Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations, 19507-19514 [2020-06624]

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• NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 67 (Tuesday, April 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19507-19514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06624]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2020-0084]


Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility 
Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant 
Hazards Considerations

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Biweekly notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 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 approximately March 10, 2020, to 
March 23, 2020. The last biweekly notice was published on March 24, 
2020.

DATES: Comments must be filed by May 7, 2020. A request for a hearing 
or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by June 8, 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-2020-0084. Address 
questions about NRC Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; 
telephone: 301-287-9127; email: [email protected]. For technical 
questions, contact the individual(s) listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.
     Mail comments to: Office of Administration, Mail Stop: 
TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff.
    For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting 
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynn Ronewicz, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, telephone: 301-415-1927, email: 
[email protected], U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0084, facility name, unit 
number(s), docket number(s), application date, and subject 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-2020-0084.
     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-2020-0084, facility name, unit 
number(s), docket number(s), application date, and subject in your 
comment submission.
    The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact 
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your 
comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at 
https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the

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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 affected by this action may 
file a request for a hearing and petition for leave to intervene 
(petition) with respect to the action. Petitions shall be filed in 
accordance with the Commission's ``Agency Rules of Practice and 
Procedure'' in 10 CFR part 2. Interested persons should consult a 
current copy of 10 CFR 2.309. The NRC's regulations are accessible 
electronically from the NRC Library on the NRC's website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/. Alternatively, a copy of 
the regulations is available at the NRC's Public Document Room, located 
at One White Flint North, Room O1-F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first 
floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852. If a petition is filed, the 
Commission or a presiding officer will rule on the petition and, if 
appropriate, a notice of a hearing will be issued.
    As required by 10 CFR 2.309(d) the petition should specifically 
explain the reasons why intervention should be permitted with 
particular reference to the following general requirements for 
standing: (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the 
petitioner; (2) the nature of the petitioner's right under the Act to 
be made a party to the proceeding; (3) the nature and extent of the 
petitioner's property, financial, or other interest in the proceeding; 
and (4) the possible effect of any decision or order which may be 
entered in the proceeding on the petitioner's interest.
    In accordance with 10 CFR 2.309(f), the petition must also set 
forth the specific contentions which the petitioner seeks to have 
litigated in the proceeding. Each contention must consist of a specific 
statement of the issue of law or fact to be raised or controverted. In 
addition, the petitioner must provide a brief explanation of the bases 
for the contention and a concise statement of the alleged facts or 
expert opinion which support the contention and on which the petitioner 
intends to rely in proving the contention at the hearing. The 
petitioner must also provide references to the specific sources and 
documents on which the petitioner intends to rely to support its 
position on the issue. The petition must include sufficient information 
to show that a genuine dispute exists with the applicant or licensee on 
a material issue of law or fact. Contentions must be limited to matters 
within the scope of the proceeding. The contention must be one which, 
if proven, would entitle the petitioner to relief. A petitioner who 
fails to satisfy the requirements at 10 CFR 2.309(f) with respect to at 
least one contention will not be permitted to participate as a party.
    Those permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding, 
subject to any limitations in the order granting leave to intervene. 
Parties have the opportunity to participate fully in the conduct of the 
hearing with respect to resolution of that party's admitted 
contentions, including the opportunity to present evidence, consistent 
with the NRC's regulations, policies, and procedures.
    Petitions must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of 
publication of this notice. Petitions and motions for leave to file new 
or amended contentions that are filed after the deadline will not be 
entertained absent a determination by the presiding officer that the 
filing demonstrates good cause by satisfying the three factors in 10 
CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i) through (iii). The petition must be filed in 
accordance with the filing instructions in the ``Electronic Submissions 
(E-Filing)'' section of this document.
    If a hearing is requested, and the Commission has not made a final 
determination on the issue of no significant hazards consideration, the 
Commission will make a final determination on the issue of no 
significant hazards consideration. The final determination will serve 
to establish when the hearing is held. If the final determination is 
that the amendment request involves no significant hazards 
consideration, the Commission may issue the amendment and make it 
immediately effective, notwithstanding the request for a hearing. Any 
hearing would take place after issuance of the amendment. If the final 
determination is that the amendment request involves a significant 
hazards consideration, then any hearing held would take place before 
the issuance of the amendment unless the Commission finds an imminent 
danger to the health or safety of the public, in which case it will 
issue an appropriate order or rule under 10 CFR part 2.
    A State, local governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian 
Tribe, or agency thereof, may submit a petition to the Commission to 
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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. Alternatively, a State, local 
governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof 
may participate as a non-party under 10 CFR 2.315(c).
    If a hearing is granted, any person who is not a party to the 
proceeding and is not affiliated with or represented by a party may, at 
the discretion of the presiding officer, be permitted to make a limited 
appearance pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.315(a). A person 
making a limited appearance may make an oral or written statement of 
his or her position on the issues but may not otherwise participate in 
the proceeding. A limited appearance may be made at any session of the 
hearing or at any prehearing conference, subject to the limits and 
conditions as may be imposed by the presiding officer. Details 
regarding the opportunity to make a limited appearance will be provided 
by the presiding officer if such sessions are scheduled.

B. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)

    All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including a 
request for hearing and petition for leave to intervene (petition), any 
motion or other document filed in the proceeding prior to the 
submission of a request for hearing or petition to intervene, and 
documents filed by interested governmental entities that request to 
participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in accordance with the 
NRC's E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007, as amended at 77 FR 
46562; August 3, 2012). The E-Filing process requires participants to 
submit and serve all adjudicatory documents over the internet, or in 
some cases to mail copies on electronic storage media. Detailed 
guidance on making electronic submissions may be found in the Guidance 
for Electronic Submissions to the NRC and on the NRC website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. Participants may not submit 
paper copies of their filings unless they seek an exemption in 
accordance with the procedures described below.
    To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least 10 
days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should contact the 
Office of the Secretary by email at [email protected], or by 
telephone at 301-415-1677, to (1) request a digital identification (ID) 
certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or 
representative) to digitally sign submissions and access the E-Filing 
system for any proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise 
the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a petition or 
other adjudicatory document (even in instances in which the 
participant, or its counsel or representative, already holds an NRC-
issued digital ID certificate). Based upon this information, the 
Secretary will establish an electronic docket for the hearing in this 
proceeding if the Secretary has not already established an electronic 
docket.
    Information about applying for a digital ID certificate is 
available on the NRC's public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/getting-started.html. Once a participant has obtained a 
digital ID certificate and a docket has been created, the participant 
can then submit adjudicatory documents. Submissions must be in Portable 
Document Format (PDF). Additional guidance on PDF submissions is 
available on the NRC's public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/electronic-sub-ref-mat.html. A filing is considered complete at the 
time the document is submitted through the NRC's E-Filing system. To be 
timely, an electronic filing must be submitted to the E-Filing system 
no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. Upon receipt of 
a transmission, the E-Filing system time-stamps the document and sends 
the submitter an email notice confirming receipt of the document. The 
E-Filing system also distributes an email notice that provides access 
to the document to the NRC's Office of the General Counsel and any 
others who have advised the Office of the Secretary that they wish to 
participate in the proceeding, so that the filer need not serve the 
document on those participants separately. Therefore, applicants and 
other participants (or their counsel or representative) must apply for 
and receive a digital ID certificate before adjudicatory documents are 
filed so that they can obtain access to the documents via the E-Filing 
system.
    A person filing electronically using the NRC's adjudicatory E-
Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC's Electronic 
Filing Help Desk through the ``Contact Us'' link located on the NRC's 
public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html, by 
email to [email protected], or by a toll-free call at 1-866-672-
7640. The NRC Electronic Filing Help Desk is available between 9 a.m. 
and 6 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding government 
holidays.
    Participants who believe that they have a good cause for not 
submitting documents electronically must file an exemption request, in 
accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper filing 
stating why there is good cause for not filing electronically and 
requesting authorization to continue to submit documents in paper 
format. Such filings must be submitted by: (1) First class mail 
addressed to the Office of the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: 
Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier, express mail, or 
expedited delivery service to the Office of the Secretary, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, Attention: Rulemaking and 
Adjudications Staff. Participants filing adjudicatory documents in this 
manner are responsible for serving the document on all other 
participants. Filing is considered complete by first-class mail as of 
the time of deposit in the mail, or by courier, express mail, or 
expedited delivery service upon depositing the document with the 
provider of the service. A presiding officer, having granted an 
exemption request from using E-Filing, may require a participant or 
party to use E-Filing if the presiding officer subsequently determines 
that the reason for granting the exemption from use of E-Filing no 
longer exists.
    Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in the 
NRC's electronic hearing docket which is available to the public at 
https://adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the 
Commission or the presiding officer. If you do not have an NRC-issued 
digital ID certificate as described above, click ``cancel'' when the 
link requests certificates and you will be automatically directed to 
the NRC's electronic hearing dockets where you will be able to access 
any publicly available documents in a particular hearing docket. 
Participants are requested not to include personal privacy information, 
such as social security numbers, home addresses, or personal phone 
numbers in their filings, unless an NRC regulation or other law 
requires submission of such information. For example, in some 
instances, individuals provide home addresses in order to demonstrate 
proximity to a facility or site. With respect to copyrighted works, 
except for limited excerpts that serve the purpose

