Biweekly Notice: Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations, 63146-63153 [2020-21610]

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• NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63146-63153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21610]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2020-0224]


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 (NSHC), 
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 September 5, 2020, to September 
21, 2020. The last biweekly notice was published on September 22, 2020.

DATES: Comments must be filed by November 5, 2020. A request for a 
hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by December 
7, 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-2020-0224. 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: Janet Burkhardt, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, telephone: 301-415-1384, 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-2020-0224, 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-2020-0224.
     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

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``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please 
contact the NRC's Public Document Room 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.

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2020-0224, 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 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 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/. 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 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 NSHC, the Commission will make a final 
determination on the issue of NSHC. The final determination will serve 
to establish when the hearing is held. If the final determination is 
that the amendment request involves NSHC, 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

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significant hazards consideration, then any hearing held would take 
place before the issuance of the amendment unless the Commission finds 
an imminent danger to the health or safety of the public, in which case 
it will issue an appropriate order or rule under 10 CFR part 2.
    A State, local governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian 
Tribe, or agency thereof, may submit a petition to the Commission to 
participate as a party under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(1). The petition should 
state the nature and extent of the petitioner's interest in the 
proceeding. The petition should be submitted to the Commission no later 
than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. The petition 
must be filed in accordance with the filing instructions in the 
``Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)'' section of this document, and 
should meet the requirements for petitions set forth in this section, 
except that under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(2) a State, local governmental body, 
or Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof does not need 
to address the standing requirements in 10 CFR 2.309(d) if the facility 
is located within its boundaries. Alternatively, a State, local 
governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof 
may participate as a non-party under 10 CFR 2.315(c).
    If a hearing is granted, any person who is not a party to the 
proceeding and is not affiliated with or represented by a party may, at 
the discretion of the presiding officer, be permitted to make a limited 
appearance pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.315(a). A person 
making a limited appearance may make an oral or written statement of 
his or her position on the issues but may not otherwise participate in 
the proceeding. A limited appearance may be made at any session of the 
hearing or at any prehearing conference, subject to the limits and 
conditions as may be imposed by the presiding officer. Details 
regarding the opportunity to make a limited appearance will be provided 
by the presiding officer if such sessions are scheduled.

B. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)

    All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including a 
request for hearing and petition for leave to intervene (petition), any 
motion or other document filed in the proceeding prior to the 
submission of a request for hearing or petition to intervene, and 
documents filed by interested governmental entities that request to 
participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in accordance with the 
NRC's E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007, as amended at 77 FR 
46562; August 3, 2012). The E-Filing process requires participants to 
submit and serve all adjudicatory documents over the internet, or in 
some cases to mail copies on electronic storage media. Detailed 
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 
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as described above, click ``cancel'' when the link requests 
certificates and you will be automatically directed to the NRC's 
electronic hearing dockets where you will be able to access any 
publicly available documents in a particular hearing docket. 
Participants are requested not to include personal privacy information, 
such as social security numbers, home addresses, or personal phone 
numbers in their filings, unless an NRC regulation or other law 
requires submission of such information. For example, in some 
instances, individuals provide home addresses in order to demonstrate 
proximity to a facility or site. With respect to copyrighted works, 
except for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory 
filings and would constitute a Fair Use application, participants are 
requested not to include copyrighted materials in their submission.
    The table below provides the plant name, docket number, date of 
application, ADAMS accession number, and location in the application of 
the licensee's proposed NSHC determination. For further details with 
respect to these license amendment applications, see the application 
for amendment which is available for public inspection in ADAMS and at 
the NRC's PDR. For additional direction on accessing information 
related to this document, see the ``Obtaining Information and 
Submitting Comments'' section of this document.

