Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Incorporated; Notice of Docketing of Request for Exemption for the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 and Unit 2, 33536-33537 [E5-2918]
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control air to the speed controllers for
the charging pumps during a postulated
fire requiring an alternative shutdown
method.’’ The installed backup nitrogen
gas bottle bank (for the charging pump
speed controllers) meets the
requirements of the regulation, with the
exception that it is of limited capacity.
This means that the hot shutdown
conditions could not be maintained
indefinitely while relying only on the
installed bottle bank. However, the 8 to
14 hour capacity of the bottle banks is
ample time to extinguish the fire,
achieve stable plant conditions in hot
shutdown, augment staff with personnel
from the emergency response
organization, and connect dedicated
power cabling and hoses to the
dedicated compressor using the
furnished plugs and quick connect
fittings (i.e., no tools required).
Because the bottle banks, hoses,
cables, and compressor are all located in
areas that would not be affected by the
fires of concern, none would be
damaged. The installed backup bottle
banks are normally isolated from the
charging pump pneumatic controls by
the bottle stop-cocks, a manual valve on
the bottle manifold, and an in-line
manual isolation valve. These valves
must be opened to bring the backup
nitrogen on line. In contrast, the (staged)
dedicated air compressor must be
connected to its power supply by
retrieving the staged cable and hose(s)
from their storage locations in the same
fire area (Turbine Hall), laying them out
from the compressor to the selected
power supply and to the affected unit’s
backup bottle bank manifold, and then
connecting the cable and hoses using
the installed plugs and quick connect
fittings before starting the compressor.
Although this activity could be
considered a ‘‘hot standby repair,’’
connection of these undamaged
components to support continued hot
shutdown conditions within 8 hours of
the initiating event is reasonably
achievable. This can be performed
without invoking extraordinary action
and without perturbing the stable plant
conditions. Therefore, strict application
of the interpretation proscribing any hot
standby repair is not necessary to
achieve and maintain hot shutdown
conditions while relying only on the
operating shift personnel, without
undue encumbrances, and without
having to resort to significant time
consuming ‘‘repairs.’’ The NRC staff
concludes that application of Section
III.G.1.a under these circumstances is
not necessary to achieve the underlying
purpose of the rule.
The NRC staff examined the licensee’s
rationale to support the exemption
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request and concluded that sufficient
time (8 hours) is available to make the
necessary connections to operate the
backup air compressor. The NRC staff is
satisfied that on-site and augmented
response resources will be available to
complete the repair. The appropriate
equipment for this evolution is prestaged. The NRC staff considered the
location of the air compressor, the
transformer, the pre-staging locations
and routing of the electrical cables, and
the pre-staging locations and routing of
the pneumatic hoses. Equipment is prestaged such that no single fire will affect
permanent plant equipment and the
repair equipment. The repair steps are
feasible and reliable. The actions
requested, hooking up power cables and
connecting pneumatic fittings for the air
compressor, are repairs as commonly
implemented by appendix R [but would
not meet the requirements of] Section
III.G.1.a (achieving and maintaining hot
standby). The NRC staff agrees,
therefore, that an exemption is
appropriate to meet the underlying
purpose of Section III.G.1.a, and that the
10 CFR 50.12.(a)(2)(ii) criterion
applicable to this request.
4.0
Conclusion
Accordingly, the Commission has
determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR
50.12(a), the exemption is authorized by
law, will not present an undue risk to
the public health and safety, and is
consistent with the common defense
and security. Also, special
circumstances are present. Therefore,
the Commission hereby grants NMC an
exemption from the requirements of 10
CFR Part 50, appendix R, Part III.G.1.a,
for Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1
and 2.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.32, the
Commission has determined that the
granting of this exemption will not have
a significant effect on the quality of the
human environment (70 FR 30819).
This exemption is effective upon
issuance.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day
of June, 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Ledyard B. Marsh,
Director, Division of Licensing Project
Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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[Docket No. 72–42]
Southern Nuclear Operating Company,
Incorporated; Notice of Docketing of
Request for Exemption for the Joseph
M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 and Unit
2
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of request for exemption
from the requirements of 10 CFR
72.212(a)(2) and 10 CFR 72.214.
AGENCY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Regan, Senior Project
Manager, Spent Fuel Project Office,
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555.
