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Southern Nuclear Operating Company,
Inc. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant,
Units 3 and 4; Consolidation of
Structural Building Inspections, Tests,
Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Exemption and combined
license amendment; issuance.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is granting an
exemption to allow a departure from the
certification information of Tier 1 of the
generic design control document (DCD)
and is issuing License Amendment No.
167 for Unit 3 and No. 165 for Unit 4
to Combined Licenses (COLs), NPF–91
and NPF–92. The COLs were issued to
Southern Nuclear Operating Company,
Inc., Georgia Power Company,
Oglethorpe Power Corporation, MEAG
Power SPVM, LLC, MEAG Power SPVJ,
LLC, MEAG Power SPVP, LLC, and the
City of Dalton, Georgia (collectively
SNC); for construction and operation of
the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant
(VEGP) Units 3 and 4, located in Burke
County, Georgia.
The granting of the exemption allows
the changes to Tier 1 information asked
for in the amendment. Because the
acceptability of the exemption was
determined in part by the acceptability
of the amendment, the exemption and
amendment are being issued
concurrently.
SUMMARY:
The exemption and amendment
were issued on November 15, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2008–0252 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of
information regarding this document.
You may obtain publicly-available
information related to this document
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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.
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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–
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available in ADAMS) is provided the
first time that it is mentioned in this
document. The request for the
amendment and exemption was
submitted by letter dated March 29,
2019, revised by letter dated October 10,
2019, and available in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML19088A274.
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I. Introduction
The NRC is issuing VEGP Units 3 and
4 License Amendment Nos. 167 and 165
to COLs NPF 91 and NPF–92 and is
granting an exemption from Tier 1
information in the generic DCD for the
AP1000 design. The AP1000 design is
incorporated by reference in appendix
D, ‘‘Design Certification Rule for the
AP1000,’’ to part 52 of title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR).
The exemption, granted pursuant to
Paragraph A.4 of Section VIII,
‘‘Processes for Changes and
Departures,’’ of 10 CFR part 52,
appendix D, allows the licensee to
depart from the Tier 1 information. With
the requested amendment, SNC sought
proposed changes that would revise the
COLs to address certain duplicative
building- and structure-related
Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and
Acceptance Criteria (ITAAC) and to
include certain as-built thickness
deviations in the reconciliation and
thickness reports described in ITAAC
acceptance criteria of the VEGP Units 3
and 4 COL Appendix C (and plantspecific Tier 1 information). The
requested amendment proposes changes
in the form of departures from the
current VEGP Units 3 and 4 to plantspecific Tier 1 and corresponding
changes to COL Appendix C.
Part of the justification for granting
the exemption was provided by the
review of the amendment. Because the
exemption is necessary in order to issue
the requested license amendment, the
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NRC granted the exemption and issued
the amendment concurrently, rather
than in sequence. This included issuing
a combined safety evaluation containing
the NRC staff’s review of both the
exemption request and the license
amendment. The exemption met all
applicable regulatory criteria set forth in
§§ 50.12, 52.7, and section VIII.A.4 of
appendix D to 10 CFR part 52. The
license amendment was found to be
acceptable as well. The safety
evaluation is available in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML19164A271.
Identical exemption documents
(except for referenced unit numbers and
license numbers) were issued to SNC 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.
ML19164A265 and ML19164A266,
respectively. The exemption is
reproduced (with the exception of
abbreviated titles and additional
citations) in Section II of this document.
The amendment documents for COLs
NPF–91 and NPF–92 are available in
ADAMS under Accession Nos.
ML19164A267 and ML19164A269,
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
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 an application dated March 29,
2019, revised October 10, 2019, SNC
requested from the Commission an
exemption to allow departures from Tier
1 information in the certified DCD
incorporated by reference in 10 CFR
part 52, appendix D, as part of license
amendment request 19–005,
‘‘Consolidation of Structural Building
ITAAC.’’
