Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, 20918-20921 [2023-07268]

Download as PDF 20918 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 67 / Friday, April 7, 2023 / Notices from an individual or an institution or its organizational units. The RFI should not be construed as a solicitation for proposals or an obligation on the part of the government. Interested parties who respond to this RFI may be contacted for a follow-on strategic dialogue, discussion, or event. IV. Review of Public Feedback NASA will share the public’s feedback with the GHG IWG members, who will use the feedback to help to develop the final GHGMIS Strategy and discuss potential partnerships related to demonstration projects. This notice is issued solely for information and program-planning purposes. Public input provided in response to this notice does not bind NASA or other GHG IWG members to any further actions, to include publishing a formal response or agreement to initiate a recommended change. The GHG IWG, including NASA, will consider the feedback and make changes or process improvements at its sole discretion. Any public discussion by NASA or the other GHG IWG members of the results of this RFI will not disclose the identities of the respondents. It is not NASA’s or other GHG IWG members’ intent to disclose publicly respondents’ proprietary information obtained in response to this RFI. To the full extent that it is protected pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act and other laws and regulations, information identified by a Respondent as ‘‘Proprietary or Confidential’’ will be kept confidential. Cheryl Parker, Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2023–07269 Filed 4–6–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7510–13–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 50–390 and 50–391; NRC– 2023–0074] Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: License amendment application; opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of amendments to Facility Operating License No. NPF–90 and NPF–96, issued to Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA, the licensee), for SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:11 Apr 06, 2023 Jkt 259001 operation of the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (Watts Bar or WBN), Units 1 and 2. The proposed amendments would revise Watts Bar, Units 1 and 2, Technical Specification (TS) 3.7.11, ‘‘Control Room Emergency Air Temperature Control System (CREATCS),’’ to change the dates in the one-time footnotes for Required Actions A.1 and E.1 for performing modifications to the Watts Bar, Units 1 and 2, main control room CREATCS chillers. DATES: Submit comments by May 8, 2023. Request for a hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by June 6, 2023. 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–2023–0074. 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. • 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: Kimberly Green, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– 1627; email: Kimberly.Green@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2023– 0074 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–2023–0074. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html. To begin the search, select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301– 415–4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. The ‘‘Expedited Application to Modify the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 and Unit 2 Technical Specifications for Main Control Room Chiller Completion Time Extension (WBN–TS–22–08),’’ and ‘‘Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2—Issuance of Amendment Nos. 145 and 51 for One-Time Change to Technical Specification 3.7.11 to Extend the Completion Time for Main Control Room Chiller Modifications (EPID L– 2020–LLA–0114)’’ are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML23058A447 and ML21078A484. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents, by appointment, at the NRC’s PDR, Room P1 B35, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1–800–397–4209 or 301–415– 4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (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–2023–0074 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. E:\FR\FM\07APN1.SGM 07APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 67 / Friday, April 7, 2023 / Notices ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 II. Introduction The NRC is considering issuance of amendments to Facility Operating License Nos. NPF–90 and NPF–96, issued to Tennessee Valley Authority, for operation of the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, located in Rhea County, Tennessee. By letter dated May 5, 2021, the NRC issued Amendment Nos. 145 and 51 to Facility Operating Licenses Nos. NPF– 90 and NPF–96, for Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, respectively. The amendments revised Watts Bar, Units 1 and 2, TS 3.7.11, ‘‘Control Room Emergency Air Temperature Control System (CREATCS),’’ by adding a onetime footnote to the Completion Time for Required Action A.1 to allow one CREATCS train to be inoperable for up to 60 days while performing modifications to the main control room CREATCS chillers between May 1, 2022, and May 1, 2023. Additionally, the amendments added a one-time footnote to the Completion Time for Required Action E.1 to allow delayed entry into TS Limiting Condition for Operation 3.0.3 for up to 4 days in the event that both CREATCS trains are inoperable during the modifications to the main control room CREATCS chillers between May 1, 2022, and May 1, 2023. Due to delays in the vendor delivery of the main control room CREATCS chillers, TVA is requesting to revise the timeframe in the previously mentioned footnotes to begin no earlier than July 1, 2023, and end no later than December 31, 2024. Before any issuance of the proposed license amendments, the NRC will need to make the findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and NRC’s regulations. The NRC has made a proposed determination that the license amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration (NSHC). Under the NRC’s regulations in section 50.92 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), this means that 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. As required by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the licensee has provided its analysis of the issue of NSHC, which is presented as follows: 1. Does the proposed change involve a significant increase in the probability VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:11 Apr 06, 2023 Jkt 259001 or consequences of an accident previously evaluated? Response: No. The proposed revision to the footnotes in the Completion Time for WBN Units 1 and 2 TS 3.7.11, Required Actions A.1 and E.1, is administrative in nature to reflect the revision to the scheduled completion time for the modification activities planned for the upgrade of the MCR chillers. The compensatory measures listed in References 1 and 3 1 remain unchanged. Therefore, the proposed change does not involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated. 2. Does the proposed change create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated? Response: No. The proposed revision to the footnotes in the Completion Time for WBN Units 1 and 2 TS 3.7.11, Required Actions A.1 and E.1, is administrative in nature to reflect the revision to the scheduled completion time for the modification activities planned for the upgrade of the MCR chillers. The compensatory measures listed in References 1 and 3 remain unchanged. Therefore, the proposed change does not create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any previously evaluated. 3. Does the proposed change involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety? Response: No. The proposed revision to the footnotes in the Completion Time for WBN Units 1 and 2 TS 3.7.11, Required Actions A.1 and E.1, is administrative in nature to reflect the revision to the scheduled completion time for the modification activities planned for the upgrade of the MCR chillers. The compensatory measures listed in References 1 and 3 remain unchanged. Therefore, the proposed change does not involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety. The NRC staff has reviewed the licensee’s analysis and, based on this review, it appears that the three standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c) are satisfied. Therefore, the NRC staff 1 Reference 1 is the TVA letter to NRC, CNL–20– 012, ‘‘Application to Modify the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 1 and Unit 2 Technical Specifications for Main Control Room Chiller Completion Time Extension (WBN–TS–18–16),’’ dated May 19, 2020 (ML20140A342). Reference 3 is the NRC letter to TVA, ‘‘Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2— Issuance of Amendment Nos. 145 and 51 for OneTime Change to Technical Specification 3.7.11 to Extend the Completion Time for Main Control Room Chiller Modifications (EPID L–2020–LLA– 0114),’’ dated May 5, 2021 (ML21078A484). PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 20919 proposes to determine that the license amendment request involves NSHC. The NRC is seeking public comments on this proposed determination that the license amendment request involves NSHC. 