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LICENSE AMENDMENT ISSUANCES—Continued
Brief Description of Amendment(s)
Public Comments Received as to
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
The amendments revised technical specification requirements to permit the use of risk-informed completion
times for actions to be taken when limiting conditions for operation are not met. The changes are based
on 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.
No.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2; Burke County, GA
Docket No(s) ...................................
Amendment Date ............................
ADAMS Accession No ....................
Amendment No(s) ...........................
Brief Description of Amendment(s)
Public Comments Received as to
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
50–424, 50–425.
June 15, 2023.
ML23115A149.
218 (Unit 1) and 201 (Unit 2).
The amendments revised Technical Specification (TS) 1.1, ‘‘Use and Application Definitions’’ and added
TS 5.5.23 ‘‘Online Monitoring Program.’’ The amendments allowed use of an online monitoring (OLM)
methodology as the technical basis to switch from time-based surveillance frequency for channel calibrations to a condition-based calibration frequency based on OLM results. The amendments are based on
the NRC-approved topical report AMS–TR–0720R2–A, ‘‘Online Monitoring Technology to Extend Calibration Intervals of Nuclear Plant Pressure Transmitters.’’
No.
Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Rhea County, TN
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Amendment Date ............................
ADAMS Accession No ....................
Amendment No(s) ...........................
Brief Description of Amendment(s)
Public Comments Received as to
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
50–390, 50–391.
June 7, 2023.
ML23122A232.
162 (Unit 1) and 69 (Unit 2).
The amendments revised Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, Technical Specification 3.7.11, ‘‘Control
Room Emergency Air Temperature Control System (CREATCS),’’ to change the dates in the 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.
No.
Dated: July 3, 2023.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gregory F. Suber,
Deputy Director, Division of Operating
Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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[Docket No. 50–073; NRC–2022–0173]
GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas,
LLC; GE-Hitachi Nuclear Test Reactor
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: License renewal; issuance.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) has issued a renewal
of Facility Operating License No. R–33,
held by GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy
Americas, LLC (GEH, the licensee), for
the continued operation of the Nuclear
Test Reactor (NTR, the reactor) for an
additional 20 years from the date of
issuance. The reactor is located on the
Vallecitos Nuclear Center site in Sunol,
Alameda County, California. In
connection with the renewed license,
the licensee is authorized to operate the
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reactor at a maximum licensed power
level of 100 kilowatts-thermal (kWt).
DATES: Renewed Facility Operating
License No. R–33 was issued on June
29, 2023, and is effective as of the date
of issuance.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2022–0173 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of
information regarding this document.
You may obtain publicly available
information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2022–0173. Address
questions about Docket IDs in
Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann;
telephone: 301–415–0624; email:
Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical
questions, contact the individual listed
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may 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
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the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR)
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reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–
415–4737, or by email to
PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. For the
convenience of the reader, the ADAMS
accession numbers are provided in a
table in the ‘‘Availability of Documents’’
section of this document.
• NRC’s PDR: The PDR, where you
may examine and order copies of
publicly available documents, is open
by appointment. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Duane Hardesty, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–
3724; email: Duane.Hardesty@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Discussion
The NRC has issued a renewal for
Facility Operating License No. R–33,
held by GEH, which authorizes
continued operation of the NTR. The
NTR is a heterogeneous, highly
enriched-uranium, graphite-moderated
and -reflected, light-water cooled,
thermal reactor. The renewed license
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authorizes the licensee to operate the
NTR at a steady-state thermal power
level up to a maximum of 100 kWt.
Renewed Facility Operating License No.
R–33 will expire 20 years from its date
of issuance.
The renewed facility operating license
complies with the standards and
requirements of the Atomic Energy Act
of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the
Commission’s rules and regulations set
forth in chapter I of title 10 of the Code
of Federal Regulations. The Commission
has made appropriate findings as
required by the Act and the
Commission’s regulations and sets forth
those findings in the renewed facility
operating license. The agency afforded
an opportunity to request a hearing in
the Notice of Opportunity to Request a
Hearing published in the Federal
Register on January 10, 2023 (88 FR
1433). No requests for a hearing were
received.
