[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10730-10738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03493]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2020-0053]


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 January 28, 2020, to February 
10, 2020. The last biweekly notice was published on February 11, 2020.

DATES: Comments must be filed by March 26, 2020. A request for a 
hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by April 27, 
2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods 
(unless this document describes a different method for submitting 
comments on a specific subject):
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0053. 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: Shirley Rohrer, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, 301-415-5411, 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-2020-0053, facility name, unit 
number(s), docket number(s), application date, and subject 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-2020-0053.
     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-2020-0053, facility name, unit 
number(s), docket number(s), application date, and subject in your 
comment submission.
    The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact 
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your 
comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at 
https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions 
into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to 
remove identifying or contact information.
    If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons 
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to 
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be 
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should 
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to 
remove such information before making the comment submissions available 
to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.

II. Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendments to Facility 
Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses and Proposed No Significant 
Hazards Consideration Determination

    For the facility-specific amendment requests shown below, the 
Commission finds that the licensee's analyses provided, consistent with 
title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 50.91 is 
sufficient to support the proposed determination that these amendment 
requests involve 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

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expiration of 60 days after the date of publication of this notice. The 
Commission may issue the license amendment before expiration of the 60-
day period provided that its final determination is that the amendment 
involves NSHC. In addition, the Commission may issue the amendment 
prior to the expiration of the 30-day comment period if circumstances 
change during the 30-day comment period such that failure to act in a 
timely way would result, for example in derating or shutdown of the 
facility. If the Commission takes action prior to the expiration of 
either the comment period or the notice period, it will publish in the 
Federal Register a notice of issuance. If the Commission makes a final 
NSHC determination, any hearing will take place after issuance. The 
Commission expects that the need to take action on an amendment before 
60 days have elapsed will occur very infrequently.

A. Opportunity To Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave To Intervene

    Within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice, any 
persons (petitioner) whose interest may be affected by this action may 
file a request for a hearing and petition for leave to intervene 
(petition) with respect to the action. Petitions shall be filed in 
accordance with the Commission's ``Agency Rules of Practice and 
Procedure'' in 10 CFR part 2. Interested persons should consult a 
current copy of 10 CFR 2.309. The NRC's regulations are accessible 
electronically from the NRC Library on the NRC's website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/. Alternatively, a copy of 
the regulations is available at the NRC's Public Document Room, located 
at One White Flint North, Room O1-F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first 
floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852. If a petition is filed, the 
Commission or a presiding officer will rule on the petition and, if 
appropriate, a notice of a hearing will be issued.
    As required by 10 CFR 2.309(d) the petition should specifically 
explain the reasons why intervention should be permitted with 
particular reference to the following general requirements for 
standing: (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the 
petitioner; (2) the nature of the petitioner's right under the Act to 
be made a party to the proceeding; (3) the nature and extent of the 
petitioner's property, financial, or other interest in the proceeding; 
and (4) the possible effect of any decision or order which may be 
entered in the proceeding on the petitioner's interest.
    In accordance with 10 CFR 2.309(f), the petition must also set 
forth the specific contentions which the petitioner seeks to have 
litigated in the proceeding. Each contention must consist of a specific 
statement of the issue of law or fact to be raised or controverted. In 
addition, the petitioner must provide a brief explanation of the bases 
for the contention and a concise statement of the alleged facts or 
expert opinion which support the contention and on which the petitioner 
intends to rely in proving the contention at the hearing. The 
petitioner must also provide references to the specific sources and 
documents on which the petitioner intends to rely to support its 
position on the issue. The petition must include sufficient information 
to show that a genuine dispute exists with the applicant or licensee on 
a material issue of law or fact. Contentions must be limited to matters 
within the scope of the proceeding. The contention must be one which, 
if proven, would entitle the petitioner to relief. A petitioner who 
fails to satisfy the requirements at 10 CFR 2.309(f) with respect to at 
least one contention will not be permitted to participate as a party.
