[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 57 (Tuesday, March 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16680-16687]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05691]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2020-0078]
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 February 25, 2020, to March 9,
2020. The last biweekly notice was published on March 10, 2020.
DATES: Comments must be filed by April 23, 2020. A request for a
hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by May 26,
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-2020-0078. Address
questions about NRC Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges;
telephone: 301-287-9127; email: [email protected]. For technical
questions, contact the individual(s) listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.
Mail comments to: Office of Administration, Mail Stop:
TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff.
For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula Blechman, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, telephone: 301-415-2242, 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-2020-0078, 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-2020-0078.
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.
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B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC-2020-0078, 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
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
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any hearing held would take place before the issuance of the amendment
unless the Commission finds an imminent danger to the health or safety
of the public, in which case it will issue an appropriate order or rule
under 10 CFR part 2.
A State, local governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian
Tribe, or agency thereof, may submit a petition to the Commission to
participate as a party under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(1). The petition should
state the nature and extent of the petitioner's interest in the
proceeding. The petition should be submitted to the Commission no later
than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. The petition
must be filed in accordance with the filing instructions in the
``Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)'' section of this document, and
should meet the requirements for petitions set forth in this section,
except that under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(2) a State, local governmental body,
or Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof does not need
to address the standing requirements in 10 CFR 2.309(d) if the facility
is located within its boundaries. Alternatively, a State, local
governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof
may participate as a non-party under 10 CFR 2.315(c).
If a hearing is granted, any person who is not a party to the
proceeding and is not affiliated with or represented by a party may, at
the discretion of the presiding officer, be permitted to make a limited
appearance pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.315(a). A person
making a limited appearance may make an oral or written statement of
his or her position on the issues but may not otherwise participate in
the proceeding. A limited appearance may be made at any session of the
hearing or at any prehearing conference, subject to the limits and
conditions as may be imposed by the presiding officer. Details
regarding the opportunity to make a limited appearance will be provided
by the presiding officer if such sessions are scheduled.
B. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)
All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including a
request for hearing and petition for leave to intervene (petition), any
motion or other document filed in the proceeding prior to the
submission of a request for hearing or petition to intervene, and
documents filed by interested governmental entities that request to
participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in accordance with the
NRC's E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007, as amended at 77 FR
46562; August 3, 2012). The E-Filing process requires participants to
submit and serve all adjudicatory documents over the internet, or in
some cases to mail copies on electronic storage media. Detailed
guidance on making electronic submissions may be 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
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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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Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp. (formerly FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating
Company); Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Beaver County,
PA
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Application Date.................. February 11, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML20043F441.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 20-23 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendments... The amendments propose changes to
the organization, staffing, and
training requirements contained in
Technical Specification (TS) 5.0,
``Administrative Controls,'' and
define two new positions for
Certified Fuel Handler and Non-
Certified Operator in TS 1.1,
``Definitions.'' The proposed
amendments also support
implementation of the First Energy
Nuclear Operating Company Certified
Fuel Handler Training and
Retraining Program that was
approved by the NRC by letter dated
April 11, 2019 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML19028A030).
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Rick Giannantonio, General Counsel,
Mailing Address. Energy Harbor Corp., Mail Stop A-
WAC-B3, 341 White Pont Drive,
Akron, OH 44320.
Docket Nos........................ 50-334, 50-412.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Jennifer Tobin, 301-415-2328.
Number.
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant,
Units 1 and 2; Calvert County, MD
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Application Date.................. December 12, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML19347A779.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 4-5 of Attachment 1.
Brief Description of Amendments... The proposed amendments would permit
loading up to two lead test
assemblies of accident tolerant
fuel for up to three cycles.
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........................ 50-317, 50-318.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Michael L. Marshall, Jr., 301-415-
Number. 2871.
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Clinton Power Station, Unit No. 1;
DeWitt County, IL
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Application Date.................. January 14, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML20014E719.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 13-15 of Attachment 1.
Brief Description of Amendments... The proposed amendment would
implement the use of an automatic
load tap changer on the emergency
reserve auxiliary transformer that
provides offsite power to Clinton
Power Station, Unit 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........................ 50-461.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Joel Wiebe, 301-415-6606.
