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2016, and October 26, 2016, 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 amendments is contained in a
Safety Evaluation dated January 13,
2017.
No significant hazards consideration
comments received: No.
Susquehanna Nuclear, LLC, Docket No.
50–388, Susquehanna Steam Electric
Station, Unit 2, Luzerne County,
Pennsylvania
Date of amendment request: January
28, 2016, as supplemented by letters
April 6, 2016, and October 10, 2016.
Brief description of amendment: The
amendment revised Technical
Specification (TS) 3.7.1, ‘‘Residual Heat
Removal Service Water (RHRSW)
System and the Ultimate Heat Sink
(UHS),’’ and TS 3.8.7, ‘‘Distribution
Systems—Operating,’’ to increase the
completion time for Conditions A and B
of TS 3.7.1, and Condition C of TS 3.8.7,
from 72 hours to 7 days, in order to
accommodate 480 volt engineered
safeguard system load center
transformer replacements on the
Susquehanna Steam Electric Station,
Unit 1. The change is temporary and
will be annotated by a note in each TS
that specifies the allowance expires on
June 15, 2020.
Date of issuance: January 26, 2017.
Effective date: As of the date of
issuance and shall be implemented
within 30 days of issuance.
Amendment No.: 248. A publiclyavailable version is in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML17004A250;
documents related to this amendment
are listed in the Safety Evaluation
enclosed with the amendment.
Facility Operating License No. NPF–
22: The amendment revised the
Renewed Facility Operating License and
TSs.
Date of initial notice in Federal
Register: May 24, 2016 (81 FR 32810).
The supplemental letter dated October
10, 2016, 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 amendments is contained in a
Safety Evaluation dated January 26,
2017.
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No significant hazards consideration
comments received: No.
Tennessee Valley Authority, Docket
Nos. 50–259, 50–260, and 50–296,
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2
and 3, Limestone County, Alabama
Date of amendment request: August
12, 2016.
Brief description of amendments: The
amendments revised Technical
Specification (TS) 4.3.1.2, ‘‘Fuel Storage
Criticality,’’ for Units 1, 2, and 3, to
preclude the placement of fuel in the
new fuel storage vaults. This TS change
removed the existing TS 4.3.1.2
criticality criteria wording in its
entirety, and replaced it with language
that specifically restricts the placement
of fuel in the new fuel storage vaults.
Date of issuance: January 17, 2017.
Effective date: As of the date of
issuance and shall be implemented
within 60 days of issuance.
Amendment Nos.: 296 (Unit 1), 320
(Unit 2), and 280 (Unit 3). A publiclyavailable version is in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML16330A158;
documents related to these amendments
are listed in the Safety Evaluation
enclosed with the amendments.
Renewed Facility Operating License
Nos. DPR–33, DPR–52, and DPR–68:
Amendments revised the Renewed
Facility Operating Licenses and TSs.
Date of initial notice in Federal
Register: October 11, 2016 (81 FR
70187).
The Commission’s related evaluation
of the amendment is contained in a
Safety Evaluation dated January 17,
2017.
No significant hazards consideration
comments received: No.
Tennessee Valley Authority, Docket
Nos. 50–390 and 50–391, Watts Bar
Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, Rhea
County, Tennessee
Date of amendment request:
December 8, 2015, as supplemented by
letters dated March 11, October 13,
December 1, and December 8, 2016.
Brief description of amendment: The
amendment revised the Watts Bar
Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, Technical
Specification (TS) 3.8.1, ‘‘AC Sources—
Operating,’’ to extend the Completion
Time for one inoperable Diesel
Generator from 72 hours to 10 days
based on the availability of a
supplemental alternating current power
source (specifically, the FLEX DG added
as part of the mitigating strategies for
beyond-design-basis events in response
to NRC Order EA–12–049). The
amendment also made clarifying
changes to certain TS 3.8.1 Conditions,
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Required Actions, and Surveillance
Requirements.
Date of issuance: January 13, 2017.
