[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44162-44169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14461]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2023-0120]
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 August 10, 2023. A request for a
hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by September
11, 2023. This monthly notice includes all amendments issued, or
proposed to be issued, from May 25, 2023, to June 22, 2023. The last
monthly notice was published on June 13, 2023.
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-2023-0120. 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: Paula Blechman, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-2242; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0120, 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-2023-0120.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the
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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: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. 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-2023-0120, 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).
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
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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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Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Clinton Power Station, Unit No. 1;
DeWitt County, IL
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-461.
Application date.................. March 1, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23060A258.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 5-7 of Attachment 1.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendment would revise
Technical Specification Section
3.8.3, ``Diesel Fuel Oil, Lube Oil,
and Starting Air.''
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Jason Zorn, Associate General
Mailing Address. Counsel, Constellation Energy
Generation, 4300 Winfield Road
Warrenville, IL 60555.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Joel Wiebe, 301-415-6606.
Number.
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Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Clinton Power Station, Unit No. 1;
DeWitt County, IL; Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Dresden Nuclear
Power Station, Units 2 and 3; Grundy County, IL; Constellation Energy
Generation, LLC; LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2; LaSalle County,
IL; Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Peach Bottom Atomic Power
Station, Units 2 and 3; York County, PA; Constellation Energy
Generation, LLC; Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Rock
Island County, IL; Constellation FitzPatrick, LLC and Constellation
Energy Generation, LLC; James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant; Oswego
County, NY; 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)...................... 50-461, 50-237, 50-249, 50-333, 50-
373, 50-374, 50-410, 50-277, 50-
278, 50-254, 50-265.
Application date.................. May 25, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23145A086.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 2-4 of Attachment 1.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendments would
incorporate Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Improved Standard Technical
Specifications Change Traveler TSTF-
580, ``Provide Exception from
Entering Mode 4 With No Operable
RHR [Residual Heat Removal]
Shutdown Cooling,'' Revision 1. The
proposed change provides a
technical specification exception
to entering Mode 4 if both required
RHR shutdown cooling subsystems are
inoperable.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Jason Zorn, Associate General
Mailing Address. Counsel, Constellation Energy
Generation, 101 Constitution Ave.
NW, Suite 400 East, Washington, DC
20001.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Scott Wall, 301-415-2855.
Number.
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DTE Electric Company; Fermi, Unit 2; Monroe County, MI
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-341.
Application date.................. May 5, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23128A026.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 6-7 of Enclosure 1.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendment would revise
the Note for Technical
Specification (TS) 3.4.5, ``RCS
[Reactor Coolant System] Pressure
Isolation Valve (PIV) Leakage'',
Action A.1, to remove the word
``check'' and clarify that Action
A.1 is to be met by all valves and
is not limited only to check
valves.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Jon P. Christinidis, DTE Electric
Mailing Address. Company, Expert Attorney--
Regulatory, 1635 WCB, One Energy
Plaza, Detroit, MI 48226.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Surinder Arora, 301-415-1421.
Number.
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DTE Electric Company; Fermi, Unit 2; Monroe County, MI
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-341.
Application date.................. May 5, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23128A017.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 7-9 of Enclosure 1.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendment would modify
Fermi 2 Technical Specification
3.8.1, ``AC [Alternating Current]
Sources--Operating,'' to revise
Surveillance Requirement 3.8.1.12,
by adding a requirement to verify
the crankcase overpressure
automatic trip for each emergency
diesel generator is bypassed on an
actual or simulated emergency start
signal.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Jon P. Christinidis, DTE Electric
Mailing Address. Company, Expert Attorney--
Regulatory, 1635 WCB, One Energy
Plaza, Detroit, MI 48226.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Surinder Arora, 301-415-1421.
Number.
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Energy Northwest; Columbia Generating Station; Benton County, WA
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-397.
