[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63989-63996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16657]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2024-0133]
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 September 5, 2024. A request for a
hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by October 7,
2024. This monthly notice includes all amendments issued, or proposed
to be issued, from June 21, 2024, to July 18, 2024. The last monthly
notice was published on July 9, 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-2024-0133. 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: Paula Blechman, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-2242; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2024-0133, 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-2024-0133.
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-2024-0133, 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.
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II. Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendments to Facility
Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses and Proposed No Significant
Hazards Consideration Determination
For the facility-specific amendment requests shown in this notice,
the Commission finds that the licensees' analyses provided, consistent
with section 50.91 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR) ``Notice for public comment; State consultation,'' are sufficient
to support the proposed determinations that these amendment requests
involve NSHC. Under the Commission's regulations in 10 CFR 50.92,
operation of the facilities in accordance with the proposed amendments
would not (1) involve a significant increase in the probability or
consequences of an accident previously evaluated; or (2) create the
possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident
previously evaluated; or (3) involve a significant reduction in a
margin of safety.
The Commission is seeking public comments on these proposed
determinations. Any comments received within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice will be considered in making any final
determinations.
Normally, the Commission will not issue the amendments until the
expiration of 60 days after the date of publication of this notice. The
Commission may issue any of these license amendments before expiration
of the 60-day period provided that its final determination is that the
amendment involves NSHC. In addition, the Commission may issue any of
these amendments prior to the expiration of the 30-day comment period
if circumstances change during the 30-day comment period such that
failure to act in a timely way would result, for example in derating or
shutdown of the facility. If the Commission takes action on any of
these amendments prior to the expiration of either the comment period
or the notice period, it will publish in the Federal Register a notice
of issuance. If the Commission makes a final NSHC determination for any
of these amendments, any hearing will take place after issuance. The
Commission expects that the need to take action on any amendment before
60 days have elapsed will occur very infrequently.
A. Opportunity To Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave To Intervene
Within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice, any
person (petitioner) whose interest may be affected by any of these
actions may file a request for a hearing and petition for leave to
intervene (petition) with respect to that action. Petitions shall be
filed in accordance with the Commission's ``Agency Rules of Practice
and Procedure'' in 10 CFR part 2. Interested persons should consult a
current copy of 10 CFR 2.309. If a petition is filed, the Commission or
a presiding officer will rule on the petition and, if appropriate, a
notice of a hearing will be issued.
Petitions must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of
publication of this notice in accordance with the filing instructions
in the ``Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)'' section of this document.
Petitions and motions for leave to file new or amended contentions that
are filed after the deadline will not be entertained absent a
determination by the presiding officer that the filing demonstrates
good cause by satisfying the three factors in 10 CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i)
through (iii).
If a hearing is requested, and the Commission has not made a final
determination on the issue of no significant hazards consideration, the
Commission will make a final determination on the issue of no
significant hazards consideration, which will serve to establish when
the hearing is held. If the final determination is that the amendment
request involves no significant hazards consideration, the Commission
may issue the amendment and make it immediately effective,
notwithstanding the request for a hearing. Any hearing would take place
after issuance of the amendment. If the final determination is that the
amendment request involves a significant hazards consideration, then
any hearing held would take place before the issuance of the amendment
unless the Commission finds an imminent danger to the health or safety
of the public, in which case it will issue an appropriate order or rule
under 10 CFR part 2.
A State, local governmental body, Federally recognized Indian
Tribe, or designated agency thereof, may submit a petition to the
Commission to participate as a party under 10 CFR 2.309(h) no later
than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice.
Alternatively, a State, local governmental body, Federally recognized
Indian Tribe, or agency thereof may participate as a non-party under 10
CFR 2.315(c).
For information about filing a petition and about participation by
a person not a party under 10 CFR 2.315, see ADAMS Accession No.
ML20340A053 (https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML20340A053) and on the NRC's public website
at https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/adjudicatory/hearing.html#participate.
B. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)
All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including
documents filed by an interested State, local governmental body,
Federally recognized Indian Tribe, or designated agency thereof that
requests to participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in
accordance with 10 CFR 2.302. The E-Filing process requires
participants to submit and serve all adjudicatory documents over the
internet, or in some cases, to mail copies on electronic storage media,
unless an exemption permitting an alternative filing method, as further
discussed, is granted. Detailed guidance on electronic submissions is
located in the ``Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC''
(ADAMS Accession No. ML13031A056) and on the NRC's public website at
https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html.
To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least 10
days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should contact the
Office of the Secretary by email at [email protected], or by
telephone at 301-415-1677, to (1) request a digital identification (ID)
certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or
representative) to digitally sign submissions and access the E-Filing
system for any proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise
the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a petition or
other adjudicatory document (even in instances in which the
participant, or its counsel or representative, already holds an NRC-
issued digital ID certificate). Based upon this information, the
Secretary will establish an electronic docket for the proceeding if the
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
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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 docket 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; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2,
Will County, IL; Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, Ogle County, IL
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Docket Nos................... 50-454, 50-455, 50-456, 50-457.
Application date............. April 25, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML24116A112.
Location in Application of Pages 26-27 of Attachment 1.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendments would revise the
Amendments. technical specifications (TSs) to remove
core operating limits report (COLR)
analytical method TS 5.6.5.b.5. The COLR
analytical method TS 5.6.5.b.5
implements the anticipated transients
without scram moderator temperature
limit from the Braidwood Station, Units
1 and 2 and Byron Station, Units 1 and 2
TSs.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Jason Zorn, Associate General Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Constellation Energy Generation, LLC
4300 Winfield Road, Warrenville, IL
60555.
NRC Project Manager, Joel Wiebe, 301-415-6606.
Telephone Number.
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Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Dresden Nuclear Power Station,
Units 2 and 3; Grundy County, IL
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Docket Nos................... 50-237, 50-249.
Application date............. May 28, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML24149A261.
Location in Application of Pages 25-27 of the Enclosure.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendments would modify the
Amendments. Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2
and 3, licensing basis by the addition
of a license condition to implement the
provisions of 10 CFR 50.69, ``Risk-
informed categorization and treatment of
structures, systems and components for
nuclear power reactors.''
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Jason Zorn, Associate General Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Constellation Energy Generation, LLC
4300 Winfield Road, Warrenville, IL
60555.
NRC Project Manager, Surinder Arora, 301-415-1421.
Telephone Number.
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Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2; York
County, SC; Duke Energy Progress, LLC; H. B. Robinson Steam Electric
Plant, Unit No. 2; Darlington County, SC; Duke Energy Progress, LLC;
Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1; Wake and Chatham Counties,
NC
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Docket Nos................... 50-261, 50-400, 50-413, 50-414.
Application date............. May 23, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML24149A117.
Location in Application of Pages 5-6 of Enclosure 1.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendments would revise
Amendments. technical specifications (TSs) for
Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2
(CNS); Shearon Harris Nuclear Power
Plant, Unit 1 (HNP); and H. B. Robinson
Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 (RNP)
to adopt Technical Specification Task
Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-234-A,
Revision 1, ``Add Action for More Than
One [D]RPI [[Digital] Rod Position
Indication] Inoperable.'' The proposed
amendments would modify CNS TS 3.1.7,
``Rod Position Indication''; RNP TS
3.1.7, ``Rod Position Indication''; and
HNP TS 3.1.3.2, ``Position Indication
Systems--Operating,'' to add a Condition
(Action for HNP) for more than one
inoperable rod position indication per
group. For CNS and RNP only, the
proposed amendments would also modify
the Action Note and provide
clarification to the existing Required
Actions A.1 and B.1.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Tracey Mitchell LeRoy, Deputy General
Licensee, Mailing Address. Counsel, Duke Energy Corporation, 525 S.
Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28210.
NRC Project Manager, Natreon Jordan, 301-415-7410.
Telephone Number.
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Nebraska Public Power District; Cooper Nuclear Station; Nemaha County,
NE
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Docket No.................... 50-298.
Application date............. May 9, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML24131A026.
Location in Application of Pages 4-5 of Attachment 1.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment would relocate
Amendment. cycle specific minimum critical power
ratio values from the Cooper Nuclear
Station (Cooper) Technical Specification
Table 3.3.2.1-1 to the Cooper Core
Operating Limits Report.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for John C. McClure, Vice President,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Governmental Affairs and General Counsel
Nebraska Public Power District, P.O. Box
499, Columbus, NE 68601.
