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| [Docket No. 50-244; NRC-2020-0110] | | [Docket No. 50-244; NRC-2020-0110] |
| Issuance of Exemption in Response to COVID-19 Public Health Emergency AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. | | |
| | Issuance of Exemption in Response to COVID-19 |
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| ACTION: Exemption; issuance. | | ACTION: Exemption; issuance. |
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| : The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued one exemption in September 2021 in response to a request from one licensee for relief due to the coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) public health emergency (PHE). The exemption affords the licensee temporary relief from certain requirements under NRC regulations. | | : The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued one exempti on in |
| DATES: On September 28, 2021, the NRC granted one exemption in response to a request submitted by one licensee on September 21, 2021. | | |
| 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: | | September 2021 in response to a request from one licensee for r elief due to the |
| * Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0110. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301-415-0624; email: | | |
| Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. | | coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) public health emergency (PH E). The exemption |
| * 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 | | |
| | affords the licensee temporary relief from certain requirements under NRC regulations. |
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| | DATES: On September 28, 2021, the NRC granted one exemption in respo nse to a |
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| | request submitted by one licensee on September 21, 2021. |
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| | ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0110 when contacting the NRC |
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| | about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly |
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| | available information related to this document using any of the following methods: |
| | * Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and |
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| | search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0110. Address questions about Docket IDs in |
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| | Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301-415-0624; em ail: |
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| | Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the i ndividual listed in the |
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| | FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. |
| | * NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System |
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| | (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADA MS Public |
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| | Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.ht ml. To begin the |
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| | search, select Begin Web-based ADAMS Search. For problems wi th ADAMS, please contact the NRCs Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, |
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| | 301-415-4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. For the con venience of the reader, |
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| | instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this docum ent are provided in the |
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| | Availability of Documents section. |
| | * Attention: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of public |
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| | documents, is currently clos ed. You may submit your request for copies of documents |
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| | to the PDR via email at pdr.resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, |
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| | between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (ET), Monday through Friday, ex cept Federal holidays. |
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| | FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Danna, Office of Nuclear Reactor |
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| | Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; |
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| | telephone: 301-415-7422, email: James.Danna@nrc.gov. |
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| 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 convenience of the reader, instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are provided in the Availability of Documents section.
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| * Attention: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of public documents, is currently closed. You may submit your request for copies of documents to the PDR via email at pdr.resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
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| FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Danna, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-7422, email: James.Danna@nrc.gov.
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| SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: | | SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: |
| I. Introduction On September 28, 2021, the NRC granted one exemption in response to a request submitted by one licensee dated September 21, 2021. The exemption temporarily allows the licensee to deviate from certain requirements of chapter I of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), part 26, Fitness for Duty Programs, section 26.205, Work hours.
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| The exemption from certain requirements of 10 CFR part 26 for Exelon Generation Company, LLC (for R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant), affords this licensee temporary relief from the work-hour control requirements under 10 CFR 26.205(d)(1) through (d)(7). The exemption from 10 CFR 26.205(d)(1) through (d)(7) ensures that the control of work hours and management of worker fatigue does not unduly limit license flexibility in using personnel resources to most effectively manage the impacts of the COVID-19 PHE on maintaining the safe operation of this facility. Specifically, this 2
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| licensee has stated that its staffing levels are affected or are expected to be affected by the COVID-19 PHE, and it can no longer meet or likely will not meet the work-hour controls of 10 CFR 26.205(d)(1) through (d)(7). This licensee has committed to effecting site-specific COVID-19 PHE fatigue-management controls for personnel specified in 10 CFR 26.4(a). | | I. Introduction |
| The table in this notice provides transparency regarding the number and type of exemptions the NRC has issued. Additionally, the NRC publishes tables of approved regulatory actions related to the COVID-19 PHE on its public website at https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/covid-19/reactors/licensing-actions.html. | | |
| II. Availability of Documents The table in this notice provides the facility name, docket number, document description, and ADAMS accession number for the exemption issued. Additional details on the exemption issued, including the exemption request submitted by the licensee and the NRCs decision, are provided in the exemption approval listed in the table in this notice. For additional directions on accessing information in ADAMS, see the ADDRESSES section of this document. | | On September 28, 2021, the NRC granted one exemption in respons e to a |
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| | request submitted by one licensee dated September 21, 2021. Th e exemption |
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| | temporarily allows the licensee to deviate from certain requirements of chapter I of title |
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| | 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), part 26, Fitness for Duty Programs, |
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| | section 26.205, Work hours. |
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| | The exemption from certain requirements of 10 CFR part 26 for E xelon |
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| | Generation Company, LLC (for R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant), affords this licensee |
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| | temporary relief from the work-hour control requirements under 10 CFR 26.205(d)(1) |
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| | through (d)(7). The exemption from 10 CFR 26.205(d)(1) through (d)(7) ensures that the |
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| | control of work hours and management of worker fatigue does not unduly limit license |
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| | flexibility in using personnel resources to most effectively ma nage the impacts of the |
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| | COVID-19 PHE on maintaining the safe operation of this facility. Specifically, this |
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| | 2 licensee has stated that its staffing levels are affected or ar e expected to be affected by |
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| | the COVID-19 PHE, and it can no longer meet or likely will not meet the work-hour |
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| | controls of 10 CFR 26.205(d)(1) through (d)(7). This licensee has committed to effecting |
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| | site-specific COVID-19 PHE fatigue-management controls for pers onnel specified in |
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| | 10 CFR 26.4(a). |
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| | The table in this notice provides transparency regarding the nu mber and type of |
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| | exemptions the NRC has issued. Additionally, the NRC publishes tables of approved |
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| | regulatory actions related to the COVID-19 PHE on its public we bsite at |
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| | https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/covid-19/reactors/licensing-actio ns.html. |
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| | II. Availability of Documents |
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| | The table in this notice provides the facility name, docket num ber, document |
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| | description, and ADAMS accession number for the exemption issued. Additional details |
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| | on the exemption issued, including the exemption request submit ted by the licensee and |
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| | the NRCs decision, are provided in the exemption approval list ed in the table in this |
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| | notice. For additional directions on accessing information in ADAMS, see the |
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| | ADDRESSES section of this document. |
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| | 3 R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant Docket No. 50-244 |
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| | Document Description ADAMS Accession No. |
| | R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant - COVID-19 Related Request for Exemption from 10 CFR part ML21265A159 26 Work Hours Requirements, dated September 21, 2021 R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant - Exemption from Specific Requirements of 10 CFR part 26 (EPID L-ML21267A013 2021-LLE-0042 [COVID-19]), dated September 28, 2021 |
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| R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant Docket No. 50-244 Document Description ADAMS Accession No.
