Nuclear Regulatory Commission May 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Constellation Energy Generation, LLC.; Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2; Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation; Exemption
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued an exemption to Constellation Energy Generation, LLC., permitting Limerick Generating Station (LGS) to maintain three loaded and to load five new 89 multi-purpose canisters (MPC) with continuous basket shims in the HI-STORM Flood/Wind MPC Storage System at its LGS Units 1 and 2 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation in a storage condition where the terms, conditions, and specifications in the Certificate of Compliance No. 1032, Amendment No. 1, Revision No. 1 are not met.
Regulatory Guide: Suspicious Activity Reports
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 5.87, "Suspicious Activity Reports." This RG provides an approach acceptable to the NRC staff for licensees to use for reporting suspicious activity under NRC regulations, "Physical Protection of Plants and Materials", to local law enforcement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the NRC, and the Federal Aviation Administration.
Vistra Operations Company LLC.; Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1; Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation; Exemption
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued an exemption to Vistra Operations Company LLC \1\ permitting Perry Nuclear Power Plant (Perry) to load the Holtec 89 position multi-purpose canister with continuous basket shims in HI-STORM Flood/Wind Multipurpose Canister Storage System at its Perry Unit 1 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation in a storage condition where the terms, conditions, and specifications in the Certificate of Compliance No. 1032, Amendment No. 5 are not met.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy/NorthStar Vallecitos, LLC.; Vallecitos Boiling Water Reactor; License Termination Plan
On September 7, 2023, as supplemented by letters dated September 15, 2023, and March 25, 2024, and email dated October 31, 2023, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received from General Electric (GE) Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH, the licensee) a license amendment request to include a License Termination Plan (LTP) for the GEH Vallecitos Boiling Water Reactor (VBWR). The LTP provides details about the radiological status of the reactor facility, the remaining decommissioning tasks to be completed, and the plan for termination of the VBWR license. The NRC is requesting public comments on VBWR's LTP and will hold a public meeting to discuss the LTP.
US SFR Owner, LLC; Construction Permit Application
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is providing public notice each week for four consecutive weeks of receipt and availability of an application for a construction permit for a single unit reactor facility from US SFR Owner, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of TerraPower, LLC. The application for the construction permit was received on March 28, 2024, and a supplement to the application was submitted on May 2, 2024.
Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Security Requirements
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is discontinuing the rulemaking activity, "Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Security Requirements for Radiological Sabotage," and denying Request 11 in the associated petition for rulemaking (PRM), PRM-72-6. The purpose of this action is to inform members of the public that this rulemaking activity is being discontinued and to provide a brief discussion of the NRC's decision to discontinue the rulemaking and deny the petition. The rulemaking activity will no longer be reported in the NRC's portion of the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (the Unified Agenda).
Monthly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations
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.
Global Laser Enrichment, LLC.; New Headquarters; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff is considering approval of a revision to the program cyber security plan (PCSP) held by Global Laser Enrichment, LLC (GLE) to extend the classified network to a new headquarters building. The NRC staff is issuing an environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) associated with the proposed revisions.
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC.; Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2; Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an environmental assessment (EA) and a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for an exemption request submitted by Constellation Energy Generation, LLC (Constellation) that would permit the Limerick Generating Station (LGS) to maintain three loaded and to load five new 89 multi-purpose canisters (MPC) with continuous basket shims (CBS) in the HI-STORM Flood/Wind (FW) MPC Storage System at its LGS Units 1 and 2 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) in a storage condition where the terms, conditions, and specifications in the Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1032, Amendment No. 1, Revision No. 1, are not met.
Vistra Operations Company LLC.; Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1; Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an environmental assessment (EA) and a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for an exemption request submitted by Energy Harbor Nuclear Corporation \1\ that would permit Perry Nuclear Power Plant (Perry) to load two Holtec 89-assembly multi-purpose canisters (MPC) with continuous basket shims (CBS) in the HI-STORM Flood/Wind (FW) MPC Storage System at its Perry Unit 1 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) in a storage condition where the terms, conditions, and specifications in the Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1032, Amendment No. 5 are not met.
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC.; Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation; Exemption
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued an exemption to Constellation Energy Generation, LLC. that permits Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station (QCNPS) to load four model 68M multi- purpose canisters with continuous basket shims beginning June 2024 in the HI-STORM 100 Cask System at its QCNPS Units 1 and 2 independent spent fuel storage installation in a storage condition where the terms, conditions, and specifications in the Certificate of Compliance No. 1014, Amendment No. 8, Revision No. 1 are not met.
