Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations, 72384-72391 [2019-27947]
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Biweekly Notice; Applications and
Amendments to Facility Operating
Licenses and Combined Licenses
Involving No Significant Hazards
Considerations
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Biweekly notice.
AGENCY:
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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:
I. Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
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 December 3, 2019, to
December 16, 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 17, 2019.
DATES: Comments must be filed by
January 30, 2020. A request for a hearing
or petitions for leave to intervene must
be filed by March 2, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2019–0252. Address
questions about NRC Docket IDs in
Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges;
telephone: 301–287–9127; email:
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.
SUMMARY:
9:00 a.m. Briefing on Advanced
Reactors and New Reactor Topics
(Public Meeting) (Contact: Luis
Betancourt: 301–415–6146)
[FR Doc. 2019–28321 Filed 12–27–19; 4:15 pm]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2019–
0252, 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–2019–0252.
• 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–
0252, 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
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submissions to remove such information
before making the comment
submissions available to the public or
entering the comment into ADAMS.
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I. 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 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.
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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
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
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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)’’
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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
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
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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
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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,
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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
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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)
Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.; Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 2; New London County, WI
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.
August 14, 2019.
ML19234A111.
Attachment 1, Page 53 of 58.
The proposed amendment would revise Technical Specification 3.8.1.1, ‘‘A.C. Sources—Operating,’’ to
add a permanent Required Action a.3 that would provide an option to extend the allowed outage time
(AOT) from 72 hours to 10 days for one inoperable offsite circuit. In addition, the licensee proposed a
one-time exception to the new proposed Required Action a.3 that would extend the AOT to 35 days
for one inoperable offsite circuit. One-time use of the 35-day AOT would allow replacement of the
Millstone, Unit No. 3, ‘A’ reserve station service transformer, its associated equipment, and other 345
kV south bus switchyard components that are nearing the end of their dependable service life. This
work is planned to take place no later than the fall 2023 outage (3R22) for Millstone, Unit No. 3.
NSHC.
Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq., Senior Counsel, Dominion Energy, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, RS–2, Richmond,
VA 23219.
50–336.
Richard Guzman, 301–415–1030.
Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1; Brunswick County, NC
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.
July 25, 2019.
ML19206A599.
Enclosure 1, Page 22 of 25.
The proposed amendment would revise Technical Specification (TS) 3/4.10.3, ‘‘Special Test Exceptions, Physics Tests,’’ and TS 3/4.10.4, ‘‘Special Test Exceptions, Reactor Coolant Loops,’’ to eliminate the ‘‘within 12 hours’’ restriction from Surveillance Requirement (SR) 4.10.3.2 for performing an
Analog Channel Operational Test (ACOT) on the intermediate and power range neutron monitors
prior to initiating physics tests and to eliminate the ‘‘within 12 hours’’ restriction from SR 4.10.4.2 for
performing an ACOT on the intermediate range monitors, power range monitors, and P–7 interlock
prior to initiating startup or physics tests, respectively.
NSHC.
David Cummings, Associate General Counsel, Mail Code DEC45, 550 South Tryon Street, Charlotte
NC 28202.
50–400.
Tanya Hood, 301–415–1387.
Florida Power & Light Company; Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 3. and 4; Miami-Dade County, FL
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Application Date ...................................
ADAMS Accession No .........................
Location in Application of NSHC ..........
Brief Description of Amendments ........
Proposed Determination .......................
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ML19315A003
Enclosure 1, Page 14 of 33.
The proposed change would revise the technical specifications (TSs) allowable and trip setpoint values
for the Containment particulate (R–11) and gaseous (R–12) radioactivity monitor instrument channels
by converting the measurement units from counts per minute to micro-curies per cubic centimeter
(μCi/cc). The proposed change would additionally delete instrument numbers R–11 and R–12 in the
Allowable Value and Trip Setpoint TS table. The proposed change would also exempt the containment purge supply and exhaust isolation valves from the containment ventilation isolation instrumentation requirements in several TS tables. The proposed change would modify the associated TS ACTION when both the R–11 and R–12 radioactivity monitors are inoperable by increasing the TS
COMPLETION TIME from 7 to 30 days, providing an option to either analyze containment atmosphere grab samples or conduct reactor coolant system (RCS) water inventory balances, and decreasing the frequency of RCS water inventory balances from every 8 hours to once per 24 hours.
