[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63146-63153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21610]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2020-0224]
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 September 5, 2020, to September
21, 2020. The last biweekly notice was published on September 22, 2020.
DATES: Comments must be filed by November 5, 2020. A request for a
hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by December
7, 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-2020-0224. 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: 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-2020-0224, 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-2020-0224.
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
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``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-2020-0224, 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 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 NSHC, the Commission will make a final
determination on the issue of NSHC. The final determination will serve
to establish when the hearing is held. If the final determination is
that the amendment request involves NSHC, 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
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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.
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
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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.
Table 1--License Amendment Request(s)
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Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2; York
County, SC, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1
and 2; Mecklenburg County, SC, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Oconee
Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3; Oconee County, SC, Duke Energy
Progress, LLC; Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2; Brunswick
County, NC, Duke Energy Progress, LLC; H.B. Robinson Steam Electric
Plant, Unit No. 2; Darlington County, SC, Duke Energy Progress, LLC;
Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1; Wake and Chatham Counties,
NC
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Docket No(s)................. 50-324, 50-325, 50-413, 50-414, 50-261,
50-369, 50-370, 50-269, 50-270, 50-287,
50-400.
Application Date............. September 3, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20247J468.
Location in Application of Pages 68-70 of Enclosure 1; Pages 70-72
NSHC. of Enclosure 2; Pages 74-76 of Enclosure
3; Pages 69-72 of Enclosure 4; Pages 71-
73 of Enclosure 5; and Pages 73-75 of
Enclosure 6.
Brief Description of The proposed amendments would change the
Amendment(s). emergency plan for each of the six Duke
Energy nuclear power plant sites listed.
Specifically, a new fleet common
emergency plan with site-specific
annexes is proposed. This new emergency
plan was developed using NUREG-0654,
Revision 2.
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.
NRC Project Manager, Andrew Hon, 301-415-8480.
Telephone Number.
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Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2;
Mecklenburg County, SC, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Catawba Nuclear
Station, Units 1 and 2; York County, SC
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Docket No(s)................. 50-414, 50-413, 50-369, 50-370.
Application Date............. August 19, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20233A258.
Location in Application of Pages 6-7 of the Enclosure.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendments would revise
Amendment(s). Technical Specification 3.8.1, ``AC
[Alternating Current] Sources--
Operating,'' for McGuire Nuclear
Station, Units 1 and 2, and Catawba
Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2, to
reduce the allowed steady state voltage
and reduce the allowed maximum steady
state voltage for the emergency diesel
generator.
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.
NRC Project Manager, G. Ed Miller, 301-415-2481.
Telephone Number.
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Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC and Exelon Generation Company, LLC;
Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 1; Oswego County, NY
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Docket No(s)................. 50-220.
Application Date............. August 20, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20233A435.
Location in Application of Pages 5-7 of Attachment 1.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment would revise
Amendment(s). Surveillance Requirement 4.3.4c in Nine
Mile Point, Unit 1, Technical
Specification 3.3.4, ``Primary
Containment Isolation Valves,'' to state
that a representative sample of
instrument-line flow check valves will
be tested in accordance with the
Surveillance Frequency Control Program
such that each instrument-line flow
check valve will be tested at least once
every 10 years.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Jason Zorn, Associate General Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 101
Constitution Avenue NW, Suite 400,
Washington, DC 20001.
NRC Project Manager, Michael L. Marshall, Jr., 301-415-2871.
Telephone Number.
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Susquehanna Nuclear, LLC and Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc.;
Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2; Luzerne County, PA
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Docket No(s)................. 50-387, 50-388.
Application Date............. September 1, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20245E192.
Location in Application of Pages 5-8 of Enclosure 1.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendments would adopt
Amendment(s). Technical Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler, TSTF-582, ``RPV WIC
[Reactor Pressure Vessel Water Inventory
Control] Enhancements,'' by revising the
Susquehanna, Units 1 and 2, technical
specifications related to the reactor
pressure vessel water inventory control
to incorporate operating experience and
to correct errors and omissions in TSTF-
542, Revision 2, ``Reactor Pressure
Vessel Water Inventory Control.''
