[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 20, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2375-2384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00923]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2026-0069]
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 February 19, 2026. A request for a
hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by March 23,
2026. This monthly notice includes all amendments issued, or proposed
to be issued, from December 5, 2025, to December 31, 2025. The last
monthly notice was published on December 23, 2025.
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-2026-0069. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Bridget Curran;
telephone: 301-415-1003; email: [email protected]. For technical
questions, contact the individual(s) 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: Susan Lent, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-415-1365; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2026-0069, 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-2026-0069.
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 the NRC's Public Document Room
(PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at 301-415-4737, or by email
to [email protected]. For the convenience of the reader,
instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are
provided in the ``Availability of Documents'' section.
NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an
appointment to visit the PDR, please 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-2026-0069, facility
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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).
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
(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
(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
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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 (https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/getting-started.html). After a digital ID certificate is
obtained and a docket is created, the participant must submit
adjudicatory documents in the Portable Document Format. Guidance on
submissions is available on the NRC's public website (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 in order 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 (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 otherwise 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 nuclear power plant names, docket
numbers, dates of application, ADAMS accession numbers, and locations
in the application of the licensees' proposed NSHC determination. For
further details with respect to these license amendment applications,
see the applications for amendment, publicly available portions of
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.
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; Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power
Plant, Unit 2; Calvert County, MD
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Docket No.................... 50-318.
Application date............. October 30, 2025.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML25303A324.
Location in Application of Pages 13-15 of Attachment 1.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment is a one-time
Amendment. extension to the Technical Specification
3.8.3, ``Diesel Fuel Oil, Condition C
Completion Time for Fuel Oil Storage
Tank 21,'' to allow the Fuel Oil Storage
Tank 21 to be out of service for a
required Maryland state inspection
during the 2027 Unit 2 Refueling Outage
for up to 14 days.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Jason Zorn, Associate General Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Constellation Energy Generation, LLC,
101 Constitution Ave. NW, Suite 400
East, Washington, DC 20001.
NRC Project Manager, Sam Bina, 301-415-3425.
Telephone Number.
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Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power
Plant, Units 1 and 2; Calvert County, MD
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Docket Nos................... 50-317, 50-318.
Application date............. December 18, 2025.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML25352A315.
Location in Application of Pages 9-10 of Attachment 1.
NSHC.
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Brief Description of The proposed license amendments would
Amendments. relocate the reactor protective system
loss of load function from the technical
specifications to the technical
requirements manual.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Jason Zorn, Associate General Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Constellation Energy Generation, LLC,
101 Constitution Ave. NW, Suite 400
East, Washington, DC 20001.
NRC Project Manager, Sam Bina, 301-415-3425.
Telephone Number.
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Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Limerick Generating Station, Unit
1; Montgomery County, PA
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Docket No.................... 50-352.
Application date............. October 9, 2025.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML25282A072.
Location in Application of Pages 20-22 of Attachment 1.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment would revise the
Amendment. technical specifications to allow a one-
time exception to local leakage rate
testing for certain containment
isolation valves and an administrative
formatting change.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Jason Zorn, Associate General Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Constellation Energy Generation, LLC,
101 Constitution Ave. NW, Suite 400
East, Washington, DC 20001.
NRC Project Manager, Audrey Klett, 301-415-0489.
Telephone Number.
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Dominion Energy Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.; Millstone Power Station, Unit
No. 2; New London County, CT
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Docket No.................... 50-336.
Application date............. December 18, 2025.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML25353A569.
Location in Application of Pages 2-4 of Attachment 1.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment would adopt
Amendment. Technical Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler 601, ``Extend Shield
Building Completion Time After
Refueling,'' into the MPS2 technical
specifications (TS). TSTF-601 revises
the shield building TS to add a new
Action that is applicable prior to
criticality following a refueling
outage. The licensee requests that the
amendment be reviewed under the
Consolidated Line Item Improvement
Process.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for W.S. Blair, Senior Counsel, Dominion
Licensee, Mailing Address. Energy Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar St.,
RS-2, Richmond, VA 23219.
NRC Project Manager, Theo Edwards, 301-415-1721.
Telephone Number.
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Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.; Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station,
Unit 1, Fairfield County, SC
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Docket No.................... 50-395.
