ML20177A645

FRN - Notice of Issuance of Multiple Exemptions Regarding Various Parts of 10 CFR Due to COVID-19 Impacts for June 2020

ML20177A645
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone, Hatch, Mcguire, Indian Point, Harris, Saint Lucie, Point Beach, Three Mile Island, Seabrook, North Anna, Turkey Point, Ginna, Diablo Canyon, Callaway, Farley, South Texas, FitzPatrick, McGuire
Issue date:	07/15/2020
From:	James Danna NRC/NRR/DORL/LPL1
To:
Danna, James
References
NRC-2020-0110
Download: ML20177A645 (12)

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-483; 50-275; 50-323; 50-321; 50-366; 50-348; 50-364; 50-247; 50-286; 50-333; 50-369; 50-370; 50-245; 50-336; 50-423; 50-338; 50-339; 50-266; 50-301; 50-244; 50-335; 50-389; 50-443; 50-400; 50-498; 50-499; 50-289; 50-250; 50-251; NRC-2020-0110]

Issuance of Multiple Exemptions in Response to COVID-19 Public Health Emergency AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Exemptions; issuance.

SUMMARY

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued 21 exemptions in response to requests from 13 licensees. The exemptions allow these licensees temporary relief from certain requirements under NRC regulations. The exemptions are in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). The NRC is issuing a single notice to announce the issuance of the exemptions.

DATES: The 21 exemptions were issued between June 2, 2020, and June 30, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0110 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly-available information related to this document using any of the following methods:

• Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0110. 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.

• 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 contact the NRCs Public Document Room reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.

For the convenience of the reader, instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are provided in the Availability of Documents section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Danna, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-7422, e-mail: James.Danna@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction The NRC issued 21 exemptions to 13 licensees in response to requests dated between April 29, 2020, and June 19, 2020. These exemptions temporarily allow the licensees to deviate from certain requirements (as cited below) of various parts of chapter I of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR).

The exemption from certain requirements of 10 CFR 50.71(e)(4) for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (for the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2) allows the licensee to submit revisions of the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) and Technical Specification (TS) Bases later than it would otherwise be required to by the regulations. The exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 50.71(e)(4) results in benefit to the public health and safety by not conflicting with practices recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to limit the spread of COVID-19 and does not result in any decrease in safety. The 2

exemption provides only temporary relief from the applicable regulation and the licensee has made good faith efforts to comply with the regulation.

The exemptions from certain requirements of 10 CFR 50.48(b) and 10 CFR part 50, appendix R, section III.I, for Southern Nuclear Operating Company (for Edwin I.

Hatch Nuclear Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, and Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2), allow the licensee temporary exemption from the quarterly fire brigade drills requirement and the annual live firefighting training requirement in 10 CFR 50.48(b) and 10 CFR part 50, appendix R, section III.I. These exemptions allow the licensee to temporarily defer implementation of requirements that would otherwise cause the licensee to take actions that could conflict with practices recommended by the CDC to limit the spread of COVID-19. This licensee has committed to implement a station-specific process to manage affected personnel while ensuring the safety of its workers in maintaining performance capability.

The exemptions from certain requirements of 10 CFR part 73 for Union Electric Company (for Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1); Pacific Gas and Electric Company (for the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2); Southern Nuclear Operating Company (for the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, and the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2); Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

(for the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3); Exelon Generation Company, LLC (for the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, and the Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1); Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (for the McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2); Dominion Energy Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. (for the Millstone Power Station, Units Nos. 1, 2, and 3); Virginia Electric and Power Company (for the North Anna Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2);

NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC (for the Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2);

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Florida Power & Light Company (for the St. Lucie Plant, Units Nos. 1 and 2, and Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 3 and 4); NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC (for the Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1); Duke Energy Progress, LLC (for the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1); STP Nuclear Operating Company (for the South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2), allow these licensees temporary exemptions from certain requirements of 10 CFR part 73, appendix B, General Criteria for Security Personnel, section VI. The exemptions will help to ensure that these regulatory requirements do not unduly limit licensee flexibility in using personnel resources in a manner that most effectively manages the impacts of the COVID-19 PHE on maintaining the safe and secure operation of these facilities and the implementation of a licensees NRC-approved security plans, protective strategy, and implementing procedures. These licensees have committed to certain security measures to ensure response readiness and for their security personnel to maintain performance capability.

