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[Docket Nos. 52–027 and 52–028; NRC–
2008–0441]
Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station,
Units 2 and 3; South Carolina Electric
and Gas; Change to the Containment
Structure for Additional Electrical
Penetration Assemblies
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Exemption and combined
license amendment; issuance.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is granting both an
exemption to allow a departure from the
certification information of Tier 1 of the
generic design control document (DCD)
and License Amendment No. 6 to
Combined Licenses (COL), NPF–93 and
NPF–94. The COLs were issued to South
Carolina Electric and Gas (SCE&G) and
South Carolina Public Service Authority
(Santee Cooper) (the licensee), for
construction and operation of the Virgil
C. Summer Nuclear Station (VCSNS),
Units 2 and 3 located in Fairfield
County, South Carolina. The
amendment changes requested adding
four electrical penetration assemblies to
the containment vessel and shield
building in order to support the current
electrical loads required within
containment. 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 of the Updated Final
Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR), as well
as the corresponding information in
Appendix C of the COL. The granting of
the exemption allows the Tier 1 changes
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:
Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2008–0441 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–2008–0441. 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.
ADDRESSES:
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• 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 August 29,
2012 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML12244A011). The licensee
supplemented this request on February
11, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML13044A358).
• 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:
Denise McGovern, Office of New
Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001; telephone: 301–415–0681; email:
Denise.McGovern@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 No. 6 to COLs,
NPF–93 and NPF–94, 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. With
the requested amendment, the licensee
sought to add additional electrical
penetration assemblies to containment
and the shield building. As part of this
request, the licensee needed to change
Tier 1 information located in Tables
2.2.1–1 and 2.2.3–6 as well as Figure
2.2.1–1 of the UFSAR. These changes
were necessary in order to support the
electrical loads within containment. No
additional loads or modifications to
existing loads are required as part of this
request.
Part of the justification for granting
the exemption was provided by the
review of the amendment. Because the
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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. ML13135A594.
Identical exemption documents
(except for referenced unit numbers and
license numbers) were issued to the
licensee for VCSNS Units 2 and 3 (COLs
NPF–93 and NPF–94). These documents
can be found in ADAMS under
Accession Nos. ML13135A579 and
ML13135A586. 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–93 and NPF–94 are available in
ADAMS under Accession Nos.
ML13135A574 and ML13135A577. 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 VCSNS Units 2 and
3. 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 August 29, 2012,
and supplemented by a letter dated
February 11, 2013, the licensee
requested from the Commission an
exemption from the provisions of 10
CFR Part 52, Appendix D, Section III.B,
‘‘Design Certification Rule for the
AP1000 Design, Scope, and Contents,’’
as part of license amendment request
12–01, ‘‘Additional Electrical
Penetration Assemblies.’’
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. ML13135A316, 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 to the provisions of 10
CFR Part 52, Appendix D, Section III.B,
to allow deviations from the certified
Design Control Document (DCD) Tier 1
Table 2.2.1–1, Figure 2.2.1–1, and Table
2.2.3–6 as described in the licensee’s
request dated August 29, 2012 and
supplemented on February 11, 2013.
This exemption is related to, and
necessary for the granting of License
Amendment No. 6, which is being
issued concurrently with this
exemption.
3. As explained in Section 5.0,
‘‘Environmental Consideration,’’ of the
NRC staff Safety Evaluation (ADAMS
Accession No. ML13135A594), 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 1, 2013.
III. License Amendment Request
By letter dated August 29, 2012, the
licensee requested that the NRC amend
the COLs for VCSNS Units 2 and 3,
COLs NPF–93 and NPF–94. The
licensee supplemented this application
on February 11, 2013. The proposed
amendment would depart from Tier 2
Material previously incorporated into
the UFSAR. Additionally, these Tier 2
changes involve changes to Tier 1
Information in the UFSAR, and the
proposed amendment would also revise
the associated material that has been
included in Appendix C of each of the
VEGP, Units 3 and 4 COLs. The
requested amendment will revise the
Tier 2 information pertaining to the
affected structures and tables related to
electrical penetration assemblies. These
changes require modifications to
particular Tier 1 information located in
Tables 2.2.1–1 and 2.2.3–6, and Figure
2.2.1–1 of the UFSAR, as well as the
corresponding information in Appendix
C. 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.
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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. These changes
were necessary in order to support the
electrical loads within containment. No
additional loads or modifications to
existing loads are required as part of this
request.