The proposed change would modify the TS LCO for the Containment Ventilation System to require
the containment purge supply and exhaust isolation valves be maintained administratively sealed
closed and deactivated or the associated penetration(s) shall be isolated by blind flange and relatedly
modifies the TS ACTIONS and surveillances (SRs) in recognition that the valves shall not be opened
in MODES 1 thru 4. The proposed change would additionally modify the TS ACTIONS to allow 72hours to restore the purge valves to within the leakage limit of the associate TS SR. The proposed
change would add a footnote to the associated TS SRs when the associated purge supply and/or exhaust penetration(s) is isolated by blind flange. Lastly, the proposed change would additionally relocate the purge valve leakage rate criteria to licensee control.
NSHC.
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TABLE 1—LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST(S)—Continued
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing
Address.
Docket Nos ...........................................
NRC Project Manager, Telephone
Number.
Debbie Hendell, Managing Attorney—Nuclear, Florida Power & Light Company, 700 Universe Blvd., MS
LAW/JB, Juno Beach, FL 33408–0420.
50–250, 50–251.
Eva Brown, 301–415–2315.
Florida Power & Light Company; Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 3. and 4; Miami-Dade 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.
December 6, 2019.
ML19343A373.
Page 4 of Enclosure 1.
The proposed amendments would revise the Turkey Point Emergency Plan by adopting the methodology for developing an Emergency Action Level scheme as described in Nuclear Energy Institute
(NEI) 99–01, Revision 6.
NSHC.
Debbie Hendell, Managing Attorney—Nuclear, Florida Power & Light Company, 700 Universe Blvd., MS
LAW/JB, Juno Beach, FL 33408–0420.
50–250, 50–251.
Eva Brown, 301–415–2315.
Indiana Michigan Power Company; Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Berrien County, MI
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 31, 2019.
ML19310D766.
Enclosure 2, Page 2.
The proposed amendments would revise the technical specifications to adopt Technical Specifications
Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF–569, ‘‘Revise Response Time Testing Definition’’.
NSHC.
Robert B. Haemer, Senior Nuclear Counsel, Indiana Michigan Power Company, One Cook Place,
Bridgman, MI 49106.
50–315, 50–316.
Robert Kuntz, 301–415–3733.
STP Nuclear Operating Company; South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2; Matagorda County, TX
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 26, 2019.
ML19269E978.
Enclosure, Page 5 of 6.
The amendments would revise the technical specifications (TSs) limit for reactor coolant system (RCS)
gross specific activity with a new limit on RCS noble gas specific activity. The changes are consistent
with NRC-approved Industry Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Standard Technical Specification Change Traveler, TSTF–490, Revision 0, ‘‘Deletion of E Bar Definition and Revision to RCS
Specific Activity Tech Spec’’ (ADAMS Accession No. ML052630462).
NSHC.
Kym Harshaw, Vice President and General Counsel, STP Nuclear Operating Company, P.O. Box 289,
Wadsworth, TX 77483.
50–498, 50–499.
Dennis Galvin, 301–415–6256.
Virginia Electric and Power Company, North Anna Power Station, Units No. 1 and 2, Louisa County, Virginia
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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 30, 2019.
ML19309D197.
Page 4 of 6.
The proposed amendment would add Westinghouse Topical Report WCAP–16996–P–A, ‘‘Realistic
LOCA Evaluation Methodology Applied to the Full Spectrum of Break Sizes (FULL SPECTRUM
LOCA Methodology,’’ to the list of approved analytical methods used to determine the core operating
limits as listed in TS 5.6.5, ‘‘Core Operating Limits Report (COLR)’’.
NSHC.
Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq., Senior Counsel, Dominion Energy, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, RS–2, Richmond,
VA 23219.
50–338, 50–339.
Ed Miller, (301) 415–2481.
Virginia Electric and Power Company; Surry Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Surry County, VA
Application Date ...................................
ADAMS Accession No .........................
Location in Application of NSHC ..........
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ML19309D196.
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Brief Description of Amendments ........
Proposed Determination .......................
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing
Address.
Docket Nos ...........................................
NRC Project Manager, Telephone
Number.
The proposed amendments would add Westinghouse Topical Report WCAP–16996–P–A, ‘‘Realistic
LOCA Evaluation Methodology Applied to the Full Spectrum of Break Sizes (FULL SPECTRUM
LOCA Methodology),’’ to the list of approved analytical methods used to determine the core operating
limits as listed in TS 5.6.5, ‘‘Core Operating Limits Report (COLR)’’.
NSHC.
Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq., Senior Counsel, Dominion Energy, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, RS–2, Richmond,
VA 23219.
50–280, 50–281.
