Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations, 5050-5057 [2020-01136]
Download as PDF
5050
Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 18 / Tuesday, January 28, 2020 / Notices
Kay
Goldstein, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, 301–415–1506, email:
kay.goldstein@nrc.gov, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[NRC–2020–0025]
Biweekly Notice; Applications and
Amendments to Facility Operating
Licenses and Combined Licenses
Involving No Significant Hazards
Considerations
I. Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Biweekly notice.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to section 189.a.(2)
of 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 31, 2019, to
January 13, 2020. The last biweekly
notice was published on January 14,
2020.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be filed by
February 27, 2020. A request for a
hearing or petitions for leave to
intervene must be filed by March 30,
2020.
DATES:
jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES
B. Submitting Comments
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–2020–0025. 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 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.
ADDRESSES:
VerDate Sep<11>2014
17:02 Jan 27, 2020
Jkt 250001
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2020–
0025, 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–2020–0025.
• 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. The ADAMS accession number
for each document referenced (if it is
available in ADAMS) is provided the
first time that it is mentioned in this
document.
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
purchase copies of public documents at
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Please include Docket ID NRC–2020–
0025, in your comment submission.
The NRC cautions you not to include
identifying or contact information that
you do not want to be publicly
disclosed in your comment submission.
The NRC will post all comment
submissions at https://
www.regulations.gov as well as enter the
comment submissions into ADAMS.
The NRC does not routinely edit
comment submissions to remove
identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating
comments from other persons for
submission to the NRC, then you should
inform those persons not to include
identifying or contact information that
they do not want to be publicly
disclosed in their comment submission.
Your request should state that the NRC
does not routinely edit comment
submissions to remove such information
before making the comment
PO 00000
Frm 00107
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
submissions available to the public or
entering the comment into ADAMS.
II. Notice of Consideration of Issuance
of Amendments to Facility Operating
Licenses and Combined Licenses and
Proposed No Significant Hazards
Consideration Determination
For the facility-specific amendment
requests shown below, the Commission
finds that the licensee’s analyses
provided, consistent with title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR)
Section 50.91 is sufficient to support the
proposed determination that these
amendment requests involve No
Significant Hazards Consideration
(NSHC). Under the Commission’s
regulations in 10 CFR 50.92, operation
of the facility in accordance with the
proposed amendment would not (1)
involve a significant increase in the
probability or consequences of an
accident previously evaluated, or (2)
create the possibility of a new or
different kind of accident from any
accident previously evaluated, or (3)
involve a significant reduction in a
margin of safety.
The Commission is seeking public
comments on this proposed
determination. Any comments received
within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice will be
considered in making any final
determination.
Normally, the Commission will not
issue the amendment until the
expiration of 60 days after the date of
publication of this notice. The
Commission may issue the license
amendment before expiration of the 60day period provided that its final
determination is that the amendment
involves NSHC. In addition, the
Commission may issue the amendment
prior to the expiration of the 30-day
comment period if circumstances
change during the 30-day comment
period such that failure to act in a
timely way would result, for example in
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
E:\FR\FM\28JAN1.SGM
28JAN1
jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES
Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 18 / Tuesday, January 28, 2020 / Notices
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
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.
VerDate Sep<11>2014
17:02 Jan 27, 2020
Jkt 250001
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.
A State, local governmental body,
Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or
agency thereof, may submit a petition to
the Commission to participate as a party
under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(1). The petition
should state the nature and extent of the
petitioner’s interest in the proceeding.
The petition should be submitted to the
Commission no later than 60 days from
the date of publication of this notice.
The petition must be filed in accordance
with the filing instructions in the
‘‘Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)’’
section of this document, and should
meet the requirements for petitions set
forth in this section, except that under
10 CFR 2.309(h)(2) a State, local
governmental body, or Federallyrecognized Indian Tribe, or agency
thereof does not need to address the
standing requirements in 10 CFR
2.309(d) if the facility is located within
its boundaries. Alternatively, a State,
local governmental body, Federallyrecognized Indian Tribe, or agency
thereof may participate as a non-party
under 10 CFR 2.315(c).
If a hearing is granted, any person
who is not a party to the proceeding and
is not affiliated with or represented by
a party may, at the discretion of the
presiding officer, be permitted to make
a limited appearance pursuant to the
provisions of 10 CFR 2.315(a). A person
making a limited appearance may make
an oral or written statement of his or her
position on the issues but may not
otherwise participate in the proceeding.
A limited appearance may be made at
any session of the hearing or at any
prehearing conference, subject to the
limits and conditions as may be
imposed by the presiding officer. Details
regarding the opportunity to make a
limited appearance will be provided by
PO 00000
Frm 00108
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
5051
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
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/
E:\FR\FM\28JAN1.SGM
28JAN1
5052
Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 18 / Tuesday, January 28, 2020 / Notices
site-help/electronic-sub-ref-mat.html. A
filing is considered complete at the time
the document is submitted through the
NRC’s E-Filing system. To be timely, an
electronic filing must be submitted to
the E-Filing system no later than 11:59
p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Upon receipt of a transmission, the EFiling system time-stamps the document
and sends the submitter an email notice
confirming receipt of the document. The
E-Filing system also distributes an email
notice that provides access to the
document to the NRC’s Office of the
General Counsel and any others who
have advised the Office of the Secretary
that they wish to participate in the
proceeding, so that the filer need not
serve the document on those
participants separately. Therefore,
applicants and other participants (or
their counsel or representative) must
apply for and receive a digital ID
certificate before adjudicatory
documents are filed so that they can
obtain access to the documents via the
E-Filing system.
A person filing electronically using
the NRC’s adjudicatory E-Filing system
may seek assistance by contacting the
NRC’s Electronic Filing Help Desk
through the ‘‘Contact Us’’ link located
on the NRC’s public website at https://
www.nrc.gov/site-help/esubmittals.html, by email to
MSHD.Resource@nrc.gov, or by a tollfree call at 1–866–672–7640. The NRC
Electronic Filing Help Desk is available
between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., Eastern
Time, Monday through Friday,
excluding government holidays.
Participants who believe that they
have a good cause for not submitting
documents electronically must file an
exemption request, in accordance with
10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper
filing stating why there is good cause for
not filing electronically and requesting
authorization to continue to submit
documents in paper format. Such filings
must be submitted by: (1) First class
mail addressed to the Office of the
Secretary of the Commission, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001, Attention:
Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or
(2) courier, express mail, or expedited
delivery service to the Office of the
Secretary, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland 20852, Attention:
Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff.