The NRC staff prepared the safety
evaluation report (SER)–Renewal of the
Facility Operating License for the GEHitachi Nuclear Test Reactor, License
No. R–33, Docket No. 50–073, which
concluded that the licensee can
continue to operate the facility without
endangering the health and safety of the
public. The NRC staff also prepared an
environmental assessment and finding
of no significant impact regarding the
renewal of the facility operating license,
published in the Federal Register on
March 22, 2023 (88 FR 17274), with a
minor correction published on June 1,
2023 (88 FR 35933), which concluded
that renewal of the facility operating
license will not have a significant effect
on the quality of the human
environment.
II. Availability of Documents
Documents related to this action,
including the license renewal
application and other supporting
documentation, and the SER prepared
by the NRC staff for the license renewal,
are available to interested persons as
indicated.
Document description
ADAMS accession No.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, ‘‘Nuclear Test Reactor License Renewal (R–33),’’ dated November 19, 2020 ...............
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, ‘‘General Electric Nuclear Test Reactor Safety Analysis Report,’’ NEDO 32740, Rev 3,
chapters 1 through 8, dated November 19, 2020.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, ‘‘General Electric Nuclear Test Reactor Safety Analysis Report,’’ NEDO 32740, Rev 3,
chapters 9 through 16, dated November 19, 2020.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, ‘‘Vallecitos Nuclear Center Environmental Report 2020,’’ dated July 2020 .....................
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, ‘‘GEH Supplemental Information Supporting GE Nuclear Test Reactor License Renewal Audit—Audit Questions and Responses,’’ dated September 22, 2021.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, ‘‘GE Nuclear Test Reactor Safety Analysis Report and Technical Specifications,’’
dated March 24, 2023.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, ‘‘Vallecitos Nuclear Center Reactor Facilities Radiological Emergency Plan,’’ Revision
1, dated June 9, 2021.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, ‘‘Requalification Program for the General Electric Nuclear Test Reactor (NTR),’’ dated
June 21, 2021.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, ‘‘GEH Supplemental Information Supporting GE Nuclear Test Reactor License Renewal Audit—Audit Questions and Responses,’’ dated January 27, 2023.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, email response to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission email request to acknowledge
the NRC staff proposed changes to the renewed facility operating license, dated April 21, 2023.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, email response to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission email request to acknowledge
the NRC staff proposed changes to the renewed facility operating license and technical specifications, dated
June 15, 2023.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ‘‘Safety Evaluation Report–Renewal of the Facility Operating License for the
GE-Hitachi Nuclear Test Reactor, License No. R–33, Docket No. 50–073,’’ dated June 2023.
Dated: July 5, 2023.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Joshua M. Borromeo,
Chief, Non-Power Production and Utilization
Facility Licensing Branch, Division of
Advanced Reactors and Non-Power
Production and Utilization Facilities, Office
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
DATES:
Comments are due: July 12,
2023.
[Docket Nos. MC2023–179 and CP2023–183]
Submit comments
electronically via the Commission’s
Filing Online system at https://
www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
comments electronically should contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section by
telephone for advice on filing
alternatives.
New Postal Products
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invites public comment, and takes other
administrative steps.
Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Commission is noticing a
recent Postal Service filing for the
Commission’s consideration concerning
a negotiated service agreement. This
notice informs the public of the filing,
SUMMARY:
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ADDRESSES:
David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
202–789–6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
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ML21053A071.
ML20325A205.
ML20325A206.
ML20325A195.
ML21265A246 (Package).
ML23086C023 (Package).
ML23086C063.
ML21172A185.
ML23027A209 (Package).
ML23111A233.
ML23166B147.
ML23128A353.
I. Introduction
The Commission gives notice that the
Postal Service filed request(s) for the
Commission to consider matters related
to negotiated service agreement(s). The
request(s) may propose the addition or
removal of a negotiated service
agreement from the Market Dominant or
the Competitive product list, or the
modification of an existing product
currently appearing on the Market
Dominant or the Competitive product
list.
Section II identifies the docket
number(s) associated with each Postal
Service request, the title of each Postal
Service request, the request’s acceptance
date, and the authority cited by the
Postal Service for each request. For each
request, the Commission appoints an
officer of the Commission to represent
the interests of the general public in the
proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505
(Public Representative). Section II also
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-073; NRC-2022-0173]
GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC; GE-Hitachi Nuclear Test
Reactor
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: License renewal; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a
renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-33, held by GE-Hitachi
Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC (GEH, the licensee), for the continued
operation of the Nuclear Test Reactor (NTR, the reactor) for an
additional 20 years from the date of issuance. The reactor is located
on the Vallecitos Nuclear Center site in Sunol, Alameda County,
California. In connection with the renewed license, the licensee is
authorized to operate the reactor at a maximum licensed power level of
100 kilowatts-thermal (kWt).