Effective date: As of the date of
issuance and shall be implemented
within 60 days of issuance.
Amendment No.: 110 (Unit 1) and 5
(Unit 2). A publicly-available version is
in ADAMS under Accession No.
ML17006A271; documents related to
this amendment are listed in the Safety
Evaluation enclosed with the
amendment.
Facility Operating License Nos. NPF–
90 and NPF–96: Amendments revised
the Facility Operating Licenses and
Technical Specifications.
Date of initial notice in Federal
Register: May 24, 2016 (81 FR 32810).
The supplement letters dated October
13, November 1, and December 8, 2016,
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 January 13,
2017.
No significant hazards consideration
comments received: No.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day
of February 2017.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Anne T. Boland,
Director, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company,
Inc., Vogtle Electric Generating
Station, Units 3 and 4; Fire Pump Head
and Diesel Fuel Day Tank 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.
58 to Combined Licenses (COL), NPF–
91 and NPF–92. The COLs were issued
to Southern Nuclear Operating
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Company, Inc., and Georgia Power
Company, Oglethorpe Power
Corporation, MEAG Power SPVM, LLC,
MEAG Power SPVJ, LLC, MEAG Power
SPVP, LLC, 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 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 amendment
were issued on November 30, 2016.
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: 301–415–3463;
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 publiclyavailable 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 (if it is available in
ADAMS) is provided the first time that
it is mentioned in this document. The
request for the amendment and
exemption was submitted by letter
dated August 23, 2016 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML16236A265).
• 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,
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301–415–2809; email: Paul.Kallan@
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amendment documents is provided in
Section III of this document.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Reproduced below is the exemption
document issued to VEGP Units 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 August 23, 2016,
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 16–014, ‘‘Fire Pump
Head and Diesel Fuel Day Tank Changes
(LAR 16–014).’’
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. ML16280A378, 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 information, with corresponding
changes to Appendix C of the Facility
Combined Licenses as described in the
licensee’s request dated August 23,
2016. This exemption is related to, and
necessary for, the granting of License
Amendment No. 58, 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. ML16280A378), 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.
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. 58 to COLs,
NPF–91 and NPF–92, 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 the Updated Final Safety
Analysis Report (UFSAR) in the form of
departures from the incorporated plantspecific Design Control Document Tier
2 information. The proposed
amendment also involves related
changes to plant-specific Tier 1
information, with corresponding
changes to the associated COL
Appendix C information.
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
§§ 50.12, 52.7, and Section VIII.A.4 of
appendix D to 10 FR part 52. The
license amendment was found to be
acceptable as well. The combined safety
evaluation is available in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML16280A378.
Identical exemption documents
(except for referenced unit numbers and
license numbers) were issued to the
licensee for VEGP Units 3 and 4 (COLs
NPF–91 and NPF–92). The exemption
documents for VEGP Units 3 and 4 can
be found in ADAMS under Accession
Nos. ML16280A352 and ML16280A355,
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–91 and NPF–92 are available in
ADAMS under Accession Nos.
ML16280A274 and ML16280A289,
respectively. A summary of the
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III. License Amendment Request
By letter dated August 23, 2016, the
licensee requested that the NRC amend
the COLs for VEGP, Units 3 and 4, COLs
NPF–91 and NPF–92. 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 COL, 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 September 27, 2016 (81 FR
66301). 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 August 23, 2016.
The exemption and amendment were
issued on November 30, 2016 as part of
a combined package to the licensee
(ADAMS Accession No. ML16279A341).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day
of February 2017.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jennifer Dixon-Herrity,
Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division of New
Reactor Licensing, Office of New Reactors.
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company,
Inc., Vogtle Electric Generating Plant,
Units 3 and 4; Relocation of Air Cooled
Chiller Pump 3, VWS–MP–03
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.
