[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12873-12880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03243]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2024-0042]
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 March 21, 2024. A request for a
hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by April 22,
2024. This monthly notice includes all amendments issued, or proposed
to be issued, from January 5, 2024, to February 1, 2024. The last
monthly notice was published on January 23, 2024.
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-2024-0042. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann;
telephone: 301-415-0624; email: [email protected]. For technical
questions, contact the individual listed in the ``For Further
Information Contact'' section of this document.
Mail comments to: Office of Administration, Mail Stop:
TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff.
For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Zeleznock, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-1118; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2024-0042, 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-2024-0042.
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-2024-0042, 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
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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
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
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electronic hearing docket, which is publicly available at https://adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the
presiding officer. If you do not have an NRC-issued digital ID
certificate as previously described, click ``cancel'' when the link
requests certificates and you will be automatically directed to the
NRC's electronic hearing dockets where you will be able to access any
publicly available documents in a particular hearing docket.
Participants are requested not to include personal privacy information
such as Social Security numbers, home addresses, or personal phone
numbers in their filings unless an NRC regulation or other law requires
submission of such information. With respect to copyrighted works,
except for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory
filings and would constitute a Fair Use application, participants
should not include copyrighted materials in their submission.
The following table provides the plant name, docket number, date of
application, ADAMS accession number, and location in the application of
the licensees' proposed NSHC determinations. For further details with
respect to these license amendment applications, see the applications
for amendment, which are available for public inspection in ADAMS. For
additional direction on accessing information related to this document,
see the ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' section of
this document.
License Amendment Requests
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Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station,
Unit 1; York County, PA
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Docket No......................... 50-171.
Application date.................. September 22, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23265A150.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 7-9 of Attachment 1.
Brief Description of Amendment.... The proposed amendment would modify
License Condition 2.C(1) and
Technical Specifications (TSs)
Sections 1.0, 2.1(b)1, 2.1(b)6,
2.3(b)1, and 2.3(b)2 to remove
restrictions that currently
preclude certain decommissioning
activities without prior NRC
approval. The proposed changes
would amend the applicable License
Condition and TSs to eliminate
legacy restrictions and adopt
requirements that more closely
align with the current standards
and guidance that govern
decommissioning activities/efforts
as specified in 10 CFR 50.82.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Donald P. Ferraro, Assistant General
Mailing Address. Counsel, Constellation Energy
Generation, LLC, 200 Exelon Way,
Suite 305, Kennett Square, PA
19348.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Tanya Hood, 301-415-1387.
Number.
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Constellation FitzPatrick, LLC and Constellation Energy Generation, LLC;
James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant; Oswego County, NY
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Docket No......................... 50-333.
Application date.................. December 14, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23348A154.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 7-8 of Attachment 1.
Brief Description of Amendment(s). The proposed amendment would modify
Technical Specification (TS)
requirements in Section 1.3
regarding Completion Times and
Section 3.0 regarding Limiting
Condition for Operation and
Surveillance Requirement usage.
These changes are consistent with
the NRC-approved Technical
Specification Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-529, Revision 4,
``Clarify Use and Application
Rules.'' Additionally, the proposed
amendment makes several
administrative changes to the TS.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Jason Zorn, Associate General
Mailing Address. Counsel, Constellation Energy
Generation, 101 Constitution Ave.
NW, Suite 400 East, Washington, DC
20001.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone James Kim, 301-415-4125.
Number.
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Energy Northwest; Columbia Generating Station; Benton County, WA
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Docket No......................... 50-397.
Application date.................. December 5, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23339A124.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 2-3 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendment.... The proposed amendment would modify
Technical Specification (TS)
3.3.6.1, ``Primary Containment
Isolation Instrumentation,'' to
remove the requirement that the
Reactor Water Cleanup (RWCU) System
automatically isolate on manual
initiation of the Standby Liquid
Control (SLC) System. This change
to the TS facilitates a future
change to the plant design and
procedures to require manually
isolating the RWCU System when
manually initiating the SLC System.
The proposed change is consistent
with NRC-approved Technical
Specification Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-584, Revision 0,
``Eliminate Automatic RWCU System
Isolation on SLC Initiation.''
