[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 209 (Tuesday, November 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60481-60490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23783]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2021-0200]
Monthly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating
Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards
Considerations
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Monthly notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 189.a.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of
1954, as amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) is publishing this regular monthly notice. The Act requires the
Commission to publish notice of any amendments issued, or proposed to
be issued, and grants the Commission the authority to issue and make
immediately effective any amendment to an operating license or combined
license, as applicable, upon a determination by the Commission that
such amendment involves no significant hazards consideration (NSHC),
notwithstanding the pendency before the Commission of a request for a
hearing from any person. This monthly notice includes all amendments
issued, or proposed to be issued, from September 17, 2021, to October
14, 2021. The last monthly notice was published on October 5, 2021.
DATES: Comments must be filed by December 2, 2021. A request for a
hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by January 3,
2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods;
however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal Rulemaking website:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2021-0200. 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.
Mail comments to: Office of Administration, Mail Stop:
TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff.
For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rhonda Butler, Office of Nuclear
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Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-8025, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2021-0200, facility name, unit
number(s), docket number(s), application date, and subject when
contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this
action. You may obtain publicly available information related to this
action by any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2021-0200.
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]. The ADAMS accession number for each
document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first
time that it is mentioned in this document.
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.
B. Submitting Comments
The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal Rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please
include Docket ID NRC-2021-0200, facility name, unit number(s), docket
number(s), application date, and subject, in your comment submission.
The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your
comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at
https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions
into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to
remove identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to
remove such information before making the comment submissions available
to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.
II. Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendments to Facility
Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses and Proposed No Significant
Hazards Consideration Determination
For the facility-specific amendment requests shown in this
document, the Commission finds that the licensees' analyses provided,
consistent with section 50.91 of title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR), ``Notice for public comment; State
consultation,'' are sufficient to support the proposed determinations
that these amendment requests involve NSHC. Under the Commission's
regulations in 10 CFR 50.92, ``Issuance of amendment,'' operation of
the facilities in accordance with the proposed amendments would not (1)
involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an
accident previously evaluated; or (2) create the possibility of a new
or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated;
or (3) involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety.
The Commission is seeking public comments on these proposed
determinations. Any comments received within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice will be considered in making any final
determinations.
Normally, the Commission will not issue the amendments until the
expiration of 60 days after the date of publication of this notice. The
Commission may issue any of these license amendments before expiration
of the 60-day period provided that its final determination is that the
amendment involves NSHC. In addition, the Commission may issue any of
these amendments prior to the expiration of the 30-day comment period
if circumstances change during the 30-day comment period such that
failure to act in a timely way would result, for example in derating or
shutdown of the facility. If the Commission takes action on any of
these amendments prior to the expiration of either the comment period
or the notice period, it will publish in the Federal Register a notice
of issuance. If the Commission makes a final NSHC determination for any
of these amendments, any hearing will take place after issuance. The
Commission expects that the need to take action on any amendment before
60 days have elapsed will occur very infrequently.
A. Opportunity To Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave To Intervene
Within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice, any
persons (petitioner) whose interest may be affected by any of these
actions may file a request for a hearing and petition for leave to
intervene (petition) with respect to that action. Petitions shall be
filed in accordance with the Commission's ``Agency Rules of Practice
and Procedure'' in 10 CFR part 2. Interested persons should consult a
current copy of 10 CFR 2.309. The NRC's regulations are accessible
electronically from the NRC Library on the NRC's website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/. If a petition is filed,
the Commission or a presiding officer will rule on the petition and, if
appropriate, a notice of a hearing will be issued.
As required by 10 CFR 2.309(d) the petition should specifically
explain the reasons why intervention should be permitted with
particular reference to the following general requirements for
standing: (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the
petitioner; (2) the nature of the petitioner's right to be made a party
to the proceeding; (3) the nature and extent of the petitioner's
property, financial, or other interest in the proceeding; and (4) the
possible effect of any decision or order which may be entered in the
proceeding on the petitioner's interest.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.309(f), the petition must also set
forth the specific contentions that the petitioner seeks to have
litigated in the proceeding. Each contention must consist of a specific
statement of the issue of law or fact to be raised or controverted. In
addition, the petitioner must provide a brief explanation of the bases
for the contention and a concise statement of the alleged facts or
expert opinion that support the contention and on which the petitioner
intends to rely in proving the contention at the hearing. The
petitioner must also provide references to the specific sources and
documents on which the petitioner intends to rely to support its
position on the issue. The petition must include sufficient information
to show that a genuine dispute exists with the applicant or licensee on
a material issue of law or fact. Contentions must be limited to matters
within the scope of
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the proceeding. The contention must be one that, if proven, would
entitle the petitioner to relief. A petitioner who fails to satisfy the
requirements at 10 CFR 2.309(f) with respect to at least one contention
will not be permitted to participate as a party.
