Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations, 68949-68955 [2019-27001]
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BILLING CODE 4510–26–P
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
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[NRC–2019–0243]
Biweekly Notice; Applications and
Amendments to Facility Operating
Licenses and Combined Licenses
Involving No Significant Hazards
Considerations
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Biweekly notice.
AGENCY:
I. Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments
Pursuant to the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the
Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is publishing this
regular biweekly notice. The Act
requires the Commission to publish
notice of any amendments issued, or
proposed to be issued, and grants the
Commission the authority to issue and
make immediately effective any
amendment to an operating license or
combined license, as applicable, upon a
determination by the Commission that
such amendment involves no significant
hazards consideration, notwithstanding
the pendency before the Commission of
a request for a hearing from any person.
This biweekly notice includes all
amendments issued, or proposed to be
issued, from November 19, 2019, to
December 2, 2019. This notice also
incorporates the revised biweekly
format as noticed in the Federal
Register on December 3, 2019. The last
biweekly notice was published on
December 3, 2019.
DATES: Comments must be filed by
January 16, 2020. A request for a hearing
or petitions for leave to intervene must
be filed by February 18, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods (unless
this document describes a different
method for submitting comments on a
specific subject):
• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2019–0243. Address
questions about NRC Docket IDs in
Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges;
telephone: 301–287–9127; email:
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Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For technical
questions, contact the individual(s)
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document.
• Mail comments to: Office of
Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN–7–
A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001, ATTN: Program Management,
Announcements and Editing Staff.
For additional direction on obtaining
information and submitting comments,
see ‘‘Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments’’ in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lynn Ronewicz, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, 301–415–1927,
email: Lynn.Ronewicz@nrc.gov, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2019–
0243, when contacting the NRC about
the availability of information for this
action. You may obtain publiclyavailable information related to this
action by any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2019–0243.
• 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
‘‘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. For the convenience of the
reader, instructions about obtaining
materials referenced in this document
are provided in the ‘‘Availability of
Documents’’ section.
• 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.
B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC–2019–
0243, facility name, unit nos. docket
no., application date, and subject, in
your comment submission.
The NRC cautions you not to include
identifying or contact information that
you do not want to be publicly
disclosed in your comment submission.
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The NRC will post all comment
submissions at https://
www.regulations.gov as well as enter the
comment submissions into ADAMS.
The NRC does not routinely edit
comment submissions to remove
identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating
comments from other persons for
submission to the NRC, then you should
inform those persons not to include
identifying or contact information that
they do not want to be publicly
disclosed in their comment submission.
Your request should state that the NRC
does not routinely edit comment
submissions to remove such information
before making the comment
submissions available to the public or
entering the comment into ADAMS.
II. Notice of Consideration of Issuance
of Amendments to Facility Operating
Licenses and Combined Licenses and
Proposed No Significant Hazards
Consideration Determination
For the facility-specific amendment
requests shown below, the Commission
finds that the licensee’s analyses
provided, consistent with title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR)
Section 50.91 is sufficient to support the
proposed determination that these
amendment requests involve No
Significant Hazards Consideration
(NSHC). Under the Commission’s
regulations in 10 CFR 50.92, operation
of the facility in accordance with the
proposed amendment would not (1)
involve a significant increase in the
probability or consequences of an
accident previously evaluated, or (2)
create the possibility of a new or
different kind of accident from any
accident previously evaluated; or (3)
involve a significant reduction in a
margin of safety.
The Commission is seeking public
comments on this proposed
determination. Any comments received
within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice will be
considered in making any final
determination.
Normally, the Commission will not
issue the amendment until the
expiration of 60 days after the date of
publication of this notice. The
Commission may issue the license
amendment before expiration of the 60day period provided that its final
determination is that the amendment
involves NSHC. In addition, the
Commission may issue the amendment
prior to the expiration of the 30-day
comment period if circumstances
change during the 30-day comment
period such that failure to act in a
timely way would result, for example in
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derating or shutdown of the facility. If
the Commission takes action prior to the
expiration of either the comment period
or the notice period, it will publish in
the Federal Register a notice of
issuance. If the Commission makes a
final NSHC determination, any hearing
will take place after issuance. The
Commission expects that the need to
take action on an amendment before 60
days have elapsed will occur very
infrequently.
A. Opportunity To Request a Hearing
and Petition for Leave To Intervene
Within 60 days after the date of
publication of this notice, any persons
(petitioner) whose interest may be
affected by this action may file a request
for a hearing and petition for leave to
intervene (petition) with respect to the
action. Petitions shall be filed in
accordance with the Commission’s
‘‘Agency Rules of Practice and
Procedure’’ in 10 CFR part 2. Interested
persons should consult a current copy
of 10 CFR 2.309. The NRC’s regulations
are accessible electronically from the
NRC Library on the NRC’s website at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/cfr/. Alternatively, a copy of
the regulations is available at the NRC’s
Public Document Room, located at One
White Flint North, Room O1–F21, 11555
Rockville Pike (First Floor), Rockville,
Maryland 20852. If a petition is filed,
the Commission or a presiding officer
will rule on the petition and, if
appropriate, a notice of a hearing will be
issued.
As required by 10 CFR 2.309(d) the
petition should specifically explain the
reasons why intervention should be
permitted with particular reference to
the following general requirements for
standing: (1) The name, address, and
telephone number of the petitioner; (2)
the nature of the petitioner’s right under
the Act to be made a party to the
proceeding; (3) the nature and extent of
the petitioner’s property, financial, or
other interest in the proceeding; and (4)
the possible effect of any decision or
order which may be entered in the
proceeding on the petitioner’s interest.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.309(f),
the petition must also set forth the
specific contentions which the
petitioner seeks to have litigated in the
proceeding. Each contention must
consist of a specific statement of the
issue of law or fact to be raised or
controverted. In addition, the petitioner
must provide a brief explanation of the
bases for the contention and a concise
statement of the alleged facts or expert
opinion which support the contention
and on which the petitioner intends to
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hearing. The petitioner must also
provide references to the specific
sources and documents on which the
petitioner intends to rely to support its
position on the issue. The petition must
include sufficient information to show
that a genuine dispute exists with the
applicant or licensee on a material issue
of law or fact. Contentions must be
limited to matters within the scope of
the proceeding. The contention must be
one which, if proven, would entitle the
petitioner to relief. A petitioner who
fails to satisfy the requirements at 10
CFR 2.309(f) with respect to at least one
contention will not be permitted to
participate as a party.
Those permitted to intervene become
parties to the proceeding, subject to any
limitations in the order granting leave to
intervene. Parties have the opportunity
to participate fully in the conduct of the
hearing with respect to resolution of
that party’s admitted contentions,
including the opportunity to present
evidence, consistent with the NRC’s
regulations, policies, and procedures.
Petitions must be filed no later than
60 days from the date of publication of
this notice. Petitions and motions for
leave to file new or amended
contentions that are filed after the
deadline will not be entertained absent
a determination by the presiding officer
that the filing demonstrates good cause
by satisfying the three factors in 10 CFR
2.309(c)(1)(i) through (iii). The petition
must be filed in accordance with the
filing instructions in the ‘‘Electronic
Submissions (E-Filing)’’ section of this
document.
