[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18081-18082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07130]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-275 and 50-323; NRC-2021-0078].


Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power 
Plant, Units 1 and 2

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Exemption; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a one-
time exemption in response to a February 4, 2021, request from Pacific 
Gas and Electric Company (the licensee) for an exemption from the 
operator requalification program requirements at Diablo Canyon Nuclear 
Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 (Diablo Canyon), to minimize potential 
operator distractions during plant startup. The exemption affords a 
one-month extension of the 2-year program requalification and 1-year 
operator exam requirements, until June 30, 2021. The NRC staff made the 
required findings that the exemption is authorized by law, will not 
endanger life or property, and is otherwise in the public interest.

DATES: The exemption was issued on April 1, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2021-0078 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-2021-0078. 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]. For the convenience of the reader, 
instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are 
provided in the ``Availability of Documents'' section.
     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. (ET), Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samson Lee, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, telephone: 301-415-3168, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    The NRC approved the one-time exemption from certain requirements 
of Part 55 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), 
``Operators' Licenses,'' for Diablo Canyon. This action was in response 
to the Pacific Gas and Electric Company's (the licensee's) application 
dated February 4, 2021, which requested a one-time exemption for Diablo 
Canyon from the requirements of 10 CFR 55.59, ``Requalification,'' 
program to minimize potential operator distractions during plant 
startup. The exemption affords a one-month extension of the 2-year 
program requalification and 1-year operator exam requirements, until 
June 30, 2021. The NRC staff made the findings required in 10 CFR 
55.11, ``Specific exemptions,'' that the exemption is authorized by 
law, will not endanger life or property, and is otherwise in the public 
interest.

II. Availability of Documents

    The table in this notice provides the facility name, docket number, 
document description, and ADAMS accession number for the exemption 
issued. Additional details on the exemption issued, including the 
exemption request submitted by the licensee and the NRC's decision, are 
provided in the exemption approval listed in the table in this notice. 
For additional directions on accessing information in ADAMS, see the 
ADDRESSES section of this document.

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            Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2
                     [Docket Nos. 50-275 and 50-323]
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             Document description                  ADAMS accession No.
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Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2,       ML21049A050
 Request for One-Time Exemption from Select 10
 CFR 55.59 Requirements.
Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and  ML21067A058
 2--Exemption from Select Requirements of 10
 CFR Part 55, ``Operators' Licenses'' (EPID L-
 2021-LLE-0007).
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    Dated: April 2, 2021.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Samson S. Lee,
Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch IV, Division of 
Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2021-07130 Filed 4-6-21; 8:45 am]
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