[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 18, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53427-53434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-16798]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2026-3994]
Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility
Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant
Hazards Considerations
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Biweekly 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 biweekly 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 17, 2026. A request for a
hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by October
19, 2026. This biweekly notice includes all amendments issued, or
proposed to be issued, from July 21, 2026, to August 3, 2026. The last
biweekly notice was published on August 4, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following; 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-2026-3994. 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 Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards, Mail Stop: TWFN-5-A85, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Guidance and Publications Branch.
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: Karen Zeleznock, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1118; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2026-3994, 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-2026-3994.
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]. 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-2026-3994, facility name, unit number(s), docket
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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 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 license
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
license 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 designated 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 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 their 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
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adjudicatory document (even in instances in which the participant, or
their 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 on the
NRC's public website (https://ehd.nrc.gov), 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 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; Clinton Power Station, Unit No. 1;
DeWitt County, IL; Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Dresden Nuclear
Power Station, Units 2 and 3; Grundy County, IL; Constellation Energy
Generation, LLC; LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2; LaSalle County,
IL; Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Peach Bottom Atomic Power
Station, Units 2 and 3; York County, PA; Constellation Energy
Generation, LLC; Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Rock
Island County, IL; Constellation FitzPatrick, LLC and Constellation
Energy Generation, LLC; James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant; Oswego
County, NY
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Docket Nos............................. 50-461, 50-237, 50-249, 50-333,
50-373, 50-374, 50-277, 50-
278, 50-254, 50-265.
Application date....................... July 22, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26203A078.
Location in Application of NSHC........ Pages 4-6 of Attachment 1.
Brief Description of Amendments........ The proposed license amendments
would adopt Technical
Specification Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler 584 (TSTF-
584), Revision 0, ``Eliminate
Automatic RWCU [Reactor Water
Cleanup] System Isolation on
SLC [Standby Liquid Control]
Initiation.'' TSTF-584 would
revise Limiting Condition for
Operation 3.3.6.1 to remove
the requirement that the RWCU
System automatically isolates
on manual initiation of the
SLC System.
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Jason Zorn, Associate General
Address. Counsel, Constellation Energy
Generation, LLC, 101
Constitution Ave NW, Suite 400
East, Washington, DC 20001.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. Robert Kuntz, 301-415-3733.
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant,
Units 1 and 2; San Luis Obispo County, CA
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Docket Nos............................. 50-275, 50-323.
Application date....................... April 29, 2026, as supplemented
by letter dated June 15, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26120A108, ML26166A264.
Location in Application of NSHC........ Pages 40-41 of Enclosure 1.
Brief Description of Amendments........ The proposed amendments would
revise the Emergency Plan to
reflect the updates contained
in NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1,
Revision 2, ``Criteria for
Preparation and Evaluation of
Radiological Emergency
Response Plans and
Preparedness in Support of
Nuclear Power Plants,'' dated
December 2019 (ML19347D139).
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Jennifer Post, Esq., Pacific
Address. Gas and Electric Co., 300
Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA
94612.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. Samson Lee, 301-415-3168.
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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.
Application date....................... July 10, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26191A286.
Location in Application of NSHC........ Pages E-8 through E-10 of the
Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendments........ The proposed amendments would
revise the technical
specifications (TSs) to adopt
changes to the applicability
requirements for the TS 3.7.6,
``Main Control Room Emergency
Habitability System (VES),''
including the TS requirements
for the supporting
instrumentation and power for
the VES.
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Millicent Ronnlund, Vice
Address. President and General Counsel,
Southern Nuclear Operating
Co., Inc., P.O. Box 1295,
Birmingham, AL 35201-1295.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. John Lamb, 301-415-3100.
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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.
Application date....................... June 25, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26176A344.
Location in Application of NSHC........ Pages E-4 through E-5 of the
Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendment......... The proposed amendments would
update the Vogtle Electric
Generating Plant, Units 3 and
4, Combined License and
Technical Specifications (TSs)
by revising the Ventilation
Filter Testing Program test
flow rate for pressure drop
across the combined high
efficiency particulate air
(HEPA) filter, charcoal
adsorber, and post[dash]filter
described in TS 5.5.13,
``Ventilation Filter Testing
Program (VFTP).''
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Millicent Ronnlund, Vice
Address. President and General Counsel,
Southern Nuclear Operating
Co., Inc., P.O. Box 1295,
Birmingham, AL 35201-1295.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. Zachary Turner, 415-6303.
