ML20136A035
| ML20136A035 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 05/20/2020 |
| From: | Craig Erlanger Division of Operating Reactor Licensing |
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| Burkhardt J | |
| References | |
| 85 FR 33749; 6/2/2020, NRC-2020-0123 | |
| Download: ML20136A035 (20) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2020-0123]
Biweekly Notice Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Biweekly notice.
SUMMARY
- Pursuant to section 189.a.(2) of 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 (NSHC), notwithstanding the pendency before the Commission of a request for a hearing from any person. This biweekly notice includes all amendments issued, or proposed to be issued, from May 5, 2020, to May 15, 2020. The last biweekly notice was published on May 19, 2020.
DATES: Comments must be filed by July 2, 2020. A request for a hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by August 3, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following:
Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0123. Address questions about NRC Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287-9127; e-mail:
Jennifer.Borges@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: Janet Burkhardt, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, telephone: 301-415-1384, e-mail: Janet.Burkhardt@nrc.gov, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0123, facility name, unit number(s), docket number(s), application date, and subject 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 Web Site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0123.
NRCs 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 2
contact the NRCs Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this document.
B. Submitting Comments Please include Docket ID NRC-2020-0123, facility name, unit number(s), docket number(s), application date, and subject 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. Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses and Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination For the facility-specific amendment requests shown below, the Commission finds that the licensees analyses provided, consistent with title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) section 50.91 is sufficient to support the proposed determination that these amendment requests involve NSHC. Under the Commissions regulations in 3
10 CFR 50.92, 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.
The Commission is seeking public comments on this proposed determination.
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 period provided that its final determination is that the amendment involves NSHC. 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 will publish in the Federal Register a notice of issuance. If the Commission makes a final NSHC determination, any hearing will take place after issuance. The Commission expects that the need to take action on an amendment before 60 days have elapsed will occur very infrequently.
A. Opportunity to Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave to Intervene Within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice, any persons (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 Commissions Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure in 10 4
CFR part 2. Interested persons should consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.309. The NRCs regulations are accessible electronically from the NRC Library on the NRCs Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/. If a petition is filed, the Commission or a presiding officer will rule on the petition and, if appropriate, a notice of a hearing will be issued.
As required by 10 CFR 2.309(d) the petition should specifically explain the reasons why intervention should be permitted with particular reference to the following general requirements for standing: (1) the name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner; (2) the nature of the petitioners right under the Act to be made a party to the proceeding; (3) the nature and extent of the petitioners property, financial, or other interest in the proceeding; and (4) the possible effect of any decision or order which may be entered in the proceeding on the petitioners interest.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.309(f), the petition must also set forth the specific contentions which the petitioner seeks to have litigated in the proceeding. Each contention must consist of a specific statement of the issue of law or fact to be raised or controverted. In addition, the petitioner must provide a brief explanation of the bases for the contention and a concise statement of the alleged facts or expert opinion which support the contention and on which the petitioner intends to rely in proving the contention at the hearing. The petitioner must also provide references to the specific sources and documents on which the petitioner intends to rely to support its position on the issue. The petition must include sufficient information to show that a genuine dispute exists with the applicant or licensee on a material issue of law or fact. Contentions must be limited to matters within the scope of the proceeding. The contention must be one which, if proven, would entitle the petitioner to relief. A petitioner who fails to satisfy the 5
requirements at 10 CFR 2.309(f) with respect to at least one contention will not be permitted to participate as a party.
Those permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding, subject to any limitations in the order granting leave to intervene. Parties have the opportunity to participate fully in the conduct of the hearing with respect to resolution of that partys admitted contentions, including the opportunity to present evidence, consistent with the NRCs regulations, policies, and procedures.
Petitions must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. 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). The petition must be filed in accordance with the filing instructions in the Electronic Submissions (E-Filing) section of this document.
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. The final determination 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.
