[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83165-83172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25746]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2023-0195]


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 December 28, 2023. A request for a 
hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by January 
29, 2024. This monthly notice includes all amendments issued, or 
proposed to be issued, from October 13, 2023, to November 8, 2023. The 
last monthly notice was published on October 31, 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-2023-0195. 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: Shirley Rohrer, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-5411; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0195, 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-2023-0195.
     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, at 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-2023-0195, 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

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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 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

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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 Request(s)
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 Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2,
     Will County, IL; Byron Station, Units 1 and 2, Ogle County, IL
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Docket No(s).................  50-454, 50-455, 50-456, 50-457.
Application date.............  September 29, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML23272A201.
Location in Application of     Pages 50-52 of Attachment 1.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendments would revise the
 Amendment(s).                  Byron and Braidwood (1) Technical
                                Specification (TS) 3.7.15 to increase
                                the required spent fuel pool boron
                                concentration to be greater or equal to
                                2000 parts per million; (2) TS 3.7.16 to
                                update Figure 3.7.1.16-1 to include fuel
                                from Framatome and Westinghouse; (3) TS
                                4.3.1.b to update the description and
                                references; and (4) TS 4.3.1.c and d
                                (Braidwood only) to update the
                                description and references.
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           Jason Zorn, Associate General Counsel,
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     Constellation Energy Generation, 4300
                                Winfield Road, Warrenville, IL 60555.
NRC Project Manager,           Joel Wiebe, 301-415-6606.
 Telephone Number.
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Duke Energy Progress, LLC; H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No.
                        2; Darlington County, SC
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Docket No(s).................  50-261.
Application date.............  October 5, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML23278A247.
Location in Application of     Pages 6-7 of the Enclosure.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendment would revise
 Amendment(s).                  Technical Specification (TS) Section
                                5.7, ``High Radiation Area,'' consistent
                                with NRC-approved TS Task Force (TSTF)
                                Traveler 258 (TSTF-258-A), Revision 4,
                                ``Changes to Section 5.0, Administrative
                                Controls.''
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           Tracey Mitchell LeRoy, Deputy General
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     Counsel, Duke Energy Corporation, 4720
                                Piedmont Row Dr., Charlotte, NC 28210.

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NRC Project Manager,           Luke Haeg, 301-415-0272.
 Telephone 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.............  September 6, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML23249A134.
Location in Application of     Pages 15-17 of Attachment 1.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendment would revise
 Amendment(s).                  Cooper Nuclear Station Technical
                                Specification (TS) Section 3.8.3,
                                ``Diesel Fuel Oil, Lube Oil, and
                                Starting Air,'' to allow the use of
                                temporary fuel oil storage tanks to
                                supplement the required fuel oil storage
                                inventory used by the emergency diesel
                                generators. The proposed TS change would
                                be applicable during the 2024 Refueling
                                Outage 33 while in Modes 4 or 5 to allow
                                cleaning, inspection, and any needed
                                repairs of the permanent diesel
                                generator fuel oil storage tanks.
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           John C. McClure, Vice President,
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     Governmental Affairs & General Counsel
                                Nebraska Public Power District, P.O. Box
                                499, Columbus, NE 68601.
NRC Project Manager,           Thomas Wengert, 301-415-4037.
 Telephone Number.
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and
                      2; San Luis Obispo County, CA
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Docket No(s).................  50-275, 50-323.
Application date.............  September 27, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML23270B909.
Location in Application of     Pages 15 to 17 of the Enclosure.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendments would permit
 Amendment(s).                  Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and
                                2, to adopt 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           Jennifer Post, Esq., Pacific Gas and
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     Electric Co., 77 Beale Street, Room
                                3065, Mail Code B30A, San Francisco, CA
                                94105.
NRC Project Manager,           Samson Lee, 301-415-3168.
 Telephone Number.
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   Tennessee Valley Authority; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2;
   Hamilton County, TN; Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear
                  Plant, Units 1 and 2; Rhea County, TN
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Docket No(s).................  50-327, 50-328, 50-390, 50-391.
Application date.............  August 2, 2023, as supplemented by
                                letter(s) dated September 20, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML23214A385, ML23264A006.
Location in Application of     Enclosure 1 of the Supplement dated
 NSHC.                          September 20, 2023.
Brief Description of           On September 5, 2023, the NRC staff
 Amendment(s).                  published a proposed no significant
                                hazards consideration (NSHC)
                                determination in the Federal Register
                                (88 FR 60714) for the proposed
                                amendments. Subsequently, by letter
                                dated September 20, 2023, the licensee
                                clarified the NSHC of the August 2,
                                2023, amendment request as originally
                                noticed in the Federal Register. The
                                clarified NSHC is Enclosure 1 to the
                                September 20, 2023, letter.
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           David Fountain, Executive VP and General
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     Counsel, Tennessee Valley Authority, 6A
                                West Tower, 400 West Summit Hill Drive,
                                Knoxville, TN 37902.
NRC Project Manager,           Perry Buckberg, 301-415-1383.
 Telephone 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.............  September 14, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML23257A172.
Location in Application of     Pages 30-32 of the Enclosure.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendments would modify the
 Amendment(s).                  Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit
                                Nos. 1 and 2, Technical Specification
                                Required Action 3.8.1.B.4 to extend the
                                allowed outage time for an inoperable
                                emergency diesel generator from 72 hours
                                to 14 days.
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           Timothy P. Matthews, Esq., Morgan, Lewis
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     and Bockius, 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue
                                NW, Washington, DC 20004.
NRC Project Manager,           Dennis Galvin, 301-415-6256.
 Telephone Number.
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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

