Virginia Electric and Power Company; Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2, 24673-24674 [2021-09719]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 87 / Friday, May 7, 2021 / Notices The DG, titled, ‘‘Quality Group Classifications and Standards for Water, Steam-, and Radioactive-WasteContaining Components of Nuclear Power Plants’’ is a proposed revision temporarily identified by its task number, DG–1371 (ADAMS Accession No. ML20168A883). The draft guide is proposed Revision 6 of RG 1.26, ‘‘Quality Group Classifications and Standards for Water-, Steam-, and Radioactive-Waste-Containing Components of Nuclear Power Plants’’ (ADAMS Accession No. ML16082A501). The proposed revision guidance for a quality classification system related to specified national standards that may be used to determine quality standards acceptable to the staff of the NRC for satisfying General Design Criterion 1, ‘‘Quality Standards and Records,’’ as set forth in appendix A, ‘‘General Design Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants,’’ part 50 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), ‘‘Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities’’ for components containing water, steam, or radioactive material in light-watercooled nuclear power plants. Changes are being made to provide guidance for alternative quality classification systems for components in light-water reactor nuclear power plants and updates the staff position regarding classification of Quality Group C components to reflect the latest guidance on systems that contain radioactive material since Revision 5, (02/2017) of RG 1.26 was issued. The staff is also issuing for public comment a draft regulatory analysis (ADAMS Accession No. ML20168A893). The staff develops a regulatory analysis to assess the value of issuing or revising a regulatory guide as well as alternative courses of action. III. Backfitting, Forward Fitting, and Issue Finality DG–1371, if finalized, would revise RG 1.26, incorporate additional information that provides guidance for alternative quality classification systems for components in LWR nuclear power plants, and update the staff position regarding classification of Quality Group C components to reflect the latest guidance on systems that contain radioactive material. Issuance of DG– 1371, if finalized, would not constitute backfitting as defined in 10 CFR 50.109, ‘‘Backfitting,’’ and as described in NRC Management Directive (MD) 8.4, ‘‘Management of Backfitting, Forward Fitting, Issue Finality, and Information Requests’’; constitute forward fitting as that term is defined and described in MD 8.4; or affect the issue finality of any approval issued under 10 CFR part 52. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:55 May 06, 2021 Jkt 253001 Dated: May 4, 2021. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Meraj Rahimi, Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research. [FR Doc. 2021–09728 Filed 5–6–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 50–280 and 50–281; NRC– 2021–0101] Virginia Electric and Power Company; Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2 Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Subsequent license renewal and record of decision; issuance. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued Subsequent Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR–32 and DPR–37 to Virginia Electric and Power Company (Dominion Energy Virginia, Dominion, or the licensee), for Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2, respectively. In addition, the NRC has prepared a record of decision (ROD) that supports the NRC’s decision to issue Subsequent Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR–32 and DPR–37. DATES: The Subsequent Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR–32 and DPR–37 were issued on May 4, 2021. SUMMARY: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2021–0101 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly available information related to this document using any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2021–0101. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301–415–0624; email: Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may access 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– ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 24673 415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@ nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this document. • Attention: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of public documents, is currently closed. You may submit your request to the PDR via email at pdr.resource@nrc.gov or call 1– 800–397–4209 or 301–415–4737, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Wu, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001; telephone: 301–415–2995, email: Angela.Wu@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the NRC has issued Subsequent Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR–32 and DPR–37 to Virginia Electric and Power Company (Dominion Energy Virginia, Dominion, or the licensee), for Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2, respectively. Dominion is the operator of the facility. Subsequent Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR–32 and DPR–37 authorize operation of Unit 1 and Unit 2, respectively, by Dominion at reactor core power levels not in excess of 2,587 megawatts thermal for each unit, in accordance with the provisions of the Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2, subsequent renewed licenses and technical specifications. Notice is also given that the ROD that supports the NRC’s decision to issue Subsequent Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR–32 and DPR–37 is available in ADAMS Accession No. ML20091L985. As discussed in the ROD and the final supplemental environmental impact statement (FSEIS) for Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2, Supplement 6, Second Renewal, to NUREG–1437, ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants Regarding Subsequent License Renewal for Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2, Final Report,’’ dated April 2020 (ADAMS Accession No. ML20071D538), the NRC staff initially considered 16 alternatives to subsequent license renewal. The NRC staff dismissed 13 alternatives because of technical, resource availability, or commercial limitations that currently exist and that are likely to continue to exist when the existing Surry renewed licenses expire, rendering these alternatives not feasible and commercially viable. This resulted in the three reasonable replacement power E:\FR\FM\07MYN1.SGM 07MYN1 24674 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 87 / Friday, May 7, 2021 / Notices alternatives for in-depth evaluation: (a) a new nuclear (Small Modular Reactor) generation alternative, (b) a natural gas combined-cycle power plant, and (c) a combination of natural gas combinedcycle power plant, solar, and demandside management. The FSEIS documents the environmental review, including the determination that the adverse environmental impacts of subsequent license renewal for Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2, are not so great that preserving the option of subsequent license renewal for energy planning decisionmakers would be unreasonable. In addition to the NRC staff’s independent environmental review, the FSEIS conclusion is based on (1) the analysis and findings in NUREG–1437, ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Power Plants,’’ (2) information provided in the environmental report submitted by Dominion, (3) consultation with Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies, and (4) the NRC staff’s consideration of public comments. Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2, are three-coolant-loop, pressurized light water reactors located on a site situated on Gravel Neck, adjacent to the James River in Surry County, Virginia. The application for the subsquent renewed licenses, ‘‘Surry Power Station Units 1 and 2 Application for Subsequent License Renewal,’’ dated October 15, 2018 (ADAMS Package Accession No. ML18291A842), as supplemented by letters dated through April 8, 2021 (ADAMS Package Accession No. ML21112A337), complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the NRC’s regulations. As required by the Act and NRC regulations in chapter 1 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), the NRC has made appropriate findings, which are set forth in the subsequent renewed licenses. A public notice of the proposed issuance of the subsequent renewed licenses and an opportunity for a hearing was published in the Federal Register on December 10, 2018 (83 FR 63541) and corrected on December 17, 2018 (83 FR 64606). There were no petitions to intervene filed for the Surry subsequent license renewal application. For further details with respect to this action, see: (1) Virginia Electric and Power Company’s subsequent license renewal application for Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2, dated October 15, 2018, as supplemented by letters dated through April 8, 2021; (2) the NRC’s safety evaluation report, dated March 2020 (ADAMS Package Accession No. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:55 May 06, 2021 Jkt 253001 ML20052F520); (3) the NRC’s final environmental impact statement (NUREG–1437, Supplement 6, Second Renewal) for Surry Power Station Units 1 and 2, dated April 2020; and (4) the NRC’s ROD. matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of the ACRS, and information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.] Dated: May 4, 2021. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Anna H. Bradford, Director, Division of New and Renewed Licenses, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. Thursday, June 3, 2021 9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee and Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and Recommendations/Preparation of Reports (Open/Closed)—The Committee will hear discussion of the recommendations of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee regarding items proposed for consideration by the Full Committee during future ACRS meetings, and/or proceed to preparation of reports as determined by the Chairman. [NOTE: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), a portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as proprietary.]. [NOTE: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2)and (6), a portion of this meeting may be closed to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of the ACRS, and information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.]. 12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports and Bylaws Review (Open/Closed)—The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports and Bylaws review. [NOTE: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), a portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as proprietary.] [NOTE: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2)and (6), a portion of this meeting may be closed to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of the ACRS, and information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.] [FR Doc. 2021–09719 Filed 5–6–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 686th Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) In accordance with the purposes of Sections 29 and 182b of the Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232(b)), the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold meetings on June 2–4, 2021. As part of the coordinated government response to combat the COVID–19 public health emergency, the Committee will conduct virtual meetings. The public will be able to participate in any open sessions via 1–866–822–3032, pass code 8272423#. A more detailed agenda may be found at the ACRS public website at https:// www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/acrs/agenda/. Wednesday, June 2, 2021 11:00 a.m.–11:15 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)—The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the meeting. 11:15 a.m.–1:00 p.m.: Risk-informed Process for Evaluations of Low Safetysignificance Issue Resolution (Open/ Closed)—The Committee will have presentations and discussion with representatives from the NRC staff regarding the subject topic. [NOTE: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C 552b(c)(4), a portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as proprietary.] 2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of Reports/Bylaws Review (Open/Closed)— The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports and Bylaws review. [NOTE: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), a portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as proprietary.]. [NOTE: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2)and (6), a portion of this meeting may be closed to discuss organizational and personnel PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Friday, June 4, 2021 9:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports and Bylaws Review (Open/Closed)—The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports and Bylaws review. [NOTE: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), a portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as proprietary.] [NOTE: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2)and (6), a portion of this meeting may be closed to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of the ACRS, and E:\FR\FM\07MYN1.SGM 07MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 87 (Friday, May 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24673-24674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09719]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-280 and 50-281; NRC-2021-0101]


