Monthly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations, 55009-55016 [2021-21334]

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• NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55009-55016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21334]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2021-0183]


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

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Monthly 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 monthly 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 monthly notice includes all amendments 
issued, or proposed to be issued, from August 20, 2021, to September 
16, 2021. The last monthly notice was published on September 7, 2021.

DATES: Comments must be filed by November 4, 2021. A request for a 
hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by December 
6, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods; 
however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the 
Federal Rulemaking Website:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2021-0183. 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.
     Mail comments to: Office of Administration, Mail Stop: 
TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

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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: Kathy Entz, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, telephone: 301-415-2464, email: [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2021-0183, 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-2021-0183.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS 
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public 
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or 
by email to [email protected]. For the convenience of the reader, 
instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are 
provided in the ``Availability of Documents'' section.
     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. (ET), Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

B. Submitting Comments

    The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the 
Federal Rulemaking Website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please 
include Docket ID NRC-2021-0183, 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 in this 
document, the Commission finds that the licensees' analyses provided, 
consistent with section 50.91 of title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (10 CFR), ``Notice for public comment; State 
consultation,'' are sufficient to support the proposed determinations 
that these amendment requests involve NSHC. Under the Commission's 
regulations in 10 CFR 50.92, ``Issuance of amendment,'' operation of 
the facilities in accordance with the proposed amendments 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 these proposed 
determinations. Any comments received within 30 days after the date of 
publication of this notice will be considered in making any final 
determinations.
    Normally, the Commission will not issue the amendments until the 
expiration of 60 days after the date of publication of this notice. The 
Commission may issue any of these license amendments before expiration 
of the 60-day period provided that its final determination is that the 
amendment involves NSHC. In addition, the Commission may issue any of 
these amendments 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 on any of 
these amendments 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 for any 
of these amendments, any hearing will take place after issuance. The 
Commission expects that the need to take action on any 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 any of these 
actions may file a request for a hearing and petition for leave to 
intervene (petition) with respect to that 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 that 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 that support the contention and on which the petitioner 
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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 that, 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 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 petition is submitted, 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 
documents filed by an interested State, local governmental body, 
Federally recognized Indian Tribe, or designated agency thereof that 
requests to participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in 
accordance with 10 CFR 2.302. 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, 
unless an exemption permitting an alternative filing method, as further 
discussed, is granted. Detailed guidance on electronic submissions is 
located in the Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML13031A056) and on the NRC website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html.
    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 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. After a digital ID certificate is 
obtained and a docket created, the participant must submit adjudicatory 
documents in Portable Document Format. Guidance on 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 timestamps the document and sends 
the submitter an email confirming receipt of the document. The E-Filing 
system also distributes an email 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 to 
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-

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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 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 in accordance with 10 CFR 
2.302(b)-(d). Participants filing adjudicatory documents in this manner 
are responsible for serving their documents on all other participants. 
Participants granted an exemption under 10 CFR 2.302(g)(2) must still 
meet the electronic formatting requirement in 10 CFR 2.302(g)(1), 
unless the participant also seeks and is granted an exemption from 10 
CFR 2.302(g)(1).
    Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in the 
NRC's electronic hearing docket, which is publicly available at https://adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded pursuant to an order of 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. 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 
should not include copyrighted materials in their submission.
    The following table provides the plant name, docket number, date of 
application, ADAMS accession number, and location in the application of 
the licensees' proposed NSHC determinations. For further details with 
respect to these license amendment applications, see the applications 
for amendment, which are available for public inspection in ADAMS. For 
additional direction on accessing information related to this document, 
see the ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' section of 
this document.

