ML23060A245
| ML23060A245 | |
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| Issue date: | 03/09/2023 |
| From: | Gregory Suber Division of Operating Reactor Licensing |
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| References | |
| NRC-2023-0061, 88 FR 17032; March 21, 2023 | |
| Download: ML23060A245 (26) | |
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[7590-01-P]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2023-0061]
Monthly Notice
Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined
Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Monthly 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 monthly notice. The Act requires the Commission to pub lish notice of any
amendments issued, or proposed to be issued, and grants the Com mission the authority
to issue and make immediately effective any amendment to an ope rating license or
combined license, as applicable, upon a determination by the Co mmission that such
amendment involves no significant hazards consideration (NSHC), notwithstanding the
pendency before the Commission of a request for a hearing from any person.
DATES: Comments must be filed by April 20, 2023. A request for a he aring or petitions
for leave to intervene must be filed by May 22, 2023. This mon thly notice includes all
amendments issued, or proposed to be issued, from February 3, 2 023, to
March 2, 2023. The last monthly notice was published on Februa ry 21, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods; howe ver,
the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Federal rulemaking
website:
- Federal rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC-2023-0061. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301-415-0624; email: Stacy.Schu mann@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 submittin g comments, see
Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments in the SUPPLEME NTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Lent, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001,
telephone: 301-415-1365, email: Susan.Lent@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0061, facility name, unit number(s), docket
number(s), application date, and subject when contacting the NR C about the availability
of information for this action. You may obtain publicly availa ble information related to
this action by any of the following methods:
- Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and
search for Docket ID NRC-2023-0061.
- NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADA MS Public
Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.ht ml. To begin the
search, select Begin Web-based ADAMS Search. For problems wi th ADAMS, please
2 contact the NRCs Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209,
301-415-4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. For the con venience of the
reader, instructions about obtaining materials referenced in th is document are provided
in the Availability of Documents section.
- NRCs PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents,
by appointment, at the NRCs PDR, Room P1 B35, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make an appointm ent to visit the PDR,
please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-
4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday throu gh Friday, except
Federal holidays.
B. Submitting Comments
The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Federal
rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please include Docket ID NRC-
2023-0061, 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 info rmation 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 e nter the comment
submissions into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit commen t submissions to
remove identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other person s 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 dis closed in their comment
submission. Your request should state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment
3 submissions to remove such information before making the commen t submissions
available to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.
II. Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendments to Facil ity Operating
Licenses and Combined Licenses and Proposed No Significant Haza rds
Consideration Determination
For the facility-specific amendment requests shown in this not ice, the
Commission finds that the licensees analyses provided, consist ent with section 50.91 of
title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Notice for public comment; State
consultation, are sufficient to support the proposed determina tions that these
amendment requests involve NSHC. Under the Commissions regula tions in
10 CFR 50.92, operation of the facilities in accordance with th e proposed amendments
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 these proposed de terminations.
Any comments received within 30 days after the date of publicat ion of this notice will be
considered in making any final determinations.
Normally, the Commission will not issue the amendments until t he expiration of
60 days after the date of publication of this notice. The Comm ission may issue any of
these license amendments before expiration of the 60-day period provided that its final
determination is that the amendment involves NSHC. In addition, the Commission may
issue any of these amendments 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
4 Commission takes action on any of these amendments 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 f or any of these
amendments, any hearing will take place after issuance. The Co mmission expects that
the need to take action on any amendment before 60 days have el apsed 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, an y persons (petitioner)
whose interest may be affected by any of these actions may file a request for a hearing
and petition for leave to intervene (petition) with respect to that action. Petitions shall be
filed in accordance with the Commissions Agency Rules of Prac tice and Procedure in
10 CFR part 2. Interested persons should consult a current cop y of 10 CFR 2.309. The
NRCs regulations are accessible electronically from the NRC Li brary on the NRCs
public website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collection s/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 re ference to the following
general requirements for standing: (1) the name, address, and telephone number of the
petitioner; (2) the nature of the petitioners right to be made a party to the proceeding;
(3) the nature and extent of the petitioners property, financi al, or other interest in the
proceeding; and (4) the possible effect of any decision or orde r 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 that the petitioner seeks to have litigated in the proceeding. Each contention
5 must consist of a specific statement of the issue of law or fac t 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 that
support the contention and on which the petitioner intends to r ely in proving the
contention at the hearing. The petitioner must also provide re ferences to the specific
sources and documents on which the petitioner intends to rely t o 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 la w or fact. Contentions must
be limited to matters within the scope of the proceeding. The contention must be one
that, if proven, would entitle the petitioner to relief. A pet itioner who fails to satisfy the
requirements at 10 CFR 2.309(f) with respect to at least one co ntention 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 evid ence, 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 determinati on 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 file d 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 fi nal
determination on the issue of NSHC, the Commission will make a final determination on
6 the issue of NSHC. The final determination will serve to estab lish when the hearing is
held. If the final determination is that the amendment request involves NSHC, the
Commission may issue the amendment and make it immediately effe ctive,
notwithstanding the request for a hearing. Any hearing would t ake place after issuance
of the amendment. If the final determination is that the amend ment request involves a
significant hazards consideration, then any hearing held would take place before the
issuance of the amendment unless the Commission finds an immine nt 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.
