Nuclear Regulatory Commission April 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4, Editorial and Consistency Changes
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is granting an exemption to allow a departure from the certification information of Tier 1 of the generic design control document (DCD) and is issuing License Amendment Nos. 158 and 156 to Combined Licenses (COL), NPF-91 and NPF-92. The COLs were issued to Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., Georgia Power Company, Oglethorpe Power Corporation, MEAG Power SPVM, LLC, MEAG Power SPVJ, LLC, MEAG Power SPVP, LLC, and the City of Dalton, Georgia (collectively SNC); for construction and operation of the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP) Units 3 and 4, located in Burke County, Georgia. The granting of the exemption allows the changes to Tier 1 information asked for in the amendment. Because the acceptability of the exemption was determined in part by the acceptability of the amendment, the exemption and amendment are being issued concurrently.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4; Administrative Changes To Align Initial Test Program With Regulatory Guide 1.68
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is granting an exemption to allow a departure from the certification information of Tier 1 of the generic design control document (DCD) and is issuing License Amendment No. 154 for Unit 3 and No. 153 for Unit 4 to Combined Licenses (COLs), NPF-91 and NPF-92. The COLs were issued to Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., and Georgia Power Company, Oglethorpe Power Corporation, MEAG Power SPVM, LLC, MEAG Power SPVJ, LLC, MEAG Power SPVP, LLC, and the City of Dalton, Georgia (collectively SNC); for construction and operation of the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP) Units 3 and 4, located in Burke County, Georgia. The granting of the exemption allows the changes to Tier 1 information asked for in the amendment. Because the acceptability of the exemption was determined in part by the acceptability of the amendment, the exemption and amendment are being issued concurrently.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4; Clarification of ASME Code Section III Compliance and Alternative Requirements for ASME Section III Pressure Tests Conducted Following the Completion of ASME Section III Construction Activities
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is granting an exemption to allow departures from the certification information of Tier 1 of the generic design control document (DCD) and is issuing License Amendment Nos. 157 and 155 to Combined Licenses (COL), NPF-91 and NPF-92, respectively. The COLs were issued to Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., and Georgia Power Company, Oglethorpe Power Corporation, MEAG Power SPVM, LLC, MEAG Power SPVJ, LLC, MEAG Power SPVP, LLC, and the City of Dalton, Georgia (collectively SNC); for construction and operation of the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP) Units 3 and 4, located in Burke County, Georgia. The granting of the exemption allows the changes to Tier 1 information requested in the amendment. Because the acceptability of the exemption was determined in part by the acceptability of the amendment, the exemption and amendment are being issued concurrently.
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact; Department of the Navy
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering an exemption to License 45-23645-01NA, to exempt the Department of the Navy (Navy) from certain reporting requirements involving the use and storage of radioactive sealed source devices used for a helicopter in- flight blade inspection system (IBIS) during military exercises and maneuvers. The NRC has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for this licensing action.
Information Collection: Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material
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, ``Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material.''
Safety Related Concrete Structures for Nuclear Power Plants (Other Than Reactor Vessels and Containments)
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-1283, ``Safety Related Structures for Nuclear Power Plants (Other than Reactor Vessels and Containments).'' This proposed guide, revision 3, of RG 1.142, of the same name, was revised to endorse an updated version of American Concrete Institute code (ACI) 349-2013, ``Code Requirements for Nuclear Safety- Related Concrete Structures and Commentary.''
Biweekly Notice: Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations
Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is publishing this regular biweekly notice. The Act requires the Commission to publish notice of any amendments issued, or proposed to be issued, and grants the Commission the authority to issue and make immediately effective any amendment to an operating license or combined license, as applicable, upon a determination by the Commission that such amendment involves no significant hazards consideration, notwithstanding the pendency before the Commission of a request for a hearing from any person. This biweekly notice includes all notices of amendments issued, or proposed to be issued, from March 26, 2019 to April 8, 2019. The last biweekly notice was published on April 9, 2019.
Anchoring Components and Structural Supports in Concrete
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-1284, ``Anchoring Components and Structural Supports in Concrete.'' This proposed guide, Revision 1 of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.199 of the same name, endorses Appendix D, ``Anchoring to Concrete,'' of an updated version of American Concrete Institute code ACI 349, ``Code Requirements for Nuclear Safety-Related Concrete Structures and Commentary (2013).'' The previous version of RG 1.199 endorsed ACI 349-1997. It also endorses ACI 355.2-07, ``Qualification of Post-Installed Mechanical Anchors in Concrete and Commentary,'' and ASTM E488-15, ``Standard Test Methods for Strength of Anchors in Concrete Elements.''
Information Collection: Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act Local Community Advisory Board Questionnaire
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment on this proposed collection of information. The information collection is entitled, ``Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act Local Community Advisory Board Questionnaire.''