                      License Amendment Request(s)
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 Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1;
                      Wake and Chatham Counties, NC
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Docket No(s).................  50-400.
Application date.............  June 7, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML21158A131.
Location in Application of     Pages 3-4 of Enclosure.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendment would revise the
 Amendment(s).                  technical specifications to reflect the
                                transition of licensee-controlled plant
                                procedure PLP-106, ``Technical
                                Specification Equipment List Program,''
                                to a licensee-controlled Technical
                                Requirements Manual.
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           David Cummings, Associate General
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     Counsel, Mail Code DEC45, 550 South
                                Tryon Street, Charlotte NC 28202.
NRC Project Manager,           Michael Mahoney, 301-415-3867.
 Telephone Number.
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 Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, Will
    County, IL; Byron Station, Units 1 and 2, Ogle County, IL; Exelon
 Generation Company, LLC; Clinton Power Station, Unit 1; DeWitt County,
                                   IL
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Docket No(s).................  50-454, 50-455, 50-456, 50-457, 50-461.
Application date.............  July 30, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML21211A585.
Location in Application of     Pages 3-5 of Attachment 1.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed technical specification (TS)
 Amendment(s).                  changes add explanatory text to the
                                Safety Function Determination Program in
                                TS 5.5.15 (Braidwood Station and Byron
                                Station) and TS 5.5.10 (Clinton Power
                                Station) clarifying the ``appropriate
                                LCO for loss of function,'' and that
                                consideration does not have to be made
                                for a loss of power in determining loss
                                of function.
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.
NRC Project Manager,           Joel Wiebe, 301-415-6606.
 Telephone Number.
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 Nebraska Public Power District; Cooper Nuclear Station; Nemaha County,
                                   NE
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Docket No(s).................  50-298.
Application date.............  July 20, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML21202A200.
Location in Application of     Pages 7-9 of Attachment 1.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendment would revise
 Amendment(s).                  Cooper Nuclear Station Technical
                                Specifications Section 5.5.12, ``Primary
                                Containment Leakage Rate Testing
                                Program,'' to include an exception to
                                the 24-calendar month interval exclusion
                                of certain pathways during 10 CFR Part
                                50, Appendix J, Type A testing.
                                Specifically, the amendment would extend
                                the allowance to not vent and drain
                                pathways during the Type A test, which
                                have been Type B or C tested within the
                                previous 24 calendar months of the Type
                                A test, from 24 calendar months to 30
                                calendar months.
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           John C. McClure, Nebraska Public Power
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     District, P.O. Box 499, Columbus, NE
                                68602-0499.
NRC Project Manager,           Thomas Wengert, 301-415-4037.
 Telephone Number.
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    Northern States Power Company--Minnesota; Prairie Island Nuclear
           Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2; Goodhue County, MN
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Docket No(s).................  50-282, 50-306.
Application date.............  August 6, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML21218A093.
Location in Application of     Pages 18-21 of Enclosure 1.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The amendments request changes to the
 Amendment(s).                  Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant,
                                Units 1 and 2 (PINGP), licensing bases
                                to implement a 24-month operating cycle.
                                The amendment proposes to change the
                                PINGP technical specifications (TSs) to
                                support the change in the maximum
                                surveillance intervals from 24 months to
                                30 months including changes to one TS
                                allowable value in TS Table 3.3.2-1 and
                                changes to TS 5.5.2 and 5.5.17. The
                                proposed changes to TS 5.5.2 would
                                implement TS Task Force (TSTF) Traveler
                                299 (TSTF-299) ``Administrative Controls
                                Program 5.5.2.b Test Interval and
                                Exceptions.'' The proposed changes to TS
                                5.5.17 documents the use of Generic
                                Letter 91-04 ``Changes in Technical
                                Specification Surveillance Intervals to
                                Accommodate a 24-Month Fuel Cycle,'' to
                                increase the surveillance requirement
                                intervals.
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.
NRC Project Manager,           Robert Kuntz, 301-415-3733.
 Telephone Number.
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   Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Joseph M. Farley Nuclear
                Plant, Units 1 and 2; Houston County, AL
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Docket No(s).................  50-348, 50-364.
Application date.............  July 29, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML21210A242.
Location in Application of     Page E-10 and E-11 of Enclosure.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendment would modify the
 Amendment(s).                  licensing basis of the Joseph M. Farley
                                Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, by
                                allowing the permanent removal of the
                                encapsulation vessels around the first
                                isolation valves in the recirculation
                                suction lines for the Containment Spray
                                and Residual Heat Removal/Low Head
                                Safety Injection systems.
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           Millicent Ronnlund, Vice President and
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     General Counsel, Southern Nuclear
                                Operating Co., Inc., P.O. Box 1295,
                                Birmingham, AL 35201-1295.
NRC Project Manager,           Stephanie Devlin-Gill, 301-415-5301.
 Telephone Number.
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   STP Nuclear Operating Company; South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2;
                          Matagorda County, TX
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Docket No(s).................  50-498, 50-499.
Application date.............  August 10, 2021, as supplemented by
                                letter dated September 9, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML21222A227, ML21252A758.
Location in Application of     Pages 2-3 of the Enclosure.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The amendments would adopt Technical
 Amendment(s).                  Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
                                Traveler TSTF-577, Revision 1, ``Revised
                                Frequencies for Steam Generator Tube
                                Inspections.'' The amendments would
                                modify the technical specification
                                requirements related to steam generator
                                tube inspections and reporting based on
                                operating history.
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           Kym Harshaw, Vice President and General
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     Counsel, STP Nuclear Operating Company,
                                P.O. Box 289, Wadsworth, TX 77483.
NRC Project Manager,           Dennis Galvin, 301-415-6256.
 Telephone Number.
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   Tennessee Valley Authority; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2;
                           Hamilton County, TN
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Docket No(s).................  50-327, 50-328.
Application date.............  August 5, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML21217A174.
Location in Application of     Pages 6-7 of Attachment 1.
 NSHC.
Brief Description of           The proposed amendments would modify
 Amendment(s).                  technical specification requirements to
                                permit the use of risk-informed
                                completion times in accordance with
                                Technical Specifications Task Force
                                (TSTF) Traveler, TSTF-505, Revision 2,
                                ``Provide Risk-Informed Extended
                                Completion Times--RITSTF [Risk-Informed
                                TSTF] Initiative 4b,'' dated July 2,
                                2018 (ADAMS Accession No. ML18183A493).
Proposed Determination.......  NSHC.
Name of Attorney for           David Fountain, Executive VP and General
 Licensee, Mailing Address.     Counsel, Tennessee Valley Authority, 400
                                West Summit Hill Drive, WT 6A,
                                Knoxville, TN 37902.
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 monthly 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 in the 
safety evaluation for each amendment.
    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 in the safety evaluation for the amendment.
    For further details with respect to each action, see the amendment 
and associated documents such as the Commission's letter and safety 
evaluation, which may be obtained using the ADAMS accession numbers 
indicated in the following table. The safety evaluation will provide 
the ADAMS accession numbers for the application for amendment and the 
Federal Register citation for any environmental assessment. All of 
these items can be accessed as described in the ``Obtaining Information 
and Submitting Comments'' section of this document.