    Those permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding, 
subject to any limitations in the order granting leave to intervene. 
Parties have the opportunity to participate fully in the conduct of the 
hearing with respect to resolution of that party's admitted 
contentions, including the opportunity to present evidence, consistent 
with the NRC's regulations, policies, and procedures.
    Petitions must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of 
publication of this notice. Petitions and motions for leave to file new 
or amended contentions that are filed after the deadline will not be 
entertained absent a determination by the presiding officer that the 
filing demonstrates good cause by satisfying the three factors in 10 
CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i) through (iii). The petition must be filed in 
accordance with the filing instructions in the ``Electronic Submissions 
(E-Filing)'' section of this document.
    If a hearing is requested, and the Commission has not made a final 
determination on the issue of no significant hazards consideration, the 
Commission will make a final determination on the issue of no 
significant hazards consideration. The final determination will serve 
to establish when the hearing is held. If the final determination is 
that the amendment request involves no significant hazards 
consideration, the Commission may issue the amendment and make it 
immediately effective, notwithstanding the request for a hearing. Any 
hearing would take place after issuance of the amendment. If the final 
determination is that the amendment request involves a significant 
hazards consideration, then any hearing held would take place before 
the issuance of the amendment unless the Commission finds an imminent 
danger to the health or safety of the public, in which case it will 
issue an appropriate order or rule under 10 CFR part 2.
    A State, local governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian 
Tribe, or agency thereof, may submit a petition to the Commission to 
participate as a party under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(1). The petition should 
state the nature and extent of the petitioner's interest in the 
proceeding. The petition should be submitted to the Commission no later 
than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. The petition 
must be filed in accordance with the filing instructions in the 
``Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)'' 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

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intervene, and documents filed by interested governmental entities that 
request to participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in 
accordance with the NRC's E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007, 
as amended at 77 FR 46562; August 3, 2012). The E-Filing process 
requires participants to submit and serve all adjudicatory documents 
over the internet, or in some cases to mail copies on electronic 
storage media. Detailed guidance on making electronic submissions may 
be found in the Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC and on 
the NRC website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. 
Participants may not submit paper copies of their filings unless they 
seek an exemption in accordance with the procedures described below.
    To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least 10 
days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should contact the 
Office of the Secretary by email at [email protected], or by 
telephone at 301-415-1677, to (1) request a digital identification (ID) 
certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or 
representative) to digitally sign submissions and access the E-Filing 
system for any proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise 
the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a petition or 
other adjudicatory document (even in instances in which the 
participant, or its counsel or representative, already holds an NRC-
issued digital ID certificate). Based upon this information, the 
Secretary will establish an electronic docket for the hearing in this 
proceeding if the Secretary has not already established an electronic 
docket.
    Information about applying for a digital ID certificate is 
available on the NRC's public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/getting-started.html. Once a participant has obtained a 
digital ID certificate and a docket has been created, the participant 
can then submit adjudicatory documents. Submissions must be in Portable 
Document Format (PDF). Additional guidance on PDF submissions is 
available on the NRC's public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/electronic-sub-ref-mat.html. A filing is considered complete at the 
time the document is submitted through the NRC's E-Filing system. To be 
timely, an electronic filing must be submitted to the E-Filing system 
no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. Upon receipt of 
a transmission, the E-Filing system time-stamps the document and sends 
the submitter an email notice confirming receipt of the document. The 
E-Filing system also distributes an email notice that provides access 
to the document to the NRC's Office of the General Counsel and any 
others who have advised the Office of the Secretary that they wish to 
participate in the proceeding, so that the filer need not serve the 
document on those participants separately. Therefore, applicants and 
other participants (or their counsel or representative) must apply for 
and receive a digital ID certificate before adjudicatory documents are 
filed so that they can obtain access to the documents via the E-Filing 
system.