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Ryan Lukson, Assistant General
Mailing Address. Counsel, Energy Northwest, MD 1020,
P.O. Box 968, Richland, WA 99352.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Mahesh Chawla, 301-415-8371.
Number.
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Florida Power & Light Company; Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Units 3
and 4; Miami-Dade County, FL
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Docket Nos........................ 50-250, 50-251.
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Application date.................. November 15, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23320A028.
Location in Application of NSHC... Page 42-46 of Enclosure 1.
Brief Description of Amendments... The proposed amendments would revise
the Turkey Point Nuclear Generating
Units 3 and 4 licensing basis by
incorporating advanced fuel
features (e.g., AXIOM[supreg]
cladding, ADOPTTM fuel pellets, and
a PRIMETM fuel skeleton), extend
Technical Specification (TS)
surveillance intervals, modify TS
Allowable Values, and make
conforming changes to the Updated
Final Safety Analysis Report to
facilitate a 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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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant,
Units 1 and 2; Appling County, GA
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Docket Nos........................ 50-321, 50-366.
Application date.................. August 19, 2022, as supplemented by
letters dated January 20, 2023;
October 20, 2023; January 30, 2024.
ADAMS Accession Nos............... ML22231B055, ML23020A902,
ML23293A235, ML24030A895.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages E1-11 to E1-12 of Attachment 3
in supplement dated January 30,
2024.
Brief Description of Amendments... The proposed amendments would revise
the renewed facility operating
licenses and Technical
Specifications Table 1.1-1,
``MODES,'' to relax the required
number of fully tensioned reactor
pressure vessel closure studs.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Millicent Ronnlund, Vice President
Mailing Address. and General Counsel, Southern
Nuclear Operating Co., Inc., P.O.
Box 1295, Birmingham, AL 35201-
1295.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Andrea Johnson 301-415-2890.
Number.
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant,
Units 1 and 2; Appling County, GA
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Docket Nos........................ 50-321, 50-366.
Application date.................. December 6, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23340A223.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages A1-4 to A1-5 of Attachment 1.
Brief Description of Amendments... The proposed amendments would modify
the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant,
Units 1 and 2, Technical
Specification (TS) requirements
related to Completion Times (CTs)
for Required Actions to provide the
option to calculate a longer, risk-
informed CT for the condition of
one pump inoperable for TS 3.7.1,
``Residual Heat Removal Service
Water (RHRSW) System,'' and for TS
3.7.2, ``Plant Service Water (PSW)
System and Ultimate Heat Sink
(UHS).'' The proposed amendments
would also make corresponding
changes to TS 5.5.16, ``Risk
Informed Completion Time Program,''
and to TS 1.3, ``Completion
Times,'' Example 1.3-8.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Millicent Ronnlund, Vice President
Mailing Address. and General Counsel, Southern
Nuclear Operating Co., Inc., P.O.
Box 1295, Birmingham, AL 35201-
1295.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone John Lamb, 301-415-3100.
Number.
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1; Rhea
County, TN
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Docket No......................... 50-390.
Application date.................. January 8, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML24009A165.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages E6 and E7 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendment.... The proposed amendment would revise
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1,
Technical Specification 3.8.2, ``AC
Sources-Shutdown,'' Limiting
Condition for Operation to remove
the note regarding the C-S diesel
generator.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, David Fountain, Executive VP and
Mailing Address. General Counsel, Tennessee Valley
Authority, 6A West Tower, 400 West
Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN
37902.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Kimberly Green, 301-415-1627.
Number.
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Rhea
County, TN
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Docket Nos........................ 50-390, 50-391.
Application date.................. December 13, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23347A161.
Location in Application of NSHC... TSTF-5: pages E-5 and E-6; TSTF-9:
pages E-9 and E-10; TSTF-12: pages
E-12 and E-13; TSTF-13: pages E-15
and E-16; TSTF-14: pages E-18 and E-
19; TSTF-109: pages E-21 and E-22;
TSTF-110: pages E-25 and E-26; TSTF-
135: pages E-30 and E-31; TSTF-136:
pages E-33 and E-34; TSTF-142:
pages E-36 and E-37; TSTF-241:
pages E-41 and E-42; TSTF-256:
pages E-44 and E-45; TSTF-339:
pages E-47 and E-48.
