[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.
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