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Category:Exemption from NRC Requirements
MONTHYEARML20342A2932020-12-15015 December 2020 Exemption from Annual Force-On Force Exercise Requirement of 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix B, General Criteria for Security Personnel, Subsection VI.C.3(I)(1) (EPID L-2020-LLE-0231 (Covid 19)) ML20324A2222020-12-0808 December 2020 Temporary Exemption from Biennial Emergency Preparedness Exercise Frequency Requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E, Section IV.F.2.C (EPID L-2020-LLE-0184 (COVID-19)) ML20177A6452020-07-15015 July 2020 FRN - Notice of Issuance of Multiple Exemptions Regarding Various Parts of 10 CFR Due to COVID-19 Impacts for June 2020 ML20150A2922020-06-12012 June 2020 Temporary Exemption from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix B, General Criteria for Security Personnel, Section VI (EPID L-2020-LLE-0090 (COVID-19) ML17209A7652017-08-0303 August 2017 Fire Protection Input for Millstone Power Station Unit 2 Exemption from Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 50, Appendix R, Section Iii.G, Fire Protection of Safe Shutdown Capability, for Use of Operator Manual Actions ML12104A0822012-04-12012 April 2012 Enclosuexemption L. N. Hartz Letter Exemption from Parts of 10 CFR 72.212 - Storage of the Nuhoms Hd Dry Shielded Canisters at North Anna Power Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (TAC No. L24551) ML11220A0112011-09-20020 September 2011 Exemption from the Requirements of 10 CFR, Part 26 Work Hour Controls During Periods of Severe Weather Conditions ML1108100312011-04-21021 April 2011 Virginia Electric and Power Company, LLC, Exemption from the Requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation, Part 50, Appendix R, Section III.0 ML1106003882011-03-23023 March 2011 Virginia Electric and Power Company, Exemption from the Requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 50, Section 50.46 ML1011603762010-04-23023 April 2010 Exemption Request from the Requirements of 10 CFR 50, Appendix R, Reactor Coolant Pump Oil Collection Systems ML1000705392010-02-23023 February 2010 Exemption from a Certain Requirement of 10 CFR Part 73 (TAC Nos. ME2725 & ME2726) NRC-2010-0026, Exemption from a Certain Requirement of 10 CFR Part 73 (TAC Nos. ME2725 & ME2726)2010-02-23023 February 2010 Exemption from a Certain Requirement of 10 CFR Part 73 (TAC Nos. ME2725 & ME2726) ML0325908812003-09-23023 September 2003 Exemption from Requirements of 10 CFR 50.44, 10 CFR 50.46 and 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix K, to Allow Use of M5 Alloy for Fuel Cladding Material ML0222101752002-09-16016 September 2002 Isfsis, Exemption from Requirements of 10 CFR Part 40, Section 40.64(b) - Foreign Origin Source Material Inventory 2020-07-15
[Table view] Category:Federal Register Notice
MONTHYEARML22294A1892022-11-0808 November 2022 Federal Register Notice - Notice of Intent to Prepare EIS and to Conduct EIS Scoping for North Anna Power Station ML21222A1632021-08-19019 August 2021 Subsequent License Renewal Draft SEIS NOA FRN ML21153A2122021-07-0707 July 2021 Individual Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment(S) to (Renewed) Facility Operating Licenses, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, Opportunity for Hearing (EPID L-2021-LLA-0082)FRN ML21153A2112021-07-0707 July 2021 Individual Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment(S) to (Renewed) Facility Operating Licenses, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, Opportunity for Hearing (EPID L-2021-LLA-0082) LTR ML20274A1982020-10-19019 October 2020 Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping Process (EPID No. L-2020-SLE-0000) - Federal Register Notice ML20252A0042020-09-23023 September 2020 Request for Relief Request Fifth 10-Year Interval ML20224A1052020-09-17017 September 2020 SLRA - Receipt and Availability Letter ML20177A6452020-07-15015 July 2020 FRN - Notice of Issuance of Multiple Exemptions Regarding Various Parts of 10 CFR Due to COVID-19 Impacts for June 2020 ML19169A2612019-07-31031 July 2019 Federal Register Notice: Virginia Electric and Power Company, Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc. and Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. North Anna ISFSI: Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact; Issuance ML18173A1792018-08-0707 August 2018 OEDO-17-00070 - Notice of Issuance of Director'S Decision, 2.206 Petition for Emergency Enforcement Action Per 10 CFR 2.206 at Listed U.S. Reactors with Forged Components and Parts Manufactured at France'S AREVA-Le Creusot Forge and Japan C ML18036B1302018-02-12012 February 2018 Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving Proposed No Significant Hazards Considerations and Containing SUNSI and Order Imposing Procedures for Access to SUNSI - Publication Date: March 6, 20 ML18031A2312018-02-0808 February 2018 Federal Register Notice - Notice of Issuance for License