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of the adjudicatory filings and would constitute a Fair Use 
application, participants are requested not to include copyrighted 
materials in their submission.
    The table below provides the plant name, docket number, date of 
application, ADAMS accession number, and location in the application of 
the licensee's proposed NSHC determination. For further details with 
respect to these license amendment applications, see the application 
for amendment which is available for public inspection in ADAMS and at 
the NRC's PDR. For additional direction on accessing information 
related to this document, see the ``Obtaining Information and 
Submitting Comments'' section of this document.

                  Table 1--License Amendment Request(s)
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    Energy Northwest; Columbia Generating Station; Benton County, WA
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Application Date.............  January 27, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML20030C062.
Location in Application of     Page 3 of Attachment 1.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendment would adopt
 Amendments.                    Technical Specifications Task Force
                                (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-566, ``Revise
                                Actions for Inoperable RHR [Residual
                                Heat Removal] Shutdown Cooling
                                Subsystems,'' and would revise the
                                applicability of Technical Specification
                                actions when an RHR shutdown cooling
                                subsystem is inoperable.
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           Kathleen Galioto, Assistant General
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     Counsel, Energy Northwest, MD PE13, P.O.
                                Box 968, Richland, WA 99352.
Docket Nos...................  50-397.
NRC Project Manager,           L. John Klos, 301-415-5136.
 Telephone Number.
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    Energy Northwest; Columbia Generating Station; Benton County, WA
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Application Date.............  January 27, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML20027D541.
Location in Application of     Page 2 of Enclosure 1.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendment would adopt
 Amendments.                    Technical Specifications Task Force
                                (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-564, ``Safety Limit
                                MCPR [Minimum Power Critical Ratio],''
                                Revision 2, which would revise the
                                Technical Specification safety limit on
                                MCPR and reduce the need for cycle-
                                specific changes to that value while
                                maintaining compliance with the
                                regulatory requirements for safety
                                limits.
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           Kathleen Galioto, Assistant General
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     Counsel, Energy Northwest, MD PE13, P.O.
                                Box 968, Richland, WA 99352.
Docket Nos...................  50-397.
NRC Project Manager,           L. John Klos, 301-415-5136.
 Telephone Number.
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  Entergy Operations, Inc., System Energy Resources, Inc., Cooperative
  Energy, A Mississippi Electric Cooperative, and Entergy Mississippi,
 LLC; Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1; Claiborne County, MS, Entergy
Louisiana, LLC and Entergy Operations, Inc.; River Bend Station, Unit 1;
                        West Feliciana Parish, LA
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Application Date.............  February 26, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML20057G004.
Location in Application of     Page 3 of the Enclosure.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendments would revise the
 Amendments.                    Technical Specifications (TSs) to adopt
                                Technical Specifications Task Force
                                (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-501, ``Relocate
                                Stored Fuel Oil and Lube Oil Volume
                                Values to Licensee Control,'' Revision 1
                                (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML090510686 and
                                ML100850094), for Grand Gulf Nuclear
                                Station, Unit 1 (Grand Gulf), and River
                                Bend Station, Unit 1 (River Bend). The
                                amendments would revise Grand Gulf and
                                River Bend TS 3.8.3, ``Diesel Fuel Oil,
                                Lube Oil, and Starting Air,'' by
                                removing the current stored diesel fuel
                                oil and lube oil numerical volume
