[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23270-23277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08287]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2022-0098]
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 March 4, 2022, to March 31,
2022. The last monthly notice was published on March 22, 2022.
DATES: Comments must be filed May 19, 2022. A request for a hearing or
petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by June 21, 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-2022-0098. 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
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-2022-0098, 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-2022-0098.
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)
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is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this document.
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.
B. Submitting Comments
The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please
include Docket ID NRC-2022-0098, 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 below, the
Commission finds that the licensees' analyses provided, consistent with
section 50.91 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR),
are sufficient to support the proposed determinations that these
amendment requests involve NSHC. Under the Commission's regulations in
10 CFR 50.92, 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 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.
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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
discussed below, 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. Eastern Time 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., Eastern Time, 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 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 described above, 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
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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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Arizona Public Service Company, et al; Palo Verde Nuclear Generating
Station, Units 1, 2, and 3; Maricopa County, AZ
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-528, 50-529, 50-530.
Application date.................. February 22, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML22053A233.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 2-4 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendments would revise
technical specifications (TSs) to
adopt Technical Specifications Task
Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-567,
``Add Containment Sump TS to
Address GSI [Generic Safety Issue]-
191 Issues,'' for Palo Verde
Nuclear Generating Station, Units
1, 2, and 3. The proposed
amendments would add a new TS
3.6.7, ``Containment Sump,'' that
includes an Action to address the
condition of the containment sump
made inoperable due to containment
accident generated and transported
debris exceeding the analyzed
limits. The Action provides time to
correct or evaluate the condition
in lieu of an immediate plant
shutdown. The NRC issued a final
safety evaluation approving TSTF-
567, on July 3, 2018 (ADAMS Package
Accession No. ML18109A077).
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Jennifer L. Spina, Senior Counsel,
Mailing Address. Pinnacle West Capital Corporation,
500 N. 5th Street, MS 8695,
Phoenix, AZ 85004.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Siva Lingam, 301-415-1564.
Number.
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Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2; York
County, SC; Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1
and 2; Mecklenburg County, NC; Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Shearon Harris
Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1; Wake and Chatham Counties, NC
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-369, 50-370, 50-400, 50-413, 50-
414.
Application date.................. February 24, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML22056A434.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 2-4 of Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendment would adopt
Technical Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-569, Revision
2, ``Revise Response Time Testing
Definition.'' The proposed
amendment would revise the
technical specification definitions
for Engineered Safety Feature
Response Time and Reactor Trip
System Response Time.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Tracey Mitchell LeRoy, Deputy
Mailing Address. General Counsel, Duke Energy
Corporation, 550 South Tryon
Street, Mail Code DEC45A,
Charlotte, NC 28202.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Zackary Stone, 301-415-0615.
Number.
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Energy Northwest; Columbia Generating Station; Benton County, WA
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-397.
Application date.................. February 3, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML22034A992.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 12-14 of Attachment 1.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendment would modify
the Columbia Generating Station
(Columbia) Technical Specification
(TS) requirements related to
Completion Times for Required
Actions to provide the option to
calculate a longer risk-informed
completion time. A new program, the
``Risk-Informed Completion Time
Program'' would be added to TS
Section 5.0, ``Administrative
Controls.'' The proposed amendment
is consistent with Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-505, Revision 2,
``Provide Risk-Informed Extended
Completion Times--RITSTF [Risk-
Informed TSTF] Initiative 4b''
(ADAMS Accession No. ML18183A493).
However, only those Required
Actions described in Attachment 4
and Enclosure 1, as reflected in
the proposed TS mark-ups provided
in Attachments 2 and 3, are
proposed to be changed. This is
because some of the modified
Required Actions in TSTF-505 are
not applicable to Columbia, and
there are some plant-specific
Required Actions not included in
TSTF-505 that are included in this
proposed amendment. A model Safety
Evaluation was provided by the NRC
to the TSTF on November 21, 2018
(ADAMS Package Accession No.
ML18269A041).
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Ryan Verhulp, Assistant General
Mailing Address. Counsel, Energy Northwest, MD 1020,
P.O. Box 968, Richland, WA 99352.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Mahesh Chawla, 301-415-8371.