64 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, MEAG Power SPVM, LLC,
MEAG Power SPVJ, LLC, MEAG Power
SPVP, LLC, 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 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 amendment
were issued on January 13, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2008–0252 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–2008–0252. 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 publiclyavailable documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. To begin the search, select
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‘‘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 (if it is available in
ADAMS) is provided the first time that
it is mentioned in this document. The
request for the amendment and
exemption was submitted by letter
dated April 26, 2016 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML16117A531), and
supplemented by letter dated August 28,
2016 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML16239A422).
• 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:
Chandu Patel, Office of New Reactors,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone:
301–415–3025; email: Chandu.Patel@
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. 64 to COLs,
NPF–91 and NPF–92, to the licensee.
The exemption is required by Paragraph
A.4 of Section VIII, ‘‘Processes for
Changes and Departures,’’ of 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 to the Updated Final
Safety Analysis Report Tier 2 and Tier
2* information to modify the overall
design of the Central Chilled Water
subsystem to relocate the Air Cooled
Chiller Pump 3 (VWS–MP–03) and
associated equipment from the auxiliary
building to the annex building, for each
unit. The amendment also involves
changes to plant-specific Tier 1
information, with corresponding
changes to Appendix C of the COLs, to
relocate the air cooled chiller pump
from the auxiliary building to the annex
building, for each unit.
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
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[Docket Nos. 52-025 and 52-026; NRC-2008-0252]
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., Vogtle Electric
Generating Station, Units 3 and 4; Fire Pump Head and Diesel Fuel Day
Tank 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. 58 to Combined Licenses (COL), NPF-91 and NPF-92.
The COLs were issued to Southern Nuclear Operating
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Company, Inc., and Georgia Power Company, Oglethorpe Power Corporation,
MEAG Power SPVM, LLC, MEAG Power SPVJ, LLC, MEAG Power SPVP, LLC,
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 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 amendment were issued on November 30, 2016.
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: 301-415-
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 (if it is available
in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this
document. The request for the amendment and exemption was submitted by
letter dated August 23, 2016 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16236A265).
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. 58 to COLs, NPF-91 and NPF-
92, 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 the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) in the
form of departures from the incorporated plant-specific Design Control
Document Tier 2 information. The proposed amendment also involves
related changes to plant-specific Tier 1 information, with
corresponding changes to the associated COL Appendix C information.
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 Sec. Sec. 50.12, 52.7, and Section VIII.A.4 of appendix D to
10 FR part 52. The license amendment was found to be acceptable as
well. The combined safety evaluation is available in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML16280A378.
Identical exemption documents (except for referenced unit numbers
and license numbers) were issued to the licensee for VEGP Units 3 and 4
(COLs NPF-91 and NPF-92). The exemption documents for VEGP Units 3 and
4 can be found in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML16280A352 and
ML16280A355, 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-91 and NPF-92
are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML16280A274 and
ML16280A289, respectively. A summary of the amendment documents is
provided in Section III of this document.
II. Exemption
Reproduced below is the exemption document issued to VEGP Units 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 August 23, 2016, 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 16-014,
``Fire Pump Head and Diesel Fuel Day Tank Changes (LAR 16-014).''
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. ML16280A378, 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 information, with corresponding changes to
Appendix C of the Facility Combined Licenses as described in the
licensee's request dated August 23, 2016. This exemption is related to,
and necessary for, the granting of License Amendment No. 58, 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. ML16280A378),
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.
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III. License Amendment Request
By letter dated August 23, 2016, the licensee requested that the
NRC amend the COLs for VEGP, Units 3 and 4, COLs NPF-91 and NPF-92. 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 COL, 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
September 27, 2016 (81 FR 66301). 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 August 23, 2016.
The exemption and amendment were issued on November 30, 2016 as
part of a combined package to the licensee (ADAMS Accession No.
ML16279A341).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day of February 2017.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jennifer Dixon-Herrity,
Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division of New Reactor Licensing, Office of
New Reactors.
[FR Doc. 2017-02959 Filed 2-13-17; 8:45 am]
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