[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 84 (Tuesday, April 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34279-34282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09250]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-289, 72-77, 50-245, 50-336, 50-423, 72-47, 50-324, 50-
325, 72-06, 50-334, 50-412, 72-1043, 50-397, 72-35, 50-382, 72-75, 50-
335, 50-389, 72-61, 50-331, 72-32, 50-387, 50-388, 72-28, 50-346, 72-
14, 50-440 and 72-69; NRC-2024-0084]


Issuance of Multiple Exemptions Regarding Security Notifications, 
Reports, and Recording Keeping

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Exemptions; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a 
single notice to announce the issuance of 11 exemptions in response to 
requests from ten licensees. These exemptions were requested as a 
result of a change to NRC's regulations published in the Federal 
Register on March 14, 2023.

DATES: During the period from March 1, 2024, to March 31, 2024, the NRC 
granted 11 exemptions in response to requests submitted by ten 
licensees from November 6, 2023, to January 15, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2024-0084 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may obtain publicly available information related to this document 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2024-0084. 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.
     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]. For the convenience of the reader, 
instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are 
provided in the ``Availability of Documents'' section.
     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

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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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed Miller, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-415-2481, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    During the period from March 1, 2024, to March 31, 2024, the NRC 
granted 11 exemptions in response to requests submitted by the 
following licensees: Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Dominion 
Energy Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.; Duke Energy; Energy Harbor Nuclear 
Corp.; Energy Northwest; Entergy Operations Inc.; Florida Power and 
Light; Nextera Energy Duane Arnold, LLC.; Susquehanna Nuclear, LLC; and 
Vistra Operations Company LLC.
    These exemptions temporarily allow the licensee to deviate from 
certain requirements of part 73 of title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (10 CFR), ``Physical Protection of Plants and Materials,'' 
subpart T, ``Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping.'' In 
support of its exemption requests, the licensees agreed to effect site-
specific administrative controls that maintain the approach to 
complying with 10 CFR part 73 in effect prior to the NRC's issuance of 
a final rule, ``Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and 
Security Event Notifications,'' which was published in the Federal 
Register on March 14, 2023, and became effective on April 13, 2023 (88 
FR 15864).

II. Availability of Documents

    The tables in this notice provide transparency regarding the number 
and type of exemptions the NRC has issued and provide the facility 
name, docket number, document description, document date, and ADAMS 
accession number for each exemption issued. Additional details on each 
exemption issued, including the exemption request submitted by the 
respective licensee and the NRC's decision, are provided in each 
exemption approval listed in the following tables. For additional 
directions on accessing information in ADAMS, see the ADDRESSES section 
of this document.

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     Document description         ADAMS accession No.     Document date
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    Constellation Energy Generation, LLC.; Three Mile Island Nuclear
              Station, Unit 1; Docket Nos. 50-289 and 72-77
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Three Mile Island Nuclear       ML23326A010             November 22,
 Station, Unit 1--Request for                            2023.
 Exemption from Enhanced
 Weapons, Firearms Background
 Checks, and Security Event
 Notifications Implementation.
Three Mile Island Nuclear       ML24052A060             March 20, 2024.
 Station, Unit 1--Exemption
 from Select Requirements of
 10 CFR part 73 (EPID L-2023-
 LLE-0061 [Security
 Notifications, Reports, and
 Recordkeeping and Suspicious
 Activity Reporting]).
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Dominion Energy Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.; Millstone Power Station, Unit
     Nos. 1, 2, and 3; Docket Nos. 50-245, 50-336, 50-423, and 72-47
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Millstone, Unit [Nos.] 1, 2,    ML23334A224             November 30,
 and 3--Request for Exemption                            2023.
 from Enhanced Weapons
 Firearms Background Checks,
 and Security Event
 Notifications Implementation.
Millstone Power Station, Unit   ML24051A192             March 8, 2024.
 Nos. 1, 2, and 3--Exemption
 from Select Requirements of
 10 CFR part 73 [Security
 Notifications, Reports, and
 Recordkeeping and Suspicious
 Activity Reporting] (EPID L-
 2023-LLE-0072).
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 Duke Energy; Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Docket
                     Nos. 50-324, 50-325, and 72-06
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[Brunswick Steam Electric       ML23320A283             November 16,
 Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2]--RA-                          2023.
 23-0284 Request for Exemption
 from Enhanced Weapons,
 Firearms Background Checks,
 and Security Event
 Notifications Implementation.
[Brunswick Steam Electric       ML23338A344             December 4,
 Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2]--                             2023.
 Supplement to Request for
 Exemption from Enhanced
 Weapons, Firearms Background
 Checks, and Security Event
 Notifications Implementation.
Brunswick Steam Electric        ML24026A098             March 1, 2024.
 Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2--
 Exemption from Select
 Requirements of 10 CFR part
 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0057
 [Security Notifications,
 Reports, and Recordkeeping
 and Suspicious Activity
 Reporting]).
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  Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp.; Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit Nos. 1
              and 2; Docket Nos. 50-334, 50-412 and 72-1043
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Beaver Valley Power Station,    ML23341A126             December 7,
 Unit Nos. 1 and 2 and                                   2023.
 Independent Spent Fuel
 Storage Installation--Request
 for Exemption from Enhanced
 Weapons, Firearms Background
 Checks, and Security Event
 Notifications Implementation.
Beaver Valley Power Station,    ML24044A066             March 4, 2024.
 Unit Nos. 1 and 2--Exemption
 from Select Requirements of
 10 CFR part 73 (EPID L-2023-
 LLE-0083 [Security
 Notifications, Reports, and
 Recordkeeping and Suspicious
 Activity Reporting]).
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Energy Northwest; Columbia Generating Station; Docket Nos. 50-397 and 72-
                                   35
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Columbia Generating Station--   ML23331A953             November 27,
 Request for Exemption from                              2023.
 Enhanced Weapons, Firearms
 Background Checks, and
 Security Event Notifications
 Implementation.