NRC Project Manager, Thomas Byrd, 301 415-3719.
Telephone Number.
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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.
Application date............. June 26, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML24178A265.
Location in Application of Pages 7-8 of the Enclosure.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendments would modify
Amendments. Technical Specifications (TS) 3.6.5,
``Containment Air Temperature,'' by
relocating to licensee control, limits
on the containment average air
temperature measurement, which account
for instrument uncertainty and
conforming changes to the TS Bases.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Steven Hamrick, Senior Attorney, 801
Licensee, Mailing Address. Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 220
Washington, DC 20004.
NRC Project Manager, Scott Wall, 301-415-2855.
Telephone Number.
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Northern States Power Company--Minnesota; Prairie Island Nuclear
Generating Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Goodhue County, MN
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Docket Nos................... 50-282, 50-306.
Application date............. June 3, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML24155A220 (Package).
Location in Application of Pages 10-12 of Enclosure 1.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendments would revise the
Amendments. technical specification (TS) definition
of reactor trip system (RTS) response
time to allow allocation of response
times in lieu of testing using
methodologies proposed in the license
amendment request, and revise
applicability of Surveillance
Requirement 3.3.1.16 to RTS trip
functions in TS Table 3.3.1-1.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Peter M. Glass, Assistant General
Licensee, Mailing Address. Counsel, Xcel Energy, 414 Nicollet Mall--
401-8, Minneapolis, MN 55401.
NRC Project Manager, Brent Ballard, 301-415-0680.
Telephone Number.
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PSEG Nuclear LLC; Hope Creek Generating Station; Salem County, NJ
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Docket No.................... 50-354.
Application date............. May 20, 2024.
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ADAMS Accession No........... ML24141A136.
Location in Application of Pages 26-28 of the Enclosure.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment would revise the
Amendment. technical specification surveillance
requirement performance intervals from
18 months to 24 months by implementing a
24-month fuel cycle.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Francis Romano, PSEG--Services
Licensee, Mailing Address. Corporation, 80 Park Plaza, T-10,
Newark, NJ 07102.
NRC Project Manager, James Kim, 301-415-4125.
Telephone Number.
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PSEG Nuclear LLC; Hope Creek Generating Station; Salem County, NJ
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Docket No.................... 50-354.
Application date............. May 20, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML24142A428 (Package).
Location in Application of Enclosure 2, Volume 2.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment would revise Hope
Amendment. Creek Generating Station Technical
Specifications to Improved Standard
Technical Specifications, consistent
with NUREG-1433, Revision 5, ``Standard
Technical Specifications--General
Electric BWR/4 Plants.''
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Francis Romano, PSEG--Services
Licensee, Mailing Address. Corporation, 80 Park Plaza, T-10,
Newark, NJ 07102.
NRC Project Manager, James Kim, 301-415-4125.
Telephone Number.
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Joseph M. Farley Nuclear
Plant, Units 1 and 2; Houston County, AL; Vogtle Electric Generating
Plant, Units 1 and 2; Burke County, GA
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Docket Nos................... 50-348, 50-364, 50-424, 50-425.
Application date............. June 28, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML24180A236.
Location in Application of Pages E-3 and E-4 of the Enclosure.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendments would adopt
Amendments. Technical Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-589, ``Eliminate
Automatic Diesel Generator Start During
Shutdown,'' which is an approved change
to the Standard Technical
Specifications, into the Joseph M.
Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 and
the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant,
Units 1 and 2, technical specifications
(TSs). TSTF-589 eliminates the TS
requirements for automatic diesel
generator start and loading during
shutdown.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Millicent Ronnlund, Vice President and
Licensee, Mailing Address. General Counsel, Southern Nuclear
Operating Co., Inc., P.O. Box 1295,
Birmingham, AL 35201-1295.
NRC Project Manager, John Lamb, 301-415-3100.
Telephone 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............. April 4, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML24095A159.