Number.
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Florida Power & Light Company, et al; St. Lucie Plant, Unit No. 2; St.
Lucie County, FL
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Application Date.................. October 9, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML19282D338.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 8-9 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendments... The proposed amendment would modify
the St. Lucie Plant, Unit No. 2,
Technical Specifications by
revising the Reactor Coolant Pump
Flywheel Inspection Program
requirements consistent with the
conclusions and limitations
specified in the NRC safety
evaluation regarding acceptance for
referencing of Topical Report SIR-
94-080, ``Relaxation of Reactor
Coolant Pump Flywheel Inspection
Requirements,'' dated May 21, 1997.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for 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........................ 50-389.
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NRC Project Manager, Telephone Natreon Jordan, 301-415-7410.
Number.
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Florida Power & Light Company, et al; St. Lucie Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and
2; St. Lucie County, FL
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Application Date.................. September 30, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML19275G789.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 6-7 of Attachment 1.
Brief Description of Amendments... The proposed amendments would revise
the emergency plan for St. Lucie
Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (St.
Lucie), to adopt the Nuclear Energy
Institute (NEI's) revised emergency
action level (EAL) scheme described
in NRC-endorsed NEI 99-01, Revision
6, ``Development of Emergency
Action Levels for Non-Passive
Reactors.'' St. Lucie currently
uses an EAL scheme based on NEI 99-
01, Revision 5.
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........................ 50-335, 50-389.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Natreon Jordan, 301-415-7410.
Number.
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NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC; Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1; Rockingham
County, NH
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Application Date.................. January 24, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML20027A239.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 7-8 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendments... The proposed amendment would revise
the degraded voltage time delay
setpoint. Specifically, the
proposed amendment would decrease
the trip setpoint and allowable
value for the 4.16 kilovolt Bus 5
and Bus 6 degraded voltage time
delay relays listed in Technical
Specification Table 3.3-4.
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.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Justin Poole, 301-415-2048.
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.................. January 29, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML20029D693.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 8-9 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendments... The proposed change revises
Technical Specification 3.2.1,
``Heat Flux Hot Channel Factor
(FQ(Z)),'' and Technical
Specification 5.6.5, ``CORE
OPERATING LIMITS REPORT (COLR),''
consistent with Appendix A of
Westinghouse WCAP-17661-P-A,
Revision 1, ``Improved RAOC
[Relaxed Axial Offset Control] and
CAOC [Constant Axial Offset
Control] FQ Surveillance Technical
Specifications,'' to address the
issues identified in Westinghouse
Nuclear Safety Advisory Letter
(NSAL) NSAL-09-5, Revision 1,
``Relaxed Axial Offset Control FQ
Technical Specification Actions.''
The proposed amendments will also
address issues identified in NSAL-
15-1, ``Heat Flux Hot Channel
Factor Technical Specification
Surveillance.''
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Peter M. Glass, Assistant General
Mailing Address. Counsel, Xcel Energy, 414 Nicollet
Mall--401-8, Minneapolis, MN 55401.
Docket Nos........................ 50-282, 50-306.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Robert Kuntz, 301-415-3733.
Number.
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating
Plant, Unit 3; Burke County, GA, Southern Nuclear Operating Company,
Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Unit 4; Burke County, GA
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Application Date.................. February 28, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML20059N597.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 11-13 of Enclosure 1.
Brief Description of Amendments... The proposed changes revise the
following Vogtle Electric
Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4
Combined License Appendix A,
Technical Specifications (TS): (A)
Frequency of Surveillance
Requirement (SR) 3.7.6.3 for the
Main Control Room Emergency
Habitability System (VES) operation
and deletes SR 3.7.6.9, which
verifies the self-contained
pressure regulating valve in each
VES air delivery flow path is
operable in accordance with the
Inservice Testing Program; (B) SR
3.3.8.2 (Channel Calibration) and
SR 3.3.8.3 (Engineered Safety
Feature [ESF] Response Time) to
include a Note excluding neutron
detectors; (C) TS 5.5.3,
``Inservice Testing Program,'' to
replace existing detail with
reference to fulfilling the
requirements of 10 CFR 50.55a(f);
(D) TS 5.5.9, ``System Level
OPERABILITY Testing Program,'' for
appropriate wording consistency and
appropriate reference to the
Updated Final Safety Analysis
Report; and (E) TS 3.4.9, ``RCS
[Reactor Coolant System] Leakage
Detection Instrumentation''
Applicability Note 2 to
consistently identify the
applicable power level.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, M. Stanford Blanton, Balch & Bingham
Mailing Address. LLP, 1710 Sixth Avenue North,
Birmingham, AL 35203-2015.
