[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 165 (Tuesday, August 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52370-52378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18120]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2020-0187]
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 (NSHC),
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 July 28, 2020, to August 10,
2020. The last biweekly notice was published on August 11, 2020.
DATES: Comments must be filed by September 24, 2020. A request for a
hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by October
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-2020-187. 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: Janet Burkhardt, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, telephone: 301-415-1384, 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-2020-0187, 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-2020-0187.
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 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-2020-0187, 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
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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 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 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).
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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. 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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Arizona Public Service Company, et al; Palo Verde Nuclear Generating
Station,Units 1, 2, and 3; Maricopa County, AZ
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Docket Nos............................. 50-528, 50-529, 50-530.
Application Date....................... July 1, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No. of Application..... ML20183A460.
Location in Application of NSHC........ Pages 2 and 3 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendments........ The proposed amendment would
revise Technical
Specifications (TSs) in
accordance with Technical
Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-563,
Revision 0, ``Revise
Instrument Testing Definitions
to Incorporate the
Surveillance Frequency Control
Program,'' dated May 10, 2017
(ADAMS Accession No.
ML17130A819). TSTF-563 revises
the TS definitions of Channel
Calibration and Channel
Functional Test, which
currently permit performance
by any series of sequential,
overlapping, or total channel
steps, to allow the required
frequency for testing the
components or devices in each
step to be determined in
accordance with the TS
Surveillance Frequency Control
Program. The NRC issued a
final safety evaluation
approving TSTF-563, Revision
0, on December 4, 2018 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML18333A144).
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
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Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Michael G. Green, Associate
Address. General Counsel, Nuclear and
Environmental Pinnacle West
Capital Corporation, P.O. Box
52034, MS 7602, Phoenix, AZ
85072-2034.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. Siva Lingam, 301-415-1564.
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DTE Electric Company; Fermi, Unit 2; Monroe County, MI
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Docket No.............................. 50-341.
Application Date....................... June 5, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No. of Application..... ML20157A169.
Location in Application of NSHC........ Pages 2 and 3 of Enclosure 1.
Brief Description of Amendments........ The proposed amendment would
revise the Technical
Specifications to adopt
Technical Specifications Task
Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-
563, ``Revise Instrument
Testing Definitions to
Incorporate the Surveillance
Frequency Control Program''.
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Jon P. Christinidis, DTE
Address. Energy, Expert Attorney--
Regulatory, 688 WCB, One
Energy Plaza, Detroit, MI
48226.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. Surinder Arora, 301-415-1421.
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Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1;
Brunswick County, NC
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Docket No.............................. 50-400.
Application Date....................... March 12, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No. of Application..... ML20072M618.
Location in Application of NSHC........ Pages 12-15 of Enclosure 1.
Brief Description of Amendments........ The proposed amendment would
revise Technical Specification
(TS) 3.3.3.6, ``Accident
Monitoring Instrumentation,''
to revise the allowed outage
times for inoperable post-
accident monitoring (PAM)
instrumentation, eliminate the
shutdown requirement for
inoperable PAM instruments
when the minimum required
channels are operable, and add
a provision that allows a
separate action entry for each
instrument function. The
proposed amendment would also
revise TS 3.9.2,
``Instrumentation,'' to remove
the audible indication
requirement in Mode 6, as well
as relocate the requirements
for electrical equipment
protective devices in TS
3.8.4.1, ``Containment
Penetration Conductor
Overcurrent Protective
Devices,'' and TS 3.8.4.2,
``Motor-Operated Valves
Thermal Overload Protection,''
from the TSs to a licensee-
controlled procedure.
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing David Cummings, Associate
Address. General Counsel, Mail Code
DEC45, 550 South Tryon Street,
Charlotte NC 28202.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. Michael Mahoney, 301-415-3867.
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Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1;
Brunswick County, NC
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Docket No.............................. 50-400.
Application Date....................... May 12, 2020
ADAMS Accession No. of Application..... ML20134H888.
Location in Application of NSHC........ Pages 14-16 of Enclosure 1.
