[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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