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Damon D. Obie, Esq, 835 Hamilton St.,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Suite 150, Allentown, PA 18101.
NRC Project Manager, Sujata Goetz, 301-415-8004.
Telephone Number.
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and
3; Limestone County, AL
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Docket No(s)................. 50-259, 50-260, 50-296.
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Application Date............. August 6, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20219A762.
Location in Application of Pages E-7 to E-8 of the Enclosure.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendments would modify
Amendment(s). Technical Specification 3.8.6, ``Battery
Cell Parameters,'' to clarify the
operability requirements for the Unit,
Shutdown Board, and Diesel Generator
batteries.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Sherry Quirk, Executive VP and General
Licensee, Mailing Address. Counsel, Tennessee Valley Authority, 400
West Summit Hill Drive, WT 6A,
Knoxville, TN 37902.
NRC Project Manager, Michael Wentzel, 301-415-6459.
Telephone Number.
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Rhea
County, TN
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Docket No(s)................. 50-390, 50-391.
Application Date............. August 18, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20234A241.
Location in Application of Page E5 of the Enclosure, which cites the
NSHC. NSHC published in the Federal Register
on March 19, 2007 (72 FR 12838).
Brief Description of The proposed amendments would replace the
Amendment(s). Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2,
Technical Specification 3.4.16, ``RCS
[Reactor Coolant System] Specific
Activity,'' limit on RCS gross specific
activity with a new limit on RCS noble
gas activity, consistent with Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-490, ``Deletion of E Bar
Definition and Revision to RCS Specific
Activity Tech Spec.''
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Sherry Quirk, Executive VP and General
Licensee, Mailing Address. Counsel, Tennessee Valley Authority, 400
West Summit Hill Drive, WT 6A,
Knoxville, TN 37902.
NRC Project Manager, Kimberly Green, 301-415-1627.
Telephone Number.
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U.S. Dept of Transportation, Maritime Administration, NS SAVANNAH,
Baltimore, MD
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Docket No(s)................. 50-238.
Application Date............. September 4, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20255A084.
Location in Application of Pages 14-15 of Enclosure 1.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment would (1) delete
Amendment(s). duplicate effluent monitoring reporting
requirements, (2) delete duplicate
access control requirements, and (3)
allow removal of draft stripes intended
for monitoring the ship's trim when
anchored offshore.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Erhard Koehler, Senior Technical Advisor,
Licensee, Mailing Address. 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington,
DC 20590.
NRC Project Manager, Ted Smith, 301-415-6721.
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
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.
Table 2--License Amendment Issuance(s)
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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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Docket No(s)........................... 50-269, 50-270, 50-287, 50-400.
Amendment Date......................... September 4, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML20237F435.
Amendment No(s)........................ 417, 419, and 418 (Oconee,
Units 1, 2 and 3), 180
(Harris, Unit 1).
Brief Description of Amendment(s)...... The amendments revised the
technical specification
requirements for mode change
limitations based on Technical
Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-359,
``Increase Flexibility in Mode
Restraints,'' Revision 9. The
availability of TSTF-359 for
adoption by licensees was
announced in the Federal
Register on April 4, 2003 (68
FR 16579), as part of the
Consolidated Line Item
Improvement Process.
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Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and
2; Brunswick County, NC, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Catawba Nuclear
Station, Units 1 and 2; York County, SC, Duke Energy Progress, LLC;
Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1; Wake and Chatham Counties,
NC, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2;
Mecklenburg County, NC, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Oconee Nuclear
Station, Units 1, 2, and 3; Oconee County, SC, Duke Energy Progress,
LLC; H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2; Darlington County,
SC
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Docket No(s)........................... 50-325, 50-324, 50-413, 50-414,
50-400, 50-369, 50-370, 50-
269, 50-270, 50-287, 50-261.
Amendment Date......................... August 12, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML20083F927.
Amendment No(s)........................ 301 and 329 (Brunswick, Units 1
and 2); 307 and 303 (Catawba,
Units 1 and 2); 178 (Harris,
Unit 1); 317 and 296 (McGuire,
Units 1 and 2); 416, 418, and
417 (Oconee, Units 1, 2, and
3); and 268 (Robinson, Unit
No. 2).