Location in Application of Pages E12--E13 of the Enclosure.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendments would revise
Amendments. Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2,
Technical Specification (TS) 3.7.11 to
modify the TS Actions for two inoperable
control room emergency air temperature
control system (CREATCS) trains. The
proposed changes would allow up to 96
hours to restore one CREATCS train to
operable status provided mitigating
actions ensure the control room
temperature will not exceed 90 degrees
Fahrenheit. The proposed changes also
include conforming changes to TS 3.7.11,
Conditions E and F. Additionally, the
proposed changes would delete a
previously approved temporary footnote.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for David Fountain, Executive VP and General
Licensee, Mailing Address. Counsel, Tennessee Valley Authority, 6A
West Tower, 400 West Summit Hill Drive,
Knoxville, TN 37902.
NRC Project Manager, Kimberly Green, 301-415-1627.
Telephone Number.
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III. Notice of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses
and Combined Licenses
During the period since publication of the last monthly notice, the
Commission has issued the following amendments. The Commission has
determined for each of these amendments that the application complies
with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations. The
Commission has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the
Commission's rules and regulations in 10 CFR chapter I, which are set
forth in the license amendment.
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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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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.
Amendment Date............... July 17, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML24159A470.
Amendment Nos................ 223 (Unit 1), 223 (Unit 2), and 223 (Unit
3).
Brief Description of The amendments revised Conditions A and B
Amendments. of Technical Specification (TS) 3.5.1,
``Safety Injection Tanks (SITs)--
Operating,'' and TS 3.5.2, ``Safety
Injection Tanks (SITs)--Shutdown,'' and
their bases using the risk-informed
process for evaluations. Specifically,
the changes modified the Completion Time
for Condition B of TS Limiting
Conditions for Operation (LCOs) 3.5.1
and 3.5.2 from 24 hours to 10 days.
Additionally, this change deleted the
second case of Condition A of LCOs 3.5.1
and 3.5.2 (i.e., ``One SIT inoperable
due to inability to verify level or
pressure'').
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Clinton Power Station, Unit No. 1;
DeWitt County, IL
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Docket No.................... 50-461.
Amendment Date............... July 11, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML24157A324.
Amendment No................. 254.
Brief Description of The amendment revised the reactor water
Amendment. cleanup system isolation functions that
are listed in Technical Specification
3.3.6.1, ``Primary Containment and
Drywell Isolation Instrumentation,''
Table 3.3.6.1-1, and Primary Containment
and Drywell Isolation Instrumentation.
Specifically, the change increased the
allowable value for Function 4.b,
Differential Flow-Timer, and renamed
Function 4.b as Differential Flow Timer--
High. In addition, new functions were
added for a differential flow timer--
high-high trip, and an associated
differential flow high-high timer.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Dresden Nuclear Power Station,
Units 2 and 3; Grundy County, IL
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Docket Nos................... 50-237, 50-249.
Amendment Date............... June 26, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML24138A057.
Amendment Nos................ 285 (Unit 2) and 278 (Unit 3).
Brief Description of The amendments adopted Technical
Amendments. Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler 564 (TSTF-564), Revision 2,
``Safety Limit MCPR [Minimum Critical
Power Ratio].'' The adoption of TSTF-564
revised the TS safety limit on MCPR.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station,
Units 1 and 2; Rock Island County, IL
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Docket Nos................... 50-254, 50-265.
Amendment Date............... July 3, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML24162A098.
Amendment Nos................ 301 (Unit 1) and 297 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments adopted 10 CFR 50.69,
Amendments. ``Risk-informed categorization and
treatment of structures, systems, and
components for nuclear power reactors.''
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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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............... June 26, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML24136A116.
Amendment No................. 355.
Brief Description of The amendment revised Technical
Amendment. Specifications 3.4, ``Reactor Coolant
System (RCS),'' Section 3.4.3, ``Safety/
Relief Valves (S/RVs).'' Specifically,
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC
revised a new safety function lift
setpoint lower tolerance for the S/RVs
as delineated in Surveillance
Requirement 3.4.3.1. The change revised
the lower setpoint tolerance from -3
percent to -5 percent.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and
2; Brunswick County, NC
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Docket Nos................... 50-325, 50-324.
