ML23243A935
| ML23243A935 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 11/30/2023 |
| From: | Sturzebecher K Reactor Decommissioning Branch |
| To: | Holtec Decommissioning International |
| Sturzberger, Karl NMSS/RDB | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML23242a275 | List: |
| References | |
| EPID L-2022-LLA-0160 | |
| Download: ML23243A935 (12) | |
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Enclosure 1 Amendment No. 299 Renewed Operating License DPR-26 HOLTEC DECOMMISSIONING INTERNATIONAL, LLC AND HOLTEC INDIAN POINT 2, LLC DOCKET NO. 50-247 INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNIT NO. 2 AMENDMENT TO RENEWED FACILITY LICENSE Renewed License No. DPR-26 Amendment No. 299 (1)
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:
A. The application for an amendment by Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC (HDI), on behalf of Holtec Indian Point 2, LLC (IP1 & IP2), for Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit No. 2 at the Indian Point Energy Center complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commissions rules and regulations set forth in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Chapter I; B. The facility will be maintained in conformity with the application, as amended, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission; C. There is reasonable assurance: (i) that the activities authorized by this renewed license can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the rules and regulations of the Commission; D. The issuance of this renewed license will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; E. The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51, Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions, of the Commissions regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.
(2)
Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to the Technical Specifications as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment, and by changes to IP2 License Condition 1.J and the paragraphs 2.C.(2) of Renewed Facility License No. DPR-26 is hereby amended to read as follows:
The Technical Specifications contained in Appendices A, as revised through Amendment No. 299, are hereby incorporated in the renewed license. HDI shall maintain the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications.
Amendment No. 299 Renewed Operating License DPR-26 Further, Renewed Facility License No. DPR-26 is hereby amended to:
Deletion of IP2 License Condition 1.J requirements for actions to manage the effects of aging during the period of extended operation on the functionality of structures and components; and Revise the paragraphs in 2.C.(2) with updated references, deletion of the Mitigation Strategy License Conditions, and License Renewal License Condition; and Renaming of IP2 Appendix A, Permanently Defueled Technical Specifications (PDTS) to ISFSI Only Technical Specifications (IOTS); and Relocate various PDTS Appendix A sections to the IP2 Defueled Safety Analysis Reports (DSAR).
3.
This license amendment is effective upon the date of submittal of written notification to the NRC, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.82(a), Termination of license - For power reactor licensees, that all spent nuclear fuel assemblies have been transferred out of the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Station, Unit No. 2 SFP and placed in dry storage within the onsite independent spent fuel storage installation, and shall be implemented within 60 days following that date.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Shaun M. Anderson, Chief Reactor Decommissioning Branch Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
Attachment:
Changes to the Renewed Facility License and Technical Specifications Date of Issuance: November 29, 2023 Signed by Anderson, Shaun on 11/29/23
Amendment No. 299 ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 299 INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNIT NO. 2 RENEWED FACILITY LICENSE NO. DPR-26 DOCKET NO. 50-247 Replace the following pages of Renewed Facility License No. DPR-26 and Appendix A, Technical Specifications. The revised pages are identified by amendment number and contain marginal lines indicating the area of change.
Renewed Facility License No. DPR-26 REMOVE INSERT Page 2 Page 2 Page 3 Page 3 Page 5 Page 5 Page 6 Page 6 Page 7 Page 7 Appendix A, Technical Specifications REMOVE INSERT Title Page All Pages Page i (Including title page)
Page 4.0-1 Page 5.7-2 RELOCATE Page 5.1-1 To DSAR Page 5.2-1
Page 5.3-1 Page 5.4-1 Page 5.5-1 through 5.5-4 Page 5.6-1
Amendment No. 299 H. After weighing the environmental, economic, technical, and other benefits of the facility against environmental costs and considering available alternatives, the issuance of this renewed Facility License No. DPR-26, subject to the conditions for the protection of the environment set forth herein, is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51, Appendix B, of the Commission's regulations and all applicable requirements of said Appendix B have been satisfied; I. The receipt, possession, and use of source, byproduct and special nuclear material as authorized by this renewed license will be in accordance with the Commission's regulations in 10 CFR Parts 30, 40 and 70, including 10 CFR Sections 30.33, 40.32, 70.23, and 70.31; and J. Deleted per Amendment No. 299.
