Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2; License Amendment Request, 54082-54085 [2024-14344]
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Constellation Energy Generation, LLC;
Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2;
License Amendment Request
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Opportunity to comment,
request a hearing, and petition for leave
to intervene.
AGENCY:
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of an amendment to Renewed
Facility Operating License Nos. NPF–72
and NPF–77, issued to Constellation
Energy Generation, LLC, for the
operation of Braidwood Station, Units 1
and 2 (Docket Nos. 50–456 and 50–457,
respectively). The proposed amendment
would change Technical Specification
(TS) Surveillance Requirement (SR)
3.7.9.2 to allow an Ultimate Heat Sink
(UHS) temperature of less than or equal
to 102.8 °F until September 30, 2024.
The change is requested to support
operation during the summer months of
2024.
DATES: Submit comments by July 29,
2024. Comments received after this date
will be considered if it is practical to do
so, but the NRC is able to ensure
consideration only for comments
received on or before this date. Requests
for a hearing or petition for leave to
intervene must be filed by August 27,
2024.
SUMMARY:
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–2024–0112. 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: Joel
S. Wiebe, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001, telephone: 301–415–6606; email:
Joel.Wiebe@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
I. Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2024–
0112 when contacting the NRC about
the availability of information for this
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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–2024–0112.
• 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, at
301–415–4737, or by email to
PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. The license
amendment request is available in
ADAMS under Accession No.
ML24156A245.
• NRC’s PDR: The PDR, where you
may examine and order copies of
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The NRC encourages electronic
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Docket ID NRC–2024–0112 in your
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II. Introduction
The NRC is considering issuance of an
amendment to Renewed Facility
Operating License Nos. NPF–72 and
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NPF–77, issued to Constellation Energy
Generation, LLC, for the operation of
Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2
(Docket Nos. 50–456 and 50–457,
respectively), located in Will County, IL.
The proposed amendment would
change TS SR 3.7.9.2 to allow a UHS
temperature of less than or equal to
102.8 °F until September 30, 2024.
Historical meteorological and
atmospheric conditions have resulted in
the UHS temperature approaching the
TS limit. These conditions include
elevated air temperatures, high
humidity, and low wind speed.
Specifically, the summer of 2020
brought hot weather and drought
conditions to the northern Illinois area
resulting in sustained elevated UHS
temperatures. In anticipation of these
conditions occurring during the summer
months of 2024, this license amendment
request would change the UHS
temperature TS limit until September
30, 2024.
Before issuance of the proposed
license amendment, 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. Under
the NRC’s regulations in section 50.92 of
title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR), ‘‘Issuance of
amendment,’’ 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 no significant
hazards consideration, which is
presented as follows:
1. Does the proposed amendment
involve a significant increase in the
probability or consequences of an
accident previously evaluated?
Response: No.
The likelihood of a malfunction of
any systems, structures, or components
(SSCs) supported by the UHS is not
significantly increased by increasing the
allowable UHS temperature from less
than or equal to 102 °F to less than or
equal to 102.8 °F. The UHS provides a
heat sink for process and operating heat
from safety related components during a
transient or accident, as well as during
normal operation. The proposed change
does not make any physical changes to
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any plant SSCs, nor does it alter any of
the assumptions or conditions upon
which the UHS is designed. The UHS is
not an initiator of any analyzed
accident. All equipment supported by
the UHS has been evaluated to
demonstrate that their performance and
operation remains as described in the
Updated Final Safety Analysis Report
(UFSAR) with no increase in probability
of failure or malfunction.
The SSCs credited to mitigate the
consequences of postulated design basis
accidents remain capable of performing
their design basis function. The change
in maximum UHS temperature has been
evaluated using the UFSAR described
methods to demonstrate that the UHS
remains capable of removing normal
operating and post-accident heat. The
change in UHS temperature and
resulting containment response
following a postulated design basis
accident has been demonstrated to not
be impacted. Additionally, all the UHS
supported equipment, credited in the
accident analysis to mitigate an
accident, has been shown to continue to
perform their design function as
described in the UFSAR.
Therefore, the proposed change does
not involve a significant increase in the
probability or consequences of an
accident previously evaluated.
2. Does the proposed amendment
create the possibility of a new or
different kind of accident from any
accident previously evaluated?
Response: No.