If a hearing is requested, and the
Commission has not made a final
determination on the issue of no
significant hazards consideration, the
Commission will make a final
determination on the issue of no
significant hazards consideration. The
final determination will serve to
establish when the hearing is held. If the
final determination is that the
amendment request involves no
significant hazards consideration, the
Commission may issue the amendment
and make it immediately effective,
notwithstanding the request for a
hearing. Any hearing would take place
after issuance of the amendment. If the
final determination is that the
amendment request involves a
significant hazards consideration, then
any hearing held would take place
before the issuance of the amendment
unless the Commission finds an
imminent danger to the health or safety
of the public, in which case it will issue
an appropriate order or rule under 10
CFR part 2.
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A State, local governmental body,
Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or
agency thereof, may submit a petition to
the Commission to participate as a party
under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(1). The petition
should state the nature and extent of the
petitioner’s interest in the proceeding.
The petition should be submitted to the
Commission no later than 60 days from
the date of publication of this notice.
The petition must be filed in accordance
with the filing instructions in the
‘‘Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)’’
section of this document, and should
meet the requirements for petitions set
forth in this section, except that under
10 CFR 2.309(h)(2) a State, local
governmental body, or Federallyrecognized Indian Tribe, or agency
thereof does not need to address the
standing requirements in 10 CFR
2.309(d) if the facility is located within
its boundaries. Alternatively, a State,
local governmental body, Federallyrecognized Indian Tribe, or agency
thereof may participate as a non-party
under 10 CFR 2.315(c).
If a hearing is granted, any person
who is not a party to the proceeding and
is not affiliated with or represented by
a party may, at the discretion of the
presiding officer, be permitted to make
a limited appearance pursuant to the
provisions of 10 CFR 2.315(a). A person
making a limited appearance may make
an oral or written statement of his or her
position on the issues but may not
otherwise participate in the proceeding.
A limited appearance may be made at
any session of the hearing or at any
prehearing conference, subject to the
limits and conditions as may be
imposed by the presiding officer. Details
regarding the opportunity to make a
limited appearance will be provided by
the presiding officer if such sessions are
scheduled.
B. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)
All documents filed in NRC
adjudicatory proceedings, including a
request for hearing and petition for
leave to intervene (petition), any motion
or other document filed in the
proceeding prior to the submission of a
request for hearing or petition to
intervene, and documents filed by
interested governmental entities that
request to participate under 10 CFR
2.315(c), must be filed in accordance
with the NRC’s E-Filing rule (72 FR
49139; August 28, 2007, as amended at
77 FR 46562; August 3, 2012). The EFiling process requires participants to
submit and serve all adjudicatory
documents over the internet, or in some
cases to mail copies on electronic
storage media. Detailed guidance on
making electronic submissions may be
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found in the Guidance for Electronic
Submissions to the NRC and on the NRC
website at https://www.nrc.gov/sitehelp/e-submittals.html. Participants
may not submit paper copies of their
filings unless they seek an exemption in
accordance with the procedures
described below.
To comply with the procedural
requirements of E-Filing, at least 10
days prior to the filing deadline, the
participant should contact the Office of
the Secretary by email at
hearing.docket@nrc.gov, or by telephone
at 301–415–1677, to (1) request a digital
identification (ID) certificate, which
allows the participant (or its counsel or
representative) to digitally sign
submissions and access the E-Filing
system for any proceeding in which it
is participating; and (2) advise the
Secretary that the participant will be
submitting a petition or other
adjudicatory document (even in
instances in which the participant, or its
counsel or representative, already holds
an NRC-issued digital ID certificate).
Based upon this information, the
Secretary will establish an electronic
docket for the hearing in this proceeding
if the Secretary has not already
established an electronic docket.
Information about applying for a
digital ID certificate is available on the
NRC’s public website at https://
www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/
getting-started.html. Once a participant
has obtained a digital ID certificate and
a docket has been created, the
participant can then submit
adjudicatory documents. Submissions
must be in Portable Document Format
(PDF). Additional guidance on PDF
submissions is available on the NRC’s
public website at https://www.nrc.gov/
site-help/electronic-sub-ref-mat.html. A
filing is considered complete at the time
the document is submitted through the
NRC’s E-Filing system. To be timely, an
electronic filing must be submitted to
the E-Filing system no later than 11:59
p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Upon receipt of a transmission, the EFiling system time-stamps the document
and sends the submitter an email notice
confirming receipt of the document. The
E-Filing system also distributes an email
notice that provides access to the
document to the NRC’s Office of the
General Counsel and any others who
have advised the Office of the Secretary
that they wish to participate in the
proceeding, so that the filer need not
serve the document on those
participants separately. Therefore,
applicants and other participants (or
their counsel or representative) must
apply for and receive a digital ID
certificate before adjudicatory
documents are filed so that they can
obtain access to the documents via the
E-Filing system.
A person filing electronically using
the NRC’s adjudicatory E-Filing system
may seek assistance by contacting the
NRC’s Electronic Filing Help Desk
through the ‘‘Contact Us’’ link located
on the NRC’s public website at https://
www.nrc.gov/site-help/esubmittals.html, by email to
MSHD.Resource@nrc.gov, or by a tollfree call at 1–866–672–7640. The NRC
Electronic Filing Help Desk is available
between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., Eastern
Time, Monday through Friday,
excluding government holidays.
Participants who believe that they
have a good cause for not submitting
documents electronically must file an
exemption request, in accordance with
10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper
filing stating why there is good cause for
not filing electronically and requesting
authorization to continue to submit
documents in paper format. Such filings
must be submitted by: (1) First class
mail addressed to the Office of the
Secretary of the Commission, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001, Attention:
Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or
(2) courier, express mail, or expedited
delivery service to the Office of the
Secretary, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland 20852, Attention:
Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff.
Participants filing adjudicatory
documents in this manner are
responsible for serving the document on
all other participants. Filing is
considered complete by first-class mail
as of the time of deposit in the mail, or
by courier, express mail, or expedited
delivery service upon depositing the
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document with the provider of the
service. A presiding officer, having
granted an exemption request from
using E-Filing, may require a participant
or party to use E-Filing if the presiding
officer subsequently determines that the
reason for granting the exemption from
use of E-Filing no longer exists.
Documents submitted in adjudicatory
proceedings will appear in the NRC’s
electronic hearing docket which is
available to the public at https://
adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded
pursuant to an order of the Commission
or the presiding officer. If you do not
have an NRC-issued digital ID certificate
as described above, click ‘‘cancel’’ when
the link requests certificates and you
will be automatically directed to the
NRC’s electronic hearing dockets where
you will be able to access any publicly
available documents in a particular
hearing docket. Participants are
requested not to include personal
privacy information, such as social
security numbers, home addresses, or
personal phone numbers in their filings,
unless an NRC regulation or other law
requires submission of such
information. For example, in some
instances, individuals provide home
addresses in order to demonstrate
proximity to a facility or site. With
respect to copyrighted works, except for
limited excerpts that serve the purpose
of the adjudicatory filings and would
constitute a Fair Use application,
participants are requested not to include
copyrighted materials in their
submission.