G. Ed Miller, 301–415–2481.
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)
Entergy Operations, Inc., System Energy Resources, Inc., Cooperative Energy, A Mississippi Electric Cooperative, and Entergy Mississippi, LLC; Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1; Claiborne County, MS, Entergy Louisiana, LLC and Entergy Operations, Inc.;
River Bend Station, Unit 1; West Feliciana Parish, LA
Date Issued ..........................................
ADAMS Accession No .........................
Amendment Nos ...................................
Brief Description of Amendments ........
Docket Nos ...........................................
December 11, 2019.
ML19308B107.
222 (Grand Gulf) and 200 (River Bend).
The amendments to the technical specifications (TSs) for Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (Grand
Gulf), and River Bend Station, Unit 1 (River Bend), revised the reactor core safety limit for the minimum critical power ratio. The TS requirements for the core operating limits report were also modified. The changes are consistent with NRC-approved Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF–564, Revision 2, ‘‘Safety Limit MCPR [Minimum Critical Power Ratio]’’ (ADAMS Package Accession No. ML18299A048).
50–416, 50–458.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3; Grundy County, IL, Exelon Generation Company,
LLC; Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Rock Island County, IL
Date Issued ..........................................
ADAMS Accession No .........................
Amendment Nos ...................................
Brief Description of Amendments ........
Docket Nos ...........................................
December 4, 2019.
ML19301A339.
263 and 256 (Dresden, Units 2 and 3); 276 and 271 (Quad Cities, Units 1 and 2).
The amendments revised the technical specifications for both the single recirculation loop and two recirculation loop Safety Limit Minimum Critical Power Ratio (SLMCPR) limits for the Dresden and
Quad Cities units. The revised limits decrease the SLMCPR limits, which improves operational flexibility through the recapture of margins that are available as a result of the transition to Framatome,
Inc. NRC-approved SLMCPR calculation methodology.
50–237, 50–249, 50–254, 50–265.
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3; York County, PA
Date Issued ..........................................
ADAMS Accession No .........................
Amendment Nos ...................................
Brief Description of Amendments ........
VerDate Sep<11>2014
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ML19289B931.
329 (Unit 2) and 332 (Unit 3).
The amendments revised actions for an inoperable battery, battery charger, and alternate battery
charger testing criteria. A longer completion time for an inoperable battery charger will allow additional time for maintenance and testing. The changes in the technical specification requirements are
consistent with NRC-approved Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF–500, Revision 2, ‘‘DC [Direct Current] Electrical Rewrite—Update To TSTF–360’’.
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Docket Nos ...........................................
50–277, 50–278.
NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC; Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1; Rockingham County, NH
Date Issued ..........................................
ADAMS Accession No .........................
Amendment Nos ...................................
Brief Description of Amendments ........
Docket Nos ...........................................
December 5, 2019.
ML19326C480.
163.
The amendment revised the technical specifications to allow for a one-time extension to the allowed
outage time for Limiting Condition for Operation 3.8.3.1, ‘‘Onsite Power Distribution—Operating,’’ to
restore an inoperable alternating current vital panel from 24 hours to 7 days on the vital inverter. The
NRC staff’s safety evaluation contains the Commission’s final determination of no significant hazards
consideration.
50–443.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Edwin I Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Appling County, GA
Date Issued ..........................................
ADAMS Accession No .........................
Amendment Nos ...................................
Brief Description of Amendments ........
Docket Nos ...........................................
December 3, 2019.
ML19312A098.
302 (Unit 1) and 247 (Unit 2).
The amendments revised Unit 1 and Unit 2 Technical Specification (TS) 3.3.8.1, ‘‘Loss of Power (LOP)
Instrumentation,’’ to modify the instrument allowable values for Unit 1, 4.16 kilovolt (kV) emergency
bus degraded voltage instrumentation and delete the annunciation requirements for the Unit 1, 4.16
kV emergency bus undervoltage instrumentation, including associated TS actions. The amendments
also deleted Unit 1, License Condition 2.C(11), and Unit 2, License Condition 2.C(3)(i). Additionally,
the amendments revised Surveillance Requirement (SR) 3.8.1.8 in TS 3.8.1, ‘‘AC Sources—Operating,’’ to increase the voltage limit in the emergency diesel generator full load rejection test for the
Unit 1 emergency diesel generators.
50–321, 50–366.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4; Burke County, GA
Date Issued ..........................................
ADAMS Accession No .........................
Amendment Nos ...................................
Brief Description of Amendments ........
Docket Nos ...........................................
November 15, 2019.