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hearing in connection with these actions, were published in the Federal 
Register as indicated in the safety evaluation for each amendment.
    Unless otherwise indicated, the Commission has determined that 
these amendments satisfy the criteria for categorical exclusion in 
accordance with 10 CFR 51.22. Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), 
no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be 
prepared for these amendments. If the Commission has prepared an 
environmental assessment under the special circumstances provision in 
10 CFR 51.22(b) and has made a determination based on that assessment, 
it is so indicated in the safety evaluation for the amendment.
    For further details with respect to each action, see the amendment 
and associated documents such as the Commission's letter and safety 
evaluation, which may be obtained using the ADAMS accession numbers 
indicated in the following table. The safety evaluation will provide 
the ADAMS accession numbers for the application for amendment and the 
Federal Register citation for any environmental assessment. All of 
these items can be accessed as described in the ``Obtaining Information 
and Submitting Comments'' section of this document.

                      License Amendment Issuance(s)
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Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2; York
County, SC; Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1
    and 2; Mecklenburg County, NC; Duke Energy 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; Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Shearon Harris Nuclear
           Power Plant, Unit 1; Wake and Chatham Counties, NC
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Docket No(s).................  50-413, 50-414, 50-369, 50-370, 50-269,
                                50-270, 50-287, 50-261, 50-400.
Amendment Date...............  October 24, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML23241A987.
Amendment No(s)..............  Catawba 318 (Unit 1), 314 (Unit 2),
                                Harris 200 (Unit 1), McGuire 329 (Unit
                                1), 308 (Unit 2), Oconee 429 (Unit 1),
                                431 (Unit 2), 430 (Unit 3), Robinson 278
                                (Unit 2).
Brief Description of           The amendments revised surveillance
 Amendment(s).                  requirements for reactor coolant system
                                pressure isolation valve operational
                                leakage testing and removed restrictive
                                surveillance frequencies related to the
                                reactor trip system instrumentation.
Public Comments Received as    No.
 to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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   Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Joseph M. Farley Nuclear
  Plant, Units 1 and 2; Houston County, AL; Southern Nuclear Operating
  Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2; Burke
                               County, GA
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Docket No(s).................  50-348, 50-364, 50-424, 50-425.
Amendment Date...............  October 23, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML23187A148.
Amendment No(s)..............  Farley 248 (Unit 1), 245 (Unit 2); Vogtle
                                222 (Unit 1), 205 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of           The amendments revised Technical
 Amendment(s).                  Specification (TS) 3.2.1, ``Heat Flux
                                Hot Channel Factor (FQ(Z)),'' to adopt
                                the TS changes for the Relaxed Axial
                                Offset Control (RAOC) methodology
                                described in Appendix A of Westinghouse
                                topical report WCAP-17661-P-A, Revision
                                1, ``Improved RAOC and CAOC [Constant
                                Axial Offset Control] FQ Surveillance
                                Technical Specifications''
                                (ML19225C081), to address the issues
                                identified in Westinghouse Nuclear
                                Safety Advisory Letter (NSAL)-09-5,
                                Revision 1, ``Relaxed Axial Offset
                                Control FQ Technical Specification
                                Actions,'' dated September 23, 2009, and
                                NSAL-15-1, ``Heat Flux Hot Channel
                                Factor Technical Specification
                                Surveillance,'' dated February 3, 2015.
                                The amendments include adoption of
                                several technical specification task
                                force (TSTF) change travelers to align
                                the Vogtle, Units 1 and 2, and Farley,
                                Units 1 and 2, TSs with the FQ
                                formulations and required actions of TS
                                3.2.1B, ``Heat Flux Hot Channel Factor
                                (FQ(Z)) (RAOC-W(Z) Methodology),'' of
                                NUREG-1431, ``Standard Technical
                                Specifications Westinghouse Plants,''
                                Volume 1, Revision 5 (ML21259A155). The
                                TSTFs are (1) TSTF-99-A, Revision 0,
                                ``Extend the Completion Time for Fq(w)
                                not within limits from 2 hours to 4
                                hours;'' (ML040480063); (2) TSTF-241-A,
                                Revision 4, ``Allow time for
                                stabilization after reducing power due
                                to QPTR [quadrant power tilt ratio] out
                                of limit;'' (ML040611034); and (3) TSTF-