                      License Amendment Issuance(s)
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Dominion Energy Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.; Millstone Power Station, Unit
                      No. 2; New London County, CT
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Docket No(s).................  50-336.
Amendment Date...............  September 9, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML21222A230.
Amendment No(s)..............  343.
Brief Description of           The amendment revised the Millstone 2
 Amendment(s).                  Technical Specification (TS) Section
                                6.26, ``Steam Generator (SG) Program,''
                                and the SG tube inspection reporting
                                requirements in TS Section 6.9.1.9,
                                ``Steam Generator Tube Inspection
                                Report,'' and made several editorial
                                changes to the Millstone 2 TSs.
Public Comments Received as    No.
 to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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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, NC; 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).................  50-413, 50-414, 50-369, 50-370, 50-269,
                                50-270, 50-287, 50-325, 50-324, 50-261,
                                50-400.
Amendment Date...............  August 26, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML21155A213.
Amendment No(s)..............  309 to NPF 35, 305 to NPF 52, No. 319 to
                                NPF 9, 298 to NPF 17, 422 to DPR 38, 424
                                to DPR 47, 423 to DPR 55, 306 to DPR 71,
                                334 to DPR 62, 186 to NPF 63, and 270 to
                                DPR 23.
Brief Description of           These amendments are issued to revise and
 Amendment(s).                  replace the site-specific emergency
                                plans of the seven plants with the Duke
                                Energy Common Emergency Plan (DECEP)
                                with site-specific annexes. The DECEP
                                was developed using the guidance in
                                NUREG 0654/FEMA REP-1, ``Criteria for
                                Preparation and Evaluation of
                                Radiological Emergency Response Plans
                                and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear
                                Power Plants,'' Revision 2.
Public Comments Received as    No.
 to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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 Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and
                        2; Brunswick County, NC.
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Docket No(s).................  50-325, 50-324.
Amendment Date...............  September 29, 2020.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML20269A305.
Amendment No(s)..............  301 (Unit 1) and 329 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of           The amendments revised the technical
 Amendment(s).                  specification safety limit on minimum
                                critical power ratio to reduce the need
                                for cycle-specific changes to the value
                                while still meeting the regulatory
                                requirement for a safety limit.
Public Comments Received as    No
 to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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 Entergy Operations, Inc.; Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3; St.
                           Charles Parish, LA
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Docket No(s).................  50-382.
Amendment Date...............  August 24, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML21131A243.
Amendment No(s)..............  260.