Those permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding,
subject to any limitations in the order granting leave to intervene.
Parties have the opportunity to participate fully in the conduct of the
hearing with respect to resolution of that party's admitted
contentions, including the opportunity to present evidence, consistent
with the NRC's regulations, policies, and procedures.
Petitions must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of
publication of this notice. Petitions and motions for leave to file new
or amended contentions that are filed after the deadline will not be
entertained absent a determination by the presiding officer that the
filing demonstrates good cause by satisfying the three factors in 10
CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i) through (iii). The petition must be filed in
accordance with the filing instructions in the ``Electronic Submissions
(E-Filing)'' section of this document.
If a hearing is requested, and the Commission has not made a final
determination on the issue of NSHC, the Commission will make a final
determination on the issue of NSHC. The final determination will serve
to establish when the hearing is held. If the final determination is
that the amendment request involves NSHC, the Commission may issue the
amendment and make it immediately effective, notwithstanding the
request for a hearing. Any hearing would take place after issuance of
the amendment. If the final determination is that the amendment request
involves a significant hazards consideration, then any hearing held
would take place before the issuance of the amendment unless the
Commission finds an imminent danger to the health or safety of the
public, in which case it will issue an appropriate order or rule under
10 CFR part 2.
A State, local governmental body, Federally recognized Indian
Tribe, or agency thereof, may submit a petition to the Commission to
participate as a party under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(1). The petition should
state the nature and extent of the petitioner's interest in the
proceeding. The petition should be submitted to the Commission no later
than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. The petition
must be filed in accordance with the filing instructions in the
``Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)'' section of this document, and
should meet the requirements for petitions set forth in this section,
except that under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(2) a State, local governmental body,
or Federally recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof does not need
to address the standing requirements in 10 CFR 2.309(d) if the facility
is located within its boundaries. Alternatively, a State, local
governmental body, Federally recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof
may participate as a non-party under 10 CFR 2.315(c).
If a petition is submitted, any person who is not a party to the
proceeding and is not affiliated with or represented by a party may, at
the discretion of the presiding officer, be permitted to make a limited
appearance pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.315(a). A person
making a limited appearance may make an oral or written statement of
his or her position on the issues but may not otherwise participate in
the proceeding. A limited appearance may be made at any session of the
hearing or at any prehearing conference, subject to the limits and
conditions as may be imposed by the presiding officer. Details
regarding the opportunity to make a limited appearance will be provided
by the presiding officer if such sessions are scheduled.
B. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)
All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings including
documents filed by an interested State, local governmental body,
Federally recognized Indian Tribe, or designated agency thereof that
requests to participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in
accordance with 10 CFR 2.302. The E-Filing process requires
participants to submit and serve all adjudicatory documents over the
internet, or in some cases, to mail copies on electronic storage media,
unless an exemption permitting an alternative filing method, as further
discussed, is granted. Detailed guidance on electronic submissions is
located in the Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC (ADAMS
Accession No. ML13031A056) and on the NRC website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html.
To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least 10
days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should contact the
Office of the Secretary by email at [email protected], or by
telephone at 301-415-1677, to (1) request a digital identification (ID)
certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or
representative) to digitally sign submissions and access the E-Filing
system for any proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise
the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a petition or
other adjudicatory document (even in instances in which the
participant, or its counsel or representative, already holds an NRC-
issued digital ID certificate). Based upon this information, the
Secretary will establish an electronic docket for the proceeding if the
Secretary has not already established an electronic docket.
