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Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station,
Units 2 and 3; South Carolina Electric
& Gas Company Annex and Radwaste
Building 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.
59 to Combined Licenses (COL), NPF–
93 and NPF–94. The COLs were issued
to South Carolina Electric & Gas
Company on behalf of itself and the
South Carolina Public Service Authority
(both hereafter called 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 amendment
were issued on February 6, 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
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(ADAMS): You may access publicly
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Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
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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 February 27,
2014 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML14065A022) and supplemented by
letters dated July 9 and September 25,
2014, August 20 and December 17,
2015, and June 1 and November 17,
2016.
• 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. 59 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 the Updated Final Safety
Analysis report in the form of
departures from the incorporated plantspecific DCD 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
10 CFR 50.12, 10 CFR 52.7, and Section
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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. ML16362A322.
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. ML16362A299 and ML16362A302,
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.
ML16356A488 and ML16362A297,
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 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 February 27, 2014,
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 13–09, ‘‘Annex and
Radwaste Building Changes (LAR 13–
09).’’
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. ML16362A322, 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
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licensee’s request dated February 27,
2014, and supplemented by letters dated
July 9 and September 25, 2014, August
20 and December 17, 2015, and June 1
and November 17, 2016. This exemption
is related to, and necessary for, the
granting of License Amendment No. 59,
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. ML16362A322), 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 February 27, 2014, and
supplemented by letters dated July 9
and September 25, 2014, August 20 and
December 17, 2015 and June 1 and
November 17, 2016, 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 document.
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
April 15, 2014 (79 FR 21299). No
comments were received during the 30day 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
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granted the exemption and issued the
amendment that the licensee requested
on February 27, 2014.
The exemption and amendment were
issued on February 6, 2017, as part of
a combined package to the licensee
(ADAMS Accession No. ML16356A462).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day
of March 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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[Docket No. 40–9067; NRC–2015–0199]
Uranerz Energy Corporation; Jane
Dough Unit
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Environmental assessment and
finding of no significant impact;
issuance.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering an
amendment of License SUA–1597, to
expand operations to the Jane Dough
Unit at Uranerz Energy Corporation
(Uranerz) Nichols Ranch In Situ
Recovery (ISR) Facility (Docket No. 40–
9067). The NRC has prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) and
finding of no significant impact (FONSI)
for this licensing action.
DATES: The EA and FONSI referenced in
this document is available on March 22,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2015–0199 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–2015–0199. 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
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(ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at
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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 via
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.
• 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:
Ashley Waldron, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone:
301–415–7317; email: Ashley.Waldron@
nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is considering issuance of an
amendment of License SUA–1597
issued to Uranerz, for operation of the
Jane Dough Unit, located in Wyoming,
Johnson and Campbell Counties.
Therefore, as required by part 51 of title
10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(10 CFR), the NRC performed an EA.
Based on the results of the EA that
follows, the NRC has determined not to
prepare an environmental impact
statement (EIS) for the amendment, and
is issuing a FONSI.
II. Environmental Assessment
Description of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would allow
Uranerz to construct, operate, perform
aquifer restoration, and
decommissioning activities at the Jane
Dough Unit. The proposed action is in
accordance with the licensee’s
application dated May 8, 2014 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML14164A274), as
supplemented by letter dated April 13,
2015 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML15118A122).
Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed action allows Uranerz
to recover uranium within the proposed
Jane Dough Unit. The licensee would
process the recovered uranium into
yellowcake at the existing central
processing plant currently located on
the Nichols Ranch Unit. Yellowcake is
the uranium oxide product of the ISR
milling process that is used to produce
various products, including fuel for
commercially-operated nuclear power
reactors.
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Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The NRC staff has assessed the
potential environmental impacts from
the construction, operation, aquifer
restoration, and decommissioning of the
proposed Jane Dough Unit. The NRC
staff assessed the impacts of the
proposed action on land use; historical
and cultural resources; visual and
scenic resources; climatology,
meteorology and air quality; geology,
minerals, and soils; water resources;
ecological resources; socioeconomics;
noise; traffic and transportation; public
and occupational health and safety; and
waste management. All impacts were
determined to be SMALL. The NRC staff
concluded that license amendment for
the Nichols Ranch ISR project license
authorizing the construction and
operation of the Jane Dough Unit would
not significantly affect the quality of the
human health, safety, and environment.
Approval of the proposed action would
not result in an increased radiological
risk to public health or the environment.
Environmental Impacts of the
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed
action, the NRC staff considered denial
of the proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘noaction’’ alternative). The No-Action
Alternative would mean that the NRC
would not approve the addition of the
Jane Dough Unit to the existing Nichols
Ranch licensed permit area. In-situ
recovery activities would not occur
within the Jane Dough Unit and the
associated environmental impacts also
would not occur.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
In accordance with its stated policy,
on December 20, 2016, the NRC staff
consulted with the Wyoming
Department of Environmental Quality,
regarding the environmental impact of
the proposed action. The state official
concurred with the EA and FONSI on
January 25, 2017.
Additional Information
The NRC received an application from
Uranerz to amend its NRC source
materials license SUA–1597. This
application requests authorization for
Uranerz to construct and operate ISR
activities at the Jane Dough unit in
Campbell County and Johnson County,
Wyoming. The NRC staff is conducting
an environmental review in accordance
with part 51 of title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), which
implements the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA). Based on the
results of the EA that follows, the NRC
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 52-027 and 52-028; NRC-2008-0252]
Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Units 2 and 3; South Carolina
Electric & Gas Company Annex and Radwaste Building 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. 59 to Combined Licenses (COL), NPF-93 and NPF-94.
The COLs were issued to South Carolina Electric & Gas Company on behalf
of itself and the South Carolina Public Service Authority (both
hereafter called 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 amendment were issued on February 6, 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 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
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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
February 27, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. ML14065A022) and supplemented by
letters dated July 9 and September 25, 2014, August 20 and December 17,
2015, and June 1 and November 17, 2016.
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. 59 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 the Updated Final Safety Analysis report in the form of
departures from the incorporated plant-specific DCD 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 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. ML16362A322.
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. ML16362A299 and
ML16362A302, 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. ML16356A488 and
ML16362A297, 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 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 February 27, 2014, 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 13-09,
``Annex and Radwaste Building Changes (LAR 13-09).''
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. ML16362A322, 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 February 27, 2014, and supplemented by letters
dated July 9 and September 25, 2014, August 20 and December 17, 2015,
and June 1 and November 17, 2016. This exemption is related to, and
necessary for, the granting of License Amendment No. 59, 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. ML16362A322),
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 February 27, 2014, and supplemented by letters
dated July 9 and September 25, 2014, August 20 and December 17, 2015
and June 1 and November 17, 2016, 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 document.
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 April 15, 2014 (79 FR 21299). 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
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granted the exemption and issued the amendment that the licensee
requested on February 27, 2014.
The exemption and amendment were issued on February 6, 2017, as
part of a combined package to the licensee (ADAMS Accession No.
ML16356A462).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day of March 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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