Telephone: (301) 415–1179; fax number:
(301) 415–1179; e-mail: cmr1@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC or Commission) is
considering a request dated May 20,
2005, from Southern Nuclear Operating
Company, Inc. (applicant or SNC) for
exemption from the requirements of 10
CFR 72.212(a)(2) and 10 CFR 72.214
pursuant to 10 CFR 72.7, for the Joseph
M. Farley Nuclear Plant (FNP), Unit 1
and Unit 2, facility located in Houston
County, Alabama. If granted, the
exemption will authorize the applicant
to load spent nuclear fuel in accordance
with proposed Amendment 2 to
Certificate of Compliance (CoC) 1014
granted to Holtec International (Holtec)
for the HI–STORM 100 system. This
request was docketed under 10 CFR Part
72; the Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation Docket No. is 72–42.
An NRC administrative review,
documented in a letter to SNC dated
June 2, 2005, found that the application
contains sufficient information for the
NRC staff to begin its technical review.
Prior to issuance of the requested
exemption, the Commission will have
made the findings required by the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended
(the Act), and the Commission’s
regulations. These findings will be
documented in a Safety Evaluation
Report. The issuance of the exemption
will not be approved until the NRC has
reviewed the application and has
concluded that granting of the request
will not be inimical to the common
defense and security and will not
constitute an unreasonable risk to the
health and safety of the public. The NRC
will complete an environmental
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assessment, in accordance with 10 CFR
part 51. This action will be the subject
of a subsequent notice in the Federal
Register.
II. Further Information
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of
NRC’s ‘‘Rules of Practice,’’ final NRC
records and documents regarding this
proposed action, including the
exemption request dated May 20, 2005,
are publically available in the records
component of NRC’s Agencywide
Documents Access and Management
System (ADAMS). These documents
may be inspected at NRC’s Public
Electronic Reading Room at https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
These documents may also be viewed
electronically on the public computers
located at the NRC’s Public Document
Room (PDR), O1F21, One White Flint
North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
MD 20852. The PDR reproduction
contractor will copy documents for a
fee. Persons who do not have access to
ADAMS or who encounter problems in
accessing the documents located in
ADAMS, should contact the NRC PDR
Reference staff by telephone at 1–800–
397–4209 or (301) 415–4737, or by email to pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day
of June, 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Christopher M. Regan,
Senior Project Manager, Spent Fuel Project
Office, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards.
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[Docket No. 50–305; License No. DPR–43]
In the Matter of Wisconsin Public
Service Corporation, Wisconsin Power
and Light Company, and Nuclear
Management Company, LLC
(Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant, Unit
No. 1); Order Extending the
Effectiveness of the Approval of the
Transfer of License and Conforming
Amendment
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
(WPSC), Wisconsin Power and Light
Company (WPL), and Nuclear
Management Company, LLC (NMC) (the
licensees) are the holders of Facility
Operating License No. DPR–43, which
authorizes operation of Kewaunee
Nuclear Power Plant, Unit No. 1
(Kewaunee or the facility). The facility
is located at the licensees’ site in
Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. The
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license authorizes WPSC and WPL to
possess, and NMC to use and operate,
Kewaunee.
By order dated June 10, 2004, the
Commission approved the transfer of
the license for Kewaunee to Dominion
Energy Kewaunee, Inc. (Dominion
Energy Kewaunee). By its terms, the
order of June 10, 2004, becomes null
and void if the license transfer is not
completed by June 30, 2005, unless
upon application and for good cause
shown, the Commission extends the
effectiveness of the approval.
By letter dated May 4, 2005, NMC, on
behalf of itself, WPSC, and WPL,
submitted a request to extend the
effectiveness of the order of June 10,
2004, until December 31, 2005.
According to the letter, Kewaunee is
currently in an extended unit shutdown
to address certain recently identified
design issues. Based on the current asset
sales agreement between the owners and
Dominion Energy Kewaunee, the license
transfer will not occur until the unit has
been returned to full power operation.
The licensee’s present schedule for
addressing the plant design issues,
returning the unit to full power
operation, and completing the license
transfer shows that all of these items
will be done before June 30, 2005.
However, Dominion Energy Kewaunee
and NMC consider it prudent to request
an extension of the order approving the
license transfer if unforeseen
circumstances make an extension
necessary. Therefore, NMC requests an
extension of the order until December
31, 2005, to permit completion of the
Kewaunee license transfer. In its May 4,
2005, letter, NMC also stated that no
conditions under which the NRC order
was granted have been significantly
changed or detrimentally affected since
the order was issued.