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Brief Description of Amendments... The proposed amendments would revise
various technical specifications
(TS) in Watts Bar Nuclear Plant,
Units 1 and 2 TS 2.0, 3.0, 3.1,
3.2, 3.3, 3.4, and 5.9.5 by
adopting the following Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Travelers: TSTF-5-A, Revision 1,
``Delete Safety Limit Violation
Notification Requirements,'' TSTF-9-
A, Revision 1, ``Relocate Value for
Shutdown Margin to COLR [core
operating limit report],'' TSTF-12-
A, Revision 1, ``Delete LCO
[limiting condition for operation]
3.1.9 and 3.1.11 (Physics Tests
Exceptions),'' TSTF-13-A, Revision
1, ``Move SR [surveillance
requirement] For 300 ppm MTC
[moderator temperature coefficient]
Measurement to Frequency Note of SR
3.1.4.3,'' TSTF-14-A, Revision 4,
``Add an LCO Item and SR to Mode 2
Physics Tests Exceptions To Verify
That Thermal Power <= 5% RTP [rated
thermal power],'' TSTF-109-A,
``Clarify the QPTR [quadrant power
tilt ratio] Surveillances,'' TSTF-
110-A, Revision 2, ``Delete SR
Frequencies Based on Inoperable
Alarms,'' TSTF-135-A, Revision 3,
``RPS [reactor protection system]
and ESFAS [engineered safety
features actuation signals]
Instrumentation,'' TSTF-136-A,
``Combine LCO 3.1.1 and 3.1.2,''
TSTF-142-A, ``Increase the
Completion Time When the Core
Reactivity Balance is Not Within
Limit,'' TSTF-241-A, Revision 4,
``Allow Time for Stabilization
After Reducing Power Due to QPTR
Out-of-Limit,'' TSTF-256-A,
``Modify MODE 2 STE [special test
exemption] Applicability,'' and
TSTF-339-A, Revision 2, ``Relocate
TS Parameters to COLR.'' The
amendments would also delete one-
time historical information from TS
Surveillance Requirements 3.1.3.1
and 3.1.4.1, and make editorial
changes for items that are not
consistent with Standard Technical
Specifications.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, David Fountain, Executive VP and
Mailing Address. General Counsel, Tennessee Valley
Authority, 6A West Tower, 400 West
Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN
37902.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Tony Sierra, 301-287-9531.
Number.
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III. Notice of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses
and Combined Licenses
During the period since publication of the last monthly notice, the
Commission has issued the following amendments. The Commission has
determined for each of these amendments that the application complies
with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations. The
Commission has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the
Commission's rules and regulations in 10 CFR chapter I, which are set
forth in the license amendment.
A notice of consideration of issuance of amendment to facility
operating license or combined license, as applicable, proposed NSHC
determination, and opportunity for a hearing in connection with these
actions, 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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Dominion Energy Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.; Millstone Power Station, Unit
No. 3; New London County, CT
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Docket No......................... 50-423.
Amendment Date.................... January 12, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23341A017.
Amendment No...................... 288.
Brief Description of Amendment.... The amendment revised the Millstone
Power Station, Unit No. 3 Technical
Specification 3.4.9.1, ``Reactor
Coolant System Pressure/Temperature
Limits,'' to reflect that the
existing pressure-temperature limit
curves for 32 effective full power
years (EFPY) in Figures 3.4-2 and
3.4-3 of TS 3.4.9.1 are applicable
up to 54 EFPY.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Entergy Operations, Inc.; Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1; Pope County, AR
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Docket No......................... 50-313.
Amendment Date.................... January 24, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23326A039.
Amendment No...................... 281.
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Brief Description of Amendment.... The amendment revised the technical
specifications to permit the use of
risk-informed completion times for
actions to be taken when limiting
conditions for operation are not
met. The changes are based on
Technical Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-505, Revision
2, ``Provide Risk-informed Extended
Completion Times--RITSTF [Risk-
Informed TSTF] Initiative 4b,''
dated July 2, 2018 (ML18183A493).
