[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4342-4352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01255]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2024-0025]
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 189a.(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 February 22, 2024. A request for a
hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by March 25,
2024. This monthly notice includes all amendments issued, or proposed
to be issued, from December 8, 2023, to January 4, 2024. The last
monthly notice was published on December 26, 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-2024-0025. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann;
telephone: 301-415-0624; email:
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[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: Kay Goldstein, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-1506; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2024-0025, 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-2024-0025.
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-2024-0025, 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
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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
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.
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License Amendment Requests
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50-395
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Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.; Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station,
Unit 1, Fairfield County, SC
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-395.
Application date.................. November 9, 2023, as supplemented by
letter dated November 28, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23317A224, ML23332A194.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 27-29 of Attachment 1.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendment would modify
the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear
Station (VCSNS) Technical
Specification (TS) Limiting
Condition for Operation (LCO)
3.8.3.1, Action C, concerning
inoperable Alternating Current
Inverters of TS 3/4.8.3. The
proposed license amendment would
extend the Allowed Outage Time for
VCSNS's TS LCO 3.8.3.1 Action C in
the case of an inoperable inverter.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, W. S. Blair, Senior Counsel,
Mailing Address. Dominion Energy Services, Inc., 120
Tredegar St., RS-2, Richmond, VA
23219.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone G. Ed Miller, 301-415-2481.
Number.
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Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3;
Oconee County, SC
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-269, 50-270, 50-287.
Application date.................. November 16, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23320A111.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 181-183 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendments would revise
Technical Specification 5.5.2,
``Containment Leakage Rate Testing
Program'' for a one-time extension
of the Units 1, 2, and 3 Type A
Leak Rate Test frequency.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Tracey Mitchell LeRoy, Deputy
Mailing Address. General Counsel, Duke Energy
Corporation, 4720 Piedmont Row Dr.,
Charlotte, NC 28210.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Jack Minzer Bryant, 301-415-0610.
Number.
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Florida Power & Light Company; Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos.
3 and 4; Miami-Dade County, FL
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-250, 50-251.
Application date.................. October 11, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23285A035.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 12-14 of Enclosure 1.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendments would revise
the Turkey Point technical
specifications (TS) by
incorporating changes to TS 3.7.13,
``Fuel Storage Pool Boron
Concentration,'' TS 3.7.14, ``Spent
Fuel Storage,'' and TS 4.3, ``Fuel
Storage'' to allow for an updated
spent fuel pool criticality safety
analysis which accounts for the
impact on the spent fuel from a
proposed transition to 24-month
fuel cycles.
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 Michael Mahoney, 301-415-3867
Number.
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Northern States Power Company--Minnesota; Prairie Island Nuclear
Generating Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Goodhue County, MN
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-282, 50-306.
Application date.................. September 28, 2023, as supplemented
by letter dated December 5, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23271A205, ML23339A060.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 5-6 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendments would revise
Technical Specification 3.8.1, ``AC
Sources-Operating,'' and
Surveillance Requirement 3.8.1.2,
Note 3, to remove details of a
modified diesel generator start.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Peter M. Glass, Assistant General
Mailing Address. Counsel, Xcel Energy, 414 Nicollet
Mall--401-8, Minneapolis, MN 55401.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Brent Ballard, 301-415-0680.
Number.
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Northern States Power Company; Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant;
Wright County, MN
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-263.
Application date.................. November 10, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23317A122.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 7-9 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendment would revise
Technical Specification 3.8.6,
``Battery Parameters,'' and
Surveillance Requirement 3.8.6.6,
``Acceptance criteria'' for the
battery capacity of the 125-volt
direct current batteries.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Peter M. Glass, Assistant General
Mailing Address. Counsel, Xcel Energy, 414 Nicollet
Mall--401-8, Minneapolis, MN 55401.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Brent Ballard, 301-415-0680.
Number.
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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 No(s)...................... 50-387, 50-388.
Application date.................. November 2, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23306A198.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 3-5 of Enclosure 1.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendments would revise
the technical specifications by
adopting TSTF [Technical
Specification Task Force]-563,
``Revise Instrument Testing
Definitions to Incorporate the
Surveillance Frequency Control
Program'' (ML17130A819), with plant
specific variations.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Damon D. Obie, Esq, 1780 Hughes
Mailing Address. Landing Blvd., Suite 800, The
Woodlands, TX 77380.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Audrey Klett, 301-415-0489.