Information about applying for a digital ID certificate is
available on the NRC's public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/getting-started.html. After a digital ID certificate is
obtained and a docket created, the participant must submit adjudicatory
documents in Portable Document Format. Guidance on submissions is
available on the NRC's public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/electronic-sub-ref-mat.html. A filing is considered complete at the
time the document is submitted through the NRC's E-Filing system. To be
timely, an electronic filing must be submitted to the E-Filing system
no later than 11:59 p.m. (ET) on the due date. Upon receipt of a
transmission, the E-Filing system timestamps the document and sends the
submitter an email confirming receipt of the document. The E-Filing
system also distributes an email that provides access to the document
to the NRC's Office of the General Counsel and any others who have
advised the Office of the Secretary that they wish to participate in
the proceeding, so that the filer need not serve the document on those
participants separately. Therefore, applicants and other participants
(or their counsel or representative) must apply for and receive a
digital ID certificate before adjudicatory documents are filed to
obtain access to the documents via the E-Filing system.
A person filing electronically using the NRC's adjudicatory E-
Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC's Electronic
Filing Help Desk through the ``Contact Us'' link located on the NRC's
public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html, by
email to [email protected], or by a toll-free call at 1-866-672-
7640. The NRC Electronic Filing Help Desk is available between 9 a.m.
and 6 p.m., (ET), Monday through Friday, excluding government holidays.
Participants who believe that they have good cause for not
submitting documents electronically must file an exemption request, in
accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper filing
stating why there is good cause for not filing electronically and
requesting
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authorization to continue to submit documents in paper format. Such
filings must be submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(b)-(d).
Participants filing adjudicatory documents in this manner are
responsible for serving their documents on all other participants.
Participants granted an exemption under 10 CFR 2.302(g)(2) must still
meet the electronic formatting requirement in 10 CFR 2.302(g)(1),
unless the participant also seeks and is granted an exemption from 10
CFR 2.302(g)(1).
Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in the
NRC's electronic hearing docket, which is publicly available at https://adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the
presiding officer. If you do not have an NRC-issued digital ID
certificate as previously described, click ``cancel'' when the link
requests certificates and you will be automatically directed to the
NRC's electronic hearing dockets where you will be able to access any
publicly available documents in a particular hearing docket.
Participants are requested not to include personal privacy information
such as social security numbers, home addresses, or personal phone
numbers in their filings unless an NRC regulation or other law requires
submission of such information. With respect to copyrighted works,
except for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory
filings and would constitute a Fair Use application, participants
should not include copyrighted materials in their submission.
The following table provides the plant name, docket number, date of
application, ADAMS accession number, and location in the application of
the licensees' proposed NSHC determinations. For further details with
respect to these license amendment applications, see the applications
for amendment, which are available for public inspection in ADAMS. For
additional direction on accessing information related to this document,
see the ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' section of
this document.
License Amendment Request(s)
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Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3;
Oconee County, SC
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Docket No(s)................. 50-269, 50-270, 50-287.
Application date............. September 2, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML21245A210.
Location in Application of Pages 11-13 of Enclosure.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment would revise
Amendment(s). Technical Specification 3.7.7, ``Low
Pressure Service Water (LPSW) System''
to extend the Completion Time related to
Condition A and Required Action A.1 for
a temporary basis to 288 hours during
the Oconee Nuclear Station, Unit 2,
Refuel 31.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Tracey Mitchell LeRoy, Deputy General
Licensee, Mailing Address. Counsel, Duke Energy Corporation, 550
South Tryon Street, Mail Code DEC45A,
Charlotte, NC 28202.
NRC Project Manager, Stephanie Devlin-Gill, 301-415-5301.
Telephone Number.
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Exelon FitzPatrick, LLC and Exelon Generation Company, LLC; James A.
FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant; Oswego County, NY
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Docket No(s)................. 50-333.
Application date............. May 14, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML21134A211.
Location in Application of Pages 4-5 of the Enclosure.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed change requests adoption of
Amendment(s). TSTF-264-A, Revision 0, ``3.3.9 and
3.3.10-Delete Flux Monitors Specific
Overlap Requirement SR [Surveillance
Requirements].'' Specifically, the
proposed change revises Technical
Specification 3.3.1.1, ``RPS
Instrumentation,'' by deleting
Surveillance Requirements 3.3.1.1.5 and
3.3.1.1.6, which verify the overlap
between the source range monitor and the
intermediate range monitor, and between
the intermediate range monitor and the
average power range monitor. The
surveillance functions will still be
performed by the associated CHANNEL
CHECK in Surveillance Requirement
3.3.1.1.1.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Donald P. Ferraro, Assistant General
Licensee, Mailing Address. Counsel, Exelon Generation Company, LLC,
200 Exelon Way, Suite 305, Kennett
Square, PA 19348.