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International HI-STORM 100 Cask System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1014, Amendment No. 13
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is confirming the effective date of May 13, 2019, for the direct final rule that was published in the Federal Register on February 26, 2019. The direct final rule amended the NRC's spent fuel storage regulations by revising the Holtec International HI-STORM 100 Cask System listing within the ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to include Amendment No. 13 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1014. Amendment No. 13 revises Appendix B of the technical specifications to update the initial uranium weight for the 16x16B and 16x16C assembly classes to match the value for 16x16A.
Information Collection: Collection of Research Code Non-Disclosure Agreement Information
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment on this proposed collection of information. The information collection is entitled, ``Collection of Research Code Non-disclosure Agreement Information.''
Harmonization of Transportation Safety Requirements With IAEA Standards
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is requesting comments on a draft regulatory basis to support a proposed rule that would harmonize the NRC's regulations with the safety requirements of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the transport of radioactive material and the regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). In addition, the proposed rule would make administrative, editorial, or clarification changes to the NRC's regulations. The NRC plans to hold a public meeting to discuss the draft regulatory basis and facilitate public participation.
Reactor Vessel Material Surveillance Program; Correction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is correcting a document that published in the Federal Register (FR) on April 3, 2019, regarding the availability of a regulatory basis to support a rulemaking that would amend the NRC's regulations for the light-water power reactor vessel material surveillance programs. This action is necessary to correct the ADAMS accession number for the regulatory basis.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4; Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has determined that the inspections, tests, and analyses have been successfully completed, and that the specified acceptance criteria are met for the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP), Units 3 and 4.
Special Nuclear Materials License: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued special nuclear materials (SNM) License No. SNM-7004 to the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL), in Laurel, Maryland to possess and use SNM for research and development programs. The license authorizes JHU/APL to possess and use SNM for 10 years from the date of issuance.
Cimarron Environmental Response Trust Cimarron Facility
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received a license amendment application from the licensee, Cimarron Environmental Response Trust (CERT) for the Cimarron Facility, located in Logan County, Oklahoma. The license authorizes possession of Byproduct, Source, and Special Nuclear Material (SNM-928). CERT requested approval of its proposed Facility Decommissioning Plan (DP), Rev. 1 for the Cimarron Facility in Guthrie, Oklahoma and incorporation of the DP into its license by license amendment. The requested license amendment would also: Revise to the possession limit; change the description of the licensed site; eliminate License Conditions that are no longer applicable; and incorporate a revised Radiation Protection Program into the license. The requested license amendment is necessary for CERT to complete the remaining decommissioning activities needed for NRC to release the Cimarron site for unrestricted use. The requested license amendment is also necessary to ultimately terminate Special Materials License SNM-928; however, license termination is a separate action that requires a separate application from CERT and a separate NRC finding that the site is suitable for release.
FirstEnergy Corp.; FirstEnergy Solutions; FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation, LLC; FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a director's decision with regard to a petition dated March 27, 2018, as supplemented on October 8, 2018, filed by the Environmental Law and Policy Center (the petitioner), requesting that the NRC take enforcement action with regard to FirstEnergy Corp. (FE), FirstEnergy Solutions (FES), FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation, LLC (NG), and FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) (the licensees). The petitioner's requests and the director's decision are included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations
Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is publishing this regular biweekly notice. The Act requires the Commission to publish notice of any amendments issued, or proposed to be issued, and grants the Commission the authority to issue and make immediately effective any amendment to an operating license or combined license, as applicable, upon a determination by the Commission that such amendment involves no significant hazards consideration, notwithstanding the pendency before the Commission of a request for a hearing from any person. This biweekly notice includes all notices of amendments issued, or proposed to be issued, from March 12, 2019 to March 25, 2019. The last biweekly notice was published on March 26, 2019.
Leakage Tests on Packages for Shipment of Radioactive Material
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-7010, ``Leakage Tests on Packages for Shipment of Radioactive Material.'' This proposed revision, Revision 2 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 7.4, endorses the methods and procedures developed by the Standards Committee on Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive and Nonnuclear Hazardous Materials (N14), Subcommittee of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in ANSI N14.5-2014, ``American National Standard for Radioactive MaterialsLeakage Tests on Packages for Shipment.''
In the Matter of Prime NDT Services, Inc.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a Confirmatory Order to Prime NDT Services, Inc. (Prime NDT) to memorialize the agreement reached during an alternative dispute resolution mediation session held on January 10, 2019, with additional communication on January 23, 2019, and January 29, 2019, and March 12- 14, 2019. This Order will resolve any issues identified during a reactive NRC inspection that evaluated the circumstances of the September 1, 2018, theft of a vehicle that Prime NDT was using to transport a radiography camera in Ripley, West Virginia. The vehicle and camera were recovered about three hours later, and there was no actual impact to public health and safety. However, as documented in the subject inspection report, the NRC identified one or more apparent violations associated with the event. Because the apparent violation(s) pertain to security-related information, the number and details are not publicly-available. The Confirmatory Order is effective upon issuance.