    A person filing electronically using the NRC's adjudicatory E-
Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC's Electronic 
Filing Help Desk through the ``Contact Us'' link located on the NRC's 
public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html, by 
email to [email protected], or by a toll-free call at 1-866-672-
7640. The NRC Electronic Filing Help Desk is available between 9 a.m. 
and 6 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding government 
holidays.
    Participants who believe that they have a good cause for not 
submitting documents electronically must file an exemption request, in 
accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper filing 
stating why there is good cause for not filing electronically and 
requesting authorization to continue to submit documents in paper 
format. Such filings must be submitted by: (1) First class mail 
addressed to the Office of the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: 
Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier, express mail, or 
expedited delivery service to the Office of the Secretary, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, Attention: Rulemaking and 
Adjudications Staff. Participants filing adjudicatory documents in this 
manner are responsible for serving the document on all other 
participants. Filing is considered complete by first-class mail as of 
the time of deposit in the mail, or by courier, express mail, or 
expedited delivery service upon depositing the document with the 
provider of the service. A presiding officer, having granted an 
exemption request from using E-Filing, may require a participant or 
party to use E-Filing if the presiding officer subsequently determines 
that the reason for granting the exemption from use of E-Filing no 
longer exists.
    Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in the 
NRC's electronic hearing docket which is available to the public at 
https://adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the 
Commission or the presiding officer. If you do not have an NRC-issued 
digital ID certificate as described above, click ``cancel'' when the 
link requests certificates and you will be automatically directed to 
the NRC's electronic hearing dockets where you will be able to access 
any publicly available documents in a particular hearing docket. 
Participants are requested not to include personal privacy information, 
such as social security numbers, home addresses, or personal phone 
numbers in their filings, unless an NRC regulation or other law 
requires submission of such information. For example, in some 
instances, individuals provide home addresses in order to demonstrate 
proximity to a facility or site. With respect to copyrighted works, 
except for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory 
filings and would constitute a Fair Use application, 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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 Entergy Operations, Inc.; Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2; Pope County, AR
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Application Date.............  December 18, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML19352F266.
Location in Application of     Pages 18-19 of the Enclosure.
 NSHC.

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Brief Description of           The proposed amendment would modify the
 Amendments.                    individual and average control element
                                assembly (CEA) drop times established in
                                Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2 Technical
                                Specification 3.1.3.4, ``CEA Drop
                                Time.''
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           Anna Vinson Jones, Senior Counsel,
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     Entergy Services, Inc., 101 Constitution
                                Avenue NW, Suite 200 East, Washington,
                                DC 20001.
Docket Nos...................  50-368.
NRC Project Manager,           Thomas Wengert, 301-415-4037.
 Telephone Number.
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 Entergy Operations, Inc.; Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2; Pope County, AR
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Application Date.............  December 16, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML19350B324.
Location in Application of     Pages 37-38 of the Enclosure.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendment would revise
 Amendments.                    several technical specification (TS)
                                requirements by the addition, deletion,
                                modification, or relocation of certain
                                TS limiting conditions for operation,
                                actions, and surveillance requirements,
                                to enhance consistency with NUREG-1432,
                                ``Standard Technical Specifications--
                                Combustion Engineering Plants,''
                                Revision 4 (ADAMS Accession Nos.
                                ML12102A165 and ML12102A169), and the
                                NRC's ``Final Policy Statement on
                                Technical Specifications Improvements
                                for Nuclear Power Reactors,'' published
                                in the Federal Register on July 22, 1993
                                (58 FR 39132). Relocated TSs would be
                                placed in the ANO-2 Technical
                                Requirements Manual or the associated TS
                                Bases.
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           Anna Vinson Jones, Senior Counsel,
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     Entergy Services, Inc., 101 Constitution
                                Avenue NW, Suite 200 East, Washington,
                                DC 20001.
Docket Nos...................  50-368.
NRC Project Manager,           Thomas Wengert, 301-415-4037.
 Telephone Number.
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Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station and Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Nine
          Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 2; Oswego County, NY
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Application Date.............  December 26, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML19360A145.
Location in Application of     Pages 25, 26, and 27 of the Enclosure.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendment would permit the
 Amendments.                    implementation of a risk-informed
                                process for the categorization and
                                treatment of structures, systems, and
                                components, subject to special treatment
                                controls.
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           Jason Zorn, Associate General Counsel,
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 101
                                Constitution Ave. NW, Suite 400,
                                Washington, DC 20001.
Docket Nos...................  50-410.
NRC Project Manager,           Michael L. Marshall, Jr., 301-415-2871.
 Telephone Number.
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    Northern States Power Company--Minnesota; Prairie Island Nuclear
         Generating Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Goodhue County, MN
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Application Date.............  December 16, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML19350C188.
Location in Application of     Attachment 1, pages 13 and 14.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendment would modify the
 Amendments.                    Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant,
                                Unit Nos. 1 and 2, technical
                                specifications (TSs) to permit the use
                                of risk informed completion times in
                                accordance with TS Task Force (TSTF)
                                traveler TSTF-505, Revision 2, ``Provide
                                Risk-Informed Extended Completion Times--
                                RITSTF Initiative 4b.''
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           Peter M. Glass, Assistant General
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     Counsel, Xcel Energy, 414 Nicollet Mall--
                                401-8, Minneapolis, MN 55401.
Docket Nos...................  50-282, 50-306.
NRC Project Manager,           Robert Kuntz, 301-415-3733.
 Telephone Number.
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    Northern States Power Company--Minnesota; Prairie Island Nuclear
         Generating Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Goodhue County, MN
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Application Date.............  December 23, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML19357A142.
Location in Application of     Enclosure pages 4-6.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendment would modify the
 Amendments.                    Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant,
                                Unit Nos. 1 and 2, technical
                                specifications (TSs) to adopt TS Task
                                Force (TSTF) traveler TSTF-547,
                                ``Clarification of Rod Position
                                Requirements.''
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           Peter M. Glass, Assistant General
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     Counsel, Xcel Energy, 414 Nicollet Mall--
                                401-8, Minneapolis, MN 55401.
Docket Nos...................  50-282, 50-306.
NRC Project Manager,           Robert Kuntz, 301-415-3733.
 Telephone Number.
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   Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Joseph M. Farley Nuclear
                Plant, Units 1 and 2; Houston County, AL
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Application Date.............  December 12, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML19346E959.
Location in Application of     Pages E6-E8 of the application.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendment would correct
 Amendments.                    Technical Specification (TS) 3.3.1,
                                ``Reactor Trip System (RTS)
                                Instrumentation,'' by removing a
                                reference to ``RTP'' [Rated Thermal
                                Power]. The proposed amendment also
                                revises TS 3.3.7, ``Control Room
                                Emergency Filtration/Pressurization
                                System (CREFS) Actuation
                                Instrumentation'' to change the units
                                for the control room ventilation
                                radiation isolation trip setpoint from
                                counts per minute to an equivalent
                                setpoint in units of microcuries per
                                cubic centimeter with a clarifying
                                footnote. The licensee states the
                                changes are considered administrative in
                                nature.
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           Millicent Ronnlund, Vice President and
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     General Counsel, Southern Nuclear
                                Operating Co., Inc., P.O. Box 1295,
                                Birmingham, AL 35201-1295.
Docket Nos...................  50-348, 50-364.
NRC Project Manager,           Shawn Williams, 301-415-1009.
 Telephone Number.
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   Susquehanna Nuclear, LLC and Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc.;
 Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2; Susquehanna County,
                                   PA
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Application Date.............  January 2, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML20002B254.