NRC Project Manager, Justin Poole, 301-415-2048.
Telephone Number.
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2; Will
County, IL
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Docket No(s)................. 50-456, 50-457.
Application date............. August 2, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML21214A331.
Location in Application of Pages 20-22 of Attachment 1.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment revises Technical
Amendment(s). Specification (TS) 3.7.9, ``Ultimate
Heat Sink [UHS]'' for an inoperable UHS
due to the average water temperature to
allow utilization of existing margin in
the design analysis to offset the
increase in the TS UHS temperature. The
proposed amendment also revises TS 3.7.9
Surveillance Requirement 3.7.9.2 to
delete the temporary allowance for the
UHS average water temperature of 102.8
[deg]F until September 30, 2021.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Tamra Domeyer, Associate General Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 4300
Winfield Road, Warrenville, IL 60555.
NRC Project Manager, Joel Wiebe, 301-415-6606.
Telephone Number.
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant,
Units 1 and 2; Calvert County, MD
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Docket No(s)................. 50-317, 50-318.
Application date............. June 14, 2021, as supplemented by letter
dated August 13, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML21165A406, ML21225A353.
Location in Application of Pages 19-22 of Attachment 1 of the
NSHC. Supplement.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment would revise the
Amendment(s). current licensing basis in the updated
Final Safety Analysis Report and the
Technical Requirements Manual for
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant,
Units 1 and 2, to allow for a full core
offload without the availability of
supplementing the spent fuel pool
cooling system with one loop of the
shutdown cooling system during certain
refueling outages. The proposed
amendment also includes a change in the
calculational methodology used in the
spent fuel pool heat-up analysis.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Tamra Domeyer, Associate General Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 4300
Winfield Road, Warrenville, IL 60555.
NRC Project Manager, Andrea Mayer, 301-415-1081.
Telephone Number.
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Joseph M. Farley Nuclear
Plant, Units 1 and 2; Houston County, AL; Southern Nuclear Operating
Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2; Burke
County, GA
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Docket No(s)................. 50-348, 50-364, 50-424, 50-425.
Application date............. September 17, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML21263A223.
Location in Application of Pages E-3--E-4 of Enclosure.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendments would revise the
Amendment(s). Technical Specifications to adopt
Technical Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF 577, ``Revised
Frequencies for Steam Generator Tube
Inspections.''
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Millicent Ronnlund, Vice President and
Licensee, Mailing Address. General Counsel, Southern Nuclear
Operating Co., Inc., P.O. Box 1295,
Birmingham, AL 35201-1295.
NRC Project Manager, John Lamb, 301-415-3100.
Telephone Number.
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Susquehanna Nuclear, LLC and Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc.;
Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2; Luzerne County, PA
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Docket No(s)................. 50-387, 50-388.
Application date............. April 8, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML21098A206.
Location in Application of Pages 14-16 of Attachment 1.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The amendments would change various
Amendment(s). technical specifications (TSs) to permit
the use of risk-informed completion
times in accordance with Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-505, Revision 2, ``Provide
Risk-Informed Extended Completion Times,
RITSTF [Risk-Informed TSTF] Initiative
4b,'' dated July 2, 2018 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML18183A493). The licensee
also proposed variations from TSTF-505,
Revision 2 and TS changes not associated
with TSTF-505, Revision 2.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Damon D. Obie, Esq, 835 Hamilton St.,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Suite 150, Allentown, PA 18101.
NRC Project Manager, Audrey Klett, 301-415-0489.
Telephone Number.
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TMI-2 Solutions, LLC; Three Mile Island Unit 2; Londonderry Township,
Dauphin County, PA
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Docket No(s)................. 50-320.
Application date............. October 5, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML21279A278.
Location in Application of Pages 6-7 of Attachment 1.
NSHC.