DATES: Renewed Facility Operating License No. R-33 was issued on June
29, 2023, and is effective as of the date of issuance.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2022-0173 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may obtain publicly available information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2022-0173. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann;
telephone: 301-415-0624; email: [email protected]. For technical
questions, contact the individual listed in the For Further Information
Contact section of this document.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may 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,
the ADAMS accession numbers are provided in a table in the
``Availability of Documents'' section of this document.
NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Duane Hardesty, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3724; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Discussion
The NRC has issued a renewal for Facility Operating License No. R-
33, held by GEH, which authorizes continued operation of the NTR. The
NTR is a heterogeneous, highly enriched-uranium, graphite-moderated and
-reflected, light-water cooled, thermal reactor. The renewed license
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authorizes the licensee to operate the NTR at a steady-state thermal
power level up to a maximum of 100 kWt. Renewed Facility Operating
License No. R-33 will expire 20 years from its date of issuance.
The renewed facility operating license complies with the standards
and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the
Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations set forth in chapter I
of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The Commission has made
appropriate findings as required by the Act and the Commission's
regulations and sets forth those findings in the renewed facility
operating license. The agency afforded an opportunity to request a
hearing in the Notice of Opportunity to Request a Hearing published in
the Federal Register on January 10, 2023 (88 FR 1433). No requests for
a hearing were received.
The NRC staff prepared the safety evaluation report (SER)-Renewal
of the Facility Operating License for the GE-Hitachi Nuclear Test
Reactor, License No. R-33, Docket No. 50-073, which concluded that the
licensee can continue to operate the facility without endangering the
health and safety of the public. The NRC staff also prepared an
environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact regarding
the renewal of the facility operating license, published in the Federal
Register on March 22, 2023 (88 FR 17274), with a minor correction
published on June 1, 2023 (88 FR 35933), which concluded that renewal
of the facility operating license will not have a significant effect on
the quality of the human environment.
II. Availability of Documents
Documents related to this action, including the license renewal
application and other supporting documentation, and the SER prepared by
the NRC staff for the license renewal, are available to interested
persons as indicated.
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Document description ADAMS accession No.
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GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, ``Nuclear Test Reactor License ML21053A071.
Renewal (R-33),'' dated November 19, 2020.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, ``General Electric Nuclear Test ML20325A205.
Reactor Safety Analysis Report,'' NEDO 32740, Rev 3,
chapters 1 through 8, dated November 19, 2020.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, ``General Electric Nuclear Test ML20325A206.
Reactor Safety Analysis Report,'' NEDO 32740, Rev 3,
chapters 9 through 16, dated November 19, 2020.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, ``Vallecitos Nuclear Center ML20325A195.
Environmental Report 2020,'' dated July 2020.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, ``GEH Supplemental Information ML21265A246 (Package).
Supporting GE Nuclear Test Reactor License Renewal Audit--
Audit Questions and Responses,'' dated September 22, 2021.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, ``GE Nuclear Test Reactor Safety ML23086C023 (Package).
Analysis Report and Technical Specifications,'' dated
March 24, 2023.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, ``Vallecitos Nuclear Center ML23086C063.
Reactor Facilities Radiological Emergency Plan,'' Revision
1, dated June 9, 2021.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, ``Requalification Program for ML21172A185.
the General Electric Nuclear Test Reactor (NTR),'' dated
June 21, 2021.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, ``GEH Supplemental Information ML23027A209 (Package).
Supporting GE Nuclear Test Reactor License Renewal Audit--
Audit Questions and Responses,'' dated January 27, 2023.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, email response to U.S. Nuclear ML23111A233.
Regulatory Commission email request to acknowledge the NRC
staff proposed changes to the renewed facility operating
license, dated April 21, 2023.
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, email response to U.S. Nuclear ML23166B147.
Regulatory Commission email request to acknowledge the NRC
staff proposed changes to the renewed facility operating
license and technical specifications, dated June 15, 2023.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ``Safety Evaluation ML23128A353.
Report-Renewal of the Facility Operating License for the
GE-Hitachi Nuclear Test Reactor, License No. R-33, Docket
No. 50-073,'' dated June 2023.
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Dated: July 5, 2023.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Joshua M. Borromeo,
Chief, Non-Power Production and Utilization Facility Licensing Branch,
Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization
Facilities, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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