ML17115A123

Issuance of Amendment Application for Order to Transfer License and Conforming Amendment

ML17115A123
Person / Time
Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	05/30/2017
From:	Booma Venkataraman Plant Licensing Branch 1
To:	Richey M FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
Venkataraman B, NRR/DORL/LPL1
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CAC MF8066
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 Mr. Marty L. Richey, Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Mail Stop A-BV-SEB1 P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077 May 30, 2017

SUBJECT:

BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNIT 2 - ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT RE: APPLICATION FOR ORDER TO TRANSFER LICENSE AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT (CAC NO. MF8066)

Dear Mr. Richey:

By order dated April 14, 2017 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML17081A433), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) approved the direct transfer of the Toledo Edison Company's 18.26 percent leased interest and the Ohio Edison Company's 21.66 percent leased interest in Beaver Valley Power Station (Beaver Valley), Unit 2, to FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation, LLC. In order to facilitate this transfer, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company requested NRC approval of the proposed administrative license amendment in its application dated June 24, 2016, as supplemented by letters dated September 13, 2016; December 15, 2016; and March 16, 2017 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML16182A155, ML16257A235, ML16350A077, and ML17075A210, respectively). The amendment modifies the Beaver Valley, Unit 2, license to reflect this transfer.

Accordingly, the Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 187 to the Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-73, for Beaver Valley, Unit 2.

A copy of the related Safety Evaluation was enclosed with the letter dated April 14, 2017. A Notice of Issuance will be included in the Commission's biweekly Federal Register notice.

Sincerely,

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Booma Venkataraman, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-412

Enclosure:

Amendment No. 187 to NPF-73 cc: Mr. Charles E. Jones President and Chief Executive Officer FirstEnergy Corporation 76 Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Mr. Samuel L. Belcher President and Chief Nuclear Officer FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company 341 White Pond Drive Akron, OH 44320

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 FIRSTENERGY NUCLEAR GENERATION. LLC DOCKET NO. 50-412 BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION. UNIT 2 AMENDMENT TO RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 187 Renewed License No. NPF-73

1.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:

A.

The application for amendment by FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company, (FENOC) acting on its own behalf and as agent for FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation, LLC; the Toledo Edison Company; and the Ohio Edison Company, dated June 24, 2016, as supplemented by letters dated September 13, 2016; December 15, 2016; and March 16, 2017, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I.

B.

The facility will operate in conformity with the application, 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 amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations; D.

The issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; and E.

The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of the Commission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.

Enclosure

2.

Accordingly, the license is amended by changes as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment.

3.

This license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance and shall be implemented within 90 days from the date of issuance.

Attachment:

Changes to the Renewed Facility Operating License Date of Issuance: May 30, 201 7 FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNIT 2 ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 187 FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-73 DOCKET NO. 50-412 Replace the following pages of the Renewed Facility Operating License with the attached revised pages. The revised pages are identified by amendment number and contain marginal lines indicating the areas of change.

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 FIRSTENERGY NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY FIRSTENERGY NUCLEAR GENERATION. LLC DOCKET NO. 50-412 BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION. UNIT 2 RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE License No. NPF-73

1.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission or the NRC) has found that:

A.

The application to renew Facility Operating License No. NPF-73 filed by FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC)* acting on its own behalf and as agent for FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation, LLC (the licensees), complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I, and all required notifications to other agencies or bodies have been duly made; B.

Construction of the Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 2 (the facility), has been substantially completed in conformity with Construction Permit No. CPPR-105 and the application, as amended, the provisions of the Act, and the regulations of the Commission; C.

The facility will operate in conformity with the application, the provisions of the Act, and the regulations of the Commission (except as exempted from compliance in Section 2.D. below);

D.

There is reasonable assurance: (i) that the activities authorized by this renewed operating 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 Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I (except as exempted from compliance in Section 2.D. below);

• FENOC is authorized to act as agent for FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation, LLC and has exclusive responsibility and control over the physical construction, operation, and maintenance of the facility.

Amendment No.187 Renewed Operating License NPF-73 E.

FENOC is technically qualified to engage in the activities authorized by this renewed operating license in accordance with the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; F.