Renewal (Letter to D. G. Stoddard Issuance of Renewed Materials License No. SNM-2507 for the North Anna Power Station ISFSI) ML17312A6062018-01-29029 January 2018 Federal Register Notice for the Final Environmental Assessment for the North Anna ISFSI License Renewal NRC-2015-0237, Enclosufederal Register Notice-Notice of Issuance of Amendment Request to Materials License No. SNM-25072017-09-13013 September 2017 Enclosufederal Register Notice-Notice of Issuance of Amendment Request to Materials License No. SNM-2507 ML17236A2102017-09-13013 September 2017 Enclosufederal Register Notice-Notice of Issuance of Amendment Request to Materials License No. SNM-2507 ML17198A3292017-08-30030 August 2017 OEDO-17-00070 - Acknowledgement Letter, Paul Gunter, Beyond Nuclear, Petition for Emergency Enforcement Action Per 10 CFR 2.206 at Listed U.S. Reactors with Forged Components and Parts Manufactured at France'S AREVA-Le Creusot Forge and Jap ML17200A0652017-08-30030 August 2017 OEDO-17-00070 - Acknowledgement FRN, Paul Gunter, Beyond Nuclear, 2.206 Petition for Emergency Enforcement Action Per 10 CFR 2.206 at Listed U.S. Reactors with Forged Components and Parts Manufactured at France'S AREVA-Le Creusot Forge and ML16061A3012016-03-0202 March 2016 Biweekly Federal Register Notice - Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations - Publication Date: March 15, 2016 ML15293A4542015-10-30030 October 2015 Revised Director'S Decision Letter (G20110757) NRC-2012-0258, Unit 2 - Federal Register Notice Director'S Decision 15-092015-10-30030 October 2015 Unit 2 - Federal Register Notice Director'S Decision 15-09 ML15293A4892015-10-30030 October 2015 Unit 2 - Federal Register Notice Director'S Decision 15-09 ML15176A6282015-08-21021 August 2015 G20110757 - Petition Federal Register Notice (Enclosure 2) ML15218A6252015-08-14014 August 2015 Biweekly FRN - Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations - Publication Date: August 14, 2015 ML15148A3762015-06-0101 June 2015 Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations - Published June 9, 2015 ML14311A6242015-04-17017 April 2015 G20110757 - North Anna Proposed Director'S Decision ML13018A2392015-04-0808 April 2015 G20110171 - Letter to Petitioner Saporito on Proposed Director'S Decision Regarding 2.206 Petition Dated: March 12, 2011 NRC-2014-0917, Biweekly Sholly FRN - Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations - Publication Date: September 16, 20142014-09-0505 September 2014 Biweekly Sholly FRN - Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations - Publication Date: September 16, 2014 ML14247A1542014-09-0505 September 2014 Biweekly Sholly FRN - Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations - Publication Date: September 16, 2014 ML14233A2082014-08-22022 August 2014 Biweekly Sholly FRN - Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations - Publication Date: September 2, 2014 NRC-2014-0193, Biweekly Sholly FRN - Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations - Publication Date: September 2, 20142014-08-22022 August 2014 Biweekly Sholly FRN - Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations - Publication Date: September 2, 2014 NRC-2014-0121, Federal Register Notice: North Anna Power Station, Unit 2 - Withdrawal of an Amendment Request2014-05-0909 May 2014 Federal Register Notice: North Anna Power Station, Unit 2 - Withdrawal of an Amendment Request ML14114A6592014-05-0909 May 2014 Withdrawal of an Amendment Request ML14122A3042014-05-0909 May 2014 Federal Register Notice: North Anna Power Station, Unit 2 - Withdrawal of an Amendment Request ML13225A5572013-08-12012 August 2013 Rescission of Certain Security Orders Concerning Spent Nuclear Fuel in Transit ML13228A3992013-08-12012 August 2013 Letter to Holders of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) Licenses Re Rescission of Certain Security Orders Concerning Spent Nuclear Fuel in Transit - Rin 3150-AI64 (NRC-2009-0163) EA-02-109 NRC-2013-0172, Units 1 and 2 - FRN - Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact (TAC Nos. ME9753, ME9754, ME9755, and ME9756)2013-07-24024 July 2013 Units 1 and 2 - FRN - Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact (TAC Nos. ME9753, ME9754, ME9755, and ME9756) ML13205A2192013-07-24024 July 2013 Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact ML13205A2232013-07-24024 July 2013 FRN - Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact ML12262A1602012-10-19019 October 2012 G20110757/EDATS:OEDO-2011-0701 - Federal Register Notice - Issuance of Partial Director'S Decision NRC-2012-0241, Units 1 and 2 - Federal Register Notice - Withdrawal of Amendment (TAC Nos. ME7814, ME7815, ME7816, and ME7817)2012-10-10010 October 2012 Units 1 and 2 - Federal Register Notice - Withdrawal of Amendment (TAC Nos. ME7814, ME7815, ME7816, and ME7817) ML12277A3662012-10-10010 October 2012 Withdrawal of Amendment ML12277A3732012-10-10010 October 2012 Federal Register Notice - Withdrawal of Amendment