ML19282D340.
166 (Unit 3) and 164 (Unit 4).
The amendments consisted of changes to the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) and the
Combined License Appendix A, Technical Specifications, definition for Channel Calibration to allow a
qualitative check (i.e., sensor resistance and insulation resistance tests) as an acceptable means to
perform channel calibration for the reactor coolant pump speed sensors. An additional change is to
the UFSAR to allow the use of a conservatively allocated response time in lieu of measurement for
the reactor coolant pump speed sensors and preamplifiers.
52–025, 52–026.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4; Burke County, GA
Date Issued ..........................................
ADAMS Accession No .........................
Amendment Nos ...................................
Brief Description of Amendments ........
Docket Nos ...........................................
December 10, 2019.
ML19322C105.
169 (Unit 3) and 167 (Unit 4).
The amendments authorized changes to the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (Vogtle) Units 3 and 4
Updated Final Safety Analysis Report in the form of departures from the incorporated plant-specific
Design Control Document Tier 2* and Tier 2 information and involved changes to License Conditions
2.D.(4)(b) and 2.D.(5)(b) of Combined License (COL) Nos. NPF–91 and NPF–92. The license
amendments credit previously completed first plant only startup testing performed in China on the
new AP1000 power reactor at Sanmen Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 as applicable to Vogtle, Units 3
and 4. Specifically, the changes revised the COLs to delete conditions requiring the following tests:
Natural circulation (steam generator) test, rod cluster control assembly out of bank measurements,
load follow demonstration, and the passive residual heat removal heat exchanger test.
52–025, 50–026.
STP Nuclear Operating Company; South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2; Matagorda County, TX
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Date Issued ..........................................
ADAMS Accession No .........................
Amendment Nos ...................................
Brief Description of Amendments ........
Docket Nos ...........................................
December 9, 2019.
ML19322A719.
218 (Unit 1) and 204 (Unit 2).
The amendments revised technical specifications in Section 3.0 and Section 4.0 regarding limiting condition for operation and surveillance requirement usage. The changes are consistent with NRC-approved Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF–529, ‘‘Clarify Use and Application
Rules’’ (ADAMS Accession No. ML16062A271).
50–498, 50–499.
Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Rhea County, TN
Date Issued ..........................................
ADAMS Accession No .........................
Amendment Nos ...................................
VerDate Sep<11>2014
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December 10, 2019.
ML19336C519.
131 (Unit 1) and 34 (Unit 2).
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Brief Description of Amendments ........
Docket Nos ...........................................
The amendments revised Technical Specification Table 3.3.5–1, ‘‘LOP DG Start Instrumentation,’’
Function 5, ‘‘6.9 kV Emergency Bus Undervoltage (Unbalanced Voltage),’’ to correct the values for
the allowable value (AV) for the unbalanced voltage relay (UVR) low trip voltage, the AV for the UVR
high trip time delay, and the trip setpoint for the UVR high trip time delay.
50–390, 50–391.
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 ...........................................
December 9, 2019.
ML19276E557.
130 (Unit 1) and 33 (Unit 2).
The amendments revised the Technical Specification (TS) requirements related to direct current (DC)
electrical systems to be consistent with Technical Specifications Task Force Traveler, TSTF–500, Revision 2, ‘‘DC Electrical Rewrite—Update to TSTF–360.’’ In addition, the amendments revised TS
3.8.4 to declare the associated diesel generator(s) inoperable when one or more diesel generator DC
battery charger(s) in redundant trains is inoperable.
50–390, 50–391.
Union Electric Company; Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1; Callaway County, MO
Date Issued ..........................................
ADAMS Accession No .........................
Amendment Nos ...................................
Brief Description of Amendments ........
Docket Nos ...........................................
December 6, 2019.
ML19283C481.
221.
The amendment revised the technical specifications (TSs) to remove slave relay K620 from the scope
of TS Surveillance Requirement (SR) 3.3.2.14 testing during shutdown conditions at 18-month intervals and incorporate it into the scope of SR 3.3.2.6 for surveillance testing during power operations
at a frequency in accordance with the Surveillance Frequency Control Program.
50–483.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day
of December, 2019.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Craig G. Erlanger,
Director, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2019–27947 Filed 12–30–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[Docket No. 30–35252–EA; ASLBP No. 20–
964–02–EA–BD01]
In the Matter of Team Industrial
Services, Inc.; Establishment of
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
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Pursuant to delegation by the
Commission, see 37 FR 28710 (Dec. 29,
1972), and the Commission’s
regulations, see, e.g., 10 CFR 2.104,
2.105, 2.300, 2.309, 2.313, 2.318, 2.321,
notice is hereby given that an Atomic
Safety and Licensing Board (Board) is
being established to preside over the
following proceeding:
TEAM INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC.
