[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38547-38557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12245]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2023-0109]
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.
DATES: Comments must be filed by July 13, 2023. A request for a hearing
or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by August 14, 2023.
This monthly notice includes all amendments issued, or proposed to be
issued, from April 28, 2023, to May 24, 2023. The last monthly notice
was published on May 16, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2023-0109. 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: Karen Zeleznock, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-1118; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0109, 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
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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-2023-0109.
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.
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
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (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-2023-0109, 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 notice,
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,
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
person (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. 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.
Petitions must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of
publication of this notice in accordance with the filing instructions
in the ``Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)'' section of this document.
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).
If a hearing is requested, and the Commission has not made a final
determination on the issue of no significant hazards consideration, the
Commission will make a final determination on the issue of no
significant hazards consideration, which will serve to establish when
the hearing is held. If the final determination is that the amendment
request involves no significant hazards consideration, 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 designated agency thereof, may submit a petition to the
Commission to participate as a party under 10 CFR 2.309(h) no later
than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice.
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).
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For information about filing a petition and about participation by
a person not a party under 10 CFR 2.315, see ADAMS Accession No.
ML20340A053 (https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML20340A053) and on the NRC's public website
at https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/adjudicatory/hearing.html#participate.
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's public 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 time-stamps 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, except Federal 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 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 Requests
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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 Nos...................... 50-528, 50-529, 50-530.
Application date................ May 12, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML23132A339.
Location in Application of NSHC. Pages 4-6 of the Enclosure.
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Brief Description of Amendments. The proposed amendments would revise
Technical Specification (TS) 3.3.11,
``Remote Shutdown System,'' to adopt
Technical Specification Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-266-A,
``Eliminate the Remote Shutdown
System Table of Instrumentation and
Controls,'' for Palo Verde Nuclear
Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and
3. TS 3.3.11 provides details for the
instrumentation that supports remote
shutdown system operability. The
specific functions are listed in
Table 3.3.11-1, ``Remote Shutdown
System Instrumentation and
Controls.'' The proposed changes
would eliminate this table and
relocate it to the TS bases.
Proposed Determination.......... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Carey Fleming, 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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Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power
Plant, Unit 1; Calvert County, MD
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Docket No....................... 50-317.
Application date................ February 21, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML23052A063.
Location in Application of NSHC. Pages 9-11 of Attachment 1.
Brief Description of Amendment.. The proposed change would clarify the
areal density testing corrective
actions and modify the weight and
visual acceptance criteria of the
carborundum samples located in the
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant
(CCNPP), Unit 1, spent fuel pool
tested in accordance with the long-
term coupon surveillance (LTCS)
program as approved in Amendment 288.
The LTCS program verifies that the
carborundum degradation rates assumed
in CCNPP analyses to prove
subcriticality, remain valid.
Proposed Determination.......... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Jason Zorn, Associate General Counsel,
Mailing Address. Constellation Energy Generation, 101
Constitution Ave. NW, Suite 400 East,
Washington, DC 20001.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Daniel King, 301-415-1233.
Number.
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Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and
2; Brunswick County, NC; Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Catawba Nuclear
Station, Units 1 and 2; York County, SC; Duke Energy Progress, LLC;
Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1; Wake and Chatham Counties,
NC; Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2;
Mecklenburg County, NC; Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Oconee Nuclear
Station, Units 1, 2, and 3; Oconee County, SC; Duke Energy Progress,
LLC; H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2; Darlington County,
SC
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Docket Nos...................... 50-325, 50-324, 50-413, 50-414, 50-
400, 50-369, 50-370, 50-269, 50-270,
50-287, 50-261.
Application date................ February 16, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML23047A004.
Location in Application of NSHC. Pages 9-10 of Enclosure 1.