Number.
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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 No(s)...................... 50-387, 50-388.
Application date.................. November 29, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23333A214.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 2 and 3 of Enclosure 1.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendments would revise
the technical specifications (TS)
by adopting TSTF [Technical
Specification Task Force]-568,
``Revise Applicability of BWR
[Boiling Water Reactor]/4 TS
3.6.2.5 and TS 3.6.3.2''
(ML19141A122), with plant-specific
variations.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Damon D. Obie, Esq, 1780 Hughes
Mailing Address. Landing Blvd., Suite 800, The
Woodlands, TX 77380.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Audrey Klett, 301-415-0489.
Number.
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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.................. November 16, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23320A277.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 7-8 of Attachment I.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendment would revise
the ventilation filter testing
program in the technical
specifications (TS) 5.5.11.b and
correct an administrative error in
TS 5.5.11.b, 5.5.11.c, 5.5.11.d,
and 5.5.11.f by changing the word
absorber to adsorber.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Chris Johnson, Corporate Counsel
Mailing Address. Director, Evergy, One Kansas City
Place, 1K-Missouri HQ 16, 1200 Main
Street, Kansas City, MO 64105.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Samson Lee, 301-415-3168.
Number.
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III. Notices of Issuances 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, 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 Issuances
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Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2,
Will County, IL; Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, Ogle County, IL
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Docket No(s)......................... 50-454, 50-455, 50-456, 50-457.
Amendment Date....................... December 11, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................... ML23277A003.
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Amendment No(s)...................... Braidwood 234 (Unit 1), 234 (Unit
2); Byron 234 (Unit 1), 234
(Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendment(s).... The amendments changed the
Completion Time (CT) of Required
Action B.1 in Technical
Specification (TS) 3.5.1,
``Accumulators,'' from 1 hour to
24 hours. The changes are
consistent with Technical
Specification Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-370, ``Increase
Accumulator Completion Time From
1 Hour to 24 Hours'';
(ML003771348). A model safety
evaluation relating to this TS
improvement was published for
comment in the Federal Register
on July 15, 2002 (67 FR 46542),
and a model application was
published on March 12, 2003 (68
FR 11880), as part of the
Consolidated Line Item
Improvement Process.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power
Plant, Unit 1; Calvert County, MD
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Docket No(s)......................... 50-317.
Amendment Date....................... January 2, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No................... ML23304A064.
Amendment No(s)...................... 349.
Brief Description of Amendment(s).... The amendment revised the Calvert
Cliffs Nuclear Plant, Unit 1,
licensing basis by modifying the
long-term coupon surveillance
program (ML082180478),
previously approved by NRC
staff. The changes include
revising the weight change
acceptance criteria to less than
38 percent change in weight for
two coupons in a packet sample
location (combined weight of
upper and lower coupon by
location) compared to the
baseline, modifying the visual
examination criteria to exclude
degradation from packet
configuration-related erosion
and clarifying the areal density
testing frequency and associated
corrective actions.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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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; 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, 50-373,
50-374, 50-410, 50-277, 50-278,
50-254, 50-265.
Amendment Date....................... December 13, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................... ML23305A140.
Amendment No(s)...................... Clinton--251; Dresden--283 (Unit
2), 276 (Unit 3); LaSalle--261
(Unit 1), 246 (Unit 2); Nine
Mile Point--195 (Unit 2); Peach
Bottom--344 (Unit 2), 347 (Unit
3); Quad Cities--297 (Unit 1),
293 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendment(s).... The amendments revised the
technical specifications (TS)
for each facility in accordance
with Technical Specifications
Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-
580, Revision 1, ``Provide
Exception from Entering Mode 4
With No Operable [Residual Heat
Removal] RHR Shutdown Cooling''
(ML21025A232). Specifically, the
proposed changes provide a TS
exception to entering Mode 4 if
both required RHR shutdown
cooling subsystems are
inoperable. By letter dated
October 20, 2023, the licensee
withdrew its request to adopt
TSTF-580 for the James A.
FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant
(ML23293A103).