(Order Imposing Civil Monetary Penalty)
This Board is being established pursuant to
a hearing request submitted by Team
Industrial Services, Inc. in response to an
Order Imposing Civil Monetary Penalty, EA–
18–124, dated September 20, 2019 and
published in the Federal Register. See 84 FR
58178 (Oct 30, 2019).
The Board is comprised of the following
Administrative Judges:
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and Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
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William J. Froehlich, Atomic Safety and
Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555–0001
Dr. Gary S. Arnold, Atomic Safety and
Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555–0001
All correspondence, documents, and
other materials shall be filed in
accordance with the NRC E-Filing rule.
See 10 CFR 2.302.
Rockville, Maryland.
Dated: December 23, 2019.
Edward R. Hawkens,
Chief Administrative Judge, Atomic Safety
and Licensing Board Panel.
[FR Doc. 2019–28221 Filed 12–30–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. MC2020–80 and CP2020–79]
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.
SUMMARY:
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Comments are due: December
30, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
electronically via the Commission’s
Filing Online system at https://
www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
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:
DATES:
Table of Contents
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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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2019-0252]
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 December 3, 2019, to December 16, 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 17, 2019.
DATES: Comments must be filed by January 30, 2020. A request for a
hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by March 2,
2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2019-0252. 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(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-2019-0252, 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-2019-0252.
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-2019-0252, 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
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submissions to remove such information before making the comment
submissions available to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.
I. 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 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)''
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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
guidance on making electronic submissions may be 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,
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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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Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.; Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 2;
New London County, WI
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Application Date............. August 14, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19234A111.
Location in Application of Attachment 1, Page 53 of 58.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment would revise
Amendments. Technical Specification 3.8.1.1, ``A.C.
Sources--Operating,'' to add a permanent
Required Action a.3 that would provide
an option to extend the allowed outage
time (AOT) from 72 hours to 10 days for
one inoperable offsite circuit. In
addition, the licensee proposed a one-
time exception to the new proposed
Required Action a.3 that would extend
the AOT to 35 days for one inoperable
offsite circuit. One-time use of the 35-
day AOT would allow replacement of the
Millstone, Unit No. 3, `A' reserve
station service transformer, its
associated equipment, and other 345 kV
south bus switchyard components that are
nearing the end of their dependable
service life. This work is planned to
take place no later than the fall 2023
outage (3R22) for Millstone, Unit No. 3.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq., Senior Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Dominion Energy, Inc., 120 Tredegar
Street, RS-2, Richmond, VA 23219.
Docket Nos................... 50-336.
NRC Project Manager, Richard Guzman, 301-415-1030.
Telephone Number.
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Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1;
Brunswick County, NC
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Application Date............. July 25, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19206A599.
Location in Application of Enclosure 1, Page 22 of 25.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment would revise
Amendments. Technical Specification (TS) 3/4.10.3,
``Special Test Exceptions, Physics
Tests,'' and TS 3/4.10.4, ``Special Test
Exceptions, Reactor Coolant Loops,'' to
eliminate the ``within 12 hours''
restriction from Surveillance
Requirement (SR) 4.10.3.2 for performing
an Analog Channel Operational Test
(ACOT) on the intermediate and power
range neutron monitors prior to
initiating physics tests and to
eliminate the ``within 12 hours''
restriction from SR 4.10.4.2 for
performing an ACOT on the intermediate
range monitors, power range monitors,
and P-7 interlock prior to initiating
startup or physics tests, respectively.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for David Cummings, Associate General
Licensee, Mailing Address. Counsel, Mail Code DEC45, 550 South
Tryon Street, Charlotte NC 28202.
Docket Nos................... 50-400.
NRC Project Manager, Tanya Hood, 301-415-1387.
Telephone Number.
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Florida Power & Light Company; Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos.