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Susquehanna Nuclear, LLC and Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc.;
Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2; Luzerne County, PA
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Docket Nos............................. 50-387, 50-388.
Application date....................... July 28, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26209A374.
Location in Application of NSHC........ Pages 2-5 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendments........ The proposed amendments would
modify the Susquehanna Steam
Electric Station, Units 1 and
2, technical specifications
(TSs) to adopt Technical
Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-585,
``Revise [Limiting Condition
for Operation] LCO 3.0.3 to
Require Managing Risk,'' and
TSTF-597, ``Eliminate LCO
3.0.3 Mode 2 Requirement.''
The amendments would revise
the requirements and actions
associated with LCO 3.0.3 to
require a risk assessment and
risk management actions when
LCO 3.0.3 is entered and
eliminate the requirement to
enter Mode 2 within a
specified time. The amendments
would also update certain
required actions to direct a
plant shutdown instead of
entry into LCO 3.0.3 and make
corresponding changes to
related TSs.
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Jason Usher, 600 Hamilton
Address. Street, Suite 600, Allentown,
PA 18101.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. Tony Sierra, 301-287-9531.
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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.
Application date....................... July 1, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26182A276.
Location in Application of NSHC........ Pages E2 through E4 of the
Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendments........ The proposed amendments would
revise Surveillance
Requirement (SR) 3.3.1.1.2 of
Technical Specification (TS)
3.3.1.1, ``Reactor Protection
System (RPS)
Instrumentation,'' to verify
that calculated power is no
more than two percent greater
than the average power range
monitor (APRM) channel output.
The request is based on
Technical Specifications Task
Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-
546, ``Revise APRM Channel
Adjustment Surveillance
Requirement.''
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Edward C. Meade, (Interim)
Address. Executive VP and General
Counsel, Tennessee Valley
Authority, 400 West Summit
Hill Drive, WT 6A, Knoxville,
TN 37902.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. Michael Mahoney, 301-415-3867.
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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 biweekly 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; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2;
Will County, IL; Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Byron Station,
Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Will County, IL; Constellation Energy Generation,
LLC; Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2; and Independent
Spent Fuel Storage Installation; Calvert County, MD; Constellation
Energy Generation, LLC; Clinton Power Station, Unit No. 1; DeWitt
County, IL; Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Dresden Nuclear Power
Station, Units 2 and 3; Grundy County, IL; Constellation Energy
Generation, LLC; LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2; LaSalle County,
IL; Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Peach Bottom Atomic Power
Station, Units 2 and 3; York County, PA; Constellation Energy
Generation, LLC; Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Rock
Island County, IL; Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; R. E. Ginna
Nuclear Power Plant; Wayne County, New York; Constellation FitzPatrick,
LLC and Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; James A. FitzPatrick
Nuclear Power Plant; Oswego County, NY; Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station,
LLC and Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Nine Mile Point Nuclear
Station, Unit 2; Oswego County, NY
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Docket Nos............................. 50-456, 50-457, 50-454, 50-455,
50-317, 50-318, 50-461, 50-
237, 50-249, 50-333, 50-373,
50-374, 50-410, 50-277, 50-
278, 50-254, 50-265, 50-244.
Amendment Date......................... July 20, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26182A050.
Amendment Nos.......................... Braidwood--250 (Unit 1) and 249
(Unit 2); Byron--246 (Unit1)
and 246 (Unit 2); Calvert
Cliffs--355 (Unit 1) and 334
(Unit 2); Clinton--260 (Unit
1); Dresden--290 (Unit 2) and
283 (Unit 3); FitzPatrick--364
(Unit 1); LaSalle--270 (Unit
1) and 254 (Unit 2); Nine Mile
Point--204 (Unit 2); Peach
Bottom--348 (Unit 2) and 351
(Unit 3); Quad Cities--306
(Unit 1) and 302 Unit 2); R.
E. Ginna--162 (Unit 1).
Brief Description of Amendments........ The amendments adopted
Technical Specification Task
Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-
585, ``Revise LCO [Limiting
Condition for Operation] 3.0.3
to Require Managing Risk.''
Public Comments Received as to Proposed No.
NSHC (Yes/No).
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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 Carolinas, LLC; Oconee
Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3; Oconee 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............................. 50-413, 50-414, 50-369, 50-370,
50-269, 50-270, 50-287, 50-
400, 50-261.
Amendment Date......................... July 23, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26189A347.