Participants filing adjudicatory
documents in this manner are
responsible for serving the document on
all other participants. Filing is
considered complete by first-class mail
as of the time of deposit in the mail, or
by courier, express mail, or expedited
delivery service upon depositing the
document with the provider of the
service. A presiding officer, having
granted an exemption request from
using E-Filing, may require a participant
or party to use E-Filing if the presiding
officer subsequently determines that the
reason for granting the exemption from
use of E-Filing no longer exists.
Documents submitted in adjudicatory
proceedings will appear in the NRC’s
electronic hearing docket which is
available to the public at https://
adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded
pursuant to an order of the Commission
or the presiding officer. If you do not
have an NRC-issued digital ID certificate
as described above, click ‘‘cancel’’ when
the link requests certificates and you
will be automatically directed to the
NRC’s electronic hearing dockets where
you will be able to access any publicly
available documents in a particular
hearing docket. Participants are
requested not to include personal
privacy information, such as social
security numbers, home addresses, or
personal phone numbers in their filings,
unless an NRC regulation or other law
requires submission of such
information. For example, in some
instances, individuals provide home
addresses in order to demonstrate
proximity to a facility or site. With
respect to copyrighted works, except for
limited excerpts that serve the purpose
of the adjudicatory filings and would
constitute a Fair Use application,
participants are requested not to include
copyrighted materials in their
submission.
The table below provides the plant
name, docket number, date of
application, ADAMS accession number,
and location in the application of the
licensee’s proposed NSHC
determination. For further details with
respect to these license amendment
applications, see the application for
amendment which is available for
public inspection in ADAMS and at the
NRC’s PDR. For additional direction on
accessing information related to this
document, see the ‘‘Obtaining
Information and Submitting Comments’’
section of this document.
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
jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES
Docket Nos. .........................................................
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number ........
November 8, 2019.
ML19312C931.
Page 98 of Enclosure.
The proposed amendment would modify Technical Specification (TS) requirements to allow
extension of the Type A test interval from 10 years to 15-years for Type A, Type B, and
Type C leakage rate tests, and an extension of the Type C test interval up to 75-months,
based on acceptable performance history as defined in Nuclear Energy Institute’s NEI 94–
01, Revision 3–A, ‘‘Industry Guideline for Implementing Performance-Based Option of 10
CFR Part 50, Appendix J’’ (ADAMS Accession No. ML12221A202). The license amendment
request also proposes to adopt 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix J, Option B, as modified by approved exemptions, for the performance-based testing of Type B and C tested components
and the use of American National Standards Institute/American Nuclear Society (ANSI/ANS)
56.8–2002, ‘‘Containment System Leakage Testing Requirements.’’
NSHC.
David Cummings, Associate General Counsel, Mail Code DEC45, 550 South Tryon Street,
Charlotte NC 28202.
50–400.
Tanya Hood, 301–415–1387.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2; Will County, IL, Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Ogle County, IL, Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2; Calvert County, MD
Application Date ..................................................
ADAMS Accession No. .......................................
Location in Application of NSHC .........................
VerDate Sep<11>2014
17:02 Jan 27, 2020
Jkt 250001
December 9, 2019.
ML19343C678.
Pages 2–3 of Attachment 1.
PO 00000
Frm 00109
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
E:\FR\FM\28JAN1.SGM
28JAN1
Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 18 / Tuesday, January 28, 2020 / Notices
Brief Description of Amendments .......................
Proposed Determination ......................................
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Address
Docket Nos. .........................................................
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number ........
5053
The proposed amendments would adopt Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler
TSTF–569, ‘‘Revise Response Time Testing Definition.’’ Specifically, the proposed amendments revise the technical specification definitions for engineered safety feature (ESF) response time and reactor trip system response time for Braidwood and Byron Stations and
also revise ESF response time and reactor protective system response time for Calvert
Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant.
NSHC.
Tamra Domeyer, Associate General Counsel, Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 4300 Winfield Road, Warrenville, IL 60555.
50–456, 50–457, 50–454, 50–455, 50–317, 50–318.
Joel Wiebe, 301–415–6606.
Exelon FitzPatrick, LLC and Exelon Generation Company, LLC; James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, LLC; Oswego County, NY
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 5, 2019, as supplemented November 6, 2019.
ML19248B085, ML19310D579.
Pages 4, 5, and 6 of Attachment 1 to September 5, 2019 document.
The proposed amendment would revise the allowable value for reactor water cleanup system
primary containment isolation.
NSHC.
Donald P. Ferraro, Assistant General Counsel, Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 200 Exelon
Way, Suite 305, Kennett Square, PA 19348.
50–333.
Samson Lee, 301–415–3168.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1; Dauphin County, PA
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.
ML19305A889.
Pages 4 and 5 of Attachment 1.
The proposed amendment would remove the existing Cyber Security Plan (CSP) requirements
contained in License Condition 2.c.(3) of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (TMI–
1) Renewed Facility License. This change is requested to support the decommissioning of
TMl–1.
NSHC.
Tamra Domeyer, Associate General Counsel, Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 4300 Winfield Road, Warrenville, IL 60555.
50–289.
Justin Poole, 301–415–2048.
FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company; Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1; Ottawa County, OH
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 ........
November 14, 2019.
ML19318F668.
Section 3.1 (p. 6) of Enclosure A.
The proposed amendment would modify the technical specifications by relocating specific surveillance frequencies to a licensee-controlled program. The proposed changes are based on
the NRC-approved Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF) traveler TSTF–425, Revision
3, ‘‘Relocate Surveillance Frequencies to Licensee Control—[Risk-Informed TSTF] RITSTF
Initiative 5b’’ (ADAMS Package Accession No. ML090850642).
NSHC.
David W. Jenkins, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company, FirstEnergy Corporation, 76
South Main Street, Akron, OH 44308.
50–346.
Blake Purnell, 301–415–1380.
NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC; Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1; Rockingham County, NH
jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES
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. .........................................................
VerDate Sep<11>2014
17:02 Jan 27, 2020
Jkt 250001
November 1, 2019.
ML19310D804.
Pages 95, 96, 97, and 98 of Enclosure.
The proposed amendment would revise the technical specification (TS) requirement for the reactor trip system instrumentation and engineered safety features actuation system instrumentation to implement the allowed outage times (AOTs) and bypass test times justified in
WCAP–14333–P–A, ‘‘Probabilistic Risk Analysis of the RPS and ESFAS Test Times and
Completion Times,’’ and WCAP–15376–P–A, ‘‘Risk-Informed Assessment of the RTS and
ESFAS Surveillance Test Intervals and Reactor Trip Breaker Test and Completion Times.’’
The proposed amendment would incorporate changes contained in Technical Specifications
Task Force (TSTF) Standard Technical Specifications Change Traveler TSTF–411, ‘‘Surveillance Test Interval Extensions for Components of the Reactor Protection System
(WCAP–15376),’’ and TSTF–418, ‘‘RPS and ESFAS Test Times and Completion Times
(WCAP–14333).’’
