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July 5, 2017 (82 FR 31089). 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
granted the exemptions and issued the
amendments that the licensee requested
on May 5, 2017, and supplemented by
letter dated August 3, 2017.
The exemptions and amendments
were issued on November 3, 2017, as
part of a combined package to the
licensee (ADAMS Accession No.
ML17256A028).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day
of February, 2018.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jennifer L. 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; Addition of Steam
Generator System (SGS) Thermal
Relief Valves
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 AP1000 design control
document (DCD) and is issuing License
Amendment Nos. 99 and 98 to
Combined Licenses (COL), NPF–91 and
NPF–92, respectively. 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, 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.
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The granting of the exemption allows
the changes to Tier 1 information that is
requested 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 Website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2008–0252. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer
Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127;
email: Jennifer.Borges@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/readingrm/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 April 21, 2017
(ADAMS Accession No. ML17111A958),
revised on August 15, 2017 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML17227A775) and
supplemented by letter dated September
18, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML17261B157).
• 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 exemptions from
paragraph B of section III, ‘‘Scope and
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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 Nos. 99 and 98 to
COLs, NPF–91 and NPF–92,
respectively, to the licensee. The
exemptions are 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
proposes changes to plant-specific Tier
1 information and corresponding
changes to Appendix C. Specifically, the
licensee proposes changes to plantspecific Tier 1, Table 2.2.4–1 and Figure
2.2.4–1 (Sheets 1 and 2) and
corresponding changes to Appendix C
of the COL to install two main feedwater
thermal relief valves and two start-up
feedwater thermal relief valves. The
main feedwater thermal relief valves
will be added to the main feedwater line
between the main feedwater isolation
valves and main feedwater control
valves. The startup feedwater thermal
relief valves will be added between the
startup feedwater isolation valves and
startup feedwater control valves. The
proposed plant-specific DCD Tier 1
information and corresponding changes
to Appendix C of the COL require
additional changes to corresponding
Tier 2 information in the Updated Final
Safety Analysis Report, Chapter 3,
‘‘Design of Structures, Components,
Equipment, and Systems,’’ and Chapter
10, ‘‘Steam and Power Conversion.’’
Part of the justification for granting
the exemptions was provided by the
review of the amendments. Because the
exemption is necessary in order to issue
the requested license amendment, the
NRC granted the exemptions and issued
the amendments 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 exemptions 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 amendments were found
to be acceptable as well. The combined
safety evaluation is available in ADAMS
under Accession No. ML17263A074.
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. ML17263A079 and ML17263A078,
respectively. The exemption is
reproduced (with the exception of
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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.
ML17263A077 and ML17263A075,
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 April 21, 2017,
revised on August 15, 2017, and
supplemented by letter dated September
18, 2017, 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 17–012, ‘‘Addition
of Steam Generator System (SGS)
Thermal Relief Valves.’’
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. ML17263A074, 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 April 21, 2017,
revised on August 15, 2017 and
supplemented by letter dated September
18, 2017. This exemption is related to,
and necessary for, the granting of
License Amendment Nos. 99 and 98,
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. ML17263A074), these
exemptions meets the eligibility criteria
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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. These exemptions are effective as of
the date of its issuance.
III. License Amendment Request
By letter dated April 21, 2017, revised
on August 15, 2017 and supplemented
by letter dated September 18, 2017, 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 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
September 12, 2017 (82 FR 42844). 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
granted the exemption and issued the
amendment that the licensee requested
on April 21, 2017, revised on August 15,
2017, and supplemented by letter on
September 18, 2017.
The exemptions and amendments
were issued on November 17, 2017, as
part of a combined package to the
licensee (ADAMS Accession No.
ML17263A070).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day
of February, 2018.
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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jennifer L. Dixon-Herrity,
Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division of New
Reactor Licensing, Office of New Reactors.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 52-025 and 52-026; NRC-2008-0252]
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric
Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4; Addition of Steam Generator System
(SGS) Thermal Relief Valves
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 AP1000 design control document (DCD) and is
issuing License Amendment Nos. 99 and 98 to Combined Licenses (COL),
NPF-91 and NPF-92, respectively. 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, 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 that is requested 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 Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2008-0252. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287-
9127; email: [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 April 21, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17111A958),
revised on August 15, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17227A775) and
supplemented by letter dated September 18, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML17261B157).
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: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is granting exemptions 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 Nos. 99 and 98 to COLs, NPF-91
and NPF-92, respectively, to the licensee. The exemptions are 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 proposes changes to plant-specific Tier 1 information and
corresponding changes to Appendix C. Specifically, the licensee
proposes changes to plant-specific Tier 1, Table 2.2.4-1 and Figure
2.2.4-1 (Sheets 1 and 2) and corresponding changes to Appendix C of the
COL to install two main feedwater thermal relief valves and two start-
up feedwater thermal relief valves. The main feedwater thermal relief
valves will be added to the main feedwater line between the main
feedwater isolation valves and main feedwater control valves. The
startup feedwater thermal relief valves will be added between the
startup feedwater isolation valves and startup feedwater control
valves. The proposed plant-specific DCD Tier 1 information and
corresponding changes to Appendix C of the COL require additional
changes to corresponding Tier 2 information in the Updated Final Safety
Analysis Report, Chapter 3, ``Design of Structures, Components,
Equipment, and Systems,'' and Chapter 10, ``Steam and Power
Conversion.''
Part of the justification for granting the exemptions was provided
by the review of the amendments. Because the exemption is necessary in
order to issue the requested license amendment, the NRC granted the
exemptions and issued the amendments 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 exemptions 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 amendments were found to be acceptable
as well. The combined safety evaluation is available in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML17263A074.
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. ML17263A079 and
ML17263A078, respectively. The exemption is reproduced (with the
exception of
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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. ML17263A077 and ML17263A075,
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 April 21, 2017, revised on August 15, 2017,
and supplemented by letter dated September 18, 2017, 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 17-012, ``Addition of Steam Generator System (SGS) Thermal
Relief Valves.''
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. ML17263A074, 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 April 21, 2017, revised on August 15, 2017 and
supplemented by letter dated September 18, 2017. This exemption is
related to, and necessary for, the granting of License Amendment Nos.
99 and 98, 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. ML17263A074),
these exemptions 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. These exemptions are effective as of the date of its issuance.
III. License Amendment Request
By letter dated April 21, 2017, revised on August 15, 2017 and
supplemented by letter dated September 18, 2017, 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 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 September 12, 2017 (82 FR 42844). 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 April 21, 2017, revised on August 15, 2017, and
supplemented by letter on September 18, 2017.
The exemptions and amendments were issued on November 17, 2017, as
part of a combined package to the licensee (ADAMS Accession No.
ML17263A070).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day of February, 2018.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jennifer L. Dixon-Herrity,
Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division of New Reactor Licensing, Office of
New Reactors.
[FR Doc. 2018-03167 Filed 2-14-18; 8:45 am]
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