For the reasons set forth in Section 3.2
of the NRC staff’s Safety Evaluation,
which can be found in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML19164A271, 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
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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 as described in the
licensee’s request dated March 29, 2019,
revised October 10, 2019. This
exemption is related to, and necessary
for the granting of License Amendment
No. 167 [for Unit 3 and No. 165 for Unit
4] which is being issued concurrently
with this exemption.
3. As explained in Section 3.2 of the
NRC staff’s Safety Evaluation (ADAMS
Accession No. ML19164A271), this
exemption meets the eligibility criteria
for categorical exclusion set forth in 10
CFR 51.22(c)(9). Therefore, pursuant to
10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental
impact statement or environmental
assessment needs to be prepared in
connection with the issuance of the
exemption.
4. This exemption is effective as of the
date of its issuance.
III. License Amendment Request
By letter dated March 29, 2019,
revised October 10, 2019 (ADAMS
Accession Nos. ML19088A274 and
ML19284C424), SNC requested that the
NRC amend the COLs for VEGP, Units
3 and 4, COLs NPF–91 and NPF–92. The
proposed amendment is described in
Section I of this Federal Register notice.
The Commission has determined for
these amendments that the application
complies with the standards and
requirements of the Atomic Energy Act
of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the
Commission’s rules and regulations.
The Commission has made appropriate
findings as required by the Act and the
Commission’s rules and regulations in
10 CFR chapter I, which are set forth in
the license amendment.
A notice of consideration of issuance
of amendment to facility operating
license or COL, as applicable, proposed
no significant hazards consideration
determination, and opportunity for a
hearing in connection with these
actions, was published in the Federal
Register on May 20, 2019 (84 FR 22907).
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.
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IV. Conclusion
Using the reasons set forth in the
safety evaluation, the staff granted the
exemption and issued the amendment
that SNC requested on March 29, 2019
and revised October 10, 2019.
The exemption and amendment were
issued to SNC on November 15, 2019, as
part of a combined package (ADAMS
Package Accession No. ML19164A263).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day
of December 2019.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Victor E. Hall,
Branch Chief, Vogtle Project Office, Office
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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Final Rules Relating to Non-Public Information,
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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202–789–6820.
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Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
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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
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[Docket Nos. 52-025 and 52-026; NRC-2008-0252]
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Vogtle Electric
Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4; Consolidation of Structural Building
Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Exemption and combined license amendment; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is granting an
exemption to allow a departure from the certification information of
Tier 1 of the generic design control document (DCD) and is issuing
License Amendment No. 167 for Unit 3 and No. 165 for Unit 4 to Combined
Licenses (COLs), NPF-91 and NPF-92. The COLs were issued to Southern
Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., Georgia Power Company, Oglethorpe
Power Corporation, MEAG Power SPVM, LLC, MEAG Power SPVJ, LLC, MEAG
Power SPVP, LLC, and the City of Dalton, Georgia (collectively SNC);
for construction and operation of the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant
(VEGP) Units 3 and 4, located in Burke County, Georgia.
The granting of the exemption allows the changes to Tier 1
information asked for in the amendment. Because the acceptability of
the exemption was determined in part by the acceptability of the
amendment, the exemption and amendment are being issued concurrently.
DATES: The exemption and amendment were issued on November 15, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2008-0252 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may obtain publicly-available information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2008-0252. 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 listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
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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]. The ADAMS accession number for each
document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first
time that it is mentioned in this document. The request for the
amendment and exemption was submitted by letter dated March 29, 2019,
revised by letter dated October 10, 2019, and available in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML19088A274.