Location in Application of     Pages 15-17 of Enclosure 1.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendment would modify the
 Amendments.                    current licensing basis for the design-
                                basis accident (DBA) loss-of-coolant
                                accident (LOCA) analysis described in
                                the Final Safety Analysis Report. The
                                proposed changes would utilize an
                                updated version of the ORIGEN code,
                                introduce a new source term to account
                                for the introduction of ATRIUM 11 fuel,
                                use new inputs/assumptions that decrease
                                the assumed emergency safety feature
                                leakage into secondary containment,
                                increase the assumed maximum allowable
                                standby gas treatment system exhaust
                                flow rate from secondary containment,
                                and increase the allowed control
                                structure unfiltered inleakage that is
                                assumed in the DBA LOCA dose analysis.
                                As a result, the proposed amendment
                                would modify Technical Specification
                                (TS) 5.5.2, ``Primary Coolant Sources
                                Outside Containment,'' and the TS Bases
                                for TS 3 .6.4.1, ``Secondary
                                Containment.''
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           Damon D. Obie, Esq, 835 Hamilton St.,
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     Suite 150, Allentown, PA 18101.
Docket Nos...................  50-387, 50-388.
NRC Project Manager,           Sujata Goetz, 301-415-8004.
 Telephone Number.
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Rhea
                               County, TN
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Application Date.............  December 6, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML19340B773.
Location in Application of     Pages E18 and E19 of the Enclosure.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendments would modify
 Amendments.                    Technical Specification 3.6.15 by
                                deleting existing Condition B and would
                                revise the acceptance criteria for
                                annulus pressure in Surveillance
                                Requirement 3.6.15.1.
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           Sherry Quirk, Executive VP and General
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     Counsel, Tennessee Valley Authority, 400
                                West Summit Hill Drive, WT 6A,
                                Knoxville, TN 37902.
Docket Nos...................  50-390, 50-391.
NRC Project Manager,           Perry Buckberg, 301-415-1383.
 Telephone Number.
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Rhea
                               County, TN
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Application Date.............  December 17, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML19353C089.
Location in Application of     Pages E7-E8 of Enclosure.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendments would delete
 Amendments.                    Technical Specification 3.8.1, ``AC
                                [Alternating Current] Sources--
                                Operating,'' Surveillance Requirement
                                3.8.1.22 to verify the operability of
                                the automatic transfer from a Unit
                                Service Station Transformer to a Common
                                Station Service Transformer A or B at
                                the associated unit board.
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           Sherry Quirk, Executive VP and General
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     Counsel, Tennessee Valley Authority, 400
                                West Summit Hill Drive, WT 6A,
                                Knoxville, TN 37902.
Docket Nos...................  50-390, 50-391.
NRC Project Manager,           Kimberly Green, 301-415-1627.
 Telephone Number.
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Rhea
                               County, TN
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Application Date.............  January 17, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML20017A341.

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Location in Application of     Pages E8-E10 of Enclosure.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendments would revise
 Amendments.                    Technical Specification 3.3.5, ``LOP
                                [Loss of Power] DG [Diesel-Generator]
                                Start Instrumentation,'' Condition C, to
                                require restoration of inoperable
                                channels to operable status within one
                                hour when one or more channels per bus
                                are inoperable.
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           Sherry Quirk, Executive VP and General
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     Counsel, Tennessee Valley Authority, 400
                                West Summit Hill Drive, WT 6A,
                                Knoxville, TN 37902.
Docket Nos...................  50-390, 50-391.
NRC Project Manager,           Kimberly Green, 301-415-1627.
 Telephone Number.
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 Vistra Operations Company LLC; Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit
                   Nos. 1 and 2; Somervell County, TX
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Application Date.............  November 7, 2019, as supplemented January
                                16, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML19325C595, ML20028D385.
Location in Application of     Pages 2 and 3 of Attachment 1 to November
 NSHC.                          7, 2019, document.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendments would adopt
 Amendments.                    Technical Specifications Task Force
                                (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-563, ``Revise
                                Instrument Testing Definitions to
                                Incorporate the Surveillance Frequency
                                Control Program.'' Specifically, the
                                proposed amendments revise the technical
                                specification definitions for Channel
                                Calibration, Channel Operational Test,
                                and Trip Actuating Device Operational
                                Test.