The table below provides the plant
name, docket number, date of
application, ADAMS accession number,
and location in the application of the
licensee’s proposed NSHC
determination. For further details with
respect to these license amendment
applications, see the application for
amendment which is available for
public inspection in ADAMS and at the
NRC’s PDR. For additional direction on
accessing information related to this
document, see the ‘‘Obtaining
Information and Submitting Comments’’
section of this document.
TABLE 1—LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST(S)
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Entergy Operations, Inc.; Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3; St. Charles Parish, LA
Application Date ...................................
ADAMS Accession No .........................
Location in Application of NSHC ..........
Brief Description of Amendments ........
Proposed Determination .......................
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August 27, 2019.
ML19239A429.
Enclosure, Page 4 of 6.
The amendment would revise Technical Specification Surveillance Requirements 4.7.6.1.d.2 and
4.7.6.1.d.4 to add an exception for automatic dampers and valves that are locked or sealed. The revision would facilitate fuel movement with one train of the Control Room Emergency Air Filtration
System inoperable.
NSHC.
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Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing
Address.
Docket Nos ...........................................
NRC Project Manager, Telephone
Number.
Anna Vinson Jones, Senior Counsel, Entergy Services, Inc., 101 Constitution Avenue NW, Suite 200
East, Washington, DC 20001.
50–382.
April Pulvirenti, 301–415–1390.
Entergy Operations, Inc.; Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3; St. Charles Parish, LA
Application Date ...................................
ADAMS Accession No .........................
Location in Application of NSHC ..........
Brief Description of Amendments ........
Proposed Determination .......................
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing
Address.
Docket Nos ...........................................
NRC Project Manager, Telephone
Number.
September 20, 2019.
ML19263F129.
Enclosure, Page 11 of 13.
The proposed change would revise the Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3, Technical Specifications (TSs) to remove TSs 3.1.2.1 through 3.1.2.8, ‘‘Boration Systems,’’ and references to the TSs,
and relocate the information to the licensee-controlled Technical Requirements Manual.
NSHC.
Anna Vinson Jones, Senior Counsel, Entergy Services, Inc., 101 Constitution Avenue NW, Suite 200
East, Washington, DC 20001.
50–382.
April Pulvirenti, 301–415–1390.
Entergy Operations, Inc.; Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3; St. Charles Parish, LA
Application Date ...................................
ADAMS Accession No .........................
Location in Application of NSHC ..........
Brief Description of Amendments ........
Proposed Determination .......................
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing
Address.
Docket Nos ...........................................
NRC Project Manager, Telephone
Number.
October 24, 2019.
ML19297H543.
Page 13 of the Enclosure.
The proposed change would revise Technical Specification 3/4.8.1, ‘‘A.C. [Alternating Current]
Sources—Operating,’’ Surveillance Requirements to correct errors in some criteria for voltage and
frequency. The changes would ensure compliance with the plant design basis and ensure that the
Emergency Diesel Generators are capable of supplying power with the correct voltage and frequency
to the required loads.
NSHC.
Anna Vinson Jones, Senior Counsel, Entergy Services, Inc., 101 Constitution Avenue NW, Suite 200
East, Washington, DC 20001.
50–382.
April Pulvirenti, 301–415–1390.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2; Will County, IL
Application Date ...................................
ADAMS Accession No .........................
Location in Application of NSHC ..........
Brief Description of Amendments ........
Proposed Determination .......................
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing
Address.
Docket Nos ...........................................
NRC Project Manager, Telephone
Number.
September 11, 2019.
ML19254D105.
Attachment 1, Section 4.3, Pages 12 and 13.
The amendment request proposes to revise the ultimate heat sink inventory verification (Technical
Specification 3.7.9) from a level-based to volume-based verification.
NSHC.
Tamra Domeyer, Associate General Counsel, Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 4300 Winfield Road,
Warrenville, IL 60555.
50–456, 50–457.
Joel Wiebe, 301–415–6606.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, Will County, IL; Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, Ogle County, IL
Application Date ...................................
ADAMS Accession No .........................
Location in Application of NSHC ..........
Brief Description of Amendments ........
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Proposed Determination .......................
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing
Address.
Docket Nos ...........................................
NRC Project Manager, Telephone
Number.
September 24, 2019.
ML19269C092.
Attachment 1a, Section 4.3, Pages 140–142.
The amendments would revise Braidwood Station Technical Specification 5.5.16, ‘‘Containment Leakage Rate Testing Program,’’ for permanent extension of Type A and Type C leak rate test frequencies.
NSHC.
Tamra Domeyer, Associate General Counsel, Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 4300 Winfield Road,
Warrenville, IL 60555.
50–456, 50–457, 50–454, 50–455.
Joel Wiebe, 301–415–6606.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, Will County, IL; Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, Ogle County, IL
Application Date ...................................
ADAMS Accession No .........................
Location in Application of NSHC ..........
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September 30, 2019.
ML19275E307.
Attachment 1, Section 4.3, Pages 4 and 5.
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TABLE 1—LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST(S)—Continued
Brief Description of Amendments ........
Proposed Determination .......................
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing
Address.
Docket Nos ...........................................
NRC Project Manager, Telephone
Number.
The amendment would revise Technical Specification 5.6.6 to allow use of AREVA NP Topical Report
BAW–2308, Revisions 1–A and 2–A, ‘‘Initial RTNDT of Linde 80 Weld Materials.’’
NSHC.
Tamra Domeyer, Associate General Counsel, Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 4300 Winfield Road,
Warrenville, IL 60555.
50–454, 50–455, 50–456, 50–457.
Joel Wiebe, 301–415–6606.
FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company; Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Beaver County, PA
Application Date ...................................
ADAMS Accession No .........................
Location in Application of NSHC ..........
Application Date ...................................
Brief Description of Amendments ........
Proposed Determination .......................
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing
Address.
Docket Nos ...........................................
NRC Project Manager, Telephone
Number.
October 20, 2019.
ML19293A367.
Page 26 of 28.
September 11, 2019.
The amendments would revise technical specifications regarding primary and secondary coolant activities, control room emergency ventilation system testing criteria, and permit a one-time change to the
control room envelope unfiltered air inleakages test frequency.
NSHC.
David W. Jenkins, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company, FirstEnergy Corporation, 76 South Main
Street, Akron, OH 44308.
50–334, 50–412.
Jennifer Tobin, 301–415–2328.
Florida Power & Light Company, et al.; St. Lucie Plant, Unit No. 2; St. Lucie County, FL
Application Date ...................................
ADAMS Accession No .........................
Location in Application of NSHC ..........
Brief Description of Amendments ........
Proposed Determination .......................
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing
Address.
Docket Nos ...........................................