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Limerick Generating Station, Units
1 and 2; Montgomery County, PA
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Docket No(s)......................... 50-352, 50-353.
Amendment Date....................... December 14, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................... ML23321A236.
Amendment No(s)...................... 262 (Unit 1), 224 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendment(s).... The amendments revised and added
technical specifications for the
control room emergency fresh air
supply and air conditioning
systems, consistent with
Technical Specifications Task
Force Traveler 477, Revision 3
(ML062510321), with plant-
specific variations.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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DTE Electric Company; Fermi, Unit 2; Monroe County, MI
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Docket No(s)......................... 50-341.
Amendment Date....................... December 8, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................... ML23310A149.
Amendment No(s)...................... 227.
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Brief Description of Amendment(s).... The amendment modified the Fermi
2 technical specification (TS)
to revise the emergency diesel
generator steady state frequency
and voltage values in the
Surveillance Requirements (SRs)
for TS 3.8.1, ``AC Sources--
Operating.'' Specifically, the
proposed TS changes lowered the
upper bound of the SR steady
state voltage, lowered the upper
bound of the SR steady state
frequency, and raised the lower
bound of the SR steady state
frequency.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Energy Northwest; Columbia Generating Station; Benton County, WA
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Docket No(s)......................... 50-397.
Amendment Date....................... December 7, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................... ML23288A000.
Amendment No(s)...................... 272.
Brief Description of Amendment(s).... The amendment revised certain
Surveillance Requirements (SRs)
to add exceptions that consider
the SR to be met when automatic
valves or dampers are locked,
sealed, or otherwise secured in
the actuated position. The
revisions are consistent with
Technical Specifications Task
Force Traveler 541, Revision 2,
``Add Exceptions to Surveillance
Requirements for Valves and
Dampers Locked in the Actuated
Position.''
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC; Palisades Nuclear Plant; Van
Buren County, MI
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Docket No(s)......................... 50-255.
Amendment Date....................... December 27, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................... ML23236A004.
Amendment No(s)...................... 274.
Brief Description of Amendment(s).... The amendment revised the
Palisades Nuclear Plant Post-
Shutdown Emergency Plan and
emergency action level scheme to
reflect the permanently defueled
condition following a sufficient
decay of the spent fuel, such
that the risk of an offsite
radiological release is
significantly lower and the
types of possible accidents are
significantly fewer.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC and Holtec Indian Point 2,
LLC; Indian Point Station Unit No. 2; Westchester County, NY
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Docket No(s)......................... 50-247.
Amendment Date....................... November 16, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................... ML23050A003.
Amendment No(s)...................... 297 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendment(s).... The amendment revised the license
and technical specifications to
reflect the removal of all spent
nuclear fuel from the Indian
Point Nuclear Generating Unit 2
spent fuel pit (SFP) and its
transfer to dry cask storage
within an onsite independent
spent fuel storage installation
(ISFSI). These changes reflect
the permanently shut down status
of the decommissioning facility,
as well as the reduced scope of
structures, systems, and
components necessary to ensure
plant safety now that all spent
fuel has been permanently moved
to the Indian Point Energy
Center ISFSI.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC, Holtec Indian Point 2, LLC,
and Holtec Indian Point 3, LLC; Indian Point Station Unit Nos. 1, 2 and
3; Westchester County, NY
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Docket No(s)......................... 50-247, 50-003, 50-286.
Amendment Date....................... November 13, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................... ML23064A000.
Amendment No(s)...................... 65 (Unit 1), 296 (Unit 2), 273
(Unit 3).
Brief Description of Amendment(s).... The amendments revised the site
emergency plan and emergency
action level scheme to address
the permanently defueled
condition of Indian Point Energy
Center.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC, Holtec Indian Point 2, LLC,
and Holtec Indian Point 3, LLC; Indian Point Station Unit Nos. 1, 2 and
3; Westchester County, NY
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Docket No(s)......................... 50-003, 50-247, 50-286.
Amendment Date....................... November 17, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................... ML23100A117.
Amendment No(s)...................... 66 (Unit 1), 298 (Unit 2), 274
(Unit 3).
Brief Description of Amendment(s).... The amendments approved the
removal of the Cyber Security
Plan Licensing Condition at
Indian Point Energy Center.