The licensees have satisfied the applicable provisions of 10 CFR Part 140, "Financial Protection Requirements and Indemnity Agreements," of the Commission's regulations; G.

The issuance of this renewed operating license will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; H.

After weighing the environmental, economic, technical, and other benefits of the facility against environmental and other costs and considering available alternatives, the issuance of this Renewed Operating License No. NPF-73 is subject to the conditions for protection of the environment set forth in the Environmental Protection Plan attached as Appendix B, is in accordance with 1 O CFR Part 51 of the Commission's regulations, and all applicable requirements have been satisfied; I.

The receipt, possession and use of source, byproduct and special nuclear material as authorized by this license will be in accordance with the Commission's regulations in 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70.

J.

Actions have been identified and have been or will be taken with respect to: (1) managing the effects of aging on the functionality of structures and components that have been identified to require review under 10 CFR 54.21 (a)(1) during the period of extended operation, and (2) time-limited aging analyses that have been identified to require review under 10 CFR 54.21(c), such that there is reasonable assurance that the activities authorized by this renewed operating license will continue to be conducted in accordance with the current licensing basis, as defined in 10 CFR 54.3 for the facility, and that any changes made to the facility's current licensing basis in order to comply with 1 O CFR 54.29(a) are in accordance with the Act and the Commission's regulations;

2.

Renewed Facility Operating License NPF-73 is hereby issued to FENOC and FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation, LLC (the licensees) to read as follows:

A.

This renewed license applies to the Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 2, a pressurized water reactor and associated equipment (the facility), owned by FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation, LLC (owner) and operated by FENOC (collectively the licensees). The facility is located on the licensees' site on the southern shore of the Ohio River in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, approximately 22 miles northwest of Pittsburgh and 5 miles east of East Liverpool, Ohio, and is described in FENOC's Updated Final Safety Analysis Report, as supplemented and amended, and in its Environmental Report, as supplemented and amended; B.

Subject to the conditions and requirements incorporated herein, the Commission hereby licenses:

(1)

Pursuant to Section 103 of the Act and 10 CFR Part 50, FE NOC to possess, use, and operate the facility at the designated location in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, in accordance with the procedures and limitations set forth in this license; Amendment No.187 Beaver Valley Unit 2 Renewed Operating License NPF-73 (2)

Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Part 50, FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation, LLC to possess the facility at the designated location in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, in accordance with the procedures and limitations set forth in the license; (3)

Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Part 70, FE NOC, to receive, possess, and use at any time special nuclear material as reactor fuel, in accordance with the limitations for storage and amounts required for reactor operation, as described in the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report, as supplemented and amended; (4)

Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70, FENOC to receive, possess, and use at any time any byproduct, source, and special nuclear material such as sealed neutron sources for reactor startup, sealed sources for reactor instrumentation and radiation monitoring equipment calibration, and as fission detectors in amounts as required; (5)

Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70, FE NOC 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 other activity associated with radioactive apparatus or components; (6)

Pursuant to the Act and 1 O CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70, FENOC to possess, but not separate, such byproduct and special nuclear materials as may be produced by the operation of the facility authorized herein.

(7)

Deleted Amendment No.187 Beaver Valley Unit 2 Renewed Operating License NPF-73 C.

This renewed operating license shall be deemed to contain and is subject to the conditions specified in the following Commission regulations set forth in 1 O CFR Chapter 1 and 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:

(1)

Maximum Power Level FENOC is authorized to operate the facility at a steady state reactor core power level of 2900 megawatts thermal.

(2)

Technical Specifications Beaver Valley Unit 2 The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No.187, and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, both of which are attached hereto are hereby incorporated in the license. FENOC shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.

Amendment No.187 Renewed Operating License NPF-73 (8)

Detailed Control Room Design Review (DCRDR)

Deleted (9)

Safety Parameter Display System (SPDS)

Deleted (10)

Fire Protection Modifications (Section 9.5.1 of SER Supplement 6)

Deleted (11)

Additional Conditions The Additional Conditions contained in Appendix D, as revised through Amendment No. 187, are hereby incorporated into this license. FENOC shall operate the facility in accordance with the Additional Conditions.

(12)

Steam Generator Surveillance Interval Extension Deleted

( 13)

Mitigation Strategy License Condition The licensee shall develop and maintain strategies for addressing large fires and explosions and that include the following key areas:

(a)

Fire fighting response strategy with the following elements:

1.