A State, local governmental body, Federally recognized Indian T ribe, 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 e xtent of the petitioners
interest in the proceeding. The petition should be submitted t o 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 Subm issions (E-Filing) section
of this document, and should meet the requirements for petition s set forth in this section,
except that under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(2) a State, local governmenta l body, or Federally
recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof does not need to add ress the standing
requirements in 10 CFR 2.309(d) if the facility is located with in its boundaries.
Alternatively, a State, local governmental body, Federally recognized Indian Tribe, or
agency thereof may participate as a non-party under 10 CFR 2.31 5(c).
If a petition is submitted, any person who is not a party to th e proceeding and is
not affiliated with or represented by a party may, at the discr etion of the presiding officer,
be permitted to make a limited appearance pursuant to the provi sions of
10 CFR 2.315(a). A person making a limited appearance may make an oral or written
7 statement of his or her position on the issues but may not othe rwise 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 schedule d.
B. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)
All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including documents filed
by an interested State, local governmental body, Federally reco gnized Indian Tribe, or
designated agency thereof that requests to participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be
filed in accordance with 10 CFR 2.302. The E-Filing process re quires participants to
submit and serve all adjudicatory documents over the internet, or in some cases, to mail
copies on electronic storage media, unless an exemption permitting an alternative filing
method, as further discussed, is granted. Detailed guidance on electronic submissions
is located in the Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the N RC (ADAMS Accession
No. ML13031A056) and on the NRCs public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-
submittals.html.
To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at leas t 10 days prior to
the filing deadline, the participant should contact the Office of the Secretary by email 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 Sec retary that the participant
will be submitting a petition or other adjudicatory document (e ven in instances in which
the participant, or its counsel or representative, already hold s an NRC-issued digital ID
certificate). Based upon this information, the Secretary will establish an electronic
8 docket for the proceeding if the Secretary has not already esta blished an electronic
docket.
Information about applying for a digital ID certificate is avai lable on the NRCs
public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/ge tting-started.html. After a
digital ID certificate is obtained and a docket created, the pa rticipant must submit
adjudicatory documents in Portable Document Format. Guidance o n submissions is
available on the NRCs public website at https://www.nrc.gov/si te-help/electronic-sub-ref-
mat.html. A filing is considered complete at the time the docu ment 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. ET on the due date. U pon receipt of a
transmission, the E-Filing system time-stamps the document and sends the submitter an
email confirming receipt of the document. The E-Filing system also distributes an email
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 th ey wish to participate in
the proceeding, so that the filer need not serve the document o n those participants
separately. Therefore, applicants and other participants (or t heir counsel or
representative) must apply for and receive a digital ID certificate before adjudicatory
documents are filed to obtain access to the documents via the E -Filing system.