The NRC is providing compiled tables of exemptions using a single Federal Register notice for COVID-19-related exemptions instead of issuing individual Federal Register notices for each exemption. The compiled tables below provide transparency regarding the number of exemptions the NRC is issuing. Additionally, the NRC publishes tables of approved regulatory actions related to the COVID-19 PHE on its public Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/covid-19/reactors/licensing-actions.html.

II. Availability of Documents The tables below provide the facility name, docket number, document title, and ADAMS accession number for each exemption issued. Additional details on each exemption issued, including the exemption request submitted by the respective licensee and the NRCs decision, are provided in each exemption approval listed on the tables 4

below. For additional directions on accessing information in ADAMS, see the ADDRESSES section of this document.

Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1 Docket No. 50-483 Document Title ADAMS Accession No.

Callaway Plant, Unit 1 - Security Training ML20156A191 (non-public, Exemption Request due to COVID-19, dated June withheld under 10 CFR 2.390) 4, 2020 Callaway, Unit 1 - Supplement to Security Training Exemption Request Due to COVID-19, dated June ML20169A542 17, 2020 Callaway Plant, Unit 1 - Exemption Request from Certain Requirement of 10 CFR PART 73, Appendix B, General Criteria for Security Personnel, Section ML20169A446 VI (EPID L-2020-LLE-0097 [COVID 19]), dated June 23, 2020 Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-275 and 50-323 Document Title ADAMS Accession No.

Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2 - Request for One-Time Exemption from 10 CFR 50.71(e)(4) UFSAR ML20135H021 and TS Bases Update Requirements, dated May 14, 2020 Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 -

Approval of Exemption from the Requirements of 10 ML20140A356 CFR 50.71(e)(4) (EPID L-2020-LLE-0059 [COVID-19]), dated June 2, 2020 Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-275 and 50-323 Document Title ADAMS Accession No.

Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 -

Request for Exemption from Specific Requirements ML20169A354 (non-public, of 10 CFR 73, Force-on-Force Requirements, dated withheld under 10 CFR 2.390)

June 17, 2020 Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 -

Exemption Request from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix B, General Criteria for ML20170A319 Security Personnel,Section VI (EPID L-2020-LLE-0101 [COVID-19]), dated June 24, 2020 5

Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, and Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-321, 50-366, 50-348, and 50-364 Document Title ADAMS Accession No.

SNC Requests a Temporary Exemption from the Quarterly Fire Brigade Drills and Annual Live Fire ML20143A253 Fighting Training Requirements of the Regulation, dated May 22, 2020 SNC Requests a Temporary Exemption from the Quarterly Fire Brigade Drills and Annual Live Fire ML20149K302 Fighting Training Requirements of the Regulation, dated May 27, 2020 Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 -

Exemption Request from Requirements of 10 CFR 50.48(b),Section III.I. of Appendix R Related to ML20147A147 Quarterly Fire Brigade Drills (EPID L-2020-LLE-0070), dated June 2, 2020 Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 -

Approval of Exemption Request from Requirements of 10 CFR 50.48(b),Section III.I of Appendix R ML20147A133 Related to Annual Live Fire Fighting Training (EPID L-2020-LLE-0071), dated June 2, 2020 Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 -

Approval of Exemption from Requirements of 10 CFR 50.48 Related to Quarterly Fire Brigade Drills ML20147A171 (EPID L-2020-LLE-0074 [COVID-19]), dated June 2, 2020 Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 -

Approval of Exemption from Requirements of 10 CFR 50.48 Related to Annual Live Fire Fighting ML20147A465 Training (EPID L-2020-LLE-0075 [COVID-19]),

dated June 2, 2020 Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, and Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-321, 50-366, 50-348, and 50-364 Document Title ADAMS Accession No.

Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 (HNP) and Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 ML20171A485 (non-public, (FNP) Request Temporary Exemptions from the withheld under 10 CFR 2.390) identified Security Training Requalification Requirement, dated June 19, 2020 Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, and Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 -

ML20175A121 Exemption Request from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix B, General Criteria for 6

Security Personnel,Section VI, dated June 29, 2020 Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 Docket Nos. 50-247 and 50-286 Document Title ADAMS Accession No.

Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 -

(04/29/2020) E-mail from R. Gaston to R. Guzman, Exemption Request from Requirements of 10 CFR ML20125A327 Part 73, Appendix B,Section VI, Subsection C.3.(l)(1), dated April 29, 2020 Indian Point; Exemption from Annual Force-on-ML20148M389 Force (FoF) Exercise, dated May 27, 2020 Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 -

Exemption Request from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix B, General Criteria for ML20156A057 Security Personnel,Section VI (EPID L-2020-LLE-0050 [COVID-19]), dated June 12, 2020 James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Docket No. 50-333 Document Title ADAMS Accession No.

James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant - Request for Exemption from Certain 10 CFR Part 73 Training ML20153A381 (non-public, Requirements Due to Coronavirus 2019 Public withheld under 10 CFR 2.390)

Health Emergency, dated May 29, 2020 James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, Supplemental Information to Request for Exemption ML20156A152 (non-public, from Certain 10 CFR Part 73 Training Requirements withheld under 10 CFR 2.390)

Due to Coronavirus 2019 Public Health Emergency, dated June 4, 2020 James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant -

Exemption Request from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix B, General Criteria for ML20164A210 Security Personnel (EPID L-2020-LLE-0094

[COVID-19]), dated June 29, 2020 7

McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-369 and 50-370 Document Title ADAMS Accession No.

McGuire Nuclear Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 -

Request a Temporary Exemption from the Identified ML20156A411 (non-public, Security Training Requalification, dated June 4, withheld under 10 CFR 2.390) 2020 McGuire Nuclear Station, Unit 1 and 2 - Temporary Exemption from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix B, General Criteria for Security ML20159A002 Personnel,Section VI (EPID L-2020-LLE-0095

[COVID 19]), dated June 23, 2020 Millstone Power Station, Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Docket Nos. 50-245, 50-336, and 50-423 Document Title ADAMS Accession No.

Millstone Power Station Units 1, 2, and 3 - Request for Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR ML20149K676 (non-public, Part 73, Appendix B,Section VI, dated May 28, withheld under 10 CFR 2.390) 2020 Millstone Power Station, Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3 -

Exemption Request from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix B, General Criteria for ML20161A409 Security Personnel,Section VI (EPID L-2020-LLE-0092 [COVID-19]), dated June 12, 2020 North Anna Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-338 and 50-339 Document Title ADAMS Accession No.

North Anna Power Station Units 1 and 2, Request for Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR ML20149K650 (non-public, Part 73, Appendix B,Section VI, dated May 28, withheld under 10 CFR 2.390) 2020 North Anna Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 -

Temporary Exemption from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix B, General Criteria for ML20150A292 Security Personnel,Section VI (EPID L-2020-LLE-0090 [COVID-19], dated June 12, 2020 8

Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-266 and 50-301 Document Title ADAMS Accession No.

Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 -

Exemption Request for Security Training ML20142A368 (non-public, Requirements due to COVID-19 Pandemic, dated withheld under 10 CFR 2.390)

May 21, 2020 Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 -

Exemption Request from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix B, General Criteria for ML20153A011 Security Personnel,Section VI (EPID L-2020-LLE-0081 to L-2020-LLE-0088 [COVID-19]), dated June 15, 2020 R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant Docket No. 50-244 Document Title ADAMS Accession No.

R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant - Request for Exemption from Certain 10 CFR Part 73 Training ML20161A147 (non-public, Requirements Due to Coronavirus 2019 Public withheld under 10 CFR 2.390)

Health Emergency, dated June 8, 2020 R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant - Exemption Request from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix B, General Criteria for Security ML20156A151 Personnel (EPID L-2020-LLE-0099 [COVID-19]),

dated June 24, 2020 St. Lucie Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 Docket No. 50-335 and 50-389 Document Title ADAMS Accession No.

St. Lucie Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 - Exemption ML20142A479 (non-public, Request for Security Training Requirements due to withheld under 10 CFR 2.390)

COVID-19 Pandemic, dated May 21, 2020 St. Lucie Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 - Exemption Request from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix B, General Criteria for Security ML20155K712 Personnel,Section VI (EPID L-2020-LLE-0077

[COVID-19]), dated June 9, 2020 9

Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1 Docket No. 50-443 Document Title ADAMS Accession No.

Seabrook Station - Exemption Request for Security ML20142A374 (non-public, Training Requirements due to COVID-19 Pandemic, withheld under 10 CFR 2.390) dated May 21, 2020 Seabrook Station - Supplement to SBK-L-20066, Exemption Request for Security Training ML20143A093 (non-public, Requirements due to COVID-19 Pandemic, dated withheld under 10 CFR 2.390)

May 22, 2020 Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1 - Exemption Request from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix B, General Criteria for Security ML20143A273 Personnel,Section VI (EPID L-2020-LLE-0069

[COVID-19]), dated June 8, 2020 Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 Docket No. 50-400 Document Title ADAMS Accession No.

Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 -

ML20141L635 (non-public, Security Training Requalification Exemption withheld under 10 CFR 2.390)

Request, dated May 20, 2020 Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 -

Temporary Exemption from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix B, General Criteria for ML20142A185 Security Personnel,Section VI (EPID L-2020-LLE-0064 [COVID-19]), dated June 9, 2020 South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499 Document Title ADAMS Accession No.

South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2 - Exemption Request due to COVID-19 Pandemic, dated May ML20142A520 21, 2020 South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2 - Temporary Exemption from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix B, General Criteria for Security ML20155K679 Personnel,Section VI (EPID L-2020-LLE-0076

[COVID-19]), dated June 18, 2020 10

Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 Docket No. 50-289 Document Title ADAMS Accession No.

Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1, Request for Temporary Exemption from Certain 10 CFR Part ML20157A209 (non-public, 73 Training Requirements Due to Coronavirus 2019 withheld under 10 CFR 2.390)

Public Health Emergency, dated June 5, 2020 Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 -

Exemption Request from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix B, General Criteria for ML20161A391 Security Personnel (EPID L-2020-LLE-0096

[COVID-19]), dated June 30, 2020 Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 3 and 4 Docket Nos. 50-250 and 50-251 Document Title ADAMS Accession No.

Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, Units 3 and 4 -

Exemption Request for Security Training ML20142A273 (non-public, Requirements due to COVID-19 Pandemic, dated withheld under 10 CFR 2.390)

May 21, 2020 Turkey Point Nuclear Point, Units 3 and 4 -

Issuance of Temporary Exemption Concerning ML20149K606 Security Training Requirements (EPID L-2020-LLA-0067), dated June 15, 2020 The NRC may post additional materials to the Federal rulemaking Web site at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC-2020-0110. The Federal rulemaking Web site allows you to receive alerts when changes or additions occur in a docket folder.

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Dated: July 15, 2020.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

/RA/

James G. Danna, Chief, Plant Licensing Branch I, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

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