[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50381-50382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19306]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 52-025 and 52-026; NRC-2008-0252]


Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc; Vogtle Electric 
Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4; Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and 
Acceptance Criteria

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Determination of the successful completion of inspections, 
tests, and analyses.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has 
determined that specified inspections, tests, and analyses have been 
successfully completed, and that specified acceptance criteria are met 
for the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP), Units 3 and 4. The NRC 
staff is also rescinding a prior determination of the successful 
completion of particular inspections, tests, analyses, and acceptance 
criteria (ITAAC) for VEGP Units 3 and 4.

DATES: Determinations of the successful completion of inspections, 
tests, and analyses for VEGP Units 3 and 4 are effective on the dates 
indicated in the NRC staff's verification evaluation forms for the 
ITAAC. The NRC staff's rescission of its prior determination of the 
successful completion of particular ITAAC for VEGP Units 3 and 4 was 
effective on August 12, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2008-0252 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-2008-0252. 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.
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(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 in this document (if that document is available in 
ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced.
     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: Cayetano Santos, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-7270, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Licensee Notification of Completion of ITAAC

    Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. (SNC) (hereafter called 
the licensee) has submitted ITAAC closure notifications (ICNs) under 
section 52.99(c)(1) of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 
CFR), informing the NRC that the licensee has successfully performed 
the required inspections, tests, and analyses, and that the acceptance 
criteria are met for:

VEGP Unit 3 ITAAC

    2.1.02.09c (44), 2.1.02.12a.iii (55), 2.1.02.13a (63), 2.1.02.13b 
(64), 2.1.02.14 (66), 2.2.01.01 (90), 2.2.04.09a.ii (241), 2.2.05.02a 
(253), 2.3.02.08a.i (301), 2.3.02.14 (317), 2.3.04.05 (332), 2.3.06.11a 
(382), 2.3.07.05.i (396), 2.3.13.08 (470), 2.3.29.02 (489), 2.4.01.02 
(493), 2.5.01.03a (511), 2.5.01.04 (519), C.2.5.04.04a (561), 2.5.06.02 
(574), 2.6.03.05d.i (613), C.2.6.09.05a (664), C.2.6.09.06 (666), 
2.7.03.03 (710), 2.7.07.02 (732), 3.2.00.04 (751), 3.3.00.02a.i.a 
(760), and 2.3.10.12 (879).

VEGP Unit 4 ITAAC

    2.2.03.08c.iv.01 (183), 2.2.03.08c.iv.02 (184), 2.2.03.08c.iv.03 
(185),

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2.3.07.07b.ii (403), and 3.3.00.02a.ii.f (769).
    The ITAAC for VEGP Unit 3 are in Appendix C of the VEGP Unit 3 
combined license (ADAMS Accession No. ML14100A106). The ITAAC for VEGP 
Unit 4 are in Appendix C of VEGP Unit 4 combined license (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML14100A135).

II. Licensee ITAAC Post-Closure Notifications (IPCNs)

    Since the last Federal Register notice of the NRC staff's 
determinations of successful completion of inspections, tests, and 
analyses for VEGP Units 3 and 4 (86 FR 23756; May 4, 2021), the NRC 
staff has not made additional determinations of the successful 
completion of inspections, tests, and analyses based on licensee IPCNs 
submitted under 10 CFR 52.99(c)(2).

III. NRC Staff Determination of Completion of ITAAC

    The NRC staff has determined that the specified inspections, tests, 
and analyses have been successfully completed, and that the specified 
acceptance criteria are met. The documentation of the NRC staff's 
determination is in the ITAAC Closure Verification Evaluation Form 
(VEF) for each ITAAC. The VEF is a form that represents the NRC staff's 
structured process for reviewing ICNs and IPCNs.
    Each ICN presents a narrative description of how the ITAAC was 
completed. The NRC's ICN review process involves a determination on 
whether, among other things: (1) Each ICN provides sufficient 
information, including a summary of the methodology used to perform the 
ITAAC, to demonstrate that the inspections, tests, and analyses have 
been successfully completed; (2) each ICN provides sufficient 
information to demonstrate that the acceptance criteria of the ITAAC 
are met; and (3) any NRC inspections for the ITAAC have been completed 
and any ITAAC findings associated with that ITAAC have been closed. The 
NRC's review process for IPCNs is similar to that for ICNs but focuses 
on how the licensee addressed the new, material information giving rise 
to the IPCN.
    The NRC staff's determination of the successful completion of these 
ITAAC is based on information available at this time and is subject to 
the licensee's ability to maintain the condition that the acceptance 
criteria are met. If the NRC staff receives new information that 
suggests the NRC staff's determination on any of these ITAAC is 
incorrect, then the NRC staff will determine whether to reopen that 
ITAAC (including withdrawing the NRC staff's determination on that 
ITAAC). The NRC staff's determination will be used to support a 
subsequent finding, pursuant to 10 CFR 52.103(g), at the end of 
construction that all acceptance criteria in the combined license are 
met. The ITAAC closure process is not finalized for these ITAAC until 
the NRC makes an affirmative finding under 10 CFR 52.103(g). Any future 
updates to the status of these ITAAC can be found by selecting the link 
``ITAAC Status Report'' on the NRC's websites: https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/col-holder/vog3.html and https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/col-holder/vog4.html.
    This notice fulfills the NRC staff's obligations under 10 CFR 
52.99(e)(1) to publish a notice in the Federal Register of the NRC 
staff's determination of the successful completion of inspections, 
tests, and analyses.

    Note: As of August 12, 2021, NRC staff rescinds its previous 
determination of the successful completion of ITAAC 2.5.05.03b (570) 
for both VEGP Units 3 and 4 due to the subsequent determination by 
NRC staff that this ITAAC is not met for both units. The NRC's prior 
determination of the successful completion of ITAAC 2.5.05.03b (570) 
was originally published in the Federal Register (85 FR 67017) on 
October 21, 2020. The licensee will resubmit the ICNs related to 
ITAAC 2.5.05.03b (570) for both Units.

Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Unit 3, Docket No. 5200025

    A complete list of the review status for VEGP Unit 3 ITAAC, 
including the submission date and ADAMS accession number for each ICN 
received, the ADAMS accession number for each VEF, and the ADAMS 
accession numbers for the inspection reports associated with these 
specific ITAAC can be found by selecting the link ``ITAAC Status 
Report'' at the NRC's website https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/col-holder/vog3.html.

Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Unit 4, Docket No. 5200026

    A complete list of the review status for VEGP Unit 4 ITAAC, 
including the submission date and ADAMS accession number for each ICN 
and IPCN received, the ADAMS accession number for each VEF, and the 
ADAMS accession numbers for the inspection reports associated with 
these specific ITAAC, can be found by selecting the link ``ITAAC Status 
Report'' at the NRC's website https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/col-holder/vog4.html.

    Dated: September 1, 2021.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Philip J. McKenna,
Acting Chief, Vogtle Project Office, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation.
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