A person filing electronically u sing 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 website at https: //www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-
submittals.html, by email to MSHD.Resource@nrc.gov, or by a toll-free call at
1-866-672-7640. The NRC Electronic Filing Help Desk is availab le between 9 a.m. and
6 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
9 Participants who believe that they have good cause for not subm itting documents
electronically must file an exemption request, in accordance wi th 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 pap er format. Such filings
must be submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(b)-(d). Part icipants filing
adjudicatory documents in this manner are responsible for servi ng their documents on all
other participants. Participants granted an exemption under 10 CFR 2.302(g)(2) must
still meet the electronic formatting requirement in 10 CFR 2.30 2(g)(1), unless the
participant also seeks and is granted an exemption from 10 CFR 2.302(g)(1).
Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in the NRCs
electronic hearing docket, which is publicly available at https ://adams.nrc.gov/ehd,
unless excluded pursuant to an order of the presiding officer. If you do not have an
NRC-issued digital ID certificate as previously described, clic k 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 a vailable documents in a
particular hearing docket. Participants are requested not to i nclude 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. With respect to copyrighted works, except fo r limited excerpts that
serve the purpose of the adjudicatory filings and would constit ute a Fair Use application,
participants should not include copyrighted materials in their submission.
The following table provides the plant name(s), docket number(s ), date of
application, ADAMS accession number, and location in the applic ation of the licensees
proposed NSHC determinations. For further details with respect to these license
amendment applications, see the applications for amendment, whi ch are available for
10 public inspection in ADAMS. For additional direction on access ing information related to
this document, see the Obtaining Information and Submitting Co mments section of this
document.
License Amendment Request(s)
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; LaSalle County Station, U nits 1 and 2; LaSalle County, IL Docket No(s). 50-373, 50-374 Application date January 12, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23013A076 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 9 and 10 - Attachment 1 The proposed amendments would revise the LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2, Brief Description of Amendment(s) Updated Final Safety Analysis Report to allow the use of plastic section properties in the analysis of the lower downcomer braces.
Proposed Determination NSHC Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Jason Zorn, Associate General Counsel, Address Constellation Energy Generation, 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number Robert Kuntz, 301-415-37 33 Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Limerick Generating Stati on, Units 1 and 2; Montgomery County, PA Docket No(s). 50-352, 50-353 Application date November 17, 2022 ADAMS Accession No. ML22321A105 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 18-21 of Attachment 1 The proposed amendments would revise Technical Specification (TS) 3/4.7.2 Control Room Emergency Fresh Air Supply System-Common System to TS 3/4.7.2.1, and add Control Room Air Conditioning (AC) System, TS 3/4.7.2.2 and modifying certain Limiting Condition for Brief Description of Amendment(s) Operation and associated surveillance requirements consistent with Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF) TS Traveler TSTF-477, Revision 3, Add Action for Two Inoperable Control Room AC Subsystems, and NUREG-1433, Revision 5, Standard Technical Specifications -
General Electric BWR [boiling water reactor]/4 Plants.
11 Proposed Determination NSHC Jason Zorn, Associate General Counsel, Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Constellation Energy Generation, 101 Address Constitution Ave, NW, Suite 400 East, Washington, DC 20001 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number V. Sreenivas, 301-415-25 97 Dominion Energy Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.; Millstone Power Stat ion, Unit No. 3; New London County, CT Docket No(s). 50-423 Application date January 13, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23013A224 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 7-10 of Attachment 1 The proposed amendment would revise Millstone Power Station, Unit 3, Technical Specification 3.4.9.1, "Reactor Coolant System Pressure/Temperature Limits," to Brief Description of Amendment(s) reflect that the heatup and cooldown limitations in Figures 3.4-2 and 3.4-3, respectively, are applicable up to 54 effective full power years. Two typographical errors would also be corrected in the proposed amendment.
Proposed Determination NSHC Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing W. S. Blair, Senior Counsel, Dominion Address Energy Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar St.,
RS-2, Richmond, VA 23219 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number Richard Guzman, 301-415-1030 Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.; Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1, Fairfield County, SC Docket No(s). 50-395
Application date April 22, 2022, as supplemented by letter dated June 27, 2022 ADAMS Accession No. ML22115A104, ML22179A368 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 1-2 of Attachment 5 The proposed amendment would modify Technical Specification surveillance Brief Description of Amendment(s) requirement 4.6.2.1.d to change the frequency at which each reactor building spray nozzle must be verified to be unobstructed.