Pre-defined coordinated fire response strategy and guidance

2.

Assessment of mutual aid fire fighting assets

3.

Designated staging areas for equipment and materials

4.

Command and control

5.

Training of response personnel (b)

Operations to mitigate fuel damage considering the following:

1.

Protection and use of personnel assets

2.

Communications

3.

Minimizing fire spread

4.

Procedures for implementing integrated fire response strategy

5.

Identification of readily-available pre-staged equipment

6.

Training on integrated fire response strategy

7.

Spent fuel pool mitigation measures (c)

Actions to minimize release to include consideration of:

1.

Water spray scrubbing

2.

Dose to onsite responders Amendment No.187 Beaver Valley Unit 2 Renewed Operating License NPF-73

APPENDIX D ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-73 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company and FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation, LLC shall comply with the following conditions on the schedules noted below:

Amendment Number 83 87 88 98 Beaver Valley Unit 2 Additional Condition The licensee is authorized to relocate certain Technical Specification requirements to licensee-controlled documents. Implementation of this amendment shall include the relocation of these technical specification requirements to the appropriate documents, as described in the licensee's application dated September 9, 1996, and evaluated in the staffs safety evaluation attached to this amendment.

The licensee is authorized to relocate certain Technical Specification requirements to licensee-controlled documents. Implementation of this amendment shall include the relocation of these technical specification requirements to the appropriate documents, as described in the licensee's application dated March 14, 1997, as supplemented July 29 and August 13, 1997, and evaluated in the staffs safety evaluation attached to this amendment.

The licensee is authorized to relocate certain Technical Specification requirements to licensee-controlled documents. Implementation of this amendment shall include the relocation of these technical specification requirements to the appropriate documents, as described in the licensee's application dated September 11, 1997, and evaluated in the staffs safety evaluation attached to this amendment.

The licensee commits to perform visual acceptance examinations of sleeve welds; post weld heat treatment of sleeve welds; and the NRG-recommended inspections of repaired tubes as described in the licensee's application dated March 10, 1997, as supplemented July 28, 1997, September 17, 1997, April 30, 1998, and January 29, 1999, and evaluated in the staff's safety evaluation attached to this amendment.

Implementation Date The amendment shall be implemented within 60 days from April 14, 1997 The amendment shall be implemented within 60 days from December 10, 1997 The amendment shall be implemented within 30 days from January 20, 1998 The amendment shall be implemented within 60 days from March 26, 1999 D-1 Amendment No.187

APPENDIX D ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-73 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company and FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation, LLC shall comply with the following conditions on the schedules noted below:

Amendment Number 102 151 Additional Condition The licensee is authorized to relocate certain Technical Specification requirements to licensee-controlled documents. Implementation of this amendment shall include the relocation of these Technical Specification requirements to the appropriate documents as described in the licensee's application dated December 24, 1998, as supplemented June 15, June 17, and July 7, 1999, and evaluated in the staff's evaluation attached to this amendment.

On the closing date(s) of the transfers to FENGenCo*

of their interests in Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit No. 2, Pennsylvania Power Company, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, Ohio Edison Company, and The Toledo Edison Company shall transfer to FENGenCo* all of each transferor's respective accumulated decommissioning funds for Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit No. 2, except for funds associated with the leased portions of Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit No. 2, and tender to FENGenCo*

additional amounts equal to remaining funds expected to be collected in 2005, as represented in the application dated June 1, 2005, but not yet collected by the time of closing. All of the funds shall be deposited in a separate external trust fund for the reactor in the same amount as received with respect to the unit to be segregated from other assets of FENGenCo* and outside its administrative control, as required by NRG regulations, and FENGenCo* shall take all necessary steps to ensure that this external trust fund is maintained in accordance with the requirements of the order approving the transfer of the license and consistent with the safety evaluation supporting the order and in accordance with the requirements of 1 O CFR Section 50.75, "Reporting and recordkeeping for decommissioning planning."

Implementation Date The amendment shall be implemented within 60 days from August 30, 1999 The amendment shall be implemented within 30 days from December 16, 2005

• FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation Corp. (FENGenCo) has been renamed FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation, LLC.