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Brief Description of           The amendment revised multiple Waterford
 Amendment(s).                  Steam Electric Station, Unit 3,
                                technical specifications in order for
                                the licensee to implement a modification
                                to the existing digital microcomputers
                                of the core protection calculator and
                                control element assembly calculator
                                systems.
Public Comments Received as    No.
 to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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  Holtec Pilgrim, LLC and Holtec Decommissioning International; Pilgrim
               Nuclear Power Station; Plymouth County, MA
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Docket No(s).................  50-293.
Amendment Date...............  August 5, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML21217A175.
Amendment No(s)..............  255.
Brief Description of           The amendment revised the license to
 Amendment(s).                  reflect the requirements associated with
                                the security changes set forth in the
                                revised Pilgrim Security Plan, Training
                                and Qualification Plan, and Safeguards
                                Contingency Plan (the Plan) for the
                                independent spent fuel storage
                                installation (ISFSI) only configuration,
                                upon the permanent removal of all spent
                                fuel from the spent fuel pool as per 10
                                CFR 72.212(b)(9). The changes to the
                                Pilgrim Plan reflect changes in the
                                status of the nuclear power reactor
                                based on certifications that the
                                licensee has submitted under 10 CFR
                                50.82(a) for permanent cessation of
                                power operations and permanent removal
                                of fuel from the reactor vessel and has
                                completed the transfer of all irradiated
                                fuel to the on-site ISFSI. The
                                implementation of the proposed changes
                                is predicated upon the completion of the
                                transfer of all spent fuel to dry
                                storage in casks within the ISFSI.
Public Comments Received as    No.
 to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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  Holtec Pilgrim, LLC and Holtec Decommissioning International; Pilgrim
               Nuclear Power Station; Plymouth County, MA
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Docket No(s).................  50-293.
Amendment Date...............  August 24, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML21203A048.
Amendment No(s)..............  256.
Brief Description of           The NRC has issued Amendment No. 256 to
 Amendment(s).                  Renewed Facility Operating License No.
                                DPR-35 for the Pilgrim Nuclear Power
                                Station (Pilgrim, the licensee)
                                Permanently Defueled Technical
                                Specifications in response to Holtec
                                Decommissioning International's
                                application dated March 17, 2021 (ADAMS
                                Accession No. ML21076A404), and
                                supplemental letter dated May 28, 2021,
                                ADAMS Accession No. ML21148A199). These
                                changes reflect the removal of all spent
                                nuclear fuel from the spent fuel pool
                                and its transfer to dry cask storage
                                within an on-site independent spent fuel
                                storage installation (ISFSI). These
                                changes will more fully reflect the
                                permanently shutdown status of the
                                decommissioning facility, as well as the
                                reduced scope of structures, systems,
                                and components necessary to ensure plant
                                safety now that all spent fuel has been
                                permanently moved to the Pilgrim ISFSI
                                (new ISFSI or ISFSI II), an activity
                                which is scheduled to be completed in
                                mid-November 2021.
Public Comments Received as    No.
 to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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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 2, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML21160A174.
Amendment No(s)..............  239 (Unit 1) and 240 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of           The amendments revised Technical
 Amendment(s).                  Specification 3.2.1, ``Heat Flux Hot
                                Channel Factor (FQ(Z)),'' to implement
                                methodology from licensing topical
                                report WCAP 17661, Revision 1,
                                ``Improved RAOC [Relaxed Axial Offset
                                Control] and CAOC [Constant Axial Offset
                                Control] FQ Surveillance Technical
                                Specifications.''
Public Comments Received as    No.
 to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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 PSEG Nuclear LLC; Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2;
                            Salem County, NJ
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Docket No(s).................  50-272, 50-311.
Amendment Date...............  September 3, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML21202A078.
Amendment No(s)..............  338 (Unit No. 1) and 320 (Unit No. 2).
Brief Description of           These amendments adopt Technical
 Amendment(s).                  Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
                                Traveler TSTF-577, ``Revised Frequencies
                                for Steam Generator Tube Inspections,''
                                which is an approved change to the
                                standard technical specifications, into
                                the Salem Nuclear Generating Station,
                                Unit Nos. 1 and 2, technical
                                specifications.
Public Comments Received as    No.
 to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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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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Amendment Date...............  August 30, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML21214A139.
Amendment No(s)..............  318, 341, and 301.
Brief Description of           The amendments modified Technical
 Amendment(s).                  Specification 3.8.6, ``Battery Cell
                                Parameters,'' to clarify the operability
                                requirements for the Unit, Shutdown
                                Board, and Diesel Generator batteries.
Public Comments Received as    No.
 to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation; Wolf Creek Generating Station,
                        Unit 1; Coffey County, KS
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Docket No(s).................  50-482.
Amendment Date...............  September 3, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No...........  ML21210A247.
Amendment No(s)..............  230.
Brief Description of           The amendment revised Technical
 Amendment(s).                  Specification 3.6.3, ``Containment
                                Isolation Valves,'' Condition D, to
                                allow the use of a blind flange for
                                Required Action D.1. In addition, the
                                amendment changed Surveillance
                                Requirement 3.6.3.1 to allow the use of
                                a blind flange.
Public Comments Received as    No.
 to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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    Dated: September 27, 2021.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michael I. Dudek,
Acting Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office 
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2021-21334 Filed 10-4-21; 8:45 am]
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