Proposed Determination NSHC Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing W. S. Blair, Senior Counsel, Dominion Address Energy Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar St.,
RS-2, Richmond, VA 23219 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number G. Ed Miller, 301-415-24 81
12 Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 an d 2; York County, SC; Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2; Mecklenburg County, NC; Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Oconee Nucl ear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3; Oconee County, SC; Duke Energy Progress, LLC ; H. B.
Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2; Darlington County, S C; Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1; Wake and Chatham Counties, NC Docket No(s). 50-413, 50-414, 50-369, 50-370, 50-269, 50-270, 50-287, 50-261, and 50-400
Application date February 1, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23032A162 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 14-16 of the Enclosure The proposed amendments would revise the Surveillance Requirement (SR)
Frequency for Reactor Coolant System pressure isolation valve operational leakage testing to reflect being in accordance with the Inservice Testing Program, as governed by 10 CFR 50.55a. Specifically, this change would update Technical Specification (TS) SR 3.4.14.1 for Catawba Nuclear Station (CNS), McGuire Nuclear Brief Description of Amendment(s) Station (MNS), Oconee Nuclear Station, and H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant and TS SR 4.4.6.2.2 for Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant. An additional revision is proposed to CNS and MNS TS SR 3.3.1.8 to remove restrictive surveillance frequency content that impedes the full application of the Surveillance Frequency Control Program to establish the frequency for performance of the Channel Operational Test of select Reactor Trip System instrumentation.
Proposed Determination NSHC Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Tracey Mitchell LeRoy, Deputy General Address Counsel, Duke Energy Corporation, 4720 Piedmont Row Dr., Charlotte, NC 28210 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number Shawn Williams, 301-415-1009 Indiana Michigan Power Company; Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, U nits 1 and 2; Berrien County, MI Docket No(s). 50-315, 50-316 Application date January 26, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23026A284 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 9-10 of Enclosure 2 Brief Description of Amendment(s) The proposed amendments would revise Technical Specification (TS) 3.3.3, Post
13 Accident Monitoring (PAM)
Instrumentation to remove Function 1, Neutron Flux, from the list of required PAM instrumentation.
Proposed Determination NSHC Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Robert B. Haemer, Senior Nuclear Counsel, Address Indiana Michigan Power Company, One Cook Place, Bridgman, MI 49106 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number Scott Wall, 301-415-2855 Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Joseph M. Farley Nucl ear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Houston County, AL; Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2; Burke County, GA Docket No(s). 50-348, 50-364, 50-424, 50-425
Application date October 14, 2022, as supplemented by letter dated December 9, 2022 ADAMS Accession No. ML22287A174, ML22343A255 Location in Application of NSHC Pages E-25 to E-27 of Enclosur e The proposed license amendment requests (LAR) would revise Technical Specifications (TS) 3.2.1, Heat Flux Hot Channel Factor (FQ(Z)), to adopt the TS changes described in Appendix A or Appendix D (as applicable) of Westinghouse topical report WCAP-17661-P-A, Revision 1, to address the issues identified in Westinghouse Nuclear Safety Advisory Letter (NSAL) 5, Revision 1, Relaxed Axial Offset Control FQ Technical Specification Actions, and NSAL-15-1, Heat Flux Hot Channel Factor Technical Specification Surveillance. The Brief Description of Amendment(s) proposed LAR would revise the TSs, to the extent necessary, to adopt several technical specification task force (TSTF) travelers to align the Vogtle, Units 1 and 2, and Farley, Units 1 and 2, TSs with the F Q formulations and required actions of TS 3.2.1B of NUREG-1431, Standard Technical Specifications Westinghouse Plants, Revision 4. Additionally, the licensee proposes in this LAR to change the Vogtle, Units 1 and 2, and Farley, Units 1 and 2, TSs 5.6.5, 3, to include WCAP-17661-P-A, Revision 1, in the list of the NRC approved methodologies used to develop the cycle specific Core Operating Limits Report.
Proposed Determination NSHC Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Millicent Ronnlund, Vice President and Address General Counsel, Southern Nuclear 14 Operating Co., Inc., P.O. Box 1295, Birmingham, AL 35201-1295 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number John Lamb, 301-415-3100 Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Gener ating Plant, Units 1 and 2; Burke County, GA Docket No(s). 50-424, 50-425 Application date February 9, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23040A432 Location in Application of NSHC Pages E-4 to E-6 of Enclosure The proposed license amendment requests (LAR) would revise Vogtle, Units 1 and 2, Technical Specification (TS) 5.5.11, Ventilation Filter Testing Program (VFTP).