                                requirements from the TSs and placing
                                them in the TS Bases so that they may be
                                modified under licensee control. The TSs
                                would also be revised such that the
                                stored diesel fuel oil and lube oil
                                inventory would require that a
                                7[dash]day supply be available for each
                                diesel generator at Grand Gulf and River
                                Bend. Corresponding surveillance
                                requirements and TS Bases would also be
                                revised to reflect the above changes.
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           Anna Vinson Jones, Senior Counsel,
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     Entergy Services, Inc., 101 Constitution
                                Avenue NW, Suite 200 East, Washington,
                                DC 20001.
Docket Nos...................  50-416, 50-458.
NRC Project Manager,           Siva Lingam, 301-415-1564.
 Telephone Number.
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  Entergy Operations, Inc., System Energy Resources, Inc., Cooperative
  Energy, A Mississippi Electric Cooperative, and Entergy Mississippi,
      LLC; Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1; Claiborne County, MS
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Application Date.............  February 19, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML20050R656.
Location in Application of     Pages 111-113 of the Enclosure.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendment would revise
 Amendments.                    Technical Specification (TS) 5.5.12,
                                ``10 CFR 50, Appendix J, Testing
                                Program,'' to allow for the permanent
                                extension of the Type A integrated leak
                                rate testing. The amendment also
                                proposes to make administrative changes
                                to TS 5.5.12 to delete the already
                                performed Type A test, and TS
                                Surveillance Requirement (SR) 3.6.5.1.1
                                to delete the already performed drywell
                                bypass leak rate test. In addition, the
                                amendment would revise SRs 3.6.1.1.1 and
                                3.6.1.2.1, and TS 5.5.12 to align with
                                NUREG[dash]1434, Volume 1, Revision 4,
                                ``Standard Technical Specifications
                                General Electric BWR/6 Plants.''
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           Anna Vinson Jones, Senior Counsel,
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     Entergy Services, Inc., 101 Constitution
                                Avenue NW, Suite 200 East, Washington,
                                DC 20001.
Docket Nos...................  50-416.
NRC Project Manager,           Siva Lingam, 301-415-1564.
 Telephone Number.
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 Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2
                        and 3; Grundy County, IL
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Application Date.............  October 21, 2019.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML19294A304.
Location in Application of     Attachment 1, Pages 24-26.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendments would alter
 Amendments.                    Technical Specification 3.6.1.3,
                                ``Primary Containment Isolation Valves
                                (PCIVs),'' and Surveillance Requirement
                                3.6.1.3.10 by revising the combined main
                                steam isolation valve leakage rate
                                limits. These proposed changes are based
                                on a revision of the alternate source
                                term analysis of the radiological
                                consequences of the design-basis loss-of-
                                coolant accident. The proposed change is
                                consistent with Technical Specifications
                                Task Force Traveler (TSTF)-551, ``Revise
                                Secondary Containment Surveillance
                                Requirements,'' Revision 3, which was
                                approved by the NRC on September 21,
                                2017.
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           Tamra Domeyer, Associate General Counsel,
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 4300
                                Winfield Road, Warrenville, IL 60555.
Docket Nos...................  50-237, 50-249.
NRC Project Manager,           Russell Haskell, 301-415-1129.
 Telephone Number.
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 Exelon Generation Company, LLC; LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2;