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| R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant - COVID-19 Related Request for Exemption from 10 CFR part ML21265A159 26 Work Hours Requirements, dated September 21, 2021 R .E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant - Exemption from Specific Requirements of 10 CFR part 26 (EPID L-ML21267A013 2021-LLE-0042 [COVID-19]), dated September 28, 2021 Dated: October 21, 2021.
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| For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. | | For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. |
| /RA/
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| James G. Danna, Chief, Plant Licensing Branch I, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. | | James G. Danna, Chief, Plant Licensing Branch I, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-244; NRC-2020-0110]
Issuance of Exemption in Response to COVID-19
Public Health Emergency
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Exemption; issuance.
SUMMARY
- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued one exempti on in
September 2021 in response to a request from one licensee for r elief due to the
coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) public health emergency (PH E). The exemption
affords the licensee temporary relief from certain requirements under NRC regulations.
DATES: On September 28, 2021, the NRC granted one exemption in respo nse to a
request submitted by one licensee on September 21, 2021.
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:
search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0110. Address questions about Docket IDs in
Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301-415-0624; em ail:
Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the i ndividual 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 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 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 this docum ent are provided in the
Availability of Documents section.
- Attention: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of public
documents, is currently clos ed. You may submit your request for copies of documents
to the PDR via email at pdr.resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737,
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (ET), Monday through Friday, ex cept Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Danna, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001;
telephone: 301-415-7422, email: James.Danna@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
On September 28, 2021, the NRC granted one exemption in respons e to a
request submitted by one licensee dated September 21, 2021. Th e exemption
temporarily allows the licensee to deviate from certain requirements of chapter I of title
10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), part 26, Fitness for Duty Programs,
section 26.205, Work hours.
The exemption from certain requirements of 10 CFR part 26 for E xelon
Generation Company, LLC (for R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant), affords this licensee
temporary relief from the work-hour control requirements under 10 CFR 26.205(d)(1)
through (d)(7). The exemption from 10 CFR 26.205(d)(1) through (d)(7) ensures that the
control of work hours and management of worker fatigue does not unduly limit license
flexibility in using personnel resources to most effectively ma nage the impacts of the
COVID-19 PHE on maintaining the safe operation of this facility. Specifically, this
2 licensee has stated that its staffing levels are affected or ar e expected to be affected by
the COVID-19 PHE, and it can no longer meet or likely will not meet the work-hour
controls of 10 CFR 26.205(d)(1) through (d)(7). This licensee has committed to effecting
site-specific COVID-19 PHE fatigue-management controls for pers onnel specified in
10 CFR 26.4(a).
The table in this notice provides transparency regarding the nu mber and type of
exemptions the NRC has issued. Additionally, the NRC publishes tables of approved
regulatory actions related to the COVID-19 PHE on its public we bsite at
https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/covid-19/reactors/licensing-actio ns.html.
II. Availability of Documents
The table in this notice provides the facility name, docket num ber, document
description, and ADAMS accession number for the exemption issued. Additional details
on the exemption issued, including the exemption request submit ted by the licensee and
the NRCs decision, are provided in the exemption approval list ed in the table in this
notice. For additional directions on accessing information in ADAMS, see the
ADDRESSES section of this document.
3 R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant Docket No. 50-244
Document Description ADAMS Accession No.
R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant - COVID-19 Related Request for Exemption from 10 CFR part ML21265A159 26 Work Hours Requirements, dated September 21, 2021 R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant - Exemption from Specific Requirements of 10 CFR part 26 (EPID L-ML21267A013 2021-LLE-0042 [COVID-19]), dated September 28, 2021
Dated: October 21, 2021.
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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