2.
Renewed Facility License No. DPR-26 is hereby issued to Holtec IP2 and HDI to read as follows:
A. This renewed license applies to the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit No. 2, a pressurized water nuclear reactor and associated equipment (the facility), which is owned by Holtec IP2 and maintained by HDI. The facility is located in Westchester County, New York, on the east bank of the Hudson River in the Village of Buchanan, and is described in the Defueled Safety Analysis Report, as supplemented and amended, and the Environmental Report, as amended.
B. Subject to the conditions and requirements incorporated herein, the Commission hereby licenses:
(1)
Pursuant to Section 104b of the Act and 10 CFR Part 50, "Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities," (a) Holtec IP2 to possess and use, and (b) HDI to possess and use, the facility at the designated location in Westchester County, New York, in accordance with the procedures and limitations set forth in this renewed license; (2)
HDI pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Part 70, to possess at any time special nuclear material that was used as reactor fuel, in accordance with the limitations for storage, as described in the Defueled Safety Analysis Report, as supplemented and amended.
Amendment No. 299 (3)
HDI pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70, to receive, possess and use, at any time any byproduct, source and special nuclear material as sealed neutron sources that were used for reactor startup, sealed sources that were used for reactor instrumentation and are used in the calibration of radiation monitoring equipment, and that were used as fission detectors in amounts as required; (4)
HDI pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40 and 70, to receive, possess, and use in amounts as required any byproduct, source, or special nuclear material without restriction to chemical or physical form, for sample analysis or instrument calibration or associated with radioactive apparatus or components; (5)
HDI pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30 and 70, to possess, but not separate, such byproduct and special nuclear materials that were produced by the operation of the facility.
C. This renewed license shall be deemed to contain and is subject to the conditions specified in the following Commission regulations in 10 CFR Chapter I: Part 20, Section 30.34 of Part 30, Section 40.41 of Part 40, Sections 50.54 and 50.59 of Part 50, and Section 70.32 of Part 70; is subject to all applicable provisions of the Act and to the rules, regulations, and orders of the Commission now or hereafter in effect; and is subject to the additional conditions specified or incorporated below:
(3) Deleted per Amendment No. 294.
(4) Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendices A and B, as revised through Amendment No. 299, are hereby incorporated in the renewed license. HDI shall maintain the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications.
(5) Deleted per Amendment No. 294.
Amendment No. 299 HDI has been granted Commission authorization to use "stand alone preemption authority" under Section 161A of the Atomic Energy Act, 42 U.S.C. 2201a with respect to the weapons described in Section II supplemented with Section Ill of to its application submitted by letter dated August 20, 2013, as supplemented by letters dated November 21, 2013, and July 24, 2014, and citing letters dated April 27, 2011, and January 4, 2012. HDI shall fully implement and maintain in effect the provisions of the Commission-approved authorization.
Amendment No. 299 3.
Deleted (a)
Deleted (b)
Provisional Trust:
(i)
The provisional trust agreement must be in a form acceptable to the NRC.
(ii)
Investment in the securities or other obligations of Holtec International or its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, or assigns are and shall be prohibited.
Except for investments tied to market indexes or other non-nuclear-sector mutual funds, investments in any entity owning one or more nuclear power plants are and shall be prohibited.
Amendment No. 299 (iii)
The provisional trust agreement must provide that no disbursements or payments from the trust, other than for ordinary administrative expenses, shall be made by the trustee unless the trustee has first given the Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 30 days prior written notice of payment. The provisional trust agreement shall further contain a provision that no disbursements or payments from the trust shall be made if the trustee receives prior written notice of objection from the NRC.