                                290-A, Revision 0, ``Revisions to hot
                                channel factor specifications,''
                                (ML040630063). Additionally, the
                                amendments revised the Vogtle, Units 1
                                and 2, and Farley, Units 1 and 2, TS
                                5.6.5, ``Core Operating Limits Report
                                (COLR),'' to include WCAP-17661-P-A,
                                Revision 1, in the list of the NRC
                                approved methodologies used to develop
                                the cycle specific COLR.
Public Comments Received as    No.
 to 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...............  October 12, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML23263A985.
Amendment No(s)..............  221 (Unit 1), 205 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of           The amendments revised Technical
 Amendment(s).                  Specification 5.5.11, ``Ventilation
                                Filter Testing Program (VFTP).''
                                Specifically, the amendments revised the
                                acceptance criteria for the charcoal
                                absorber penetration for the Control
                                Room Emergency Filtration System item
                                number 5.5.11.c from 0.2-percent to 0.5-
                                percent.
Public Comments Received as    No.
 to 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 No(s).................  52-025, 52-026.
Amendment Date...............  November 7, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML23268A057.
Amendment No(s)..............  194 (Unit 3), 191 (Unit 4).
Brief Description of           The amendments relocated Technical
 Amendment(s).                  Specification 3.7.9, ``Spent Fuel Pool
                                Makeup Water Sources,'' to the Vogtle
                                Technical Requirements Manual (TRM) as
                                ``UFSAR [Updated Final Safety Analysis
                                Report] Standard Content,'' which is
                                controlled in accordance with 10 CFR
                                50.59, ``Changes, tests and
                                experiments.'' The amendments also
                                changed to plant-specific design control
                                document Tier 2 information affected by
                                the relocation.
Public Comments Received as    No.
 to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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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.
Amendment Date...............  November 1, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML23298A000.
Amendment No(s)..............  226 (Unit 1) and 211 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of           The NRC staff approved conforming
 Amendment(s).                  administrative license amendments
                                regarding the indirect transfer of the
                                NRG South Texas LP 44-percent possession-
                                only non-operating interests in South
                                Texas Project (STP), Units 1 and 2, from
                                NRG South Texas LP to Constellation
                                Energy Generation, LLC. The amendments
                                revised Renewed Facility Operating
                                License Nos. NPF-76 and NPF-80 to
                                reflect the renaming of NRG South Texas
                                LP to Constellation South Texas, LLC.
Public Comments Received as    No.
 to 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 No(s).................  50-280, 50-281.
Amendment Date...............  November 2, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML23200A262.
Amendment No(s)..............  314 (Unit 1), 314 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of           The amendments revised the following
 Amendment(s).                  technical specifications (TSs), as part
                                of a criticality safety analysis for
                                fuel assembly storage in the Surry Power
                                Station, Units 1 and 2, spent fuel pool
                                storage racks and new fuel storage
                                racks; TS 5.3.1.1, Spent Fuel Pool
                                Storage Racks; TS 5.3.1.2, New Fuel
                                Storage Racks; TS 5.3.1.3, Two Region
                                Spent Fuel Pool Layout; and adds new
                                Figure 5.3-1, New Fuel Storage Racks
                                Empty Cells, and Figure 5.3-2, Region 1
                                Burnup Curve.
Public Comments Received as    Yes.
 to 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 No(s).................  50-280, 50-281.
Amendment Date...............  November 7, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML23242A229.
Amendment No(s)..............  315 (Unit 1); 315 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of           The amendments revised the Surry
 Amendment(s).                  Emergency Plan to allow the relocation
                                of the Technical Support Center from its
                                current location, adjacent to the Main
                                Control Room, to a building that was
                                used previously as the Local Emergency
                                Operations Facility.
Public Comments Received as    No.
 to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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IV. Notice of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and 
Combined Licenses and Final Determination of No Significant Hazards 
Consideration and Opportunity for a Hearing (Exigent Circumstances or 
Emergency Situation)