The proposed change does not create
the possibility of a new or different kind
of accident from any accident
previously evaluated. The proposed
change does not introduce any new
modes of plant operation, change the
design function of any SSC, or change
the mode of operation of any SSC. There
are no new equipment failure modes or
malfunctions created as affected SSCs
continue to operate in the same manner
as previously evaluated and have been
evaluated to perform as designed at the
increased UHS temperature and as
assumed in the accident analysis.
Additionally, accident initiators remain
as described in the UFSAR and no new
accident initiators are postulated as a
result of the increase in UHS
temperature.
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 amendment
involve a significant reduction in a
margin of safety?
Response: No.
The proposed change continues to
ensure that the maximum temperature
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of the cooling water supplied to the
plant SSCs during a UHS design basis
event remains within the evaluated
equipment limits and capabilities
assumed in the accident analysis. The
proposed change does not result in any
changes to plant equipment function,
including setpoints and actuations. All
equipment will function as designed in
the plant safety analysis without any
physical modifications. The proposed
change does not alter a limiting
condition for operation, limiting safety
system setting, or safety limit specified
in the Technical Specifications.
The proposed change does not
adversely impact the UHS inventory
required to be available for the UFSAR
described design basis accident
involving the worst case 30-day period
including losses for evaporation and
seepage to support safe shutdown and
cooldown of both Braidwood Station
units. Additionally, the structural
integrity of the UHS is not impacted and
remains acceptable following the
change, thereby ensuring that the
assumptions for both UHS temperature
and inventory remain valid.
Therefore, since there is no adverse
impact of this proposed change on the
Braidwood Station safety analysis, there
is no reduction in the margin of safety
of the plant.
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 no
significant hazards consideration.
The NRC is seeking public comments
on this proposed determination that the
license amendment request involves no
significant hazards consideration. Any
comments received within 30 days after
the date of publication of this notice
will be considered in making any final
determination.
Normally, the Commission will not
issue the amendment until the
expiration of 60 days after the date of
publication of this notice. The
Commission may issue the license
amendment before expiration of the 60day notice period if the Commission
concludes the amendment involves no
significant hazards consideration. In
addition, the Commission may issue the
amendment prior to the expiration of
the 30-day comment period if
circumstances change during the 30-day
comment period such that failure to act
in a timely way would result, for
example, in derating or shutdown of the
facility. If the Commission takes action
prior to the expiration of either the
comment period or the notice period, it
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notice of issuance. If the Commission
makes a final no significant hazards
consideration determination, any
hearing will take place after issuance.
The Commission expects that the need
to take this action 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).
If a hearing is requested and the
Commission has not made a final
determination on the issue of no
significant hazards consideration, the
Commission will make a final
determination on the issue of no
significant hazards consideration, which
will serve to establish when the hearing
is held. If the final determination is that
the amendment request involves no
significant hazards consideration, 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
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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 designated
agency thereof may participate as a nonparty 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?Accession
Number=ML20340A053) and on the
NRC’s public website at https://
www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/
adjudicatory/hearing.html#participate.
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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.
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://
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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
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MSHD.Resource@nrc.gov, or by a tollfree call at 1–866–672–7640. The NRC
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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
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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 docket 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 June 4, 2024 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML24156A245).
Attorney for licensee: Jason Zorn,
Associate General Counsel,
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC,
4300 Linfield Road, Warrenville, IL,
60555.
NRC Branch Chief: Jeff Whited.
Dated: June 25, 2024.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Joel S. Wiebe,
Senior Project Manager, Licensing Projects
Branch III, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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Submission for Review: Survivor
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63; Cover Letter Giving Information
About the Cost To Elect Less Than the
Maximum Survivor Annuity, RI 20–116;
Cover Letter Giving Information About
the Cost To Elect the Maximum
Survivor Annuity, RI 20–117
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ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for
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AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
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is proposing an extension to a currently
approved information collection, OMB
Control Number 3206–0174: Survivor
Annuity Election for a Spouse, RI 20–
63; Cover Letter Giving Information
About the Cost to Elect Less Than the
Maximum Survivor Annuity, RI 20–116;
Cover Letter Giving Information About
the Cost to Elect the Maximum Survivor
Annuity, RI 20–117.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until July 29, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for this proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection request by
selecting ‘‘Office of Personnel
Management’’ under ‘‘Currently Under
Review,’’ then check ‘‘Only Show ICR
for Public Comment’’ checkbox.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to this
information collection activities, please
contact: Retirement Services
Publications Team, Office of Personnel
Management, 1900 E Street NW, Room
3316–L, Washington, DC 20415,
Attention: Cyrus S. Benson, or sent via
electronic mail to
RSPublicationsTeam@opm.gov or faxed
to (202) 606–0910 or via telephone at
(202) 936–0401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OPM, in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the public with
an opportunity to comment on
proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps
the Agency assess the impact of its
information collection requirements and
minimize the public’s reporting burden.