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Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC, Holtec Indian Point 2, LLC,
and Holtec Indian Point 3, LLC; Indian Point Station Unit Nos. 1, 2 and
3; Westchester County, NY
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Docket No(s)......................... 50-247, 50-286.
Amendment Date....................... November 29, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................... ML23242A277.
Amendment No(s)...................... 299 (Unit 2), 275 (Unit 3).
Brief Description of Amendment(s).... The amendments approved the
revision of Indian Point Unit 2
and Unit 3 technical
specifications and modified
Staffing Requirements following
permanent transfer of all spent
fuel to dry storage. This
includes prohibiting the
transfer of Indian Point Nuclear
Generating Unit No. 2 (IP2) and
3 (IP3) spent fuels to the IP2
or IP3 spent fuel pit.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC, Holtec Indian Point 2, LLC,
and Holtec Indian Point 3, LLC; Indian Point Station Unit Nos. 1, 2 and
3; Westchester County, NY
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Docket No(s)......................... 50-003, 50-247, 50-286.
Amendment Date....................... December 5, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................... ML23326A132.
Amendment No(s)...................... 67 (Unit 1), 300 (Unit 2), 276
(Unit 3).
Brief Description of Amendment(s).... The amendments revised the Indian
Point Energy Center (IPEC)
Emergency Plan to reflect the
requirements associated with
emergency preparedness necessary
for the independent spent fuel
storage installation (ISFSI)
only configuration, consistent
with the permanent removal of
all spent fuel from the IPEC
spent fuel pool.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC, Holtec Indian Point 2, LLC,
and Holtec Indian Point 3, LLC; Indian Point Station Unit Nos. 1, 2 and
3; Westchester County, NY
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Docket No(s)......................... 50-003, 50-247, 50-286.
Amendment Date....................... December 5, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................... ML23339A044.
Amendment No(s)...................... 68 (Unit 1), 301 (Unit 2), 277
(Unit 3).
Brief Description of Amendment(s).... The amendments revised the Holtec
Decommissioning International,
LLC (HDI) Physical Security Plan
to reflect the requirements
associated with the security
changes for the independent
spent fuel storage installation
only configuration, consistent
with the permanent removal of
all spent fuel from the Indian
Point Energy Center spent fuel
pool.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Nebraska Public Power District; Cooper Nuclear Station; Nemaha County,
NE
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Docket No(s)......................... 50-298.
Amendment Date....................... January 3, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No................... ML23334A201.
Amendment No(s)...................... 274.
Brief Description of Amendment(s).... The amendment adopted Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-551, Revision 3,
``Revise Secondary Containment
Surveillance Requirements.''
Specifically, the amendment
revised Technical Specification
3.6.4.1, ``Secondary
Containment,'' surveillance
requirements (SRs) to allow the
secondary containment vacuum
limit to not be met provided
that the standby gas treatment
system remains capable of
establishing the required
secondary containment vacuum,
and revised the SR to permit
secondary containment access
opening to be open to permit
entry and exit.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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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.
Amendment Date....................... December 22, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................... ML23312A182.
Amendment No(s)...................... 172.
Brief Description of Amendment(s).... The amendment modified the
Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1, TS
(Technical Specification) 3/
4.7.4, ``Service Water System/
Ultimate Heat Sink,'' by
increasing the allowable outage
time for one inoperable cooling
tower service water loop or one
cooling tower cell.
Additionally, the amendment made
an editorial correction to TS
Section 1.9.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC and Constellation Energy
Generation, LLC; Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 1; Oswego County,
NY
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Docket No(s)......................... 50-220.
Amendment Date....................... December 7, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................... ML23291A464.
Amendment No(s)...................... 251.
Brief Description of Amendment(s).... The amendment revised the Nine
Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit
1, Renewed Facility Operating
License No. DPR-63 to add a new
license condition to allow for
the implementation of 10 CFR
50.69, ``Risk-informed
categorization and treatment of
structures, systems and
components for nuclear power
reactors.''
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....................... December 22, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................... ML23317A207.
