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Issuance of Amendments to Change the Physical Security Plan to Reflect an ISFSI - Only Configuration
	ML17311A364
Person / Time
Site:	San Onofre
Issue date:	04/23/2018
From:	Vaaler M; Reactor Decommissioning Branch
To:	Thomas J. Palmisano; Southern California Edison Co
	MGVaaler NMSS/DUWP/RDB 415-3178 T-8I06
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	CAC L53163, CAC L53164, CAC L53165
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 April 23, 2018 Mr. Thomas J. Palmisano Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Southern California Edison Company San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station P.O. Box 128 San Clemente, CA 92674-0128

SUBJECT:

SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 -

ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENTS TO CHANGE THE PHYSICAL SECURITY PLAN TO REFLECT AN ISFSI-ONLY CONFIGURATION (CAC NOS. L53163, L53164, AND L53165)

Dear Mr. Palmisano:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 170 to Facility Operating License No. DPR-13, Amendment No. 238 to Facility Operating License No. NPF-10, and Amendment No. 231 to Facility Operating License No. NPF-15 for the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), Units 1, 2, and 3, respectively. The amendments consist of changes to the SONGS Physical Security Plan, Training and Qualification Plan, and Safeguards Contingency Plan (the Security Plan) in response to your application dated December 19, 2016 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)

Accession No. ML16356A305), as supplemented by letters dated April 25, 2017, and November 2, 2017 (the supplemental information is not publicly available in ADAMS as the letters contain security-related and safeguards information).

The proposed changes more fully reflect the status of the facility, as well as the reduced scope of potential design basis threats of radiological sabotage related to the spent fuel once all fuel has been moved to dry cask storage within the onsite independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI), an activity which is currently scheduled for completion in 2019. The proposed changes replace the current SONGS Security Plan with an ISFSI-Only Security Plan.

The SONGS ISFSI-Only Security Plan addresses the protection of radiological materials at the facility that are covered by the SONGS Operating Licenses, and assumes that all spent nuclear fuel will be in storage at the onsite ISFSI before the plan is implemented. The NRC staff determined that the proposed SONGS ISFSI-Only Security Plan continues to meet the standards in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Section 72.212, Conditions of general license issued under §72.210, Paragraph (b)(9). As such, the SONGS ISFSI-Only Security Plan provides reasonable assurance that adequate protective measures can and will be taken in the event of a physical security challenge at the site.

The amendments approving the SONGS ISFSI-Only Security Plan are provided in Enclosures 1, 2, and 3 to this letter for SONGS Units 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Enclosure 4 contains the staffs associated safety evaluation which includes safeguards information and should be protected from public disclosure. The Notice of Issuance will be included in the Commission's next biweekly Federal Register notice.

T. Palmisano In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of ADAMS. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-3178, or via e-mail at marlayna.vaaler@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Marlayna G. Vaaler, Project Manager Reactor Decommissioning Branch Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos. 50-206, 50-361, and 50-362

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 170 to DPR-13

2. Amendment No. 238 to NPF-10

3. Amendment No. 231 to NPF-15

4. Safety Evaluation (Safeguards Information -

Withhold from public disclosure) cc w/encls: Distribution via Listserv (without Enclosure 4)

ML17311A364 *by memo **by e-mail OFFICE NMSS/RDB/PM NMSS/DUWP/LA NSIR/DPCP/MWSB OGC/NLO NMSS/RDB/BC NAME MVaaler CHolston TMossman* AWase** BWatson DATE 11/7/2017 1/23/2018 4/5/2018 4/3/2018 04/23/2018 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY DOCKET NO. 50-206 SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNIT 1 AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 170 License No. DPR-13

1. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission or the NRC) has found that:

A. The application for a license amendment filed by the Southern California Edison Company and the San Diego Gas and Electric Company (the licensee), dated December 19, 2016, as supplemented by letters dated April 25, 2017, and November 2, 2017, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and applicable portions of the Commissions regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I, and all required notifications to other agencies or bodies have been duly made; B. Construction of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 1 (the facility) has been completed in conformity with Construction Permit No. CPPR-13 and the application, as amended, the provisions of the Act, and the regulations of the Commission; C. The facility will operate in conformity with the application, as amended, the provisions of the Act, and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission; D. There is reasonable assurance (i) that the activities authorized by this amended license can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with applicable portions of the Commissions regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; E. The licensee is technically qualified to engage in the activities authorized by this license in accordance with the Commissions regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; Enclosure 1

