[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11009-11019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03107]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2021-0049]
Monthly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating
Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards
Considerations
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Monthly notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 189.a.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of
1954, as
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amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is
publishing this regular monthly 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 monthly notice includes all amendments issued, or proposed
to be issued, from January 8, 2021, to February 4, 2021. The last
monthly notice was published on January 26, 2021.
DATES: Comments must be filed by March 25, 2021. A request for a
hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by April 26,
2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods;
however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal Rulemaking Website:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2021-0049. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann;
telephone: 301-415-0624; 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, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-1384, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2021-0049, 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-2021-0049.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or
by email to [email protected]. The ADAMS accession number for each
document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first
time that it is mentioned in this document.
Attention: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of public documents, is currently closed. You may submit your request
to the PDR via email at [email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or
301-415-4737, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
B. Submitting Comments
The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal Rulemaking Website (https://www.regulation.gov). Please include
Docket ID NRC-2021-0049, 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 licensees' analyses provided, consistent with
title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) section 50.91, are
sufficient to support the proposed determinations that these amendment
requests involve NSHC. Under the Commission's regulations in 10 CFR
50.92, operation of the facilities in accordance with the proposed
amendments 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 these proposed
determinations. Any comments received within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice will be considered in making any final
determinations.
Normally, the Commission will not issue the amendments until the
expiration of 60 days after the date of publication of this notice. The
Commission may issue any of these license amendments before expiration
of the 60-day period provided that its final determination is that the
amendment involves NSHC. In addition, the Commission may issue any of
these amendments 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 on any of
these amendments 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 for any
of these amendments, any hearing will take place after issuance. The
Commission expects that the need to take action on any 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 any of these
actions may file a request for a hearing and petition for
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leave to intervene (petition) with respect to that 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 that 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 that 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 that, 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 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 petition is submitted, 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
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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 licensees' proposed NSHC determinations. For further details with
respect to these license amendment applications, see the applications
for amendment, which are 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.
License Amendment Request(s)
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Dominion Energy Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.; Millstone Power Station, Unit
No. 3; New London County, CT
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Docket No(s)................. 50-423.
Application date............. December 8, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20343A243.
Location in Application of Pages 5-8 of Attachment 1.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed license amendment would
Amendment(s). revise the Millstone Power Station Unit
No. 3 Technical Specification (TS)
2.1.1, ``Safety Limit, Reactor Core,''
Safety Limit 2.1.1.2 to reflect the peak
fuel centerline melt temperature
specified in Topical Report WCAP-17642-P-
A, Revision 1, ``Westinghouse
Performance Analysis and Design Model
(PAD5),'' dated November 2017 (non-
proprietary version available in ADAMS
under Accession No. ML17338A396).
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq., Senior Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Dominion Energy, Inc., 120 Tredegar
Street, RS-2, Richmond, VA 23219.
NRC Project Manager, Richard Guzman, 301-415-1030.
Telephone Number.
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Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp. and Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC;
Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1; Lake County, OH
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Docket No(s)................. 50-440.
Application date............. December 28, 2020.
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ADAMS Accession No........... ML20365A028.
Location in Application of Pages 31-33 of the Enclosure.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment would revise the
Amendment(s). Perry Nuclear Power Plant emergency plan
to eliminate on-shift staffing
positions, increase emergency response
facility (ERF) augmentation times,
revise ERF staffing positions, revise
facility position titles to be
consistent with the Energy Harbor
Nuclear Corp. fleet, and eliminate
information from the emergency plan
contained in implementing procedures and
instructions.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Rick Giannantonio, General Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp., Mail Stop A-
GO-15, 76 South Main Street, Akron, OH
44308.
NRC Project Manager, Scott Wall, 301-415-2855.
Telephone Number.
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Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp. and Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC;
Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1; Lake County, OH
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Docket No(s)................. 50-440.
Application date............. December 14, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20350B499.
Location in Application of Pages 12-13 of the Enclosure.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment would modify
Amendment(s). technical specification requirements
related to actions for inoperable
residual heat removal (RHR) shutdown
cooling subsystems. The changes are
similar to Technical Specifications Task
Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-566-A,
``Revise Actions for Inoperable RHR
Shutdown Cooling Subsystems,'' that was
approved on February 21, 2019 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML19028A287), but also
incorporate TSTF-580, ``Provide
Exception from Entering Mode 4 with no
Operable RHR Shutdown Cooling,'' that
was submitted to the NRC on August 7,
2020 (ADAMS Accession No. ML20181A221).
