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[Docket Nos. 52–025 and 52–026; NRC–
2008–0252]
Southern Nuclear Operating Company,
Inc.,Vogtle Electric Generating Plant,
Units 3 and 4; Passive Core Cooling
System (PXS) Condensate Return
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Exemption and combined
license amendment; issuance.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is granting an
exemption to allow a departure from the
certification information of Tier 1 of the
generic design control document (DCD)
and is issuing License Amendment Nos.
72 and 71 to Combined Licenses (COLs),
NPF–91 and NPF–92, for the Vogtle
Electric Generating Plant (VEGP) Units
3 and 4, respectively. The COLs were
issued to Southern Nuclear Operating
Company, Inc., and Georgia Power
Company, Oglethorpe Power
Corporation, MEAG Power SPVM, LLC,
MEAG Power SPVJ, LLC, MEAG Power
SPVP, LLC, Authority of Georgia, and
the City of Dalton, Georgia (the
licensee); for construction and operation
of the VEGP Units 3 and 4, located in
Burke County, Georgia.
The granting of the exemption allows
the changes to Tier 1 information asked
for in the amendment. Because the
acceptability of the exemption was
determined in part by the acceptability
of the amendment, the exemption and
amendment are being issued
concurrently.
SUMMARY:
The exemption and amendment
were issued on February 27, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2008–0252 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of
information regarding this document.
You may access information related to
this document, which the NRC
possesses and is publicly-available,
using any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2008–0252. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol
Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. 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 publiclyavailable documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at
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please contact the NRC’s Public
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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. The
request for the amendment and
exemption was submitted by letter
dated November 4, 2016, as
supplemented November 16, 2016
(ADAMS Accession Nos. ML16319A120
and ML16321A416, respectively).
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the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
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Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
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Ruth C. Reyes, Office of New Reactors,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone:
301–415–3249; email: Ruth.Reyes@
nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is granting an exemption
from paragraph B of section III, ‘‘Scope
and Contents,’’ of appendix D, ‘‘Design
Certification Rule for the AP1000,’’ to
part 52 of title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR), and issuing
License Amendment Nos. 72 and 71 to
COLs, NPF–91 and NPF–92,
respectively, to the licensee. The
exemption is required by paragraph A.4
of Section VIII, ‘‘Processes for Changes
and Departures,’’ of Appendix D, to 10
CFR part 52 to allow the licensee to
depart from Tier 1 information. The
amendment authorizes changes to the
VEGP Units 3 and 4 Updated Final
Safety Analysis Report in the form of
departures from the incorporated plant
specific Design Control Document Tier
2 information, proposes to depart from
involved plant-specific Tier 1
information (and associated COL
Appendix C information) and from
involved plant-specific Technical
Specifications as incorporated in
Appendix A of the COL. With the
requested amendment, the licensee
proposed changes to reflect an increase
in the efficiency of the return of
condensate utilized by the passive core
cooling system to the in-containment
refueling water storage tank to support
the capability for long-term cooling.
Part of the justification for granting
the exemption was provided by the
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review of the amendment. Because the
exemption is necessary in order to issue
the requested license amendment, the
NRC granted the exemption and issued
the amendment concurrently, rather
than in sequence. This included issuing
a combined safety evaluation containing
the NRC staff’s review of both the
exemption request and the license
amendment. The exemption met all
applicable regulatory criteria set forth in
§§ 50.12, 52.7, and Section VIII.A.4 of
appendix D to 10 CFR part 52. The
license amendment was found to be
acceptable as well. The combined safety
evaluation is available in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML17024A307.
Identical exemption documents
(except for referenced unit numbers,
license numbers and amendment
numbers) were issued to the licensee for
VEGP Units 3 and 4 (COLs NPF–91 and
NPF–92). The exemption documents for
VEGP Units 3 and 4 can be found in
ADAMS under Accession Nos.
ML17024A254 and ML17024A271,
respectively. The exemption is
reproduced (with the exception of
abbreviated titles and additional
citations) in Section II of this document.
The amendment documents for COLs
NPF–91 and NPF–92 are available in
ADAMS under Accession Nos.
ML17024A237 and ML17024A245,
respectively. A summary of the
amendment documents is provided in
Section III of this document.
II. Exemption
Reproduced below is the exemption
document issued to VEGP Units 3 and
Unit 4. It makes reference to the
combined safety evaluation that
provides the reasoning for the findings
made by the NRC (and listed under Item
1) in order to grant the exemption:
1. In a letter dated November 4, 2016,
as supplemented November 16, 2016,
the licensee requested from the
Commission an exemption to allow
departures from Tier 1 information in
the certified DCD incorporated by
reference in 10 CFR part 52, Appendix
D, as part of license amendment request
16–026, ‘‘Passive Core Cooling System
(PXS) Condensate Return.’’