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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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......................... 50-250, 50-251.
Amendment Date.................... January 22, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23320A306.
Amendment Nos..................... 298 (Unit 3), 291 (Unit 4).
Brief Description of Amendments... The amendments revised the Fire
Protection Program in support of
reactor coolant pump (RCP) seal
replacements. The amendments were
requested in accordance with the
units' operating licenses,
paragraph 3.D, ``Fire Protection,''
for Fire Protection Program changes
that may be made without prior NRC
approval. One of the criteria for
such a change is that the risk
increase resulting from the change
is less than 1 x 10-7/year (yr) for
core damage frequency and less than
1 x 10-8/yr for large early release
frequency. The change is to support
replacement of the currently
installed RCP seals with the
Framatome RCP hydrostatic seal
package equipped with the passive
shutdown seal.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC; Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and
2; Manitowoc County, WI
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Docket Nos........................ 50-266, 50-301.
Amendment Date.................... January 23, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23352A275.
Amendment Nos..................... 274 (Unit 1), 276 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments... The amendments revised Technical
Specification (TS) 5.5.17, ``Pre-
Stressed Concrete Containment
Tendon Surveillance Program,'' to
replace the reference to Regulatory
Guide 1.35, ``Inservice Inspection
of Ungrouted Tendons in Prestressed
Concrete Containments,'' with a
reference to Section XI, Subsection
IWL of the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Code. Additionally,
the provisions of Surveillance
Requirement 3.0.2 in TS 5.5.17 were
also deleted by the license
amendment.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Northern States Power Company--Minnesota; Prairie Island Nuclear
Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2; Goodhue County, MN
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Docket Nos........................ 50-282, 50-306.
Amendment Date.................... January 17, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23356A003.
Amendment Nos..................... 243 (Unit 1), 231 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments... The amendments revised Technical
Specification 5.6.6, ``Reactor
Coolant System (RCS) Pressure and
Temperature Limits Report (PTLR),''
to replace the current PTLR method
with more recent analytical methods
and remove a reference to an
American Society of Mechanical
Engineers Code Case.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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PSEG Nuclear LLC; Hope Creek Generating Station; Salem County, NJ
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Docket No......................... 50-354.
Amendment Date.................... January 16, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23341A137.
Amendment No...................... 235.
Brief Description of Amendment.... The amendment modified the operation
of safety-related heating,
ventilation, and air conditioning
(HVAC) trains as described in the
updated final safety analysis
report for Hope Creek. The change
modified a portion of the trip and
standby start logic for the safety-
related HVAC trains from an
automatic function to a manual
operator action.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating
Plant, Unit 4; Burke County, GA
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Docket No......................... 52-026.
Amendment Date.................... January 17, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23279A004.
Amendment No...................... 194.
[[Page 12879]]
Brief Description of Amendment.... The amendment removed Appendix C,
``Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and
Acceptance Criteria'' (ITAAC) in
its entirety from the Combined
Operating License (COL) along with
specific references to Appendix C
within license conditions contained
in the COL. In addition, the
amendment deleted license
conditions 2.D(2)(d) and 2.D(3)(b)
that reference Appendix C. The
staff made its 10 CFR 52.103(g)
finding for Vogtle Unit 4 on July
28, 2023. The regulations in 10 CFR
52.103(h) and 10 CFR part 52,
appendix D, IX.B.3 state that ITAAC
are no longer requirements
following the 10 CFR 52.103(g)
finding. No ITAAC listed in
Appendix C to COL NPF-92 are the
subject of a Sec. 52.103(a)
hearing. Thus, all Vogtle Unit 4
ITAAC expired upon the making of
the 10 CFR 52.103(g) finding.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and
3; Limestone County, AL
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Docket Nos........................ 50-259, 50-260, 50-296.
Amendment Date.................... January 3, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23319A199.
Amendment Nos..................... 333 (Unit 1), 356 (Unit 2), 316
(Unit 3).