Brief Description of Amendment.. The proposed amendments would allow
Duke Energy Progress, LLC and Duke
Energy Carolinas, LLC to revise
technical specifications to adopt
Technical Specifications Task Force
554, Revision 1, ``Revise Reactor
Coolant Leakage Requirements'' for
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units
1 and 2; Catawba Nuclear Station,
Units 1 and 2; Shearon Harris Nuclear
Power Plant, Unit 1; McGuire Nuclear
Station, Units 1 and 2; Oconee
Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3;
and H. B. Robinson Steam Electric
Plant, Unit 2. The proposed
amendments would revise the technical
specifications definition of
``Leakage,'' clarify the requirements
when pressure boundary leakage is
detected and would add a Required
Action when pressure boundary leakage
is identified.
Proposed Determination.......... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Tracey Mitchell LeRoy, Deputy General
Mailing Address. Counsel, Duke Energy Corporation,
4720 Piedmont Row Dr., Charlotte, NC
28210.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Shawn Williams, 301-415-1009.
Number.
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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....................... 50-400.
Application date................ February 7, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML23038A186.
Location in Application of NSHC. Pages 4-5 of Enclosure 1.
Brief Description of Amendment.. The proposed amendment revises the
Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant,
Unit 1 Renewed Facility Operating
License and technical specifications
(TSs) to make administrative changes.
Specifically, the proposed amendment
would revise the TSs to remove the
reference to Duke Energy procedure
EGR-NGGC-0153, ``Engineering
Instrument Setpoints.'' The proposed
amendment would also remove the
reference to, ``[Transamerica
Delaval, Inc.] TDI Diesel Engine
Requirements,'' in the Renewed
Facility Operating License.
Proposed Determination.......... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Tracey Mitchell LeRoy, Deputy General
Mailing Address. Counsel, Duke Energy Corporation,
4720 Piedmont Row Dr., Charlotte, NC
28210.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Demetrius Murray, 301-415-7646.
Number.
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Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp. and Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC;
Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Beaver County, PA
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Docket Nos...................... 50-334, 50-412.
Application date................ February 14, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML23045A144.
Location in Application of NSHC. Pages 10-11 of Attachment.
Brief Description of Amendments. The amendments propose a permanent
exemption from a requirement of
Appendix H, Section IV. A to 10 CFR
part 50, ``Reactor Vessel Material
Surveillance Program Requirements,''
for Beaver Valley Power Station,
Units1 and 2, to submit a summary
technical report to the NRC within 18
months of withdrawal for capsule A, a
supplemental capsule.
Proposed Determination.......... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Rick Giannantonio, General Counsel,
Mailing Address. Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp., 168 E
Market Street, Akron, OH 44308-2014.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Daniel King, 301-415-1233.
Number.
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Energy Northwest; Columbia Generating Station; Benton County, WA
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Docket No....................... 50-397.
Application date................ March 27, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML23086C103.
Location in Application of NSHC. Pages 4-5 of Enclosure 1.
Brief Description of Amendment.. The proposed amendment would adopt
Technical Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-541, Revision 2,
``Add Exceptions to Surveillance
Requirements for Valves and Dampers
Locked in the Actuated Position,''
which is an approved change to the
Standard Technical Specifications,
into the Columbia Generating Station
Technical Specifications. The
amendment would modify certain
surveillance requirements (SRs) by
adding exceptions to consider the SR
met when automatic valves or dampers
are locked, sealed, or otherwise
secured in the actuated position.
Proposed Determination.......... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Ryan Lukson, Legal Service Supervisor,
Mailing Address. 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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PSEG Nuclear LLC; Hope Creek Generating Station; Salem County, NJ
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Docket No....................... 50-354.
Application date................ April 18, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML23108A035.
Location in Application of NSHC. Pages 7-9 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendment.. The amendment proposes to modify the
operation of safety related heating,
ventilation, and air conditioning
(HVAC) trains as described in the
updated final safety analysis report
for Hope Creek Generating Station.
The proposed change modifies a
portion of the trip and standby start
logic for the safety related HVAC
trains from an automatic function to
a manual operator action.
Proposed Determination.......... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Francis Romano, PSEG--Services
Mailing Address. Corporation, 80 Park Plaza, T-10,
Newark, NJ 07101.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone James Kim, 301-415-4125.
Number.