Brief Description of This is a proposed change to revise the
Amendment(s). Document List contained in the License
Technical Specifications at paragraph
6.9.2 to reflect a proposed exemption to
record keeping requirements for the TMI-
2 reactor site.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Russ Workman, General Counsel, Energy
Licensee, Mailing Address. Solutions, 299 South Main Street, Suite
1700, Salt Lake City, UT 84111.
NRC Project Manager, Theodore Smith, 301-415-6721.
Telephone Number.
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Virginia Electric and Power Company, Dominion Nuclear Company; North
Anna Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Louisa County, VA
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Docket No(s)................. 50-338, 50-339.
Application date............. September 9, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML21252A514.
Location in Application of Pages 2-4 of Enclosure.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed change would revise
Amendment(s). Technical Specification (TS) 5.6.7,
``Steam Generator (SG) Program,'' and TS
5.5.8, ``Steam Generator Tube Inspection
Report,'' in accordance with TSTF-577,
Revision 1, ``Revised Frequencies for
Steam Generator Tube Inspections.''
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for W.S. Blair, Senior Counsel, Dominion
Licensee, Mailing Address. Resource Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar
St., RS-2, Richmond, VA 23219.
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NRC Project Manager, G. Ed Miller, 301-415-2481.
Telephone Number.
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Vistra Operations Company LLC; Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Units
1 and 2; Somervell County, TX
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Docket No(s)................. 50-445, 50-446.
Application date............. July 27, 2021, as supplemented by
letter(s) dated August 31, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML21208A023, ML21243A232.
Location in Application of Pages 3-5 of Enclosure 2 of the
NSHC. Supplement.
Brief Description of The amendments would adopt Technical
Amendment(s). Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-577, Revision 1, ``Revised
Frequencies for Steam Generator Tube
Inspections.'' The amendments would
modify the technical specification
requirements related to steam generator
tube inspections and reporting based on
operating history.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Timothy P. Matthews, Esq., Morgan, Lewis
Licensee, Mailing Address. and Bockius, 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20004.
NRC Project Manager, Dennis Galvin, 301-415-6256.
Telephone Number.
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Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation; Wolf Creek Generating Station,
Unit 1; Coffey County, KS
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Docket No(s)................. 50-482.
Application date............. September 29, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML21272A283.
Location in Application of Pages 13-14 of Attachment I.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed changes would modify
Amendment(s). Technical Specification 3.3.2,
``Engineered Safety Feature Actuation
System (ESFAS) Instrumentation,''
Condition N, to provide allowable
restoration time and avoid a potential
unplanned plant shutdown should a
condition occur requiring ESFAS
corrective maintenance.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Thomas C. Poindexter, Morgan, Lewis and
Licensee, Mailing Address. Bockius LLP, 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20004-2541.
NRC Project Manager, Samson Lee, 301-415-3168.
Telephone Number.
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III. Notice of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses
and Combined Licenses
During the period since publication of the last monthly notice, the
Commission has issued the following amendments. The Commission has
determined for each of these amendments that the application complies
with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations. The
Commission has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the
Commission's rules and regulations in 10 CFR chapter I, which are set
forth in the license amendment.
A notice of consideration of issuance of amendment to facility
operating license or combined license, as applicable, proposed NSHC
determination, and opportunity for a hearing in connection with these
actions, was published in the Federal Register as indicated in the
safety evaluation for each amendment.
Unless otherwise indicated, the Commission has determined that
these amendments satisfy the criteria for categorical exclusion in
accordance with 10 CFR 51.22. Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b),
no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be
prepared for these amendments. If the Commission has prepared an
environmental assessment under the special circumstances provision in
10 CFR 51.22(b) and has made a determination based on that assessment,
it is so indicated in the safety evaluation for the amendment.
For further details with respect to each action, see the amendment
and associated documents such as the Commission's letter and safety
evaluation, which may be obtained using the ADAMS accession numbers
indicated in the following table. The safety evaluation will provide
the ADAMS accession numbers for the application for amendment and the
Federal Register citation for any environmental assessment. All of
these items can be accessed as described in the ``Obtaining Information
and Submitting Comments'' section of this document.
License Amendment Issuance(s)
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Dominion Energy Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.; Millstone Power Station, Unit
No. 3; New London County, CT
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Docket No(s)................. 50-423.
