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[Docket Nos. 52–027 and 52–028; NRC–
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Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station,
Units 2 and 3; South Carolina Electric
& Gas Company; Main Control Room
Emergency Habitability System Design
Changes
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Exemption and combined
license amendment; issuance.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is granting 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.
49 to Combined Licenses (COLs), NPF–
93 and NPF–94. The COLs were issued
to South Carolina Electric & Gas
(SCE&G) (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 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.
SUMMARY:
The exemption and combined
license amendment referenced in this
document are available on July 28, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2008–0441 when contacting the
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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. 49 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 proposed changes that would
revise ASME safety classification and
transition location, equipment
orientation and removal, and
identification of the number of
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emergency air storage tanks. The
proposed changes to the Main Control
Room Emergency Habitability System
(VES) revises Tier 1 and corresponding
information in COL Appendix C, Figure
2.2.5–1. It also revises Tier 2
information in the Updated Final Safety
Analysis Report.
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. ML16095A202.
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). The exemption
documents for VCSNS Units 2 and 3 can
be found in ADAMS under Accession
Nos. ML16095A141 and ML16095A144,
respectively. 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.
ML16095A132 and ML16095A137,
respectively. A summary of the
amendment documents is provided in
Section III of this document.
II. Exemption
Following is the exemption document
issued to VCSNS Units 2 and Unit 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 June 30, 2015, 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
15–03, ‘‘Main Control Room Emergency
Habitability System (VES) Design
Changes (LAR 15–03).’’
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. ML16095A202, the
Commission finds that:
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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 from the certified DCD
Tier 1, as described in the licensee’s
request dated June 30, 2015. This
exemption is related to, and necessary
for the granting of License Amendment
No. 49, 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. ML16095A202), 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 the
date of its issuance.
III. License Amendment Request
By letter dated June 30, 2015, the
licensee requested that the NRC amend
the COLs for VCSNS, Units 2 and 3,
COLs NPF–93 and NPF–94. The
proposed amendment is described in
Section I of this Federal Register Notice.
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
October 15, 2015 (80 FR 61476). No
comments were received during the 30day comment period.
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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 June 30, 2015. The exemption and
amendment were issued on June 2,
2016, as part of a combined package to
the licensee (ADAMS Accession No.
ML16095A115).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 18th day
of July 2016.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jennifer Dixon-Herrity,
Acting 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 & Gas Company; Main Control Room Emergency Habitability System
Design Changes
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 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. 49 to Combined Licenses (COLs), NPF-93 and NPF-
94. The COLs were issued to South Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE&G) (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 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.
DATES: The exemption and combined license amendment referenced in this
document are available on July 28, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2008-0441 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may obtain publicly-available information related to this document
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: 301-415-
3463; 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 obtain publicly available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection 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 was submitted by letter dated June 30, 2015 (ADAMS Accession
No. ML15181A470)
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: Paul Kallan, Office of New Reactors,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001;
telephone: 301-415-2809; email: Paul.Kallan@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. 49 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 proposed changes that
would revise ASME safety classification and transition location,
equipment orientation and removal, and identification of the number of
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emergency air storage tanks. The proposed changes to the Main Control
Room Emergency Habitability System (VES) revises Tier 1 and
corresponding information in COL Appendix C, Figure 2.2.5-1. It also
revises Tier 2 information in the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report.
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. ML16095A202.
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). The exemption documents for VCSNS Units 2
and 3 can be found in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML16095A141 and
ML16095A144, respectively. 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. ML16095A132 and
ML16095A137, respectively. A summary of the amendment documents is
provided in Section III of this document.
II. Exemption
Following is the exemption document issued to VCSNS Units 2 and
Unit 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 June 30, 2015, 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 15-03, ``Main
Control Room Emergency Habitability System (VES) Design Changes (LAR
15-03).''
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. ML16095A202, 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 from the
certified DCD Tier 1, as described in the licensee's request dated June
30, 2015. This exemption is related to, and necessary for the granting
of License Amendment No. 49, 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. ML16095A202),
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 the date of its issuance.
III. License Amendment Request
By letter dated June 30, 2015, the licensee requested that the NRC
amend the COLs for VCSNS, Units 2 and 3, COLs NPF-93 and NPF-94. The
proposed amendment is described in Section I of this Federal Register
Notice.
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 October 15, 2015 (80 FR 61476). No comments were received
during the 30-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 June 30, 2015. The exemption and amendment were issued on
June 2, 2016, as part of a combined package to the licensee (ADAMS
Accession No. ML16095A115).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 18th day of July 2016.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jennifer Dixon-Herrity,
Acting Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division of New Reactor Licensing,
Office of New Reactors.
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