[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41996-42004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10034]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2024-0087]


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 June 13, 2024. A request for a hearing 
or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by July 15, 2024. 
This monthly notice includes all amendments issued, or proposed to be 
issued, from March 29, 2024, to April 25, 2024. The last monthly notice 
was published on April 16, 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-2024-0087. 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: Angela Baxter, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-8209; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2024-0087, 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

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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-2024-0087.
     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-2024-0087, facility name, unit number(s), docket 
number(s), application date, and subject, in your comment submission.
    The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact 
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your 
comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at 
https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions 
into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to 
remove identifying or contact information.
    If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons 
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to 
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be 
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should 
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to 
remove such information before making the comment submissions available 
to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.

II. Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendments to Facility 
Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses and Proposed No Significant 
Hazards Consideration Determination

    For the facility-specific amendment requests shown in this notice, 
the Commission finds that the licensees' analyses provided, consistent 
with section 50.91 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 
CFR) ``Notice for public comment; State consultation,'' are sufficient 
to support the proposed determinations that these amendment requests 
involve NSHC. Under the Commission's regulations in 10 CFR 50.92, 
operation of the facilities in accordance with the proposed amendments 
would not (1) involve a significant increase in the probability or 
consequences of an accident previously evaluated; or (2) create the 
possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident 
previously evaluated; or (3) involve a significant reduction in a 
margin of safety.
    The Commission is seeking public comments on these proposed 
determinations. Any comments received within 30 days after the date of 
publication of this notice will be considered in making any final 
determinations.
    Normally, the Commission will not issue the amendments until the 
expiration of 60 days after the date of publication of this notice. The 
Commission may issue any of these license amendments before expiration 
of the 60-day period provided that its final determination is that the 
amendment involves NSHC. In addition, the Commission may issue any of 
these amendments prior to the expiration of the 30-day comment period 
if circumstances change during the 30-day comment period such that 
failure to act in a timely way would result, for example in derating or 
shutdown of the facility. If the Commission takes action on any of 
these amendments prior to the expiration of either the comment period 
or the notice period, it will publish in the Federal Register a notice 
of issuance. If the Commission makes a final NSHC determination for any 
of these amendments, any hearing will take place after issuance. The 
Commission expects that the need to take action on any amendment before 
60 days have elapsed will occur very infrequently.

A. Opportunity To Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave To Intervene

    Within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice, any 
person (petitioner) whose interest may be affected by any of these 
actions may file a request for a hearing and petition for leave to 
intervene (petition) with respect to that action. Petitions shall be 
filed in accordance with the Commission's ``Agency Rules of Practice 
and Procedure'' in 10 CFR part 2. Interested persons should consult a 
current copy of 10 CFR 2.309. If a petition is filed, the Commission or 
a presiding officer will rule on the petition and, if appropriate, a 
notice of a hearing will be issued.
    Petitions must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of 
publication of this notice in accordance with the filing instructions 
in the ``Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)'' section of this document. 
Petitions and motions for leave to file new or amended contentions that 
are filed after the deadline will not be entertained absent a 
determination by the presiding officer that the filing demonstrates 
good cause by satisfying the three factors in 10 CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i) 
through (iii).
    If a hearing is requested, and the Commission has not made a final 
determination on the issue of no significant hazards consideration, the 
Commission will make a final determination on the issue of no 
significant hazards consideration, which will serve to establish when 
the hearing is held. If the final determination is that the amendment 
request involves no significant hazards consideration, the Commission 
may issue the amendment and make it immediately effective, 
notwithstanding the request for a hearing. Any hearing would take place 
after issuance of the amendment. If the final determination is that the 
amendment request involves a significant hazards consideration, then 
any hearing held would take place before the issuance of the amendment 
unless the Commission finds an imminent danger to the health or safety 
of the public, in which case it will issue an appropriate order or rule 
under 10 CFR part 2.
    A State, local governmental body, Federally recognized Indian 
Tribe, or designated agency thereof, may submit a petition to the 
Commission to participate as a party under 10 CFR 2.309(h) no later 
than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. 
Alternatively, a State, local governmental body, Federally recognized 
Indian Tribe, or agency thereof may participate as a non-party under 10 
CFR 2.315(c).

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    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.

                       License Amendment Requests
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  Arizona Public Service Company, et al; Palo Verde Nuclear Generating
             Station, Units 1, 2, and 3; Maricopa County, AZ
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Docket Nos.............................  50-528, 50-529, 50-530.
Application date.......................  March 8, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No.....................  ML24068A252.
Location in Application of NSHC........  Pages 13-16 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendments........  The proposed amendments would
                                          revise Technical Specification
                                          (TS) 3.5.1, ``Safety Injection
                                          Tanks (SITs)--Operating,'' and
                                          TS 3.5.2, SITs--Shutdown,''
                                          using risk-informed process
                                          for evaluations.

