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be no change to radioactive effluents
that affect radiation exposures to plant
workers and members of the public. No
changes will be made to plant buildings
or the site property. Therefore, no
changes or different types of
radiological impacts are expected as a
result of the proposed changes.
The proposed action does not result
in changes to land use or water use, or
result in changes to the quality or
quantity of non-radiological effluents.
No changes to the National Pollution
Discharge Elimination System permit
are needed. No effects on the aquatic or
terrestrial habitat in the vicinity of the
plant, or to threatened, endangered, or
protected species under the Endangered
Species Act, or impacts to essential fish
habitat covered by the MagnusonStevens Act are expected. There are no
impacts to the air or ambient air quality.
There are no impacts to historic and
cultural resources. There would be no
noticeable effect on socioeconomic
conditions in the region.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that
there are no significant environmental
impacts associated with the proposed
action.
Environmental Impacts of the
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
Alternative Use of Resources
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The action does not involve the use of
any different resources than those
previously considered in the ‘‘Final
Environmental Statement Related to the
Continuation of Construction and the
Operation,’’ for NAPS dated April 1973,
and Surry dated May 1972 and June
1972, respectively, as supplemented
through the ‘‘Generic Environmental
Impact Statement for License Renewal
of Nuclear Plants: Supplements 6 and 7
Regarding Surry and NAPS—Final
Report (NUREG–1437, Supplements 6
and 7),’’ dated November 2002.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
In accordance with its stated policy,
on July 3, 2013, the staff consulted with
the Virginia State official, Steven A.
Harrison, Director of the Division of
Radiological Health, regarding the
proposed EAL revision. The State
official had no comments.
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day
of July 2013.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
V. Sreenivas,
Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch
2–1, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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Vogtle Electric Generating Station,
Units 3 and 4; Southern Nuclear
Operating Company; Change to the
Containment Structure for Additional
Electrical Penetration Assemblies
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Exemption and combined
license amendment; issuance.
AGENCY:
As an alternative to the proposed
action, the NRC staff considered denial
of the proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘noaction’’ alternative). Denial of the
application would result in no change
in current environmental impacts. The
environmental impacts of the proposed
action and the alternative action are
similar.
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III. Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the environmental
assessment, the NRC concludes that the
proposed action will not have a
significant effect on the quality of the
human environment. Accordingly, the
NRC has determined not to prepare an
environmental impact statement for the
proposed action.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is issuing an
exemption to allow a departure from the
certification information of Tier 1 of the
generic design control document (DCD)
and License Amendment No. 11 to
Combined Licenses (COL), NPF–91 and
NPF–92. The COLs were issued to
Southern Nuclear Operating Company,
Inc., and Georgia Power Company,
Oglethorpe Power Corporation,
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia,
and the City of Dalton, Georgia (the
licensee); for construction and operation
of the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant
(VEGP), Units 3 and 4, located in Burke
County, Georgia.
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: 301–287–3422;
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
technical questions, contact the
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individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
section of this
document.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may access publicly
available documents online in the NRC
Library at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/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 in this document
(if that document is available in
ADAMS) is provided the first time that
a document is referenced. The request
for the amendment and exemption were
submitted by letter dated September 28,
2012 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML12275A457). The licensee
supplemented this request on March 8,
2013 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML13070A201).
• 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:
Anthony Minarik, Office of New
Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001; telephone: 301–415–6185; email:
Anthony.Minarik@nrc.gov.
INFORMATION CONTACT
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Further Information
The amendment changes requested to
add four electrical penetration
assemblies to the containment vessel
and shield building in order to support
the current electrical loads. The
requested changes did not add new
electrical loads or modify the currently
approved electrical loads. This request
includes changes to Tier 1 information
located in Tables 2.2.1–1 and 2.2.3–6 as
well as Figure 2.2.1–1, as well as the
corresponding information in Appendix
C of the COL. The granting of the
exemption allows the requested Tier 1
changes. Because the acceptability of
the exemption was determined in part
by the acceptability of the amendment,
the exemption and amendment are
being issued concurrently.