(iv)
The provisional trust agreement must provide that the agreement cannot be amended in any material respect, or terminated, without 30 days prior written notification to the Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
(v)
The appropriate section of the provisional trust agreement shall state that the trustee, investment advisor, or anyone else directing the investments made in the trust shall adhere to a prudent investor standard, as specified in 18 CFR 35.32(a)(3) of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's regulations.
(vi)
Use of assets in the provisional trust, in the first instance, shall be limited to the expenses related to decommissioning IP2 or IP1 as defined by the NRC in its regulations and issuances, and as provided in this license and any amendments thereto.
(c)
Deleted 4.
Deleted 5.
Deleted 6.
This renewed license is effective as of the date of issuance, and until the Commission notifies the licensee in writing that the license is terminated.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
/RA/
Ho K. Nieh, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Attachments:
Appendix A - ISFSI-Only Technical Specifications Appendix B - Environmental Technical Specification Requirements Date of Issuance: September 17, 2018
Amendment No. 299 APPENDIX A TO RENEWED FACILITY LICENSE DPR-26 FOR HOLTEC INDIAN POINT 2, LLC AND HOLTEC DECOMMISSIONING INTERNATIONAL, LLC INDIAN POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT UNIT NO. 2 DOCKET NO. 50-247 ISFSI ONLY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
RENEWED FACILITY LICENSE No. DPR-26 Appendix A - ISFSI Only Technical Specifications Indian Point 2 i
Amendment No. 299 Table of Contents 4.0 DESIGN FEATURES 4.1 Site Location 4.2 Deleted 4.3 Fuel Storage 5.0 AMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS 5.7 High Radiation Area
Indian Point 2 4.0- 1 Amendment No. 299 4.0 DESIGN FEATURES 4.1 Site Location IP2 is located on the East bank of the Hudson River at Indian Point, Village of Buchanan, in upper Westchester County, New York. The site is approximately 24 miles north of the New York City boundary line. The nearest city is Peekskill which is 2.5 miles northeast of Indian Point.
4.2 Deleted 4.3 Fuel Storage Spent fuel shall not be stored in the IP2 Spent Fuel Pit.
Indian Point 2 5.7-2 Amendment No. 299 High Radiation Area 5.7 5.7 High Radiation Area 5.7.1 High Radiation Areas with Dose Rates Not Exceeding 1.0 rem/hour at 30 Centimeters from the Radiation Source or from any Surface Penetrated by the Radiation (continued) 4.
A self-reading dosimeter (e.g., pocket ionization chamber or electronic dosimeter)
- and, (i) Be under the surveillance, as specified in the Radiation Work Permit (RWP) or equivalent, while in the area, of an individual qualified in radiation protection procedures, equipped with a radiation monitoring device that continuously displays radiation dose rates in the area; who is responsible for controlling personnel exposure within the area, or (ii) Be under the surveillance as specified in the RWP or equivalent, while in the area, by means of closed circuit television, of personnel qualified in radiation protection procedures, responsible for controlling personnel radiation exposure in the area, and with the means to communicate with individuals in the area who are covered by such surveillance.
e.
Except for individuals qualified in radiation protection procedures, or personnel continuously escorted by such individuals, entry into such areas shall be made only after dose rates in the area have been determined and entry personnel are knowledgeable of them. These continuously escorted personnel will receive a pre-job briefing prior to entry into such areas. This dose rate determination, knowledge, and pre-job briefing does not require documentation prior to initial entry.
5.7.2 High Radiation Areas with Dose Rates Greater than 1.0 rem/hour at 30 Centimeters from the Radiation Source or from any Surface Penetrated by the Radiation, but less than 500 rads/hour at 1 Meter from the Radiation Source or from any Surface Penetrated by the Radiation a.
Each entryway to such an area shall be conspicuously posted as a high radiation area and shall be provided with a locked or continuously guarded door or gate that prevents unauthorized entry, and, in addition:
1.
All such door and gate keys shall be maintained under the administrative control of the lead licensee representative on shift, radiation protection manager, or his or her designee.
2.
Doors and gates shall remain locked except during periods of personnel or equipment entry or exit.