Application date.................. May 1, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23121A294.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 4-6 of Enclosure 1.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendment would revise
the Columbia Generating Station
Renewed Facility Operating License
NPF-21 and Appendix A, Technical
Specifications (TSs) with several
clean-up changes. The proposed
clean-up changes would include
editorial changes and the removal
of obsolete TS information,
spelling error corrections, and
removal of obsolete operating
license conditions. None of the
proposed changes result in changes
to technical or operating
requirements.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Ryan Lukson, Legal Service
Mailing Address. Supervisor, 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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Entergy Louisiana, LLC, and Entergy Operations, Inc.; River Bend
Station, Unit 1; West Feliciana Parish, LA
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-458.
Application date.................. February 27, 2023.
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ADAMS Accession No................ ML23058A215.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 10-12 of Attachment 1.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendment would modify
River Bend Station, Unit 1,
Technical Specification
requirements to permit the use of
risk-informed completion times in
accordance with Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-505, Revision 2,
``Provide Risk-Informed Extended
Completion Times--RITSTF [Risk-
Informed TSTF) Initiative 4b''
(ADAMS Accession No. ML18183A493).
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Anna Vinson Jones, Assistant General
Mailing Address. Counsel/Legal Department, Entergy
Operations, Inc., 101 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Jason Drake, 301-415-8378.
Number.
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Entergy Louisiana, LLC, and Entergy Operations, Inc.; River Bend
Station, Unit 1; West Feliciana Parish, LA
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-458.
Application date.................. February 27, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23058A217.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 27-29 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendment would modify
the River Bend Station, Unit 1,
licensing basis by the addition of
a license condition, to allow for
the implementation of the
provisions of 10 CFR 50.69, ``Risk-
informed categorization and
treatment of structures, systems
and components for nuclear power
reactors.''
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Anna Vinson Jones, Assistant General
Mailing Address. Counsel/Legal Department, Entergy
Operations, Inc., 101 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Jason Drake, 301-415-8378.
Number.
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Entergy Operations, Inc.; Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1; Pope County, AR
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-313.
Application date.................. March 30, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23089A261.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 15-17 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendment would modify
the Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1,
Technical Specification 3.3.1,
Table 3.3.1-1, ``Reactor Protection
System Instrumentation,'' Function
9, ``Main Turbine Trip (Oil
Pressure),'' allowable value and
specify that it is for ``Hydraulic
Oil Pressure.'' The proposed change
would support replacement of the
current Westinghouse
electrohydraulic control system,
which requires the replacement and
relocation of the reactor
protection system anticipatory
reactor trip system pressure
switches.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Anna Vinson Jones, Assistant General
Mailing Address. Counsel/Legal Department, Entergy
Operations, Inc., 101 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Thomas Wengert, 301-415-4037.
Number.
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Entergy Operations, Inc.; Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2; Pope County, AR
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-368.
Application date.................. April 5, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23095A281.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 9-11 of Attachment 1.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendment would modify
the Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2,
technical specification
requirements to permit the use of
risk-informed completion times in
accordance with Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-505, Revision 2,
``Provide Risk-Informed Extended
Completion Times--RITSTF [Risk-
Informed TSTF] Initiative 4b.''
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Anna Vinson Jones, Assistant General
Mailing Address. Counsel/Legal Department, Entergy
Operations, Inc., 101 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Thomas Wengert, 301-415-4037.
Number.
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Nebraska Public Power District; Cooper Nuclear Station; Nemaha County,
NE
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-298.
Application date.................. May 3, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23124A358.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 2-4 of Attachment 1.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendment would revise
the Cooper Nuclear Station
Technical Specifications (TSs) to
adopt Technical Specifications Task
Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-580,
``Provide Exception from Entering
Mode 4 With No Operable RHR
[Residual Heat Removal] Shutdown
Cooling,'' by providing a TS
exception to entering Mode 4 if
both required RHR shutdown cooling
subsystems are inoperable.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, John C. McClure, Vice President,
Mailing Address. Governmental Affairs & General
Counsel Nebraska Public Power
District, P.O. Box 499, 1414 15th
Street, Columbus, NE 68602-0499.