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Rick Giannantonio, General Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp., Mail Stop A-
GO-15, 76 South Main Street, Akron, OH
44308.
NRC Project Manager, Scott Wall, 301-415-2855.
Telephone Number.
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Entergy Operations, Inc.; Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2; Pope County, AR
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Docket No(s)................. 50-368.
Application date............. November 17, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20322A426.
Location in Application of Pages 28-30 of the Enclosure.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment would modify the
Amendment(s). Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2 technical
specifications (TS) to incorporate the
provisions of Limiting Condition for
Operation (LCO) 3.0.6 of the Improved
Standard Technical Specifications, which
provide the actions to be taken when the
inoperability of a support system
results in the inoperability of a
related supported system(s). The
proposed change would also add a new
Safety Function Determination Program to
the Administrative Controls section of
the TS to ensure that a loss of safety
function is detected and appropriate
actions are taken when using the
provisions of the LCO.
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.
NRC Project Manager, Thomas Wengert, 301-415-4037.
Telephone Number.
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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(s)................. 50-333.
Application date............. December 11, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20346A025.
Location in Application of Pages 4-6 of Attachment 1.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment would revise the
Amendment(s). technical specifications (TS) to adopt
Technical Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-545, Revision 3,
``TS Inservice Testing Program Removal &
Clarify SR [Surveillance Requirement]
Usage Rule Application to Section 5.5
Testing.'' Specifically, the amendment
would remove TS 5.5.7, ``Inservice
Testing Program,'' add a new defined
term, ``INSERVICE TESTING PROGRAM,'' to
TS 1.1, ``Definitions,'' and make
corresponding edits throughout the TS.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Donald P. Ferraro, Assistant General
Licensee, Mailing Address. Counsel, Exelon Generation Company, LLC,
200 Exelon Way, Suite 305, Kennett
Square, PA 19348.
NRC Project Manager, Justin Poole, 301-415-2048.
Telephone Number.
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant,
Units 1 and 2; Calvert County, MD
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Docket No(s)................. 50-317, 50-318.
Application date............. November 24, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20329A334.
Location in Application of Pages 2-5 of Attachment 1.
NSHC.
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Brief Description of The proposed amendment would adopt
Amendment(s). Technical Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-567, Revision 1,
``Add Containment Sump TS [Technical
Specification] to Address GSl [Generic
Safety Issue]-191 Issues.''
Specifically, the amendment request
proposes to (1) add a new TS section for
the containment emergency sump, (2) move
the surveillance requirement for
containment emergency sump, and (3)
revise the safety function determination
program description to clarify its
application when a supported system is
made inoperable by the inoperability of
a single TS support system.
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.
NRC Project Manager, Michael L. Marshall, Jr., 301-415-2871.
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............. December 15, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20350B764.
Location in Application of Pages E7-E8 of the Enclosure.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendments would revise
Amendment(s). Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2
Technical Specification Surveillance
Requirement 3.6.15.4 to revise the
shield building annulus pressure
requirement, replace the inleakage
requirement with a time requirement, and
delete the shield building inleakage
requirement of less than or equal to 250
cubic feet per minute.
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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Vistra Operations Company LLC; Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit
Nos. 1 and 2; Somervell County, TX
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Docket No(s)................. 50-445, 50-446.
Application date............. August 31, 2020, as supplemented by
letter dated January 27, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20244A338, ML21027A249.
Location in Application of Pages 2-4 of the Enclosure.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendments would adopt
Amendment(s). Technical Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-567, ``Add
Containment Sump TS [Technical
Specification] to Address GSI [Generic
Safety Issue]-191 Issues.'' The
amendments would revise the TS to
address the condition of the containment
sump made inoperable due to containment
accident generated and transported
debris exceeding the analyzed limits.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Timothy P. Matthews, Esq., Morgan, Lewis
Licensee, Mailing Address. and Bockius, 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20004.
NRC Project Manager, Dennis Galvin, 301-415-6256.
Telephone Number.
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III. Notice of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses
and Combined Licenses
During the period since publication of the last monthly 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 in the
safety evaluation for each amendment.
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 in the safety evaluation for the amendment.
For further details with respect to each action, see the amendment
and associated documents such as the Commission's letter and safety
evaluation, which may be obtained using the ADAMS accession numbers
indicated in the table below. The safety evaluation will provide the
ADAMS accession numbers for the application for amendment and the
Federal Register citation for any environmental assessment. All of
these items can be accessed as described in the ``Obtaining Information
and Submitting Comments'' section of this document.