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A State, local governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof, may submit a petition to the Commission to participate as a party under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(1). The petition should state the nature and extent of the petitioners interest in the proceeding. The petition should be submitted to the Commission no later than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. The petition must be filed in accordance with the filing instructions in the Electronic Submissions (E-Filing) section of this document, and should meet the requirements for petitions set forth in this section, except that under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(2) a State, local governmental body, or Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof does not need to address the standing requirements in 10 CFR 2.309(d) if the facility is located within its boundaries.
Alternatively, a State, local governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof may participate as a non-party under 10 CFR 2.315(c).
If a hearing is granted, any person who is not a party to the proceeding and is not affiliated with or represented by a party may, at the discretion of the presiding officer, be permitted to make a limited appearance pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.315(a).
A person making a limited appearance may make an oral or written statement of his or her position on the issues but may not otherwise participate in the proceeding. A limited appearance may be made at any session of the hearing or at any prehearing conference, subject to the limits and conditions as may be imposed by the presiding officer. Details regarding the opportunity to make a limited appearance will be provided by the presiding officer if such sessions are scheduled.
B. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)
All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including a request for hearing and petition for leave to intervene (petition), any motion or other document filed in the proceeding prior to the submission of a request for hearing or petition to intervene, 7
and documents filed by interested governmental entities that request to participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in accordance with the NRCs E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007, as amended at 77 FR 46562; August 3, 2012). 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. Detailed guidance on making electronic submissions may be found in the Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC and on the NRC Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. Participants may not submit paper copies of their filings unless they seek an exemption in accordance with the procedures described below.
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 e-mail 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 hearing in this proceeding if the Secretary has not already established an electronic docket.
Information about applying for a digital ID certificate is available on the NRCs public Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/getting-started.html. Once a participant has obtained a digital ID certificate and a docket has been created, the participant can then submit adjudicatory documents. Submissions must be in Portable Document Format (PDF). Additional guidance on PDF submissions is available on the 8
NRCs public Web site 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 NRCs E-Filing system. To be timely, an electronic filing must be submitted to the E-Filing system no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. Upon receipt of a transmission, the E-Filing system time-stamps the document and sends the submitter an e-mail notice confirming receipt of the document. The E-Filing system also distributes an e-mail notice that provides access to the document to the NRCs 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 so that they can obtain access to the documents via the E-Filing system.
A person filing electronically using the NRCs adjudicatory E-Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRCs Electronic Filing Help Desk through the Contact Us link located on the NRCs public Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html, by e-mail to MSHD.Resource@nrc.gov, 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., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding government holidays.
Participants who believe that they have a 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 by: (1) first class mail addressed to the Office of the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 9
DC 20555-0001, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier, express mail, or expedited delivery service to the Office of the Secretary, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff. Participants filing adjudicatory documents in this manner are responsible for serving the document on all other participants. Filing is considered complete by first-class mail as of the time of deposit in the mail, or by courier, express mail, or expedited delivery service upon depositing the document with the provider of the service. A presiding officer, having granted an exemption request from using E-Filing, may require a participant or party to use E-Filing if the presiding officer subsequently determines that the reason for granting the exemption from use of E-Filing no longer exists.
Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in the NRCs electronic hearing docket which is available to the public at https://adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the Commission or the presiding officer. If you do not have an NRC-issued digital ID certificate as described above, click cancel when the link requests certificates and you will be automatically directed to the NRCs electronic hearing dockets 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. For example, in some instances, individuals provide home addresses in order to demonstrate proximity to a facility or site. 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 are requested not to include copyrighted materials in their submission.
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The table below provides the plant name, docket number, date of application, ADAMS accession number, and location in the application of the licensees proposed NSHC determination. For further details with respect to these license amendment applications, see the application for amendment which is available for public inspection in ADAMS and at the NRCs PDR. For additional direction on accessing information related to this document, see the Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments section of this document.
Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp.; Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1; Lake County, OH Application Date April 24, 2020 ADAMS Accession No. ML20115E517 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 8-10 of Enclosure Brief Description of Amendments The proposed amendment would modify technical specification requirements related to direct current (DC) electrical systems in accordance with Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-500, Revision 2, DC Electrical Rewrite - Update to TSTF-360.