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NRC Project Manager, Telephone Thomas Wengert, 301-415-4037.
Number.
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Nebraska Public Power District; Cooper Nuclear Station; Nemaha County,
NE
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-298.
Application date.................. May 3, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23124A234.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 3-5 of Attachment 1.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendment would revise
the Cooper Nuclear Station
Technical Specifications (TSs) to
adopt Technical Specifications Task
Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-551,
``Revise Secondary Containment
Surveillance Requirements.''
Specifically, the proposed change
would revise TS 3.6.4.1,
``Secondary Containment,''
Surveillance Requirement (SR)
3.6.4.1.1 to address conditions
during which the secondary
containment pressure may not meet
the SR pressure requirements. In
addition, SR 3.6.4.1.3 would be
modified to acknowledge that
secondary containment access
openings may be open for entry and
exit.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, John C. McClure, Vice President,
Mailing Address. Governmental Affairs & General
Counsel Nebraska Public Power
District, P.O. Box 499, 1414 15th
Street, Columbus, NE 68601.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Thomas Wengert, 301-415-4037.
Number.
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NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC; Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1; Rockingham
County, NH
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-443.
Application date.................. March 15, 2023, as supplemented by
letter dated May 11, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23074A176, ML23131A115.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 5-7 of the Enclosure to the
Supplement.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendment would modify
the Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1
Technical Specifications (TSs) by
updating from 55 effective full-
power years (EFPY) to 52.6 EFPY,
the period of applicability
specified in the pressure-
temperature limits curves of
Seabrook TS Figure 3.4-2, Reactor
Coolant System Heatup Limitations--
Applicable to 55 EFPY, and Figure
3.4-3, Reactor Coolant System
Cooldown Limitations--Applicable to
55 EFPY, and in Figure 3.4-4,
Maximum Allowable PORV [Pressurized
Power-Operated Relief Valve]
Setpoints for Cold Overpressure
Protection System, and conforming
changes to the TS Index.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Steven Hamrick, Senior Attorney 801
Mailing Address. Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 220
Washington, DC 20004
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Justin Poole, 301-415-2048.
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 No(s)...................... 50-424, 50-425.
Application date.................. May 1, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23121A267.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages E1-14 and E1-15 of Enclosure
1.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendments would revise
Technical Specification (TS)
Surveillance Requirement (SR)
3.4.14.1 to allow surveillance
frequencies in accordance with the
Inservice Testing Program outlined
in the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers Code for
Operation and Maintenance of
Nuclear Power Plants. TS SR
3.4.14.1 directs the licensee to
verify that the leakage from each
reactor coolant system (RCS)
pressure isolation valve is equal
to or less than 0.5 gallons per
minute (gpm) per nominal inch of
valve size up to a maximum of 5 gpm
at an RCS pressure between 2215 and
2255 pounds per square inch gauge.
This amendment would remove three
more frequent surveillance
frequencies associated with TS SR
3.4.14.1.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Millicent Ronnlund, Vice President
Mailing Address. and General Counsel, Southern
Nuclear Operating Co., Inc., P.O.
Box 1295, Birmingham, AL 35201-
1295.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Zachary Turner 415-6303.
Number.
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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 No(s)...................... 52-025, 52-026.
Application date.................. March 24, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23083B967.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages E-5 and E-6 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendments would revise
the Combined Licenses to request
changes to depart from Updated
Final Safety Analysis Report Tier 2
information (which includes the
plant-specific Design Control
Document Tier 2 information) and
involves related changes to
Combined License, Appendix A,
Technical Specifications by
relocating Technical Specification
3.7.9, ``Spent Fuel Pool Makeup
Water Sources,'' to the Technical
Requirements Manual as ``Updated
Final Safety Analysis Report
Standard Content.''