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC.; Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3; Subsequent License Renewal Application
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an application for the renewal of Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-19 and DPR-25, which authorizes Constellation Energy Generation, LLC (CEG, the applicant) to operate Dresden Nuclear Power Station (Dresden), Units 2 and 3. The renewed licenses would authorize the applicant to operate Dresden, Units 2 and 3, for an additional 20 years beyond the period specified in the current licenses. The current operating license for Dresden, Unit 2, expires December 22, 2029. The current operating license for Dresden, Unit 3, expires January 12, 2031.
Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes: Meeting Notice
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will convene a meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) on June 5, 2024 to discuss the ACMUI's draft subcommittee report on the NRC's draft interim staff guidance for the implementation of training and experience requirements in the NRC's regulations, "Medical Use of Byproduct Material." Meeting information, including a copy of the agenda and handouts, will be available on the ACMUI's Meetings and Related Documents web page at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acmui/meetings /2024.html or by emailing Ms. L. Armstead at the contact information below.
Information Collection: Fitness for Duty Programs
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an existing collection of information. The information collection is entitled, "Fitness for Duty Programs."
Yankee Atomic Electric Company; Yankee Atomic Power Station; Exemption
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued an exemption in response to the May 4, 2023, request from Yankee Atomic Electric Company (YAEC), for the Yankee Nuclear Power Station (YNPS or Yankee Rowe) located in Rowe, Massachusetts. The exemption permits YAEC to make withdrawals from a separate account within YAEC's overall nuclear decommissioning trust (NDT), on an annual basis, for spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and Greater than Class C (GTCC) waste management and non-radiological site restoration without prior notification to the NRC.
Application for Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Involving Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination and Containing Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information and Order Imposing Procedures for Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received and is considering approval of one amendment request. The amendment request is for Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2. For the amendment request, the NRC proposes to determine that it involves no significant hazards consideration (NSHC). Because the amendment request contains sensitive unclassified non-safeguards information (SUNSI), an order imposes procedures to obtain access to SUNSI for contention preparation by persons who file a hearing request or petition for leave to intervene.
NUREG: Report to Congress on Abnormal Occurrences: Fiscal Year 2023; Dissemination of Information
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing NUREG- 0090, Volume 46, "Report to Congress on Abnormal Occurrences: Fiscal Year 2023." The report describes those events that the NRC or an Agreement State identified as abnormal occurrences (AOs) during fiscal year (FY) 2023, based on the criteria defined by the Commission. The report describes nine events at Agreement State-licensed facilities and two events at NRC-licensed facilities.
Information Collection: Public Records and NRC Forms 507 and 509
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an existing collection of information. The information collection is entitled, "Public Records and NRC Forms 507 and 509."
Vistra Operations Company, LLC.; Luminant; Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has published a final plant-specific supplement, Supplement 60, License Renewal, to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, NUREG-1437, regarding the renewal of Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-87 and NPF-89 for an additional 20 years of operation for Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, respectively (CPNPP). CPNPP is located in Somervell County, Texas.
In the Matter of GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC and NorthStar Vallecitos, LLC; Vallecitos Nuclear Center; Direct Transfer of Licenses
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an order approving the license transfer application filed by GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC (GEHA) and NorthStar Vallecitos, LLC (NorthStar Vallecitos), dated September 1, 2023, as supplemented by letters dated September 5, 2023, October 19, 2023, November 1, 2023, January 22, 2024, and March 15, 2024. Specifically, the order approves the direct transfer of control of Possession Only License Nos. DPR-1 for the Vallecitos Boiling Water Reactor, TR-1 for the General Electric Test Reactor, R-33 for the Nuclear Test Reactor, and DR-10 for the Empire State Atomic Development Associates Experimental Vallecitos Superheat Reactor and Special Nuclear Material (SNM) License No. SNM- 960 from GEHA to NorthStar Vallecitos and the issuance of conforming amendments to the licenses, including license conditions.
Final Revision to Branch Technical Position 7-19, Guidance for Evaluation of Defense in Depth and Diversity To Address Common-Cause Failure Due to Latent Design Defects in Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a final revision to the following section of NUREG-0800, "Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plans: LWR Edition": Branch Technical Position (BTP) 7-19, "Guidance for Evaluation of Defense in Depth and Diversity to Address Common- Cause Failure Due to Latent Design Defects in Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems."
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