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Operating License and Technical
Specifications.
Date of initial notice in Federal
Register: August 20, 2013 (78 FR 51226).
The Commission’s related evaluation
of the amendment is contained in a
Safety Evaluation dated March 5, 2014.
No significant hazards consideration
comments received: No.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC,
Docket Nos. STN 50–456 and STN 50–
457, Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2,
Will County, Illinois
Date of application for amendment:
October 10, 2013.
Brief description of amendment: The
change revises the date for the
performance of the Braidwood Station,
Unit 2, Type A or integrated
containment leakage rate test (ILRT)
described in Technical Specification
5.5.16, ‘‘Containment Leakage Rate
Testing Program.’’ from ‘‘no later than
May 4, 2014,’’ to ‘‘prior to entering
MODE 4 at the start of Cycle 18.’’
Additionally, a requirement is
established for Braidwood Station, Unit
2, to exit the MODEs of applicability for
containment as described in Technical
Specification 3.6.1, ‘‘Containment’’ (i.e.,
MODEs 1–4), no later than May 4, 2014.
Date of issuance: March 19, 2014.
Effective date: As of the date of
issuance and shall be implemented
within 14 days.
Amendment Nos.: 175 and 175.
Facility Operating License Nos. NPF–
37 and NPF–66: The amendment
revised the Facility Operating Licenses
and Technical Specifications.
Date of initial notice in Federal
Register: December 10, 2013 (78 FR
74183).
The Commission’s related evaluation
of the amendments is contained in a
Safety Evaluation dated March 19, 2014.
No significant hazards consideration
comments received: No.
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NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC, Docket
No. 50–443, Seabrook Station, Unit 1,
Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Date of amendment request: March
13, 2013, supplemented August 8, 2013,
and November 22, 2013.
Description of amendment request:
The amendment revised the Seabrook
Technical Specifications (TSs). The
amendment modifies the circuitry that
initiates high-head safety injection by
adding a new permissive, cold leg
injection permissive (P–15). This
permissive prevents opening of the
high-head safety injection valves until
reactor coolant system pressure
decreases to the P–15 set point.
Date of issuance: March 6, 2014.
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Effective date: As of its date of
issuance and shall be implemented
within 615 days.
Amendment No.: 140.
Facility Operating License No. NPF–
86: The amendment revised the License
and TSs.
Date of initial notice in Federal
Register: April 30, 2013 (78 FR 25315).
The supplements dated August 8, 2013,
and November 22, 2013, provided
additional information that clarified the
application, did not expand the scope of
the application as originally noticed,
and did not change the staff’s original
proposed no significant hazards
consideration determination as
published in the Federal Register.
The Commission’s related evaluation
of the amendment is contained in a
Safety Evaluation dated March 6, 2014.
No significant hazards consideration
comments received: No.
Date of initial notice in Federal
Register: September 3, 2013 (78 FR
54284). The supplement dated
December 6, 2013, provided additional
information that clarified the
application, did not expand the scope of
the application as originally noticed,
and did not change the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff’s
initial proposed no significant hazards
consideration determination as
published in the Federal Register.
The Commission’s related evaluation
of the amendment is contained in a
Safety Evaluation dated March 14, 2014.
No significant hazards consideration
comments received: No.
Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC,
Docket No. 50–410, Nine Mile Point
Nuclear Station, Unit 2 (NMP2), Oswego
County, New York
Date of application for amendment:
July 5, 2013, as supplemented by letter
dated December 6, 2013.
Brief description of amendment: The
amendment included to NMP2
Technical Specification (TS) 3.1.7,
‘‘Standby Liquid Control (SLC) System,’’
to increase the isotopic enrichment of
boron-10 in the sodium pentaborate
solution utilized in the SLC System and
decrease the SLC System tank volume.
The following are the changes to the
NMP2 TS 3.1.7, ‘‘Standby Liquid
Control (SLC) System:’’
• Revise the acceptance criterion in
[Surveillance Requirement] SR 3.1.7.10
by increasing the sodium pentaborate
boron-10 enrichment requirement from
≥ 25 atom percent to ≥ 92 atom percent,
and make a corresponding change in TS
Figure 3.1.7–1, ‘‘Sodium Pentaborate
Solution Volume/Concentration
Requirements.’’
• Revise TS Figure 3.1.7–1 to account
for the decrease in the minimum
volume of the SLC system tank. At a
sodium pentaborate concentration of
13.6% the minimum volume changes
from 4,558.6 gallons to 1,600 gallons. At
a sodium pentaborate concentration of
14.4%, the minimum volume changes
from 4,288 gallons to 1,530 gallons.
Date of issuance: March 14, 2014.
Effective date: As of the date of
issuance to be implemented prior to the
startup from the spring 2014 NMP2
refueling outage.
Amendment No.: 143.
Renewed Facility Operating License
No. NPF–69: Amendment revised the
License and Technical Specifications.
Date of application for amendment:
April 3, 2013.
Brief description of amendment: This
amendment revised the control room
emergency filtration system Technical
Specification (TS) 3/4.7.6.
Date of issuance: March 11, 2014.
Effective date: This license
amendment is effective as of the date of
its issuance.
Amendment No.: 197.
Renewed Facility Operating License
No. NPF–12: Amendment revised the
License.
Date of initial notice in Federal
Register: August 6, 2013 (78 FR 47791).
The Commission’s related evaluation
of the amendment is contained in a
Safety Evaluation dated March 11, 2014.
No significant hazards consideration
comments received: No.