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Proposed Determination.................  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing   Carey Fleming, Senior Counsel,
 Address.                                 Pinnacle West Capital
                                          Corporation, 500 N 5th Street,
                                          MS 8695, Phoenix, AZ 85004.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number..  William Orders, 301-415-3329.
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         DTE Electric Company; Fermi, Unit 2; Monroe County, MI
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Docket No..............................  50-341.
Application date.......................  March 21, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No.....................  ML24081A326.
Location in Application of NSHC........  Pages 5-8 of Attachment 1.
Brief Description of Amendment.........  The proposed amendment requests
                                          adoption of Technical
                                          Specification Task Force
                                          (TSTF) Travelers, TSTF-505,
                                          Revision 2, ``Provide Risk-
                                          Informed Extended Completion
                                          Times--RITSTF [Risk Informed
                                          TSTF] Initiative 4b,'' TSTF-
                                          439, Revision 2, ``Eliminate
                                          Second Completion Times
                                          Limiting Time From Discovery
                                          of Failure to Meet an LCO
                                          [limiting condition for
                                          operation],'' and TSTF-591,
                                          Revision 0, ``Revise Risk
                                          Informed Completion Time
                                          (RICT) Program.''
Proposed Determination.................  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing   Jon P. Christinidis, DTE
 Address.                                 Electric Company, Expert
                                          Attorney--Regulatory, 1635
                                          WCB, One Energy Plaza,
                                          Detroit, MI 48226.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number..  Surinder Arora, 301-415-1421.
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  Indiana Michigan Power Company; Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1
                        and 2; Berrien County, MI
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Docket Nos.............................  50-315, 50-316.
Application date.......................  March 6, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No.....................  ML24073A234.
Location in Application of NSHC........  Pages 18-20 of Enclosure 2.
Brief Description of Amendments........  The proposed amendments would
                                          modify the Donald C. Cook
                                          Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2,
                                          licensing basis, by the
                                          addition of a license
                                          condition, to allow for the
                                          implementation of the
                                          provisions of 10 CFR 50.69,
                                          ``Risk-Informed Categorization
                                          and Treatment of Structures,
                                          Systems and Components for
                                          Nuclear Power Reactors.'' The
                                          provisions of 10 CFR 50.69
                                          allow adjustment of the scope
                                          of equipment subject to
                                          special treatment controls
                                          (e.g., quality assurance,
                                          testing, inspection, condition
                                          monitoring, assessment, and
                                          evaluation).
Proposed Determination.................  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing   Robert B. Haemer, Senior
 Address.                                 Nuclear Counsel, Indiana
                                          Michigan Power Company, One
                                          Cook Place, Bridgman, MI
                                          49106.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number..  Scott Wall, 301-415-2855.
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and
                      2; San Luis Obispo County, CA
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Docket Nos.............................  50-275, 50-323.
Application date.......................  February 28, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No.....................  ML24059A448.
Location in Application of NSHC........  Pages 7-9 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendments........  The proposed amendments would
                                          revise Technical Specification
                                          5.6.6, ``Reactor Coolant
                                          System (RCS) Pressure and
                                          Temperature Limits Report
                                          (PTLR),'' regarding the
                                          fluence calculational
                                          methodology used to determine
                                          the pressure and temperature
                                          limits.
Proposed Determination.................  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing   Jennifer Post, Esq., Pacific
 Address.                                 Gas and Electric Co., 77 Beale
                                          Street, Room 3065, Mail Code
                                          B30A, San Francisco, CA 94105.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number..  Samson Lee, 301-415-3168.
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   Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Joseph M. Farley Nuclear
                Plant, Units 1 and 2; Houston County, AL
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Docket Nos.............................  50-348, 50-364.
Application date.......................  April 5, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No.....................  ML24096B775.
Location in Application of NSHC........  Pages E-5 through E-7 of the
                                          Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendments........  The proposed amendments would
                                          revise the Joseph M. Farley
                                          Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2,
                                          Technical Specification 3.6.6,
                                          ``Containment Spray and
                                          Cooling Systems,'' to revise
                                          the frequency of Surveillance
                                          Requirement 3.6.6.8.
Proposed Determination.................  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing   Millicent Ronnlund, Vice
 Address.                                 President and General Counsel,
                                          Southern Nuclear Operating
                                          Co., Inc., P.O. Box 1295,
                                          Birmingham, AL 35201-1295.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number..  Zachary Turner, 301-415-6303.
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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 Nos.............................  50-424, 50-425.
Application date.......................  March 20, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No.....................  ML24080A455.
Location in Application of NSHC........  Pages E-12 and E-13 of the
                                          Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendments........  The proposed amendments would
                                          revise emergency diesel
                                          generator frequency and
                                          voltage ranges for Technical
                                          Specification 3.8.1, ``AC
                                          [Alternating Current] Sources--
                                          Operating,'' Surveillance
                                          Requirements.
Proposed Determination.................  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing   Millicent Ronnlund, Vice
 Address.                                 President and General Counsel,
                                          Southern Nuclear Operating
                                          Co., Inc., P.O. Box 1295,
                                          Birmingham, AL 35201-1295.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number..  John Lamb, 301-415-3100.
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   Tennessee Valley Authority; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2;
                           Hamilton County, TN
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Docket Nos.............................  50-327, 50-328.
Application date.......................  April 15, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No.....................  ML24106A057.
Location in Application of NSHC........  Pages E7 and E8 of the
                                          Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendments........  The proposed amendments would
                                          revise the Sequoyah Nuclear
                                          Plant, Units 1 and 2,
                                          Technical Specification (TS)
                                          3.8.1, ``AC [alternating
                                          current] Sources--Operating,''
                                          to delete Surveillance
                                          Requirement (SR) 3.8.1.8, and
                                          would revise TS 3.8.2, ``AC
                                          Sources--Shutdown,'' to delete
                                          the reference to SR 3.8.1.8.
Proposed Determination.................  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing   David Fountain, Executive VP
 Address.                                 and General Counsel, Tennessee
                                          Valley Authority, 6A West
                                          Tower, 400 West Summit Hill
                                          Drive, Knoxville, TN 37902.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number..  Perry Buckberg, 301-415-1383.
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          Vallecitos Boiling Water Reactor, Alameda County, CA
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Docket No..............................  50-18.
Application dates......................  September 7, 2023, as
                                          supplemented by letters dated
                                          September 15, 2023, October
                                          31, 2023, and March 25, 2024.
ADAMS Accession Nos....................  ML23250A267, ML23261A591
                                          (package), ML23304A300,
                                          ML24085A792.
Location in Application of NSHC........  Pages 1-2 of Enclosure 1 to the
                                          supplement dated March 25,
                                          2024.
Brief Description of Amendment.........  The proposed amendment would
                                          approve the license
                                          termination plan which
                                          implements the licensing
                                          decommissioning strategy that
                                          is outlined in the limited
                                          post-shutdown decommissioning
                                          activities report.
Proposed Determination.................  NSHC.
Name of Attorney(s) for Licensee,        Angela Thornhill, General
 Mailing Address.                         Counsel, GE-Hitachi Nuclear
                                          Energy Americas LLC, 3901
                                          Castle Hayne Road, Wilmington,
                                          NC 28402; and Gregory Di
                                          Carlo, Vice President/General
                                          Counsel, NorthStar Group
                                          Services, Inc., 15760 West
                                          Power Street, NA1A, Crystal
                                          River, FL 34428.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number..  Jack Parrott, 301-415-6634.
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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 Nos.............................  50-445, 50-446.
Application dates......................  February 28, 2024, as
                                          supplemented by letter dated
                                          April 1, 2024.
ADAMS Accession Nos....................  ML24059A390, ML24092A236.
Location in Application of NSHC........  Pages 1-3 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendments........  The proposed amendments would
                                          revise technical
                                          specifications to adopt
                                          Technical Specification Task
                                          Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-
                                          591, ``Revise Risk-Informed
                                          Completion Time (RICT)
                                          Program.''
Proposed Determination.................  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing   Timothy P. Matthews, Esq.,
 Address.                                 Morgan, Lewis and Bockius,
                                          1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
                                          Washington, DC 20004.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number..  Samson Lee, 301-415-3168.
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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 Nos.............................  50-445, 50-446.
Application date.......................  February 28, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No.....................  ML24059A386.
Location in Application of NSHC........  Pages 2-3 of Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendments........  The proposed amendments would
                                          revise technical
                                          specifications to adopt
                                          Technical Specification Task
                                          Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-
                                          589, ``Eliminate Automatic
                                          Diesel Generator Start During
                                          Shutdown.''

