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Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or the
Commission’s regulations. Therefore,
the exemption is authorized by law.
In the draft final rule provided to the
Commission, (SECY–08–0099, dated
July 9, 2008), the NRC staff proposed
that the requirements of the new
regulation be met within 180 days. The
Commission directed a change from 180
days to approximately 1 year for
licensees to fully implement the new
requirements. This change was
incorporated into the final rule. From
this, it is clear that the Commission
wanted to provide a reasonable
timeframe for licensees to achieve full
compliance.
As noted in the final rule, the
Commission also anticipated that
licensees would have to conduct site
specific analyses to determine what
changes were necessary to implement
the rule’s requirements, and that
changes could be accomplished through
a variety of licensing mechanisms,
including exemptions. Since issuance of
the final rule, the Commission has
rejected a generic industry request to
extend the rule’s compliance date for all
operating nuclear power plants, but
noted that the Commission’s regulations
provide mechanisms for individual
licensees, with good cause, to apply for
relief from the compliance date
(Reference: June 4, 2009, letter from R.
W. Borchardt, NRC, to M. S. Fertel,
Nuclear Energy Institute). The licensee’s
request for an exemption is therefore
consistent with the approach set forth
by the Commission as discussed in the
June 4, 2009, letter.
achieving full compliance with the new
regulation that shows the design,
planning procurement, construction,
testing, and project closeout activities.
SCE&G stated that the project schedule
takes into consideration the logistical
efforts required to maintain the current
defensive strategy while implementing
the security system upgrade. SCE&G’s
letter (RC–09–0148) and its Enclosures 1
and 2 and Attachment 1 (ADAMS
ML093480496 and ML093480497)
contains security-related information
regarding the site security issues, details
of specific portions of the new
regulation with which SCE&G cannot be
in compliance by the March 31, 2010,
deadline, why the required changes to
the VCSNS security configuration could
not be completed by March 31, 2010,
and a timeline with critical path
activities that would enable SCE&G to
achieve full compliance by September
30, 2010. The timeline provides
milestone dates for engineering,
planning and procurement,
implementation, startup and testing,
engineering closeout, and project
closeout.
Notwithstanding the scheduler
exemptions for these limited
requirements, the licensee will continue
to be in compliance with all other
applicable physical security
requirements as described in 10 CFR
73.55 and reflected in its current NRC
approved physical security program. By
September 30, 2010, VCSNS will be in
full compliance with all the regulatory
requirements of 10 CFR 73.55, as issued
on March 27, 2009.
VCSNS Schedule Exemption Request
The licensee provided detailed
information in Enclosures 1 and 2 and
attachment 1 (NRC ADAMS ML
093480496) of its letter dated December
11, 2009 (RC–09–0148), requesting an
exemption. It describes a plan that
proceeds from the now completed study
phase to the major activities of design
development of the engineering change
request package to support the activities
necessary for full compliance with part
73. These activities include the required
plant modifications; design
development of custom computer
software; detailed field planning; work
document development; schedule
integration including integration of the
new equipment with the existing
security system; material procurement;
field implementation of the required
plant modifications including
installation of fiber optic cables, large
and small diameter conduit and
distribution boxes; connections to the
computer system; and project closeout.
SCE&G has also provided a timeline for
4.0 Conclusion for Part 73 Schedule
Exemption Request
The NRC staff has reviewed the
licensee’s submittals and concludes that
the licensee has provided adequate
justification for its request for an
extension of the compliance date to
September 30, 2010, with regard to two
specific requirements of 10 CFR 73.55.
Accordingly, the Commission has
determined that pursuant to 10 CFR
73.5, ‘‘Specific exemptions,’’ an
exemption from the March 31, 2010,
compliance date is authorized by law
and will not endanger life or property or
the common defense and security, and
is otherwise in the public interest.
Therefore, the Commission hereby
grants the requested exemption.
The NRC staff has determined that the
long-term benefits that will be realized
when the licensee’s equipment
installation is complete justifies
extending the full compliance date with
regard to the specific requirements of 10
CFR 73.55. The security measures, that
SCE&G needs additional time to
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implement, are new requirements
imposed by the March 27, 2009,
amendments to 10 CFR 73.55, and are
in addition to those required by the
security orders issued in response to the
events of September 11, 2001.
