[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 97 (Tuesday, May 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29981-29988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10293]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2020-0112]
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 April 21, 2020, to May 4, 2020.
The last biweekly notice was published on May 5, 2020.
DATES: Comments must be filed by June 18, 2020. A request for a hearing
or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by July 20, 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-2020-0112. 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: Shirley J. 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-2020-0112, 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-2020-0112.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
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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.
B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC-2020-0112, 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/. 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
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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 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.
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Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in the
NRC's electronic hearing docket which is available to the public at
https://adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the
Commission or the presiding officer. If you do not have an NRC-issued
digital ID certificate as described above, click ``cancel'' when the
link requests certificates and you will be automatically directed to
the NRC's electronic hearing dockets where you will be able to access
any publicly available documents in a particular hearing docket.
Participants are requested not to include personal privacy information,
such as social security numbers, home addresses, or personal phone
numbers in their filings, unless an NRC regulation or other law
requires submission of such information. For example, in some
instances, individuals provide home addresses in order to demonstrate
proximity to a facility or site. With respect to copyrighted works,
except for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory
filings and would constitute a Fair Use application, participants are
requested not to include copyrighted materials in their submission.
The table below provides the plant name, docket number, date of
application, ADAMS accession number, and location in the application of
the licensee's proposed NSHC determination. For further details with
respect to these license amendment applications, see the application
for amendment which is available for public inspection in ADAMS and at
the NRC's PDR. For additional direction on accessing information
related to this document, see the ``Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments'' section of this document.
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Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2 and 3;
Oconee County, SC, Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Shearon Harris Nuclear
Power Plant, Unit 1; Wake and Chatham Counties, NC
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Application Date............. February 6, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20041F551.
Location in Application of Page 2 of Attachment 1.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The amendments would modify technical
Amendments. specification (TS) requirements for mode
change limitations in TS 3.0.4 and
Surveillance Requirement (SR) 3.0.4 for
Oconee Nuclear Station (ONS) and SR
4.0.4 for Shearon Harris Nuclear Power
Plant (HNP). The proposed changes are
consistent with NRC-approved Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-359, Revision 9,
``Increase Flexibility in Mode
Restraints'' (ADAMS Accession No.
ML031190607), which is the equivalent of
TSTF-359, Revision 8 (ADAMS Accession
No. ML023430260), as modified by the
notice in the Federal Register published
April 4, 2003 (68 FR 16579).
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Kathryn B. Nolan, Deputy General Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Duke Energy Corporation, 550 South Tryon
Street (DEC45A), Charlotte, NC 28202.
Docket Nos................... 50-269, 50-270, 50-287, 50-400.
NRC Project Manager, Michael Mahoney, 301-415-3867.
Telephone Number.
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Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp. (formerly FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating
Company); Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1; Lake County, OH
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Application Date............. March 26, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20086K773.
Location in Application of Enclosure pages 10 and 11.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment would change the
Amendments. facility operating license expiration
date shown in license condition 2.H from
March 18, 2026, to November 7, 2026, to
recapture low-power testing time.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Rick Giannantonio, General Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Energy Harbor Corp., Mail Stop A-WAC-B3,
341 White Pond Drive, Akron, OH 44320.
Docket No.................... 50-440.
NRC Project Manager, Scott Wall, 301-415-2855.
Telephone Number.
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Entergy Operations, Inc.; Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1; Pope County, AR
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Application Date............. 01/24/2020, as supplemented by letter
dated 03/19/20.
ADAMS Accession Nos.......... ML20024E639 and ML20079K973.
Location in Application of Pages 11 and 12 of the Enclosure to the
NSHC. letter dated January 24, 2020.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment would modify
Amendments. Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1, Technical
Specification 3.3.8, ``Diesel Generator
(DG) Loss of Power Start (LOPS),'' by
modifying the loss of voltage relay
allowable values stated in Surveillance
Requirement 3.3.8.2.b.
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................... 50-313.
NRC Project Manager, Thomas Wengert, 301-415-4037.
Telephone Number.
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Entergy Operations, Inc.; Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1; Pope County, AR
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Application Date............. February 24, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20056D591.
Location in Application of Pages 12 and 13 of the Enclosure.
NSHC.
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Brief Description of The proposed amendment would modify
Amendments. Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1, Technical
Specification (TS) 3.3.6, ``Engineered
Safeguards Actuation System (ESAS)
Manual Initiation,'' and TS 3.6.6,
``Spray Additive System,'' by replacing
the current reactor building spray
sodium hydroxide additive with a passive
reactor building sump buffering agent,
sodium tetraborate decahydrate.