Proposed Determination NSHC Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Rick Giannantonio, General Counsel, Address Energy Harbor Corp., Mail Stop A-WAC-B3, 341 White Pond Drive, Akron, OH 44320 Docket Nos. 50-440 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Scott Wall, 301-415-2855 Number Indiana Michigan Power Company; Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Unit 1; Berrien County, MI Application Date April 7, 2020 ADAMS Accession No. ML20108E997 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 23-25 of Enclosure 2 Brief Description of Amendments The requested amendment would revise the reactor coolant system heatup and cooldown curves and low temperature overpressure protection (LTOP) requirements in Technical Specification (TS) 3.4.3 and 3.4.12, respectively. The proposed changes to the LTOP 11
requirements in TS 3.4.12 will also require changes to be made to TS 3.4.6, 3.4.7, and 3.4.10.
Proposed Determination NSHC Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Robert B. Haemer, Senior Nuclear Address Counsel, Indiana Michigan Power Company, One Cook Place, Bridgman, MI 49106 Docket Nos. 50-315 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Scott Wall, 301-415-2855 Number Indiana Michigan Power Company; Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Berrien County, MI Application Date April 7, 2020 ADAMS Accession No. ML20126G456 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 4-5 of Enclosure 2 Brief Description of Amendments The requested amendment would revise Technical Specification (TS) 5.5.12, Technical Specifications (TS) Bases Control Program, to coincide with the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report update frequency.
Proposed Determination NSHC Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Robert B. Haemer, Senior Nuclear Address Counsel, Indiana Michigan Power Company, One Cook Place, Bridgman, MI 49106 Docket Nos. 50-315, 50-316 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Scott Wall, 301-415-2855 Number Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4; Burke County, GA Application Date April 30, 2020 ADAMS Accession No. ML20121A288 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 14-16 of Enclosure 1 Brief Description of Amendments The requested amendment would revise the upper limit and frequency of performance of the core makeup tank boron concentration Technical Specification (TS) Surveillance Requirement (SR) 3.5.2.4 and the mass of trisodium phosphate required by TS Limiting Condition for Operation 3.6.8 and associated SR.
Proposed Determination NSHC 12
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing M. Stanford Blanton, Balch & Bingham Address LLP, 1710 Sixth Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203-2015 Docket Nos.52-025, 52-026 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Jennivine Rankin, 301-415-1530 Number STP Nuclear Operating Company; South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2; Matagorda County, TX Application Date March 30, 2020, as supplemented by letter dated April 29, 2020 ADAMS Accession No. ML20090B745 and ML20120A618 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 39-41 of Enclosure 1 to the letter dated March 30, 2020 Brief Description of Amendments The amendments would authorize the revision of the emergency plan, which was rebaselined based on the guidance in NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants, Revision 2.
Proposed Determination NSHC Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Kym Harshaw, Vice President and Address General Counsel, STP Nuclear Operating Company, P.O. Box 289, Wadsworth, TX 77483 Docket Nos. 50-498, 50-499 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Dennis Galvin, 301-415-6256 Number Tennessee Valley Authority; Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3; Limestone County, AL Application Date March 27, 2020 ADAMS Accession No. ML20087P262 Location in Application of NSHC Attachment 6 Brief Description of Amendments The amendments would revise the technical specifications (TS) by the adoption, with administrative and technical variations, of Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-425, Revision 3, Relocate Surveillance Frequencies to Licensee ControlRisk Informed Technical Specification Task Force (RITSTF)
Initiative 5b. TSTF-425, Revision 3, provides for the relocation of specific surveillance frequencies to a licensee-controlled program. Additionally, the 13
change would add a new program, the Surveillance Frequency Control Program, to TS Section 5.0, Administrative Controls.