                  Table 1--License Amendment Request(s)
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Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2; York
County, SC, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1
    and 2; Mecklenburg County, SC, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Oconee
   Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3; Oconee County, SC, Duke Energy
 Progress, LLC; Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2; Brunswick
   County, NC, Duke Energy Progress, LLC; H.B. Robinson Steam Electric
  Plant, Unit No. 2; Darlington County, SC, Duke Energy Progress, LLC;
 Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1; Wake and Chatham Counties,
                                   NC
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Docket No(s).................  50-324, 50-325, 50-413, 50-414, 50-261,
                                50-369, 50-370, 50-269, 50-270, 50-287,
                                50-400.
Application Date.............  September 3, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML20247J468.
Location in Application of     Pages 68-70 of Enclosure 1; Pages 70-72
 NSHC.                          of Enclosure 2; Pages 74-76 of Enclosure
                                3; Pages 69-72 of Enclosure 4; Pages 71-
                                73 of Enclosure 5; and Pages 73-75 of
                                Enclosure 6.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendments would change the
 Amendment(s).                  emergency plan for each of the six Duke
                                Energy nuclear power plant sites listed.
                                Specifically, a new fleet common
                                emergency plan with site-specific
                                annexes is proposed. This new emergency
                                plan was developed using NUREG-0654,
                                Revision 2.
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           Kathryn B. Nolan, Deputy General Counsel,
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     Duke Energy Corporation, 550 South Tryon
                                Street (DEC45A), Charlotte, NC 28202.
NRC Project Manager,           Andrew Hon, 301-415-8480.
 Telephone Number.
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   Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2;
   Mecklenburg County, SC, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Catawba Nuclear
                 Station, Units 1 and 2; York County, SC
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Docket No(s).................  50-414, 50-413, 50-369, 50-370.
Application Date.............  August 19, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML20233A258.
Location in Application of     Pages 6-7 of the Enclosure.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendments would revise
 Amendment(s).                  Technical Specification 3.8.1, ``AC
                                [Alternating Current] Sources--
                                Operating,'' for McGuire Nuclear
                                Station, Units 1 and 2, and Catawba
                                Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2, to
                                reduce the allowed steady state voltage
                                and reduce the allowed maximum steady
                                state voltage for the emergency diesel
                                generator.
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           Kathryn B. Nolan, Deputy General Counsel,
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     Duke Energy Corporation, 550 South Tryon
                                Street (DEC45A), Charlotte, NC 28202.
NRC Project Manager,           G. Ed Miller, 301-415-2481.
 Telephone Number.
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Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC and Exelon Generation Company, LLC;
       Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 1; Oswego County, NY
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Docket No(s).................  50-220.
Application Date.............  August 20, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML20233A435.
Location in Application of     Pages 5-7 of Attachment 1.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendment would revise
 Amendment(s).                  Surveillance Requirement 4.3.4c in Nine
                                Mile Point, Unit 1, Technical
                                Specification 3.3.4, ``Primary
                                Containment Isolation Valves,'' to state
                                that a representative sample of
                                instrument-line flow check valves will
                                be tested in accordance with the
                                Surveillance Frequency Control Program
                                such that each instrument-line flow
                                check valve will be tested at least once
                                every 10 years.
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           Jason Zorn, Associate General Counsel,
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 101
                                Constitution Avenue NW, Suite 400,
                                Washington, DC 20001.
NRC Project Manager,           Michael L. Marshall, Jr., 301-415-2871.
 Telephone Number.
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   Susquehanna Nuclear, LLC and Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc.;
  Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2; Luzerne County, PA
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Docket No(s).................  50-387, 50-388.
Application Date.............  September 1, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML20245E192.
Location in Application of     Pages 5-8 of Enclosure 1.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendments would adopt
 Amendment(s).                  Technical Specifications Task Force
                                (TSTF) Traveler, TSTF-582, ``RPV WIC
                                [Reactor Pressure Vessel Water Inventory
                                Control] Enhancements,'' by revising the
                                Susquehanna, Units 1 and 2, technical
                                specifications related to the reactor
                                pressure vessel water inventory control
                                to incorporate operating experience and
                                to correct errors and omissions in TSTF-
                                542, Revision 2, ``Reactor Pressure
                                Vessel Water Inventory Control.''
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           Damon D. Obie, Esq, 835 Hamilton St.,
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     Suite 150, Allentown, PA 18101.
NRC Project Manager,           Sujata Goetz, 301-415-8004.
 Telephone Number.
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 Tennessee Valley Authority; Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and
                         3; Limestone County, AL
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Docket No(s).................  50-259, 50-260, 50-296.