Brief Description of Amendment(s) The proposed LAR would revise the charcoal adsorber penetration acceptance criteria for the Control Room Emergency Filtration System (CREFS), item number 5.5.11.c from 0.2-percent to 0.5-percent.
Proposed Determination NSHC Millicent Ronnlund, Vice President and Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing General Counsel, Southern Nuclear Address Operating Co., Inc., P.O. Box 1295, Birmingham, AL 35201-1295 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number John Lamb, 301-415-3100 Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Gener ating Plant, Units 3 and 4; Burke County, GA Docket No(s).52-025, 52-026 Application date October 14, 2022, as supplemented by letter dated December 9, 2022
ADAMS Accession No. ML22287A174, ML22343A255 Location in Application of NSHC Pages E-25 to E-27 of Enclosur e The proposed license amendment requests (LAR) would revise Technical Specifications (TS) 3.2.1, Heat Flux Hot Channel Factor (FQ(Z)), to adopt the TS changes described in Appendix A or Appendix D (as applicable) of Westinghouse topical report WCAP-17661-P-A, Revision 1, to address Brief Description of Amendment(s) the issues identified in Westinghouse Nuclear Safety Advisory Letter (NSAL) 5, Revision 1, Relaxed Axial Offset Control FQ Technical Specification Actions, and NSAL-15-1, Heat Flux Hot Channel Factor Technical Specification Surveillance.
Additionally, Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. proposes in this LAR to change the Vogtle, Units 3 and 4, TS 5.6.3, 15 Core Operating Limits Report (COLR), to include WCAP-17661-P-A, Revision 1, in the list of the NRC approved methodologies used to develop the cycle specific COLR.
Proposed Determination NSHC Millicent Ronnlund, Vice President and Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing General Counsel, Southern Nuclear Address Operating Co., Inc., P.O. Box 1295, Birmingham, AL 35201-1295 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number John Lamb, 301-415-3100 Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Gener ating Plant, Units 3 and 4; Burke County, GA Docket No(s).52-025, 52-026 Application date January 3, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23003A797 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 24-26 of Enclosure 1 The proposed amendment requests would modify specific technical specifications (TS) for Units 3 and 4. The proposed change would revise Combined License Appendix A, TS 3.8.3, Inverters - Operating, to Brief Description of Amendment(s) extend the completion time for required Action A.1 from 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> to 14 days.
Additionally, TS 3.3.9, Engineered Safety Feature Actuation System (ESFAS) Manual Initiation, Condition C proposed change would replace misspelled Requried with Required."
Proposed Determination NSHC Millicent Ronnlund, Vice President and Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing General Counsel, Southern Nuclear Address Operating Co., Inc., P.O. Box 1295, Birmingham, AL 35201-1295 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number William Gleaves, 301-415 -5848 Tennessee Valley Authority; Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3; Limestone County, AL; Tennessee Valley Authority; Sequoyah Nucl ear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Hamilton County, TN Docket No(s). 50-259, 50-260, 50-296, 50-327, 50-328 Application date January 31, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23031A247 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 5-6 of the Enclosure The proposed amendments would modify Technical Specification Surveillance Brief Description of Amendment(s) Requirements (SRs) by adding exceptions to consider the SR met when automatic valves or dampers are locked, sealed, or
16 otherwise secured in the actuated position, in order to consider the SR met. These modifications are in accordance with Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF)-
541-A, Revision 2, "Add Exceptions to Surveillance Requirements for Valves and Dampers Locked in the Actuated Position."
Proposed Determination NSHC David Fountain, Executive VP and General Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Counsel, Tennessee Valley Authority, 6A Address West Tower, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37902 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number Perry Buckberg, 301-415-1383 Virginia Electric and Power Company, Dominion Nuclear Company; North Anna Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Louisa County, VA Docket No(s). 50-338, 50-339 Application date January 13, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23013A195 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 25 to 27 of Attachment 1 The proposed amendments would relocate Brief Description of Amendment(s) the Technical Support Center to a building outside the Protected Area, as described in the submittal.