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Proposed Determination.................  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing   Timothy P. Matthews, Esq.,
 Address.                                 Morgan, Lewis and Bockius,
                                          1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
                                          Washington, DC 20004.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number..  Samson Lee, 301-415-3168.
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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 Issuance(s)
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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.
Amendment Date.........................  March 28, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No.....................  ML24068A053.
Amendment No...........................  354.
Brief Description of Amendment.........  The amendment modified
                                          Surveillance Requirement (SR)
                                          3.3.1.2.4 to incorporate an
                                          additional acceptance
                                          criterion based on a higher
                                          signal to noise ratio as
                                          provided in General Electric
                                          Service Information Letter 478
                                          dated December 16, 1988.
                                          Specifically, an ``or''
                                          statement was added to SR
                                          3.3.1.2.4 as follows: ``or
                                          Verify count rate is >=0.7
                                          [counts per second] cps with a
                                          signal to noise ratio
                                          >=20:1.''
Public Comments Received as to Proposed  No.
 NSHC (Yes/No).
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   Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2;
                         Mecklenburg County, NC
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Docket Nos.............................  50-369, 50-370.
Amendment Date.........................  April 8, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No.....................  ML24052A306.
Amendment Nos..........................  331 (Unit 1) and 310 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments........  The amendments modified the
                                          licensing basis for the
                                          implementation of the
                                          provisions of 10 CFR 50.69,
                                          ``Risk-informed categorization
                                          and treatment of structures,
                                          systems and components for
                                          nuclear power reactors,''
                                          which would allow adjustment
                                          of the scope of equipment
                                          subject to special treatment
                                          controls.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed  No.
 NSHC (Yes/No).
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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.
Amendment Date.........................  April 24, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No.....................  ML23032A332.
Amendment Nos..........................  322 (Unit 1) and 267 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments........  The amendments revised the
                                          renewed facility operating
                                          licenses and technical
                                          specifications Table 1.1-1,
                                          ``MODES,'' for Edwin I. Hatch
                                          Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2,
                                          to relax the required number
                                          of fully tensioned reactor
                                          pressure vessel head closure
                                          bolts.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed  No.
 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 Nos.............................  50-424, 50-425.