Brief Description of Amendments........ The proposed amendment would
revise Technical Specification
(TS) 3/4.4.9, ``Pressure/
Temperature Limits--Reactor
Coolant System,'' to reflect
an update to the pressure and
temperature limit curves in
Figures 3.4-2 (Reactor Coolant
System Cooldown Limitations)
and 3.4-3 (Reactor Coolant
System Heatup Limitations).
The proposed amendment would
also reflect that TS Figures
3.4-2 and 3.4-3 will be
applicable until 55 effective
full power years (EFPY) and
would revise TS Figure 3.4-4
(Maximum Allowed Power
Operated Relief Valve Setpoint
for the Low Temperature
Overpressure Protection
System) to reflect that the
setpoint values are based on
55 EFPY reactor vessel data.
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing David Cummings, Associate
Address. General Counsel, Mail Code
DEC45, 550 South Tryon Street,
Charlotte NC 28202.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. Michael Mahoney, 301-415-3867.
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Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp. and Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC;
Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Beaver County, PA
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Docket Nos............................. 50-334, 50-412.
Application Date....................... July 10, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No. of Application..... ML20192A210.
Location in Application of NSHC........ Pages 3-5 of the Enclosure.
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Brief Description of Amendments........ The proposed amendments would
add a new Technical
Specification 3.6.9,
``Containment Sump,'' and add
an action to address the
condition of the containment
sump made inoperable due to
containment accident generated
and transported debris
exceeding the analyzed limits.
The action would provide time
to correct or evaluate the
condition in lieu of an
immediate plant shutdown.
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Rick Giannantonio, General
Address. Counsel, Energy Harbor Corp.,
168 E. Market Street, Akron,
OH 44308-2014.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. Jennifer Tobin, 301-415-2328.
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Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp. and Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC;
Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Beaver County, PA
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Docket Nos............................. 50-334, 50-412.
Application Date....................... July 13, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No. of Application..... ML20195A845.
Location in Application of NSHC........ Pages 5 and 6 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendments........ The proposed amendments would
delete Conditions B and C of
the Beaver Valley, Units 1 and
2, Renewed Facility Operating
Licenses related to irradiated
fuel management plan funding.
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Rick Giannantonio, General
Address. Counsel, Energy Harbor Corp.,
168 E. Market Street, Akron,
OH 44308-2014.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. Jennifer Tobin, 301-415-2328.
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Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Indian Point Nuclear Generating
Station, Unit 1; Westchester County, NY
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Docket No.............................. 50-003.
Application Date....................... June 30, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No. of Application..... ML20182A679.
Location in Application of NSHC........ Pages 24-26 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendments........ The proposed amendment would
revise the Indian Point (IP)
Unit 1 Provisional Operating
License and Technical
Specifications in Appendix A
to reflect the current
conditions at IP Unit 1 and
the permanent cessation of
power operations at IP Unit 2
and to denote that certain IP
Unit 1 systems also support IP
Unit 3.
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Bill Glew, Associate General
Address. Counsel, Entergy Services,
Inc., 639 Loyola Avenue, 22nd
Floor, New Orleans, LA 70113.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. Richard Guzman, 301-415-1030.
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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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Docket No.............................. 50-333.
Application Date....................... June 30, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No. of Application..... ML20182A198.
Location in Application of NSHC........ Pages 9 and 10 of Attachment 1.
Brief Description of Amendments........ The proposed amendment would
modify the containment venting
flow path in Surveillance
Requirement 3.6.1.3.1 of
Technical Specification
3.6.1.3, ``Primary Containment
Isolation Valves (PCIVs)''.
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Donald P. Ferraro, Assistant
Address. General Counsel, Exelon
Generation Company, LLC, 200
Exelon Way, Suite 305, Kennett
Square, PA 19348.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. Justin Poole, 301-415-2048.
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2;
Hamilton County, TN, Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear
Plant, Units 1 and 2; Rhea County, TN
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Docket Nos............................. 50-327, 50-328, 50-390, 50-391.
Application Date....................... June 16, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No. of Application..... ML20169A503.
Location in Application of NSHC........ Pages E2-E4 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendments........ The proposed amendments would
revise the Technical
Specifications (TSs) to adopt
Technical Specification Task
Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-
569, Revision 2, ``Revise
Response Time Testing
Definition'' (ADAMS Accession
No. ML19176A034).