Proposed Determination NSHC Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing W. S. Blair, Senior Counsel, Dominion Address Energy Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar St.,
RS-2, Richmond, VA 23219 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number G. Ed Miller, 301-415-24 81
III. Notice of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Li censes and
Combined Licenses
During the period since publication of the last monthly notice, the Commission
has issued the following amendments. The Commission has determ ined for each of
these amendments that the application complies with the standar ds and requirements of
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Co mmissions rules and
regulations. The Commission has made appropriate findings as r equired by the Act and
the Commissions rules and regulations in 10 CFR chapter I, whi ch are set forth in the
license amendment.
17 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 in the safety evaluation for each amendment.
Unless otherwise indicated, the Commission has determined that these
amendments satisfy the criteria for categorical exclusion in ac cordance with
10 CFR 51.22. Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no envir onmental impact
statement or environmental assessment need be prepared for thes e amendments. If the
Commission has prepared an envir onmental assessment under the s pecial
circumstances provision in 10 CFR 51.22(b) and has made a deter mination based on
that assessment, it is so indicated in the safety evaluation fo r the amendment.
For further details with respect to each action, see the amendm ent and
associated documents such as the Commissions letter and safety evaluation, which
may be obtained using the ADAMS accession numbers indicated in the following table.
The safety evaluation will provi de the ADAMS accession numbers for the application for
amendment and the Federal Register citation for any environmental assessment. All of
these items can be accessed as described in the Obtaining Info rmation and Submitting
Comments section of this document.
License Amendment Issuance(s)
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, Will County, IL; Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, Ogle County, IL; Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant; Wayne County, New York Docket No(s). 50-456, 50-457, 50-454, 50-455, 50-244 Amendment Date March 1, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML22364A024 Braidwood (Unit 1) 231(Unit 2) 231; Byron Amendment No(s). (Unit 1) 232 (Unit 2) 232; Ginna (Unit 1) 154
18 The amendments are revised to be consistent with NRC-approved Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF)-246 Traveler, Revision 0, Reactor Trip System Brief Description of Amendment(s) Instrumentation, Technical Specification (TS) 3.3.1, Condition F, Completion Time, dated February 20, 1998, which revised the completion time of the limiting conditions for operation TS 3.3.1, Condition F, from 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> to 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Clinton Power Station, Un it No. 1; DeWitt County, IL Docket No(s). 50-461 Amendment Date March 1, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23031A297 Amendment No(s). 248 The amendment revised Technical Specification (TS) 3.6.1.3, Primary Containment Isolation Valves (PCIVs), TS 3.6.4.2, Secondary Containment Isolation Dampers (SCIDs), and TS 3.6.5.3, Drywell Isolation Valves, to allow isolation Brief Description of Amendment(s) devices that are locked, sealed, or otherwise secured, to be verified by use of administrative means. The amendment is consistent with NRC-approved Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF) Traveler 269-A, Revision 2, "Allow Administrative Means of Position Verification for Locked or Sealed Valves, dated June 27, 1999.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Limerick Generating Stati on, Units 1 and 2; Montgomery County, PA Docket No(s). 50-352, 50-353 Amendment Date February 23, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23005A008 Amendment No(s). 259 (Unit 1), 221 (Unit 2)
The amendments revised the technical specifications (TSs) table 3.3.2-1, Isolation Brief Description of Amendment(s) Actuation Instrumentation, Trip Function 1.g for Main Steam Line Isolation to correct an administrative error introduced by a previous license amendment that modified
19 TS 3.3.2, Isolation Actuation Instrumentation, among several changes.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Rock Island County, IL Docket No(s). 50-254, 50-265 Amendment Date February 6, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML22347A241 Amendment No(s). Unit 1 - 294, Unit 2 - 290 The amendments revised Technical Specification 5.6.5, Core Operating Limits Report (COLR) paragraph b, to add Report 0006N8642-P, Revision 1, Brief Description of Amendment(s) Justification of PRIME Methodologies for Evaluating TOP [Thermal Overpower] and MOP [Mechanical Overpower] Compliance for non-GNF [Global Nuclear Fuel] Fuels, January 2022.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.; Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1, Fairfield County, SC Docket No(s). 50-395 Amendment Date February 21, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23012A015 Amendment No(s). 