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Vogtle Electric Generating Station,
Units 3 and 4; Southern Nuclear
Operating Company; Change to the
Turbine Building Structures and
Layout
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 is issuing License Amendment No.
7 to Combined Licenses (COL), NPF–91
and NPF–92. The COLs were issued to
Southern Nuclear Operating Company,
Inc., and Georgia Power Company,
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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. The amendment
requests to revise the structure and
layout of the Turbine Building, which
includes changes to Tier 1 information
located in Table 3.3–1, ‘‘Definition of
Wall Thicknesses for Nuclear Island
Buildings, Turbine Building, and Annex
Building,’’ and security-related Figure
3.3–11B, ‘‘Turbine Building General
Arrangement Plan at elevation 100’-0’’’’
(NOTE: this figure is withheld from
public disclosure because it contains
security-related information) of the
Updated Final Safety Analysis Report
(UFSAR). The granting of the exemption
allows the changes to Tier 1 information
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.
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submitted by letter dated October 17,
2012 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML12296A836). The licensee
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2013 (ADAMS Accession No.
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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. 7 to COLs,
NPF–91 and NPF–92, to the licensee.
The exemption is required by Paragraph
A.4 of Section III, ‘‘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 change UFSAR information
related to the design and layout of the
turbine building. As part of this request,
the licensee needed to change the Tier
1 information located in Table 3.3–1
and security-related Figure 3.3–11B of
its UFSAR. In Table 3.3–1, these
changes described the wall thicknesses
and elevations of the Turbine Building
due to revising the structure and layout
of the building. Tier 1 information in
security-related Figure 3.3–11B was
revised to reflect the new layout and
positioning of structures within the
Turbine 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. ML13115A858.
Identical exemption documents
(except for referenced unit numbers and
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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. ML13115A632 and
ML13115A690. 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.
ML13115A719 and ML13115A751. 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 Unit 3 and
Unit 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 October 17, 2012,
and as supplemented by letters dated
January 4, 2013, and February 7, 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 12–006, ‘‘Changes
to the Structure and Layout of the
Turbine Building’’ (LAR 12–006).
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. ML13115A858, 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 3.3–1
and security-related Figure 3.3–11B of
the certified Design Control Document,
as described in the licensee’s request
dated October 17, 2012, and as
supplemented on January 4, 2013, and
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February 7, 2013. This exemption is
related to, and necessary for the granting
of License Amendment No. 7, 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. ML13115A858), 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
May 16, 2013.
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III. License Amendment Request
By letter dated October 17, 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
January 4, 2013, and February 7, 2013.
The licensee sought to change Tier 2
information previously incorporated
into the UFSAR. Additionally, these
Tier 2 changes involved changes to Tier
1 material in the UFSAR, and would
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 Tier 2
UFSAR information related to the
design and layout of the Turbine
Building detailed in the amendment
request. These Tier 2 changes require
modifications to particular Tier 1
Information located in Table 3.3–1 and
security-related Figure 3.3–11B. These
changes were necessary as part of the
following layout and structural changes
to the Turbine Building: (1) Changing
the door location on the motor-driven
fire pump room in the Turbine Building,
(2) clarifying the column line
designations for the southwest and
southeast walls of the Turbine Building
first bay, (3) changing the floor to ceiling
heights at three different elevations in
the Turbine Building main area, and (4)
increasing elevations and wall
thicknesses in certain walls of the
Turbine Building first bay.
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.
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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
December 11, 2012 (77 FR 73684). 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 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 October 17, 2012, and supplemented
by letters dated January 4, 2013, and
February 7, 2013. The exemption and
amendment were issued on May 16,
2013 as part of a combined package to
the licensee. (ADAMS Accession No.
ML13115A424).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day
of August, 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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[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 Turbine Building Structures
and Layout
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 is issuing
License Amendment No. 7 to Combined Licenses (COL), NPF-91 and NPF-92.
The COLs were issued to Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., and
Georgia Power Company,
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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. The amendment requests to revise
the structure and layout of the Turbine Building, which includes
changes to Tier 1 information located in Table 3.3-1, ``Definition of
Wall Thicknesses for Nuclear Island Buildings, Turbine Building, and
Annex Building,'' and security-related Figure 3.3-11B, ``Turbine
Building General Arrangement Plan at elevation 100'-0'''' (NOTE: this
figure is withheld from public disclosure because it contains security-
related information) of the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report
(UFSAR). The granting of the exemption allows the changes to Tier 1
information 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-2008-0252 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-
3442; 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 October 17, 2012 (ADAMS Accession No. ML12296A836). The
licensee supplemented this request on January 4, 2013 (ADAMS Accession
No. ML13008A234), and February 7, 2013 (ADAMS Accession
No.ML13039A329).
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. 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. 7 to COLs, NPF-91 and NPF-
92, to the licensee. The exemption is required by Paragraph A.4 of
Section III, ``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 change UFSAR
information related to the design and layout of the turbine building.
As part of this request, the licensee needed to change the Tier 1
information located in Table 3.3-1 and security-related Figure 3.3-11B
of its UFSAR. In Table 3.3-1, these changes described the wall
thicknesses and elevations of the Turbine Building due to revising the
structure and layout of the building. Tier 1 information in security-
related Figure 3.3-11B was revised to reflect the new layout and
positioning of structures within the Turbine 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. ML13115A858.
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. ML13115A632 and ML13115A690. 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. ML13115A719 and
ML13115A751. 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 Unit 3
and Unit 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 October 17, 2012, and as supplemented by
letters dated January 4, 2013, and February 7, 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 12-006, ``Changes to the Structure and Layout of the Turbine
Building'' (LAR 12-006).
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. ML13115A858, 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 3.3-1 and
security-related Figure 3.3-11B of the certified Design Control
Document, as described in the licensee's request dated October 17,
2012, and as supplemented on January 4, 2013, and
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February 7, 2013. This exemption is related to, and necessary for the
granting of License Amendment No. 7, 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. ML13115A858),
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 May 16, 2013.
III. License Amendment Request
By letter dated October 17, 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 January 4, 2013, and February
7, 2013. The licensee sought to change Tier 2 information previously
incorporated into the UFSAR. Additionally, these Tier 2 changes
involved changes to Tier 1 material in the UFSAR, and would 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 Tier 2
UFSAR information related to the design and layout of the Turbine
Building detailed in the amendment request. These Tier 2 changes
require modifications to particular Tier 1 Information located in Table
3.3-1 and security-related Figure 3.3-11B. These changes were necessary
as part of the following layout and structural changes to the Turbine
Building: (1) Changing the door location on the motor-driven fire pump
room in the Turbine Building, (2) clarifying the column line
designations for the southwest and southeast walls of the Turbine
Building first bay, (3) changing the floor to ceiling heights at three
different elevations in the Turbine Building main area, and (4)
increasing elevations and wall thicknesses in certain walls of the
Turbine Building first bay.
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 December 11, 2012 (77 FR 73684). 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 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 October 17, 2012, and supplemented by letters dated
January 4, 2013, and February 7, 2013. The exemption and amendment were
issued on May 16, 2013 as part of a combined package to the licensee.
(ADAMS Accession No. ML13115A424).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of August, 2013.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Lawrence Burkhart,
Chief Licensing Branch 4, Division of New Reactor Licensing, Office of
New Reactors.
[FR Doc. 2013-19709 Filed 8-13-13; 8:45 am]
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