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PSEG Nuclear LLC; Hope Creek Generating Station; Salem County, NJ; PSEG
Nuclear LLC; Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Salem
County, NJ
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Docket Nos...................... 50-354, 50-272, 50-311.
Application date................ April 21, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML23111A103.
Location in Application of NSHC. Pages 4-5 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendments. The proposed amendments would revise
the Hope Creek Generating Station and
Salem Nuclear Generating Station,
Units 1 and 2, technical
specifications (TS) to remove TS
Section 5.5, Meteorological Tower
Location. The proposed amendments
would remove the reference to the
figures removed from the TS by the
previously approved amendments.
Proposed Determination.......... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Francis Romano, PSEG--Services
Mailing Address. Corporation, 80 Park Plaza, T-10,
Newark, NJ 07101
NRC Project Manager, Telephone James Kim, 301-415-4125.
Number.
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating
Plant, Units 1 and 2; Burke County, GA
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Docket Nos...................... 50-424, 50-425.
Application date................ April 11, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML23101A159.
Location in Application of NSHC. Pages E-10 to E-12 of the Enclosure.
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Brief Description of Amendments. The proposed amendments would revise
Technical Specifications (TS) 2.1.1,
``Reactor Coolant Safety Limits,'' TS
3.3.1, ``Reactor Trip System (RTS)
Instrumentation,'' TS 3.4.1,
``Reactor Coolant System (RCS)
Pressure, Temperature, and Flow
Departure from Nucleate Boiling (DNB)
Limits,'' and TS 5.6.5, ``Core
Operating Limits Report (COLR),'' to
adopt most of the TS and COLR changes
described in Appendix A and Appendix
B of Westinghouse topical report WCAP-
14483-A (ADAMS Accession No.
ML020430092), to relocate several
cycle-specific parameter limits from
the TS to the COLR. The proposed
amendments would adopt TSTF-339-A,
``Relocate Technical Specification
parameters to the COLR consistent
with WCAP-14483'' (ADAMS Accession
No. ML003723269). The proposed
amendments change Vogtle Electric
Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2, TS
5.6.5 to include WCAP-8745-P-A and
WCAP-11397-P-A, and to revise the TS
applicability for the WCAP-9272-P-A,
in the list of the NRC approved
methodologies used to develop the
cycle specific COLR. Also, the
proposed amendments would make an
administrative revision to an
equation in TS 3.3.1.
Proposed Determination.......... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Millicent Ronnlund, Vice President and
Mailing Address. General Counsel, Southern Nuclear
Operating Co., Inc., P.O. Box 1295,
Birmingham, AL 35201-1295.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone John Lamb, 301-415-3100.
Number.
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STP Nuclear Operating Company; South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2;
Matagorda County, TX
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Docket No(s).................... 50-498, 50-499.
Application date................ March 30, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML23089A204.
Location in Application of NSHC. Pages 24-25 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendments. The proposed amendments would revise
the alternative source term dose
calculation for the main steam line
break and the locked rotor accident.
The reanalysis uses the asymmetric
natural circulation cooldown
thermohydraulic analyses, various
radiation transport assumptions, and
the current licensing basis source
term and meteorological data to
evaluate the dose effects of an
extended cooldown on the existing
accident analyses.
Proposed Determination.......... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Rachel L. Jackson, General Counsel and
Mailing Address. General Manager Employee Relations,
STP Nuclear Operating Company, P.O.
Box 289, Wadsworth, TX 77483.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Dennis Galvin, 301-415-6256.
Number.
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TMI-2 Solutions, LLC; Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 2;
Londonderry Township, Dauphin County, PA
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Docket No....................... 50-320.
Application date................ February 22, 2023, as supplemented by
letter dated May 1, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML23058A064, ML23121A249.
Location in Application of NSHC. Pages 6-8 of Attachment 1.