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Application Date.............  August 6, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML20219A762.
Location in Application of     Pages E-7 to E-8 of the Enclosure.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendments would modify
 Amendment(s).                  Technical Specification 3.8.6, ``Battery
                                Cell Parameters,'' to clarify the
                                operability requirements for the Unit,
                                Shutdown Board, and Diesel Generator
                                batteries.
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.
NRC Project Manager,           Michael Wentzel, 301-415-6459.
 Telephone Number.
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Rhea
                               County, TN
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Docket No(s).................  50-390, 50-391.
Application Date.............  August 18, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML20234A241.
Location in Application of     Page E5 of the Enclosure, which cites the
 NSHC.                          NSHC published in the Federal Register
                                on March 19, 2007 (72 FR 12838).
Brief Description of           The proposed amendments would replace the
 Amendment(s).                  Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2,
                                Technical Specification 3.4.16, ``RCS
                                [Reactor Coolant System] Specific
                                Activity,'' limit on RCS gross specific
                                activity with a new limit on RCS noble
                                gas activity, consistent with Technical
                                Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
                                Traveler TSTF-490, ``Deletion of E Bar
                                Definition and Revision to RCS Specific
                                Activity Tech Spec.''
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.
NRC Project Manager,           Kimberly Green, 301-415-1627.
 Telephone Number.
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   U.S. Dept of Transportation, Maritime Administration, NS SAVANNAH,
                              Baltimore, MD
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Docket No(s).................  50-238.
Application Date.............  September 4, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML20255A084.
Location in Application of     Pages 14-15 of Enclosure 1.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendment would (1) delete
 Amendment(s).                  duplicate effluent monitoring reporting
                                requirements, (2) delete duplicate
                                access control requirements, and (3)
                                allow removal of draft stripes intended
                                for monitoring the ship's trim when
                                anchored offshore.
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           Erhard Koehler, Senior Technical Advisor,
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington,
                                DC 20590.
NRC Project Manager,           Ted Smith, 301-415-6721.
 Telephone Number.
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III. Notice of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses 
and Combined Licenses