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Sherry Quirk, Executive VP and
Address. General Counsel, Tennessee
Valley Authority, 400 West
Summit Hill Drive, WT 6A,
Knoxville, TN 37902.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. Michael Wentzel, 301-415-6459.
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1; Rhea
County, TN
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Docket No.............................. 50-390.
Application Date....................... June 22, 2020.
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ADAMS Accession No. of Application..... ML20174A546.
Location in Application of NSHC........ Pages E5-E7 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendments........ The proposed amendment would
revise Watts Bar Nuclear
Plant, Unit 1 Technical
Specification 3.3.3, ``Post
Accident Monitoring (PAM)
Instrumentation,'' Table 3.3.3-
1, to delete the term
``plasma'' from the footnotes
in the PAM instrumentation
table.
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Sherry Quirk, Executive VP and
Address. General Counsel, Tennessee
Valley Authority, 400 West
Summit Hill Drive, WT 6A,
Knoxville, TN 37902.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. Kimberly Green, 301-415-1627.
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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............................ July 31, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML20163A037.
Amendment Nos.......................... 213 (Unit 1), 213 (Unit 2), and
213 (Unit 3).
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Brief Description of Amendments........ The amendments revised certain
emergency response
organization (ERO) positions
in the Palo Verde Nuclear
Generating Station (Palo
Verde) Emergency Plan.
Specifically, the amendments
revised certain ERO positions
in accordance with the
guidance specified in the
``Alternative Guidance for
Licensee Emergency Response
Organizations,'' finalized in
a letter from the NRC to the
Nuclear Energy Institute,
dated June 12, 2018 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML18022A352).
The amendments also relocated
the non-minimum staff ERO
personnel from the Palo Verde
Emergency Plan to emergency
preparedness implementing
procedures. The amendments
were reviewed considering the
requirements of 10 CFR 50.47,
``Emergency plans,'' paragraph
(b) and Appendix E to 10 CFR
Part 50, ``Emergency Planning
and Preparedness for
Production and Utilization
Facilities,'' and the
applicable emergency
preparedness NRC guidance
documents. These requirements
and guidance documents
establish emergency planning
standards that require (1)
adequate staffing; (2)
satisfactory performance of
key functional areas and
critical tasks; and (3) timely
augmentation of the response
capability.
Docket Nos............................. 50-528, 50-529, 50-530.
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Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.; Millstone Power Station, Unit 2; New
London County, WI
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Date Issued............................ August 7, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML20191A004.
Amendment No........................... 340.
Brief Description of Amendments........ The amendment revised the
technical specifications by
reducing the reactor coolant
system and secondary side
specific activity by 50
percent.
Docket No.............................. 50-336.
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2; Will
County, IL; Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Byron Station, Units 1 and
2, Ogle County, IL; Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Clinton Power
Station, Unit 1, DeWitt County, IL; Exelon Generation Company, LLC;
Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 1, 2, and 3; Grundy County, IL;
Exelon Generation Company, LLC, LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2;
LaSalle County, IL; Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Quad Cities Nuclear
Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Rock Island County, IL
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Date Issued............................ July 31, 2020.
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ADAMS Accession No..................... ML20153A804.
Amendment Nos.......................... Braidwood Unit 1 (213), Unit 2
(213); Byron Unit 1 (217),
Unit 2 (217); Clinton Unit 1
(234); Dresden Unit 1 (49),
Unit 2 (271), Unit 3 (264);
LaSalle Unit 1 (246), Unit 2
(232); and Quad Cities Unit 1
(284), Unit 2 (280).
Brief Description of Amendments........ The amendments revised the
emergency plan for each site
by changing emergency action
level RA3 to remove specific
references to radiation
monitoring instrumentation.
Docket Nos............................. 50-456, 50-457, 72-73, 50-454,
50-455, 72-68, 50-461, 72-
1046, 50-010, 50-237, 50-249,
72-37, 50-373, 50-374, 72-70,
50-254, 50-265, and 72-53.
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and
2; Montgomery County, PA
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Date Issued............................ August 7, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML20160A459.