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
October 16, 2012 (77 FR 63343). The
supplement 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 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 August 29, 2012, and supplemented
by letter dated February 11, 2013. The
exemption and amendment were issued
on July 1, 2013 as part of a combined
package to the licensee. (ADAMS
Accession No. ML13135A322).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th 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. 52-027 and 52-028; NRC-2008-0441]
Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Units 2 and 3; South Carolina
Electric and Gas; 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 granting both
an exemption to allow a departure from the certification information of
Tier 1 of the generic design control document (DCD) and License
Amendment No. 6 to Combined Licenses (COL), NPF-93 and NPF-94. The COLs
were issued to South Carolina Electric and Gas (SCE&G) and South
Carolina Public Service Authority (Santee Cooper) (the licensee), for
construction and operation of the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station
(VCSNS), Units 2 and 3 located in Fairfield County, South Carolina. The
amendment changes requested adding four electrical penetration
assemblies to the containment vessel and shield building in order to
support the current electrical loads required within containment. 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 of the Updated Final Safety
Analysis Report (UFSAR), as well as the corresponding information in
Appendix C of the COL. The granting of the exemption allows the Tier 1
changes 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.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2008-0441 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-2008-0441. 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 August 29, 2012 (ADAMS Accession No. ML12244A011). The
licensee supplemented this request on February 11, 2013 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML13044A358).
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: Denise McGovern, Office of New
Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-415-0681; email: Denise.McGovern@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 No. 6 to COLs, NPF-93 and NPF-
94, 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.
With the requested amendment, the licensee sought to add additional
electrical penetration assemblies to containment and the shield
building. As part of this request, the licensee needed to change Tier 1
information located in Tables 2.2.1-1 and 2.2.3-6 as well as Figure
2.2.1-1 of the UFSAR. These changes were necessary in order to support
the electrical loads within containment. No additional loads or
modifications to existing loads are required as part of this request.
Part of the justification for granting the exemption was provided
by the review of the amendment. Because the
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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. ML13135A594.
Identical exemption documents (except for referenced unit numbers
and license numbers) were issued to the licensee for VCSNS Units 2 and
3 (COLs NPF-93 and NPF-94). These documents can be found in ADAMS under
Accession Nos. ML13135A579 and ML13135A586. 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-93
and NPF-94 are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML13135A574 and
ML13135A577. A summary of the amendment documents is provided in
Section III of this document.
II. Exemption
Reproduced below is the exemption document issued to VCSNS Units 2
and 3. 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 August 29, 2012, and supplemented by a letter
dated February 11, 2013, the licensee requested from the Commission an
exemption from the provisions of 10 CFR Part 52, Appendix D, Section
III.B, ``Design Certification Rule for the AP1000 Design, Scope, and
Contents,'' as part of license amendment request 12-01, ``Additional
Electrical Penetration Assemblies.''
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. ML13135A316, 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 certified Design Control Document (DCD) Tier 1
Table 2.2.1-1, Figure 2.2.1-1, and Table 2.2.3-6 as described in the
licensee's request dated August 29, 2012 and supplemented on February
11, 2013. This exemption is related to, and necessary for the granting
of License Amendment No. 6, which is being issued concurrently with
this exemption.
3. As explained in Section 5.0, ``Environmental Consideration,'' of
the NRC staff Safety Evaluation (ADAMS Accession No. ML13135A594), 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 1, 2013.
III. License Amendment Request
By letter dated August 29, 2012, the licensee requested that the
NRC amend the COLs for VCSNS Units 2 and 3, COLs NPF-93 and NPF-94. The
licensee supplemented this application on February 11, 2013. The
proposed amendment would depart from Tier 2 Material previously
incorporated into the UFSAR. Additionally, these Tier 2 changes involve
changes to Tier 1 Information in the UFSAR, and the proposed amendment
would also revise the associated material that has been included in
Appendix C of each of the VEGP, Units 3 and 4 COLs. The requested
amendment will revise the Tier 2 information pertaining to the affected
structures and tables related to electrical penetration assemblies.
These changes require modifications to particular Tier 1 information
located in Tables 2.2.1-1 and 2.2.3-6, and Figure 2.2.1-1 of the UFSAR,
as well as the corresponding information in Appendix C. 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. These changes were necessary in order
to support the electrical loads within containment. No additional loads
or modifications to existing loads are required as part of this
request.
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 October 16, 2012 (77 FR 63343). The supplement 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 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 August 29, 2012, and supplemented by letter dated February
11, 2013. The exemption and amendment were issued on July 1, 2013 as
part of a combined package to the licensee. (ADAMS Accession No.
ML13135A322).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th 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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