                           LaSalle County, IL
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Application Date.............  January 31, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML20035E577.
Location in Application of     Pages 5 and 6 of Attachment 1.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendments would modify
 Amendments.                    Technical Specification requirements to
                                permit the use of risk-informed
                                completion times in accordance with
                                Technical Specifications Task Force
                                Traveler (TSTF)-505, Revision 2,
                                ``Provide Risk-Informed Extended
                                Completion Times--RITSTF Initiative
                                4b.''
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           Tamra Domeyer, Associate General Counsel,
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 4300
                                Winfield Road, Warrenville, IL 60555.
Docket Nos...................  50-373, 50-374.
NRC Project Manager,           Bhalchandra Vaidya, 301-415-3308.
 Telephone Number.
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 Exelon Generation Company, LLC; LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2;
                           LaSalle County, IL
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Application Date.............  January 31, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML20031E699.
Location in Application of     Enclosure, Pages 26 and 27.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendments would modify the
 Amendments.                    licensing basis by the addition of a
                                license condition to allow for the
                                implementation of the provisions of 10
                                CFR Section 50.69, ``Risk-informed
                                categorization and treatment of
                                structures, systems and components for
                                nuclear power reactors.''
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           Tamra Domeyer, Associate General Counsel,
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 4300
                                Winfield Road, Warrenville, IL 60555.
Docket Nos...................  50-373, 50-374.
NRC Project Manager,           Bhalchandra Vaidya, 301-415-3308.
 Telephone Number.
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   Northern States Power Company; Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant;
  Wright County, MN; Northern States Power Company--Minnesota; Prairie
 Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Goodhue County, MN
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Application Date.............  February 27, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML20058F943.
Location in Application of     Attachment 1, Pages 3 and 4.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendment would modify
 Amendments.                    Technical Specification requirements in
                                Section 1.3 and Section 3.0 regarding
                                Limiting Condition for Operation and
                                Surveillance Requirement usage. These
                                changes are consistent with NRC-approved
                                Technical Specifications Task Force
                                (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-529, ``Clarify Use
                                and Application Rules,'' Revision 4.
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           Peter M. Glass, Assistant General
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     Counsel, Xcel Energy, 414 Nicollet Mall--
                                401-8, Minneapolis, MN 55401.
Docket Nos...................  50-263, 50-282, 50-306.
NRC Project Manager,           Robert Kuntz, 301-415-3733.
 Telephone Number.
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   Tennessee Valley Authority; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2;
                           Hamilton County, TN
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Application Date.............  February 24, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML20056C857.
Location in Application of     Page 24 of the Enclosure.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendments would modify the
 Amendments.                    Technical Specifications to reduce the
                                steam generator tube inspection
                                frequency.
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           Sherry Quirk, Executive VP and General
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     Counsel, Tennessee Valley Authority, 400
                                West Summit Hill Drive, WT 6A,
                                Knoxville, TN 37902.
Docket Nos...................  50-327.
NRC Project Manager,           Perry Buckberg, 301-415-1383.
 Telephone Number.
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III. Notice of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses 
and Combined Licenses