    Since publication of the last monthly notice, the Commission has 
issued the following amendment. The Commission has determined for this 
amendment that the application for the amendment complies with the 
standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended 
(the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations. The Commission 
has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the 
Commission's rules and regulations in 10 CFR, chapter I, which are set 
forth in the license amendment.
    Because of exigent circumstances or emergency situation associated 
with the date the amendment was needed, there was not time for the 
Commission to publish, for public comment before issuance, its usual 
notice of consideration of issuance of amendment, proposed NSHC 
determination, and opportunity for a hearing.
    For exigent circumstances, the Commission has either issued a 
Federal Register notice providing opportunity for public comment or has 
used local media to provide notice to the public in the area 
surrounding a licensee's facility of the licensee's application and of 
the Commission's proposed determination of NSHC. The Commission has 
provided a reasonable opportunity for the public to comment, using its 
best efforts to make available to the public means of communication for 
the public to

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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(s)--Exigent/Emergency Circumstances
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         DTE Electric Company; Fermi, Unit 2; Monroe County, MI
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Docket No(s).................  50-341.
Amendment Date...............  October 30, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML23297A051.
Amendment No(s)..............  226.
Brief Description of           This exigent amendment revised Technical
 Amendment(s).                  Specification (TS) 3.8.1, ``AC
                                [alternating current] Sources--
                                Operating,'' to allow for a one-time
                                extension of the Required Action B.4
                                Completion Time, from 72 hours to 7
                                days, to perform online repairs of
                                Division I Mechanical Draft Cooling
                                Tower A and C fan pedestals. In
                                addition, the amendment also approved an
                                editorial correction to the one-time
                                footnote on TS 3.7.2, ``Emergency
                                Equipment Cooling water (EECW)/Emergency
                                Equipment service Water (EESW) System
                                and Ultimate Heat sink (UHS).'' The
                                temporary one-time extension will expire
                                at 11:59 pm on November 19, 2023.
Local Media Notice (Yes/No)..  No.
Public Comments Requested as   No.
 to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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V. Previously Published Notice of Consideration of Issuance of 
Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses, 
Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and 
Opportunity for a Hearing

    The following notice was previously published as separate 
individual notice. It was published as an individual notice either 
because time did not allow the Commission to wait for this monthly 
notice or because the action involved exigent circumstances. It is 
repeated here because the monthly notice lists all amendments issued or 
proposed to be issued involving NSHC.
    For details, including the applicable notice period, see the 
individual notice in the Federal Register on the day and page cited.

   License Amendment Request(s)--Repeat of Individual Federal Register
                                 Notice
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Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation; Wolf Creek Generating Station,
                        Unit 1; Coffey County, KS
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Docket No(s).................  50-482.
Application Date.............  October 19, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML23292A359.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendment would modify the
 Amendment(s).                  implementation date of License Amendment
                                No. 237 for Wolf Creek Generating
                                Station, Unit 1. Amendment No. 237
                                allows the use of hard hat mounted
                                portable lights.

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Date & Cite of Federal         October 26, 2023; 88 FR 73628.
 Register Individual Notice.
Expiration Dates for Public    November 27, 2023 (comments); December
 Comments & Hearing Requests.   26, 2023 (hearing requests).
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    Dated: November 16, 2023.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jamie M. Heisserer,
Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2023-25746 Filed 11-27-23; 8:45 am]
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