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South Carolina Electric and Gas
Company, South Carolina Public
Service Authority, Docket No. 50–395,
Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit
1, Fairfield County, South Carolina
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day
of March 2014.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michele G. Evans,
Director, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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Advisory Committee on Reactor
Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the
ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and
Procedures; Notice of Meeting
The ACRS Subcommittee on Planning
and Procedures will hold a meeting on
April 9, 2014, Room T–2B3, 11545
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
The meeting will be open to public
attendance with the exception of a
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portion that may be closed pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6) to discuss
organizational and personnel matters
that relate solely to the internal
personnel rules and practices of the
ACRS, and information the release of
which would constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy.
The agenda for the subject meeting
shall be as follows:
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Wednesday, April 9, 2014—12:00 p.m.
until 1:00 p.m.
The Subcommittee will discuss
proposed ACRS activities and related
matters. 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), Quynh Nguyen
(Telephone 301–415–5844 or Email:
Quynh.Nguyen@nrc.gov) five days prior
to the meeting, if possible, so that
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 November 8, 2013, (78 CFR 67205–
67206).
Information regarding changes to the
agenda, whether the meeting has been
canceled or rescheduled, and the time
allotted to present oral statements can
be obtained 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
the DFO if such rescheduling would
result in a major inconvenience.
If attending this meeting, please enter
through the One White Flint North
building, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, MD. After registering with
security, please contact Mr. Theron
Brown (240–888–9835) to be escorted to
the meeting room.
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Date: March 20, 2014.
Cayetano Santos,
Chief, Technical Support Branch, Advisory
Committee on Reactor Safeguards.
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Thursday, April 10, 2014, Conference
Room T–2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland
regarding an overview of NRC activities
associated with small modular reactors.
4:00 p.m.–5:15 p.m.: Biennial Review
of the NRC Safety Research Program
(Open)—The Committee will discuss
the draft report on the biennial ACRS
review of the NRC Safety Research
Program.
5:15 p.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of
ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)—The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS
reports on matters discussed during this
meeting. The Committee will also
consider a response to the February 24,
2014, letter from the Executive Director
for Operations regarding Chapters 6 and
7 of the Safety Evaluation Report with
Open Items for certification of the US–
APWR design and related long term core
cooling issues. Note: A portion of this
session may be closed in order to
discuss and protect information
designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).
8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m.: Opening
Remarks by the ACRS Chairman
(Open)—The ACRS Chairman will make
opening remarks regarding the conduct
of the meeting.
8:35 a.m.–10:00 a.m.: Economic
Simplified Boiling Water Reactor
(ESBWR) Supplemental Final Safety
Evaluation Report (FSER) (Closed)—The
Committee will hear presentations by
and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff
regarding the supplemental FSER
associated with the ESBWR design.
Note: This meeting will be closed in
order to discuss and protect information
designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).
10:15 a.m.–11:45 a.m.: Overview of
the NRC Operating Experience Program
(Open)—The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff
regarding the NRC Operating Experience
Program.
12:45 p.m.–2:45 p.m.: Overview of the
B&W mPower Small Modular Reactor
Design (Open/Closed)—The Committee
will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the
NRC staff and Generation mPower on
the mPower small modular reactor
design for an integral pressurized water
reactor. Note: A portion of this meeting
may be closed in order to discuss and
protect information designated as
proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(4).
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.: NRC Staff
Activities regarding Small Modular
Research Program (Open) The
Committee will hear presentations by
and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff
Friday, April 11, 2014, Conference
Room T–2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m.: Opening
Remarks by the ACRS Chairman
(Open)—The ACRS Chairman will make
opening remarks regarding the conduct
of the meeting.
8:35 a.m.–9:30 a.m.: Thermal
Conductivity Degradation (Open)—The
Committee will hear presentations by
and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff
regarding the evaluation of the impact of
thermal conductivity degradation in
PWRs.
9:45 a.m.–11:15 a.m.: Future ACRS
Activities/Report of the Planning and
Procedures Subcommittee (Open/
Closed)—The Committee will discuss
the recommendations of the Planning
and Procedures Subcommittee regarding
items proposed for consideration by the
Full Committee during future ACRS
Meetings, and matters related to the
conduct of ACRS business, including
anticipated workload and member
assignments. Note: A portion of this
meeting may be closed pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6) to discuss
organizational and personnel matters
that relate solely to internal personnel
rules and practices of ACRS, and
information the release of which would
constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
11:15 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: Reconciliation
of ACRS Comments and
Recommendations (Open)—The
Committee will discuss the responses
from the NRC Executive Director for
Operations to comments and
recommendations included in recent
ACRS reports and letters.
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Advisory Committee on Reactor
Safeguards; Notice of Meeting
In accordance with the purposes of
Sections 29 and 182b of the Atomic
Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the
Advisory Committee on Reactor
Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a meeting
on April 10–11, 2014, 11545 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
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Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the
ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures; Notice of Meeting
The ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures will hold a
meeting on April 9, 2014, Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland.
The meeting will be open to public attendance with the exception of
a
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portion that may be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6) to
discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to the
internal personnel rules and practices of the ACRS, and information the
release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy.
The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows:
Wednesday, April 9, 2014--12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m.
The Subcommittee will discuss proposed ACRS activities and related
matters. 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),
Quynh Nguyen (Telephone 301-415-5844 or Email: Quynh.Nguyen@nrc.gov)
five days prior to the meeting, if possible, so that 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 November 8, 2013, (78 CFR 67205-
67206).
Information regarding changes to the agenda, whether the meeting
has been canceled or rescheduled, and the time allotted to present oral
statements can be obtained 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 the DFO if such
rescheduling would result in a major inconvenience.
If attending this meeting, please enter through the One White Flint
North building, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. After registering
with security, please contact Mr. Theron Brown (240-888-9835) to be
escorted to the meeting room.
Date: March 20, 2014.
Cayetano Santos,
Chief, Technical Support Branch, Advisory Committee on Reactor
Safeguards.
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