    During the period since publication of the last biweekly notice, 
the Commission has issued the following amendments. The Commission has 
determined for each of these amendments that the application complies 
with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 
as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations. The 
Commission has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the 
Commission's rules and regulations in 10 CFR chapter I, which are set 
forth in the license amendment.

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    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 
application for amendment; (2) the amendment; and (3) the Commission's 
related letter, Safety Evaluation, and/or Environmental Assessment as 
indicated. All of these items can be accessed as described in the 
``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' section of this 
document.

                 Table 2--License Amendment Issuance(s)
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 Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.; Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station,
                      Unit 1; Fairfield County, SC
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Date Issued..................  3/6/2020
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML19305A005
Amendment Nos................  217
Brief Description of           The amendment revised license conditions
 Amendments.                    and approved changes to plant
                                modifications evaluated using fire
                                probabilistic risk assessment. The
                                amendment also approved
                                performance[dash]based alternatives to
                                National Fire Protection Association
                                (NFPA) 805, Section 3.3.4, ``Insulation
                                Materials,'' and Section 3.3.5.1,
                                ``Wiring above Suspended Ceilings.''
Docket Nos...................  50-395.
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 Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and
                         2; Brunswick County, NC
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Date Issued..................  March 6, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML20073F186.
Amendment Nos................  299 (Unit 1) and 327 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of           The amendments allow application of the
 Amendments.                    Framatome analysis methodologies
                                necessary to support a planned
                                transition to ATRIUM 11 fuel under the
                                currently licensed Maximum Extended Load
                                Line Limit Analysis Plus (MELLLA+)
                                operating domain.
Docket Nos...................  50-325, 50-324.
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    Energy Northwest; Columbia Generating Station; Benton County, WA
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Date Issued..................  3/10/2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML20037A733.
Amendment Nos................  256.
Brief Description of           The amendment removed License Condition
 Amendments.                    2.C.(11), ``Shield Wall Deferral
                                (Section 12.3.2, SSER #4, License
                                Amendment #7),'' and its related
                                Attachment 3, ``List of Shield Walls,''
                                from the renewed facility operating
                                license because these items are outdated
                                and not applicable to Columbia's
                                operation.
Docket Nos...................  50-397.
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 Entergy Operations, Inc.; Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1; Pope County, AR
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Date Issued..................  March 16, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML20034E874.
Amendment Nos................  268.
Brief Description of           The amendment adopted Technical
 Amendments.                    Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
                                Traveler TSTF-439, Revision 2,
                                ``Eliminate Second Completion Times
                                Limiting Time from Discovery of Failure
                                to Meet an LCO [Limiting Condition for
                                Operation].''
Docket Nos...................  50-313.
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  Exelon FitzPatrick, LLC and Exelon Generation Company, LLC; James A.
         FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, LLC; Oswego County, NY
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Date Issued..................  March 2, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML20024C661.
Amendment Nos................  332.
Brief Description of           The amendment adopted Technical
 Amendments.                    Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
                                Traveler TSTF-568, Revision 2, ``Revise
                                Applicability of BWR [Boiling Water
                                Reactor]/4 TS [Technical Specification]
                                3.6.2.5 and TS 3.6.3.2,'' using the
                                Consolidated Line Item Improvement
                                Process. Specifically, the amendment
                                revised FitzPatrick TS 3.6.2.4,
                                ``Drywell-to-Suppression Chamber
                                Differential Pressure,'' and TS 3.6.3.1,
                                ``Primary Containment Oxygen
                                Concentration,'' and presents the
                                requirements in a manner more consistent
                                with the Standard Technical
                                Specifications format and content.
Docket Nos...................  50-333.
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 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, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Calvert County, MD; Exelon
   Generation Company, LLC, Clinton Power Station, Unit No. 1, DeWitt
    County, IL; Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Dresden Nuclear Power
  Station, Units 2 and 3; Grundy County, IL; Exelon Generation Company,
   LLC and Exelon FitzPatrick, LLC; James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power
Plant; Oswego County, NY; Exelon Generation Company, LLC, LaSalle County
 Station, Units 1 and 2; LaSalle County, IL; Exelon Generation Company,
 LLC; Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2; Montgomery County, PA;
Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Units 1
    and 2; Oswego County, NY; Exelon Generation Company, LLC and PSEG
 Nuclear LLC; Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3; York and
   Lancaster Counties, PA; Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Quad Cities
  Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Rock Island County, IL; Exelon
 Generation Company, LLC; R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant; Wayne County,
                                   NY
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Date Issued..................  March 12, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML20034G546.
Amendment Nos................  Braidwood (207/207), Byron (213/213),
                                Calvert Cliffs (334/312), Clinton (229),
                                Dresden (266/259), FitzPatrick (333),
                                LaSalle (242/228), Limerick (243/206),
                                Nine Mile Point (241/179), Peach Bottom
                                (332/335), Quad Cities (279/274), and R.
                                E. Ginna (138).