Application date............. November 9, 2025.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML25317A687.
Location in Application of Pages 8-9 of Attachment 1.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment would replace the
Amendment. 10 percent Wide Range requirement with a
25 percent Narrow Range requirement, as
described in the application.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for W.S. Blair, Senior Counsel, Dominion
Licensee, Mailing Address. Energy Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar St.,
RS-2, Richmond, VA 23219.
NRC Project Manager, G. Ed Miller, 301-415-2481.
Telephone Number.
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Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2; York
County, SC
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Docket Nos................... 50-413, 50-414.
Application date............. September 30, 2025.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML25273A166.
Location in Application of Pages 26-28 of the Enclosure.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendments would modify the
Amendments. 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.''
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 28202.
NRC Project Manager, Shawn Williams, 301-415-1009.
Telephone Number.
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Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2; York
County, SC
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Docket Nos................... 50-413, 50-414.
Application date............. September 30, 2025.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML25273A162.
Location in Application of Pages 7-8 of the Enclosure.
NSHC.
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Brief Description of The proposed amendments would modify
Amendments. Technical Specification requirements to
permit the use of Risk-Informed
Completion Times in accordance with
Technical Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-505, Revision 2,
``Provide Risk-Informed Extended
Completion Times--RITSTF Initiative
4b.'' The proposed amendments also
incorporates NRC-approved traveler TSTF-
591, Revision 0, ``Revise the Risk
Informed Completion Time (RICT)
Program.''
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 28202.
NRC Project Manager, Shawn Williams, 301-415-1009.
Telephone Number.
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Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2; York
County, SC; Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1
and 2; Mecklenburg County, NC; Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Brunswick
Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2; Brunswick County, NC; Duke Energy
Progress, LLC; H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2;
Darlington County, SC
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Docket Nos................... 50-325, 50-324, 50-413, 50-414, 50-369,
50-370, 50-261.
Application date............. October 9, 2025.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML25282A076.
Location in Application of Pages E-23-E-24 of the Enclosure.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendments would revise
Amendments. Technical Specification (TS) 1.1, ``Use
and Application Definitions,'' for
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Units 1
and 2 (BSEP); Catawba Nuclear Station
Units 1 and 2 (CNS); McGuire Nuclear
Station Units 1 and 2 (MNS); and H. B.
Robinson Steam Electric Plant Unit No. 2
(HBRSEP). The amendments would add new
TS 5.5.16 for BSEP, TS 5.5.18 for CNS,
TS 5.5.19 for MNS, and TS 5.5.19 for
HBRSEP, titled ``Online Monitoring
Program.'' Duke Energy proposes to use
online monitoring (OLM) methodology as
the technical basis for moving from time-
based calibration surveillance
frequencies to condition-based
frequencies informed by OLM results.
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 28202.
NRC Project Manager, Shawn Williams, 301-415-1009.
Telephone Number.
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Energy Northwest; Columbia Generating Station; Benton County, WA
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Docket No.................... 50-397.
Application date............. September 2, 2025.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML25245A260.
Location in Application of Pages 1-3 of the Enclosure.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment would adopt
Amendment. Technical Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-599, ``Eliminate
Periodic Surveillance Test of
Simultaneous Start of Redundant Diesel
Generators,'' which is an approved
change to the Standard Technical
Specifications, into Columbia's
Technical Specifications. The proposed
change would eliminate the periodic
surveillance requirement to verify that
all required diesel generators achieve
rated frequency and voltage within the
specified time period when started
simultaneously.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Ryan Lukson, Assistant General Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Energy Northwest, MD 1020, P.O. Box 968,
Richland, WA 99352.
NRC Project Manager, Mahesh Chawla, 301-415-8371.
Telephone Number.
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Entergy Operations, Inc.; Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3; St.
Charles Parish, LA
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Docket No.................... 50-382.
Application date............. August 26, 2025.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML25238A051.
Location in Application of Pages 6-7 of the Enclosure.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment requests approval
Amendment. to revise the Waterford Steam Electric
Station, Unit 3, Technical Specification
Section 5.0, ``Design Features,''
consistent with the Design Features
section of NUREG-1432, Revision 5,
``Standard Technical Specification,
Combustion Engineering Plants.''
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Susan Raimo, Associate General Counsel--
Licensee, Mailing Address. Nuclear, 101 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20001.
NRC Project Manager, Jason Drake, 301-415-8378.
Telephone Number.
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Florida Power & Light Company; St. Lucie Plant, Unit 1; St. Lucie
County, FL
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Docket No.................... 50-335.
Application date............. September 19, 2025.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML25262A024.
Location in Application of Pages 9-10 of Enclosure 1.
NSHC.
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Brief Description of The proposed license amendment would
Amendment. revise St. Lucie Plant, Unit No. 1,
Technical Specification 5.6.3, ``Core
Operating Limits Report,'' by updating
the listing of NRC-approved analytical
methods used to determine the core
operating limits. Specifically, changes
to the fuel thermal-mechanics, core
thermal-hydraulics, emergency core
cooling, nuclear design, and select
design basis event analyses are proposed
using NRC approved advanced codes and
methods in support of a St. Lucie Plant,
Unit No. 1, transition to 24-month fuel
cycles.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for James Petro, Managing Attorney--Nuclear,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Florida Power and Light Company 700
Universe Boulevard, MS LAW/JB, Juno
Beach, FL 33408-0420.
NRC Project Manager, Maria Elena Herrera Torres, 301-415-8208.
Telephone Number.
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant,
Units 1 and 2; Appling County, GA
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Docket Nos................... 50-321, 50-366.
Application date............. December 5, 2025.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML25339A156.
Location in Application of Pages E-2 and E-3 of the enclosure.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendments request adoption
Amendments. of Technical Specification Task Force
(TSTF)-576, Revision 3, ``Revise Safety/
Relief Valve Requirements.'' The
proposed change revises the Safety/
Relief Valve Technical Specification to
align the overpressure protection
requirements with the safety limits and
the regulations.
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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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............. July 24, 2025.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML25209A150.
Location in Application of Pages 3-4 of the Enclosure.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendments would revise
Amendments. technical specifications to adopt
Technical Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-432, ``Change in
Technical Specifications End States
(WCAP-16294).''
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Carey Fleming, Senior Counsel, Pinnacle
Licensee, Mailing Address. West Capital Corporation, 500 N 5th
Street, MS 8695, Phoenix, AZ 85004.
NRC Project Manager, William Orders, 301-415-3329.
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.
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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Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Dresden Nuclear Power Station,
Unit 1, Grundy County, IL
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Docket No.................... 50-010.
Amendment Date............... December 17, 2025.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML25343A122.
Amendment No................. 51.
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Brief Description of The amendment modified Dresden Nuclear
Amendment. Power Station (Dresden), Unit 1
Technical Specification (TS) 5.1.A,
``Site and Exclusion Area'' to align
with Dresden, Units 2 and 3, TS 4.1.1,
``Site and Exclusion Area Boundaries,''
and removes the specific acreage value.
Removing the specific acreage value does
not change the site area boundary or
exclusion area.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units
1 and 2; Lake County, IL
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Docket Nos................... 50-295, 50-304, 72-1037.
Amendment Date............... December 2, 2025.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML25254A166 (Package).
Amendment Nos................ 193 (Unit 1), and 180 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments deleted license conditions
Amendments. relating to the License Termination Plan
and deleted license conditions relating
to the terms and conditions of
decommissioning trust agreements, and,
instead, conform to the 10 CFR 50.75(h)
regulations.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Dominion Energy Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.; Millstone Power Station, Unit
No. 3; New London County, CT
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Docket No.................... 50-423.
Amendment Date............... December 16, 2025.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML25339A001.
Amendment No................. 293.
Brief Description of The amendment adopted Technical
Amendment. Specifications (TS) Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-577, Revision 1, ``Revised
Frequencies for Steam Generator Tube
Inspections.'' The amendment revised the
TSs related to steam generator tube
inspections and reporting requirements
in TS section 6.8.4.g, ``Steam Generator
(SG) Program,'' and TS section 6.9.1.7,
``Steam Generator Tube Inspection
Report,'' respectively, based on
operating history.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.; Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station,
Unit 1, Fairfield County, SC
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Docket No.................... 50-395.
Amendment Date............... December 30, 2025.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML25342A206.
Amendment No................. 228.
Brief Description of The amendment modified Technical
Amendment. Specification 6.8.4.g, ``Containment
Leakage Rate Testing Program,'' to
replace the reference to Nuclear Energy
Institute (NEI) Technical Report 94-01,
Revision 2-A, with NEI Technical Report
94-01, Revision 3-A, and conditions and
limitations specified in NEI-94-01,
Revision 2-A, as described in the
request.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Duke Energy Florida, LLC; Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant;
Citrus County, FL
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Docket No.................... 50-302.
Amendment Date............... December 18, 2025.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML25241A165 (Package).
Amendment No................. 262.
Brief Description of The amendment approved an application
Amendment. submitted by Accelerated Decommissioning
Partners Crystal River Unit 3, LLC to
remove 618 acres of property, classified
as either radiologically non-impacted or
Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site
Investigation Manual Class 3. As part of
the request, the NRC also amended the
Crystal River Unit 3 Operating License
to reflect approval of a January 2,
2020, partial site release
(ML19339G509).
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Entergy Operations, Inc., System Energy Resources, Inc., Cooperative
Energy, A Mississippi Electric Cooperative, and Entergy Mississippi,
LLC; Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1; Claiborne County, MS
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Docket No.................... 50-416.
Amendment Date............... December 17, 2025.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML25324A332.
Amendment No................. 239.
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Brief Description of The amendment allowed crediting of NETCO-
Amendment. SNAP-IN[supreg] neutron absorbing rack
inserts in the criticality safety
analysis (CSA) for the storage rack
cells in the station's spent fuel
storage facility. The amendment revised
the technical specifications (TS)
regarding criticality design features of
the spent fuel storage racks as
contained in TS 4.3, ``Fuel Storage,''
Subpart 4.3.1, ``Criticality,'' to
specifically identify the neutron
absorbing inserts, remove requirements
for Region II storage racks, and to
update the value of K-infinity used in
the CSA, consistent with Standard
Technical Specifications (STS). Lastly,
the amendment added a new program
requirement in TS 5.5, ``Programs and
Manuals,'' that implements a monitoring
program for the neutron absorbing rack
inserts, consistent with STS improvement
initiatives.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Florida Power & Light Company, et al.; St. Lucie Plant, Unit No. 2; St.
Lucie County, FL
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Docket No.................... 50-389.
Amendment Date............... December 12, 2025.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML25258A158.
Amendment No................. 213.
Brief Description of The amendment revised the St. Lucie
Amendment. Plant, Unit No. 2, Technical
Specification 5.6.3, ``Core Operating
Limits Report,'' by updating the listing
of NRC-approved analytical methods used
to determine the core operating limits.
Specifically, changes to the fuel
thermal-mechanics, core thermal
hydraulics, emergency core cooling,
nuclear design, and select design-basis
event analyses were proposed using NRC-
approved advanced codes and methods in
support of a St. Lucie, Unit No. 2,
transition to 24-month fuel cycles.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant,
Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Appling County, GA
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Docket Nos................... 50-321, 50-366.
Amendment Date............... December 30, 2025.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML25350C117.
Amendment Nos................ 330 and 275.
Brief Description of The amendments revised Edwin I. Hatch
Amendments. Nuclear Plant Technical Specification
(TS) Surveillance Requirement (SR)
diesel generator (DG) loading required
by SR 3.8.1.2 and SR 3.8.1.5.
Specifically, the change replaced the
current DG loading requirements with a
loading requirement of 90 to 100 percent
of the continuous rating for the DGs.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating
Plant, Units 3 and 4; Burke County, GA
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Docket Nos................... 52-025, 52-026.
Amendment Date............... December 30, 2025.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML25351A015.
Amendment Nos................ 210 and 208.
Brief Description of The amendments revised the technical
Amendments. specifications (TSs) to increase
flexibility in mode restraints. The
changes are similar to those described
in Technical Specification Task Force
(TSTF) 359, Revision 9, ``Increased
Flexibility in Mode Restraints,'' with
changes similar to those identified in
TSTF-529, Revision 4, ``Clarify Use and
Application Rules,'' for Limiting
Condition for Operation 3.0.4.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating
Plant, Units 3 and 4; Burke County, GA
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Docket Nos................... 52-025, 52-026.
Amendment Date............... December 31, 2025.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML25351A043.
Amendment Nos................ 211 and 209.
Brief Description of The amendments revised Technical
Amendments. Specification (TS) 3.7.6, ``Main Control
Room Emergency Habitability System
(VES),'' and TS 3.3.13, ``Engineered
Safety Feature Actuation System (ESFAS)
Main Control Room Isolation, Air Supply
Initiation, and Electrical Load De-
energization.''
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and
3; Limestone County, AL
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Docket Nos................... 50-259, 50-260, 50-296.
Amendment Date............... December 18, 2025.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML25337A128.
Amendment Nos................ 337 (Unit 1), 360 (Unit 2), and 320 (Unit
3).
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Brief Description of The amendments revised the Browns Ferry
Amendments. Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3,
technical specifications by adopting
Technical Specification Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-423-A, Revision 1,
``Technical Specifications End States,
NEDC-32998-A,'' to modify the end state
for selected Required Actions to allow
the units to stay in Mode 3.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and
3; Limestone County, AL
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Docket Nos................... 50-259, 50-260, 50-296.
Amendment Date............... December 18, 2025.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML25335A121.
Amendment Nos................ 338 (Unit 1), 361 (Unit 2) and 321 (Unit
3).
Brief Description of The amendments revised Browns Ferry
Amendments. Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3,
Technical Specification Limiting
Condition for Operation (LCO) 3.0.3 by
adopting Technical Specification Task
Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-597-A,
``Eliminate LCO 3.0.3 Mode 2
Requirement.''
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2;
Hamilton County, TN; Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear
Plant, Units 1 and 2; Rhea County, TN
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Docket Nos................... 50-327, 50-328, 50-390, 50-391.
Amendment Date............... December 18, 2025.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML25134A248.
Amendment Nos................ Sequoyah--374 (Unit 1) and 369 (Unit 2);
Watts Bar--178 (Unit 1) and 83 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments revised Sequoyah Nuclear
Amendments. Plant, Units 1 and 2, and Watts Bar
Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, Technical
Specification Limiting Condition for
Operation 3.5.2, ``ECCS [Emergency Core
Cooling System]--Operating,'' Note 1, to
include one residual heat removal pump
flow path to perform pressure isolation
valve testing.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2;
Hamilton County, TN; Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear
Plant, Units 1 and 2; Rhea County, TN
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Docket Nos................... 50-327, 50-328, 50-390, 50-391.
Amendment Date............... December 9, 2025.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML25328A120.
Amendment Nos................ Sequoyah--373 (Unit 1) and 368 (Unit 2);
Watts Bar--177 (Unit 1) and 82 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments revised Sequoyah Nuclear
Amendments. Plant, Units 1 and 2, (Sequoyah) and
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2,
(Watts Bar) Technical Specification (TS)
1.1, ``Use and Application
Definitions,'' and added new Sequoyah TS
5.5.19 and new Watts Bar TS 5.7.2.24,
``Online Monitoring Program,'' to permit
the use of an online monitoring
methodology (OLM) as the technical basis
to switch from time-based surveillance
frequency for channel calibrations to a
condition-based calibration frequency
based on OLM results.
Public Comments Received as Yes.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Vistra Operations Company LLC; Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit No. 1;
Lake County, OH
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Docket No.................... 50-440.
Amendment Date............... December 19, 2025.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML25343A180.
Amendment No................. 205.
Brief Description of The amendment revised the technical
Amendment. specifications in accordance with
Technical Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-597, Revision 0,
``Eliminate LCO [Limiting Conditions for
Operations] 3.0.3 Mode 2 Requirement.''
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation; Wolf Creek Generating Station,
Unit 1; Coffey County, KS
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Docket No.................... 50-482.
Amendment Date............... December 10, 2025.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML25317A783.
Amendment No................. 245.
Brief Description of The amendment approved a deviation from
Amendment. the fire protection program requirements
to allow the use of portable lighting.
Public Comments Received as No.
to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Dated: January 8, 2026.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Hip[oacute]lito Gonz[aacute]lez,
Acting Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2026-00923 Filed 1-16-26; 8:45 am]
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