Brief Description of Amendment(s)...... The amendments revised the
technical specifications (TS)
for each of these facilities
to relocate the unit/facility/
plant staff qualification
requirements (e.g., American
Nuclear Standards Institute
(ANSI) N18.1-1971, ``Selection
and Training of Nuclear Power
Plant Personnel'') currently
located in the TS to the Duke
Energy Quality Assurance
Program Description.
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, Will
County, IL; Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, Ogle County, IL, Exelon
Generation Company, LLC; Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Calvert Cliffs
Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2; Calvert County, MD
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Docket No(s)........................... 50-456, 50-457, 50-454, 50-455,
50-317, 50-318.
Amendment Date......................... August 20, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML20010C416.
Amendment No(s)........................ 214 and 214 (Braidwood, Units 1
and 2), 218 and 218 (Byron,
Unit Nos. 1 and 2), 315 and
337 (Calvert Cliffs, Units 1
and 2).
Brief Description of Amendment(s)...... The amendments revised the
technical specifications and
the operating license to adopt
Technical Specification Task
Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-
569, Revision 2, ``Revise
Response Time Testing
Definition.''
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, Will
County, IL; Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, Ogle County, IL, Exelon
Generation Company, LLC; R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant; Wayne County,
New York
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Docket No(s)........................... 50-244, 50-454, 50-455, 50-456,
50-457.
Amendment Date......................... September 11, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML20167A007.
Amendment No(s)........................ 216 and 216 (Braidwood, Units 1
and 2), 220 and 220 (Byron,
Unit Nos. 1 and 2), 143
(Ginna).
Brief Description of Amendment(s)...... The amendments revised the
technical specifications to
adopt Technical Specifications
Task Force (TSTF) Traveler
TSTF-567, ``Add Containment
Sump TS [Technical
Specifications] to Address GSI
[Generic Safety Issue]-191
Issues.''
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, Will
County, IL; Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, Ogle County, IL
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Docket No(s)........................... 50-454, 50-455, 50-456, 50-457.
Amendment Date......................... September 10, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML20149K698.
Amendment No(s)........................ 215 and 215 (Braidwood, Units 1
and 2), 219 and 219 (Byron,
Unit Nos. 1 and 2).
Brief Description of Amendment(s)...... The amendments revised
Technical Specification
5.5.16, ``Containment Leakage
Rate Testing Program,'' by
replacing the existing
reference with a reference to
Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)
Topical Report NEI 94-01,
``Industry Guideline for
Implementing Performance-Based
Option of 10 CFR part 50,
Appendix J,'' Revision 3-A,
and the conditions and
limitations specified in NEI
94-01, Revision 2-A, as the
documents used to implement
the performance[dash]based
containment leakage testing
program in accordance with
Option B of 10 CFR part 50,
Appendix J.
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, Will
County, IL; Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, Ogle County, IL
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Docket No(s)........................... 50-454, 50-455, 50-456, 50-457.
Amendment Date......................... September 18, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML20163A046.
Amendment No(s)........................ 217 and 217 (Braidwood, Units 1
and 2), 221 and 221
(Braidwood, Unit Nos. 1 and
2).
Brief Description of Amendment(s)...... The amendments revised
Technical Specification 5.6.6,
``Reactor Coolant System (RCS)
Pressure and Temperature
Limits Report (PTLR),'' to
allow use of AREVA NP Topical
Report BAW-2308, Revisions 1-A
and 2-A, ``Initial RTNDT
[Reference Temperature Nil
Ductility] of Linde 80 Weld
Materials.''
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Byron Station, Unit No. 1; Ogle County,
IL, Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Byron Station, Unit No. 2; Ogle
County, IL
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Docket No(s)........................... 50-454, 50-455
Amendment Date......................... September 21, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML20246G865.
Amendment No(s)........................ 222 (Unit No. 1) and 222 (Unit
No. 2).
Brief Description of Amendment(s)...... The amendment to Byron Station,
Unit No. 1, changed the
amendment number to 222
because it has common
technical specifications (TS)
with Byron Station, Unit No.