Brief Description of Amendment.. In the proposed license amendment
request (LAR), TMI-2 Solutions states
that the LAR is intended to support
applicable historic and cultural
reviews regarding the TMI-2 owned
National Register of Historic Places
(NRHP)-eligible buildings in
anticipation of the eventual and
necessary physical demolition of the
facility to be performed in
accordance with the TMI-2
decommissioning project schedule
described in the Post-Shutdown
Decommissioning Activities Report,
Revision 5 (PSDAR), (ADAMS Accession
No. ML22306A051). TMI-2 Solutions
explains in the LAR, that physical
demolition of the TMl-2 Solutions
owned buildings previously deemed
eligible for the NRHP could result in
an environmental impact not bounded
by the conclusions in the
Decommissioning Generic Environmental
Impact Statement (NUREG-0586,
Supplement 1, Vol. 1) (ADAMS
Accession No. ML023470304) with
regard to cultural, historic, and
archaeological resources if
appropriate mitigation is not
developed in consultation with the
Pennsylvania State Historic
Preservation Office.
Proposed Determination.......... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Russ Workman, General Counsel, Energy
Mailing Address. Solutions, 299 South Main Street,
Suite 1700, Salt Lake City, UT 84111.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Amy Snyder, 301-415-6822.
Number.
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Union Electric Company; Callaway Plant, Unit 1; Callaway County, MO
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Docket No....................... 50-483.
Application date................ March 29, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML23088A118 (package).
Location in Application of NSHC. Pages 6-7 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment would revise
Amendment(s). the technical specifications (TSs) to
modify Section 3.8.3, ``Diesel Fuel
Oil, Lube Oil, and Starting Air.''
Specifically, TS 3.8.3 would be
revised such that the numerical
volume requirements/limits specified
for stored diesel fuel oil and lube
oil inventory, as specified in the
limiting condition for operation,
actions, and surveillance
requirements for TS 3.8.3, would be
replaced with descriptive ``7 day''
and ``6 day'' supply requirements/
limits where applicable. The proposed
changes are consistent with Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-501-A, Revision 1,
``Relocate Stored Fuel Oil and Lube
Oil Volume Values to Licensee
Control.''
Proposed Determination.......... NSHC.
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Name of Attorney for Licensee, Jay E. Silberg, Pillsbury Winthrop
Mailing Address. Shaw Pittman LLP, 1200 17th St. NW,
Washington, DC 20036.
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 Issuances
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Dominion Energy Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.; Millstone Power Station,
Units 2 and 3; New London County, CT; Dominion Energy South Carolina,
Inc.; Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1, Fairfield County, SC;
Virginia Electric and Power Company, Dominion Nuclear Company; North
Anna Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Louisa County, VA; Virginia Electric
and Power Company; Surry Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Surry County,
VA
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Docket Nos...................... 50-336, 50-423, 50-395, 50-338, 50-
339, 50-280, 50-281.
Amendment Date.................. May 1, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML23072A089.
Amendment Nos................... 346 (Millstone, Unit 2), 286
(Millstone, Unit 3), 294 (North Anna,
Unit 1), 277 (North Anna, Unit 2),
311 (Surry, Unit 1), 311 (Surry, Unit
2), and 225 (Summer).
Brief Description of Amendments. The amendments revised the technical
specifications (TSs) to adopt
Technical Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-554, ``Revise
Reactor Coolant Leakage
Requirements,'' for the Millstone
Power Station Units 2 and 3, Surry
Power Station Unit Nos. 1 and 2,
North Anna Power Station Units 1 and
2, and V. C. Summer Nuclear Station
Unit 1. The amendments revised the TS
definition of ``Leakage,'' clarified
the requirements when pressure
boundary leakage is detected and
added a Required Action when pressure
boundary leakage is identified, as
described in the amendment request.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp. and Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC;
Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Beaver County, PA
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Docket Nos...................... 50-334, 50-412.
Amendment Date.................. May 22, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML23102A147.
Amendment Nos................... 321 (Unit 1), 211 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments. The amendments revised the Beaver
Valley Power Station Technical
Specifications to add a limiting
condition for operation titled
``Decay Time'' prohibiting movement
of fuel or over fuel that has
occupied part of a critical reactor
core within the previous 100 hours.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Northern States Power Company--Minnesota; Prairie Island Nuclear
Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2; Goodhue County, MN; Northern States
Power Company; Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant; Wright County, MN
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Docket Nos...................... 50-263, 50-282, 50-306.