The NRC staff has considered the
licensee’s May 4, 2005, request and has
determined that the licensee has shown
good cause for extending the
effectiveness of the order of June 10,
2004, as requested.
Accordingly, pursuant to Sections
161b, 161i, and 184 of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 42
U.S.C. 2201(b), 2201(i), and 2234, and
10 CFR 50.80, it is hereby ordered that
the effectiveness of the herein described
order of June 10, 2004, is extended such
that if the subject license transfer from
NMC, WPSC, and WPL to Dominion
Energy Kewaunee referenced above is
not completed by December 31, 2005,
the order of June 10, 2004, shall become
null and void, unless upon application
and for good cause shown, the
Commission further extends the
effectiveness of the order.
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This Order is effective upon issuance.
For further details with respect to this
action, see the submittal dated May 4,
2005, which is available for public
inspection at the Commission’s Public
Document Room, located at One White
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first
floor), Rockville, Maryland, and is
accessible electronically through the
ADAMS Public Electronic Reading
Room link at the NRC Web site
(https://www.nrc.gov).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day
of June, 2005.
For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
J. Dyer,
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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Notice of Availability of Interim Staff
Guidance Documents for Fuel Cycle
Facilities
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wilkins Smith, Project Manager,
Technical Support Group, Division of
Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office
of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20005–
0001. Telephone: (301) 415–5788; fax
number: (301) 415–5370; e-mail:
wrs@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) is preparing and issuing Interim
Staff Guidance (ISG) documents for fuel
cycle facilities. These ISG documents
provide clarifying guidance to the NRC
staff when reviewing licensee integrated
safety analyses, license applications or
amendment requests or other related
licensing activities for fuel cycle
facilities under Subpart H of 10 CFR
Part 70. The NRC is soliciting public
comments on one ISG Draft document
(ISG–08) which will be considered in
the final version or subsequent revision.
II. Summary
The purpose of this notice is to
provide the public an opportunity to
review and comment on the Interim
Staff Guidance document for fuel cycle
facilities. Draft Interim Staff Guidance–
08, Version 0, provides guidance to NRC
staff relative to evaluation of natural
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 72-42]
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Incorporated; Notice of
Docketing of Request for Exemption for the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear
Plant, Unit 1 and Unit 2
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of request for exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR
72.212(a)(2) and 10 CFR 72.214.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Regan, Senior Project
Manager, Spent Fuel Project Office, Office of Nuclear Material Safety
and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555. Telephone: (301) 415-1179; fax number: (301) 415-1179; e-mail:
cmr1@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) is
considering a request dated May 20, 2005, from Southern Nuclear
Operating Company, Inc. (applicant or SNC) for exemption from the
requirements of 10 CFR 72.212(a)(2) and 10 CFR 72.214 pursuant to 10
CFR 72.7, for the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant (FNP), Unit 1 and Unit
2, facility located in Houston County, Alabama. If granted, the
exemption will authorize the applicant to load spent nuclear fuel in
accordance with proposed Amendment 2 to Certificate of Compliance (CoC)
1014 granted to Holtec International (Holtec) for the HI-STORM 100
system. This request was docketed under 10 CFR Part 72; the Independent
Spent Fuel Storage Installation Docket No. is 72-42.
An NRC administrative review, documented in a letter to SNC dated
June 2, 2005, found that the application contains sufficient
information for the NRC staff to begin its technical review. Prior to
issuance of the requested exemption, the Commission will have made the
findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the
Act), and the Commission's regulations. These findings will be
documented in a Safety Evaluation Report. The issuance of the exemption
will not be approved until the NRC has reviewed the application and has
concluded that granting of the request will not be inimical to the
common defense and security and will not constitute an unreasonable
risk to the health and safety of the public. The NRC will complete an
environmental
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assessment, in accordance with 10 CFR part 51. This action will be the
subject of a subsequent notice in the Federal Register.
II. Further Information
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of NRC's ``Rules of Practice,''
final NRC records and documents regarding this proposed action,
including the exemption request dated May 20, 2005, are publically
available in the records component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access
and Management System (ADAMS). These documents may be inspected at
NRC's Public Electronic Reading Room at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. These documents may also be viewed electronically on the
public computers located at the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR),
O1F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD
20852. The PDR reproduction contractor will copy documents for a fee.
Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in
accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC PDR
Reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209 or (301) 415-4737, or by
e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day of June, 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Christopher M. Regan,
Senior Project Manager, Spent Fuel Project Office, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards.
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