Beaver Valley Unit 2 D-2 Amendment No. 187

APPENDIX D ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-73 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company and FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation, LLC shall comply with the following conditions on the schedules noted below:

Amendment Number 151 Additional Condition By the date of closing of the transfer of the ownership interests in Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit No. 2 from Pennsylvania Power Company to FENGenCo*,

FENGenCo* shall obtain a parent company guarantee from FirstEnergy in an initial amount of at least $80 million (in 2005 dollars) to provide additional decommissioning funding assurance regarding such ownership interests. Required funding levels shall be recalculated annually and, as necessary, FENGenCo*

shall either obtain appropriate adjustments to the parent company guarantee or otherwise provide any additional decommissioning funding assurance necessary for FENGenCo* to meet NRC requirements under 1 O CFR 50.75.

The Support Agreements described in the applications dated May 18, 2005 (up to $80 million), and June 1, 2005 (up to $400 million), shall be effective consistent with the representations contained in the applications.

FENGenCo* shall take no action to cause FirstEnergy, or its successors and assigns, to void, cancel, or modify the Support Agreements without the prior written consent of the NRC staff, except, however, the $80 million Support Agreement in connection with the transfer of the Pennsylvania Power Company interests may be revoked or rescinded if and when the $400 million support agreement described in the June 1, 2005, application becomes effective. FENGenCo* shall inform the Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, in writing, no later than ten days after any funds are provided to FENGenCo* by FirstEnergy under either Support Agreement.

Implementation Date The amendment shall be implemented within 30 days from December 16, 2005

• FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation Corp. (FENGenCo) has been renamed FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation, LLC.

Beaver Valley Unit 2 D-3 Amendment No. 187

APPENDIX D ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-73 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company and FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation, LLC shall comply with the following conditions on the schedules noted below:

Amendment Number 161 161 Additional Condition Schedule for New and Revised Surveillance Requirements (SRs)

The schedule for performing SRs that are new or revised in Amendment No. 161 shall be as follows:

For SRs that are new in this amendment, the first performance is due at the end of the first surveillance interval, which begins on the date of implementation of this amendment.

For SRs that existed prior to this amendment, whose intervals of performance are being reduced, the first reduced surveillance interval begins upon completion of the first surveillance performed after implementation of this amendment.

For SRs that existed prior to this amendment, whose intervals of performance are being extended, the first extended surveillance interval begins upon completion of the last surveillance performed prior to implementation of this amendment.

For SRs that existed prior to this amendment that have modified acceptance criteria, the first performance subject to the modified acceptance criteria is due at the end of the first surveillance interval that began on the date the surveillance was last performed prior to the implementation of this amendment.

Relocation of Certain Technical Specification Requirements License Amendment No. 161 authorizes the relocation of certain Technical Specifications to other licensee-controlled documents.

Implementation of this amendment shall include relocation of the requirements to the specified documents, as described in (1) Sections 4D and 4E of the NRG staffs Safety Evaluation, and (2) Table LA, Removed Detail Changes, and Table R, Relocated Specifications, attached to the NRG staff's Safety Evaluation, which is enclosed in this amendment.

Implementation Date The amendment shall be implemented within 150 days from date of issuance The amendment shall be implemented within 150 days from date of issuance Beaver Valley Unit 2 D-4 Amendment No. 187

APPENDIX D ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-73 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company and FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation, LLC shall comply with the following conditions on the schedules noted below:

Amendment Number 163 Additional Condition Initial Performance of New Surveillance and Assessment Requirements Upon implementation of Amendment No. 163 adopting TSTF-448, Revision 3, the determination of control room envelope (CRE) unfiltered air inleakage as required by Surveillance Requirement (SR) 3. 7.10.4, in accordance with Specification 5.5.14.c(i), the assessment of CRE habitability as required by Specification 5.5.14.c(ii), and the measurement of CRE pressure as required by Specification 5.5.14.d, shall be considered met. Following implementation:

(a) The first performance of SR 3.7.10.4, in accordance with Specification 5.5.14.c(i), shall be within the specified Frequency of 6 years, plus the 18-month allowance of SR 3.0.2, as measured from the date of the most recent successful tracer gas test, or within the next 18 months if the time period since the most recent successful tracer gas test is greater than 6 years.

(b) The first performance of the periodic assessment of CRE habitability, Specification 5.5.14.c(ii), shall be within 3 years, plus the 9-month allowance of SR 3.0.2, as measured from the date of the most recent successful tracer gas test, or within the next 9 months if the time period since the most recent successful tracer gas test is greater than 3 years.

(c) The first performance of the periodic measurement of CRE pressure, Specification 5.5.14.d, shall be within 18 months, plus the 138 days allowed by SR 3.0.2, as measured from the date of the most recent successful pressure measurement test.

Implementation Date The amendment shall be implemented within 120 days from date of issuance Beaver Valley Unit 2 D-5 Amendment No. 187

APPENDIX D ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-73 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company and FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation, LLC shall comply with the following conditions on the schedules noted below:

Amendment Number Additional Condition Based on the Commission's Order dated April 14, 2017, regarding the direct transfer from Ohio Edison Company (OE) and The Toledo Edison Company (TE) to FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation, LLC (FENGen), FENOC and FENGen shall comply with the following conditions noted Below.

A. By June 1, 2017, OE and TE shall initiate the transfer to FENGen the accumulated decommissioning funds held by OE and TE for Beaver Valley Unit 2. All such funds shall be deposited and held in the FENGen nuclear decommissioning trust for Beaver Valley Unit 2 along with other funds maintained by FENGen for Beaver Valley Unit 2 and shall be maintained in such trust outside of FENGen's administrative control and in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 50.75(h)(1).

Such transfer of the accumulated decommissioning funds by OE and TE shall be completed within a reasonable period of time.

B. The Support Agreement in the amount of $400 million from FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. (FES) described in the application dated June 24, 2016 shall be effective and consistent with the representations in the application. FENGen shall take no action to void, cancel, or modify the Support Agreement without the prior written consent of the NRC staff. FENGen shall inform the Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, in writing, no later than 10 working days after any funds are provided to FENGen by FES under the terms of the Support Agreement.

Implementation Date The amendment shall be implemented within 90 days from June 1, 2017 Beaver Valley Unit 2 D-6 Amendment No. 187

1.0 Objectives of the Environmental Protection Plan The Environmental Protection Plan (EPP) is to provide for protection of nonradiological environmental values during operation of the Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 2 (facility). The principal objectives of the EPP are as follows:

(1)

Verify that the facility is operated in an environmentally acceptable manner, as established by the Final Environmental Statement - Operating License Stage (FES-OL) and other NRC environmental impact assessments.

(2)

Coordinate NRC requirements and maintain consistency with other Federal, State, and local requirements for environmental protection.

(3)

Keep NRC informed of the environmental effects of facility construction and operation and of actions taken to control those effects.

Environmental concerns identified in the FES-OL (September 1985, NUREG-1094) which relate to water quality matters are regulated by way of the licensee's* NPDES permit.

2.0 Environmental Protection Issues In the FES-OL (NUREG-1094, September 1985), the staff considered the environmental impacts associated with the operation of the Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 2. No aquatic/water quality, terrestrial, or noise issues were identified.

3.0 Consistency Requirements 3.1 Plant Design and Operation The licensee may make changes in station design or operation or perform tests or experiments affecting the environment provided such activities do not involve an unreviewed environmental question and do not involve a change in the EPP*. Changes in station design or operation or performance of tests or experiments which do not affect the environment are not subject to the requirements of this EPP. Activities governed by Section 3.3 are not subject to the requirements of this Section.

Before engaging in additional construction or operational activities which may significantly affect the environment, the licensee shall prepare and record an environmental evaluation of such activity. Activities are excluded from this requirement if all measurable nonradiological environmental effects are confined to the on-site areas previously disturbed during site preparation and plant construction. When the evaluation indicates that such activity involves an unreviewed environmental question, the licensee shall provide a written evaluation of such activity and obtain prior NRC approval. Such activity and change to the EPP may be implemented only in accordance with an appropriate license amendment as set forth in Section 5.3 of this EPP.

• "Licensee" refers to FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company, operator of the facility, and acting as agent for FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation, LLC, owner of the facility.

Beaver Valley Unit 2 B-1 Amendment No. 187

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