[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 34 (Friday, February 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9391-9392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03589]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-461, 50-346, 50-354, 50-272, 50-311, 50-528, 50-529,
and 50-530; 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 five
exemptions in response to requests from four licensees for relief due
to the coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) public health emergency
(PHE). The exemptions afford these licensees temporary relief from
certain requirements under NRC regulations. The NRC is issuing a single
notice to announce the issuance of the exemptions.
DATES: During the period from January 7, 2022, to January 21, 2022, the
NRC granted five exemptions in response to requests submitted by four
licensees from January 5, 2022, to January 19, 2022.
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.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents, by appointment, at the NRC's PDR, Room P1 B35, One White
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make
an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to
[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 January 7, 2022, to January 21, 2022, the
NRC granted five exemptions in response to requests submitted by four
licensees from January 5, 2022, to January 19, 2022. These exemptions
temporarily allow the licensees to deviate from certain requirements of
chapter 1 of title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), part 26,
``Fitness for Duty Programs,'' section 26.205, ``Work hours.''
The exemptions from certain requirements of 10 CFR part 26 for
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (for Clinton Power Station, Unit No. 1);
for Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp. (for Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station,
Unit No. 1); for PSEG Nuclear LLC (for Hope Creek Generating Station
and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2); and for
Arizona Public Service Company (for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating
Station, Units 1, 2, and 3) afford these licensees temporary relief
from the work-hour control requirements under 10 CFR 26.205(d)(1)
through (d)(7). The exemptions from 10 CFR 26.205(d)(1) through (d)(7)
ensure that the control of work hours and management of worker fatigue
does not unduly limit licensee flexibility in using personnel resources
to most effectively manage the impacts of the COVID-19 PHE on
maintaining the safe operation of these facilities. Specifically, these
licensees have stated that their staffing levels are affected or are
expected to be affected by the COVID-19 PHE, and they can no longer
meet or likely will not meet the work-hour controls of 10 CFR
26.205(d)(1) through (d)(7). These licensees have committed to
effecting site-specific administrative controls for COVID-19 PHE
fatigue-management for personnel specified in 10 CFR 26.4(a).
The 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.
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ADAMS accession
Document description No.
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Clinton Power Station, Unit No. 1
Docket No. 50-461
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Clinton Power Station, Unit No. 1--COVID-19 Related ML22014A005
Request for Exemption from part 26 Work Hours
Requirements, dated January 13, 2022................
Clinton Power Station, Unit No. 1--Exemption from ML22013B277
Specific Requirements of 10 CFR part 26 (EPID L-2022-
LLE-0003 [COVID-19]), dated January 14, 2022........
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Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1
Docket No. 50-346
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Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1--COVID- ML22012A301
19 Related Request for Exemption from part 26 Work
Hours Requirements, dated January 12, 2022..........
Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1-- ML22013B175
Response to Request for Additional Information
Related to Request for Exemption from Specific
Requirements of 10 CFR 26, ``Fitness for Duty
Programs'' [COVID[dash]19], dated January 13, 2022..
Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1-- ML22012A399
Exemption from Specific Requirements of 10 CFR part
26, (EPID L-2022-LLE-0002 [COVID-19]), dated January
14, 2022............................................
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Hope Creek Generating Station
Docket No. 50-354
Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2
Docket Nos. 50-272 and 50-311
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Hope Creek Generating Station and Salem Generating ML22005A364
Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2--Request for Exemption
from Specific Requirements of 10 CFR part 26,
``Fitness for Duty Programs,'' dated January 5, 2022
Hope Creek Generating Station and Salem Generating ML22005A323
Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2--Exemption from Specific
Requirements of 10 CFR part 26, (EPID L-2022-LLE-
0000 [COVID-19]), dated January 7, 2022.............
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Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3
Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, and 50-530
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Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, ML22020A017
and 3--COVID-19 Related Request for Exemption from
part 26 Work Hours Requirements, dated January 19,
2022................................................
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, ML22020A040
and 3--Request for Exemption from Specific
Requirements of 10 CFR part 26 (EPID L-2022-LLE-0005
[COVID-19]), dated January 21, 2022.................
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Dated: February 15, 2022.
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. 2022-03589 Filed 2-17-22; 8:45 am]
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