It also helps the public understand the
Agency’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. This
information collection (OMB Control
No. 3206–0174) was previously
published in the Federal Register on
March 25, 2024, at 89 FR 20711,
allowing for a 60-day public comment
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this collection.
The purpose of this notice is to notify
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whether this collection is necessary to
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the proper functions of OPM; (2)
whether this information will be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) the accuracy of the burden estimate;
(4) ways in which OPM may enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5)
ways in which OPM may minimize the
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respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Written
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records.
RI 20–63 is used by annuitants to
elect a reduced annuity with a survivor
annuity for their spouse. RI 20–116 is a
cover letter for RI 20–63 giving
information about the cost to elect less
than the maximum survivor annuity.
This letter is used to supply the
information requested by the annuitant
about the cost of electing less than the
maximum annuity. RI 20–117 is a cover
letter for RI 20–63 giving information
about the cost to elect the maximum
survivor annuity.
Analysis
Agency: Retirement Operations,
Retirement Services, Office of Personnel
Management.
Title: Survivor Annuity Election for a
Spouse; Cover Letter Giving Information
about the Cost to Elect Less Than the
Maximum Survivor Annuity; Cover
Letter Giving Information about the Cost
to Elect the Maximum Survivor
Annuity.
OMB Number: 3206–0174.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Number of Respondents: RI 20–63 =
2,400; RI 20–116 & RI 20–117 = 200.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 55
Minutes [RI 20–63 = 45 minutes; RI 20–
116 or RI 20–117 = 10 minutes].
Total Burden Hours: 1,834.
Office of Personnel Management.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-456 and 50-457; NRC-2024-0112]
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1
and 2; License Amendment Request
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: 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 an amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License Nos.
NPF-72 and NPF-77, issued to Constellation Energy Generation, LLC, for
the operation of Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2 (Docket Nos. 50-456
and 50-457, respectively). The proposed amendment would change
Technical Specification (TS) Surveillance Requirement (SR) 3.7.9.2 to
allow an Ultimate Heat Sink (UHS) temperature of less than or equal to
102.8 [deg]F until September 30, 2024. The change is requested to
support operation during the summer months of 2024.
DATES: Submit comments by July 29, 2024. Comments received after this
date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is
able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before
this date. Requests for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene
must be filed by August 27, 2024.
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-2024-0112. 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: Joel S. Wiebe, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-6606; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2024-0112 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-2024-0112.
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, at 301-415-4737,
or by email to [email protected]. The license amendment request is
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML24156A245.
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.
B. Submitting Comments
The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please
include Docket ID NRC-2024-0112 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. Introduction
The NRC is considering issuance of an amendment to Renewed Facility
Operating License Nos. NPF-72 and
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NPF-77, issued to Constellation Energy Generation, LLC, for the
operation of Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2 (Docket Nos. 50-456 and
50-457, respectively), located in Will County, IL. The proposed
amendment would change TS SR 3.7.9.2 to allow a UHS temperature of less
than or equal to 102.8 [deg]F until September 30, 2024.
Historical meteorological and atmospheric conditions have resulted
in the UHS temperature approaching the TS limit. These conditions
include elevated air temperatures, high humidity, and low wind speed.
Specifically, the summer of 2020 brought hot weather and drought
conditions to the northern Illinois area resulting in sustained
elevated UHS temperatures. In anticipation of these conditions
occurring during the summer months of 2024, this license amendment
request would change the UHS temperature TS limit until September 30,
2024.
Before issuance of the proposed license amendment, 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. Under
the NRC's regulations in section 50.92 of title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Issuance of amendment,'' 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 no significant hazards
consideration, which is presented as follows:
1. Does the proposed amendment involve a significant increase in
the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated?
Response: No.