Number.
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Indiana Michigan Power Company; Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1
and 2; Berrien County, MI
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-315, 50-316.
Application date.................. March 23, 2021, as supplemented by
letter dated December 16, 2021.
ADAMS Accession Nos............... ML21082A496, ML21350A176.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 8-10 of Enclosure 2.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendment would modify
Technical Specification (TS) and
the TS Bases for TS 3.3.3, ``Post
Accident Monitoring (PAM)
Instrumentation.'' The proposed
change would allow one channel of
TS 3.3.3, ``Post Accident
Monitoring (PAM) Instrumentation,''
Function 7, Containment Water
Level, to be satisfied by a train
of two operable containment water
level switches in the event that
both containment water level
channels become inoperable. This
alternate method of satisfying
containment water level channel
requirements would be limited to
the remaining duration of the
operating cycle each time it is
invoked. The supplemental letter
dated December 16, 2021, provided
additional information that
expanded the scope of the
application as originally noticed;
but did not change the NRC staff's
original proposed no significant
hazards consideration determination
as published the Federal Register
on May 18, 2021 (86 FR 26950).
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Robert B. Haemer, Senior Nuclear
Mailing Address. Counsel, Indiana Michigan Power
Company, One Cook Place, Bridgman,
MI 49106.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Scott Wall, 301-415-2855.
Number.
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Unit 1; Hamilton
County, TN; Tennessee Valley Authority; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Unit 2;
Hamilton County, TN
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-327, 50-328.
Application date.................. February 24, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML22055A625.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages E21-E23 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendment would
incorporate the use of the peer
reviewed, plant-specific Sequoyah
Nuclear Plant Seismic Probabilistic
Risk Assessment and Fire
Probabilistic Risk Assessment
models into the previously approved
10 CFR 50.69 categorization
process.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, David Fountain, Executive VP and
Mailing Address. General Counsel, Tennessee Valley
Authority, 400 West Summit Hill
Drive, WT 6A, Knoxville, TN 37902.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Perry Buckberg, 301-415-1383.
Number.
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1; Rhea
County, TN
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-390.
Application date.................. February 17, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML22049A031.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages E11 and E12 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendment would revise
the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit
1, Technical Specification (TS)
3.3.2, ``ESFAS Instrumentation,''
Table 3.3.2-1, ``Engineered Safety
Feature Actuation System
Instrumentation,'' Function 6.e(1),
``Auxiliary Feedwater--Trip of all
Main Feedwater Pumps--Turbine
Driven Main Feedwater Pumps,''
allowable value to be consistent
with the value for Watts Bar
Nuclear Plant, Unit 2.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, David Fountain, Executive VP and
Mailing Address. General Counsel, Tennessee Valley
Authority, 400 West Summit Hill
Drive, WT 6A, Knoxville, TN 37902.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Kimberly Green, 301-415-1627.
Number.
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Union Electric Company; Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1; Callaway County, MO
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-483.
Application date.................. February 8, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML22039A317 (Package).
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 9-11 of Enclosure 1.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendment would make
the following two changes to the
Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1
Radiological Emergency Response
Plan: (1) Would remove the 15-
minute response goal/30-minute
activation goal during ``Normal
Work Hours'' and allow the current
75-minute response/90-minute
activation goal for ``Off-Normal
Hours'' to be the standard for all
hours of the day and (2) would
eliminate the 30-minute follow-up
notification for the State of
Missouri and Emergency Planning
Zone (EPZ) counties and implement a
60-minute follow-up notification
until the plant conditions are
relatively stable such that the
follow-up notification frequency
may be reduced to an agreed upon
frequency, with the consensus of
the State Emergency Management
Agency and the EPZ counties, when
event condition are relatively
stable. There is no change proposed
to the 15-minute initial
notification requirement that
applies after declaration of an
emergency is being proposed.
Additionally, no change to staffing
requirements is being proposed.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Jay E. Silberg, Pillsbury Winthrop
Mailing Address. Shaw Pittman LLP, 1200 17th St. NW,
Washington, DC 20036.