Proposed Determination NSHC Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Christopher C. Chandler, Attorney, Address Associate General Counsel, Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT 6A-K, Knoxville, TN 37902 Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, 50-296 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Michael Wentzel, 301-415-6459 Number Vistra Operations Company LLC; Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Somervell County, TX Application Date March 31, 2020 ADAMS Accession No. ML20091H586 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 15-17 of the Enclosure Brief Description of Amendments The amendments would revise Technical Specification (TS) 3.8.1, AC [Alternating Current] Sources - Operating, to change the emergency diesel generator surveillance requirement (SR) steady-state frequency band in multiple SRs from a band from 58.8 hertz (Hz) to 61.2 Hz to a band from 59.9 Hz to 60.1 Hz. The amendments would also remove historical information from TS 3.8.1 and a Note from SR 3.8.1.13.
Proposed Determination NSHC Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Timothy P. Matthews, Esq., Morgan, Address Lewis and Bockius, 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 Docket Nos. 50-445, 50-446 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Dennis Galvin, 301-415-6256 Number Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation; Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit 1; Coffey County, KS Application Date April 20, 2020 ADAMS Accession No. ML20111A327 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 115-118 of Attachment I Brief Description of Amendments The amendment would revise Technical Specification 5.5.16, Containment Leakage Rate Testing Program, for permanent extension of Type A and Type C Leak Rate Test Frequencies.
Proposed Determination NSHC 14
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Jay E. Silberg, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Address Pittman LLP, 1200 17th St., NW, Washington, DC 20036 Docket Nos. 50-482 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Balwant Singal, 301-415-3016 Number III. Notice of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses During the period since publication of the last biweekly notice, the Commission has issued the following amendments. The Commission has determined for each of these amendments that the application complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commissions rules and regulations. The Commission has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the Commissions rules and regulations in 10 CFR chapter I, which are set forth in the license amendment.
A notice of consideration of issuance of amendment to facility operating license or combined license, as applicable, proposed NSHC determination, and opportunity for a hearing in connection with these actions, was published in the Federal Register as indicated.
Unless otherwise indicated, the Commission has determined that these amendments satisfy the criteria for categorical exclusion in accordance with 10 CFR 51.22. Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be prepared for these amendments. If the Commission has prepared an environmental assessment under the special circumstances provision in 10 CFR 51.22(b) and has made a determination based on that assessment, it is so indicated.
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For further details with respect to the action, see (1) the application for amendment; (2) the amendment; and (3) the Commissions related letter, Safety Evaluation, and/or Environmental Assessment as indicated. All of these items can be accessed as described in the Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments section of this document.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Braidwood Station, Unit 2; Will County, IL Date Issued May 1, 2020 ADAMS Accession No. ML20111A000 Amendment Nos. 209 Brief Description of Amendments The amendment revised Technical Specification (TS) 5.5.9, Steam Generator (SG) Program," for a one-time revision to the frequency for SG tube inspections. The amendment allows deferral of the required inspections until the next Braidwood Station, Unit 2, refueling outage.
Docket Nos. 50-457 Indiana Michigan Power Company; Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Berrien County, MI Date Issued May 1, 2020 ADAMS Accession No. ML20043D304 Amendment Nos. Unit 1 - 351; Unit 2 - 332 Brief Description of Amendments The amendments revised the Donald C.
Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, Technical Specification 3.8.1, AC
[Alternating Current] Sources -
Operating, by deleting Surveillance Requirement 3.8.1.20 which requires verification that diesel generator (DG) availability is not compromised when the DG is tested by connecting to its load test resistor banks.
Docket Nos. 50-315, 50-316 Nebraska Public Power District; Cooper Nuclear Station; Nemaha County, NE Date Issued May 12, 2020 ADAMS Accession No. ML19329B151 Amendment Nos. 265 Brief Description of Amendments The amendment revised the Cooper Nuclear Station Technical Specifications (TSs) based on Technical Specifications 16
Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-564, Revision 2, Safety Limit MCPR
[Minimum Critical Power Ratio], dated October 24, 2018 (ADAMS Accession No. ML18297A361). The amendment revised the TS Safety Limit 2.1.1.2 and TS 5.6.5, Core Operating Limits Report (COLR).