    During the period since publication of the last biweekly notice, 
the Commission has issued the following amendments. The Commission has 
determined for each of these amendments that the application complies 
with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 
as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations. The 
Commission has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the 
Commission's rules and regulations in 10 CFR chapter I, which are set 
forth in the license amendment.
    A notice of consideration of issuance of amendment to facility 
operating license or combined license, as applicable, proposed NSHC 
determination, and opportunity for a hearing in connection with these 
actions, was published in the Federal Register as indicated.
    Unless otherwise indicated, the Commission has determined that 
these amendments satisfy the criteria for categorical exclusion in 
accordance with 10 CFR 51.22. Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), 
no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be 
prepared for these amendments. If the Commission has prepared an 
environmental assessment under the special circumstances provision in 
10 CFR 51.22(b) and has made a determination based on that assessment, 
it is so indicated.
    For further details with respect to the action, see (1) the 
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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 Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3;
  Oconee County, SC, Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Shearon Harris Nuclear
           Power Plant, Unit 1; Wake and Chatham Counties, NC
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Docket No(s)...........................  50-269, 50-270, 50-287, 50-400.
Amendment Date.........................  September 4, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No.....................  ML20237F435.
Amendment No(s)........................  417, 419, and 418 (Oconee,
                                          Units 1, 2 and 3), 180
                                          (Harris, Unit 1).
Brief Description of Amendment(s)......  The amendments revised the
                                          technical specification
                                          requirements for mode change
                                          limitations based on Technical
                                          Specifications Task Force
                                          (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-359,
                                          ``Increase Flexibility in Mode
                                          Restraints,'' Revision 9. The
                                          availability of TSTF-359 for
                                          adoption by licensees was
                                          announced in the Federal
                                          Register on April 4, 2003 (68
                                          FR 16579), as part of the
                                          Consolidated Line Item
                                          Improvement Process.
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 Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and
  2; Brunswick County, NC, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Catawba Nuclear
   Station, Units 1 and 2; York County, SC, Duke Energy Progress, LLC;
 Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1; Wake and Chatham Counties,
 NC, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2;
   Mecklenburg County, NC, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Oconee Nuclear
  Station, Units 1, 2, and 3; Oconee County, SC, Duke Energy Progress,
 LLC; H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2; Darlington County,
                                   SC
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Docket No(s)...........................  50-325, 50-324, 50-413, 50-414,
                                          50-400, 50-369, 50-370, 50-
                                          269, 50-270, 50-287, 50-261.
Amendment Date.........................  August 12, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No.....................  ML20083F927.
Amendment No(s)........................  301 and 329 (Brunswick, Units 1
                                          and 2); 307 and 303 (Catawba,
                                          Units 1 and 2); 178 (Harris,
                                          Unit 1); 317 and 296 (McGuire,
                                          Units 1 and 2); 416, 418, and
                                          417 (Oconee, Units 1, 2, and
                                          3); and 268 (Robinson, Unit
                                          No. 2).
Brief Description of Amendment(s)......  The amendments revised the
                                          technical specifications (TS)
                                          for each of these facilities
                                          to relocate the unit/facility/
                                          plant staff qualification
                                          requirements (e.g., American
                                          Nuclear Standards Institute
                                          (ANSI) N18.1-1971, ``Selection
                                          and Training of Nuclear Power
                                          Plant Personnel'') currently
                                          located in the TS to the Duke
                                          Energy Quality Assurance
                                          Program Description.
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 Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, Will
  County, IL; Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, Ogle County, IL, Exelon
 Generation Company, LLC; Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Calvert Cliffs
         Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2; Calvert County, MD
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Docket No(s)...........................  50-456, 50-457, 50-454, 50-455,
                                          50-317, 50-318.
Amendment Date.........................  August 20, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No.....................  ML20010C416.
Amendment No(s)........................  214 and 214 (Braidwood, Units 1
                                          and 2), 218 and 218 (Byron,
                                          Unit Nos. 1 and 2), 315 and
                                          337 (Calvert Cliffs, Units 1
                                          and 2).
Brief Description of Amendment(s)......  The amendments revised the
                                          technical specifications and
                                          the operating license to adopt
                                          Technical Specification Task
                                          Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-
                                          569, Revision 2, ``Revise
                                          Response Time Testing
                                          Definition.''
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 Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, Will
  County, IL; Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, Ogle County, IL, Exelon
 Generation Company, LLC; R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant; Wayne County,
                                New York
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Docket No(s)...........................  50-244, 50-454, 50-455, 50-456,
                                          50-457.
Amendment Date.........................  September 11, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No.....................  ML20167A007.
Amendment No(s)........................  216 and 216 (Braidwood, Units 1
                                          and 2), 220 and 220 (Byron,
                                          Unit Nos. 1 and 2), 143
                                          (Ginna).
Brief Description of Amendment(s)......  The amendments revised the
                                          technical specifications to
                                          adopt Technical Specifications
                                          Task Force (TSTF) Traveler
                                          TSTF-567, ``Add Containment
                                          Sump TS [Technical
                                          Specifications] to Address GSI
                                          [Generic Safety Issue]-191
                                          Issues.''
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 Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, Will
      County, IL; Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, Ogle County, IL
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Docket No(s)...........................  50-454, 50-455, 50-456, 50-457.
Amendment Date.........................  September 10, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No.....................  ML20149K698.
Amendment No(s)........................  215 and 215 (Braidwood, Units 1
                                          and 2), 219 and 219 (Byron,
                                          Unit Nos. 1 and 2).
Brief Description of Amendment(s)......  The amendments revised
                                          Technical Specification
                                          5.5.16, ``Containment Leakage
                                          Rate Testing Program,'' by
                                          replacing the existing
                                          reference with a reference to
                                          Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)
                                          Topical Report NEI 94-01,
                                          ``Industry Guideline for
                                          Implementing Performance-Based
                                          Option of 10 CFR part 50,
                                          Appendix J,'' Revision 3-A,
                                          and the conditions and
                                          limitations specified in NEI
                                          94-01, Revision 2-A, as the
                                          documents used to implement
                                          the performance[dash]based
                                          containment leakage testing
                                          program in accordance with