Virginia Electric and Power Company; Surry Power Station, Units 1 
and 2

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Subsequent license renewal and record of decision; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued 
Subsequent Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-32 and DPR-37 to 
Virginia Electric and Power Company (Dominion Energy Virginia, 
Dominion, or the licensee), for Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2, 
respectively. In addition, the NRC has prepared a record of decision 
(ROD) that supports the NRC's decision to issue Subsequent Renewed 
Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-32 and DPR-37.

DATES: The Subsequent Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-32 
and DPR-37 were issued on May 4, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2021-0101 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may obtain publicly available information related to this document 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2021-0101. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; 
telephone: 301-415-0624; email: [email protected]. For technical 
questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section of this document.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may access 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.
     Attention: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies 
of public documents, is currently closed. You may submit your request 
to the PDR via email at [email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 
301-415-4737, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Wu, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-415-2995, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the NRC has 
issued Subsequent Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-32 and 
DPR-37 to Virginia Electric and Power Company (Dominion Energy 
Virginia, Dominion, or the licensee), for Surry Power Station, Units 1 
and 2, respectively. Dominion is the operator of the facility. 
Subsequent Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-32 and DPR-37 
authorize operation of Unit 1 and Unit 2, respectively, by Dominion at 
reactor core power levels not in excess of 2,587 megawatts thermal for 
each unit, in accordance with the provisions of the Surry Power 
Station, Units 1 and 2, subsequent renewed licenses and technical 
specifications. Notice is also given that the ROD that supports the 
NRC's decision to issue Subsequent Renewed Facility Operating License 
Nos. DPR-32 and DPR-37 is available in ADAMS Accession No. ML20091L985.
    As discussed in the ROD and the final supplemental environmental 
impact statement (FSEIS) for Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2, 
Supplement 6, Second Renewal, to NUREG-1437, ``Generic Environmental 
Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants Regarding 
Subsequent License Renewal for Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2, 
Final Report,'' dated April 2020 (ADAMS Accession No. ML20071D538), the 
NRC staff initially considered 16 alternatives to subsequent license 
renewal. The NRC staff dismissed 13 alternatives because of technical, 
resource availability, or commercial limitations that currently exist 
and that are likely to continue to exist when the existing Surry 
renewed licenses expire, rendering these alternatives not feasible and 
commercially viable. This resulted in the three reasonable replacement 
power

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alternatives for in-depth evaluation: (a) a new nuclear (Small Modular 
Reactor) generation alternative, (b) a natural gas combined-cycle power 
plant, and (c) a combination of natural gas combined-cycle power plant, 
solar, and demand-side management. The FSEIS documents the 
environmental review, including the determination that the adverse 
environmental impacts of subsequent license renewal for Surry Power 
Station, Units 1 and 2, are not so great that preserving the option of 
subsequent license renewal for energy planning decisionmakers would be 
unreasonable. In addition to the NRC staff's independent environmental 
review, the FSEIS conclusion is based on (1) the analysis and findings 
in NUREG-1437, ``Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License 
Renewal of Nuclear Power Plants,'' (2) information provided in the 
environmental report submitted by Dominion, (3) consultation with 
Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies, and (4) the NRC staff's 
consideration of public comments.
    Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2, are three-coolant-loop, 
pressurized light water reactors located on a site situated on Gravel 
Neck, adjacent to the James River in Surry County, Virginia. The 
application for the subsquent renewed licenses, ``Surry Power Station 
Units 1 and 2 Application for Subsequent License Renewal,'' dated 
October 15, 2018 (ADAMS Package Accession No. ML18291A842), as 
supplemented by letters dated through April 8, 2021 (ADAMS Package 
Accession No. ML21112A337), complies with the standards and 
requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), 
and the NRC's regulations. As required by the Act and NRC regulations 
in chapter 1 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), 
the NRC has made appropriate findings, which are set forth in the 
subsequent renewed licenses.
    A public notice of the proposed issuance of the subsequent renewed 
licenses and an opportunity for a hearing was published in the Federal 
Register on December 10, 2018 (83 FR 63541) and corrected on December 
17, 2018 (83 FR 64606). There were no petitions to intervene filed for 
the Surry subsequent license renewal application.
    For further details with respect to this action, see: (1) Virginia 
Electric and Power Company's subsequent license renewal application for 
Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2, dated October 15, 2018, as 
supplemented by letters dated through April 8, 2021; (2) the NRC's 
safety evaluation report, dated March 2020 (ADAMS Package Accession No. 
ML20052F520); (3) the NRC's final environmental impact statement 
(NUREG-1437, Supplement 6, Second Renewal) for Surry Power Station 
Units 1 and 2, dated April 2020; and (4) the NRC's ROD.

    Dated: May 4, 2021.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Anna H. Bradford,
Director, Division of New and Renewed Licenses, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2021-09719 Filed 5-6-21; 8:45 am]
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