Amendment Date.................. March 31, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML22357A100.
Amendment Nos................... Monticello--211; Prairie Island, 242
(Unit 1), 230 (Unit 2).
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Brief Description of Amendments. The amendments revised the Monticello
Nuclear Generating Plant and Prairie
Island Nuclear Generating Plant,
Units 1 and 2, emergency plans, which
includes a Corporate Offsite
Emergency Plan, to create a new Xcel
Energy Standard Emergency Plan. In
addition, the amendments approved a
consolidated Emergency Operations
Facility (EOF) replacing the existing
Monticello and Prairie Island, Units
1 and 2, EOF and their common back-up
EOF.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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PSEG Nuclear LLC; Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2; Salem
County, NJ
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Docket Nos...................... 50-272, 50-311.
Amendment Date.................. May 2, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML23081A466.
Amendment Nos................... 346 (Unit 1), 327 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments. The amendments revised the Salem
Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1
and 2, Technical Specification Action
3.8.1.1.b.4 to extend the allowed
outage time for an inoperable
emergency diesel generator from 72
hours to 14 days.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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PSEG Nuclear LLC; Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 2; Salem
County, NJ
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Docket No....................... 50-311.
Amendment Date.................. May 9, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML23096A184.
Amendment No.................... 328.
Brief Description of Amendment.. The amendment revised the technical
specifications by relocating the
pressure-temperature (P-T) limits for
the reactor pressure vessel to a
licensee-controlled pressure and
temperature limits report (PTLR) and
replacing the existing reactor vessel
heatup and cooldown rate limits and
the P-T limit curves with references
to the PTLR. The amendment also
updated the existing P-T limits to
extend their applicability through
the period of extended operation to
50 effective full-power years.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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SHINE Medical Technologies, LLC; SHINE Medical Isotope Production
Facility; Janesville, WI
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Docket No....................... 50-608.
Amendment Date.................. May 5, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML23087A227.
Amendment No.................... No. 4.
Brief Description of Amendment.. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(the Commission) has issued Amendment
No. 4 to Construction Permit No.
CPMIF-001 for the SHINE Technologies,
LLC (SHINE) Medical Isotope
Production Facility. This amendment
adds one new license condition, 3.G,
and revises the Commission's finding
1.K related to the construction
permit in response to the application
dated October 6, 2022 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML22279A951), as
supplemented by letter dated February
17, 2023 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML23048A244). This amendment allows
the receipt and possession of
contained special nuclear material in
the form of neutron detectors to be
installed during the construction of
the SHINE Medical Isotope Production
Facility.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating
Plant, Units 3 and 4; Burke County, GA
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Docket Nos...................... 52-025, 52-026.
Amendment Date.................. April 26, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML23072A186 (package).
Amendment No.................... 191 (Unit 3), 188 (Unit 4).
Brief Description of Amendments. The amendments changed Technical
Specification (TS) Surveillance
Requirement (SR) 3.0.3 and the
associated TS Bases to allow
application of SR 3.0.3 when a
surveillance has not been previously
performed and to clarify the
application of SR 3.0.3. These
changes were consistent with NRC
approved changes reflected in
Technical Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-529, ``Clarify
Use and Application Rules,'' for SR
3.0.3.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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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 Nos...................... 50-387, 50-388.
Amendment Date.................. May 17, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML23132A321.
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Amendment Nos................... 285 (Unit 1), 269 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The NRC staff approved conforming
Amendment(s). administrative license amendments
regarding the indirect license
transfer of Susquehanna Steam
Electric Station, Units 1 and 2. The
amendments revised Renewed Facility
Operating License Nos. NPF-14 and NPF-
22 to reflect a change in the entity
responsible for providing a financial
support agreement to Susquehanna
Nuclear, LLC, as well as related
editorial changes and changes
regarding the investment of
decommissioning trust funds.