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................... 50-313.
NRC Project Manager, Thomas Wengert, 301-415-4037.
Telephone Number.
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Clinton Power Station, Unit No. 1;
DeWitt County, IL, Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Dresden Nuclear Power
Station, Units 2 and 3; Grundy County, IL, Exelon FitzPatrick, LLC and
Exelon Generation Company, LLC; James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power
Plant, LLC; Oswego County, NY, Exelon Generation Company, LLC; LaSalle
County Station, Units 1 and 2; LaSalle County, IL, Nine Mile Point
Nuclear Station and Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Nine Mile Point
Nuclear Station, Unit 2; Oswego County, NY, Exelon Generation Company,
LLC; Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3; York County, PA,
Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units
1 and 2; Rock Island County, IL
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Application Date............. April 13, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20104C104.
Location in Application of Page 3-4 of Attachment 1.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendments would revise the
Amendments. technical specifications for each
facility based on Technical
Specification Task Force (TSTF) traveler
TSTF-566, Revision 0, ``Revise Actions
for Inoperable RHR Shutdown Cooling
Subsystems'' (ADAMS Accession No.
ML18019B187).
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Tamra Domeyer, Associate General Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 4300
Winfield Road, Warrenville, IL 60555.
Docket Nos................... 50-461, 50-237, 50-249, 50-333, 50-373,
50-374, 50-410, 50-277, 50-278, 50-254,
and 50-265.
NRC Project Manager, Blake Purnell, 301-415-1380.
Telephone Number.
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Nebraska Public Power District; Cooper Nuclear Station; Nemaha County,
NE
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Application Date............. February 18, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20055D877.
Location in Application of Pages 4-6 of Attachment 1.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment would revise the
Amendments. Cooper Nuclear Station currently-
approved Emergency Plan Emergency Action
Level (EAL) scheme, which is based on
the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)
guidance established in NEI 99-01,
Revision 5, ``Methodology for
Development of Emergency Action
Levels,'' by adopting the EAL scheme
based on the guidance provided in NEI 99-
01, Revision 6, ``Development of
Emergency Action Levels for Non-Passive
Reactors.''
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for John C. McClure, Nebraska Public Power
Licensee, Mailing Address. District, P.O. Box 499, Columbus, NE
68602-0499.
Docket Nos................... 50-298.
NRC Project Manager, Thomas Wengert, 301-415-4037.
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............. March 30, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20090G066.
Location in Application of Enclosure pages 9 and 10.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment would remove Note
Amendments. 1 from both limiting condition for
operation (LCO) 3.4.12, ``Low
Temperature Overpressure Protection
(LTOP)--Reactor Coolant System Cold Leg
Temperature (RCSCLT)>Safety Injection
(SI) Pump Disable Temperature,'' and LOC
3.4.13, ``Low Temperature Overpressure
Protection (LTOP)--Reactor Coolant
System Cold Leg Temperature (RCSCLT) <=
Safety Injection (SI) Pump Disable
Temperature.'', The proposed amendment
would remove Note 1 from both LCOs
3.4.12, ``Low Temperature Overpressure
Protection (LTOP)--Reactor Coolant
System Cold Leg Temperature (RCSCLT) >
Safety Injection (SI) Pump Disable
Temperature,'' and LCO 3.4.13, ``Low
Temperature Overpressure Protection
(LTOP)--Reactor Coolant System Cold Leg
Temperature (RCSCLT) <= Safety Injection
(SI) Pump Disable Temperature.''
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; Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant;
Wright County, MN
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Application Date............. March 30, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20090F820.
Location in Application of Attachment Pages 10 and 11.
NSHC.
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Brief Description of The proposed amendment would modify
Amendments. technical specification requirements to
permit the use of Risk-Informed
Completion Times in accordance with
Technical Specification Task Force
(TSTF) TSTF-505, ``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 No.................... 50-263.
NRC Project Manager, Robert Kuntz, 301-415-3733.
Telephone Number.
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Virginia Electric and Power Company; Surry Power Station, Unit Nos. 1
and 2; Surry County, VA
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Application Date............. April 14, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20105A223.