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Stanford Blanton, Balch & Bingham
Mailing Address. LLP, P.O. Box 306, Birmingham, AL
35201.
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NRC Project Manager, Telephone William Gleaves, 301-415-5848.
Number.
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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 No(s)...................... 52-025, 52-026.
Application date.................. May 17, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23137A285.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 7-8 of Enclosure 1.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendments would change
the Combined License Appendix A,
Technical Specification (TS) 3.1.9,
``Chemical and Volume Control
System Demineralized Water
Isolation Valves and Makeup Line
Isolation Valves.'' The proposed
change to Required Action B.1
imposes a more restrictive TS
``Action.'' Additional changes are
proposed to TS 3.1.9 ``Actions
Note'' and ``Action A'' for
consistency with similar
applications and for clarity.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Stanford Blanton, Balch & Bingham
Mailing Address. LLP, P.O. Box 306, Birmingham, AL
35201.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone William Gleaves, 301-415-5848.
Number.
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Vistra Operations Company LLC; Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit
Nos. 1 and 2; Somervell County, TX
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-445, 50-446.
Application date.................. April 20, 2023, as supplemented by
letter dated June 15, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23110A156, ML23166B144.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 13-15 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendments would
authorize an Updated Final Safety
Analysis Report change to implement
a licensing basis change regarding
compliance with 10 CFR part 50,
appendix A, General Design
Criterion 5, ``Sharing of
structures, systems, and
components,'' and conformance with
Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.81,
``Shared Emergency and Shutdown
Electric Systems for Multi-Unit
Nuclear Power Plants,'' Revision 1.
The licensing basis change would
permit certain safety-related
common electrical loads, and some
Unit 1 specific electrical loads to
be fed from common electrical
panels, which represents a
deviation from RG 1.81.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Timothy P. Matthews, Esq., Morgan,
Mailing Address. Lewis & Bockius LLP, 1111
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20004.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Dennis Galvin, 301-415-6256.
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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NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC; Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and
2; Manitowoc County, WI
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-266, 50-301.
Amendment Date.................... June 1, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23103A133.
Amendment No(s)................... 271 (Unit 1) and 273 (Unit 2).
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Brief Description of Amendment(s). The amendments revised technical
specification requirements to
permit the use of risk-informed
completion times for actions to be
taken when limiting conditions for
operation are not met. The changes
are based on Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-505, Revision 2,
``Provide Risk-Informed Extended
Completion Times--RITSTF [Risk-
Informed TSTF] Initiative 4b,''
dated July 2, 2018.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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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 No(s)...................... 50-424, 50-425.
Amendment Date.................... June 15, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23115A149.
Amendment No(s)................... 218 (Unit 1) and 201 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The amendments revised Technical
Specification (TS) 1.1, ``Use and
Application Definitions'' and added
TS 5.5.23 ``Online Monitoring
Program.'' The amendments allowed
use of an online monitoring (OLM)
methodology as the technical basis
to switch from time-based
surveillance frequency for channel
calibrations to a condition-based
calibration frequency based on OLM
results. The amendments are based
on the NRC-approved topical report
AMS-TR-0720R2-A, ``Online
Monitoring Technology to Extend
Calibration Intervals of Nuclear
Plant Pressure Transmitters.''
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Rhea
County, TN
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-390, 50-391.
Amendment Date.................... June 7, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23122A232.
Amendment No(s)................... 162 (Unit 1) and 69 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The amendments revised Watts Bar
Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2,
Technical Specification 3.7.11,
``Control Room Emergency Air
Temperature Control System
(CREATCS),'' to change the dates in
the footnotes for Required Actions
A.1 and E.1 for performing
modifications to the Watts Bar,
Units 1 and 2, main control room
CREATCS chillers.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Dated: July 3, 2023.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gregory F. Suber,
Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2023-14461 Filed 7-10-23; 8:45 am]
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