Docket Nos. 50-298 IV. Notice of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses and Final Determination of No Significant Hazards Consideration and Opportunity for a Hearing (Exigent Public Announcement or Emergency Circumstances)
During the period since publication of the last biweekly notice, the Commission has issued the following amendments. The Commission has determined for each of these amendments that the application for the amendment complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commissions rules and regulations. The Commission has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the Commissions rules and regulations in 10 CFR chapter I, which are set forth in the license amendment.
Because of exigent or emergency circumstances associated with the date the amendment was needed, there was not time for the Commission to publish, for public comment before issuance, its usual notice of consideration of issuance of amendment, proposed NSHC determination, and opportunity for a hearing.
For exigent circumstances, the Commission has either issued a Federal Register notice providing opportunity for public comment or has used local media to provide notice to the public in the area surrounding a licensees facility of the licensees application and of the Commissions proposed determination of NSHC. The 17
Commission has provided a reasonable opportunity for the public to comment, using its best efforts to make available to the public means of communication for the public to respond quickly, and in the case of telephone comments, the comments have been recorded or transcribed as appropriate and the licensee has been informed of the public comments.
In circumstances where failure to act in a timely way would have resulted, for example, in derating or shutdown of a nuclear power plant or in prevention of either resumption of operation or of increase in power output up to the plants licensed power level, the Commission may not have had an opportunity to provide for public comment on its NSHC determination. In such case, the license amendment has been issued without opportunity for comment. If there has been some time for public comment but less than 30 days, the Commission may provide an opportunity for public comment. If comments have been requested, it is so stated. In either event, the State has been consulted by telephone whenever possible.
Under its regulations, the Commission may issue and make an amendment immediately effective, notwithstanding the pendency before it of a request for a hearing from any person, in advance of the holding and completion of any required hearing, where it has determined that NSHC is involved.
The Commission has applied the standards of 10 CFR 50.92 and has made a final determination that the amendment involves NSHC. The basis for this determination is contained in the documents related to this action. Accordingly, the amendments have been issued and made effective as indicated.
Unless otherwise indicated, the Commission has determined that these amendments satisfy the criteria for categorical exclusion in accordance with 10 CFR 51.22. Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact statement or 18
environmental assessment need be prepared for these amendments. If the Commission has prepared an environmental assessment under the special circumstances provision in 10 CFR 51.12(b) and has made a determination based on that assessment, it is so indicated.
For further details with respect to the action see (1) the application for amendment, (2) the amendment to Facility Operating License or Combined License, as applicable, and (3) the Commissions related letter, Safety Evaluation and/or Environmental Assessment, as indicated. All of these items can be accessed as described in the Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments section of this document.
Energy Northwest; Columbia Generating Station; Benton County, WA Date of Amendment May 4, 2020 Brief Description of Amendment The amendment revised the implementation date for Amendment No.
255 from May 6, 2020, to February 6, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No. ML20113E984 Amendment Nos. 257 Public Comments Requested as to Yes Proposed NSHC (Yes/No)
Docket Nos. 50-397 Energy Northwest; Columbia Generating Station; Benton County, WA Date of Amendment May 12, 2020 Brief Description of Amendment The amendment revised Technical Specifications (TSs) 3.8.4, DC (Direct Current) Sources - Operating, and 3.8.7, Distribution Systems -
Operating, TS Required Actions 3.8.4.G.1, 3.8.7.A.1, and 3.8.7.B.1 completion times, on a one-time basis.
Additionally, the change removed an existing one-time note to TS 3.8.7.A, which has expired.
ADAMS Accession No. ML20125A080 Amendment Nos. 258 19
Public Comments Requested as to Yes Proposed NSHC (Yes/No)
Docket Nos. 50-397 Dated: May 20, 2020.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
/RA/
Craig G. Erlanger, Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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