License Amendment Issuance(s)
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Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3;
Oconee County, SC
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Docket No(s)................. 50-269, 50-270, 50-287.
Amendment Date............... January 26, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20335A001.
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Amendment No(s).............. 420 (Unit 1), 422 (Unit 2), and 421 (Unit
3).
Brief Description of The amendments revised the Oconee renewed
Amendment(s). facility operating licenses and
technical specifications to implement a
measurement uncertainty recapture power
uprate. Specifically, the amendments
authorized an increase in the maximum
licensed rated thermal power from 2,568
megawatts thermal (MWt) to 2,610 MWt,
which is an increase of approximately
1.64 percent.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and
2; Brunswick County, NC
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Docket No(s)................. 50-325, 50-324.
Amendment Date............... January 26, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20253A321.
Amendment No(s).............. 302 (Unit 1) and 330 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments revised Technical
Amendment(s). Specification (TS) 3.6.3.1, ``Primary
Containment Oxygen Concentration,'' and
present the requirements in a manner
more consistent with the Standard
Technical Specifications format and
content, consistent with Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-568, Revision 2, ``Revise
Applicability of BWR [Boiling-Water
Reactor]/4 TS 3.6.2.5 and TS 3.6.3.2.''
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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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 No(s)................. 50-334, 50-412.
Amendment Date............... January 28, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20345A236.
Amendment No(s).............. 307 (Unit 1) and 197 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments revised Technical
Amendment(s). Specification (TS) 3.5.2, ``ECCS
[Emergency Core Cooling System]--
Operating,'' and TS 3.5.3, ``ECCS--
Shutdown.'' The amendments also added
new TS 3.6.9, ``Containment Sump,'' to
Section 3.6, ``Containment Systems.''
The changes are based on Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-567, Revision 1, ``Add
Containment Sump TS to Address GSI
[Generic Safety Issue]-191 Issues.''
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Energy Northwest; Columbia Generating Station; Benton County, WA
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Docket No(s)................. 50-397.
Amendment Date............... January 25, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML21005A178.
Amendment No(s).............. 263.
Brief Description of The amendment revised the Columbia
Amendment(s). Generating Station technical
specification actions applicable when a
residual heat removal (RHR) shutdown
cooling subsystem is inoperable. The
changes are based on Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-566, Revision 0, ``Revise
Actions for Inoperable RHR Shutdown
Cooling Subsystems,'' dated January 19,
2018 (ADAMS Accession No. ML18019B187),
using the consolidated line item
improvement process.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Entergy Louisiana, LLC, and Entergy Operations, Inc.; River Bend
Station, Unit 1; West Feliciana Parish, LA; Entergy Operations, Inc.,
System Energy Resources, Inc., Cooperative Energy, A Mississippi
Electric Cooperative, and Entergy Mississippi, LLC; Grand Gulf Nuclear
Station, Unit 1; Claiborne County, MS
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Docket No(s)................. 50-416, 50-458.
Amendment Date............... February 1, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML21011A048.
Amendment No(s).............. Grand Gulf--225 and River Bend--204.
Brief Description of The amendments adopted Technical
Amendment(s). Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-566, Revision 0, ``Revise
Actions for Inoperable RHR [Residual
Heat Removal] Shutdown Cooling
Subsystems,'' dated January 19, 2018
(ADAMS Accession No. ML18019B187), which
is an approved change to the Improved
Standard Technical Specifications, into
the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1
and River Bend Station, Unit 1 technical
specifications. The model safety
evaluation was approved by the NRC in a
letter dated February 21, 2019 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML19028A287), using the
consolidated line item improvement
process.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Entergy Louisiana, LLC, and Entergy Operations, Inc.; River Bend
Station, Unit 1; West Feliciana Parish, LA; Entergy Operations, Inc.,
System Energy Resources, Inc., Cooperative Energy, A Mississippi
Electric Cooperative, and Entergy Mississippi, LLC; Grand Gulf Nuclear
Station, Unit 1; Claiborne County, MS
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Docket No(s)................. 50-416, 50-458.
Amendment Date............... February 2, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML21011A068.
Amendment No(s).............. Grand Gulf--226 and River Bend--205.
