[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 9, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57100-57101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-22318]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos.; 50-263, 50-275, and 50-323; NRC-2025-1897]


Issuance of Multiple Exemptions

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a 
single notice to announce the issuance of three exemptions in response 
to requests as detailed in the available documents.

DATES: This notice contains three exemptions that the NRC granted 
during the period from July 1, 2025, to September 30, 2025, in response 
to requests submitted by two licensees.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2025-1897 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may obtain publicly available information related to this document 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2025-1897. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Bridget Curran; 
telephone: 301-415-1003; email: [email protected]. For technical 
questions, contact the individual listed in the ``For Further 
Information Contact'' section of this document.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin ADAMS Public Search.'' 
For problems with ADAMS, please contact

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the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 
at 301-415-4737, or by email at [email protected]. For the 
convenience of the reader, instructions about obtaining materials 
referenced in this document are provided in the ``Availability of 
Documents'' section.
     NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies 
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an 
appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to 
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Kuntz, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3733; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    During the period from July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025, 
the NRC granted the included three exemptions in response to requests 
submitted by the following licensees: Pacific Gas and Electric Company 
and Northern States Power Company.
    The details of the exemptions that have been issued are provided in 
the available documents.

II. Availability of Documents

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

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       Document description                       ADAMS Accession No.                       Document date
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 Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2; Docket Nos. 50-275 and 50-
                                                       323
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Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant,  ML25183A195...................................  July 21, 2025.
 Units 1 and 2--Exemption from
 Requirements of 10 CFR
 73.55(e)(9)(vi)(A) for Early
 Warning System.
Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant,  ML25171A144 (ADAMS package)...................  August 13, 2025.
 Units 1 and 2--Exemption from 10
 CFR 50.46 to Support Use of
 Optimized Zirlo\TM\ for Improved
 Fuel Rod Cladding Performance.
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          Northern States Power Company; Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1; Docket No. 50-253
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Monticello Nuclear Generating       ML25231A222...................................  September 4, 2025.
 Plant, Unit 1--Exemption from
 Specific Requirements of 10 CFR
 50.55a In Support of Adoption of
 Code Case N-921.
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    Dated: December 5, 2025.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Robert Kuntz,
Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch III, Division of 
Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2025-22318 Filed 12-8-25; 8:45 am]
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