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           Timothy P. Matthews, Esq., Morgan, Lewis
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     and Bockius, 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue
                                NW, Washington, DC 20004.
Docket Nos...................  50-445, 50-456.
NRC Project Manager,           Dennis Galvin, 301-415-6256.
 Telephone Number.
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III. Notice of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses 
and Combined Licenses

    During the period since publication of the last biweekly notice, 
the Commission has issued the following amendments. The Commission has 
determined for each of these amendments that the application complies 
with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 
as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations. The 
Commission has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the 
Commission's rules and regulations in 10 CFR chapter I, which are set 
forth in the license amendment.
    A notice of consideration of issuance of amendment to facility 
operating license or combined license, as applicable, proposed NSHC 
determination, and opportunity for a hearing in connection with these 
actions, was published in the Federal Register as indicated.
    Unless otherwise indicated, the Commission has determined that 
these amendments satisfy the criteria for categorical exclusion in 
accordance with 10 CFR 51.22. Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), 
no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be 
prepared for these amendments. If the Commission has prepared an 
environmental assessment under the special circumstances provision in 
10 CFR 51.22(b) and has made a determination based on that assessment, 
it is so indicated.
    For further details with respect to the action, see (1) the 
applications for amendment, (2) the amendment, and (3) the Commission's 
related letter, Safety Evaluation, and/or Environmental Assessment as 
indicated. All of these items can be accessed as described in the 
``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' section of this 
document.

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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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Date Issued..................  February 10, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML20016A458.
Amendment Nos................  211 (Unit 1), 211 (Unit 2), 211 (Unit 3).
Brief Description of           The amendments extended the
 Amendments..                   implementation time from February 23,
                                2020, to August 31, 2020, for the NRC-
                                approved License Amendment Nos. 209,
                                209, and 209 for the Palo Verde Nuclear
                                Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3,
                                issued on May 29, 2019 (ADAMS Accession
                                No. ML19085A525), associated with risk-
                                informed completion times in accordance
                                with Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 06-
                                09, Revision 0-A, ``Risk-Informed
                                Technical Specification Initiative 4b,
                                Risk-Managed Technical Specifications
                                (RMTS) Guidelines.'' The licensee
                                requested this extension due to
                                unforeseen circumstances.
Docket Nos...................  50-528, 50-529, 50-530.
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Dominion Energy Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.; Millstone Power Station, Unit
                          No. 2; Waterford, CT
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Date Issued..................  January 30, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML19340A025.
Amendment Nos................  337.
Brief Description of           The amendment added a new license
 Amendments.                    condition to the Millstone Power
                                Station, Unit No. 2, Renewed Facility
                                Operating License to allow the
                                implementation of the risk-informed
                                categorization and treatment of
                                structures, systems, and components of
                                nuclear power reactors in accordance
                                with 10 CFR 50.69.
Docket Nos...................  50-336.
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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           The amendments modified Technical
 Amendments.                    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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    Energy Northwest; Columbia Generating Station; Benton County, WA
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Date Issued..................  February 6, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML19337C368.
Amendment Nos................  255.
Brief Description of           The amendment revised the Columbia Final
 Amendments.                    Safety Analysis Report to allow use of
                                the main control room chilled water
                                system or the emergency service water
                                system as acceptable cooling sources in
                                support of the main control room air
                                conditioning system.
Docket Nos...................  50-397.
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 Entergy Operations, Inc.; Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2; Pope County, AR
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Date Issued..................  January 29, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML19231A297.
Amendment Nos................  318.
Brief Description of           The amendment revised the Arkansas
 Amendments.                    Nuclear One, Unit 2 (ANO-2) technical
                                specifications (TSs) by establishing
                                Actions and Allowable Outage Times
                                applicable to conditions where the ANO-2
                                containment building sump is inoperable.
                                Specifically, the amendment revised
                                Surveillance Requirement 4.5.2 in TS
                                Section \3/4\.5, ``Emergency Core
                                Cooling Systems (ECCS),'' and TS
                                3.6.2.3, ``Containment Cooling System.''