NSHC.
Debbie Hendell, Managing Attorney—Nuclear, Florida Power & Light Company, 700 Universe
Blvd., MS LAW/JB, Juno Beach, FL 33408–0420.
50–443.
PO 00000
Frm 00110
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
E:\FR\FM\28JAN1.SGM
28JAN1
5054
Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 18 / Tuesday, January 28, 2020 / Notices
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number ........
Justin Poole, 301–415–2048.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2; San Luis Obispo County, CA
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 5, 2019.
ML19339F388.
Section 4.3 (page 6) of the Enclosure.
The proposed amendments would relocate Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Technical
Specification 5.3, ‘‘Unit Staff Qualifications,’’ to the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report.
The change is consistent with the guidance in NRC Administrative Letter 95–06, ‘‘Relocation
of Technical Specification Administrative Controls Related to Quality Assurance’’ (ADAMS
Accession No. ML031110271).
NSHC.
Jennifer Post, Esq., Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 77 Beale Street, Room 3065, Mail Code B30A,
San Francisco, CA 94105.
50–275, 50–323.
Balwant Singal, 301–415–3016.
PSEG Nuclear LLC; Hope Creek Generating Station; Salem County, NJ
Application Date ..................................................
ADAMS Accession No. .......................................
Location in Application of NSHC .........................
Brief Description of Amendments .......................
Proposed Determination ......................................
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Address
Docket Nos. .........................................................
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number ........
November 25, 2019.
ML19330C961.
Page 22 and Page 23 of Enclosure 1.
The proposed amendment would modify the Hope Creek Generating Station licensing basis
by the addition of a license condition to allow for the implementation of the provisions of 10
CFR 50.69, ‘‘Risk-Informed Categorization and Treatment of Structures, Systems and Components for Nuclear Power Reactors.’’ The provisions of 10 CFR 50.69 allow adjustment of
the scope of equipment subject to special treatment controls (e.g., quality assurance, testing, inspection, condition monitoring, assessment, and evaluation).
NSHC.
Steven Fleischer, PSEG Services Corporation, 80 Park Plaza, T–5, Newark, NJ 07102.
50–354.
James Kim, 301–415–4125.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Houston County, AL, Southern Nuclear
Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2; Burke County, GA
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 10, 2019.
ML19344B804.
Pages E–1 and E–2 (Section 3.1) of Enclosure 1.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC, the licensee) submitted a request for amendments to the Technical Specifications (TS) for Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant (FNP), Units
1 and 2; and Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP), Units 1 and 2. SNC requests to
adopt Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF)–569, ‘‘Revise Response Time Testing
Definition.’’ The proposed amendments would revise the TS definitions for Engineered Safety Feature Response Time and Reactor Trip System Response Time.
NSHC.
Millicent Ronnlund, Vice President and General Counsel, Southern Nuclear Operating Co.,
Inc., P.O. Box 1295, Birmingham, AL 35201–1295.
50–348, 50–368, 50–424, 50–425.
John Lamb, 301–415–3100.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Houston County, AL, Southern Nuclear
Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2; Burke County, GA
Application Date ..................................................
ADAMS Accession No. .......................................
Location in Application of NSHC .........................
Brief Description of Amendments .......................
Proposed Determination ......................................
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Address
jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES
Docket Nos. .........................................................
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number ........
VerDate Sep<11>2014
17:02 Jan 27, 2020
Jkt 250001
December 11, 2019.
ML19345E724.
Pages E–2 and E–3 (Section 3.1) of Enclosure 1.
The proposed amendments would modify Farley and Vogtle Technical Specifications (TS) by
removing the specific isolation time for the isolation valves from the associated standard
TSs surveillance requirements (SRs). The changes are consistent with the NRC approved
Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF)-491, Revision 2. The availability of TSTF–491
was published in the Federal Register on December 29, 2006, as part of the consolidated
line item improvement process.
NSHC.
Millicent Ronnlund, Vice President and General Counsel, Southern Nuclear Operating Co.,
Inc., P.O. Box 1295, Birmingham, AL 35201–1295.
50–348, 50–364, 50–424, 50–425.
John Lamb, 301–415–3100.
PO 00000
Frm 00111
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
E:\FR\FM\28JAN1.SGM
28JAN1
Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 18 / Tuesday, January 28, 2020 / Notices
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
5055
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.
Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2; Brunswick County, NC
Date Issued .....................................
ADAMS Accession No. ...................
Amendment Nos. ............................
Brief Description of Amendments ...
Docket Nos. ....................................
January 8, 2020.
ML19316B057.
297 (Unit 1) and 325 (Unit 2).
The amendments modified Technical Specification (TS) 3.4.3, ‘‘Safety/Relief Valves (SRVs),’’ Surveillance
Requirement (SR) 3.4.3.2 and TS 3.5.1, ‘‘ECCS [Emergency Core Cooling System]—Operating,’’ SR
3.5.1.11. The amendments replaced the current requirement in these TS SRs to verify the SRVs open
when manually actuated with an alternate requirement that verifies that the SRVs are capable of being
opened.
50–324, 50–325.
Entergy Louisiana, LLC and Entergy Operations, Inc.; River Bend Station, Unit 1; West Feliciana Parish, LA
Date Issued .....................................
ADAMS Accession No. ...................
Amendment No. ..............................
Brief Description of Amendment .....
Docket No. ......................................
December 31, 2019.
ML19357A009.
201.
The amendment revised the technical specifications to allow use of neutron absorbing inserts in the spent
fuel pool storage racks for the purpose of criticality control in the spent fuel pool.
50–458.
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
Date Issued .....................................
ADAMS Accession No. ...................
Amendment Nos. ............................
Brief Description of Amendments ...
Docket Nos. ....................................
January 6, 2020.
ML19339D187.
223.
The amendment revised Technical Specification (TS) Table 3.3.1.1–1, ‘‘Reactor Protection System Instrumentation,’’ Function 9, ‘‘Turbine Stop Valve Closure, Trip Oil Pressure—Low,’’ and Function 10, ‘‘Turbine Control Valve Fast Closure, Trip Oil Pressure—Low,’’ and TS 3.3.4.1, ‘‘End of Cycle Recirculation
Pump Trip (EOC–RPT) Instrumentation,’’ Surveillance Requirement (SR) 3.3.4.1.2 and SR 3.3.4.1.3. The
change revised the Allowable Value for the Turbine Stop Valve Closure Trip Oil Pressure Function and
Turbine Control Valve Fast Closure Trip Oil Pressure Function. Additionally, the amendment added new
Notes to assess channel performance during testing that verify instrument channel setting values established by the Entergy setpoint methodology.
50–146.
Florida Power & Light Company; Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 3. and 4; Miami-Dade County, FL
Date Issued .....................................