224 The amendment modified Technical Specification 4.6.2.1.d to change the Brief Description of Amendment(s) frequency at which each reactor building spray nozzle must be verified to be unobstructed.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp. and Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC; Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit No. 1; Lake County, OH Docket No(s). 50-440 Amendment Date February 3, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML22284A144 Amendment No(s). 200 The amendment revised the methodology used for analysis of flooding hazards and Brief Description of Amendment(s) drainage within the local intense precipitation domain and reflects the results of the new flood hazard protection scheme in the Updated Safety Analysis 20 Report; and adds a new limiting condition for operation to the technical specifications (TSs) as TS 3.7.11, Flood Protection, and make conforming changes to the TS Table of Contents.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Entergy Operations, Inc.; Waterford Steam Electric Station, Uni t 3; St. Charles Parish, LA Docket No(s). 50-382 Amendment Date February 17, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML22322A109 Amendment No(s). 270 The amendment revised the technical specification requirements to permit the use of risk informed completion times in Brief Description of Amendment(s) accordance with Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler (TSTF-505),
Revision 2, Provide Risk-Informed Extended Completion Times - RITSTF
[Risk-Informed TSTF] Initiative 4b.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST Center for Neutron Research Test Reactor, Montgomery County, Maryland Docket No(s). 50-184 Amendment Date February 1, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23020A911 Amendment No(s). 14 The amendment authorized the updated safety analysis report (SAR) for the National Bureau of Standards Test Reactor (NBSR). Specifically, the amendment modified the SAR to address potential Brief Description of Amendment(s) impacts to the facility equipment, as described in chapter 5 of the SAR, as well as changes to the facility radiation sources, as described in chapter 11 of the SAR as a result of some debris remaining in the NBSR primary coolant system following the February 3, 2021, event.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC and Constellation Energy G eneration, LLC; Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 1; Oswego County, NY Docket No(s). 50-220
21 Amendment Date February 28, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23025A412 Amendment No(s). 248 The amendment revised Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 1, licensing basis Brief Description of Amendment(s) analysis associated with the post-loss-of-coolant accident alternative source term analysis for containment leakage.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power P lant, Units 1 and 2; San Luis Obispo County, CA Docket No(s). 50-275, 50-323 Amendment Date February 9, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23012A217 Amendment No(s). 244 (Unit 1) and 245 (Unit 2)
The amendments revised technical specification definitions for engineered safety feature response time and reactor Brief Description of Amendment(s) trip system response time to adopt Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-569, Revision 2, Revise Response Time Testing Definition.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC and Constellation Energy G eneration, LLC; R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant; Wayne County, NY Docket No(s). 50-244 Amendment Date February 22, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23005A122 Amendment No(s). 152 The amendment revised the technical specification (TS) to the renewed facility operating license to TS 3.1.8, PHYSICS Brief Description of Amendment(s) TESTS Exceptions - MODE 2, to allow one power range neutron flux channel to be bypassed when that channel is used during the performance of physics testing in MODE 2.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC and Constellation Energy G eneration, LLC; R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant; Wayne County, NY Docket No(s). 50-244 Amendment Date February 23, 2023 22 ADAMS Accession No. ML23005A176 Amendment No(s). 153 The amendment revised Technical Specification (TS) 3.7.10 "Auxiliary Building Ventilation System" deleted 3.7.10.3 Surveillance Requirements, deleted TS 5.5.10(c) Spent Fuel Pool (SFP) Charcoal Brief Description of Amendment(s) Adsorber System for the Ventilation Filter Testing Program, additions to TS 5.6.5 CORE OPERATING LIMITS REPORT (COLR), and an update to TS 5.5.15 Containment Leakage Rate Testing Program.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Edwin I. Hatch Nuclea r Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Appling County, GA Docket No(s). 50-321, 50-366 Amendment Date February 9, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML22346A148 Amendment No(s). 320 (Unit 1), 265 (Unit 2)
Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC) requested adoption of Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-208, Revision 0, Extension of Time to Reach Mode 2 in LCO 3.0.3.
