' that
                                     will no longer be applicable once
                                     Duane Arnold Energy Center is
                                     permanently defueled.
Docket Nos........................  50-245, 50-336, 50-423, 50-338, 50-
                                     339, 50-280, 50-281.
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and
                      2; San Luis Obispo County, CA
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Date Issued.......................  January 9, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................  ML19316A109.
Amendment Nos.....................  Unit 1--234; Unit 2--236.
Brief Description of Amendments...  The amendments revised Technical
                                     Specification 5.6.5b, ``Core
                                     Operating Limits Report (COLR),''
                                     for Full Spectrum Loss-of-Coolant
                                     Accident Methodology.
Docket Nos........................  50-275, 50-323.
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  Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating
                 Plant, Units 3 and 4; Burke County, GA
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Date Issued.......................  January 2, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................  ML19339H089.
Amendment Nos.....................  Unit 1--171; Unit 2--169.
Brief Description of Amendments...  Specifically, the amendments
                                     authorize changes to eliminate the
                                     performance of the Pressurizer
                                     Surge Line Stratification
                                     Evaluation first plant only test
                                     during the hot functional testing
                                     and first operating cycle by
                                     revising Combined License COL
                                     Condition 2.D.(2)(a)1 and Updated
                                     Final Safety Analysis Report, UFSAR
                                     Subsections 14.2.5, 14.2.9.1.7, and
                                     14.2.9.2.22.
Docket Nos........................  52-026, 52-025.
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Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation; Wolf Creek Generating Station,
                        Unit 1; Coffey County, KS
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Date Issued.......................  January 6, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................  ML19311C643.
Amendment Nos.....................  223.
Brief Description of Amendments...  The amendment revised the Wolf Creek
                                     Generating Station, Unit 1
                                     Technical Specification 3.6.3,
                                     ``Containment Isolation Valves,''
                                     and Surveillance Requirement
                                     3.6.3.1 to remove use of a blind
                                     flange.
Docket Nos........................  50-482.
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IV. Previously Published Notice of Consideration of Issuance of 
Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses, 
Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and 
Opportunity for a Hearing

    The following notices were previously published as separate 
individual notices. The notice content was the same as above. They were 
published as individual notices either because time did not allow the 
commission to wait for this biweekly notice or because the action 
involved exigent circumstances. They are repeated here because the 
biweekly notice lists all amendments issued or proposed to be issued 
involving no significant hazards consideration.
    For details, including the applicable notice period, see the 
individual notice in the Federal Register on the day and page cited.

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  Arizona Public Service Company, et al.; Palo Verde Nuclear Generating
             Station, Units 1, 2, and 3; Maricopa County, AZ
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Application Date..................  December 26, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................  ML19360A155.

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Brief Description of Amendment....  The proposed amendments would extend
                                     the implementation date for License
                                     Amendment Nos. 209, 209, and 209
                                     for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating
                                     Station, Units 1, 2, and 3,
                                     respectively (ADAMS Accession No.
                                     ML19085A525), from February 23,
                                     2020, to August 31, 2020. License
                                     Amendment Nos. 209, 209, and 209,
                                     which were issued on May 29, 2019,
                                     approved the risk-informed
                                     completion times in accordance with
                                     Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)
                                     Topical Report NEI 06-09, Revision
                                     0-A, ``Risk-Informed Technical
                                     Specification Initiative 4b, Risk-
                                     Managed Technical Specifications
                                     (RMTS) Guidelines.''
Date & Cite of Federal Register     January 8, 2020 (85 FR 936).
 Individual Notice.
Expiration Dates for Public         February 7, 2020 (public comments);
 Comments & Hearing Requests.        March 9, 2020 (hearing requests).
Docket Nos........................  50-528, 50-529, 50-530.
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    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day of January 2020.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Craig G. Erlanger,
Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2020-01136 Filed 1-27-20; 8:45 am]
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