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Amendment Date.........................  April 10, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No.....................  ML24030A909.
Amendment Nos..........................  224 (Unit 1) and 207 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments........  The amendments revised
                                          Technical Specification (TS)
                                          3.4.14, ``RCS [Reactor Coolant
                                          System] Pressure Isolation
                                          Valve (PIV) Leakage,''
                                          Surveillance Requirement
                                          3.4.14.1 to limit required
                                          testing to frequencies
                                          specified in the Inservice
                                          Testing Program in accordance
                                          with the American Society of
                                          Mechanical Engineers Code for
                                          Operation and Maintenance of
                                          Nuclear Power Plants by
                                          removing all other SR 3.4.14.1
                                          frequency testing criteria
                                          from the current TSs.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed  No.
 NSHC (Yes/No).
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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 Nos.............................  50-387, 50-388.
Amendment Date.........................  April 22, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No.....................  ML24082A137.
Amendment Nos..........................  287 (Unit 1) and 271 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments........  The amendments revised the
                                          technical specifications to
                                          adopt the Technical
                                          Specifications Task Force
                                          (TSTF) Traveler, TSTF-568,
                                          Revision 2, ``Revise
                                          Applicability of BWR/4 TS
                                          3.6.2.5 and TS 3.6.3.2,'' for
                                          applicability and actions of
                                          Technical Specification
                                          3.6.3.3, ``Primary Containment
                                          Oxygen Concentration.'' The
                                          changes simplify and clarify
                                          the applicability statements,
                                          remove the undefined term
                                          ``scheduled reactor
                                          shutdown,'' and provide
                                          adequate terminal actions.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed  No.
 NSHC (Yes/No).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Rhea
                               County, TN
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Docket Nos.............................  50-390, 50-391.
Amendment Date.........................  April 15, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No.....................  ML24072A005.
Amendment Nos..........................  165 (Unit 1) and 72 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments........  The amendments revised the
                                          Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (Watts
                                          Bar), Units 1 and 2, Technical
                                          Specification (TS) 4.2.1,
                                          ``Fuel Assemblies,'' to
                                          increase the maximum number of
                                          tritium producing burnable
                                          absorber rods, that can be
                                          irradiated in the core to
                                          2,496. The amendments also
                                          revised Watts Bar, Unit 1, TS
                                          5.9.6, ``Reactor Coolant
                                          System (RCS) Pressure and
                                          Temperature Limits Report
                                          (PTLR),'' to be consistent
                                          with Watts Bar, Unit 2, TS
                                          5.9.6, and revised both units'
                                          TS 5.9.6.b to add WCAP-18124-
                                          NP-A Rev. 0 Supplement 1-NP-A,
                                          Rev. 0, ``Fluence
                                          Determination with RAPTOR-M3G
                                          and FERRET--Supplement for
                                          Extended Beltline Materials.''
                                          The amendments also revised
                                          the Watts Bar Dual-Unit Update
                                          Final Safety Analysis Report
                                          to modify the source term for
                                          the design basis accident
                                          analyses to allow the core
                                          fission product inventory to
                                          be calculated using an updated
                                          version of the ORIGEN code.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed  No.
 NSHC (Yes/No).
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  Virginia Electric and Power Company, Dominion Nuclear Company; North
   Anna Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Louisa County, VA; Virginia
   Electric and Power Company; Surry Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2;
                            Surry County, VA
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Docket Nos.............................  50-280, 50-281, 50-338, 50-339.
Amendment Date.........................  April 22, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No.....................  ML24054A014.
Amendment Nos..........................  North Anna--297 (Unit 1), 280
                                          (Unit 2); Surry--317 (Unit 1)
                                          and 317 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments........  The amendments modified the
                                          Emergency Plan staffing and
                                          staff augmentation times as
                                          described in the request, as
                                          supplemented.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed  No.
 NSHC (Yes/No).
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IV. Notice of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and 
Combined Licenses and Final Determination of No Significant Hazards 
Consideration and Opportunity for a Hearing (Exigent Circumstances or 
Emergency Situation)