The NRC is issuing 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 License
Amendment No. 11 to COLs, NPF–91
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and NPF–92, issued to the licensee. The
exemption is required by Paragraph A.4
of Section VIII, ‘‘Processes for Changes
and Departures,’’ Appendix D to 10 CFR
Part 52 to allow the licensee to depart
from Tier 1 information. The licensee
sought to change the Tier 1 information
located in Table 2.2.1–1, Figure 2.2.1–1,
and Table 2.2.3–6 of its Updated Final
Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR). These
changes sought to add four non-Class 1E
electrical penetration assemblies to the
containment vessel and shield building.
Part of the justification for granting
the exemption was provided by the
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
10 CFR 50.12, 10 CFR 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. ML13158A324.
Identical exemption documents
(except for referenced unit numbers and
license numbers) were issued to the
licensee for Vogtle Units 3 and 4 (COLs
NPF–91 and NPF–92). These documents
can be found in ADAMS under
Accession Nos. ML13158A314 and
ML13158A317. 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.
ML13158A321 and ML13158A322. A
summary of the amendment documents
is provided in Section III of this
document.
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II. Exemption
Reproduced below is the exemption
document issued to Vogtle Units 3 and
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 September 28,
2012, and as supplemented by letter
dated March 8, 2013, the licensee
requested from the Commission an
exemption from the provisions of 10
CFR Part 52, Appendix D, Section III.B,
as part of license amendment request
12–010, ‘‘Additional Electrical
Penetration Assemblies’’ (LAR 12–010).
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For the reasons set forth in Section
3.1, ‘‘Evaluation of Exemption,’’ of the
NRC staff’s Safety Evaluation, which
can be found in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML13158A324, 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 to the provisions of 10
CFR part 52, Appendix D, Section III.B,
to allow deviations from the Tier 1
certification information in Table 2.2.1–
1, Figure 2.2.1–1, and Table 2.2.3–6 of
the certified Design Control Document,
as described in the licensee’s request
dated September 28, 2012, and as
supplemented on March 8, 2013. This
exemption is related to, and necessary
for the granting of License Amendment
No. 11, which is being issued
concurrently with this exemption.
3. As explained in Section 5.0,
‘‘Environmental Consideration,’’ of the
NRC staff’s Safety Evaluation (ADAMS
Accession No. ML13158A324), 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
July 10, 2013.
III. License Amendment Request
By letter dated September 28, 2012,
the licensee requested that the NRC
amend the COLs for VEGP, Units 3 and
4, COLs NPF–91 and NPF–92. The
licensee supplemented this application
on March 8, 2013. The proposed
amendment would depart from the
UFSAR Tier 1 material, and would
revise the associated material that has
been included in Appendix C of each of
the VEGP, Units 3 and 4, COLs.
Specifically the requested amendment
will revise the Tier 1 information
located in Table 2.2.1–1, Figure 2.2.1–1,
and Table 2.2.3–6 in order to add four
non-Class 1E electrical penetration
assemblies to the containment vessel
and shield building.
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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 combined license, 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
November 27, 2012 (77 FR 70843). The
supplements had no effect on the no
significant hazards consideration
determination and no comments were
received during the 60-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 to 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 September 28, 2012, and
supplemented by letter dated March 8,
2013. The exemption and amendment
were issued on July 10, 2013 as part of
a combined package to the licensee
(ADAMS Accession No. ML13158A295).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day
of July 2013.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Lawrence Burkhart,
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]
Vogtle Electric Generating Station, Units 3 and 4; Southern
Nuclear Operating Company; Change to the Containment Structure for
Additional Electrical Penetration Assemblies
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Exemption and combined license amendment; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an
exemption to allow a departure from the certification information of
Tier 1 of the generic design control document (DCD) and License
Amendment No. 11 to Combined Licenses (COL), NPF-91 and NPF-92. The
COLs were issued to Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., and
Georgia Power Company, Oglethorpe Power Corporation, Municipal Electric
Authority of Georgia, and the City of Dalton, Georgia (the licensee);
for construction and operation of the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant
(VEGP), Units 3 and 4, located in Burke County, Georgia.
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: 301-287-
3422; 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 access publicly available documents online in the NRC
Library 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 in this document (if that document is
available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is
referenced. The request for the amendment and exemption were submitted
by letter dated September 28, 2012 (ADAMS Accession No. ML12275A457).