Amendment Date............... October 5, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML21227A000.
Amendment No(s).............. 279.
Brief Description of The amendment revised the Millstone 3
Amendment(s). Technical Specification 6.9.1.6.b by
adding topical report WCAP-16996-P-A,
Revision 1, ``Realistic LOCA [loss-of-
coolant accident] Evaluation Methodology
Applied to the Full Spectrum of Break
Sizes (Full Spectrum LOCA
Methodology),'' to the list of
methodologies approved for reference in
the Core Operating Limits Report (COLR)
for Millstone 3. The added reference
identifies the analytical method used to
determine the core operating limits for
the large break LOCA event described in
the Millstone 3 Final Safety Analysis
Report, Section 15.6.5, ``Loss-of-
Coolant Accidents Resulting from a
Spectrum of Postulated Piping Breaks
within the Reactor Coolant Pressure
Boundary.'' The amendment also removed
COLR Reference WCAP-12945-P-A, which is
no longer being used to support the
Millstone 3 core reload analysis.
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Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp. and Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC;
Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit No. 2; Beaver County, PA
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Docket No(s)................. 50-412.
Amendment Date............... June 30, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML21153A176.
Amendment No(s).............. 201.
Brief Description of The amendment revised the technical
Amendment(s). specification (TS) requirements related
to methods of inspection and service
life for Alloy 800 steam generator
tubesheet sleeves. The proposed TS
changes also removed a note about sleeve
inspection that would no longer be
applicable.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Entergy Operations, Inc.; Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2; Pope County, AR
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Docket No(s)................. 50-368.
Amendment Date............... September 20, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML21208A449.
Amendment No(s).............. 325.
Brief Description of The amendment modified the Loss of
Amendment(s). Voltage relay allowable values contained
in Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2 (ANO-2)
Technical Specification (TS) 3.3.2.1,
``Engineered Safety Feature Actuation
System Instrumentation,'' specifically
Table 3.3-4, Functional Unit 7.a, ``4.16
kv [kilovolt] Emergency Bus
Undervoltage.'' The amendment also
corrected an error in Table 3.3-3 of ANO-
2 TS 3.3.2.1.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Entergy Operations, Inc.; Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3; St.
Charles Parish, LA
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Docket No(s)................. 50-382.
Amendment Date............... September 15, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML21166A183.
Amendment No(s).............. 261.
Brief Description of This amendment relocated the Waterford
Amendment(s). Steam Electric Station, Unit 3
(Waterford 3) boration systems technical
specification (TS) equipment that is
required to support the operability of
the auxiliary pressurizer spray system
from TSs 3.1.2.2, 3.1.2.4, 3.1.2.6 and
3.1.2.8 to Waterford 3 TS 3/4.4.3.2,
``Auxiliary Spray,'' and relocated the
remaining information from these TSs, as
well as the remaining boration systems
in TSs 3.1.2.1, 3.1.2.3, 3.1.2.5 and
3.1.2.7 to the licensee-controlled
Technical Requirements Manual.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; LaSalle County Station, Unit Nos. 1 and
2; LaSalle County, IL
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Docket No(s)................. 50-373, 50-374.
Amendment Date............... September 7, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML21162A069.
Amendment No(s).............. 251 (Unit 1) and 237 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments modified technical
Amendment(s). specification requirements to permit the
use of risk-informed completion times in
accordance with Technical Specifications
Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-505,
Revision 2, ``Provide Risk-Informed
Extended Completion Times--RITSTF
Initiative 4b.''
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and
2; Montgomery County, PA
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Docket No(s)................. 50-352, 50-353.
Amendment Date............... September 28, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML21181A044.
Amendment No(s).............. 253 (Unit 1), 215 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments revised Technical
Amendment(s). Specification Section 1.0,
``DEFINITIONS''; Section 3/4.4.6,
``PRESSURE/TEMPERATURE LIMITS''; and
Section 6.0, ``ADMINISTRATIVE
CONTROLS``; by replacing the existing
reactor vessel heatup and cooldown rate
limits and the pressure and temperature
limit curves with references to the
pressure and temperature limits report.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC; Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1; Rockingham
County, NH
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Docket No(s)................. 50-443.
Amendment Date............... September 22, 2021.
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ADAMS Accession No........... ML21190A177.