                                The amendment also added new TS 3.6.4.1,
                                ``Containment Sump,'' in TS Section \3/
                                4\.6, ``Containment Systems.''
Docket Nos...................  50-368.
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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..................  January 31, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML19347B376.
Amendment Nos................  350 (Unit 1) and 331 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of           The amendments revised the Donald C. Cook
 Amendments.                    Nuclear Plant Technical Specification
                                5.5.5, ``Reactor Coolant Pump [RCP]
                                Flywheel Inspection Program,'' in
                                accordance with Technical Specifications
                                Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-421-A,
                                ``Revision to RCP Flywheel Inspection
                                Program (WCAP-15666),'' Revision 0.
Docket Nos...................  50-315, 50-316.
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 Nebraska Public Power District; Cooper Nuclear Station; Nemaha County,
                                   NE
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Date Issued..................  January 28, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML19352G194.
Amendment Nos................  264.
Brief Description of           The amendment revised the Cooper Nuclear
 Amendments.                    Station Technical Specifications based
                                on Technical Specifications Task Force
                                (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-447, ``Elimination
                                of Hydrogen Recombiners and Change to
                                Hydrogen and Oxygen Monitors.''
Docket Nos...................  50-298.
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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.; Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Appling
  County, GA, Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric
            Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2; Burke County, GA
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Date Issued..................  January 29, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML19337C322.
Amendment Nos................  Farley--226 (Unit 1) and 223 (Unit 2);
                                Hatch--303 (Unit 1) and 248 (Unit 2);
                                Vogtle--201 (Unit 1) and 184 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of           The amendments adopted Technical
 Amendments.                    Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
                                Traveler TSTF-563, ``Revise Instrument
                                Testing Definitions to Incorporate the
                                Surveillance Frequency Control
                                Program.'' TSTF-563 revises the
                                Technical Specification (TS) definitions
                                of Channel Calibration and Channel
                                Functional Test in the Hatch TS, and the
                                definitions of Channel Calibration,
                                Channel Operational Test (COT), and Trip
                                Actuating Device Operational Test
                                (TADOT) in the Farley and Vogtle TSs.
                                The Farley, Hatch, and Vogtle Channel
                                Calibration definition and the Hatch
                                Channel Functional Test definition
                                currently permit performance by means of
                                any series of sequential, overlapping,
                                or total channel steps. The Farley and
                                Vogtle definitions of COT and TADOT are
                                revised to explicitly permit performance
                                by means of any series of sequential,
                                overlapping, or total channel steps. The
                                Channel Calibration, Channel Functional
                                Test, COT, and TADOT definitions are
                                revised to allow the required frequency
                                for testing the components or devices in
                                each step to be determined in accordance
                                with the Surveillance Frequency Control
                                Program.

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Docket Nos...................  50-321, 50-348, 50-364, 50-366, 50-424,
                                50-425.
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  Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating
                     Plant, Unit 4; Burke County, GA
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Date Issued..................  February 3, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML20013G569.
Amendment Nos................  173.
Brief Description of           The amendment authorized changes to the
 Amendments.                    Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP)
                                Unit 4 Updated Final Safety Analysis
                                Report in the form of departures from
                                the incorporated plant-specific Design
                                Control Document Tier 2* information.
                                The license amendment authorized
                                Southern Nuclear Operating Company to
                                revise the provided area of horizontal
                                and vertical steel reinforcement for
                                VEGP Unit 4 Wall L from elevation 117'-
                                6'' to 135'-3''; and revise the provided
                                area of horizontal steel reinforcement
                                for VEGP Unit 4 Wall 7.3 from elevation
                                117'-6'' to 135'-3''.
Docket Nos...................  52-026.
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  Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating
                 Plant, Units 1 and 2; Burke County, GA
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Date Issued..................  January 30, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML19346E463.
Amendment Nos................  202/185.