Amendment Nos.......................... Catawba--327 (Unit 1) and 323
(Unit 2); Shearon Harris--204
(Unit 1); McGuire--335 (Unit
1) and 314 (Unit 2); Oconee--
435 (Unit 1) and 437 (Unit 2)
and 436 (Unit 3); Robinson--
283 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments........ The amendments revised the
Technical Specifications (TSs)
for Catawba Nuclear Station,
Units 1 and 2; McGuire Nuclear
Station, Units 1 and 2; Oconee
Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2,
and 3; Shearon Harris Nuclear
Power Plant, Unit 1; and H.B.
Robinson Steam Electric Plant,
Unit 2. The amendments revised
Limiting Condition for
Operation (LCO) 3.0.3 to
require a risk assessment and
implementation of appropriate
risk management actions when
LCO 3.0.3 is entered and
revised or added certain
required actions in plant-
specific TSs to direct a plant
shutdown instead of defaulting
to LCO 3.0.3. Specifically,
the amendments affected TSs
related to main steam
isolation valves, direct
current sources, onsite power
distribution, pressurizer code
safety valves, and LCO
Applicability requirements, as
well as associated
surveillance requirements and
actions for inoperable
components.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed No.
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......................... July 20, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26190A206.
Amendment Nos.......................... 315 (Unit 1) and 343 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments........ The license amendments revised
the technical specifications
(TSs) for Brunswick Steam
Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2.
The amendments modified
Limiting Condition for
Operation (LCO) 3.0.3, ``LCO
Applicability,'' to require a
risk assessment and
implementation of risk
management actions when LCO
3.0.3 is entered, consistent
with the changes described in
TS Task Force (TSTF) Traveler
TSTF-585, Revision 5, and
eliminated the requirement to
enter Mode 2 within a
specified time as described in
TSTF-597, Revision 0. The
amendments also revised or
added Required Actions in TS
3.8.7, ``Distribution Systems--
Operating,'' and TS 3.8.4,
``DC Sources--Operating,'' to
direct a plant shutdown
instead of entry into LCO
3.0.3 and included associated
editorial and administrative
changes throughout the
affected specifications.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed No.
NSHC (Yes/No).
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Energy Northwest; Columbia Generating Station; Benton County, WA
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Docket No.............................. 50-397.
Amendment Date......................... July 28, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26154A182.
Amendment No........................... 282.
Brief Description of Amendment......... The amendment adopted Technical
Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-585,
``Revise LCO [Limiting
Condition for Operation] 3.0.3
to Require Managing Risk'' and
TSTF-597, ``Eliminate LCO
3.0.3 Mode 2 Requirement.''
Public Comments Received as to Proposed No.
NSHC (Yes/No).
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Entergy Louisiana, LLC, and Entergy Operations, Inc.; River Bend
Station, Unit 1; West Feliciana Parish, LA; 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 Nos............................. 50-416, 50-458.
Amendment Date......................... July 23, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26152A154.
Amendment Nos.......................... Grand Gulf--242 (Unit 1); River
Bend--222 (Unit 1).
Brief Description of Amendments........ The amendments adopted
Technical Specifications Task
Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-
585, ``Revise LCO [Limiting
Condition for Operation] 3.0.3
to Require Managing Risk'' and
TSTF-597, ``Eliminate LCO
3.0.3 Mode 2 Requirement.''
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Public Comments Received as to Proposed No.
NSHC (Yes/No).
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Entergy Operations, Inc.; Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2; Pope
County, AR; Entergy Operations, Inc.; Waterford Steam Electric Station,
Unit 3; St. Charles Parish, LA
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Docket Nos............................. 50-313, 50-368, 50-382.
Amendment Date......................... July 28, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26188A065.
Amendment Nos.......................... Arkansas Nuclear One--287 (Unit
1) and 341 (Unit 2); Waterford
Steam Electric Station--280
(Unit 3).
Brief Description of Amendments........ The amendments adopted
Technical Specifications Task
Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-
585, ``Revise LCO [Limiting
Condition for Operation] 3.0.3
to Require Managing Risk.''
Public Comments Received as to Proposed No.
NSHC (Yes/No).
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Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC; Oyster Creek Nuclear
Generating Station; Forked River, NJ
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Docket No.............................. 50-219.
Amendment Date......................... July 30, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26176A056 (Package).
Amendment No........................... 302.