For the reasons set forth in Section 3.0
of the NRC staff’s Safety Evaluation,
which can be found at ADAMS
Accession No. ML17024A307, the
Commission finds that:
A. The exemption is authorized by
law;
B. the exemption presents no undue
risk to public health and safety;
C. the exemption is consistent with
the common defense and security;
D. special circumstances are present
in that the application of the rule in this
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circumstance is not necessary to serve
the underlying purpose of the rule;
E. the special circumstances outweigh
any decrease in safety that may result
from the reduction in standardization
caused by the exemption; and
F. the exemption will not result in a
significant decrease in the level of safety
otherwise provided by the design.
2. Accordingly, the licensee is granted
an exemption from the certified DCD
Tier 1 information, with corresponding
changes to Appendix C of the Facility
Combined Licenses as described in the
licensee’s request dated November 4,
2016, as supplemented November 16,
2016. This exemption is related to, and
necessary for the granting of License
Amendment [Nos. 72 and 71 for Units
3 and 4, respectively], which is being
issued concurrently with this
exemption.
3. As explained in Section 5.0 of the
NRC staff’s Safety Evaluation (ADAMS
Accession No. ML17024A307), this
exemption meets the eligibility criteria
for categorical exclusion set forth in 10
CFR 51.22(c)(9). Therefore, pursuant to
10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental
impact statement or environmental
assessment needs to be prepared in
connection with the issuance of the
exemption.
4. This exemption is effective as of the
date of its issuance.
III. License Amendment Request
By letter dated November 4, 2016, as
supplemented November 16, 2016
(ADAMS Accession Nos. ML16319A120
and ML16321A416), the licensee
requested that the NRC amend the COLs
for VEGP, Units 3 and 4, COLs NPF–91
and NPF–92. The proposed amendment
is described in Section I of this Federal
Register notice.
The Commission has determined for
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 COL, as applicable, proposed
no significant hazards consideration
determination, and opportunity for a
hearing in connection with these
actions, was published in the Federal
Register on December 12, 2016 (81 FR
89516). No comments were received
during the 30-day comment period.
The Commission has determined that
these amendments satisfy the criteria for
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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.
IV. Conclusion
Using the reasons set forth in the
combined safety evaluation, the staff
granted the exemption and issued the
amendment that the licensee requested
on letter dated November 4, 2016, as
supplemented November 16, 2016. The
exemption and amendment were issued
on February 27, 2017, as part of a
combined package to the licensee
(ADAMS Accession No. ML17024A317).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day
of May 2017.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jennifer Dixon-Herrity,
Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division of New
Reactor Licensing, Office of New Reactors.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 52-025 and 52-026; NRC-2008-0252]
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.,Vogtle Electric
Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4; Passive Core Cooling System (PXS)
Condensate Return
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Exemption and combined license amendment; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is granting an
exemption to allow a departure from the certification information of
Tier 1 of the generic design control document (DCD) and is issuing
License Amendment Nos. 72 and 71 to Combined Licenses (COLs), NPF-91
and NPF-92, for the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP) Units 3 and
4, respectively. The COLs were issued to Southern Nuclear Operating
Company, Inc., and Georgia Power Company, Oglethorpe Power Corporation,
MEAG Power SPVM, LLC, MEAG Power SPVJ, LLC, MEAG Power SPVP, LLC,
Authority of Georgia, and the City of Dalton, Georgia (the licensee);
for construction and operation of the VEGP Units 3 and 4, located in
Burke County, Georgia.
The granting of the exemption allows the changes to Tier 1
information asked for in the amendment. Because the acceptability of
the exemption was determined in part by the acceptability of the
amendment, the exemption and amendment are being issued concurrently.
DATES: The exemption and amendment were issued on February 27, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2008-0252 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may access information related to this document, which the NRC
possesses and is publicly-available, using any of the following
methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2008-0252. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. 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 ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and
then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS,
please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. 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. The request for the amendment and exemption was submitted by
letter dated November 4, 2016, as supplemented November 16, 2016 (ADAMS
Accession Nos. ML16319A120 and ML16321A416, respectively).