Docket Nos........................ 52-025, 52-026.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Jennivine Rankin, 301-415-1530.
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
application 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....................... March 4, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML20031C947.
Amendment Nos..................... 212 (Unit 1), 212 (Unit 2), and 212
(Unit 3).
Brief Description of Amendments... The amendments revised the Technical
Specifications (TSs) for Palo Verde
Nuclear Generating Station, Units
1, 2, and 3 (Palo Verde), to
support the implementation of
Framatome Advanced Combustion
Engineering 16x16 High Thermal
Performance fuel design with
M5[supreg] as a fuel rod cladding
material and gadolinia as a
burnable absorber. In addition to
these amendments, the NRC issued an
exemption from certain requirements
of 10 CFR 50.46, ``Acceptance
criteria for emergency core cooling
systems [(ECCS)] for
light[dash]water nuclear power
reactors,'' and 10 CFR Part 50,
Appendix K, ``ECCS Evaluation
Models,'' to allow the use of
Framatome M5[supreg] alloy as a
fuel rod cladding material. These
amendments adopted the approved
Palo Verde reload analysis
methodology to address both
Westinghouse and Framatome fuel,
including the implementation of
Framatome methodologies,
parameters, and correlations. The
ability to use either Westinghouse
or Framatome fuel ensures security
of the Palo Verde fuel supply by
providing for multiple fuel vendors
with reliable fuel designs and
geographically diverse
manufacturing facilities.
Docket Nos........................ 50-528, 50-529, 50-530.
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant,
Units 1 and 2; Calvert County, MD
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Date Issued....................... February 28, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML19330D909.
Amendment Nos..................... 332 (Unit 1) and 310 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments... The amendments allowed the
implementation of a risk-informed
process for the categorization and
treatment of structures, systems,
and components at Calvert Cliffs,
Units 1 and 2.
Docket Nos........................ 50-317, 50-318.
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant,
Units 1 and 2; Calvert County, MD
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Date Issued....................... February 28, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML19337D035.
Amendment Nos..................... 333 (Unit 1) and 311 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments... The amendments revised technical
specification requirements relating
to reactor coolant system activity
limits. Specifically, the technical
specification limits on reactor
coolant system gross specific
activity are based on a new dose
equivalent xenon-133 definition
that replaced the current E-Bar
average disintegration energy
definition, and the dose equivalent
iodine-131 definition was revised
to allow the use of committed
effective dose equivalent dose
conversion factors.
Docket Nos........................ 50-317, 50-318.
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and
2; Montgomery County, PA
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Date Issued....................... February 28, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML20034F637.
Amendment Nos..................... 240 (Unit 1) and 203 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments... The amendments revised technical
specification requirements to
permit the use of risk-informed
completion times for actions to be
taken when limiting conditions for
operation are not met. The changes
are based on Technical
Specifications Task Force Traveler,
TSTF-505, Revision 2, ``Provide
Risk-Informed Extended Completion
Times--RITSTF Initiative 4b.''
Docket Nos........................ 50-352, 50-353.
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FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company; Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit
Nos. 1 and 2; Beaver County, PA; Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit
1; Ottawa County, OH; Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1; Lake County, OH
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Date Issued....................... February 27, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML20030A440.
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Amendment Nos..................... 304 (Beaver Valley No. 1); 194
(Beaver Valley No. 2); 299 (Davis
Besse); and 187 (Perry).