F. The licensee has satisfied the applicable provisions of 10 CFR Part 140, Financial Protection Requirements and Indemnity Agreements, of the Commissions regulations; G. The issuance of this license will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; H. The issuance of this license is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51, Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions, of the Commissions regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied; and I. The possession of source, byproduct, and special nuclear material as authorized by this license will be in accordance with the Commissions regulations in 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70.

2. Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to paragraph 2.C(2) of Facility Operating License No. DPR-13, and is hereby amended to read as follows:

(2) Technical Specifications and Environmental Protection Plan The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 170, are hereby incorporated in the license. Southern California Edison Company shall maintain the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications.

3. This license amendment is effective as of the date of its issuance and shall be implemented within 60 days following the licensees submittal of a written certification to the NRC that all spent nuclear fuel assemblies have been transferred out of the SONGS spent fuel pools and placed in storage within the onsite independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI).

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Bruce A. Watson, CHP, Chief Reactor Decommissioning Branch Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

Attachment:

Change to Facility Operating License No. DPR-13 Date of Issuance: April 23, 2018

ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 170 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-13 DOCKET NO. 50-206 Replace the following page of the Facility Operating License No. DPR-13 with the attached revised page. The revised page is identified by amendment number and contains marginal lines indicating the area of change.

Facility Operating License No DPR-13 REMOVE INSERT 3 3

chemical or physical form, for sample analysis or instrument calibration or associated with radioactive apparatus or components; and (5) Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70, to possess, but not separate, such byproduct and special nuclear materials as may be produced by the operation of the facility.

C. This license shall be deemed to contain and is subject to the conditions specified in the Act and the applicable provisions of the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I and is subject to all applicable provisions of the rules, regulations, and orders of the Commission now or hereafter in effect; and is subject to the additional conditions specified or incorporated below:

(1) Maximum Power Level The licensee is not authorized to operate the facility as a nuclear reactor.

(2) Technical Specifications and Environmental Protection Plan The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 170, are hereby incorporated in the license. Southern California Edison Company shall maintain the facility in accordance with the Technical.

Amendment No. 170

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA DOCKET NO. 50-361 SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNIT 2 AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 238 License No. NPF-10

1. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission or the NRC) has found that:

A. The application for amendment by Southern California Edison Company, et al.

(SCE or the licensee), dated December 19, 2016, as supplemented by letters dated April 25, 2017, and November 2, 2017, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commissions regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B. The facility will operate in conformity with the application, as supplemented, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission; C. There is reasonable assurance (i) that the activities authorized by this amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commissions regulations; D. The issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; and E. The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51, Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions, of the Commissions regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.

Enclosure 2

2. Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to paragraphs 2.C(2) and 2.E of Facility Operating License No. NPF-10, and is hereby amended to read as follows:

2.C(2) Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, as revised through Amendment No. 238, are hereby incorporated in the license. Southern California Edison Company shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.

2.E SCE shall fully implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the Commission-approved physical security, training and qualification, and safeguards contingency plans including amendments made pursuant to 10 CFR 72.212(b)(9) and to the authority of 10 CFR 50.90 and 10 CFR 50.54(p).

The combined set of plans, which contain Safeguards Information protected under 10 CFR 73.21 is entitled: "San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Physical Security Plan, Training and Qualification Plan, and Safeguards Contingency Plan (Revision 0)," approved on April 5, 2018.

3. This license amendment is effective as of the date of its issuance and shall be implemented within 60 days following SCEs submittal of a written certification to the NRC that all spent nuclear fuel assemblies have been transferred out of the SONGS spent fuel pools and placed in storage within the onsite independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI).

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Bruce A. Watson, CHP, Chief Reactor Decommissioning Branch Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

Attachment:

Changes to Facility Operating License No. NPF-10 Date of Issuance: April 23, 2018

ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 238 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-10 DOCKET NO. 50-361 Replace the following pages of the Facility Operating License No. NPF-10 with the attached revised pages. The revised pages are identified by amendment number and contain marginal lines indicating the area of change.

