ML20290A872

Letter to Governor Henry Mcmaster Finding That All Acceptance Criteria Are Met for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Unit 3

ML20290A872
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Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	08/03/2022
From:	Gregory Bowman NRC/NRR/VPOB
To:	Buckmon H, Bunker G, Mack R, Matthews P, Mcmaster H, Riley R, Thomas Taylor Aiken County, SC, Allendale County, SC, Allendale County, SC, Emergency Preparedness Agency, Barnwell County, SC, State of SC, Dept of Health & Environmental Control, State of SC, Governor
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August 3, 2022 The Honorable Henry McMaster Governor of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29201

SUBJECT:

FINDING THAT ALL ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA ARE MET FOR VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 3

Dear Governor McMaster:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is hereby informing you of a finding under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 52.103(g) regarding Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP), Unit 3.

In accordance with Section 185b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and 10 CFR 52.103(g), the NRC has made the finding that all the acceptance criteria are met for the inspections, tests, analyses, and acceptance criteria included in Appendix C to Combined License No. NPF-91 for VEGP, Unit 3.

Therefore, in accordance with 10 CFR 52.103(g), Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

(SNC) may now operate the facility in accordance with the combined license.

A notice of issuance of the affirmative 10 CFR 52.103(g) finding will be published in the Federal Register.

If you would like further information regarding the NRCs 10 CFR 52.103(g) finding, related documents are available electronically at the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this website, persons can access the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), which provides access to the NRC's public documents. The ADAMS accession number for key documents related to the NRC finding include:

ADAMS Accession No. Document Letter to SNC Regarding Finding that all ML20290A284 Acceptance Criteria are Met for VEGP Unit 3 10 CFR 52.103(g) Finding Basis Document ML20290A276 for VEGP Unit 3 Commission Memorandum Regarding Finding in Accordance with 10 CFR 52.103(g)

ML20290A281 that all Acceptance Criteria are Met for VEGP Unit 3

H. McMaster If you have questions, please contact Cayetano Santos at 301-415-7270, or at Cayetano.Santos@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Digitally signed by Gregory T. Gregory T. Bowman Date: 2022.08.03 Bowman 08:53:36 -04'00' Gregory T. Bowman, Director Vogtle Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.52-025 cc: See attached

H. McMaster Identical letters sent to:

Ms. Robin S. Mack, Assistant Chief Bureau of Environmental Health Services SC Department of Health and Environmental Control 8500 Farrow Road Building 74 Columbia, SC 29203 Chairman Gary Bunker Aiken County Council 1930 University Parkway, Suite 3600 Aiken, SC 29801 Paul Matthews, Director Aiken County Emergency Management Agency Government Center, 1930 University Pkwy Aiken, SC 29801 Theresa H. Taylor, Chairwoman Allendale County Council P.O. Box 1077 Fairfax, SC 29827 Kara Troy, Deputy Director Allendale County Emergency Preparedness Division 911-B Main Street North P.O. Box 129 Allendale, SC 29810 Harold Buckmon, Chairman Barnwell County Council 93 Phillips St.

Barnwell, SC 29812 Roger Riley, Director Barnwell County Emergency Management Agency Barnwell County Admin. Bldg.

57 Wall Street, Barnwell, S.C. 29812

Package: ML20290A870 LTR: ML20290A872 *via email NRR-106 OFFICE PM: NRR/VPO LA: NRR/VPO OGC BC: NRR/VPO:BC NAME CSantos RButler* MASpencer* VHall DATE 9/27/21 11/3/20 8/1/22 8/1/22 OFFICE D: NRR/VPO NAME GBowman*

DATE 8/3/22