Brief Description of Amendments... The conforming amendments revised
Renewed Facility Operating License
(FOL) Nos. DPR-66 and NPF-73 for
Beaver Valley, Unit Nos. 1 and 2;
Renewed FOL No. NPF-3 for Davis
Besse, Unit No. 1; and FOL No. NPF
58 for Perry, Unit No. 1, and the
general license for the Independent
Spent Fuel Storage Installation at
each site to reflect the direct
transfer of ownership of the
facilities from FirstEnergy Nuclear
Operating Company and FirstEnergy
Nuclear Generation, LLC to Energy
Harbor Nuclear Corp. and Energy
Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC; and
the indirect transfer of ownership
of the facilities from FirstEnergy
Corp. to Energy Harbor Corp.
Docket Nos........................ 50-440, 50-412, 50-334, 50-346, 72-
014, 72-069, 72-1043.
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PSEG Nuclear LLC; Hope Creek Generating Station; Salem County, NJ, PSEG
Nuclear LLC; Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Salem
County, NJ
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Date Issued....................... February 27, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML20034E617.
Amendment Nos..................... 222 (Hope Creek); 333 (Salem, Unit
No. 1); and 314 (Salem, Unit No.
2).
Brief Description of Amendments... The amendments revised the operating
licenses to delete certain license
conditions that impose specific
requirements on the decommissioning
trust agreement on the basis that
upon approval of the amendments,
the provisions of 10 CFR 50.75(h)
that specify the regulatory
requirements for decommissioning
trust funds would apply to PSEG
Nuclear LLC. The amendments also
removed legacy financial
requirements associated with the
license transfer from PSE&G to PSEG
Nuclear LLC relative to maintaining
available funding for an extended
shutdown.
Docket Nos........................ 50-354, 50-272, 50-311.
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 2; Rhea
County, TN
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Date Issued....................... February 24, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML20024F835.
Amendment Nos..................... 35.
Brief Description of Amendments... The amendment revised the Watts Bar
Nuclear Plant, Unit 2 Technical
Specification 3.7.8, ``Essential
Raw Cooling Water (ERCW) System,''
to extend the completion time to
restore one train of ERCW to
operable status from 72 hours to 7
days, on a one-time basis.
Docket Nos........................ 50-391.
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Rhea
County, TN
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Date Issued....................... February 28, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML20028F733.
Amendment Nos..................... 132 (Unit 1), 36 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments... The amendments revised the Technical
Specifications (TSs) by the
adoption, with administrative and
technical variations, of Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-425, Revision 3,
``Relocate Surveillance Frequencies
to Licensee Control--Risk Informed
Technical Specification Task Force
(RITSTF) Initiative 5b.''
Additionally, the change added a
new program, the Surveillance
Frequency Control Program, to TS
Section 5.0, ``Administrative
Controls.''
Docket Nos........................ 50-390, 50-391.
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Union Electric Company; Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1; Callaway County, MO
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Date Issued....................... March 5, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML20029E406.
Amendment Nos..................... 222.
Brief Description of Amendments... The amendment deleted Callaway
Plant, Unit No. 1 Technical
Specification (TS) 5.5.8,
``Inservice Testing Program,'' and
added a new defined term,
``INSERVICE TESTING PROGRAM,'' to
the TSs to make the TSs consistent
with Technical Specifications Task
Force (TSTF) Standard Technical
Specifications Change Traveler TSTF-
545, Revision 3, ``TS Inservice
Testing Program Removal & Clarify
SR [Surveillance Requirement] Usage
Rule Application to Section 5.5
Testing.''
Docket Nos........................ 50-483.
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Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation; Wolf Creek Generating Station,
Unit 1; Coffey County, KS
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Date Issued....................... February 27, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML19353C500.
Amendment Nos..................... 224.
Brief Description of Amendments... The amendment revised Surveillance
Requirement 3.3.5.3 in Technical
Specification 3.3.5, ``Loss of
Power (LOP) Diesel Generator (DG)
Start Instrumentation,'' regarding
the degraded voltage and loss of
voltage relays' Allowable Values,
nominal Trip Setpoints, and time
delays based on analysis utilizing
the guidance in Regulatory Issue
Summary 2011[dash]12, Revision 1,
``Adequacy of Station Electrical
Distribution System Voltages,''
dated December 29, 2011 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML113050583).
Docket Nos........................ 50-482.
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day of March 2020.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Mohamed K. Shams,
Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2020-05691 Filed 3-23-20; 8:45 am]
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