The licensee supplemented this request on March 8, 2013 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML13070A201).
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: Anthony Minarik, Office of New
Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-415-6185; email: Anthony.Minarik@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Further Information
The amendment changes requested to add four electrical penetration
assemblies to the containment vessel and shield building in order to
support the current electrical loads. The requested changes did not add
new electrical loads or modify the currently approved electrical loads.
This request includes changes to Tier 1 information located in Tables
2.2.1-1 and 2.2.3-6 as well as Figure 2.2.1-1, as well as the
corresponding information in Appendix C of the COL. The granting of the
exemption allows the requested Tier 1 changes. Because the
acceptability of the exemption was determined in part by the
acceptability of the amendment, the exemption and amendment are being
issued concurrently.
The NRC is issuing 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 License Amendment No. 11 to COLs, NPF-91
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and NPF-92, issued to the licensee. The exemption is required by
Paragraph A.4 of Section VIII, ``Processes for Changes and
Departures,'' Appendix D to 10 CFR Part 52 to allow the licensee to
depart from Tier 1 information. The licensee sought to change the Tier
1 information located in Table 2.2.1-1, Figure 2.2.1-1, and Table
2.2.3-6 of its Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR). These
changes sought to add four non-Class 1E electrical penetration
assemblies to the containment vessel and shield building.
Part of the justification for granting the exemption was provided
by the 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 10 CFR 50.12, 10 CFR 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. ML13158A324.
Identical exemption documents (except for referenced unit numbers
and license numbers) were issued to the licensee for Vogtle Units 3 and
4 (COLs NPF-91 and NPF-92). These documents can be found in ADAMS under
Accession Nos. ML13158A314 and ML13158A317. 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. ML13158A321 and
ML13158A322. A summary of the amendment documents is provided in
Section III of this document.
II. Exemption
Reproduced below is the exemption document issued to Vogtle Units 3
and 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 September 28, 2012, and as supplemented by
letter dated March 8, 2013, the licensee requested from the Commission
an exemption from the provisions of 10 CFR Part 52, Appendix D, Section
III.B, as part of license amendment request 12-010, ``Additional
Electrical Penetration Assemblies'' (LAR 12-010).
For the reasons set forth in Section 3.1, ``Evaluation of
Exemption,'' of the NRC staff's Safety Evaluation, which can be found
in ADAMS under Accession No. ML13158A324, 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 to the
provisions of 10 CFR part 52, Appendix D, Section III.B, to allow
deviations from the Tier 1 certification information in Table 2.2.1-1,
Figure 2.2.1-1, and Table 2.2.3-6 of the certified Design Control
Document, as described in the licensee's request dated September 28,
2012, and as supplemented on March 8, 2013. This exemption is related
to, and necessary for the granting of License Amendment No. 11, which
is being issued concurrently with this exemption.
3. As explained in Section 5.0, ``Environmental Consideration,'' of
the NRC staff's Safety Evaluation (ADAMS Accession No. ML13158A324),
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 July 10, 2013.
III. License Amendment Request
By letter dated September 28, 2012, the licensee requested that the
NRC amend the COLs for VEGP, Units 3 and 4, COLs NPF-91 and NPF-92. The
licensee supplemented this application on March 8, 2013. The proposed
amendment would depart from the UFSAR Tier 1 material, and would revise
the associated material that has been included in Appendix C of each of
the VEGP, Units 3 and 4, COLs. Specifically the requested amendment
will revise the Tier 1 information located in Table 2.2.1-1, Figure
2.2.1-1, and Table 2.2.3-6 in order to add four non-Class 1E electrical
penetration assemblies to the containment vessel and shield building.
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 combined license, 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 November 27, 2012 (77 FR 70843). The supplements had no
effect on the no significant hazards consideration determination and no
comments were received during the 60-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 to 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 September 28, 2012, and supplemented by letter dated March
8, 2013. The exemption and amendment were issued on July 10, 2013 as
part of a combined package to the licensee (ADAMS Accession No.
ML13158A295).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day of July 2013.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Lawrence Burkhart,
Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division of New Reactor Licensing, Office of
New Reactors.
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