Specifically, the amendments extended the Brief Description of Amendment(s) allowed time to reach Mode 2 in Limiting Condition for Operation 3.0.3 from 7 hours8.101852e-5 days <br />0.00194 hours <br />1.157407e-5 weeks <br />2.6635e-6 months <br /> to 10 hours1.157407e-4 days <br />0.00278 hours <br />1.653439e-5 weeks <br />3.805e-6 months <br />. In addition, SNC also requested an administrative change for deletion of a duplicate TS 3.4.10, on TS Page 3.4-25 of each units TS. These amendments also deleted the duplication.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Edwin I. Hatch Nuclea r Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Appling County, GA Docket No(s). 50-321, 50-366 Amendment Date February 15, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML22363A393 Amendment No(s). 321 (Unit 1), 266 (Unit 2)
The amendments revised Renewed Facility Operating License (RFOL) No. NPF-5 for Brief Description of Amendment(s) Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant (HNP) Unit 1 and RFOL No. DPR-57 for HNP Unit 2.
This revision references an updated Table 23 S-2 that reflects additional plant modifications necessary to comply with the National Fire Protection Association Standard (NFPA) 805 program.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No STP Nuclear Operating Company; South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2; Matagorda County, TX Docket No(s). 50-498, 50-499 Amendment Date February 6, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23015A001 Amendment No(s). 225 (Unit 1) and 210 (Unit 2)
The amendments adopted Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-554, Revision 1, Revise Reactor Coolant Leakage Requirements, which is an approved change to the Standard Technical Specifications (TSs), into the South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2 TSs.
The amendments revised the TS definition Brief Description of Amendment(s) of Leakage, clarified the requirements when pressure boundary leakage is detected and added a required action when pressure boundary leakage is identified.
The model safety evaluation was approved by the NRC in a letter dated April 20, 2021 (ADAMS Package Accession No. ML21106A249), using the consolidated line-item improvement process.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Tennessee Valley Authority; Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3; Limestone County, AL Docket No(s). 50-259, 50-260, 50-296 Amendment Date March 16, 2022 ADAMS Accession No. ML22020A228 Amendment No(s). 320 (Unit 1); 343 (Unit 2); 303 (Unit 3)
The amendments revised Technical Specification (TS) 3.6.2.6 (correlates to boiling water reactor (BWR)/4 TS 3.6.2.5),
Drywell-to-Suppression Chamber Brief Description of Amendment(s) Differential, TS 3.6.3.2, Primary Containment Oxygen Concentration, based on TS Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-568, Revision 2, Revise Applicability of BWR/4 TS 3.6.2.5 and TS 3.6.3.2, (ADAMS Accession No.
24 ML19141A122), and the associated NRC safety evaluation for TSTF-568 (ADAMS Accession No. ML19325C434).
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Tennessee Valley Authority; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Hamilton County, TN Docket No(s). 50-327, 50-328 Amendment Date February 6, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML22334A073 Amendment No(s). 363 (Unit 1), 357 (Unit 2)
The amendments incorporated the use of the peer reviewed, plant-specific Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Seismic Probabilistic Risk Brief Description of Amendment(s) Assessment and Fire Probabilistic Risk Assessment models into the previously approved 10 CFR 50.69 categorization process.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Union Electric Company; Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1; Callaway Co unty, MO Docket No(s). 50-483 Amendment Date February 24, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML22361A070 Amendment No(s). 231 The amendment authorized the following two changes to the Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1 Radiological Emergency Response Plan: (1) Removal of the 15-minute response goal/30-minute activation goal during Normal Work Hours and allow the current 75-minute response/90-minute activation goal for Off-Normal Hours to be the standard for all hours of the day and (2) Elimination of the 30-minute follow-up Brief Description of Amendment(s) notification for the State of Missouri and emergency planning zone (EPZ) counties and implement a 60-minute follow-up notification until the plant conditions are relatively stable such that the follow-up notification frequency may be reduced to an agreed upon frequency, with the consensus of the State Emergency Management Agency and the EPZ counties, when event condition are relatively stable.
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Dated: March 9, 2023.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
/RA/
Gregory F. Suber, Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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