2. The amendment to Byron
Station, Unit No. 2, revised
TS 5.5.9, ``Steam Generator
(SG) Program,'' to allow
deferral of the required
inspections until the next
Byron Station, Unit No. 2,
refueling outage.
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Northern States Power Company; Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant;
Wright County, MN, Northern States Power Company--Minnesota; Prairie
Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Goodhue County, MN
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Docket No(s)........................... 50-263, 50-282, 50-306.
Amendment Date......................... September 8, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML20210M014.
Amendment No(s)........................ 204 (Monticello); 231 and 219
(Prairie Island, Unit Nos. 1
and 2).
Brief Description of Amendment(s)...... The amendments revised the
technical specification (TS)
requirements in TS Sections
1.3 and 3.0 regarding Limiting
Condition for Operation and
Surveillance Requirement usage
consistent with Technical
Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-529,
``Clarify Use and Application
Rules,'' Revision 4.
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and
2; San Luis Obispo County, CA
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Docket No(s)........................... 50-275, 50-323.
Amendment Date......................... September 11, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML20218A276.
Amendment No(s)........................ 237 (Unit 1) and 239 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendment(s)...... The amendments relocated Diablo
Canyon Nuclear Power Plant,
Units 1 and 2, Technical
Specification 5.3, ``Unit
Staff Qualifications,'' to the
Updated Final Safety Analysis
Report.
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Edwin I Hatch Nuclear Plant,
Units 1 and 2; Appling County, GA
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Docket No(s)........................... 50-321, 50-366.
Amendment Date......................... September 15, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML20202A005.
Amendment No(s)........................ 306 (Unit 1) and 251 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendment(s)...... The amendment changed Technical
Specification (TS) 3.6.3.2,
``Primary Containment Oxygen
Concentration.'' The changes
simplify and clarify the
applicability statements,
which if misapplied, could
conflict with the
corresponding required
actions. The changes also
remove the undefined term
``scheduled plant shutdown''
and provide adequate terminal
actions.
The amendments are based on
Technical Specifications Task
Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-
568, Revision 2, ``Revise
Applicability of BWR/4 TS
3.6.2.5 and TS 3.6.3.2''
(ADAMS Accession No.
ML19141A122).
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Edwin I Hatch Nuclear Plant,
Units 1 and 2; Appling County, GA
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Docket No(s)........................... 50-321, 50-366.
Amendment Date......................... September 18, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML20254A067.
Amendment No(s)........................ 307 (Unit 1) and 252 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendment(s)...... The amendments revised
Technical Specification (TS)
3.8.1, ``AC [Alternating
Current] Sources--Operating,''
to provide a one-time
extension of the completion
time of Required Action B.4
for Hatch Unit 1 TS and
Required Actions B.4 and C.4
for Hatch Unit 2 TS for each
Hatch, Unit 1, emergency
diesel generator (EDG) and the
swing EDG from 14 days to 19
days.
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IV. Previously Published Notice of Consideration of Issuance of
Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses,
Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and
Opportunity for a Hearing
The following notices were previously published as separate
individual notices. 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 NSHC.
For details, including the applicable notice period, see the
individual notice in the Federal Register on the day and page cited.
Table 3--License Amendment Request(s)--Repeat of Individual Federal
Register Notice
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Energy Northwest; Columbia Generating Station; Benton County, WA
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Docket No(s)................. 50-397.
Application Date............. September 4, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20242A002.
Brief Description of The amendment added a one-time extension
Amendment(s). to the completion time of Technical
Specification 3.8.7, ``Distribution
Systems--Operating,'' Condition A, from
8 hours to 16 hours, specifically
associated with Division 2 alternating
current electrical power distribution
inoperability caused by inoperability of
120/240-volt power panel E-PP-8AE during
repairs on its supply transformer E-TR-
8A/1.
Date & Cite of Federal September 16, 2020; 85 FR 57885-57887.
Register Individual Notice.
Expiration Dates for Hearing November 16, 2020.
Requests.
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Dated: September 25, 2020.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gregory F. Suber,
Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2020-21610 Filed 10-5-20; 8:45 am]
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