Amendment No(s)...................... 223 (Unit 1), 206 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendment(s).... The amendments revised Technical
Specification (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, to relocate several
cycle-specific parameter limits
from the TS to the COLR. The
amendments follow the guidance
of technical specification task
force (TSTF) change traveler
TSTF-339-A, Revision 2. Along
with the parameter relocations,
the amendments also modify the
Vogtle, 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. In addition, the
amendments revise an error to
the TS 3.3.1 depiction of an
equation.
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 No(s)......................... 52-025, 52-026.
Amendment Date....................... December 19, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................... ML23353A170.
Amendment No(s)...................... 197 (Unit 3), 193 (Unit 4).
Brief Description of Amendment(s).... The amendments changed the
combined license (COL) Appendix
A, Technical Specifications (TS)
designated by Southern Nuclear
Operating Company as License
Amendment Request (LAR) 22-002.
The amendments changed the
Vogtle Electric Generating Plant
(VEGP), Units 3 and 4, COL
Appendix A, TS, specifically to
revise the VEGP, Units 3 and 4,
COL Appendix A, TS 3.8.3,
``Inverters--Operating,'' to
extend the completion time for
Required Action A.1 from 24
hours to 14 days. There is an
additional unrelated change to
correct a misspelling in VEGP,
Units 3 and 4, TS 3.3.9,
``Engineered Safety Feature
Actuation System (ESFAS) Manual
Initiation.''
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 No(s)......................... 52-025, 52-026.
Amendment Date....................... November 28, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................... ML23326A154 (Package).
Amendment No(s)...................... 195 (Unit 3), 192 (Unit 4).
Brief Description of Amendment(s).... The amendments changed combined
license (COL) Appendix A,
Technical Specifications (TS),
designated by Southern Nuclear
Operating Company as License
Amendment Request 23-006R1 in
its application dated May 17,
2023. The amendments involve
changes to the VEGP, Units 3 and
4, COL Appendix A, to revise TS
3.1.9, Required Action B.1 to
impose a more restrictive action
and add an allowance (a note)
for separate TS Condition entry
along with associated clarifying
and consistency changes in that
TS section.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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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.
Amendment Date....................... December 20, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................... ML23319A387.
Amendment No(s)...................... 185 (Unit 1) and 185 (Unit 2).
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Brief Description of Amendment(s).... The amendments revised the
technical specifications (TSs)
to adopt WCAP-16996-P-A,
Revision 1, ``Realistic LOCA
[Loss-of-Coolant Accident]
Evaluation Methodology Applied
to the Full Spectrum of Break
Sizes (FULL SPECTRUM LOCA
Methodology) (FSLOCA); revised
the TS reactor core safety limit
to reflect the peak fuel
centerline melt temperature
specified in WCAP-17642-P-A,
Revision 1, ``Westinghouse
Performance Analysis and Design
Model (PAD5)''; and revised the
TS reactor core fuel assemblies
design feature by removing the
discussion of Zircalloy fuel
rods and ZIRLO lead test
assemblies.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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IV. Notice of Issuances 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.
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 (an emergency
situation), 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. Nonetheless, 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.
For those amendments that involve an emergency situation, the
Commission is now providing an opportunity to comment on the final NSHC
determination for each action; comments should be submitted in
accordance with Section I of this notice within 30 days of the date of
this notice. Any comments received within 30 days of the date of
publication this notice will be considered.
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--Emergency Circumstances
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Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station,
Units 1 and 2; Rock Island County, IL
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Docket No(s)...................... 50-254, 50-265.
Amendment Date.................... December 17, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23349A162.
Amendment No(s)................... Unit 1--298, Unit 2--294.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The amendments revised Technical
Specification 3.8.1, ``AC
[alternating current] Sources-
Operating,'' Condition B, ``One
required DG [diesel generator]
inoperable,'' required action B.4,
``Restore required DG to OPERABLE
status,'' to provide a one-time
extension of the completion time
from 7 days to 14 days. The
amendments also revised
surveillance requirements for
testing of the Quad Cities Nuclear
Power Station, Unit 2 DG and the 1/
2 DG during the extended period
that the Quad Cities Nuclear Power
Station, Unit 1 DG is inoperable.
Local Media Notice (Yes/No)....... No.
Public Comments Requested as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Dated: January 18, 2024.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jamie M. Heisserer,
Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2024-01255 Filed 1-22-24; 8:45 am]
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