3. and 4; Miami-Dade County, FL
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Application Date............. November 4, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19315A003
Location in Application of Enclosure 1, Page 14 of 33.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed change would revise the
Amendments. technical specifications (TSs) allowable
and trip setpoint values for the
Containment particulate (R-11) and
gaseous (R-12) radioactivity monitor
instrument channels by converting the
measurement units from counts per minute
to micro-curies per cubic centimeter
([mu]Ci/cc). The proposed change would
additionally delete instrument numbers R-
11 and R-12 in the Allowable Value and
Trip Setpoint TS table. The proposed
change would also exempt the containment
purge supply and exhaust isolation
valves from the containment ventilation
isolation instrumentation requirements
in several TS tables. The proposed
change would modify the associated TS
ACTION when both the R-11 and R-12
radioactivity monitors are inoperable by
increasing the TS COMPLETION TIME from 7
to 30 days, providing an option to
either analyze containment atmosphere
grab samples or conduct reactor coolant
system (RCS) water inventory balances,
and decreasing the frequency of RCS
water inventory balances from every 8
hours to once per 24 hours. The proposed
change would modify the TS LCO for the
Containment Ventilation System to
require the containment purge supply and
exhaust isolation valves be maintained
administratively sealed closed and
deactivated or the associated
penetration(s) shall be isolated by
blind flange and relatedly modifies the
TS ACTIONS and surveillances (SRs) in
recognition that the valves shall not be
opened in MODES 1 thru 4. The proposed
change would additionally modify the TS
ACTIONS to allow 72-hours to restore the
purge valves to within the leakage limit
of the associate TS SR. The proposed
change would add a footnote to the
associated TS SRs when the associated
purge supply and/or exhaust
penetration(s) is isolated by blind
flange. Lastly, the proposed change
would additionally relocate the purge
valve leakage rate criteria to licensee
control.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
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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................... 50-250, 50-251.
NRC Project Manager, Eva Brown, 301-415-2315.
Telephone Number.
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Florida Power & Light Company; Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos.
3. and 4; Miami-Dade County, FL
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Application Date............. December 6, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19343A373.
Location in Application of Page 4 of Enclosure 1.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendments would revise the
Amendments. Turkey Point Emergency Plan by adopting
the methodology for developing an
Emergency Action Level scheme as
described in Nuclear Energy Institute
(NEI) 99-01, Revision 6.
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................... 50-250, 50-251.
NRC Project Manager, Eva Brown, 301-415-2315.
Telephone Number.
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Indiana Michigan Power Company; Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1
and 2; Berrien County, MI
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Application Date............. October 31, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19310D766.
Location in Application of Enclosure 2, Page 2.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendments would revise the
Amendments. technical specifications to adopt
Technical Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-569, ``Revise
Response Time Testing Definition''.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Robert B. Haemer, Senior Nuclear Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Indiana Michigan Power Company, One Cook
Place, Bridgman, MI 49106.
Docket Nos................... 50-315, 50-316.
NRC Project Manager, Robert Kuntz, 301-415-3733.
Telephone Number.
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STP Nuclear Operating Company; South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2;
Matagorda County, TX
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Application Date............. September 26, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19269E978.
Location in Application of Enclosure, Page 5 of 6.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The amendments would revise the technical
Amendments. specifications (TSs) limit for reactor
coolant system (RCS) gross specific
activity with a new limit on RCS noble
gas specific activity. The changes are
consistent with NRC-approved Industry
Technical Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Standard Technical Specification
Change Traveler, TSTF-490, Revision 0,
``Deletion of E Bar Definition and
Revision to RCS Specific Activity Tech
Spec'' (ADAMS Accession No.
ML052630462).
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Kym Harshaw, Vice President and General
Licensee, Mailing Address. Counsel, STP Nuclear Operating Company,
P.O. Box 289, Wadsworth, TX 77483.
Docket Nos................... 50-498, 50-499.
NRC Project Manager, Dennis Galvin, 301-415-6256.
Telephone Number.
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Virginia Electric and Power Company, North Anna Power Station, Units No.
1 and 2, Louisa County, Virginia
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Application Date............. October 30, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19309D197.
Location in Application of Page 4 of 6.
NSHC.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment would add
Amendments. Westinghouse Topical Report WCAP-16996-P-
A, ``Realistic LOCA Evaluation
Methodology Applied to the Full Spectrum
of Break Sizes (FULL SPECTRUM LOCA
Methodology,'' to the list of approved
analytical methods used to determine the
core operating limits as listed in TS
5.6.5, ``Core Operating Limits Report
(COLR)''.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq., Senior Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Dominion Energy, Inc., 120 Tredegar
Street, RS-2, Richmond, VA 23219.
Docket Nos................... 50-338, 50-339.
NRC Project Manager, Ed Miller, (301) 415-2481.
Telephone Number.
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Virginia Electric and Power Company; Surry Power Station, Unit Nos. 1
and 2; Surry County, VA
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Application Date............. October 30, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19309D196.