ADAMS Accession No. ...................
Amendment Nos. ............................
Brief Description of Amendments ...
Docket No. ......................................
December 17, 2019.
ML19266A585.
289 (Unit 3) and 283 (Unit 4).
The amendments revised certain Technical Specifications for shared equipment when one unit is defueled
and also remove a footnote related to Technical Specification 4.04.
50–250, 50–251.
jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES
Holtec Pilgrim, LLC and Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC, Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Date Issued .....................................
ADAMS Accession No. ...................
Amendment Nos. ............................
Brief Description of Amendments ...
Docket Nos. ....................................
VerDate Sep<11>2014
17:02 Jan 27, 2020
January 2, 2020.
ML19274C674.
251.
The amendment revised the site emergency plan and emergency action level scheme for the permanently
shutdown and defueled condition.
50–293.
Jkt 250001
PO 00000
Frm 00112
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
E:\FR\FM\28JAN1.SGM
28JAN1
5056
Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 18 / Tuesday, January 28, 2020 / Notices
Holtec Pilgrim, LLC and Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC, Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Date Issued .....................................
ADAMS Accession No. ...................
Amendment Nos. ............................
Brief Description of Amendments ...
Docket Nos. ....................................
January 2, 2020.
ML19276C420.
252.
The amendment removed the Pilgrim Cyber Security Plan from Pilgrim License Condition 3.G.
50–293.
Indiana Michigan Power Company; Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Berrien County, MI
Date Issued .....................................
ADAMS Accession No. ...................
Amendment Nos. ............................
Brief Description of Amendments ...
Docket Nos. ....................................
December 31, 2019.
ML19304B672.
348 (Unit 1) and 329 (Unit 2).
The amendments revised the technical specifications (TSs) to address an issue identified in Westinghouse
Nuclear Safety Advisory Letter (NSAL) NSAL–15–1, Revision 0, by expanding the criteria within TS 3.2.1
surveillance requirements which apply an appropriate penalty factor to measured transient FQ(Z).
50–315, 50–316.
NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC; Duane Arnold Energy Center; Linn County, IA
Date Issued .....................................
ADAMS Accession No. ...................
Amendment Nos. ............................
Brief Description of Amendments ...
Docket Nos. ....................................
January 2, 2020.
ML19310C204.
309.
The amendment revised certain staffing and training requirements, reports, programs, and editorial
changes in the Technical Specification Section 1.1, ‘‘Definitions,’’ and Section 5.0, ‘‘Administrative Controls,’’ that will no longer be applicable once Duane Arnold Energy Center is permanently defueled.
50–245, 50–336, 50–423, 50–338, 50–339, 50–280, 50–281.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2; San Luis Obispo County, CA
Date Issued .....................................
ADAMS Accession No. ...................
Amendment Nos. ............................
Brief Description of Amendments ...
Docket Nos. ....................................
January 9, 2020.
ML19316A109.
Unit 1—234; Unit 2—236.
The amendments revised Technical Specification 5.6.5b, ‘‘Core Operating Limits Report (COLR),’’ for Full
Spectrum Loss-of-Coolant Accident Methodology.
50–275, 50–323.
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. ....................................
January 2, 2020.
ML19339H089.
Unit 1—171; Unit 2—169.
Specifically, the amendments authorize changes to eliminate the performance of the Pressurizer Surge
Line Stratification Evaluation first plant only test during the hot functional testing and first operating cycle
by revising Combined License COL Condition 2.D.(2)(a)1 and Updated Final Safety Analysis Report,
UFSAR Subsections 14.2.5, 14.2.9.1.7, and 14.2.9.2.22.
52–026, 52–025.
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation; Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit 1; Coffey County, KS
Date Issued .....................................
ADAMS Accession No. ...................
Amendment Nos. ............................
Brief Description of Amendments ...
Docket Nos. ....................................
January 6, 2020.
ML19311C643.
223.
The amendment revised the Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit 1 Technical Specification 3.6.3, ‘‘Containment Isolation Valves,’’ and Surveillance Requirement 3.6.3.1 to remove use of a blind flange.
50–482.
IV. Previously Published Notice of
Consideration of Issuance of
Amendments to Facility Operating
Licenses and Combined Licenses,
Proposed No Significant Hazards
Consideration Determination, and
Opportunity for a Hearing
jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES
The following notices were previously
published as separate individual
notices. The notice content was the
same as above. They were published as
individual notices either because time
did not allow the commission to wait
for this biweekly notice or because the
action involved exigent circumstances.
They are repeated here because the
biweekly notice lists all amendments
issued or proposed to be issued
involving no significant hazards
consideration.
For details, including the applicable
notice period, see the individual notice
in the Federal Register on the day and
page cited.
Arizona Public Service Company, et al.; Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3; Maricopa County, AZ
Application Date ..............................
ADAMS Accession No. ...................
VerDate Sep<11>2014
17:02 Jan 27, 2020
December 26, 2019.
ML19360A155.
Jkt 250001
PO 00000
Frm 00113
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
E:\FR\FM\28JAN1.SGM
28JAN1
Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 18 / Tuesday, January 28, 2020 / Notices
Brief Description of Amendment .....
Date & Cite of Federal Register Individual Notice.
Expiration Dates for Public Comments & Hearing Requests.
Docket Nos. ....................................
The proposed amendments would extend the implementation date for License Amendment Nos. 209, 209,
and 209 for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3, respectively (ADAMS Accession
No. ML19085A525), from February 23, 2020, to August 31, 2020. License Amendment Nos. 209, 209,
and 209, which were issued on May 29, 2019, approved the risk-informed completion times in accordance with Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Topical Report NEI 06–09, Revision 0–A, ‘‘Risk-Informed Technical Specification Initiative 4b, Risk-Managed Technical Specifications (RMTS) Guidelines.’’
January 8, 2020 (85 FR 936).
February 7, 2020 (public comments); March 9, 2020 (hearing requests).
50–528, 50–529, 50–530.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day
of January 2020.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Craig G. Erlanger,
Director, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2020–01136 Filed 1–27–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
[NRC–2020–0001]
Sunshine Act Meetings
Weeks of January 27,
February 3, 10, 17, 24, March 2, 2020.
TIME AND DATE:
Commissioners’ Conference
Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland.
PLACE:
Public.
Week of January 27, 2020
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
9:00 a.m.—Discussion of Medical Uses
of Radioactive Materials (Public
Meeting) (Contact: Lisa Dimmick:
301–415–0694)
This meeting will be webcast live
at the Web address—https://
www.nrc.gov/.