Facility Operating License No NPF-10 REMOVE INSERT 3 3 9 9

(3) SCE, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Part 70, to possess at any time special nuclear material that was used as reactor fuel, in accordance with the limitations for storage, as described in the Final Safety Analysis Report, as supplemented and amended; (4) SCE, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70, to receive, possess, and use at any time any byproduct, source and special nuclear material as sealed sources for reactor instrumentation and radiation monitoring equipment calibration, and as fission detectors in amounts as required; and possess any byproduct, source and special material as sealed neutron sources that was used for reactor startup; (5) SCE, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70 to receive, possess, and use in amounts as required any byproduct, source or special nuclear material without restriction to chemical or physical form, for sample analysis or instrument calibration or associated with radioactive apparatus or components; and (6) SCE, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70, to possess, but not separate, such byproduct and special nuclear materials as may be produced by the operation of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 and by the decommissioning of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Unit 1.

C. This license shall be deemed to contain and is subject to the conditions specified in the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I and is subject to all applicable provisions of the Act and to the rules, regulations and orders of the Commission now or hereafter in effect; and is subject to the additional conditions specified or incorporated below:

(1) Deleted (2) Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, as revised through Amendment No. 238, are hereby incorporated in the license.

Southern California Edison Company shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.

Amendment No. 238

E. SCE shall fully implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the Commission-approved physical security, training and qualification, and safeguards contingency plans including amendments made pursuant to 10 CFR 72.212(b)(9) and to the authority of 10 CFR 50.90 and 10 CFR 50.54(p).

The combined set of plans, which contain Safeguards Information protected under 10 CFR 73.21 is entitled: "San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Physical Security Plan, Training and Qualification Plan, and Safeguards Contingency Plan (Revision 0)," approved on April 5, 2018.

Pursuant to NRC's Order EA-13-092, dated June 5, 2013, NRC reviewed and approved the license amendment 232 that permitted the security personnel of the licensee to possess and use certain specific firearms, ammunition, and other devices, such as large-capacity ammunition feeding devices, notwithstanding local, State, and certain Federal firearms laws that may prohibit such possession and use.

F. This license is subject to the following additional condition for the protection of the environment:

Before engaging in activities that may result in a significant adverse environmental impact that was not evaluated or that is significantly greater than that evaluated in the Final Environmental Statement, SCE shall provide a written notification of such activities to the NRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation and receive written approval from that office before proceeding with such activities.

G. DELETED H. SCE shall notify the Commission, as soon as possible but not later than one hour, of any accident at this facility which could result in an unplanned release of quantities of fission products in excess of allowable limits for normal operation established by the Commission.

I. SCE shall have and maintain financial protection of such type and in such amounts as the Commission shall require in accordance with Section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, to cover public liability claims.

J. Deleted1

On September 29, 1983, the Safeguards Contingency Plan was made a separate, companion document to the Physical Security Plan pursuant to the authority of 10 CFR 50.54.

Amendment No. 238

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA DOCKET NO. 50-362 SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNIT 3 AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 231 License No. NPF-15

1. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:

A. The application for amendment by Southern California Edison Company, et al.

(SCE or the licensee), dated December 19, 2016, as supplemented by letters dated April 25, 2017, and November 2, 2017, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commissions regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B. The facility will operate in conformity with the application, as supplemented, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission; C. There is reasonable assurance (i) that the activities authorized by this amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commissions regulations; D. The issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; and E. The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51, Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions, of the Commissions regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.

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2. Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to paragraphs 2.C(2) and 2.E of Facility Operating License No. NPF-15, and is hereby amended to read as follows:

2.C(2) Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, as revised through Amendment No. 231, are hereby incorporated in the license. Southern California Edison Company shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.

2.E SCE shall fully implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the Commission-approved physical security, training and qualification, and safeguards contingency plans including amendments made pursuant to 10 CFR 72.212(b)(9) and to the authority of 10 CFR 50.90 and 10 CFR 50.54(p).

The combined set of plans, which contain Safeguards Information protected under 10 CFR 73.21 is entitled: "San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Physical Security Plan, Training and Qualification Plan, and Safeguards Contingency Plan (Revision 0)," approved on April 5, 2018.