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NRC Project Manager, Telephone Mahesh Chawla, 301-415-8371.
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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Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2,
Will County, IL; Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, Ogle County, IL;
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant;
Wayne County, New York
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-244, 50-454, 50-455, 50-456, 50-
457.
Amendment Date.................... March 22, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML22026A489.
Amendment No(s)................... Braidwood 225 (Unit 1), 225 (Unit
2); Byron 227 (Unit 1), 227 (Unit
2); Ginna 148.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The amendments revised the
Braidwood, Byron, and Ginna
technical specifications to address
the issues identified in two
Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC
documents. The revisions address
issues identified in Westinghouse
Nuclear Safety Advisory Letter NSAL-
09-5, Revision 1, ``Relaxed Axial
Offset Control FQ Technical
Specification Actions,'' and NSAL-
15-1, Revision 0, ``Heat Flux Hot
Channel Factor Technical
Specification Surveillance.''
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Dominion Energy Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.; Millstone Power Station, Unit
No. 3; New London County, CT; Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.;
Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit No. 1, Fairfield County, SC;
Virginia Electric and Power Company, Dominion Nuclear Company; North
Anna Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Louisa County, VA
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-338, 50-339, 50-395, 50-423.
Amendment Date.................... March 1, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML22041A010.
Amendment No(s)................... Millstone--283 (Unit 3); Summer--221
(Unit 1); North Anna--291 (Unit 1)
and 274 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The amendment adopts Technical
Specification Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-569, ``Revise
Response Time Testing Definition.''
The amendment revises the technical
specification definition for
Engineered Safety Feature Response
Time and Reactor Trip System
Response Time Testing.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2; York
County, SC; Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1
and 2; Mecklenburg County, NC; Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Shearon Harris
Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1; Wake and Chatham Counties, NC
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-413, 50-414, 50-369, 50-370, 50-
400.
Amendment Date.................... March 4, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML22010A281.
Amendment No(s)................... Catawba--311 (Unit 1) and 307 (Unit
2), McGuire--321 (Unit 1) and 300
(Unit 2), Harris 191 (Unit 1).
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The amendments revised the technical
specifications (TSs) in response to
the Duke Energy's application dated
September 16, 2021. The amendments
revised the TSs for each of these
facilities based on Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-577, Revision 1,
``Revised Frequencies for Steam
Generator Tube Inspections.''
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1;
Wake and Chatham Counties, NC
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-400.
Amendment Date.................... March 10, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML22020A007.
Amendment No(s)................... 192 (Unit 1).
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The amendment removes, from the
renewed facility operating license,
License Condition 2.G, ``Reporting
to the Commission,'' which required
the licensee to report any
violations of Operating License
Section 2.C within 24 hours to the
NRC Operations Center via the
Emergency Notification System with
a written follow-up within 30 days.
Additionally, the amendment deletes
Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant
Technical Specification (TS) 3/
4.4.10, ``Structural Integrity,''
revises Administrative Control TS
6.1.2 to eliminate the annual
management directive requirement,
revises TS Table 4.3-2,
``Engineered Safety Features
Actuation System Instrumentation
Surveillance Requirements,'' to
remove an overly restrictive
requirement that impedes the full
application of the Surveillance
Frequency Control Program for a
specific subset of relays, and
removes the TS Index and places it
under licensee control.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Entergy Operations, Inc.; Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2; Pope
County, AR
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-313, 50-368.
Amendment Date.................... March 15, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML22039A282.
Amendment No(s)................... 274 (Unit 1) and 328 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The amendments modified Arkansas
Nuclear One (ANO), Unit 1 (ANO-1)
Technical Specification (TS) 3.7.8,
``Emergency Cooling Pond (ECP),''
and ANO, Unit 2 (ANO-2) TS 3.7.4.1,
``Emergency Cooling Pond,'' to
permit the ECP to be considered
operable for up to 65 days for each
unit in support of a proactive
upgrade on the ECP piping supply to
the service water system intake
bays.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC; Duane Arnold Energy Center; Linn
County, IA
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-331.
Amendment Date.................... February 3, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML22028A282.