Brief Description of Amendments... The amendments revised Browns Ferry
Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3
Technical Specification
Surveillance Requirements 3.4.3.2
and 3.5.1.11 by supplementing the
current requirement to verify the
safety relief valves and automatic
depressurization valves,
respectively, open when manually
actuated with an alternate
requirement that demonstrates the
valves are capable of being opened
in accordance with the inservice
testing program (IST) and revising
the frequency to conform with the
IST.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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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 Nos........................ 50-327, 50-328, 50-390, 50-391.
Amendment Date.................... January 31, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23319A245.
Amendment Nos..................... Sequoyah 366 (Unit 1), 360 (Unit 2);
Watts Bar 164 (Unit 1), 71 (Unit
2).
Brief Description of Amendments... The amendments revised Sequoyah
Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, and
the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units
1 and 2 technical specifications
(TSs) to adopt Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-567-A, Revision 1,
``Add Containment Sump TS to
Address GSI [Generic Safety Issue]--
191 Issues,'' by adding a new TS
3.6.16, ``Containment Sump,'' and
adding an Action to address the
condition of the containment sump
made inoperable due to containment
accident generated and transported
debris exceeding the analyzed
limits. The action provided time to
correct or evaluate the condition
in lieu of an immediate plant
shutdown.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Union Electric Company; Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1; Callaway County, MO
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Docket No......................... 50-483.
Amendment Date.................... January 18, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23353A171.
Amendment No...................... 237.
Brief Description of Amendment.... The amendment revised the Callaway
Plant Licensing Basis (i.e., the
final safety analysis report and
technical specifications (TSs)), to
allow use of one train of the
normal, non-safety-related service
water system to solely provide
cooling water support for one of
two redundant trains of TS-required
equipment when both equipment
trains are required to be operable
during cold shutdown/refueling
conditions. The supported equipment/
systems affected by the proposed
change are the residual heat
removal system and control room air
conditioning system, as applicable
during Modes 5 and 6. The
applicable/affected TS limiting
conditions for operation are TS
3.4.8, ``RCS [Reactor Coolant
System] Loops--Mode 5, Loops Not
Filled''; TS 3.7.11, ``Control Room
Air Conditioning System (CRACS)'';
and TS 3.9.6, ``Residual Heat
Removal (RHR) and Coolant
Circulation--Low Water Level.''
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Union Electric Company; Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1; Callaway County, MO
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Docket No......................... 50-483.
Amendment Date.................... January 11, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23347A121.
Amendment No...................... 236.
[[Page 12880]]
Brief Description of Amendment.... The amendment revised Technical
Specification (TS) 3.8.3, ``Diesel
Fuel Oil, Lube Oil, and Starting
Air,'' Surveillance Requirement
(SR) 3.8.3.1 (verification of fuel
oil storage tank volume), and SR
3.8.3.2 (verification of lube oil
inventory volume), by removing the
current stored diesel fuel oil and
lube oil numerical volume
requirements and replacing them
with duration-based diesel
operating time requirements,
consistent with Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-501, Revision 1,
``Relocate Stored Fuel Oil and Lube
Oil Volume Values to Licensee
Control,'' dated February 20, 2009
(ML090510686).
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Virginia Electric and Power Company; Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2;
Surry County, VA
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Docket Nos........................ 50-280, 50-281.
Amendment Date.................... January 18, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML23312A192.
Amendment Nos..................... 316 (Unit 1), 316 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments... The amendments applied a risk-
informed approach to demonstrate
the fuel handling trolley support
structure, as designed, meets the
intent of a tornado resistant
structure under Surry Power
Station's current licensing basis
considering a maximum tornado wind
speed.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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IV. 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--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......................... 50-482.
Application Date.................. January 18, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML24018A248.
Brief Description of Amendment.... The proposed amendment would modify
the implementation date of License
Amendment No. 238 for Wolf Creek
Generating Station, Unit 1.
Date & Cite of Federal Register Published January 26, 2024; 89 FR
Individual Notice. 5267.
Expiration Dates for Public February 26, 2024 (Public Comments);
Comments & Hearing Requests. March 26, 2024 (Hearing Requests).
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Dated: February 12, 2024.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Bo M. Pham,
Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2024-03243 Filed 2-16-24; 8:45 am]
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