    Since publication of the last monthly notice, the Commission has 
issued the following amendment. The Commission has determined for this 
amendment that the application for the amendment complies with the 
standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended 
(the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations. The Commission 
has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the 
Commission's rules and regulations in 10 CFR chapter I, which are set 
forth in the license amendment.
    Because of exigent circumstances or emergency situation associated 
with the date the amendment was needed, there was not time for the 
Commission to publish, for public comment before issuance, its usual 
notice of consideration of issuance of amendment, proposed NSHC 
determination, and opportunity for a hearing.
    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. The Commission has applied the standards of 10 CFR 
50.92 and has made a final determination that the amendment(s) involves 
NSHC. The basis for this determination is contained in the NRC staff 
safety evaluation related to each action. Accordingly, the amendment 
has been issued and made effective as indicated. For those amendments 
that have not been previously noticed in the Federal Register, within 
60 days after the date of publication of this notice, any persons 
(petitioner) whose interest may be affected by this action may file a 
request for a hearing and petition for leave to intervene (petition) 
with respect to the action. Petitions shall be filed in accordance with 
the guidance concerning the Commission's ``Agency Rules of Practice and 
Procedure'' in 10 CFR part 2 as discussed in section II.A of this 
document.
    Unless otherwise indicated, the Commission has determined that the 
amendment satisfies the criteria for categorical exclusion in 
accordance with 10 CFR 51.22. Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), 
no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be 
prepared for this amendment. If the Commission has prepared an 
environmental assessment under the special circumstances provision in 
10 CFR 51.12(b) and has made a determination based on that assessment, 
it is so indicated in the safety evaluation for the amendment.
    For further details with respect to this action, see the amendment 
and associated documents such as the Commission's letter and safety 
evaluation, which may be obtained using the ADAMS accession number 
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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 Nebraska Public Power District; Cooper Nuclear Station; Nemaha County,
                                   NE
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Docket No..............................  50-298.
Amendment Date.........................  April 5, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No.....................  ML24096A120.
Amendment No...........................  275.
Brief Description of Amendment.........  The amendment changed Technical
                                          Specification (TS) 3.3.1.1,
                                          ``Reactor Protection System
                                          (RPS) Instrumentation.''
                                          Specifically, a temporary
                                          footnote was applied
                                          immediately to Function 8,
                                          ``Turbine Stop Valve--
                                          Closure,'' of TS Table 3.3.1.1-
                                          1, ``Reactor Protection System
                                          Instrumentation.'' The current
                                          design configuration of the
                                          turbine stop valve position
                                          switches that input to the RPS
                                          did not meet the channel
                                          independence criteria. This
                                          temporary footnote allows
                                          Nebraska Public Power District
                                          to not enter the TS 3.3.1.1,
                                          Condition A or B for the
                                          channel independence condition
                                          for a period ending no later
                                          than startup from Refuel
                                          Outage 33. The amendment was
                                          issued under emergency
                                          circumstances as provided in
                                          the provisions of 10 CFR
                                          50.91(a)(5) because of the
                                          time critical nature of the
                                          amendment.
Local Media Notice (Yes/No)............  No.
Public Comments Requested as to          No.
 Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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    Dated: May 3, 2024.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jamie Pelton,
Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2024-10034 Filed 5-13-24; 8:45 am]
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