Location in Application of Attachment 1, Page 5 of 7.
NSHC.
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Brief Description of The proposed amendments would add
Amendments. Westinghouse Topical Report WCAP-16996-P-
A, ``Realistic LOCA Evaluation
Methodology Applied to the Full Spectrum
of Break Sizes (FULL SPECTRUM LOCA
Methodology),'' to the list of approved
analytical methods used to determine the
core operating limits as listed in TS
5.6.5, ``Core Operating Limits Report
(COLR)''.
Proposed Determination....... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq., Senior Counsel,
Licensee, Mailing Address. Dominion Energy, Inc., 120 Tredegar
Street, RS-2, Richmond, VA 23219.
Docket Nos................... 50-280, 50-281.
NRC Project Manager, G. Ed Miller, 301-415-2481.
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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Entergy Operations, Inc., System Energy Resources, Inc., Cooperative
Energy, A Mississippi Electric Cooperative, and Entergy Mississippi,
LLC; Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1; Claiborne County, MS, Entergy
Louisiana, LLC and Entergy Operations, Inc.; River Bend Station, Unit 1;
West Feliciana Parish, LA
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Date Issued.................. December 11, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19308B107.
Amendment Nos................ 222 (Grand Gulf) and 200 (River Bend).
Brief Description of The amendments to the technical
Amendments. specifications (TSs) for Grand Gulf
Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (Grand Gulf),
and River Bend Station, Unit 1 (River
Bend), revised the reactor core safety
limit for the minimum critical power
ratio. The TS requirements for the core
operating limits report were also
modified. The changes are consistent
with NRC-approved Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-564, Revision 2, ``Safety
Limit MCPR [Minimum Critical Power
Ratio]'' (ADAMS Package Accession No.
ML18299A048).
Docket Nos................... 50-416, 50-458.
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2
and 3; Grundy County, IL, Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Quad Cities
Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Rock Island County, IL
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Date Issued.................. December 4, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19301A339.
Amendment Nos................ 263 and 256 (Dresden, Units 2 and 3); 276
and 271 (Quad Cities, Units 1 and 2).
Brief Description of The amendments revised the technical
Amendments. specifications for both the single
recirculation loop and two recirculation
loop Safety Limit Minimum Critical Power
Ratio (SLMCPR) limits for the Dresden
and Quad Cities units. The revised
limits decrease the SLMCPR limits, which
improves operational flexibility through
the recapture of margins that are
available as a result of the transition
to Framatome, Inc. NRC-approved SLMCPR
calculation methodology.
Docket Nos................... 50-237, 50-249, 50-254, 50-265.
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units
2 and 3; York County, PA
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Date Issued.................. 12/17/2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19289B931.
Amendment Nos................ 329 (Unit 2) and 332 (Unit 3).
Brief Description of The amendments revised actions for an
Amendments. inoperable battery, battery charger, and
alternate battery charger testing
criteria. A longer completion time for
an inoperable battery charger will allow
additional time for maintenance and
testing. The changes in the technical
specification requirements are
consistent with NRC-approved Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-500, Revision 2, ``DC
[Direct Current] Electrical Rewrite--
Update To TSTF-360''.
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Docket Nos................... 50-277, 50-278.
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NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC; Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1; Rockingham
County, NH
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Date Issued.................. December 5, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19326C480.
Amendment Nos................ 163.
Brief Description of The amendment revised the technical
Amendments. specifications to allow for a one-time
extension to the allowed outage time for
Limiting Condition for Operation
3.8.3.1, ``Onsite Power Distribution--
Operating,'' to restore an inoperable
alternating current vital panel from 24
hours to 7 days on the vital inverter.
The NRC staff's safety evaluation
contains the Commission's final
determination of no significant hazards
consideration.
Docket Nos................... 50-443.
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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.................. December 3, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19312A098.
Amendment Nos................ 302 (Unit 1) and 247 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments revised Unit 1 and Unit 2
Amendments. Technical Specification (TS) 3.3.8.1,
``Loss of Power (LOP) Instrumentation,''
to modify the instrument allowable
values for Unit 1, 4.16 kilovolt (kV)
emergency bus degraded voltage
instrumentation and delete the
annunciation requirements for the Unit
1, 4.16 kV emergency bus undervoltage
instrumentation, including associated TS
actions. The amendments also deleted
Unit 1, License Condition 2.C(11), and
Unit 2, License Condition 2.C(3)(i).