Amendment No(s).............. 169.
Brief Description of The amendment revised the technical
Amendment(s). specifications in order to resolve non-
conservative requirements associated
with nuclear heat flux hot channel
factor, as reported in Westinghouse
Nuclear Safety Advisory Letter (NSAL) 09-
5, Revision 1, and NSAL 15-1.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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PSEG Nuclear LLC; Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit No. 1; Salem
County, NJ
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Docket No(s)................. 50-272.
Amendment Date............... October 8, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML21230A018.
Amendment No(s).............. 339.
Brief Description of The amendment revised the reactor coolant
Amendment(s). system pressure-temperature limits and
the pressurizer overpressure protection
system limits and relocated them to a
Pressure and Temperature Limits Report.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant,
Units 1 and 2; Appling County, GA; Southern Nuclear Operating Company,
Inc.; Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Houston County, AL;
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating
Plant, Units 1 and 2; Burke County, GA
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Docket No(s)................. 50-321, 50-348, 50-364, 50-366, 50-424,
50-425.
Amendment Date............... September 29, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML21232A149.
Amendment No(s).............. Farley 236 (Unit 1) and 233 (Unit 2),
Hatch 312 (Unit 1) and 257 (Unit 2);
Vogtle 208 (Unit 1) and 191 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments removed the table of
Amendment(s). contents from the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear
Plant Units 1 and 2 (Hatch Units 1 and
2); Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant,
Units 1 and 2; and Vogtle Electric
Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2,
Technical Specifications (TSs), as well
as removed the effective page list from
the Hatch, Units 1 and 2, TSs, and
placed them under licensee control.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant,
Units 1 and 2; Appling County, GA; Southern Nuclear Operating Company,
Inc.; Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Houston County, AL;
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating
Plant, Units 1 and 2; Burke County, GA
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Docket No(s)................. 50-321, 50-348, 50-364, 50-366, 50-424,
50-425.
Amendment Date............... September 21, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML21217A091.
Amendment No(s).............. Farley 235 (Unit 1) and 232 (Unit 2),
Hatch 310 (Unit 1) and 256 (Unit 2),
Vogtle 207 (Unit 1) and 190 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments revised the Southern
Amendment(s). Nuclear Operating Company Standard
Emergency Plan, including the Site
Annexes, to change the emergency
response organization staffing
composition and extend staff
augmentation times from 75 to 90
minutes.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating
Plant, Unit 3; Burke County, GA; Southern Nuclear Operating Company,
Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Unit 4; Burke County, GA
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Docket No(s)................. 52-025, 52-026.
Amendment Date............... September 17, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML21217A021 (Package).
Amendment No(s).............. 187 (Unit 3) and 185 (Unit 4).
Brief Description of The amendments revised the Southern
Amendment(s). Nuclear Operating Company's Standard
Emergency Plan, including site annexes,
to change the emergency response
organization staffing composition and
extend staff augmentation time from 75
to 90 minutes.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Rhea
County, TN
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Docket No(s)................. 50-390, 50-391.
Amendment Date............... September 17, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML21158A284.
Amendment No(s).............. 148 (Unit 1) and 55 (Unit 2).
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Brief Description of The amendments revised Watts Bar Nuclear
Amendment(s). Plant, Units 1 and 2, Technical
Specification (TS) 3.3.2, ``ESFAS
Instrumentation,'' Table 3.3.2-1,
``Engineered Safety Feature Actuation
System Instrumentation,'' Function 6.e,
``Auxiliary Feedwater--Trip of all
Turbine Driven Main Feedwater Pumps,''
to include the electric motor-driven
standby main feedwater pump (SBMFW) trip
channel for the auxiliary feedwater auto-
start logic and added a new surveillance
requirement to verify the status of the
SBMFW pump trip channel when a turbine-
driven main feedwater pump is in
service.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Virginia Electric and Power Company; Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2;
Surry County, VA
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Docket No(s)................. 50-280, 50-281.
Amendment Date............... August 20, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML21175A185.