Amendment Nos.......................... 248 (Unit 1) and 210 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments........ The amendments revised
Technical Specification
Surveillance Requirement
4.0.5, ``Inservice Inspection
and Inservice Testing
Program,'' in accordance with
the implementation of a
previously approved amendment
dated July 31, 2018 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML18165A162), to
adopt 10 CFR 50.69, ``Risk-
Informed Categorization and
Treatment of Structures,
Systems and Components for
Nuclear Power Reactors''.
Docket Nos............................. 50-352, 50-353
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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............................ August 7, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML20037A656.
Amendment Nos.......................... 352 (Unit 1) and 333 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments........ The amendments revised the
Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant,
Unit 1 and 2, technical
specifications to adopt
Technical Specifications Task
Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-
569, ``Revise Response Time
Testing''.
Docket Nos............................. 50-315, 50-316.
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NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC; Duane Arnold Energy Center; Linn
County, IA
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Date Issued............................ July 30, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML20184A003.
Amendment No........................... 312.
Brief Description of Amendments........ The amendment deleted License
Condition 2.C.(3), ``Fire
Protection Program,'' which
requires that the licensee
implement and maintain a fire
protection program that
complies with the requirements
of 10 CFR 50.48, paragraphs
(a) and (c).
Docket No.............................. 50-331.
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PSEG Nuclear LLC; Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2; Salem
County, NJ
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Date Issued............................ August 6, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML20191A203.
Amendment Nos.......................... 335 (Unit 1) and 316 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments........ The amendments revised
Technical Specification (TS)
\3/4\.3.1, ``Reactor Trip
System Instrumentation,''
Limiting Condition for
Operation 3.3.1.1, by
modifying the applicable modes
and required actions, and TS
Table 4.3-1, ``Reactor Trip
System Instrumentation
Surveillance Requirements,''
to align the surveillance
requirements.
Docket Nos............................. 50-272, 50-311.
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Virginia Electric and Power Company, Dominion Nuclear Company; North
Anna Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Louisa County, VA
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Date Issued............................ January 17, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML19319A583.
Amendment Nos.......................... 285 (Unit 1) and 268 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments........ The amendments revised the
emergency diesel generator
maximum voltage Surveillance
Requirement.
Docket Nos............................. 50-338, 50-339.
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Virginia Electric and Power Company; Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2;
Surry County, VA
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Date Issued............................ May 19, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML20085G964.
Amendment Nos.......................... 298 (Unit 1) and 298 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments........ The amendments revised the
Surry, Units 1 and 2,
Technical Specification Table
3.7-1, ``Reactor Trip
Instrument Operating
Conditions,'' to provide a
completion time of 24 hours to
restore an inoperable reactor
trip breaker to operable
status.
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Docket Nos............................. 50-280, 50-281.
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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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Virginia Electric and Power Company; Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2;
Surry County, VA
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Date of Amendment...................... May 7, 2020.
Brief Description of Amendment......... The amendments revised the
Surry, Units 1 and 2,
Technical Specification
6.4.Q.4.b to add a note to
permit a one-time deferral of
the Surry, Unit 2 Steam
Generator ``B'' inspection
from the spring 2020 refueling
outage (RFO) (2R29) to the
fall 2021 RFO (2R30).
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML20115E237.
Amendment Nos.......................... 299 (Unit 1) and 299 (Unit 2).
Public Comments Requested as to Yes.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
Docket Nos............................. 50-280, 50-281.
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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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Union Electric Company; Callaway Plant, Unit 1; Callaway County, MO
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Application Date....................... June 26, 2020.
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ADAMS Accession No..................... ML20178A668.
Brief Description of Amendment......... Due to the COVID-19 public
health emergency, the proposed
one-time amendment would
revise Technical Specification
5.5.9, ``Steam Generator (SG)
Program,'' to defer the SG
tube inspection currently
scheduled during Refueling
Outage (RFO) 24, in the fall
of 2020, to RFO 25, scheduled
for the spring of 2022.
Date & Cite of Federal Register July 24, 2020 (85 FR 44936).
Individual Notice.
Expiration Dates for Public Comments & August 24, 2020 (public
Hearing Requests. comments); September 22, 2020
(hearing requests).
Docket No.............................. 50-483.
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Dated: August 13, 2020.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gregory F. Suber,
Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2020-18120 Filed 8-24-20; 8:45 am]
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