ML12094A2512012-04-27027 April 2012 G20110668/ EDATS: OEDO-2011-0622 - Federal Register Notice - Final Director'S Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206 Re North Anna Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 ML12104A1282012-04-12012 April 2012 Enclosufederal Register Notice (Notice of Availability of Exemption for Virginia Electric and Power Company, North Anna Power Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation) ML12104A0822012-04-12012 April 2012 Enclosuexemption L. N. Hartz Letter Exemption from Parts of 10 CFR 72.212 - Storage of the Nuhoms Hd Dry Shielded Canisters at North Anna Power Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (TAC No. L24551) NRC-2012-0084, Enclosufederal Register Notice (Notice of Availability of Exemption for Virginia Electric and Power Company, North Anna Power Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation)2012-04-12012 April 2012 Enclosufederal Register Notice (Notice of Availability of Exemption for Virginia Electric and Power Company, North Anna Power Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation) ML12060A0902012-03-16016 March 2012 G20110757/EDATS: OEDO-2011-0701 - Acknowledgement Letter to Paul Gunter Re.: Request for Emergency Enforcement Action to Suspend and Restart and Operation of the North Anna Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 ML12060A0912012-03-16016 March 2012 G20110757/EDATS: OEDO-2011-0701 - Federal Register Notice - Receipt of Request for Action Under 10 CFR 2.206 for North Anna Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 NRC-2012-0075, G20110757/EDATS: OEDO-2011-0701 - Federal Register Notice - Receipt of Request for Action Under 10 CFR 2.206 for North Anna Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 22012-03-16016 March 2012 G20110757/EDATS: OEDO-2011-0701 - Federal Register Notice - Receipt of Request for Action Under 10 CFR 2.206 for North Anna Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 NRC-2012-0067, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Effective Immediately) - to All Power Reactor Licensees and Holders of Construction Permits in Active or Deferred Status2012-03-12012 March 2012 Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Effective Immediately) - to All Power Reactor Licensees and Holders of Construction Permits in Active or Deferred Status 2022-11-08
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY NORTH ANNA POWER STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-338 AND 50-339 EXEMPTION
[NRC-2010-0026]
1.0 BACKGROUND
The Virginia Electric and Power Company, (the licensee) is the holder of Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-4 and NPF-7, which authorize operation of the North Anna Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (NAPS). The licenses provide, among other things, that the facility is subject to all rules, regulations, and orders of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, the Commission) now or hereafter in effect.
The facility consists of two pressurized water reactors located in Louisa County, Virginia.
2.0 REQUEST/ACTION Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 73, Physical protection of plants and materials, Section 73.55, Requirements for physical protection of licensed activities in nuclear power reactors against radiological sabotage, published March 27, 2009, effective May 26, 2009, with a full implementation date of March 31, 2010, requires licensees to protect, with high assurance, against radiological sabotage by designing and implementing comprehensive site security plans. The amendments to 10 CFR 73.55 published on March 27, 2009, establish and update generically applicable security requirements similar to those previously imposed by Commission orders issued after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and implemented by licensees. In addition, the amendments to 10 CFR 73.55 include
additional requirements to further enhance site security based upon insights gained from implementation of the post September 11, 2001, security orders. It is from a certain requirement of these new requirements that NAPS now seeks an exemption from the March 31, 2010, implementation date. All other physical security requirements established by this recent rulemaking have already been or will be implemented by the licensee by March 31, 2010.
By letter dated November 23, 2009, the licensee requested an exemption in accordance with 10 CFR 73.5, Specific exemptions. Certain portions of the licensees November 23, 2009, letter contain proprietary and safeguards information and, accordingly, are not available to the public. The licensee has requested an exemption from the March 31, 2010, compliance date stating that it must perform the required upgrades to the NAPS security system before all of the Section 73.55 requirements can be met. Specifically, the request is to extend the compliance date for a certain requirement from the current March 31, 2010, deadline to August 31, 2010.