NRC Project Manager, Telephone
Number.
October 9, 2019.
ML19282D338.
Enclosure, Page 8 of 12.
The amendment would modify the Unit No. 2 Technical Specifications by revising the reactor coolant
pump flywheel inspection program requirements consistent with the conclusions and limitations specified in NRC safety evaluation, Acceptance for Referencing of Topical Report SIR–94–080, ‘‘Relaxation of Reactor Coolant Pump Flywheel Inspection Requirements,’’ dated May 21, 1997.
NSHC.
Debbie Hendell, Managing Attorney—Nuclear, Florida Power & Light Company, 700 Universe Blvd., MS
LAW/JB, Juno Beach, FL 33408–0420.
50–389.
Natreon Jordan, 301–415–7410.
PSEG Nuclear LLC; Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Salem County, NJ
Application Date ...................................
ADAMS Accession No .........................
Location in Application of NSHC ..........
Brief Description of Amendments ........
Proposed Determination .......................
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing
Address.
Docket Nos ...........................................
NRC Project Manager, Telephone
Number.
October 23, 2019.
ML19296B108.
Enclosure, page 15.
The amendments would address conditions of source range and intermediate range in operability that
would mandate entry into Technical Specification 3.0.3.
NSHC.
Steven Fleischer, PSEG Services Corporation, 80 Park Plaza, T–5, Newark, NJ 07102.
50–272, 50–311.
James Kim, 301–415–4125.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP), Units 3 and 4; Burke County, GA
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ADAMS Accession No .........................
Location in Application of NSHC ..........
Brief Description of Amendments ........
Proposed Determination .......................
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing
Address.
Docket Nos ...........................................
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ML19304C381.
Enclosure 1, page 8 of 10.
The amendments propose changes to the VEGP Units 3 and 4 COL Appendix C, with corresponding
changes to the associated plant-specific Tier 1 information and associated Tier 2 information in the
Updated Final Safety Analysis Report. Specifically, the proposed change is to update the Inspections,
Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria (ITAAC) containment vessel wetted perimeter measurement to be taken at any elevation between the 266 ft. elevation and the spring line, instead of the
current requirement of taking the measurement directly at the spring line (approximate elevation of
244 ft.) Because this proposed change requires a departure from Tier 1 information in the Westinghouse AP1000 Design Control Document (DCD), the licensee also required an exemption from the
requirements of the Generic DCD Tier 1 in accordance with Section 52.63(b)(1) of 10 CFR.
NSHC.
M. Stanford Blanton, Balch & Bingham LLP, 1710 Sixth Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203–2015.
52–025, 52–026.
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TABLE 1—LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST(S)—Continued
NRC Project
Number.
Manager,
Telephone
Jennivine Rankin, 415–1530.
III. Notice of Issuance of Amendments
to Facility Operating Licenses and
Combined Licenses
During the period since publication of
the last biweekly notice, the
Commission has issued the following
amendments. The Commission has
determined for each of 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 NSHC
determination, and opportunity for a
hearing in connection with these
actions, was published in the Federal
Register as indicated.
Unless otherwise indicated, 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. If the Commission has
prepared an environmental assessment
under the special circumstances
provision in 10 CFR 51.22(b) and has
made a determination based on that
assessment, it is so indicated.
For further details with respect to the
action, see (1) the applications for
amendment, (2) the amendment, and (3)
the Commission’s related letter, Safety
Evaluation, and/or Environmental
Assessment as indicated. All of these
items can be accessed as described in
the ‘‘Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments’’ section of this
document.
TABLE 2—LICENSE AMENDMENT ISSUANCE(S)
Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2; Brunswick County, NC
Date Issued ..........................................
ADAMS Accession No .........................
Amendment Nos ...................................
Brief Description of Amendments ........
Docket Nos ...........................................
November 21, 2019.
ML19281A330.
296 and 324.
The amendments modified requirements for repetitive verification of the status of locked, sealed, or secured components to allow the verification to be done by use of administrative means consistent with
Technical Specification Task Force Traveler (TSTF) 269–A, Revision 2, ‘‘Allow Administrative Means
of Position Verification for Locked or Sealed Valves.’’
50–324, 50–325.
Florida Power & Light Company; St. Lucie Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; St. Lucie County, FL
Date Issued ..........................................
ADAMS Accession No .........................
Amendment Nos ...................................
Brief Description of Amendments ........
Docket Nos ...........................................
November 20, 2019.
ML19248C238.
201.
The amendment revised the St. Lucie Plant, Unit No. 2, Technical Specifications by eliminating the requirements for the Iodine Removal System. The amendment also revised the surveillance requirements for the trisodium phosphate dodecahydrate basket.
50–389.
Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station and Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 1; Oswego County, NY
Date Issued ..........................................
ADAMS Accession No .........................
Amendment Nos ...................................
Brief Description of Amendments ........
Docket Nos ...........................................
November 25, 2019.
ML19301B005.
239.
The amendment revised the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 1, Technical Specifications to make
several editorial changes (e.g., pagination, redundancy, number sequencing, alignment, justification,
etc.).
50–220.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Edwin I Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Appling County, GA
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Date Issued ..........................................
ADAMS Accession No .........................
Amendment Nos ...................................
Brief Description of Amendments ........
Docket Nos ...........................................
November 19, 2019.
ML19239A244.
301 and 246.
The amendments revised certain technical specifications to remove the requirements for engineered
safety feature systems (e.g., secondary containment, secondary containment valve isolation capability, and standby gas treatment system) to be operable after sufficient radioactive decay of irradiated fuel has occurred following a plant shutdown.
50–321, 50–366.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP), Units 3 and 4; Burke County, Georgia
Date Issued ..........................................
ADAMS Accession No .........................
Amendment Nos ...................................
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November 21, 2019.
ML19297C791.
168 (Unit 3) and 166 (Unit 4).
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Brief Description of Amendments ........
Docket Nos. ..........................................
The amendments authorized changes to Combined License Nos. NPF–91 and NPF–92, Appendix A,
which contain the plant-specific technical specifications (TSs) and related information in the Updated
Final Safety Analysis Report. Specifically, the amendments removed from the TSs certain manual
surveillance requirements (SRs) to be performed on Protection and Safety Monitoring System (PMS)
components. These are SRs requiring manual Channel Checks, Channel Operational Tests, Actuation Logic Tests, and Actuation Logic Output Tests. In addition, the amendments authorized
changes to the approach for satisfying the SRs that verify the Reactor Trip System and Engineered
Safety Features Response Times are within specified limits. Specifically, the amendments approved
a method described in the license amendment request for choosing allocated response times from
the PMS equipment.
52–025, 52–026.
Tennessee Valley Authority; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Unit 1; Hamilton County, TN
Date Issued ..........................................
ADAMS Accession No. ........................
Amendment Nos. ..................................
Brief Description of Amendments ........
Docket Nos. ..........................................
November 21, 2019.
ML19319C831.
348.
The amendment revised Unit 1 Technical Specification 4.2.2, ‘‘Control Rod Assemblies,’’ to allow Unit 1
to operate for Operating Cycle 24 with 52 full-length control rod assemblies instead of 53 full-length
assemblies.
50–327.
Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Rhea County, TN
Date Issued ..........................................
ADAMS Accession No. ........................
Amendment Nos. ..................................
Brief Description of Amendments ........
Docket Nos. ..........................................
November 26, 2019.
ML19238A005.
129 (Unit 1) and 32 (Unit 2).
The amendments revised Technical Specification (TS) 3.8.1, ‘‘AC [Alternating Current] Sources—Operating’’; TS 3.8.7, ‘‘Inverts—Operating’; TS 3.8.8, ‘‘Inverters—Shutdown’’; and TS 3.8.9, ‘‘Distribution
Systems—Operating,’’ to support performance of the 6.9 kilovolt and 480 Volt shutdown boards
maintenance. The amendments revised Technical Specification (TS) 3.8.1, ‘‘AC [Alternating Current]
Sources—Operating’’; TS 3.8.7, ‘‘Inverters—Operating’’; TS 3.8.8, ‘‘Inverters—Shutdown’’; and TS
3.8.9, ‘‘Distribution Systems—Operating,’’ to support performance of the 6.9 kilovolt and 480 Volt
shutdown boards maintenance.
50–390, 50–391.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 11th day
of December, 2019.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jamie M. Heisserer,
Deputy Director, Division of Operating
Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
comments electronically should contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section by
telephone for advice on filing
alternatives.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
202–789–6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. CP2019–24; MC2020–68 and
CP2020–67; MC2020–69 and CP2020–68]
New Postal Products
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Commission is noticing a
recent Postal Service filing for the
Commission’s consideration concerning
negotiated service agreements. This
notice informs the public of the filing,
invites public comment, and takes other
administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: December
19, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
electronically via the Commission’s
Filing Online system at https://
www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
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I. Introduction
II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
I. Introduction
The Commission gives notice that the
Postal Service filed request(s) for the
Commission to consider matters related
to negotiated service agreement(s). The
request(s) may propose the addition or
removal of a negotiated service
agreement from the market dominant or
the competitive product list, or the
modification of an existing product
currently appearing on the market
dominant or the competitive product
list.
Section II identifies the docket
number(s) associated with each Postal
Service request, the title of each Postal
Service request, the request’s acceptance
date, and the authority cited by the
Postal Service for each request. For each
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request, the Commission appoints an
officer of the Commission to represent
the interests of the general public in the
proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505
(Public Representative). Section II also
establishes comment deadline(s)
pertaining to each request.
The public portions of the Postal
Service’s request(s) can be accessed via
the Commission’s website (https://
www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of
the Postal Service’s request(s), if any,
can be accessed through compliance
with the requirements of 39 CFR
3007.301.1
The Commission invites comments on
whether the Postal Service’s request(s)
in the captioned docket(s) are consistent
with the policies of title 39. For
request(s) that the Postal Service states
concern market dominant product(s),
applicable statutory and regulatory
requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39
U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3010, and 39
CFR part 3020, subpart B. For request(s)
that the Postal Service states concern
competitive product(s), applicable
statutory and regulatory requirements
include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633,
1 See Docket No. RM2018–3, Order Adopting
Final Rules Relating to Non-Public Information,
June 27, 2018, Attachment A at 19–22 (Order No.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2019-0243]
Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility
Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant
Hazards Considerations
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Biweekly notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the
Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is publishing this
regular biweekly notice. The Act requires the Commission to publish
notice of any amendments issued, or proposed to be issued, and grants
the Commission the authority to issue and make immediately effective
any amendment to an operating license or combined license, as
applicable, upon a determination by the Commission that such amendment
involves no significant hazards consideration, notwithstanding the
pendency before the Commission of a request for a hearing from any
person. This biweekly notice includes all amendments issued, or
proposed to be issued, from November 19, 2019, to December 2, 2019.
This notice also incorporates the revised biweekly format as noticed in
the Federal Register on December 3, 2019. The last biweekly notice was
published on December 3, 2019.
DATES: Comments must be filed by January 16, 2020. A request for a
hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by February
18, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods
(unless this document describes a different method for submitting
comments on a specific subject):
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2019-0243. Address
questions about NRC Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges;
telephone: 301-287-9127; email: [email protected]. For technical
questions, contact the individual(s) listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.
Mail comments to: Office of Administration, Mail Stop:
TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff.
For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynn Ronewicz, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, 301-415-1927, email: [email protected], U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2019-0243, when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain
publicly-available information related to this action by any of the
following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2019-0243.
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 ``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]. For the convenience of the reader,
instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are
provided in the ``Availability of Documents'' section.
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.
B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC-2019-0243, facility name, unit nos.
docket no., application date, and subject, in your comment submission.
The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your
comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at
https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions
into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to
remove identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to
remove such information before making the comment submissions available
to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.
II. Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendments to Facility
Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses and Proposed No Significant
Hazards Consideration Determination
For the facility-specific amendment requests shown below, the
Commission finds that the licensee's analyses provided, consistent with
title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 50.91 is
sufficient to support the proposed determination that these amendment
requests involve No Significant Hazards Consideration (NSHC). Under the
Commission's regulations in 10 CFR 50.92, operation of the facility in
accordance with the proposed amendment would not (1) involve a
significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident
previously evaluated, or (2) create the possibility of a new or
different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated; or
(3) involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety.
The Commission is seeking public comments on this proposed
determination. Any comments received within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice will be considered in making any final
determination.
Normally, the Commission will not issue the amendment until the
expiration of 60 days after the date of publication of this notice. The
Commission may issue the license amendment before expiration of the 60-
day period provided that its final determination is that the amendment
involves NSHC. In addition, the Commission may issue the amendment
prior to the expiration of the 30-day comment period if circumstances
change during the 30-day comment period such that failure to act in a
timely way would result, for example in
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derating or shutdown of the facility. If the Commission takes action
prior to the expiration of either the comment period or the notice
period, it will publish in the Federal Register a notice of issuance.
If the Commission makes a final NSHC determination, any hearing will
take place after issuance. The Commission expects that the need to take
action on an amendment before 60 days have elapsed will occur very
infrequently.
A. Opportunity To Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave To Intervene
Within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice, any
persons (petitioner) whose interest may be affected by this action may
file a request for a hearing and petition for leave to intervene
(petition) with respect to the action. Petitions shall be filed in
accordance with the Commission's ``Agency Rules of Practice and
Procedure'' in 10 CFR part 2. Interested persons should consult a
current copy of 10 CFR 2.309. The NRC's regulations are accessible
electronically from the NRC Library on the NRC's website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/. Alternatively, a copy of
the regulations is available at the NRC's Public Document Room, located
at One White Flint North, Room O1-F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (First
Floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852. If a petition is filed, the
Commission or a presiding officer will rule on the petition and, if
appropriate, a notice of a hearing will be issued.