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Brief Description of           The amendments revised the instrument
 Amendments.                    testing and calibration definitions in
                                the technical specifications for each
                                facility to incorporate the surveillance
                                frequency control program. The
                                amendments are based on Technical
                                Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
                                Traveler TSTF-563, Revision 0, ``Revise
                                Instrument Testing Definitions to
                                Incorporate the Surveillance Frequency
                                Control Program'' (ADAMS Accession No.
                                ML17130A819).
Docket Nos...................  50-456, 50-457, 50-454, 50-455, 50-317,
                                50-318, 50-461, 50-237, 50-249, 50-333,
                                50-373, 50-374, 50-352, 50-353, 50-220,
                                50-410, 50-277, 50-278, 50-254, 50-265,
                                50-244.
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and
                        2; Montgomery County, PA
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Date Issued..................  March 11, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML19345D984.
Amendment Nos................  242 (Unit 1) and 205 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of           The amendments removed Technical
 Amendments.                    Specification (TS) \3/4\.3.7.8.1,
                                ``Chlorine Detection System''; TS \3/
                                4\.3.7.8.2, ``Toxic Gas Detection
                                System''; and Surveillance Requirement
                                4.7.2.1.e.2, which require verification
                                of realignment of the control room
                                emergency fresh air supply system upon
                                detection of chorine or toxic gases.
Docket Nos...................  50-352, 50-353.
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and
                        2; Montgomery County, PA
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Date Issued..................  March 11, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML19351E376.
Amendment Nos................  241 (Unit 1) and 204 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of           The amendments revised Technical
 Amendments.                    Specification (TS) 6.8.4.g, ``Primary
                                Containment Leakage Rate Testing
                                Program,'' to adopt Nuclear Energy
                                Institute (NEI) 94-01, Revisions 2-A and
                                3-A. Specifically, the amendments
                                allowed the maximum interval for the
                                integrated leakage rate test, also known
                                as Type A test, to be extended
                                permanently from once in 10 years to
                                once in 15 years, and made an
                                administrative change to remove the
                                exception under TS 6.8.4.g regarding the
                                performance of the next Units 1 and 2
                                Type A test no later than May 15, 2013,
                                and May 21, 2014, respectively, as these
                                Type A tests have already occurred.
Docket Nos...................  50-352, 50-353.
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 PSEG Nuclear LLC; Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2;
                            Salem County, NJ
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Date Issued..................  3/12/2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML20042F101.
Amendment Nos................  334 (Unit No. 1) and 315 (Unit No. 2).
Brief Description of           The amendments relocated Salem, Unit Nos.
 Amendments.                    1 and 2, Technical Specifications \3/
                                4\.9.3, ``Decay Time,'' and \3/4\.9.12,
                                ``Fuel Handling Area Ventilation
                                System,'' to the Salem Technical
                                Requirements Manual.
Docket Nos...................  50-272, 50-311.
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R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC and Exelon Generation Company, LLC;
            R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant; Wayne County, NY
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Date Issued..................  March 11, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML20044D072.
Amendment Nos................  137.
Brief Description of           The amendment revised Technical
 Amendments.                    Specification 3.7.1, ``Main Steam Safety
                                Valves (MSSVs),'' Surveillance
                                Requirement 3.7.1.1 to increase the
                                allowable as-found main steam safety
                                valves lift setpoint tolerance from +1
                                percent, -3 percent to +1.4 percent, -4
                                percent for valve numbers 3508, 3509,
                                3510, 3511, 3512, and 3515.
Docket Nos...................  50-244.
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Notice of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and 
Combined Licenses and Final Determination of No Significant Hazards 
Consideration and Opportunity for a Hearing (Exigent Public 
Announcement or Emergency Circumstances)