Therefore, it is concluded that the
licensee’s actions are in the best interest
of protecting the public health and
safety through the security changes that
will result from granting this exemption.
As per the licensee’s request and the
NRC’s regulatory authority to grant an
exemption from the March 31, 2010,
implementation deadline for the two
requirements specified in the licensee’s
two letters dated December 11, 2009, the
licensee is required to be in full
compliance by September 30, 2010. In
achieving compliance, the licensee is
reminded that it is responsible for
determining the appropriate licensing
mechanism (i.e., 10 CFR 50.54(p) or 10
CFR 50.90) for incorporation of all
necessary changes to its security plans.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.32, ‘‘Finding of
no significant impact,’’ the Commission
has previously determined that the
granting of this exemption will not have
a significant effect on the quality of the
human environment 75 FR 8756; dated
February 25, 2010.
This exemption is effective upon
issuance.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day
of March, 2010.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Joseph G. Giitter,
Director, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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Advisory Committee on Reactor
Safeguards (ACRS) Meeting of the
Subcommittee on Advanced Boiling
Water Reactor (ABWR); Notice of
Meeting
The ACRS Subcommittee on ABWR
will hold a meeting on March 18, 2010,
at 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland, Room T2 B3.
The meeting will be open to public
attendance, with the exception of a
portion that may be closed to protect
information that is proprietary to the
South Texas Project (STP), pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).
The agenda for the subject meeting
shall be as follows:
March 18, 2010–8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
The Subcommittee will review
selected chapters (5, 8, 16, and 17) of
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the Safety Evaluation Report with Open
Items associated with the STP
Combined License Application. The
Subcommittee will gather information,
analyze relevant issues and facts, and
formulate proposed positions and
actions, as appropriate, for deliberation
by the Full Committee.
Members of the public desiring to
provide oral statements and/or written
comments should notify the Designated
Federal Official (DFO), Maitri Banerjee
(Telephone: 301–415–6973, E-mail:
Maitri.Banerjee@nrc.gov) five days prior
to the meeting, if possible, so that
appropriate arrangements can be made.
Thirty-five hard copies of each
presentation or handout should be
provided to the DFO thirty minutes
before the meeting. In addition, one
electronic copy of each presentation
should be emailed to the DFO one day
before the meeting. If an electronic copy
cannot be provided within this
timeframe, presenters should provide
the DFO with a CD containing each
presentation at least thirty minutes
before the meeting. Electronic
recordings will be permitted only
during those portions of the meeting
that are open to the public. Detailed
procedures for the conduct of and
participation in ACRS meetings were
published in the Federal Register on
October 14, 2009, (74 FR 58268–58269).
Detailed meeting agendas and meeting
transcripts are available on the NRC
Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doc-collections/acrs. Information
regarding topics to be discussed,
changes to the agenda, whether the
meeting has been canceled or
rescheduled, and the time allotted to
present oral statements can be obtained
from the Web site cited above or by
contacting the identified DFO.
Moreover, in view of the possibility that
the schedule for ACRS meetings may be
adjusted by the Chairman as necessary
to facilitate the conduct of the meeting,
persons planning to attend should check
with these references if such
rescheduling would result in major
inconvenience.
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Sunshine Act; Meeting Notice
[NRC–2010–0002]
AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETINGS: Nuclear
Regulatory Commission [NRC–2010–
0002].
DATE: Week of March 8, 2010
PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference
Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland
STATUS: Public and Closed
ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED:
Sunshine Act; Meeting Notice
AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETINGS: Nuclear
Regulatory Commission.
DATES: Weeks of March 8, 15, 22, 29,
April 5, 12, 2010.
PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference
Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland.
STATUS: Public and Closed.
Week of March 8, 2010
Week of March 8, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
2 p.m. Affirmation Session (Public
Meeting) (Tentative)
a. Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
(Shearon Harris Nuclear Power
Plant, Units 2 and 3), Notice of
Appeal, Request for Oral Argument
and Brief Supporting Notice of
Appeal by NC WARN (July 22,
2009) (Tentative)
b. U.S. Department of Energy (High
Level Waste Repository) Appeal of
William D. Peterson (Tentative)
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Schedule can be found on the Internet
at: https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/policymaking/schedule.html.