Week of February 3, 2020—Tentative
Thursday, February 6, 2020
9:00 a.m.—Briefing on Advanced
Reactors and New Reactor Topics
(Public Meeting) (Contact: Luis
Betancourt: 301–415–6146)
This meeting will be webcast live
at the Web address—https://
www.nrc.gov/.
jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES
Week of February 10, 2020—Tentative
There are no meetings scheduled for
the week of February 10, 2020.
Week of February 17, 2020—Tentative
There are no meetings scheduled for
the week of February 17, 2020.
VerDate Sep<11>2014
17:02 Jan 27, 2020
Week of February 24, 2020—Tentative
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
9:00 a.m.—Overview of Accident
Tolerant Fuel Activities (Public
Meeting) (Contact: Luis Betancourt:
301–415–6146)
This meeting will be webcast live
at the Web address—https://
www.nrc.gov/.
Week of March 2, 2020—Tentative
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
STATUS:
5057
Jkt 250001
Thursday, March 5, 2020
10:00 a.m.—Briefing on NRC
International Activities (Closed—Ex. 1
& 9)
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
For more information or to verify the
status of meetings, contact Denise
McGovern at 301–415–0681 or via email
at Denise.McGovern@nrc.gov. The
schedule for Commission meetings is
subject to change on short notice.
The NRC Commission Meeting
Schedule can be found on the internet
at: https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/
public-meetings/schedule.html.
The NRC provides reasonable
accommodation to individuals with
disabilities where appropriate. If you
need a reasonable accommodation to
participate in these public meetings or
need this meeting notice or the
transcript or other information from the
public meetings in another format (e.g.,
braille, large print), please notify Anne
Silk, NRC Disability Program Specialist,
at 301–287–0745, by videophone at
240–428–3217, or by email at
Anne.Silk@nrc.gov. Determinations on
requests for reasonable accommodation
will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Members of the public may request to
receive this information electronically.
If you would like to be added to the
distribution, please contact the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Office of the
Secretary, Washington, DC 20555 (301–
415–1969), or by email at
Wendy.Moore@nrc.gov or Tyesha.Bush@
nrc.gov.
The NRC is holding the meetings
under the authority of the Government
in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day
of January 2020.
PO 00000
Frm 00114
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Denise L. McGovern
Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–01530 Filed 1–24–20; 11:15 am]
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY POLICY
Performance Review Board
Membership
Office of Science and
Technology Policy.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Office of Science and
Technology Policy publishes the names
of the members selected to serve on its
SES Performance Review Board (PRB).
DATES: Membership is effective on the
date of this notice to January 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Stacy L. Murphy, Operations Manager,
Office of Science and Technology
Policy, 1650 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20504. Telephone 202–
456–6123.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 5 U.S.C.
4314(c) requires each agency to
establish, in accordance with
regulations prescribed by the Office of
Personnel Management, one or more
PRBs. The purpose of this PRB is to
review and make recommendations
concerning proposed performance
appraisals, ratings, bonuses, pay
adjustments, and other appropriate
personnel actions for incumbents of the
SES positions. The Board shall consist
of at least three members and more than
half of the members shall consist of
career appointees. The names and titles
of the PRB members are as follows:
Fred L. Ames, Assistant United States
Trade Representative for
Administration, United States Trade
Representative;
Jared L. Ostermiller, Chief, Health
Insurance and Data Analysis Branch,
Office of Management and Budget;
Michele C. Marx, Deputy Assistant
Director for Budget, Office of National
Drug Council Policy;
SUMMARY:
E:\FR\FM\28JAN1.SGM
28JAN1
Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5050-5057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01136]
[[Page 5050]]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2020-0025]
Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility
Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant
Hazards Considerations
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Biweekly notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 189.a.(2) of 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 31, 2019, to January
13, 2020. The last biweekly notice was published on January 14, 2020.
DATES: Comments must be filed by February 27, 2020. A request for a
hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by March 30,
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-2020-0025. 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.
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: Kay Goldstein, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, 301-415-1506, 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-2020-0025, 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-2020-0025.
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]. The ADAMS accession number for each
document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first
time that it is mentioned in this document.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC-2020-0025, in your comment submission.
The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your
comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at
https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions
into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to
remove identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to
remove such information before making the comment submissions available
to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.
II. Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendments to Facility
Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses and Proposed No Significant
Hazards Consideration Determination
For the facility-specific amendment requests shown below, the
Commission finds that the licensee's analyses provided, consistent with
title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 50.91 is
sufficient to support the proposed determination that these amendment
requests involve No Significant Hazards Consideration (NSHC). Under the
Commission's regulations in 10 CFR 50.92, operation of the facility in
accordance with the proposed amendment would not (1) involve a
significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident
previously evaluated, or (2) create the possibility of a new or
different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated, or
(3) involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety.
The Commission is seeking public comments on this proposed
determination. Any comments received within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice will be considered in making any final
determination.
Normally, the Commission will not issue the amendment until the
expiration of 60 days after the date of publication of this notice. The
Commission may issue the license amendment before expiration of the 60-
day period provided that its final determination is that the amendment
involves NSHC. In addition, the Commission may issue the amendment
prior to the expiration of the 30-day comment period if circumstances
change during the 30-day comment period such that failure to act in a
timely way would result, for example in 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
[[Page 5051]]
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.
A State, local governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian
Tribe, or agency thereof, may submit a petition to the Commission to
participate as a party under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(1). The petition should
state the nature and extent of the petitioner's interest in the
proceeding. The petition should be submitted to the Commission no later
than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. The petition
must be filed in accordance with the filing instructions in the
``Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)'' section of this document, and
should meet the requirements for petitions set forth in this section,
except that under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(2) a State, local governmental body,
or Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof does not need
to address the standing requirements in 10 CFR 2.309(d) if the facility
is located within its boundaries. Alternatively, a State, local
governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof
may participate as a non-party under 10 CFR 2.315(c).
If a hearing is granted, any person who is not a party to the
proceeding and is not affiliated with or represented by a party may, at
the discretion of the presiding officer, be permitted to make a limited
appearance pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.315(a). A person
making a limited appearance may make an oral or written statement of
his or her position on the issues but may not otherwise participate in
the proceeding. A limited appearance may be made at any session of the
hearing or at any prehearing conference, subject to the limits and
conditions as may be imposed by the presiding officer. Details
regarding the opportunity to make a limited appearance will be provided
by the presiding officer if such sessions are scheduled.
B. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)
All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including a
request for hearing and petition for leave to intervene (petition), any
motion or other document filed in the proceeding prior to the
submission of a request for hearing or petition to intervene, and
documents filed by interested governmental entities that request to
participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in accordance with the
NRC's E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007, as amended at 77 FR
46562; August 3, 2012). The E-Filing process requires participants to
submit and serve all adjudicatory documents over the internet, or in
some cases to mail copies on electronic storage media. Detailed
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/
[[Page 5052]]
site-help/electronic-sub-ref-mat.html. A filing is considered complete
at the time the document is submitted through the NRC's E-Filing
system. To be timely, an electronic filing must be submitted to the E-
Filing system no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Upon receipt of a transmission, the E-Filing system time-stamps the
document and sends the submitter an email notice confirming receipt of
the document. The E-Filing system also distributes an email notice that
provides access to the document to the NRC's Office of the General
Counsel and any others who have advised the Office of the Secretary
that they wish to participate in the proceeding, so that the filer need
not serve the document on those participants separately. Therefore,
applicants and other participants (or their counsel or representative)
must apply for and receive a digital ID certificate before adjudicatory
documents are filed so that they can obtain access to the documents via
the E-Filing system.
A person filing electronically using the NRC's adjudicatory E-
Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC's Electronic
Filing Help Desk through the ``Contact Us'' link located on the NRC's
public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html, by
email to [email protected], or by a toll-free call at 1-866-672-
7640. The NRC Electronic Filing Help Desk is available between 9 a.m.
and 6 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding government
holidays.
Participants who believe that they have a good cause for not
submitting documents electronically must file an exemption request, in
accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper filing
stating why there is good cause for not filing electronically and
requesting authorization to continue to submit documents in paper
format. Such filings must be submitted by: (1) First class mail
addressed to the Office of the Secretary of the Commission, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention:
Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier, express mail, or
expedited delivery service to the Office of the Secretary, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, Attention: Rulemaking and
Adjudications Staff. Participants filing adjudicatory documents in this
manner are responsible for serving the document on all other
participants. Filing is considered complete by first-class mail as of
the time of deposit in the mail, or by courier, express mail, or
expedited delivery service upon depositing the document with the
provider of the service. A presiding officer, having granted an
exemption request from using E-Filing, may require a participant or
party to use E-Filing if the presiding officer subsequently determines
that the reason for granting the exemption from use of E-Filing no
longer exists.
Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in the
NRC's electronic hearing docket which is available to the public at
https://adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the
Commission or the presiding officer. If you do not have an NRC-issued
digital ID certificate as described above, click ``cancel'' when the
link requests certificates and you will be automatically directed to
the NRC's electronic hearing dockets where you will be able to access
any publicly available documents in a particular hearing docket.
Participants are requested not to include personal privacy information,
such as social security numbers, home addresses, or personal phone
numbers in their filings, unless an NRC regulation or other law
requires submission of such information. For example, in some
instances, individuals provide home addresses in order to demonstrate
proximity to a facility or site. With respect to copyrighted works,
except for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory
filings and would constitute a Fair Use application, participants are
requested not to include copyrighted materials in their submission.
The table below provides the plant name, docket number, date of
application, ADAMS accession number, and location in the application of
the licensee's proposed NSHC determination. For further details with
respect to these license amendment applications, see the application
for amendment which is available for public inspection in ADAMS and at
the NRC's PDR. For additional direction on accessing information
related to this document, see the ``Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments'' section of this document.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1;
Brunswick County, NC
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Application Date.................. November 8, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML19312C931.
Location in Application of NSHC... Page 98 of Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendments... The proposed amendment would modify
Technical Specification (TS)
requirements to allow extension of
the Type A test interval from 10
years to 15-years for Type A, Type
B, and Type C leakage rate tests,
and an extension of the Type C test
interval up to 75-months, based on
acceptable performance history as
defined in Nuclear Energy
Institute's NEI 94-01, Revision 3-
A, ``Industry Guideline for
Implementing Performance-Based
Option of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix
J'' (ADAMS Accession No.
ML12221A202). The license amendment
request also proposes to adopt 10
CFR Part 50, Appendix J, Option B,
as modified by approved exemptions,
for the performance-based testing
of Type B and C tested components
and the use of American National
Standards Institute/American
Nuclear Society (ANSI/ANS) 56.8-
2002, ``Containment System Leakage
Testing Requirements.''
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, David Cummings, Associate General
Mailing Address. Counsel, Mail Code DEC45, 550 South
Tryon Street, Charlotte NC 28202.
Docket Nos........................ 50-400.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Tanya Hood, 301-415-1387.
Number.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2; Will
County, IL, Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1
and 2; Ogle County, IL, Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Calvert Cliffs
Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2; Calvert County, MD
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Application Date.................. December 9, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML19343C678.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 2-3 of Attachment 1.
[[Page 5053]]
Brief Description of Amendments... The proposed amendments would adopt
Technical Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-569, ``Revise
Response Time Testing Definition.''
Specifically, the proposed
amendments revise the technical
specification definitions for
engineered safety feature (ESF)
response time and reactor trip
system response time for Braidwood
and Byron Stations and also revise
ESF response time and reactor
protective system response time for
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Tamra Domeyer, Associate General
Mailing Address. Counsel, Exelon Generation Company,
LLC, 4300 Winfield Road,
Warrenville, IL 60555.
Docket Nos........................ 50-456, 50-457, 50-454, 50-455, 50-
317, 50-318.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Joel Wiebe, 301-415-6606.
Number.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Exelon FitzPatrick, LLC and Exelon Generation Company, LLC; James A.
FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, LLC; Oswego County, NY
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Application Date.................. September 5, 2019, as supplemented
November 6, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML19248B085, ML19310D579.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 4, 5, and 6 of Attachment 1 to
September 5, 2019 document.
Brief Description of Amendments... The proposed amendment would revise
the allowable value for reactor
water cleanup system primary
containment isolation.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Donald P. Ferraro, Assistant General
Mailing Address. Counsel, Exelon Generation Company,
LLC, 200 Exelon Way, Suite 305,
Kennett Square, PA 19348.
Docket Nos........................ 50-333.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Samson Lee, 301-415-3168.
Number.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit
1; Dauphin County, PA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Application Date.................. October 31, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML19305A889.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 4 and 5 of Attachment 1.
Brief Description of Amendments... The proposed amendment would remove
the existing Cyber Security Plan
(CSP) requirements contained in
License Condition 2.c.(3) of the
Three Mile Island Nuclear Station,
Unit 1 (TMI-1) Renewed Facility
License. This change is requested
to support the decommissioning of
TMl-1.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Tamra Domeyer, Associate General
Mailing Address. Counsel, Exelon Generation Company,
LLC, 4300 Winfield Road,
Warrenville, IL 60555.
Docket Nos........................ 50-289.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Justin Poole, 301-415-2048.
Number.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company; Davis-Besse Nuclear Power
Station, Unit 1; Ottawa County, OH
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Application Date.................. November 14, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML19318F668.
Location in Application of NSHC... Section 3.1 (p. 6) of Enclosure A.