Brief Description of The amendments adopted Technical
Amendment(s). Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-439, ``Eliminate Second
Completion Times Limiting Time from
Discovery of Failure to Meet an LCO
[Limiting Condition for Operation],''
Revision 2, dated June 20, 2005 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML051860296), into the
technical specifications for Grand Gulf
Nuclear Station, Unit 1 and River Bend
Station, Unit 1.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant,
Units 1 and 2; Calvert County, MD
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Docket No(s)................. 50-317, 50-318.
Amendment Date............... January 26, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20363A242.
Amendment No(s).............. 339 (Unit 1) and 317 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments permit the use of accident
Amendment(s). tolerant fuel lead test assemblies and
made an administrative change to the
technical specifications. Up to two lead
test assemblies of the Framatome
PROtectTM fuel design are allowed to be
loaded into the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear
Power Plant, Unit 1 and Unit 2, reactors
for up to three cycles.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2
and 3; Grundy County, IL; Exelon Generation Company, LLC; LaSalle County
Station, Units 1 and 2; LaSalle County, IL; Exelon Generation Company,
LLC; Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2; Montgomery County, PA;
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; Nine Mile
Point Nuclear Station, LLC and Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Nine Mile
Point Nuclear Station, Unit 2; Oswego County, NY
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Docket No(s)................. 50-237, 50-249, 50-373, 50-374, 50-352,
50-353, 50-410, 50-277, 50-278, 50-254,
50-265.
Amendment Date............... February 4, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML21013A005.
Amendment No(s).............. Dresden--273 (Unit 2) and 266 (Unit 3);
LaSalle--247 (Unit 1) and 233 (Unit 2);
Limerick--251 (Unit 1) and 213 (Unit 2);
Peach Bottom--336 (Unit 2) and 339 (Unit
3); Quad Cities--285 (Unit 1) and 281
(Unit 2); Nine Mile Point--184 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments revised certain technical
Amendment(s). specification requirements for the
following physical parameters: (1) The
drywell-to-suppression chamber
differential pressure at Dresden and
Quad Cities; (2) the primary containment
oxygen concentration at Dresden,
LaSalle, Nine Mile Point, Peach Bottom,
and Quad Cities; and (3) the drywell and
suppression chamber oxygen concentration
at Limerick. The changes are based, in
part, on Technical Specifications Task
Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-568, Revision
2, ``Revise Applicability of BWR
[Boiling-Water Reactor]/4 TS 3.6.2.5 and
TS 3.6.3.2'' (ADAMS Accession No.
ML19141A122).
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Indiana Michigan Power Company; Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Unit 1;
Berrien County, MI
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Docket No(s)................. 50-315.
Amendment Date............... January 12, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20329A001.
Amendment No(s).............. 356.
Brief Description of The amendment revised the reactor coolant
Amendment(s). system heatup and cooldown curves and
the low temperature overpressure
protection (LTOP) requirements in
Technical Specification (TS) 3.4.3 and
TS 3.4.12, respectively. The changes to
the LTOP requirements in TS 3.4.12 also
required conforming changes to be made
to TSs 3.4.6, 3.4.7, and 3.4.10.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Indiana Michigan Power Company; Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1
and 2; Berrien County, MI
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Docket No(s)................. 50-315, 50-316.
Amendment Date............... January 15, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20366A155.
Amendment No(s).............. 357 (Unit 1) and 336 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments revised Technical
Amendment(s). Specification 5.5.12, ``Technical
Specifications (TS) Bases Control
Program,'' to align it with the Updated
Final Safety Analysis Report update
frequency and schedule.
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Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC and Exelon Generation Company, LLC;
Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 2; Oswego County, NY
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Docket No(s)................. 50-410.
Amendment Date............... January 29, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20332A115.
Amendment No(s).............. 183.
Brief Description of The amendment permits the implementation
Amendment(s). of a risk-informed process for the
categorization and treatment of
structures, systems, and components,
subject to special treatment controls.
Also, the amendment added a license
condition to the license that identifies
action items that need to be completed
prior to implementing the risk-informed
categorization process and identifies
possible changes to the risk-informed
categorization process that would
require prior NRC approval.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Northern States Power Company; Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant;
Wright County, MN
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Docket No(s)................. 50-263.
Amendment Date............... January 8, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20352A349.
Amendment No(s).............. 205.
Brief Description of The amendment revised the technical
Amendment(s). specifications related to reactor
pressure vessel (RPV) water inventory
control (WIC) based on Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Travelers TSTF-582, Revision 0, ``RPV
WIC Enhancements,'' and TSTF-583-T,
Revision 0, ``TSTF-582 Diesel Generator
Variation.''