Location in Application of Pages 18-20 of Enclosure 1.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendments would revise the
Amendments. Surry, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, TS 6.4.Q.4.b
to add a note to permit a one-time
deferral of the Surry, Unit No. 2 steam
generator ``B'' inspection from the
spring 2020 refueling outage (RFO)
(2R29) to the fall 2021 RFO (2R30).
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for William S. Blair, Senior Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Dominion Resource Services, Inc., 120
Tredegar St., RS-2, Richmond, VA 23219.
Docket Nos................... 50-280, 50-281.
NRC Project Manager, Vaughn Thomas, 301-415-5897.
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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Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 2, LLC;
Indian Point Nuclear Generating Station, Unit No. 2; Westchester County,
NY
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Date Issued.................. April 28, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20081J402.
Amendment No................. 294.
Brief Description of The amendment revised the Indian Point
Amendments. Unit No. 2 Renewed Facility Operating
License and the associated technical
specifications (TS) to permanently
defueled TSs, consistent with the
permanent cessation of operations and
permanent removal of fuel from the
reactor vessel.
Docket No.................... 50-247.
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NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC; Duane Arnold Energy Center; Linn
County, IA
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Date Issued.................. April 29, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20083G008.
Amendment Nos................ 310.
Brief Description of The amendment revised the Duane Arnold
Amendments. Energy Center (DAEC) emergency plan to
support the planned permanent cessation
of operations and permanent defueling of
the DAEC reactor.
Docket Nos................... 50-331.
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Rhea
County, TN
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Date Issued.................. April 30, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20076A194.
Amendment Nos................ 134 (Unit 1), 38 (Unit 2).
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Brief Description of The amendments revised the Watts Bar
Amendments. Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, Facility
Operating Licenses to add a new license
condition to allow the implementation of
10 CFR 50.69, ``Risk-informed
categorization and treatment of
structures, systems, and components for
nuclear power reactors.''
Docket Nos................... 50-390, 50-391.
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IV. Notice of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and
Combined Licenses and Final Determination of No Significant Hazards
Consideration and Opportunity for a Hearing (Exigent Public
Announcement or Emergency Circumstances)
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 for the
amendment 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.
Because of exigent or emergency circumstances associated with the
date the amendment was needed, there was not time for the Commission to
publish, for public comment before issuance, its usual notice of
consideration of issuance of amendment, proposed NSHC determination,
and opportunity for a hearing.
For exigent circumstances, the Commission has either issued a
Federal Register notice providing opportunity for public comment or has
used local media to provide notice to the public in the area
surrounding a licensee's facility of the licensee's application and of
the Commission's proposed determination of NSHC. The Commission has
provided a reasonable opportunity for the public to comment, using its
best efforts to make available to the public means of communication for
the public to respond quickly, and in the case of telephone comments,
the comments have been recorded or transcribed as appropriate and the
licensee has been informed of the public comments.
In circumstances where failure to act in a timely way would have
resulted, for example, in derating or shutdown of a nuclear power plant
or in prevention of either resumption of operation or of increase in
power output up to the plant's licensed power level, the Commission may
not have had an opportunity to provide for public comment on its NSHC
determination. In such case, the license amendment has been issued
without opportunity for comment. If there has been some time for public
comment but less than 30 days, the Commission may provide an
opportunity for public comment. If comments have been requested, it is
so stated. In either event, the State has been consulted by telephone
whenever possible.
Under its regulations, the Commission may issue and make an
amendment immediately effective, notwithstanding the pendency before it
of a request for a hearing from any person, in advance of the holding
and completion of any required hearing, where it has determined that
NSHC is involved.
The Commission has applied the standards of 10 CFR 50.92 and has
made a final determination that the amendment involves NSHC. The basis
for this determination is contained in the documents related to this
action. Accordingly, the amendments have been issued and made effective
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 51.12(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 to Facility Operating
License or Combined License, as applicable, 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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Tennessee Valley Authority; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Unit 2; Hamilton
County, TN
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Date of Amendment............ April 23, 2020.
Brief Description of The amendment revised Technical
Amendment. Specification 4.2.2, ``Control Rod
Assemblies,'' to permit the Sequoyah,
Unit 2, Cycle 24 (U2C24) core 52 full
length control rods with no full length
control rod assembly in core location H-
08 for one cycle.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20108F049.
Amendment Nos................ 342.
Public Comments Requested as NSHC.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
Docket Nos................... 50-328.
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Dated: May 8, 2020.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gregory F. Suber,
Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2020-10293 Filed 5-18-20; 8:45 am]
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