                                          Option B of 10 CFR part 50,
                                          Appendix J.
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 Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, Will
      County, IL; Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, Ogle County, IL
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Docket No(s)...........................  50-454, 50-455, 50-456, 50-457.
Amendment Date.........................  September 18, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No.....................  ML20163A046.
Amendment No(s)........................  217 and 217 (Braidwood, Units 1
                                          and 2), 221 and 221
                                          (Braidwood, Unit Nos. 1 and
                                          2).
Brief Description of Amendment(s)......  The amendments revised
                                          Technical Specification 5.6.6,
                                          ``Reactor Coolant System (RCS)
                                          Pressure and Temperature
                                          Limits Report (PTLR),'' to
                                          allow use of AREVA NP Topical
                                          Report BAW-2308, Revisions 1-A
                                          and 2-A, ``Initial RTNDT
                                          [Reference Temperature Nil
                                          Ductility] of Linde 80 Weld
                                          Materials.''
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 Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Byron Station, Unit No. 1; Ogle County,
   IL, Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Byron Station, Unit No. 2; Ogle
                               County, IL
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Docket No(s)...........................  50-454, 50-455
Amendment Date.........................  September 21, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No.....................  ML20246G865.
Amendment No(s)........................  222 (Unit No. 1) and 222 (Unit
                                          No. 2).
Brief Description of Amendment(s)......  The amendment to Byron Station,
                                          Unit No. 1, changed the
                                          amendment number to 222
                                          because it has common
                                          technical specifications (TS)
                                          with Byron Station, Unit No.
                                          2. The amendment to Byron
                                          Station, Unit No. 2, revised
                                          TS 5.5.9, ``Steam Generator
                                          (SG) Program,'' to allow
                                          deferral of the required
                                          inspections until the next
                                          Byron Station, Unit No. 2,
                                          refueling outage.
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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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Docket No(s)...........................  50-263, 50-282, 50-306.
Amendment Date.........................  September 8, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No.....................  ML20210M014.
Amendment No(s)........................  204 (Monticello); 231 and 219
                                          (Prairie Island, Unit Nos. 1
                                          and 2).
Brief Description of Amendment(s)......  The amendments revised the
                                          technical specification (TS)
                                          requirements in TS Sections
                                          1.3 and 3.0 regarding Limiting
                                          Condition for Operation and
                                          Surveillance Requirement usage
                                          consistent with Technical
                                          Specifications Task Force
                                          (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-529,
                                          ``Clarify Use and Application
                                          Rules,'' Revision 4.
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and
                      2; San Luis Obispo County, CA
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Docket No(s)...........................  50-275, 50-323.
Amendment Date.........................  September 11, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No.....................  ML20218A276.
Amendment No(s)........................  237 (Unit 1) and 239 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendment(s)......  The amendments relocated Diablo
                                          Canyon Nuclear Power Plant,
                                          Units 1 and 2, Technical
                                          Specification 5.3, ``Unit
                                          Staff Qualifications,'' to the
                                          Updated Final Safety Analysis
                                          Report.
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 Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Edwin I Hatch Nuclear Plant,
                    Units 1 and 2; Appling County, GA
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Docket No(s)...........................  50-321, 50-366.
Amendment Date.........................  September 15, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No.....................  ML20202A005.
Amendment No(s)........................  306 (Unit 1) and 251 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendment(s)......  The amendment changed Technical
                                          Specification (TS) 3.6.3.2,
                                          ``Primary Containment Oxygen
                                          Concentration.'' The changes
                                          simplify and clarify the
                                          applicability statements,
                                          which if misapplied, could
                                          conflict with the
                                          corresponding required
                                          actions. The changes also
                                          remove the undefined term
                                          ``scheduled plant shutdown''
                                          and provide adequate terminal
                                          actions.
                                         The amendments are based on
                                          Technical Specifications Task
                                          Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-
                                          568, Revision 2, ``Revise
                                          Applicability of BWR/4 TS
                                          3.6.2.5 and TS 3.6.3.2''
                                          (ADAMS Accession No.
                                          ML19141A122).
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 Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Edwin I Hatch Nuclear Plant,
                    Units 1 and 2; Appling County, GA
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Docket No(s)...........................  50-321, 50-366.
Amendment Date.........................  September 18, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No.....................  ML20254A067.
Amendment No(s)........................  307 (Unit 1) and 252 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendment(s)......  The amendments revised
                                          Technical Specification (TS)
                                          3.8.1, ``AC [Alternating
                                          Current] Sources--Operating,''
                                          to provide a one-time
                                          extension of the completion
                                          time of Required Action B.4
                                          for Hatch Unit 1 TS and
                                          Required Actions B.4 and C.4
                                          for Hatch Unit 2 TS for each
                                          Hatch, Unit 1, emergency
                                          diesel generator (EDG) and the
                                          swing EDG from 14 days to 19
                                          days.
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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. 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 NSHC.
    For details, including the applicable notice period, see the 
individual notice in the Federal Register on the day and page cited.

   Table 3--License Amendment Request(s)--Repeat of Individual Federal
                             Register Notice
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    Energy Northwest; Columbia Generating Station; Benton County, WA
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Docket No(s).................  50-397.
Application Date.............  September 4, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML20242A002.
Brief Description of           The amendment added a one-time extension
 Amendment(s).                  to the completion time of Technical
                                Specification 3.8.7, ``Distribution
                                Systems--Operating,'' Condition A, from
                                8 hours to 16 hours, specifically
                                associated with Division 2 alternating
                                current electrical power distribution
                                inoperability caused by inoperability of
                                120/240-volt power panel E-PP-8AE during
                                repairs on its supply transformer E-TR-
                                8A/1.
Date & Cite of Federal         September 16, 2020; 85 FR 57885-57887.
 Register Individual Notice.
Expiration Dates for Hearing   November 16, 2020.
 Requests.
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    Dated: September 25, 2020.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gregory F. Suber,
Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2020-21610 Filed 10-5-20; 8:45 am]
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