As required by 10 CFR 2.309(d) the petition should specifically
explain the reasons why intervention should be permitted with
particular reference to the following general requirements for
standing: (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the
petitioner; (2) the nature of the petitioner's right under the Act to
be made a party to the proceeding; (3) the nature and extent of the
petitioner's property, financial, or other interest in the proceeding;
and (4) the possible effect of any decision or order which may be
entered in the proceeding on the petitioner's interest.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.309(f), the petition must also set
forth the specific contentions which the petitioner seeks to have
litigated in the proceeding. Each contention must consist of a specific
statement of the issue of law or fact to be raised or controverted. In
addition, the petitioner must provide a brief explanation of the bases
for the contention and a concise statement of the alleged facts or
expert opinion which support the contention and on which the petitioner
intends to rely in proving the contention at the hearing. The
petitioner must also provide references to the specific sources and
documents on which the petitioner intends to rely to support its
position on the issue. The petition must include sufficient information
to show that a genuine dispute exists with the applicant or licensee on
a material issue of law or fact. Contentions must be limited to matters
within the scope of the proceeding. The contention must be one which,
if proven, would entitle the petitioner to relief. A petitioner who
fails to satisfy the requirements at 10 CFR 2.309(f) with respect to at
least one contention will not be permitted to participate as a party.
Those permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding,
subject to any limitations in the order granting leave to intervene.
Parties have the opportunity to participate fully in the conduct of the
hearing with respect to resolution of that party's admitted
contentions, including the opportunity to present evidence, consistent
with the NRC's regulations, policies, and procedures.
Petitions must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of
publication of this notice. Petitions and motions for leave to file new
or amended contentions that are filed after the deadline will not be
entertained absent a determination by the presiding officer that the
filing demonstrates good cause by satisfying the three factors in 10
CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i) through (iii). The petition must be filed in
accordance with the filing instructions in the ``Electronic Submissions
(E-Filing)'' section of this document.
If a hearing is requested, and the Commission has not made a final
determination on the issue of no significant hazards consideration, the
Commission will make a final determination on the issue of no
significant hazards consideration. The final determination will serve
to establish when the hearing is held. If the final determination is
that the amendment request involves no significant hazards
consideration, the Commission may issue the amendment and make it
immediately effective, notwithstanding the request for a hearing. Any
hearing would take place after issuance of the amendment. If the final
determination is that the amendment request involves a significant
hazards consideration, then any hearing held would take place before
the issuance of the amendment unless the Commission finds an imminent
danger to the health or safety of the public, in which case it will
issue an appropriate order or rule under 10 CFR part 2.
A State, local governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian
Tribe, or agency thereof, may submit a petition to the Commission to
participate as a party under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(1). The petition should
state the nature and extent of the petitioner's interest in the
proceeding. The petition should be submitted to the Commission no later
than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. The petition
must be filed in accordance with the filing instructions in the
``Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)'' section of this document, and
should meet the requirements for petitions set forth in this section,
except that under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(2) a State, local governmental body,
or Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof does not need
to address the standing requirements in 10 CFR 2.309(d) if the facility
is located within its boundaries. Alternatively, a State, local
governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof
may participate as a non-party under 10 CFR 2.315(c).
If a hearing is granted, any person who is not a party to the
proceeding and is not affiliated with or represented by a party may, at
the discretion of the presiding officer, be permitted to make a limited
appearance pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.315(a). A person
making a limited appearance may make an oral or written statement of
his or her position on the issues but may not otherwise participate in
the proceeding. A limited appearance may be made at any session of the
hearing or at any prehearing conference, subject to the limits and
conditions as may be imposed by the presiding officer. Details
regarding the opportunity to make a limited appearance will be provided
by the presiding officer if such sessions are scheduled.
B. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)
All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including a
request for hearing and petition for leave to intervene (petition), any
motion or other document filed in the proceeding prior to the
submission of a request for hearing or petition to intervene, and
documents filed by interested governmental entities that request to
participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in accordance with the
NRC's E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007, as amended at 77 FR
46562; August 3, 2012). The E-Filing process requires participants to
submit and serve all adjudicatory documents over the internet, or in
some cases to mail copies on electronic storage media. Detailed
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found in the Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC and on the
NRC website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html.
Participants may not submit paper copies of their filings unless they
seek an exemption in accordance with the procedures described below.
To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least 10
days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should contact the
Office of the Secretary by email at [email protected], or by
telephone at 301-415-1677, to (1) request a digital identification (ID)
certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or
representative) to digitally sign submissions and access the E-Filing
system for any proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise
the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a petition or
other adjudicatory document (even in instances in which the
participant, or its counsel or representative, already holds an NRC-
issued digital ID certificate). Based upon this information, the
Secretary will establish an electronic docket for the hearing in this
proceeding if the Secretary has not already established an electronic
docket.
Information about applying for a digital ID certificate is
available on the NRC's public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/getting-started.html. Once a participant has obtained a
digital ID certificate and a docket has been created, the participant
can then submit adjudicatory documents. Submissions must be in Portable
Document Format (PDF). Additional guidance on PDF submissions is
available on the NRC's public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/electronic-sub-ref-mat.html. A filing is considered complete at the
time the document is submitted through the NRC's E-Filing system. To be
timely, an electronic filing must be submitted to the E-Filing system
no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. Upon receipt of
a transmission, the E-Filing system time-stamps the document and sends
the submitter an email notice confirming receipt of the document. The
E-Filing system also distributes an email notice that provides access
to the document to the NRC's Office of the General Counsel and any
others who have advised the Office of the Secretary that they wish to
participate in the proceeding, so that the filer need not serve the
document on those participants separately. Therefore, applicants and
other participants (or their counsel or representative) must apply for
and receive a digital ID certificate before adjudicatory documents are
filed so that they can obtain access to the documents via the E-Filing
system.
A person filing electronically using the NRC's adjudicatory E-
Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC's Electronic
Filing Help Desk through the ``Contact Us'' link located on the NRC's
public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html, by
email to [email protected], or by a toll-free call at 1-866-672-
7640. The NRC Electronic Filing Help Desk is available between 9 a.m.
and 6 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding government
holidays.
Participants who believe that they have a good cause for not
submitting documents electronically must file an exemption request, in
accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper filing
stating why there is good cause for not filing electronically and
requesting authorization to continue to submit documents in paper
format. Such filings must be submitted by: (1) First class mail
addressed to the Office of the Secretary of the Commission, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention:
Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier, express mail, or
expedited delivery service to the Office of the Secretary, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, Attention: Rulemaking and
Adjudications Staff. Participants filing adjudicatory documents in this
manner are responsible for serving the document on all other
participants. Filing is considered complete by first-class mail as of
the time of deposit in the mail, or by courier, express mail, or
expedited delivery service upon depositing the document with the
provider of the service. A presiding officer, having granted an
exemption request from using E-Filing, may require a participant or
party to use E-Filing if the presiding officer subsequently determines
that the reason for granting the exemption from use of E-Filing no
longer exists.
Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in the
NRC's electronic hearing docket which is available to the public at
https://adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the
Commission or the presiding officer. If you do not have an NRC-issued
digital ID certificate as described above, click ``cancel'' when the
link requests certificates and you will be automatically directed to
the NRC's electronic hearing dockets where you will be able to access
any publicly available documents in a particular hearing docket.
Participants are requested not to include personal privacy information,
such as social security numbers, home addresses, or personal phone
numbers in their filings, unless an NRC regulation or other law
requires submission of such information. For example, in some
instances, individuals provide home addresses in order to demonstrate
proximity to a facility or site. With respect to copyrighted works,
except for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory
filings and would constitute a Fair Use application, participants are
requested not to include copyrighted materials in their submission.
The table below provides the plant name, docket number, date of
application, ADAMS accession number, and location in the application of
the licensee's proposed NSHC determination. For further details with
respect to these license amendment applications, see the application
for amendment which is available for public inspection in ADAMS and at
the NRC's PDR. For additional direction on accessing information
related to this document, see the ``Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments'' section of this document.
Table 1--License Amendment Request(s)
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Entergy Operations, Inc.; Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3; St.
Charles Parish, LA
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Application Date............. August 27, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19239A429.
Location in Application of Enclosure, Page 4 of 6.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The amendment would revise Technical
Amendments. Specification Surveillance Requirements
4.7.6.1.d.2 and 4.7.6.1.d.4 to add an
exception for automatic dampers and
valves that are locked or sealed. The
revision would facilitate fuel movement
with one train of the Control Room
Emergency Air Filtration System
inoperable.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
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Name of Attorney for Anna Vinson Jones, Senior Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Entergy Services, Inc., 101 Constitution
Avenue NW, Suite 200 East, Washington,
DC 20001.
Docket Nos................... 50-382.
NRC Project Manager, April Pulvirenti, 301-415-1390.
Telephone Number.
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Entergy Operations, Inc.; Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3; St.
Charles Parish, LA
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Application Date............. September 20, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19263F129.
Location in Application of Enclosure, Page 11 of 13.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed change would revise the
Amendments. Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit
3, Technical Specifications (TSs) to
remove TSs 3.1.2.1 through 3.1.2.8,
``Boration Systems,'' and references to
the TSs, and relocate the information to
the licensee-controlled Technical
Requirements Manual.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Anna Vinson Jones, Senior Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Entergy Services, Inc., 101 Constitution
Avenue NW, Suite 200 East, Washington,
DC 20001.
Docket Nos................... 50-382.
NRC Project Manager, April Pulvirenti, 301-415-1390.
Telephone Number.
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Entergy Operations, Inc.; Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3; St.
Charles Parish, LA
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Application Date............. October 24, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19297H543.
Location in Application of Page 13 of the Enclosure.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed change would revise
Amendments. Technical Specification 3/4.8.1, ``A.C.
[Alternating Current] Sources--
Operating,'' Surveillance Requirements
to correct errors in some criteria for
voltage and frequency. The changes would
ensure compliance with the plant design
basis and ensure that the Emergency
Diesel Generators are capable of
supplying power with the correct voltage
and frequency to the required loads.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Anna Vinson Jones, Senior Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Entergy Services, Inc., 101 Constitution
Avenue NW, Suite 200 East, Washington,
DC 20001.
Docket Nos................... 50-382.
NRC Project Manager, April Pulvirenti, 301-415-1390.
Telephone Number.
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2; Will
County, IL
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Application Date............. September 11, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19254D105.
Location in Application of Attachment 1, Section 4.3, Pages 12 and
NSHC. 13.
Brief Description of The amendment request proposes to revise
Amendments. the ultimate heat sink inventory
verification (Technical Specification
3.7.9) from a level-based to volume-
based verification.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Tamra Domeyer, Associate General Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 4300
Winfield Road, Warrenville, IL 60555.
Docket Nos................... 50-456, 50-457.
NRC Project Manager, Joel Wiebe, 301-415-6606.
Telephone Number.
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, Will
County, IL; Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, Ogle County, IL
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Application Date............. September 24, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19269C092.
Location in Application of Attachment 1a, Section 4.3, Pages 140-
NSHC. 142.
Brief Description of The amendments would revise Braidwood
Amendments. Station Technical Specification 5.5.16,
``Containment Leakage Rate Testing
Program,'' for permanent extension of
Type A and Type C leak rate test
frequencies.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Tamra Domeyer, Associate General Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 4300
Winfield Road, Warrenville, IL 60555.
Docket Nos................... 50-456, 50-457, 50-454, 50-455.
NRC Project Manager, Joel Wiebe, 301-415-6606.
Telephone Number.
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, Will
County, IL; Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, Ogle County, IL
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Application Date............. September 30, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19275E307.
Location in Application of Attachment 1, Section 4.3, Pages 4 and 5.
NSHC.
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Brief Description of The amendment would revise Technical
Amendments. Specification 5.6.6 to allow use of
AREVA NP Topical Report BAW-2308,
Revisions 1-A and 2-A, ``Initial RTNDT
of Linde 80 Weld Materials.''
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Tamra Domeyer, Associate General Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 4300
Winfield Road, Warrenville, IL 60555.
Docket Nos................... 50-454, 50-455, 50-456, 50-457.
NRC Project Manager, Joel Wiebe, 301-415-6606.
Telephone Number.
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FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company; Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit
Nos. 1 and 2; Beaver County, PA
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Application Date............. October 20, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19293A367.
Location in Application of Page 26 of 28.
NSHC.
Application Date............. September 11, 2019.
Brief Description of The amendments would revise technical
Amendments. specifications regarding primary and
secondary coolant activities, control
room emergency ventilation system
testing criteria, and permit a one-time
change to the control room envelope
unfiltered air inleakages test
frequency.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for David W. Jenkins, FirstEnergy Nuclear
Licensee, Mailing Address. Operating Company, FirstEnergy
Corporation, 76 South Main Street,
Akron, OH 44308.
Docket Nos................... 50-334, 50-412.
NRC Project Manager, Jennifer Tobin, 301-415-2328.
Telephone Number.
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Florida Power & Light Company, et al.; St. Lucie Plant, Unit No. 2; St.
Lucie County, FL
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Application Date............. October 9, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19282D338.
Location in Application of Enclosure, Page 8 of 12.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The amendment would modify the Unit No. 2
Amendments. Technical Specifications by revising the
reactor coolant pump flywheel inspection
program requirements consistent with the
conclusions and limitations specified in
NRC safety evaluation, Acceptance for
Referencing of Topical Report SIR-94-
080, ``Relaxation of Reactor Coolant
Pump Flywheel Inspection Requirements,''
dated May 21, 1997.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Debbie Hendell, Managing Attorney--
Licensee, Mailing Address. Nuclear, Florida Power & Light Company,
700 Universe Blvd., MS LAW/JB, Juno
Beach, FL 33408-0420.
Docket Nos................... 50-389.
NRC Project Manager, Natreon Jordan, 301-415-7410.
Telephone Number.