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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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.
Amendment Date............... January 21, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20168B004.
Amendment No(s).............. 278 (Unit 1) and 260 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments revised the renewed
Amendment(s). facility operating licenses and
technical specifications to allow
application of the Framatome analysis
methodologies necessary to support a
planned transition to ATRIUM 11 fuel
under the currently licensed Maximum
Extended Load Line Limit Analysis
operating domain.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and
3; Limestone County, AL; 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 No(s)................. 50-259, 50-260, 50-296, 50-327, 50-328,
50-390, 50-391.
Amendment Date............... January 12, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20268A082.
Amendment No(s).............. Browns Ferry--314 (Unit 1), 337 (Unit 2),
and 297 (Unit 3); Sequoyah--351 (Unit 1)
and 345 (Unit 2); and Watts Bar--140
(Unit 1) and 46 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments revised the technical
Amendment(s). specifications (TS) for Browns Ferry
Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3;
Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2;
and Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and
2, to remove the tables of contents from
the TS and place them under licensee
control. In addition, the amendments
made two other administrative changes to
the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and
2; and Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1
and 2 TSs.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Unit 1; Hamilton
County, TN
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Docket No(s)................. 50-327.
Amendment Date............... February 1, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20337A037.
Amendment No(s).............. 353.
Brief Description of The amendments modified the technical
Amendment(s). specifications to reduce the steam
generator tube inspection frequency.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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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 No(s)................. 50-327, 50-328, 50-390, 50-391.
Amendment Date............... January 25, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20350B493.
Amendment No(s).............. Sequoyah--352 (Unit 1), 346 (Unit 2);
Watts Bar--141 (Unit 1), and 47 (Unit
2).
Brief Description of The amendments revised the technical
Amendment(s). specifications to adopt Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-569, Revision 2, ``Revise
Response Time Testing Definition''
(ADAMS Accession No. ML19176A034).
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Vistra Operations Company LLC; Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit
Nos. 1 and 2; Somervell County, TX
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Docket No(s)................. 50-445, 50-446.
Amendment Date............... February 1, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML20346A019.
Amendment No(s).............. 177 (Unit 1) and 177 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments revised Technical
Amendment(s). Specification (TS) 3.8.1, ``AC
[Alternating Current] Sources--
Operating,'' to change the emergency
diesel generator surveillance
requirement (SR) steady-state frequency
band in multiple SRs from a band from
58.8 hertz (Hz) to 61.2 Hz to a band
from 59.9 Hz to 60.1 Hz. The amendments
also removed historical information from
TS 3.8.1 and a Note from SR 3.8.1.13.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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IV. Previously Published Notices 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 monthly
notice or because the action involved exigent circumstances. They are
repeated here because the monthly 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.
License Amendment Request(s)--Repeat of Individual Federal Register
Notice
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Indiana Michigan Power Company; Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Unit 2;
Berrien County, MI
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-316.
Application Date.................. December 14, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML20363A011.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendment would revise
the Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant,
Unit 2, technical specifications to
allow a one-time change to permit
the current integrated leak rate
test interval of 15 years to be
extended by approximately 18 months
to no later than the plant startup
after the fall 2022 refueling
outage.
Date & Cite of Federal Register January 12, 2021 (86 FR 2460).
Individual Notice.
Expiration Dates for Public February 11, 2021 (Public Comments);
Comments & Hearing Requests. March 15, 2021 (Hearing Requests).
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 2; Rhea
County, TN
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-391.
Application Date.................. December 23, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML20358A141.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendment would revise
the Watts Bar Updated Final Safety
Analysis Report to apply alternate
eddy current probabilities of
detection to indications of axial
outer diameter stress corrosion
cracking at tube support plates in
the Watts Bar, Unit 2, steam
generators for the beginning-of-
cycle voltage distribution in
support of the Watts Bar, Unit 2,
operational assessment. The
proposed probability of
determination values will only be
used until the Watts Bar, Unit 2,
steam generators are replaced.
Date & Cite of Federal Register January 8, 2021 (86 FR 1545).
Individual Notice.
Expiration Dates for Public February 8, 2021 (Public Comments);
Comments & Hearing Requests. March 9, 2021 (Hearing Requests).
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Dated: February 10, 2021.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Philip J. McKenna,
Acting Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2021-03107 Filed 2-22-21; 8:45 am]
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