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 the 60-day notice period. However, the Commission may issue the license amendment before the expiration of the notice 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. A final NSHC determination, if made, will consider all public and State comments received. 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 for the 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. III. Opportunity To Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave To Intervene Within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice, any person (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 10 CFR 2.309. If a petition is filed, the presiding officer will rule on the petition and, if appropriate, a notice of a hearing will be issued. Petitions must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice in accordance with the filing instructions in the ‘‘Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)’’ section of this document. 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). E:\FR\FM\07APN1.SGM 07APN1 20920 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 67 / Friday, April 7, 2023 / Notices ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 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, which 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 designated agency thereof, may submit a petition to the Commission to participate as a party under 10 CFR 2.309(h) no later than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. 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). For information about filing a petition and about participation by a person not a party under 10 CFR 2.315, see ADAMS Accession No. ML20340A053 (https:// adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/ main.jsp?AccessionNumber= ML20340A053) and on the NRC’s public website at https://www.nrc.gov/aboutnrc/regulatory/adjudicatory/hearing. html#participate. IV. 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’s public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/esubmittals.html. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:11 Apr 06, 2023 Jkt 259001 To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least 10 days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should contact the Office of the Secretary by email at Hearing.Docket@nrc.gov, or by telephone at 301–415–1677, to (1) request a digital identification (ID) certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or representative) to digitally sign submissions and access the E-Filing system for any proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a petition or other adjudicatory document (even in instances in which the participant, or its counsel or representative, already holds an NRC-issued digital ID certificate). Based upon this information, the Secretary will establish an electronic docket for the 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. ET on the due date. Upon receipt of a transmission, the E-Filing system time-stamps 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/esubmittals.html, by email to MSHD.Resource@nrc.gov, or by a toll- PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 free call at 1–866–672–7640. The NRC Electronic Filing Help Desk is available between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal 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 NRCissued digital ID certificate as previously described, 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. For further details with respect to this action, see the application for license amendment dated February 27, 2023 (ADAMS Accession No. ML23058A447). Attorney for licensee: David Fountain, Executive VP and General Counsel, Tennessee Valley Authority, 6A West Tower, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37902. NRC Branch Chief: David Wrona. Dated: April 3, 2023. E:\FR\FM\07APN1.SGM 07APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 67 / Friday, April 7, 2023 / Notices For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Kimberly J. Green, Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch II–2, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– 2084; email: Infocollects.Resource@ nrc.gov. [FR Doc. 2023–07268 Filed 4–6–23; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BILLING CODE 7590–01–P I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION A. Obtaining Information [NRC–2022–0169] Information Collection: NRC Forms 366, 366A, and 366B, Licensee Event Report Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Renewal of existing information collection; request for comment. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an existing collection of information. The information collection is entitled, ‘‘NRC Forms 366, 366A, and 366B, Licensee Event Report.’’ DATES: Submit comments by June 6, 2023. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods (unless this document describes a different method for submitting comments on a specific subject); 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–2022–0169. 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. • Mail comments to: David C. Cullison, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Mail Stop: T–6 A10M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001. 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: David C. Cullison, Office of the Chief ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:11 Apr 06, 2023 Jkt 259001 Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2022– 0169 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–2022–0169. A copy of the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC–2022–0169 on this website. • 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 PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. A copy of the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by accessing ADAMS Accession Nos. ML22269A458, ML22269A459, and ML22269A460. The supporting statement is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML22269A457. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents, by appointment, at the NRC’s PDR, Room P1 B35, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1–800–397–4209 or 301–415– 4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. • NRC’s Clearance Officer: A copy of the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by contacting the NRC’s Clearance Officer, David C. Cullison, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–2084; email: Infocollects. Resource@nrc.gov. PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 20921 B. Submitting Comments The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Federal rulemaking website (https:// www.regulations.gov). Please include Docket ID NRC–2022–0169, in your comment submission. The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information in comment submissions that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment submission. All comment submissions are posted at https:// www.regulations.gov and entered into ADAMS. Comment submissions are not routinely edited 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 comment submissions are not routinely edited to remove such information before making the comment submissions available to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS. II. Background In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the NRC is requesting public comment on its intention to request the OMB’s approval for the information collection summarized below. 1. The title of the information collection: NRC Forms 366, 366A, and 366B, Licensee Event Report. 2. OMB approval number: 3150–0104. 3. Type of submission: Extension. 4. The form number, if applicable: Forms 366, 366A, and 366B. 5. How often the collection is required or requested: As needed per section 50.73 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ‘‘Licensee event report system.’’ 6. Who will be required or asked to respond: The holder of an operating license under 10 CFR part 50 or a combined license under 10 CFR part 52 (after the Commission has made the finding under 10 CFR 52.103(g)). 7. The estimated number of annual responses: 344. 8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 94 (92 operating license under 10 CFR part 50 + 2 combined license holders under 10 CFR part 52). 9. The estimated number of hours needed annually to comply with the information collection requirement or request: The total estimated burden for completing License Event Reports is E:\FR\FM\07APN1.SGM 07APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 67 (Friday, April 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20918-20921]
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[FR Doc No: 2023-07268]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-390 and 50-391; NRC-2023-0074]


Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 
2

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: License amendment application; opportunity to comment, request 
a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering 
issuance of amendments to Facility Operating License No. NPF-90 and 
NPF-96, issued to Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA, the licensee), for 
operation of the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (Watts Bar or WBN), Units 1 
and 2. The proposed amendments would revise Watts Bar, Units 1 and 2, 
Technical Specification (TS) 3.7.11, ``Control Room Emergency Air 
Temperature Control System (CREATCS),'' to change the dates in the one-
time footnotes for Required Actions A.1 and E.1 for performing 
modifications to the Watts Bar, Units 1 and 2, main control room 
CREATCS chillers.

DATES: Submit comments by May 8, 2023. Request for a hearing or 
petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by June 6, 2023.

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-2023-0074. 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 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: Kimberly Green, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1627; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0074 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-2023-0074.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS 
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public 
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or 
by email to [email protected]. The ``Expedited Application to Modify 
the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 and Unit 2 Technical Specifications 
for Main Control Room Chiller Completion Time Extension (WBN-TS-22-
08),'' and ``Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2--Issuance of 
Amendment Nos. 145 and 51 for One-Time Change to Technical 
Specification 3.7.11 to Extend the Completion Time for Main Control 
Room Chiller Modifications (EPID L-2020-LLA-0114)'' are available in 
ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML23058A447 and ML21078A484.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents, by appointment, at the NRC's PDR, Room P1 B35, One White 
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make 
an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to 
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (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-2023-0074 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.