Brief Description of           The amendments revised the actions of
 Amendments.                    Technical Specification (TS) 3.7.8,
                                ``Nuclear Service Cooling Water (NSCW)
                                System,'' TS 3.8.1, ``AC Sources-
                                Operating,'' TS 3.8.4, ``DC Sources--
                                Operating,'' TS 3.8.7, ``Inverters--
                                Operating,'' and TS 3.8.9,
                                ``Distribution Systems--Operating.'' The
                                amendments modified action end states
                                for the subject TSs in conditions where
                                more than one safety-related train is
                                inoperable or the electrical power
                                system is significantly degraded.
                                Specifically, if the related required
                                action statements are not met, then
                                instead of requiring the plant to
                                achieve Hot Shutdown (i.e., Mode 4), the
                                end state of Cold Shutdown (i.e., Mode
                                5) is required.
Docket Nos...................  50-424, 50-425.
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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................  171 (Unit 3) and 169 (Unit 4).
Brief Description of           The amendments revised the Combined
 Amendments.                    License (COL) Numbers NPF-91 and NPF-92
                                for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant,
                                Units 3 and 4, and Updated Final Safety
                                Analysis Report (UFSAR). Specifically,
                                the requested amendments authorized
                                changes to eliminate the performance of
                                the Pressurizer Surge Line
                                Stratification Evaluation first plant
                                only test during the hot functional
                                testing and during the first operating
                                cycle, by revising COL Condition
                                2.D.(2)(a)1 and related UFSAR Tier 2
                                information. This notice is being
                                reissued in its entirety to correct an
                                error in a previously published notice
                                (January 28, 2020; 85 FR 5056). The
                                previous notice incorrectly listed Units
                                1 and 2 instead of Units 3 and 4 for
                                this amendment.
Docket Nos...................  52-025, 52-026.
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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 8, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML19343C013.
Amendment Nos................  172 (Unit 3) and 170 (Unit 4).
Brief Description of           The amendments consist of changes to the
 Amendments.                    Combined License Appendix A, Technical
                                Specifications (TS) 3.7.11, Spent Fuel
                                Pool Boron Concentration, Applicability
                                and Required Actions to eliminate an
                                allowance to exit the Applicability of
                                Limiting Condition of Operation 3.7.11,
                                Spent Fuel Pool Boron Concentration,
                                once a spent fuel pool storage
                                verification had been performed. The
                                amendments also eliminated TS 3.7.11
                                Required Action A.2.2, which provides an
                                option to perform a spent fuel pool
                                storage verification in lieu of
                                restoring spent fuel pool boron
                                concentration to within limits.
Docket Nos...................  52-025, 52-026.
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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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  Exelon FitzPatrick, LLC and Exelon Generation Company, LLC; James A.
         FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, LLC; Oswego County, NY
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Application Date.............  January 23, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML20023A362.

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Brief Description of           The amendment would adopt Technical
 Amendment.                     Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
                                Traveler TSTF-568, Revision 2, ``Revise
                                Applicability of BWR [Boiling Water
                                Reactor]/4 TS [Technical Specification]
                                3.6.2.5 and TS 3.6.3.2,'' using the
                                Consolidated Line Item Improvement
                                Process. Specifically, the amendment
                                would revise FitzPatrick TS 3.6.2.4,
                                ``Drywell-to-Suppression Chamber
                                Differential Pressure,'' and TS 3.6.3.1,
                                ``Primary Containment Oxygen
                                Concentration,'' and present the
                                requirements in a manner more consistent
                                with the Standard Technical
                                Specifications format and content.
Date & Cite of Federal         1/29/2020; 85 FR 5256.
 Register Individual Notice.
Expiration Dates for Public    2/28/2020 (comments); 3/30/2020
 Comments & Hearing Requests.   (hearings).
Docket Nos...................  50-333.
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    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 18th day of February 2020.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Mohamed K. Shams,
Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2020-03493 Filed 2-24-20; 8:45 am]
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