Early Site Permit Application; Tennessee Valley Authority Clinch River Nuclear Site
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Nashville District, are issuing NUREG-2226, ``Environmental Impact Statement for the Early Site Permit (ESP) for the Clinch River Nuclear (CRN) Site: Final Report.'' The site is located in Roane County, Tennessee, along the Clinch River, approximately 25 miles west-southwest of downtown Knoxville, Tennessee. The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that the NRC staff has issued a final environmental impact statement (EIS) as part of the review of the application submitted by Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for an ESP for the CRN site.
Duke Energy Florida, LLC; Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering a request from Duke Energy Florida, LLC (DEF) to approve the release of land areas, under the control of the NRC power reactor license for the Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant (CR3), License No. DPR- 72. Specifically, DEF requests approval to remove and release the radiologically non-impacted portions of the site from its license for unrestricted use. The NRC will review the request and conduct confirmatory surveys of the properties proposed for release. The NRC is soliciting public comment on the requested action and invites stakeholders and interested persons to participate. The NRC plans to hold a public meeting to promote full understanding of the requested action and to facilitate public comment.
Standard Review Plan (SRP) 13.4, Operational Programs
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing final Revision 4 to Section 13.4, ``Operational Programs'' of NUREG-0800, ``Standard Review Plan (SRP) for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants: LWR Edition.''
Information Collection: Security Acknowledgment and Termination Statement
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment on this renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an existing collection of information. The information collection is entitled, ``Security Acknowledgment and Termination Statement.''
Florida Power & Light Company; Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 3 and 4
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment draft plant-specific Supplement 5, Second Renewal, to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, NUREG-1437, regarding the subsequent renewal of Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-31 and DPR-41 for an additional 20 years of operation for Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 3 and 4 (Turkey Point). The Turkey Point facility is located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Possible alternatives to the proposed action (subsequent license renewal) include no action and reasonable replacement power and cooling water system alternatives.
Information Collection: NRC Form 361, Reactor Plant Event Notification Worksheet; NRC Form 361A, Fuel Cycle and Materials Event Notification Worksheet; NRC Form 361N, Non-Power Reactor Event Notification Worksheet
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently submitted a request for proposed collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The information collection is entitled, NRC Form 361, Reactor Plant Event Notification Worksheet; NRC Form 361A, Fuel Cycle and Materials Event Notification Worksheet; NRC Form 361N, Non-Power Reactor Event Notification Worksheet.
Reactor Vessel Material Surveillance Program
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is publishing a regulatory basis to support a rulemaking that would amend the NRC's regulations for the light-water power reactor vessel material surveillance programs. The rulemaking would reduce the regulatory burden associated with the testing of specimens contained within surveillance capsules, and reporting the surveillance test results. The NRC has completed a regulatory basis that demonstrates there is sufficient justification to proceed with rulemaking. The NRC is providing the basis for rulemaking for public information, but is not seeking public comment on the regulatory basis at this time.
Clarification of Export Reporting Requirements for Nuclear Facilities, Equipment, and Non-Nuclear Materials
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2019-01, ``Clarification of Export Reporting Requirements for Nuclear Facilities, Equipment, and Non- Nuclear Materials.'' This RIS is intended to clarify the reporting requirements for certain exports of nuclear facilities, equipment, and non-nuclear materials. The NRC's regulations state, in part, that licensees exporting nuclear facilities, equipment, and certain non- nuclear materials under a general or specific license during the previous quarter must submit reports by January 15, April 15, July 15, and October 15 of each year on DOC/NRC Forms AP-M or AP 13, and associated forms. The RIS includes information relating to this reporting requirement and clarifies that the quarterly reporting requirement is in addition to, and not obviated by, the separate NRC annual reporting requirement in its regulations.
Information Collection: Specific Domestic Licenses to Manufacture or Transfer Certain Items Containing Byproduct Material
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, ``Specific Domestic Licenses to Manufacture or Transfer Certain Items Containing Byproduct Material.''
Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving Proposed No Significant Hazards Considerations and Containing Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information and Order Imposing Procedures for Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received and is considering approval of one amendment request. The amendment request is for Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3. For the amendment request, the NRC proposes to determine that it involves no significant hazards consideration. Because the amendment request contains sensitive unclassified non-safeguards information (SUNSI) an order imposes procedures to obtain access to SUNSI for contention preparation.
Information Collection: Request for Information Regarding Recommendations 2.1, 2.3 and 9.3, of the Near Term Task Force Review of Insights From the Fukushima Dai-ichi Event
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, ``Request for Information Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54(f) Regarding Recommendations 2.1, 2.3 and 9.3, of the Near Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Event.''
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