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II. Introduction

    The NRC is considering issuance of amendments to Facility Operating 
License Nos. NPF-90 and NPF-96, issued to Tennessee Valley Authority, 
for operation of the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, located in 
Rhea County, Tennessee.
    By letter dated May 5, 2021, the NRC issued Amendment Nos. 145 and 
51 to Facility Operating Licenses Nos. NPF-90 and NPF-96, for Watts Bar 
Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, respectively. The amendments revised 
Watts Bar, Units 1 and 2, TS 3.7.11, ``Control Room Emergency Air 
Temperature Control System (CREATCS),'' by adding a one-time footnote 
to the Completion Time for Required Action A.1 to allow one CREATCS 
train to be inoperable for up to 60 days while performing modifications 
to the main control room CREATCS chillers between May 1, 2022, and May 
1, 2023. Additionally, the amendments added a one-time footnote to the 
Completion Time for Required Action E.1 to allow delayed entry into TS 
Limiting Condition for Operation 3.0.3 for up to 4 days in the event 
that both CREATCS trains are inoperable during the modifications to the 
main control room CREATCS chillers between May 1, 2022, and May 1, 
2023.
    Due to delays in the vendor delivery of the main control room 
CREATCS chillers, TVA is requesting to revise the timeframe in the 
previously mentioned footnotes to begin no earlier than July 1, 2023, 
and end no later than December 31, 2024.
    Before any issuance of the proposed license amendments, the NRC 
will need to make the findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954, as amended (the Act), and NRC's regulations.
    The NRC has made a proposed determination that the license 
amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration (NSHC). 
Under the NRC's regulations in section 50.92 of title 10 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), this means that 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. As required 
by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the licensee has provided its analysis of the issue 
of NSHC, which is presented as follows:
    1. Does the proposed change involve a significant increase in the 
probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated?
    Response: No.
    The proposed revision to the footnotes in the Completion Time for 
WBN Units 1 and 2 TS 3.7.11, Required Actions A.1 and E.1, is 
administrative in nature to reflect the revision to the scheduled 
completion time for the modification activities planned for the upgrade 
of the MCR chillers. The compensatory measures listed in References 1 
and 3 \1\ remain unchanged. Therefore, the proposed change does not 
involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an 
accident previously evaluated.
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    \1\ Reference 1 is the TVA letter to NRC, CNL-20-012, 
``Application to Modify the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 1 and Unit 
2 Technical Specifications for Main Control Room Chiller Completion 
Time Extension (WBN-TS-18-16),'' dated May 19, 2020 (ML20140A342). 
Reference 3 is the NRC letter to TVA, ``Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, 
Units 1 and 2--Issuance of Amendment Nos. 145 and 51 for One-Time 
Change to Technical Specification 3.7.11 to Extend the Completion 
Time for Main Control Room Chiller Modifications (EPID L-2020-LLA-
0114),'' dated May 5, 2021 (ML21078A484).
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    2. Does the proposed change create the possibility of a new or 
different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated?
    Response: No.
    The proposed revision to the footnotes in the Completion Time for 
WBN Units 1 and 2 TS 3.7.11, Required Actions A.1 and E.1, is 
administrative in nature to reflect the revision to the scheduled 
completion time for the modification activities planned for the upgrade 
of the MCR chillers. The compensatory measures listed in References 1 
and 3 remain unchanged. Therefore, the proposed change does not create 
the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any 
previously evaluated.
    3. Does the proposed change involve a significant reduction in a 
margin of safety?
    Response: No.
    The proposed revision to the footnotes in the Completion Time for 
WBN Units 1 and 2 TS 3.7.11, Required Actions A.1 and E.1, is 
administrative in nature to reflect the revision to the scheduled 
completion time for the modification activities planned for the upgrade 
of the MCR chillers. The compensatory measures listed in References 1 
and 3 remain unchanged. Therefore, the proposed change does not involve 
a significant reduction in a margin of safety.
    The NRC staff has reviewed the licensee's analysis and, based on 
this review, it appears that the three standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c) are 
satisfied. Therefore, the NRC staff proposes to determine that the 
license amendment request involves NSHC.
    The NRC is seeking public comments on this proposed determination 
that the license amendment request involves NSHC. 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 the 60-day notice period. However, the Commission may 
issue the license amendment before the expiration of the notice 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. A 
final NSHC determination, if made, will consider all public and State 
comments received. 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 for the 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.

III. Opportunity To Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave To 
Intervene

    Within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice, any 
person (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 10 CFR 
2.309. If a petition is filed, the presiding officer will rule on the 
petition and, if appropriate, a notice of a hearing will be issued.
    Petitions must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of 
publication of this notice in accordance with the filing instructions 
in the ``Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)'' section of this document. 
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).

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    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, which 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 designated agency thereof, may submit a petition to the 
Commission to participate as a party under 10 CFR 2.309(h) no later 
than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. 
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).
    For information about filing a petition and about participation by 
a person not a party under 10 CFR 2.315, see ADAMS Accession No. 
ML20340A053 (https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML20340A053) and on the NRC's public website 
at https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/adjudicatory/hearing.html#participate.

IV. 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's public 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. ET on the due date. Upon receipt of a 
transmission, the E-Filing system time-stamps 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-free call at 1-866-672-
7640. The NRC Electronic Filing Help Desk is available between 9 a.m. 
and 6 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal 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 previously described, 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.
    For further details with respect to this action, see the 
application for license amendment dated February 27, 2023 (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML23058A447). Attorney for licensee: David Fountain, 
Executive VP and General Counsel, Tennessee Valley Authority, 6A West 
Tower, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37902. NRC Branch 
Chief: David Wrona.

    Dated: April 3, 2023.


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    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Kimberly J. Green,
Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch II-2, Division of 
Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2023-07268 Filed 4-6-23; 8:45 am]
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