Brief Description of Amendments... The proposed amendment would modify
the technical specifications by
relocating specific surveillance
frequencies to a licensee-
controlled program. The proposed
changes are based on the NRC-
approved Technical Specification
Task Force (TSTF) traveler TSTF-
425, Revision 3, ``Relocate
Surveillance Frequencies to
Licensee Control--[Risk-Informed
TSTF] RITSTF Initiative 5b'' (ADAMS
Package Accession No. ML090850642).
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, David W. Jenkins, FirstEnergy
Mailing Address. Nuclear Operating Company,
FirstEnergy Corporation, 76 South
Main Street, Akron, OH 44308.
Docket Nos........................ 50-346.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Blake Purnell, 301-415-1380.
Number.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC; Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1; Rockingham
County, NH
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Application Date.................. November 1, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML19310D804.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages 95, 96, 97, and 98 of
Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendments... The proposed amendment would revise
the technical specification (TS)
requirement for the reactor trip
system instrumentation and
engineered safety features
actuation system instrumentation to
implement the allowed outage times
(AOTs) and bypass test times
justified in WCAP-14333-P-A,
``Probabilistic Risk Analysis of
the RPS and ESFAS Test Times and
Completion Times,'' and WCAP-15376-
P-A, ``Risk-Informed Assessment of
the RTS and ESFAS Surveillance Test
Intervals and Reactor Trip Breaker
Test and Completion Times.'' The
proposed amendment would
incorporate changes contained in
Technical Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Standard Technical
Specifications Change Traveler TSTF-
411, ``Surveillance Test Interval
Extensions for Components of the
Reactor Protection System (WCAP-
15376),'' and TSTF-418, ``RPS and
ESFAS Test Times and Completion
Times (WCAP-14333).''
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Debbie Hendell, Managing Attorney--
Mailing Address. Nuclear, Florida Power & Light
Company, 700 Universe Blvd., MS LAW/
JB, Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420.
Docket Nos........................ 50-443.
[[Page 5054]]
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Justin Poole, 301-415-2048.
Number.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and
2; San Luis Obispo County, CA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Application Date.................. December 5, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML19339F388.
Location in Application of NSHC... Section 4.3 (page 6) of the
Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendments... The proposed amendments would
relocate Diablo Canyon Nuclear
Power Plant Technical Specification
5.3, ``Unit Staff Qualifications,''
to the Updated Final Safety
Analysis Report. The change is
consistent with the guidance in NRC
Administrative Letter 95-06,
``Relocation of Technical
Specification Administrative
Controls Related to Quality
Assurance'' (ADAMS Accession No.
ML031110271).
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Jennifer Post, Esq., Pacific Gas &
Mailing Address. Electric Co., 77 Beale Street, Room
3065, Mail Code B30A, San
Francisco, CA 94105.
Docket Nos........................ 50-275, 50-323.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Balwant Singal, 301-415-3016.
Number.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
PSEG Nuclear LLC; Hope Creek Generating Station; Salem County, NJ
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Application Date.................. November 25, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML19330C961.
Location in Application of NSHC... Page 22 and Page 23 of Enclosure 1.
Brief Description of Amendments... The proposed amendment would modify
the Hope Creek Generating Station
licensing basis by the addition of
a license condition to allow for
the implementation of the
provisions of 10 CFR 50.69, ``Risk-
Informed Categorization and
Treatment of Structures, Systems
and Components for Nuclear Power
Reactors.'' The provisions of 10
CFR 50.69 allow adjustment of the
scope of equipment subject to
special treatment controls (e.g.,
quality assurance, testing,
inspection, condition monitoring,
assessment, and evaluation).
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Steven Fleischer, PSEG Services
Mailing Address. Corporation, 80 Park Plaza, T-5,
Newark, NJ 07102.
Docket Nos........................ 50-354.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone James Kim, 301-415-4125.
Number.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Joseph M. Farley Nuclear
Plant, Units 1 and 2; Houston County, AL, Southern Nuclear Operating
Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2; Burke
County, GA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Application Date.................. December 10, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML19344B804.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages E-1 and E-2 (Section 3.1) of
Enclosure 1.
Brief Description of Amendments... Southern Nuclear Operating Company
(SNC, the licensee) submitted a
request for amendments to the
Technical Specifications (TS) for
Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant
(FNP), Units 1 and 2; and Vogtle
Electric Generating Plant (VEGP),
Units 1 and 2. SNC requests to
adopt Technical Specifications Task
Force (TSTF)-569, ``Revise Response
Time Testing Definition.'' The
proposed amendments would revise
the TS definitions for Engineered
Safety Feature Response Time and
Reactor Trip System Response Time.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Millicent Ronnlund, Vice President
Mailing Address. and General Counsel, Southern
Nuclear Operating Co., Inc., P.O.
Box 1295, Birmingham, AL 35201-
1295.
Docket Nos........................ 50-348, 50-368, 50-424, 50-425.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone John Lamb, 301-415-3100.
Number.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Joseph M. Farley Nuclear
Plant, Units 1 and 2; Houston County, AL, Southern Nuclear Operating
Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2; Burke
County, GA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Application Date.................. December 11, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML19345E724.
Location in Application of NSHC... Pages E-2 and E-3 (Section 3.1) of
Enclosure 1.
Brief Description of Amendments... The proposed amendments would modify
Farley and Vogtle Technical
Specifications (TS) by removing the
specific isolation time for the
isolation valves from the
associated standard TSs
surveillance requirements (SRs).
The changes are consistent with the
NRC approved Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF)-
491, Revision 2. The availability
of TSTF-491 was published in the
Federal Register on December 29,
2006, as part of the consolidated
line item improvement process.
Proposed Determination............ NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Millicent Ronnlund, Vice President
Mailing Address. and General Counsel, Southern
Nuclear Operating Co., Inc., P.O.
Box 1295, Birmingham, AL 35201-
1295.
Docket Nos........................ 50-348, 50-364, 50-424, 50-425.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone John Lamb, 301-415-3100.
Number.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
[[Page 5055]]
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.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and
2; Brunswick County, NC
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date Issued....................... January 8, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML19316B057.
Amendment Nos..................... 297 (Unit 1) and 325 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments... The amendments modified Technical
Specification (TS) 3.4.3, ``Safety/
Relief Valves (SRVs),''
Surveillance Requirement (SR)
3.4.3.2 and TS 3.5.1, ``ECCS
[Emergency Core Cooling System]--
Operating,'' SR 3.5.1.11. The
amendments replaced the current
requirement in these TS SRs to
verify the SRVs open when manually
actuated with an alternate
requirement that verifies that the
SRVs are capable of being opened.
Docket Nos........................ 50-324, 50-325.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Entergy Louisiana, LLC and Entergy Operations, Inc.; River Bend Station,
Unit 1; West Feliciana Parish, LA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date Issued....................... December 31, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML19357A009.
