[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34794-34796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13887]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-445 and 50-446; 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 two
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exemptions in response to requests from one licensee. The exemptions
afford the licensee temporary relief from certain requirements under
NRC regulations. The exemptions are in response to the licensee's
requests for relief due to the coronavirus 2019 disease (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 May 17, 2021, to May 19, 2021, the NRC
granted two exemptions in response to requests submitted by one
licensee from April 16, 2021, to April 21, 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]. 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: 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 May 17, 2021, to May 19, 2021, the NRC
granted two exemptions in response to requests submitted by one
licensee from April 16, 2021, to April 21, 2021. These exemptions
temporarily allow the licensee to deviate from certain requirements (as
cited in this notice) of various parts of chapter I of title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR).
The exemption from certain requirements of 10 CFR part 50, appendix
E, ``Emergency Planning and Preparedness for Production and Utilization
Facilities,'' section IV.F., ``Training,'' for Vistra Operations
Company LLC (for Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2),
grants a temporary exemption from the offsite biennial emergency
preparedness exercise requirement. The exemption affords this licensee
temporary relief from the requirements of 10 CFR part 50, appendix E,
regarding offsite response organization (ORO) participation in the
biennial emergency preparedness exercise for calendar year 2021. This
exemption will not adversely affect the emergency response capability
of the facility because the licensee has conducted numerous drills,
exercises, and other training activities that have exercised the
licensee's emergency response strategies since the last evaluated
biennial emergency preparedness exercise and that State, county and
local OROs have participated therein.
The exemption from certain requirements of 10 CFR part 73, appendix
B, ``General Criteria for Security Personnel,'' section VI, ``Nuclear
Power Reactor Training and Qualification Plan for Personnel Performing
Security Program Duties,'' for Vistra Operations Company LLC (for
Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2) ensures that
these regulatory requirements do not unduly limit licensee flexibility
in using personnel resources to most effectively manage the impacts of
the COVID-19 PHE on maintaining the safe and secure operation of this
facility and the implementation of the licensee's NRC-approved security
plans, protective strategy, and implementing procedures. The licensee
has committed to certain security measures to ensure response readiness
and for its security personnel to maintain performance capability.
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.
Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2
Docket Nos. 50-445 and 50-446
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ADAMS accession
Document description No.
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Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2-- ML21111A364
One-Time Request for Exemption from the Biennial
Emergency Preparedness Exercise Requirements in 10
CFR part 50, appendix E, sections IV.F.2.b and
IV.F.2.c, dated April 21, 2021......................
Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2-- ML21119A349
Temporary Exemption from Requirements of 10 CFR part
50, appendix E, sections IV.F.2.b and IV.F.2.c (EPID
L-2021-LLE-0028 [COVID-19]), dated May 17, 2021.....
Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2-- ML21106A293
Request for a Temporary Exemption from 10 CFR part
73, appendix B, section VI, subsection A.7 Regarding
Annual Force-on-Force (FOF) Exercises, due to COVID-
19 PHE, dated April 16, 2021........................
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Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2-- ML21132A126
Supplemental Information Regarding Request for a
Temporary Exemption from 10 CFR part 73, appendix B,
section VI, subsection A.7 Regarding Annual Force-on-
Force (FOF) Exercises [COVID-19], dated May 12, 2021
Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2-- ML21133A003
Temporary Exemption from Annual Force-on-Force
Exercise Requirement of 10 CFR part 73, appendix B,
``General Criteria for Security Personnel,''
subsection A.7 (EPID L-2021-LLE-0024 [COVID-19]),
dated May 19, 2021..................................
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Dated: June 24, 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. 2021-13887 Filed 6-29-21; 8:45 am]
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