Amendment Date............... June 5, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML24108A070.
Amendment Nos................ 313 (Unit 1) and 341 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments revised the license
Amendments. condition associated with the adoption
of 10 CFR 50.69, ``Risk-informed
categorization and treatment of
structures, systems and components for
nuclear power reactors,'' that was added
to the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant,
Units 1 and 2 Renewed Facility Operating
licenses upon the issuance of Amendment
Nos. 292 (Unit 1) and 320 (Unit 2), and
revised by Amendment Nos. 305 (Unit 1)
and 333 (Unit 2). Specifically, the
change revised the respective license
condition to reflect an alternative
approach for evaluating the impact of
the seismic hazard in the 10 CFR 50.69
categorization process.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Entergy Operations, Inc.; Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2; Pope County, AR
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Docket No.................... 50-368.
Amendment Date............... June 25, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML24101A179.
Amendment No................. 333.
Brief Description of The amendment revised the technical
Amendment. 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. The NRC staff issued a final model
safety evaluation approving TSTF 505,
Revision 2 on November 21, 2018.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Nebraska Public Power District; Cooper Nuclear Station; Nemaha County,
NE
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Docket No.................... 50-298.
Amendment Date............... July 3, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML24134A178.
Amendment No................. 276.
Brief Description of The amendment modified Technical
Amendment. Specification (TS) 3.8.3, ``Diesel Fuel
Oil, Lube Oil, and Starting Air,'' to
allow the use of temporary fuel oil
storage tanks to supplement the required
fuel inventory used by the emergency
diesel generators. This TS change is
only applicable for the 2024 Refuel
Outage 33 while in Modes 4 or 5 to allow
cleaning, inspection, and repair of the
permanent diesel fuel oil tanks.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Nebraska Public Power District; Cooper Nuclear Station; Nemaha County,
NE
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Docket No.................... 50-298.
Amendment Date............... July 17, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML24183A172.
Amendment No................. 277.
Brief Description of This amendment modified Cooper Nuclear
Amendment. Station Technical Specification (TS)
5.5.9, ``Diesel Fuel Oil Testing
Program,'' by relocating a reference to
specific American Society for Testing
and Materials standards for fuel oil
testing to licensee-controlled
documents. These changes are consistent
with Technical Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-374, Revision 0,
``Revision to TS 5.5.13 and Associated
TS Bases for Diesel Fuel Oil,'' dated
April 27, 2001 (ML011340449). The NRC
approved the traveler on January 13,
2005 (ML050130309).
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Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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PSEG Nuclear LLC; Hope Creek Generating Station; Salem County, NJ; Salem
Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Salem County, NJ
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Docket Nos................... 50-272, 50-311, 50-354.
Amendment Date............... July 15, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML24145A177.
Amendment Nos................ 236 (Hope Creek), 349 (Salem, Unit 1),
and 331 (Salem, Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments changed the licensing
Amendments. basis as described in the Hope Creek
Generating Station (Hope Creek) and
Salem Generating Station (Salem), Units
1 and 2 Updated Final Safety Analysis
Reports to account for modifications to
the exclusion area boundary for Hope
Creek and Salem.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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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.
Amendment Date............... July 15, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML24170A800.
Amendment Nos................ 168 (Unit 1) and 74 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments permanently revised Watts
Amendments. Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2,
Technical Specification Table 1.1-1,
``MODES,'' footnotes (b) and (c), to
allow operation with at least 53 of 54
reactor pressure vessel head closure
bolts fully tensioned.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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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.
Amendment Date............... July 2, 2024.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML24131A001.
Amendment Nos................ 167 (Unit 1) and 73 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments revised Watts Bar Nuclear
Amendments. Plant, Units 1 and 2, technical
specifications requirements for
unavailable barriers by adding Limiting
Condition for Operation 3.0.9. The
revised technical specifications are
based on Technical Specifications Task
Force (TSTF) traveler TSTF-427, Revision
2, ``Allowance for Non Technical
Specification Barrier Degradation on
Supported System OPERABILITY.''
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Dated: July 24, 2024.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jamie Pelton,
Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2024-16657 Filed 8-5-24; 8:45 am]
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