3. This license amendment is effective as of the date of its issuance and shall be implemented within 60 days following SCEs submittal of a written certification to the NRC that all spent nuclear fuel assemblies have been transferred out of the spent fuel pools and placed in storage within the onsite ISFSI.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Bruce A. Watson, CHP, Chief Reactor Decommissioning Branch Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

Attachment:

Changes to Facility Operating License No. NPF-15 Date of Issuance: April 23, 2018

ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 231 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-15 DOCKET NO. 50-362 Replace the following pages of the Facility Operating License No. NPF-15 with the attached revised pages. The revised pages are identified by amendment number and contain marginal lines indicating the area of change.

Facility Operating License No. NPF-15 REMOVE INSERT 3 3 8 8

(3) SCE, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Part 70, to possess at any time special nuclear material that was used as reactor fuel, in accordance with the limitations for storage, as described in the Final Safety Analysis Report, as supplemented and amended; (4) SCE, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70, to receive, possess, and use at any time any byproduct, source and special nuclear material as sealed sources for reactor instrumentation and radiation monitoring equipment calibration, and as fission detectors in amounts as required; and possess any byproduct, source and special material as sealed neutron sources that was used for reactor startup; (5) SCE, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70 to receive, possess, and use in amounts as required any byproduct, source or special nuclear material without restriction to chemical or physical form, for sample analysis or instrument calibration or associated with radioactive apparatus or components; and (6) SCE, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70, to possess, but not separate, such byproduct and special nuclear materials as may be produced by the operation of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 and by the decommissioning of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Unit 1.

C. This license shall be deemed to contain and is subject to the conditions specified in the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I and is subject to all applicable provisions of the Act and to the rules, regulations and orders of the Commission now or hereafter in effect; and is subject to the additional conditions specified or incorporated below:

(1) Deleted (2) Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, as revised through Amendment No. 231, are hereby incorporated in the license.

Southern California Edison Company shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.

Amendment No. 231

Report. These 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.

Therefore, these exemptions are hereby granted. The facility will operate, to the extent authorized herein, in conformity with the application, as amended, the provisions of the Act, and the regulations of the Commission.

E. SCE shall fully implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the Commission-approved physical security, training and qualification, and safeguards contingency plans including amendments made pursuant 10 CFR 72.212(b)(9) and to the authority of 10 CFR 50.90 and 10 CFR 50.54(p). The combined set of plans, which contain Safeguards Information protected under 10 CFR 73.21 is entitled: "San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Physical Security Plan, Training and Qualification Plan, and Safeguards Contingency Plan (Revision 0)," approved on April 5, 2018.

Pursuant to NRC's Order EA-13-092, dated June 5, 2013, NRC reviewed and approved the license amendment 225 that permitted the security personnel of the licensee to possess and use certain specific firearms, ammunition, and other devices, such as large-capacity ammunition feeding devices, notwithstanding local, State, and certain Federal firearms laws that may prohibit such possession and use.

F. This license is subject to the following additional condition for the protection of the environment:

Before engaging in activities that may result in a significant adverse environmental impact that was not evaluated or that is significantly greater than that evaluated in the Final Environmental Statement, SCE shall provide a written notification of such activities to the NRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation and receive written approval from that office before proceeding with such activities.

G. DELETED H. SCE shall notify the Commission, as soon as possible but not later than one hour, of any accident at this facility which could result in an unplanned release of quantities of fission products in excess of allowable limits for normal operation established by the Commission.

I. SCE shall have and maintain financial protection of such type and in such amounts as the Commission shall require in accordance with Section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, to cover public liability claims.

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On September 29, 1983, the Safeguards Contingency Plan was made a separate, companion document to the Physical Security Plan pursuant to the authority of 10 CFR 50.54.

Amendment No. 231

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR SECURITY AND INCIDENT RESPONSE RELATED TO AMENDMENT NO. 170 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-13 AND AMENDMENT NO. 238 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-10 AND AMENDMENT NO. 231 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-15 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 DOCKET NOS. 50-206, 50-361, AND 50-362 The safety evaluation contains safeguards information and should be protected from public disclosure.

Enclosure 4