Brief Description of Amendment......... The amendment approved the
Oyster Creek Nuclear
Generating Station (OCNGS)
License Termination Plan (LTP)
and adds License Condition
2.C.(18) to include the LTP
requirements and establish
criteria for determining when
changes to the LTP require
prior NRC approval before
implementation. The OCNGS LTP
provides the details of the
licensee's plan for
characterizing, identifying,
and remediating the remaining
residual radioactivity at the
OCNGS site to a level that
will allow the site to be
released for unrestricted use.
The OCNGS LTP also describes
how the licensee will confirm
the extent and success of
remediation through
radiological surveys, provide
financial assurance to
complete decommissioning, and
ensure that the environmental
impacts of decommissioning
activities are within the
scope originally envisioned in
documented environmental
evaluations for the site.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed Yes.
NSHC (Yes/No).
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant,
Units 1 and 2; San Luis Obispo County, CA
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Docket Nos............................. 50-275, 50-323.
Amendment Date......................... July 23, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26133A336.
Amendment Nos.......................... 259 (Unit 1) and 261 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments........ The amendments revised the
technical specifications (TSs)
to adopt Technical
Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-529,
Revision 4, ``Clarify Use and
Application Rules,'' by
modifying TS requirements in
Section 1.3 and Section 3.0
regarding limiting condition
for operation and surveillance
requirement usage. These
changes are consistent with
NRC-approved TSTF-529,
Revision 4.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed No.
NSHC (Yes/No).
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant,
Units 1 and 2; San Luis Obispo County, CA
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Docket Nos............................. 50-275, 50-323.
Amendment Date......................... July 28, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26183A083.
Amendment Nos.......................... 260 (Unit 1) and 262 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments........ The amendments revised
technical specifications (TSs)
to adopt Technical
Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-596,
``Expand the Applicability of
the Surveillance Frequency
Control Program (SFCP),''
which is an approved change to
the standard technical
specifications. TSTF-596
expands the applicability of
the SFCP to include other
periodic testing frequencies
in TSs.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed No.
NSHC (Yes/No).
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Joseph M. Farley Nuclear
Plant, Units 1 and 2; Houston County, AL; Southern Nuclear Operating
Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2; Burke
County, GA; Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric
Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4; Burke County, GA
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Docket Nos............................. 50-348, 50-364, 50-424, 50-425,
52-025, 52-026.
Amendment Date......................... August 3, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26197A100.
Amendment Nos.......................... Farley--260 (Unit 1) and 257
(Unit 2); Vogtle--231 (Unit
1), 213 (Unit 2), 217 (Unit
3), and 214 (Unit 4).
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Brief Description of Amendments........ The amendments adopted
Technical Specification Task
Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-
585, ``Revise LCO [Limiting
Condition for Operation] 3.0.3
to Require Managing Risk.''
Public Comments Received as to Proposed No.
NSHC (Yes/No).
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Susquehanna Nuclear, LLC and Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc.;
Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2; Luzerne County, PA
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Docket Nos............................. 50-387, 50-388.
Amendment Date......................... July 30, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26195A262.
Amendment Nos.......................... 293 (Unit 1) and 277 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments........ The license amendments revised
the Susquehanna Steam Electric
Station, Units 1 and 2,
Technical Specification (TS)
3.1.7, ``Standby Liquid
Control (SLC) System.''
Specifically, the amendments
modified TS Figure 3.1.7-1,
``Sodium Pentaborate Solution
Volume Versus Concentration
Requirements,'' by increasing
the minimum required boron
solution storage tank volumes
at specified sodium
pentaborate concentrations.
The amendments also updated
the TS Bases for 3.1.7 to
reflect an increased minimum
post-injection boron
concentration of 850 parts per
million (ppm) equivalent of
natural boron in the reactor
coolant and revised the
associated minimum tank
volumes accordingly.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed No.
NSHC (Yes/No).
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Vistra Operations Company LLC; Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 1;
Beaver County, PA
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Docket No.............................. 50-334.
Amendment Date......................... July 22, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26175A273.
Amendment No........................... 330.
Brief Description of Amendment......... The amendment revised the
Technical Specifications
3.5.2, ``ECCS Operating,''
Action A.1 to allow a one-time
temporary change to the
Completion Time from 72 hours
to not to exceed 12 days to
conduct seal repairs on the 1A
Low Head Safety Injection pump
(1SI-P-1A).
Public Comments Received as to Proposed Yes.
NSHC (Yes/No).
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.
Dated: August 14, 2026.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David Wrona,
Chief, Operating Reactor Licensing and Data Branch 1, Division of
Licensing Projects 1, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2026-16798 Filed 8-17-26; 8:45 am]
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