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PSEG Nuclear LLC; Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2;
Salem County, NJ
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Application Date............. October 23, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19296B108.
Location in Application of Enclosure, page 15.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The amendments would address conditions
Amendments. of source range and intermediate range
in operability that would mandate entry
into Technical Specification 3.0.3.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Steven Fleischer, PSEG Services
Licensee, Mailing Address. Corporation, 80 Park Plaza, T-5, Newark,
NJ 07102.
Docket Nos................... 50-272, 50-311.
NRC Project Manager, James Kim, 301-415-4125.
Telephone Number.
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant
(VEGP), Units 3 and 4; Burke County, GA
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Application Date............. October 31, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19304C381.
Location in Application of Enclosure 1, page 8 of 10.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The amendments propose changes to the
Amendments. VEGP Units 3 and 4 COL Appendix C, with
corresponding changes to the associated
plant-specific Tier 1 information and
associated Tier 2 information in the
Updated Final Safety Analysis Report.
Specifically, the proposed change is to
update the Inspections, Tests, Analyses,
and Acceptance Criteria (ITAAC)
containment vessel wetted perimeter
measurement to be taken at any elevation
between the 266 ft. elevation and the
spring line, instead of the current
requirement of taking the measurement
directly at the spring line (approximate
elevation of 244 ft.) Because this
proposed change requires a departure
from Tier 1 information in the
Westinghouse AP1000 Design Control
Document (DCD), the licensee also
required an exemption from the
requirements of the Generic DCD Tier 1
in accordance with Section 52.63(b)(1)
of 10 CFR.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for M. Stanford Blanton, Balch & Bingham LLP,
Licensee, Mailing Address. 1710 Sixth Avenue North, Birmingham, AL
35203-2015.
Docket Nos................... 52-025, 52-026.
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NRC Project Manager, Jennivine Rankin, 415-1530.
Telephone Number.
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III. Notice of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses
and Combined Licenses
During the period since publication of the last biweekly notice,
the Commission has issued the following amendments. The Commission has
determined for each of 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 NSHC
determination, and opportunity for a hearing in connection with these
actions, was published in the Federal Register as indicated.
Unless otherwise indicated, 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. If the Commission has prepared an
environmental assessment under the special circumstances provision in
10 CFR 51.22(b) and has made a determination based on that assessment,
it is so indicated.
For further details with respect to the action, see (1) the
applications for amendment, (2) the amendment, and (3) the Commission's
related letter, Safety Evaluation, and/or Environmental Assessment as
indicated. All of these items can be accessed as described in the
``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' section of this
document.
Table 2--License Amendment Issuance(s)
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Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and
2; Brunswick County, NC
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Date Issued.................. November 21, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19281A330.
Amendment Nos................ 296 and 324.
Brief Description of The amendments modified requirements for
Amendments. repetitive verification of the status of
locked, sealed, or secured components to
allow the verification to be done by use
of administrative means consistent with
Technical Specification Task Force
Traveler (TSTF) 269-A, Revision 2,
``Allow Administrative Means of Position
Verification for Locked or Sealed
Valves.''
Docket Nos................... 50-324, 50-325.
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Florida Power & Light Company; St. Lucie Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; St.
Lucie County, FL
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Date Issued.................. November 20, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19248C238.
Amendment Nos................ 201.
Brief Description of The amendment revised the St. Lucie
Amendments. Plant, Unit No. 2, Technical
Specifications by eliminating the
requirements for the Iodine Removal
System. The amendment also revised the
surveillance requirements for the
trisodium phosphate dodecahydrate
basket.
Docket Nos................... 50-389.
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Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station and Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Nine
Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 1; Oswego County, NY
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Date Issued.................. November 25, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19301B005.
Amendment Nos................ 239.
Brief Description of The amendment revised the Nine Mile Point
Amendments. Nuclear Station, Unit 1, Technical
Specifications to make several editorial
changes (e.g., pagination, redundancy,
number sequencing, alignment,
justification, etc.).
Docket Nos................... 50-220.
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Edwin I Hatch Nuclear Plant,
Units 1 and 2; Appling County, GA
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Date Issued.................. November 19, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19239A244.
Amendment Nos................ 301 and 246.
Brief Description of The amendments revised certain technical
Amendments. specifications to remove the
requirements for engineered safety
feature systems (e.g., secondary
containment, secondary containment valve
isolation capability, and standby gas
treatment system) to be operable after
sufficient radioactive decay of
irradiated fuel has occurred following a
plant shutdown.
Docket Nos................... 50-321, 50-366.
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant
(VEGP), Units 3 and 4; Burke County, Georgia
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Date Issued.................. November 21, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19297C791.
Amendment Nos................ 168 (Unit 3) and 166 (Unit 4).
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Brief Description of The amendments authorized changes to
Amendments. Combined License Nos. NPF-91 and NPF-92,
Appendix A, which contain the plant-
specific technical specifications (TSs)
and related information in the Updated
Final Safety Analysis Report.
Specifically, the amendments removed
from the TSs certain manual surveillance
requirements (SRs) to be performed on
Protection and Safety Monitoring System
(PMS) components. These are SRs
requiring manual Channel Checks, Channel
Operational Tests, Actuation Logic
Tests, and Actuation Logic Output Tests.
In addition, the amendments authorized
changes to the approach for satisfying
the SRs that verify the Reactor Trip
System and Engineered Safety Features
Response Times are within specified
limits. Specifically, the amendments
approved a method described in the
license amendment request for choosing
allocated response times from the PMS
equipment.
Docket Nos................... 52-025, 52-026.
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Unit 1; Hamilton
County, TN
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Date Issued.................. November 21, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19319C831.
Amendment Nos................ 348.
Brief Description of The amendment revised Unit 1 Technical
Amendments. Specification 4.2.2, ``Control Rod
Assemblies,'' to allow Unit 1 to operate
for Operating Cycle 24 with 52 full-
length control rod assemblies instead of
53 full-length assemblies.
Docket Nos................... 50-327.
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Rhea
County, TN
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Date Issued.................. November 26, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19238A005.
Amendment Nos................ 129 (Unit 1) and 32 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments revised Technical
Amendments. Specification (TS) 3.8.1, ``AC
[Alternating Current] Sources--
Operating''; TS 3.8.7, ``Inverts--
Operating'; TS 3.8.8, ``Inverters--
Shutdown''; and TS 3.8.9, ``Distribution
Systems--Operating,'' to support
performance of the 6.9 kilovolt and 480
Volt shutdown boards maintenance. The
amendments revised Technical
Specification (TS) 3.8.1, ``AC
[Alternating Current] Sources--
Operating''; TS 3.8.7, ``Inverters--
Operating''; TS 3.8.8, ``Inverters--
Shutdown''; and TS 3.8.9, ``Distribution
Systems--Operating,'' to support
performance of the 6.9 kilovolt and 480
Volt shutdown boards maintenance.
Docket Nos................... 50-390, 50-391.
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 11th day of December, 2019.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jamie M. Heisserer,
Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2019-27001 Filed 12-16-19; 8:45 am]
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