Additionally, the amendments revised
Surveillance Requirement (SR) 3.8.1.8 in
TS 3.8.1, ``AC Sources--Operating,'' to
increase the voltage limit in the
emergency diesel generator full load
rejection test for the Unit 1 emergency
diesel generators.
Docket Nos................... 50-321, 50-366.
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating
Plant, Units 3 and 4; Burke County, GA
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Date Issued.................. November 15, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19282D340.
Amendment Nos................ 166 (Unit 3) and 164 (Unit 4).
Brief Description of The amendments consisted of changes to
Amendments. the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report
(UFSAR) and the Combined License
Appendix A, Technical Specifications,
definition for Channel Calibration to
allow a qualitative check (i.e., sensor
resistance and insulation resistance
tests) as an acceptable means to perform
channel calibration for the reactor
coolant pump speed sensors. An
additional change is to the UFSAR to
allow the use of a conservatively
allocated response time in lieu of
measurement for the reactor coolant pump
speed sensors and preamplifiers.
Docket Nos................... 52-025, 52-026.
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating
Plant, Units 3 and 4; Burke County, GA
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Date Issued.................. December 10, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19322C105.
Amendment Nos................ 169 (Unit 3) and 167 (Unit 4).
Brief Description of The amendments authorized changes to the
Amendments. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant
(Vogtle) Units 3 and 4 Updated Final
Safety Analysis Report in the form of
departures from the incorporated plant-
specific Design Control Document Tier 2*
and Tier 2 information and involved
changes to License Conditions 2.D.(4)(b)
and 2.D.(5)(b) of Combined License (COL)
Nos. NPF-91 and NPF-92. The license
amendments credit previously completed
first plant only startup testing
performed in China on the new AP1000
power reactor at Sanmen Nuclear Power
Station Unit 1 as applicable to Vogtle,
Units 3 and 4. Specifically, the changes
revised the COLs to delete conditions
requiring the following tests: Natural
circulation (steam generator) test, rod
cluster control assembly out of bank
measurements, load follow demonstration,
and the passive residual heat removal
heat exchanger test.
Docket Nos................... 52-025, 50-026.
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STP Nuclear Operating Company; South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2;
Matagorda County, TX
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Date Issued.................. December 9, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19322A719.
Amendment Nos................ 218 (Unit 1) and 204 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments revised technical
Amendments. specifications in Section 3.0 and
Section 4.0 regarding limiting condition
for operation and surveillance
requirement usage. The changes are
consistent with NRC-approved Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-529, ``Clarify Use and
Application Rules'' (ADAMS Accession No.
ML16062A271).
Docket Nos................... 50-498, 50-499.
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Rhea
County, TN
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Date Issued.................. December 10, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19336C519.
Amendment Nos................ 131 (Unit 1) and 34 (Unit 2).
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Brief Description of The amendments revised Technical
Amendments. Specification Table 3.3.5-1, ``LOP DG
Start Instrumentation,'' Function 5,
``6.9 kV Emergency Bus Undervoltage
(Unbalanced Voltage),'' to correct the
values for the allowable value (AV) for
the unbalanced voltage relay (UVR) low
trip voltage, the AV for the UVR high
trip time delay, and the trip setpoint
for the UVR high trip time delay.
Docket Nos................... 50-390, 50-391.
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Rhea
County, TN
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Date Issued.................. December 9, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19276E557.
Amendment Nos................ 130 (Unit 1) and 33 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments revised the Technical
Amendments. Specification (TS) requirements related
to direct current (DC) electrical
systems to be consistent with Technical
Specifications Task Force Traveler, TSTF-
500, Revision 2, ``DC Electrical
Rewrite--Update to TSTF-360.'' In
addition, the amendments revised TS
3.8.4 to declare the associated diesel
generator(s) inoperable when one or more
diesel generator DC battery charger(s)
in redundant trains is inoperable.
Docket Nos................... 50-390, 50-391.
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Union Electric Company; Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1; Callaway County, MO
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Date Issued.................. December 6, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No........... ML19283C481.
Amendment Nos................ 221.
Brief Description of The amendment revised the technical
Amendments. specifications (TSs) to remove slave
relay K620 from the scope of TS
Surveillance Requirement (SR) 3.3.2.14
testing during shutdown conditions at 18-
month intervals and incorporate it into
the scope of SR 3.3.2.6 for surveillance
testing during power operations at a
frequency in accordance with the
Surveillance Frequency Control Program.
Docket Nos................... 50-483.
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day of December, 2019.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Craig G. Erlanger,
Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2019-27947 Filed 12-30-19; 8:45 am]
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