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Columbia Generating Station,    ML24015A003             January 15,
 Independent Spent Fuel                                  2024.
 Storage Installation--
 Supplement to Request for
 Exemption from Enhanced
 Weapons, Firearms Background
 Checks, and Security Event
 Notifications Implementation.
Columbia Generating Station--   ML24044A049             March 12, 2024.
 Exemption From Select
 Requirements of 10 CFR part
 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0064
 [Security Notifications,
 Reports, and Recordkeeping
 and Suspicious Activity
 Reporting]).
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Entergy Operations Inc; Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3; Docket
                          Nos. 50-382 and 72-75
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[Waterford Steam Electric       ML23325A144             November 21,
 Station, Unit 3]--Request for                           2023.
 Exemption from Enhanced
 Weapons, Firearms Background
 Checks, and Security Event
 Notifications Implementation.
[Waterford Steam Electric       ML23333A136             November 29,
 Station Unit 3]--Supplement                             2023.
 to Request for Exemption from
 Enhanced Weapons, Firearms
 Background Checks, and
 Security Event Notifications
 Implementation.
Waterford Steam Electric        ML24032A003             March 6, 2024.
 Station Unit 3--Exemption
 from Select Requirements of
 10 CFR part 73 (EPID L-2023-
 LLE-0053 [Security
 Notifications, Reports, and
 Recordkeeping and Suspicious
 Activity Reporting]).
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Florida Power and Light; St. Lucie Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Docket Nos.
                        50-335, 50-389, and 72-61
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St. Lucie [Plant, Unit Nos. 1   ML23320A266             November 16,
 and 2]--Part 73 Exemption                               2023.
 Request Regarding Enhanced
 Weapons, Firearms Background
 Checks, and Security Event
 Notifications Final Rule.
St. Lucie [Plant, Unit Nos.] 1  ML23334A075             November 29,
 and 2--Supplement to                                    2023.
 Exemption Request Regarding
 Enhanced Weapons, Firearms
 Background Checks, and
 Security Event Notifications
 Final Rule.
St. Lucie Plant, Unit Nos. 1    ML24058A157             March 19, 2024.
 and 2--Exemption from Select
 Requirements of 10 CFR part
 73 (Security Notifications,
 Reports, and Recordkeeping
 and Suspicious Activity
 Reporting) (EPID L-2023-LLE-
 0062).
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  Nextera Energy Duane Arnold, LLC.; Duane Arnold Energy Center; Docket
                          Nos. 50-331 and 72-32
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Duane Arnold Energy Center--    ML23320A263             November 16,
 Part 73 Exemption Request                               2023.
 Regarding Enhanced Weapons,
 Firearms Background Checks,
 and Security Event
 Notifications Final Rule.
Duane Arnold Energy Center--    ML23340A144             December 6,
 Supplement to Duane Arnold                              2023.
 Exemption Request Regarding
 Enhanced Weapons, Firearms
 Background Checks, and
 Security Event Notifications
 Final Rule.
Nextera Energy Duane Arnold,    ML24072A029             March 29, 2024.
 LLC.--Exemption From Select
 Requirements of 10 CFR part
 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0065
 [Security Notifications,
 Reports, and Recordkeeping
 and Suspicious Activity
 Reporting]).
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  Susquehanna Nuclear, LLC; Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1
              and 2; Docket Nos. 50-387, 50-388, and 72-28
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Susquehanna Steam Electric      ML23339A170             December 5,
 Station, [Units 1 and 2]--                              2023.
 Request for Exemption from
 Enhanced Weapons, Firearms
 Background Checks and
 Security Event Notifications
 Implementation (PLA-8088).
Susquehanna Steam Electric      ML24044A253             March 14, 2024.
 Station, Units 1 and 2 and
 Associated Independent Spent
 Fuel Storage Installation--
 Exemption from Select
 Requirements of 10 CFR part
 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0077
 [Security Notifications,
 Reports, and Recordkeeping
 and Suspicious Activity
 Reporting]).
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 Vistra Operations Company, LLC; Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit
                   No. 1; Docket Nos. 50-346 and 72-14
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Davis-Besse Nuclear Power       ML23340A108             December 6,
 Station, Unit [No.] 1 and                               2023.
 Independent Spent Fuel
 Storage Installation--Request
 for Exemption from Enhanced
 Weapons, Firearms Background
 Checks, and Security Event
 Notifications Implementation.
Davis-Besse Nuclear Power       ML24036A347             March 7, 2024.
 Station, Unit No. 1--
 Exemption from Select
 Requirements of 10 CFR part
 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0076
 [Security Notifications,
 Reports, and Recordkeeping
 and Suspicious Activity
 Reporting]).
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 Vistra Operations Company, LLC; Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit No. 1;
                      Docket Nos. 50-440 and 72-69
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Perry Nuclear Power Plant,      ML23340A086             December 6,
 Unit No. 1--Request for                                 2023.
 Exemption from Enhanced
 Weapons, Firearms Background
 Checks, and Security Event
 Notifications Implementation.
Perry Nuclear Power Plant,      ML24059A392             March 7, 2024.
 Unit No. 1--Exemption from
 Select Requirements of 10 CFR
 part 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0080
 [Security Notifications,
 Reports, and Recordkeeping
 and Suspicious Activity
 Reporting]).
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    Dated: April 25, 2024.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jeffrey A. Whited,
Chief, Plant Licensing Branch 3, Division of Operating Reactor 
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2024-09250 Filed 4-29-24; 8:45 am]
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