Amendment No(s).............. 304 (Unit 1) and 304 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments permitted the application
Amendment(s). of the leak-before-break methodology to
the auxiliary piping systems attached to
the reactor coolant system for Surry
Units 1 and 2 to eliminate the dynamic
effects of postulated pipe ruptures.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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IV. Notice of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and
Combined Licenses and Final Determination of No Significant Hazards
Consideration and Opportunity for a Hearing (Exigent Circumstances or
Emergency Situation)
Since publication of the last monthly notice, the Commission has
issued the following amendment. The Commission has determined for this
amendment that the application for the amendment complies with the
standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended
(the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations. The Commission
has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the
Commission's rules and regulations in 10 CFR chapter I, which are set
forth in the license amendment.
Because of exigent circumstances or emergency situation associated
with the date the amendment was needed, there was not time for the
Commission to publish, for public comment before issuance, its usual
notice of consideration of issuance of amendment, proposed NSHC
determination, and opportunity for a hearing.
For exigent circumstances, the Commission has either issued a
Federal Register notice providing opportunity for public comment or has
used local media to provide notice to the public in the area
surrounding a licensee's facility of the licensee's application and of
the Commission's proposed determination of NSHC. The Commission has
provided a reasonable opportunity for the public to comment, using its
best efforts to make available to the public means of communication for
the public to respond quickly, and in the case of telephone comments,
the comments have been recorded or transcribed as appropriate and the
licensee has been informed of the public comments.
In circumstances where failure to act in a timely way would have
resulted, for example, in derating or shutdown of a nuclear power plant
or in prevention of either resumption of operation or of increase in
power output up to the plant's licensed power level, the Commission may
not have had an opportunity to provide for public comment on its NSHC
determination. In such case, the license amendment has been issued
without opportunity for comment prior to issuance. If there has been
some time for public comment but less than 30 days, the Commission may
provide an opportunity for public comment. If comments have been
requested, it is so stated. In either event, the State has been
consulted by telephone whenever possible.
Under its regulations, the Commission may issue and make an
amendment immediately effective, notwithstanding the pendency before it
of a request for a hearing from any person, in advance of the holding
and completion of any required hearing, where it has determined that
NSHC is involved.
The Commission has applied the standards of 10 CFR 50.92 and has
made a final determination that the amendments involve NSHC. The basis
for this determination is contained in the documents related to each
action. Accordingly, the amendment has been issued and made effective
as indicated. For those amendments that have not been previously
noticed in the Federal Register, within 60 days after the date of
publication of this notice, any persons (petitioner) whose interest may
be affected by this action may file a request for a hearing and
petition for leave to intervene (petition) with respect to the action.
Petitions shall be filed in accordance with the guidance concerning the
Commission's ``Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure'' in 10 CFR part
2 as discussed in section II.A of this document.
Unless otherwise indicated, the Commission has determined that the
amendment satisfies the criteria for categorical exclusion in
accordance with 10 CFR 51.22. Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b),
no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be
prepared for this amendment. If the Commission has prepared an
environmental assessment under the special circumstances provision in
10 CFR 51.12(b) and has made a determination based on that assessment,
it is so indicated in the safety evaluation for the amendment.
For further details with respect to these actions, see the
amendment and associated documents such as the Commission's letter and
safety evaluation, which may be obtained using the ADAMS accession
numbers indicated in the following table. The safety evaluation will
provide the ADAMS accession number(s) for the application for amendment
and the Federal Register citation for any environmental assessment. All
of these items can be accessed as described in the ``Obtaining
Information and Submitting Comments'' section of this document.
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License Amendment Issuance(s)--Exigent/Emergency Circumstances
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant,
Unit 1; Appling County, GA
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Docket No(s)........................... 50-321.
Amendment Date......................... September 24, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML21264A644.
Amendment No(s)........................ 311.
Brief Description of Amendment(s)...... The amendment revises Technical
Specification (TS) 3.7.2,
``Plant Service Water (PSW)
System and Ultimate Heat Sink
(UHS),'' Condition A, ``One
PSW pump inoperable,'' to
allow a one-time increase in
the Completion Time from 30
days to 45 days. The license
amendment is issued under
emergency circumstances as
described in the provisions of
paragraph 50.91(a)(5) of title
10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations due to the time
critical nature of the
amendment.
Local Media Notice (Yes/No)............ No.
Public Comments Requested as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Dated: October 27, 2021.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Bo M. Pham,
Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2021-23783 Filed 11-1-21; 8:45 am]
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