Amendment No...................... 201.
Brief Description of Amendment.... The amendment revised the technical
specifications to allow use of
neutron absorbing inserts in the
spent fuel pool storage racks for
the purpose of criticality control
in the spent fuel pool.
Docket No......................... 50-458.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date Issued....................... January 6, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML19339D187.
Amendment Nos..................... 223.
Brief Description of Amendments... The amendment revised Technical
Specification (TS) Table 3.3.1.1-1,
``Reactor Protection System
Instrumentation,'' Function 9,
``Turbine Stop Valve Closure, Trip
Oil Pressure--Low,'' and Function
10, ``Turbine Control Valve Fast
Closure, Trip Oil Pressure--Low,''
and TS 3.3.4.1, ``End of Cycle
Recirculation Pump Trip (EOC-RPT)
Instrumentation,'' Surveillance
Requirement (SR) 3.3.4.1.2 and SR
3.3.4.1.3. The change revised the
Allowable Value for the Turbine
Stop Valve Closure Trip Oil
Pressure Function and Turbine
Control Valve Fast Closure Trip Oil
Pressure Function. Additionally,
the amendment added new Notes to
assess channel performance during
testing that verify instrument
channel setting values established
by the Entergy setpoint
methodology.
Docket Nos........................ 50-146.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Florida Power & Light Company; Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos.
3. and 4; Miami-Dade County, FL
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date Issued....................... December 17, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML19266A585.
Amendment Nos..................... 289 (Unit 3) and 283 (Unit 4).
Brief Description of Amendments... The amendments revised certain
Technical Specifications for shared
equipment when one unit is defueled
and also remove a footnote related
to Technical Specification 4.04.
Docket No......................... 50-250, 50-251.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Holtec Pilgrim, LLC and Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC,
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date Issued....................... January 2, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML19274C674.
Amendment Nos..................... 251.
Brief Description of Amendments... The amendment revised the site
emergency plan and emergency action
level scheme for the permanently
shutdown and defueled condition.
Docket Nos........................ 50-293.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
[[Page 5056]]
Holtec Pilgrim, LLC and Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC,
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date Issued....................... January 2, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML19276C420.
Amendment Nos..................... 252.
Brief Description of Amendments... The amendment removed the Pilgrim
Cyber Security Plan from Pilgrim
License Condition 3.G.
Docket Nos........................ 50-293.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Indiana Michigan Power Company; Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1
and 2; Berrien County, MI
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date Issued....................... December 31, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML19304B672.
Amendment Nos..................... 348 (Unit 1) and 329 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments... The amendments revised the technical
specifications (TSs) to address an
issue identified in Westinghouse
Nuclear Safety Advisory Letter
(NSAL) NSAL-15-1, Revision 0, by
expanding the criteria within TS
3.2.1 surveillance requirements
which apply an appropriate penalty
factor to measured transient
F\Q\(Z).
Docket Nos........................ 50-315, 50-316.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC; Duane Arnold Energy Center; Linn
County, IA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date Issued....................... January 2, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML19310C204.
Amendment Nos..................... 309.
Brief Description of Amendments... The amendment revised certain
staffing and training requirements,
reports, programs, and editorial
changes in the Technical
Specification Section 1.1,
``Definitions,'' and Section 5.0,
``Administrative Controls,'' that
will no longer be applicable once
Duane Arnold Energy Center is
permanently defueled.
Docket Nos........................ 50-245, 50-336, 50-423, 50-338, 50-
339, 50-280, 50-281.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and
2; San Luis Obispo County, CA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date Issued....................... January 9, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML19316A109.
Amendment Nos..................... Unit 1--234; Unit 2--236.
Brief Description of Amendments... The amendments revised Technical
Specification 5.6.5b, ``Core
Operating Limits Report (COLR),''
for Full Spectrum Loss-of-Coolant
Accident Methodology.
Docket Nos........................ 50-275, 50-323.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating
Plant, Units 3 and 4; Burke County, GA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date Issued....................... January 2, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML19339H089.
Amendment Nos..................... Unit 1--171; Unit 2--169.
Brief Description of Amendments... Specifically, the amendments
authorize changes to eliminate the
performance of the Pressurizer
Surge Line Stratification
Evaluation first plant only test
during the hot functional testing
and first operating cycle by
revising Combined License COL
Condition 2.D.(2)(a)1 and Updated
Final Safety Analysis Report, UFSAR
Subsections 14.2.5, 14.2.9.1.7, and
14.2.9.2.22.
Docket Nos........................ 52-026, 52-025.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation; Wolf Creek Generating Station,
Unit 1; Coffey County, KS
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date Issued....................... January 6, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML19311C643.
Amendment Nos..................... 223.
Brief Description of Amendments... The amendment revised the Wolf Creek
Generating Station, Unit 1
Technical Specification 3.6.3,
``Containment Isolation Valves,''
and Surveillance Requirement
3.6.3.1 to remove use of a blind
flange.
Docket Nos........................ 50-482.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
IV. Previously Published Notice of Consideration of Issuance of
Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses,
Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and
Opportunity for a Hearing
The following notices were previously published as separate
individual notices. The notice content was the same as above. They were
published as individual notices either because time did not allow the
commission to wait for this biweekly notice or because the action
involved exigent circumstances. They are repeated here because the
biweekly notice lists all amendments issued or proposed to be issued
involving no significant hazards consideration.
For details, including the applicable notice period, see the
individual notice in the Federal Register on the day and page cited.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arizona Public Service Company, et al.; Palo Verde Nuclear Generating
Station, Units 1, 2, and 3; Maricopa County, AZ
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Application Date.................. December 26, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No................ ML19360A155.
[[Page 5057]]
Brief Description of Amendment.... The proposed amendments would extend
the implementation date for License
Amendment Nos. 209, 209, and 209
for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating
Station, Units 1, 2, and 3,
respectively (ADAMS Accession No.
ML19085A525), from February 23,
2020, to August 31, 2020. License
Amendment Nos. 209, 209, and 209,
which were issued on May 29, 2019,
approved the risk-informed
completion times in accordance with
Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)
Topical Report NEI 06-09, Revision
0-A, ``Risk-Informed Technical
Specification Initiative 4b, Risk-
Managed Technical Specifications
(RMTS) Guidelines.''
Date & Cite of Federal Register January 8, 2020 (85 FR 936).
Individual Notice.
Expiration Dates for Public February 7, 2020 (public comments);
Comments & Hearing Requests. March 9, 2020 (hearing requests).
Docket Nos........................ 50-528, 50-529, 50-530.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day of January 2020.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Craig G. Erlanger,
Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2020-01136 Filed 1-27-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590-01-P