    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 for the 
amendment 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.
    Because of exigent or emergency circumstances associated with the 
date the amendment was needed, there was not time for the Commission to 
publish, for public comment before issuance, its usual notice of 
consideration of issuance of amendment, proposed NSHC determination, 
and opportunity for a hearing.
    For exigent circumstances, the Commission has either issued a 
Federal Register notice providing opportunity for public comment or has 
used local media to provide notice to the public in the area 
surrounding a licensee's facility of the licensee's application and of 
the Commission's proposed determination of NSHC. The Commission has 
provided a reasonable opportunity for the public to comment, using its 
best efforts to make available to the public means of communication for 
the public to respond quickly, and in the case of telephone comments, 
the comments have been recorded or transcribed as appropriate and the 
licensee has been informed of the public comments.
    In circumstances where failure to act in a timely way would have 
resulted, for example, in derating or shutdown of a nuclear power plant 
or in prevention of either resumption of operation or of increase in 
power output up to the plant's licensed power level, the Commission may 
not have had an opportunity to provide for public comment on its NSHC 
determination. In such case, the license amendment has been issued 
without opportunity for comment. If there has been some time for public 
comment but less than 30 days, the Commission may provide an 
opportunity for public comment. If comments have been requested, it is 
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stated. In either event, the State has been consulted by telephone 
whenever possible.
    Under its regulations, the Commission may issue and make an 
amendment immediately effective, notwithstanding the pendency before it 
of a request for a hearing from any person, in advance of the holding 
and completion of any required hearing, where it has determined that 
NSHC is involved.
    The Commission has applied the standards of 10 CFR 50.92 and has 
made a final determination that the amendment involves NSHC. The basis 
for this determination is contained in the documents related to this 
action. Accordingly, the amendments have been issued and made effective 
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 51.12(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 
application for amendment, (2) the amendment to Facility Operating 
License or Combined License, as applicable, 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.

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.

   Table 4--License Amendment Request(s)--Repeat of Individual Federal
                             Register Notice
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  Exelon Generation Company, LLC; R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant; Wayne
                               County, NY
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Application Date.............  February 25, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML20056E958.
Brief Description of           The amendment revised Technical
 Amendment.                     Specifications 3.4.7, ``RCS [Reactor
                                Coolant System] Loops--MODE 5, Loops
                                Filled''; 3.4.8, ``RCS Loops--MODE 5,
                                Loops Not Filled''; 3.9.4, ``Residual
                                Heat Removal (RHR) and Coolant
                                Circulation--Water Level >=23 Ft''; and
                                3.9.5, ``Residual Heat Removal (RHR) and
                                Coolant Circulation--Water Level <23
                                Ft,'' to add an asterisk to allow the
                                use of alternative means for residual
                                heat removal. This one-time change was
                                requested to support Ginna in the
                                shutdown of the reactor during the
                                upcoming refueling outage scheduled to
                                start in April 2020.
Date & Cite of Federal         3/2/2020; 85 FR 12349.
 Register Individual Notice.
Expiration Dates for Public    4/1/2020 (comments); 5/1/2020
 Comments & Hearing Requests.   (petitions).
Docket Nos...................  50-244.
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    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day of March, 2020.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gregory F. Suber,
Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2020-06624 Filed 4-6-20; 8:45 am]
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