[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 48 (Monday, March 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14347-14348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05268]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-317, 50-318, 50-445, 50-446, 50-373, 50-374, 50-220,
and 50-410; NRC-2020-0110]
Issuance of Multiple Exemptions in Response to COVID-19 Public
Health Emergency
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Exemptions; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued four
exemptions in response to requests from two licensees. The exemptions
afford these licensees temporary relief from certain requirements under
NRC regulations. The exemptions are in response to the licensees'
requests for relief due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
public health emergency (PHE). The NRC is issuing a single notice to
announce the issuance of the exemptions.
DATES: During the period from February 2, 2021, to February 23, 2021,
the NRC granted four exemptions in response to requests submitted by
two licensees from January 21, 2021, to February 8, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0110 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may obtain publicly available information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0110. 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.
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].
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.
For the convenience of the reader, instructions about obtaining
materials referenced in this document are provided in the
``Availability of Documents'' section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Danna, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-415-7422, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
During the period from February 2, 2021, to February 23, 2021, the
NRC granted four exemptions in response to requests submitted by two
licensees from January 21, 2021, to February 8, 2021. These exemptions
temporarily allow the licensees to deviate from certain requirements of
part 26, ``Fitness for Duty Programs,'' of chapter I of title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR).
The exemptions from certain requirements of 10 CFR part 26,
``Fitness for Duty Programs,'' for Exelon Generation Company, LLC (for
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2; LaSalle County
Station, Units 1 and 2; and Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Units 1
and 2) and for Vistra Operations Company LLC (for Comanche Peak Nuclear
Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2) afford these licensees temporary relief
from the work-hour controls under10 CFR 26.205(d)(1) through (d)(7).
The exemptions from 10 CFR 26.205(d)(1) through (d)(7) ensure that the
control of work hours and management of worker fatigue does not unduly
limit licensee flexibility in using personnel resources to most
effectively manage the impacts of the COVID-19 PHE on maintaining the
safe operation of these facilities. Specifically, these licensees have
stated that their staffing levels are affected or are expected to be
affected by the COVID-19 PHE, and they can no longer meet or likely
will not meet the work-hour controls of 10 CFR 26.205(d)(1) through
(d)(7). These licensees have committed to effecting site-specific
COVID-19 PHE fatigue-management controls for personnel specified in 10
CFR 26.4(a).
The NRC is providing compiled tables of exemptions using a single
Federal Register notice for COVID-19 related exemptions instead of
issuing individual Federal Register notices for each exemption. The
compiled tables in this notice provide transparency regarding the
number and type of exemptions the NRC has issued. Additionally, the NRC
publishes tables of approved regulatory actions related to the COVID-19
PHE on its public website at https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/covid-19/reactors/licensing-actions.html.
II. Availability of Documents
The tables in this notice provide the facility name, docket number,
document description, and ADAMS accession number for each exemption
issued. Additional details on each exemption issued, including the
exemption request submitted by the respective licensee and the NRC's
decision, are provided in each exemption approval listed in the tables
in this notice. For additional directions on accessing information in
ADAMS, see the ADDRESSES section of this document.
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Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2
[Docket Nos. 50-317 and 50-318]
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Document description ADAMS accession No.
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Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2-- ML21022A009
COVID[dash]19 Related Request for Exemption
from 10 CFR part 26 Work Hours Requirements,
dated January 21, 2021.
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 ML21029A336
and 2--Exemption from Select Requirements of
10 CFR part 26 (EPID L-2021-LLE-0005 [COVID-
19]), dated February 18, 2021.
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Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2
[Docket Nos. 50-445 and 50-446]
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Document description ADAMS accession No.
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Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos. ML21039A688
1 and 2--Subsequent Request for Exemption
from Specific Requirements of 10 CFR part
26, ``Fitness for Duty Programs,'' dated
February 8, 2021.
Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos. ML21040A512
1 and 2--Supplement to Subsequent Request
for Exemption from Specific Requirements of
10 CFR part 26, ``Fitness for Duty
Programs,'' dated February 9, 2021.
Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos. ML21041A541
1 and 2--Second Supplement to Subsequent
Request for Exemption from Specific
Requirements of 10 CFR part 26, ``Fitness
for Duty Programs,'' dated February 10, 2021.
Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos. ML21040A001
1 and 2--Exemption from Select requirements
of 10 CFR part 26 (EPID L-2021-LLE-0009
[COVID[dash]19]), dated February 11, 2021.
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LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2
[Docket Nos. 50-373 and 50-374]
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Document description Adams accession No.
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LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2-- ML21022A372
Subsequent Request for Exemption from 10 CFR
part 26 Work Hours Requirements, dated
January 22, 2021.
LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2-- ML21025A294
Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR
part 26 (EPID L-2021-LLE-0004 [COVID-19]),
dated February 2, 2021.
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Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2
[Docket Nos. 50-220 and 50-410]
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Document description Adams accession No.
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Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Units 1 and ML21022A230
2--COVID-19 Related Request for Exemption
from 10 CFR part 26 Work Hours Requirements,
dated January 22, 2021.
Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Units 1 and ML21029A309
2--Exemption from Select Requirements of 10
CFR part 26 (EPID L-2021-LLE-0006 [COVID-
19]), dated February 23, 2021.
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Dated: March 9, 2021.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
James G. Danna,
Chief, Plant Licensing Branch I, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2021-05268 Filed 3-12-21; 8:45 am]
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