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: Billy Gleaves, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-5848; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is issuing VEGP Units 3 and 4 License Amendment Nos. 167
and 165 to COLs NPF 91 and NPF-92 and is granting an exemption from
Tier 1 information in the generic DCD for the AP1000 design. The AP1000
design is incorporated by reference in appendix D, ``Design
Certification Rule for the AP1000,'' to part 52 of title 10 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). The exemption, granted pursuant to
Paragraph A.4 of Section VIII, ``Processes for Changes and
Departures,'' of 10 CFR part 52, appendix D, allows the licensee to
depart from the Tier 1 information. With the requested amendment, SNC
sought proposed changes that would revise the COLs to address certain
duplicative building- and structure-related Inspections, Tests,
Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria (ITAAC) and to include certain as-
built thickness deviations in the reconciliation and thickness reports
described in ITAAC acceptance criteria of the VEGP Units 3 and 4 COL
Appendix C (and plant-specific Tier 1 information). The requested
amendment proposes changes in the form of departures from the current
VEGP Units 3 and 4 to plant-specific Tier 1 and corresponding changes
to COL Appendix C.
Part of the justification for granting the exemption was provided
by the review of the amendment. Because the exemption is necessary in
order to issue the requested license amendment, the NRC granted the
exemption and issued the amendment concurrently, rather than in
sequence. This included issuing a combined safety evaluation containing
the NRC staff's review of both the exemption request and the license
amendment. The exemption met all applicable regulatory criteria set
forth in Sec. Sec. 50.12, 52.7, and section VIII.A.4 of appendix D to
10 CFR part 52. The license amendment was found to be acceptable as
well. The safety evaluation is available in ADAMS under Accession No.
ML19164A271.
Identical exemption documents (except for referenced unit numbers
and license numbers) were issued to SNC 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. ML19164A265 and ML19164A266,
respectively. The exemption is reproduced (with the exception of
abbreviated titles and additional citations) in Section II of this
document. The amendment documents for COLs NPF-91 and NPF-92 are
available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML19164A267 and ML19164A269,
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 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 an application dated March 29, 2019, revised October 10,
2019, SNC requested from the Commission an exemption to allow
departures from Tier 1 information in the certified DCD incorporated by
reference in 10 CFR part 52, appendix D, as part of license amendment
request 19-005, ``Consolidation of Structural Building ITAAC.''
For the reasons set forth in Section 3.2 of the NRC staff's Safety
Evaluation, which can be found in ADAMS under Accession No.
ML19164A271, 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 as described in the licensee's request
dated March 29, 2019, revised October 10, 2019. This exemption is
related to, and necessary for the granting of License Amendment No. 167
[for Unit 3 and No. 165 for Unit 4] which is being issued concurrently
with this exemption.
3. As explained in Section 3.2 of the NRC staff's Safety Evaluation
(ADAMS Accession No. ML19164A271), this exemption meets the eligibility
criteria for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(9).
Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact
statement or environmental assessment needs to be prepared in
connection with the issuance of the exemption.
4. This exemption is effective as of the date of its issuance.
III. License Amendment Request
By letter dated March 29, 2019, revised October 10, 2019 (ADAMS
Accession Nos. ML19088A274 and ML19284C424), SNC requested that the NRC
amend the COLs for VEGP, Units 3 and 4, COLs NPF-91 and NPF-92. The
proposed amendment is described in Section I of this Federal Register
notice.
The Commission has determined for these amendments that the
application complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules
and regulations. The Commission has made appropriate findings as
required by the Act and the Commission's rules and regulations in 10
CFR chapter I, which are set forth in the license amendment.
A notice of consideration of issuance of amendment to facility
operating license or COL, as applicable, proposed no significant
hazards consideration determination, and opportunity for a hearing in
connection with these actions, was published in the Federal Register on
May 20, 2019 (84 FR 22907). 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.
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IV. Conclusion
Using the reasons set forth in the safety evaluation, the staff
granted the exemption and issued the amendment that SNC requested on
March 29, 2019 and revised October 10, 2019.
The exemption and amendment were issued to SNC on November 15,
2019, as part of a combined package (ADAMS Package Accession No.
ML19164A263).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of December 2019.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Victor E. Hall,
Branch Chief, Vogtle Project Office, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2019-27392 Filed 12-18-19; 8:45 am]
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