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accommodation to individuals with
disabilities where appropriate. If you
need a reasonable accommodation to
participate in these public meetings, or
need this meeting notice or the
transcript or other information from the
public meetings in another format (e.g.
braille, large print), please notify Angela
Bolduc, Chief, Employee/Labor
Relations and Work Life Branch, at 301–
492–2230, TDD: 301–415–2100, or by email at angela.bolduc@nrc.gov.
Determinations on requests for
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longer wish to receive it, or would like
to be added to the distribution, please
contact the Office of the Secretary,
Washington, DC 20555 (301–415–1969),
or send an email to
darlene.wright@nrc.gov.
10:30 a.m.
Affirmation Session (Public Meeting)
(Tentative).
a. Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
(Shearon Harris Nuclear Power
Plant, Units 2 and 3), Notice of
Appeal, Request for Oral Argument
and Brief Supporting Notice of
Appeal by NC WARN (July 22,
2009) (Tentative).
b. U.S. Department of Energy (High
Level Waste Repository) Appeal of
William D. Peterson (Tentative).
c. Final Rule: 10 CFR 51.22, ‘‘Criterion
for Categorical Exclusion;
Identification of Licensing and
Regulatory Actions Eligible for
Categorical Exclusion or Otherwise
Not Requiring Environmental
Review’’ (RIN 3150–AI27)
(Tentative).
Dated: March 3, 2010.
Rochelle C. Bavol,
Office of the Secretary.
Dated: March 3, 2010.
Antonio F. Dias,
Chief, Reactor Safety Branch B, Advisory
Committee on Reactor Safeguards.
9 a.m.
Periodic Briefing on New Reactor
Issues—Design Certifications
(Public Meeting). (Contact: Amy
Snyder, 301–415–6822.)
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Week of March 15, 2010—Tentative
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
1:30 p.m.
Joint Meeting of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission and the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission on
Grid Reliability (Public Meeting).
(Contact: Kenn Miller, 301–415–
3152.)
This meeting will be webcast live at
the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov.
Week of March 22, 2010—Tentative
There are no meetings scheduled for
the week of March 22, 2010.
Week of March 29, 2010—Tentative
There are no meetings scheduled for
the week of March 29, 2010.
Week of April 5, 2010—Tentative
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
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Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) Meeting of the
Subcommittee on Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR); Notice of
Meeting
The ACRS Subcommittee on ABWR will hold a meeting on March 18,
2010, at 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, Room T2 B3.
The meeting will be open to public attendance, with the exception
of a portion that may be closed to protect information that is
proprietary to the South Texas Project (STP), pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(4).
The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows:
March 18, 2010-8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
The Subcommittee will review selected chapters (5, 8, 16, and 17)
of
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the Safety Evaluation Report with Open Items associated with the STP
Combined License Application. The Subcommittee will gather information,
analyze relevant issues and facts, and formulate proposed positions and
actions, as appropriate, for deliberation by the Full Committee.
Members of the public desiring to provide oral statements and/or
written comments should notify the Designated Federal Official (DFO),
Maitri Banerjee (Telephone: 301-415-6973, E-mail:
Maitri.Banerjee@nrc.gov) five days prior to the meeting, if possible,
so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Thirty-five hard copies
of each presentation or handout should be provided to the DFO thirty
minutes before the meeting. In addition, one electronic copy of each
presentation should be emailed to the DFO one day before the meeting.
If an electronic copy cannot be provided within this timeframe,
presenters should provide the DFO with a CD containing each
presentation at least thirty minutes before the meeting. Electronic
recordings will be permitted only during those portions of the meeting
that are open to the public. Detailed procedures for the conduct of and
participation in ACRS meetings were published in the Federal Register
on October 14, 2009, (74 FR 58268-58269).
Detailed meeting agendas and meeting transcripts are available on
the NRC Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acrs.
Information regarding topics to be discussed, changes to the agenda,
whether the meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, and the time
allotted to present oral statements can be obtained from the Web site
cited above or by contacting the identified DFO. Moreover, in view of
the possibility that the schedule for ACRS meetings may be adjusted by
the Chairman as necessary to facilitate the conduct of the meeting,
persons planning to attend should check with these references if such
rescheduling would result in major inconvenience.
Dated: March 3, 2010.
Antonio F. Dias,
Chief, Reactor Safety Branch B, Advisory Committee on Reactor
Safeguards.
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