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth C. Reyes, Office of New Reactors,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001;
telephone: 301-415-3249; email: Ruth.Reyes@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is granting an exemption from paragraph B of section III,
``Scope and Contents,'' of appendix D, ``Design Certification Rule for
the AP1000,'' to part 52 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(10 CFR), and issuing License Amendment Nos. 72 and 71 to COLs, NPF-91
and NPF-92, respectively, to the licensee. The exemption is required by
paragraph A.4 of Section VIII, ``Processes for Changes and
Departures,'' of Appendix D, to 10 CFR part 52 to allow the licensee to
depart from Tier 1 information. The amendment authorizes changes to the
VEGP Units 3 and 4 Updated Final Safety Analysis Report in the form of
departures from the incorporated plant specific Design Control Document
Tier 2 information, proposes to depart from involved plant-specific
Tier 1 information (and associated COL Appendix C information) and from
involved plant-specific Technical Specifications as incorporated in
Appendix A of the COL. With the requested amendment, the licensee
proposed changes to reflect an increase in the efficiency of the return
of condensate utilized by the passive core cooling system to the in-
containment refueling water storage tank to support the capability for
long-term cooling.
Part of the justification for granting the exemption was provided
by the
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review of the amendment. Because the exemption is necessary in order to
issue the requested license amendment, the NRC granted the exemption
and issued the amendment concurrently, rather than in sequence. This
included issuing a combined safety evaluation containing the NRC
staff's review of both the exemption request and the license amendment.
The exemption met all applicable regulatory criteria set forth in
Sec. Sec. 50.12, 52.7, and Section VIII.A.4 of appendix D to 10 CFR
part 52. The license amendment was found to be acceptable as well. The
combined safety evaluation is available in ADAMS under Accession No.
ML17024A307.
Identical exemption documents (except for referenced unit numbers,
license numbers and amendment numbers) were issued to the licensee for
VEGP Units 3 and 4 (COLs NPF-91 and NPF-92). The exemption documents
for VEGP Units 3 and 4 can be found in ADAMS under Accession Nos.
ML17024A254 and ML17024A271, respectively. The exemption is reproduced
(with the exception of abbreviated titles and additional citations) in
Section II of this document. The amendment documents for COLs NPF-91
and NPF-92 are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML17024A237 and
ML17024A245, respectively. A summary of the amendment documents is
provided in Section III of this document.
II. Exemption
Reproduced below is the exemption document issued to VEGP Units 3
and Unit 4. It makes reference to the combined safety evaluation that
provides the reasoning for the findings made by the NRC (and listed
under Item 1) in order to grant the exemption:
1. In a letter dated November 4, 2016, as supplemented November 16,
2016, the licensee requested from the Commission an exemption to allow
departures from Tier 1 information in the certified DCD incorporated by
reference in 10 CFR part 52, Appendix D, as part of license amendment
request 16-026, ``Passive Core Cooling System (PXS) Condensate
Return.''
For the reasons set forth in Section 3.0 of the NRC staff's Safety
Evaluation, which can be found at ADAMS Accession No. ML17024A307, the
Commission finds that:
A. The exemption is authorized by law;
B. the exemption presents no undue risk to public health and
safety;
C. the exemption is consistent with the common defense and
security;
D. special circumstances are present in that the application of the
rule in this circumstance is not necessary to serve the underlying
purpose of the rule;
E. the special circumstances outweigh any decrease in safety that
may result from the reduction in standardization caused by the
exemption; and
F. the exemption will not result in a significant decrease in the
level of safety otherwise provided by the design.
2. Accordingly, the licensee is granted an exemption from the
certified DCD Tier 1 information, with corresponding changes to
Appendix C of the Facility Combined Licenses as described in the
licensee's request dated November 4, 2016, as supplemented November 16,
2016. This exemption is related to, and necessary for the granting of
License Amendment [Nos. 72 and 71 for Units 3 and 4, respectively],
which is being issued concurrently with this exemption.
3. As explained in Section 5.0 of the NRC staff's Safety Evaluation
(ADAMS Accession No. ML17024A307), this exemption meets the eligibility
criteria for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(9).
Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact
statement or environmental assessment needs to be prepared in
connection with the issuance of the exemption.
4. This exemption is effective as of the date of its issuance.
III. License Amendment Request
By letter dated November 4, 2016, as supplemented November 16, 2016
(ADAMS Accession Nos. ML16319A120 and ML16321A416), the licensee
requested that the NRC amend the COLs for VEGP, Units 3 and 4, COLs
NPF-91 and NPF-92. The proposed amendment is described in Section I of
this Federal Register notice.
The Commission has determined for 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 COL, as applicable, proposed no significant
hazards consideration determination, and opportunity for a hearing in
connection with these actions, was published in the Federal Register on
December 12, 2016 (81 FR 89516). No comments were received during the
30-day comment period.
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.
IV. Conclusion
Using the reasons set forth in the combined safety evaluation, the
staff granted the exemption and issued the amendment that the licensee
requested on letter dated November 4, 2016, as supplemented November
16, 2016. The exemption and amendment were issued on February 27, 2017,
as part of a combined package to the licensee (ADAMS Accession No.
ML17024A317).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day of May 2017.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jennifer Dixon-Herrity,
Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division of New Reactor Licensing, Office of
New Reactors.
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