The likelihood of a malfunction of any systems, structures, or
components (SSCs) supported by the UHS is not significantly increased
by increasing the allowable UHS temperature from less than or equal to
102 [deg]F to less than or equal to 102.8 [deg]F. The UHS provides a
heat sink for process and operating heat from safety related components
during a transient or accident, as well as during normal operation. The
proposed change does not make any physical changes to any plant SSCs,
nor does it alter any of the assumptions or conditions upon which the
UHS is designed. The UHS is not an initiator of any analyzed accident.
All equipment supported by the UHS has been evaluated to demonstrate
that their performance and operation remains as described in the
Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) with no increase in
probability of failure or malfunction.
The SSCs credited to mitigate the consequences of postulated design
basis accidents remain capable of performing their design basis
function. The change in maximum UHS temperature has been evaluated
using the UFSAR described methods to demonstrate that the UHS remains
capable of removing normal operating and post-accident heat. The change
in UHS temperature and resulting containment response following a
postulated design basis accident has been demonstrated to not be
impacted. Additionally, all the UHS supported equipment, credited in
the accident analysis to mitigate an accident, has been shown to
continue to perform their design function as described in the UFSAR.
Therefore, the proposed change does not involve a significant
increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously
evaluated.
2. Does the proposed amendment create the possibility of a new or
different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated?
Response: No.
The proposed change does not create the possibility of a new or
different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated. The
proposed change does not introduce any new modes of plant operation,
change the design function of any SSC, or change the mode of operation
of any SSC. There are no new equipment failure modes or malfunctions
created as affected SSCs continue to operate in the same manner as
previously evaluated and have been evaluated to perform as designed at
the increased UHS temperature and as assumed in the accident analysis.
Additionally, accident initiators remain as described in the UFSAR and
no new accident initiators are postulated as a result of the increase
in UHS temperature.
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 amendment involve a significant reduction in a
margin of safety?
Response: No.
The proposed change continues to ensure that the maximum
temperature of the cooling water supplied to the plant SSCs during a
UHS design basis event remains within the evaluated equipment limits
and capabilities assumed in the accident analysis. The proposed change
does not result in any changes to plant equipment function, including
setpoints and actuations. All equipment will function as designed in
the plant safety analysis without any physical modifications. The
proposed change does not alter a limiting condition for operation,
limiting safety system setting, or safety limit specified in the
Technical Specifications.
The proposed change does not adversely impact the UHS inventory
required to be available for the UFSAR described design basis accident
involving the worst case 30-day period including losses for evaporation
and seepage to support safe shutdown and cooldown of both Braidwood
Station units. Additionally, the structural integrity of the UHS is not
impacted and remains acceptable following the change, thereby ensuring
that the assumptions for both UHS temperature and inventory remain
valid.
Therefore, since there is no adverse impact of this proposed change
on the Braidwood Station safety analysis, there is no reduction in the
margin of safety of the plant.
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 no significant hazards
consideration.
The NRC is seeking public comments on this proposed determination
that the license amendment request involves no significant hazards
consideration. Any comments received within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice will be considered in making any final
determination.
Normally, the Commission will not issue the amendment until the
expiration of 60 days after the date of publication of this notice. The
Commission may issue the license amendment before expiration of the 60-
day notice period if the Commission concludes the amendment involves no
significant hazards consideration. In addition, the Commission may
issue the amendment prior to the expiration of the 30-day comment
period if circumstances change during the 30-day comment period such
that failure to act in a timely way would result, for example, in
derating or shutdown of the facility. If the Commission takes action
prior to the expiration of either the comment period or the notice
period, it
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will publish in the Federal Register a notice of issuance. If the
Commission makes a final no significant hazards consideration
determination, any hearing will take place after issuance. The
Commission expects that the need to take this action 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).
If a hearing is requested and the Commission has not made a final
determination on the issue of no significant hazards consideration, the
Commission will make a final determination on the issue of no
significant hazards consideration, which will serve to establish when
the hearing is held. If the final determination is that the amendment
request involves no significant hazards consideration, 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 designated 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 and 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
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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 docket 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 June 4, 2024 (ADAMS Accession
No. ML24156A245).
Attorney for licensee: Jason Zorn, Associate General Counsel,
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC, 4300 Linfield Road, Warrenville,
IL, 60555.
NRC Branch Chief: Jeff Whited.
Dated: June 25, 2024.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Joel S. Wiebe,
Senior Project Manager, Licensing Projects Branch III, Division of
Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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