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 Nos...................... 50-259, 50-260, 50-296.
Amendment Date.................. May 2, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML23073A290.
Amendment No.................... 328 (Unit 1), 351 (Unit 2), 311 (Unit
3).
Brief Description of The amendments revised the Browns
Amendment(s). Ferry technical specification
requirements to permit the use of
Risk-Informed Completion Times in
accordance with Technical
Specification Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF 505-A, Revision 2,
``Provide Risk-Informed Extended
Completion Times--RITSTF Initiative
4b.'' Additionally, the amendments
revised the technical specifications
to eliminate second completion times
in accordance with Traveler TSTF 439-
A, ``Eliminate Second Completion
Times Limiting Time From Discovery of
Failure To Meet an LCO [limiting
conditions for operation].''
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 Nos...................... 50-259, 50-260, 50-296.
Amendment Date.................. May 16, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML23101A110.
Amendment No(s)................. 329 (Unit 1), 352 (Unit 2), 312 (Unit
3).
Brief Description of The amendments revised Browns Ferry
Amendment(s). Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3,
Technical Specification 4.1, ``Site
Location,'' to remove the description
of the site acreage.
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 Nos...................... 50-259, 50-260, 50-296.
Amendment Date.................. May 23, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML23116A247.
Amendment Nos................... 330 (Unit 1), 353 (Unit 2), 313 (Unit
3).
Brief Description of Amendments. The amendments revised the Browns
Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and
3, Technical Specifications (TS) to
delete TS 3.6.3.1, ``Containment
Atmosphere Dilution (CAD) System,''
and the associated TS Bases. The
revisions are consistent with
Revision 2 to Technical Specification
Task Force (TSTF) Traveler, TSTF-478-
A, ``BWR [Boiling Water Reactor]
Technical Specification Changes that
Implement the Revised Rule for
Combustible Gas Control.''
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Union Electric Company; Callaway Plant, Unit 1; Callaway County, MO
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Docket No....................... 50-483.
Amendment Date.................. May 10, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML23093A095.
Amendment No.................... 232.
Brief Description of Amendment.. The amendment revised Technical
Specification (TS) 3.7.16, ``Fuel
Storage Pool Boron Concentration'';
TS 3.7.17, ``Spent Fuel Assembly
Storage''; and TS 4.3.1,
``Criticality,'' to accommodate a
simplified storage configuration that
establishes two regions in the spent
fuel pool and provide a bounding
nuclear criticality safety analysis
for additional fuel assembly designs.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Virginia Electric and Power Company; Surry Power Station, Unit Nos. 1
and 2; Surry County, VA
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Docket Nos...................... 50-280, 50-281.
Amendment Date.................. May 9, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML23061A012.
Amendment Nos................... 312 (Unit 1) and 312 (Unit 2).
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Brief Description of Amendments. The amendments revised Technical
Specification 3.12.E, ``Rod Position
Indication System and Bank Demand
Position Indication System,'' for
Surry, Units 1 and 2, to adopt
certain changes in Technical
Specification Task Force Traveler
547, Revision 1, ``Clarification of
Rod Position Requirements,'' that
provide alternative TS Actions to
allow the position of the rod to be
monitored by a means other than
movable incore detectors, but with a
variation.
Public Comments Received as to No.
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.
License Amendment Issuance--Exigent/Emergency Circumstances
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1; Rhea
County, TN
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Docket No....................... 50-390.
Amendment Date.................. May 5, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML23125A220.
Amendment No.................... 161.
Brief Description of Amendment.. The amendment revised Technical
Specification Table 1.1-1 to add one-
time use information to the footnotes
(b) and (c) regarding reactor vessel
head closure bolts. The license
amendment is issued under emergency
circumstances as provided in the
provisions of paragraph 50.91(a)(5)
of title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations because of the time-
critical nature of the amendment.
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Local Media Notice (Yes/No)..... No.
Public Comments Requested as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Dated: June 2, 2023.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Bo M. Pham,
Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2023-12245 Filed 6-12-23; 8:45 am]
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