Amendment No(s)................... 316.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The amendment revises the Duane
Arnold Physical Security Plan to
align the defensive strategy with
the post-shutdown and permanently
defueled condition present during
the current decommissioning
activities.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC; Duane Arnold Energy Center; Linn
County, IA
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-331.
Amendment Date.................... March 10, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML22059A746.
Amendment No(s)................... 317.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The amendment revises the Duane
Arnold Physical Security Plan to
reflect the requirements associated
with the security changes for the
independent spent fuel storage
installation (ISFSI) only
configuration, consistent with the
permanent removal of all spent fuel
from the DAEC spent fuel pool. This
change will be implemented once all
fuel is placed in the ISFSI.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC and Constellation Energy
Generation, LLC; Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 2; Oswego County,
NY
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-410.
Amendment Date.................... March 4, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML22033A310.
Amendment No(s)................... 190.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The amendment revised the technical
specifications related to reactor
pressure vessel water inventory
control (RPV WIC) based on
Technical Specifications Task Force
Traveler (TSTF) 582, Revision 0,
``RPV WIC Enhancements,'' (TSTF-
528) (ADAMS Accession No.
ML19240A260), and the associated
NRC staff safety evaluation of TSTF
582 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML20219A333).
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and
2; San Luis Obispo County, CA
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-275, 50-323.
Amendment Date.................... March 23, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML22020A315.
Amendment No(s)................... 240 (Unit 1) and 241 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The amendments revised Technical
Specification 3.8.1, ``AC
[Alternating Current] Sources--
Operating,'' to allow a separate
one-time Completion Time of 7 days
during the planned maintenance for
each diesel fuel oil transfer pump
(DFOTP) 0-1 and 0-2, with the
portable DFOTP staged and
available. The one-time Completion
Time of 7 days for DFOTP 0-1 and 0-
2 supports planned maintenance to
maintain high reliability of the
DFOTPs.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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PSEG Nuclear LLC; Hope Creek Generating Station; Salem County, NJ
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-354.
Amendment Date.................... March 14, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML21348A713.
Amendment No(s)................... 231.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The amendment revised Technical
Specification 3/4.7.1.3, ``Ultimate
Heat Sink'' (UHS), to modify the
limiting condition for operation
river temperature, increase the
temperature in the action statement
for opening the emergency discharge
valves, added a new 72-hour allowed
outage time for one station service
water system pump or one safety
auxiliary cooling system pump or
one emergency diesel generator
inoperable with UHS temperature
above 88 degrees Fahrenheit, and
revised the UHS average temperature
limit and maximum temperature.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Joseph M. Farley Nuclear
Plant, Units 1 and 2; Houston County, AL
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-348, 50-364.
Amendment Date.................... March 7, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML22032A243.
Amendment No(s)................... 241 (Unit 1) and 238 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The amendments modify the Updated
Final Safety Analysis Report of the
Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant,
Units 1 and 2, by allowing the
removal of the encapsulation
vessels and associated guard piping
around the first isolation valves
in the recirculation suction lines
for the Containment Spray and
Residual Heat Removal/Low Head
Safety Injection systems.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and
3; Limestone County, AL
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-259, 50-260, 50-296.
Amendment Date.................... March 16, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML22020A228.
Amendment No(s)................... 320 (Unit 1), 343 (Unit 2), 303
(Unit 3).
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The amendments revised Technical
Specification (TS) 3.6.2.6
(correlates to boiling water
reactor (BWR)/4 TS 3.6.2.5),
``Drywell-to-Suppression Chamber
Differential Pressure,'' and TS
3.6.3.2, ``Primary Containment
Oxygen Concentration,'' based on TS
Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-568-
A, Revision 2, ``Revise
Applicability of BWR/4 TS 3.6.2.5
and TS 3.6.3.2'' (ADAMS Accession
No. ML19141A122), and the
associated NRC safety evaluation
for TSTF-568-A (ADAMS Accession No.
ML19325C434).
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Dated: April 13, 2022.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Caroline L. Carusone,
Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2022-08287 Filed 4-18-22; 8:45 am]
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