Being granted this exemption for this item would allow the licensee to complete the modifications designed to update aging equipment and incorporate state-of-the-art technology to meet the noted regulatory requirement.
3.0 DISCUSSION OF PART 73 SCHEDULE EXEMPTIONS FROM THE MARCH 31, 2010, FULL IMPLEMENTATION DATE Pursuant to 10 CFR 73.55(a)(1), By March 31, 2010, each nuclear power reactor licensee, licensed under 10 CFR Part 50, shall implement the requirements of this section through its Commission-approved Physical Security Plan, Training and Qualification Plan, Safeguards Contingency Plan, and Cyber Security Plan referred to collectively hereafter as security plans. Pursuant to 10 CFR 73.5, the Commission may, upon application by any interested person or upon its own initiative, grant exemptions from the requirements of 10 CFR Part 73 when the exemptions are authorized by law, and will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security, and are otherwise in the public interest.
The NRC staff has determined that granting of the licensees proposed exemption would not result in a violation of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or the Commissions regulations. Therefore, NRC approval of the licensees exemption request is authorized by law.
In the draft final power reactor security rule provided to the Commission, the NRC staff proposed that the requirements of the new regulation be met within 180 days. The Commission directed a change from 180 days to approximately 1 year for licensees to fully implement the new requirements. This change was incorporated into the final rule. Based on the above, it is clear that the Commission wanted to provide a reasonable timeframe for licensees to achieve full compliance.
As noted in the final rule, the Commission also anticipated that licensees would have to conduct site-specific analyses to determine what changes were necessary to implement the rules requirements, and that these changes could be accomplished through a variety of licensing mechanisms, including exemptions. Since issuance of the final rule, the Commission has rejected generic industry requests to extend the rules compliance date for all operating nuclear power plants, but noted that the Commissions regulations provide mechanisms for individual licensees, with good cause, to apply for relief from the compliance date (
Reference:
June 4, 2009, letter from R. W. Borchardt, NRC, to M. S. Fertel, Nuclear Energy Institute). The licensees request for an exemption is therefore consistent with the approach set forth by the Commission and discussed in the June 4, 2009, letter.
NAPS Schedule Exemption Request The licensee provided adequate information in its November 23, 2009, letter requesting an exemption. It describes a comprehensive plan for implementing security system upgrades and provides a timeline for achieving full compliance with the new regulation. The site-specific information provided within the exemption request is relative to the requirements from which the
licensee requested exemption and demonstrates the need for modification to meet the requirement.
Notwithstanding the schedular exemptions for these limited requirements, the licensee will continue to be in compliance with all other applicable physical security requirements as described in 10 CFR 73.55 and reflected in its current NRC approved physical security program.
By August 31, 2010, NAPS will be in full compliance with all the regulatory requirements of 10 CFR 73.55, as issued on March 27, 2009.
4.0 CONCLUSION
FOR PART 73 SCHEDULE EXEMPTION REQUEST The staff has reviewed the licensees submittal and concludes that the licensee has provided adequate justification for its request for an extension of the compliance date to August 31, 2010, with regard to a specific requirement of 10 CFR 73.55.
Accordingly, the Commission has determined that pursuant to 10 CFR 73.5, Specific exemptions, an exemption from the March 31, 2010, compliance date is authorized by law and will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security, and is otherwise in the public interest. Therefore, the Commission hereby grants the requested exemption.
The NRC staff has determined that the long-term benefits that will be realized when the NAPS security system upgrades are complete justifies exceeding the March 31, 2010, full compliance date and is consistent with the scope of the modifications in the case of this particular licensee. The security measures NAPS needs additional time to implement are new requirements imposed by March 27, 2009 amendments to 10 CFR 73.55, and are in addition to those required by the security orders issued in response to the events of September 11, 2001.
Therefore, it is concluded that the licensees actions are in the best interest of protecting the public health and safety through the security changes that will result from granting this exemption.
As per the licensee's request and the NRC's regulatory authority to grant an exemption from the March 31, 2010, implementation deadline for the item specified in the licensees November 23, 2009, letter, the licensee is required to be in full compliance with 10 CFR 73.55 by August 31, 2010. In achieving compliance, the licensee is reminded that it is responsible for determining the appropriate licensing mechanism (i.e., 10 CFR 50.54(p) or 10 CFR 50.90) for incorporation of all necessary changes to its security plans.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.32, Finding of no significant impact, the Commission has previously determined that the granting of this exemption will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment (75 FR 4591, published January 28, 2010).
This exemption is effective upon issuance.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day of February 2010.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
/RA/
Allen G. Howe, Acting Director Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation