ML24067A037

Federal Register Notice - Issuance of Multiple Exemptions Regarding 10 CFR Part 73 - February 2024

ML24067A037
Person / Time
Site:	Peach Bottom, Mcguire, Fermi, Harris, Wolf Creek, Cooper, Summer, Surry, North Anna, Turkey Point, River Bend, Diablo Canyon, Callaway, McGuire, 07201038, 07200002, 07200055, 07200062
Issue date:	03/20/2024
From:	Jeffrey Whited NRC/NRR/DORL/LPL3
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References
NRC-2024-0058, 89FR21017
Download: ML24067A037 (9)

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-395, 72-1038, 50-341, 50-400, 50-369, 50-370, 7 2-38, 50-458, 72-49,

50-250, 50-251, 72-62, 50-298, 72-66, 50-275, 50-323, 72-26, 50 -483, 72-1045, 50-280,

50-281,72-2, 72-55, 50-338, 50-339,72-16, 72-56, 50-482, and 72 -79; NRC-2024-0058]

Issuance of Multiple Exemptions Regarding Security Notification s, Reports, and

Recording Keeping

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Exemptions; issuance.

SUMMARY

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a singl e notice

to announce the issuance of 13 exemptions in response to reques ts from ten licensees

in response to a change to NRCs regulations published in the Federal Register on

March 14, 2023.

DATES: During the period from February 1, 2024, to February 29, 2024, the NRC

granted 13 exemptions in response to requests submitted by ten licensees from

November 16, 2023, to January 16, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2024-0058 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:

• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and

search for Docket ID NRC-2024-0058. Address questions about Docket IDs in

Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301-415-0624; ema il:

Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the in dividual 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 ADAM S 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 wit h ADAMS, please

contact the NRCs Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at

301-415-4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. For the conv enience of the

reader, instructions about obtaining materials referenced in th is document are provided

in the Availability of Documents section.

• NRCs PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of publicly

available documents, is open by appointment. To make an appoint ment 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed Miller, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001;

telephone: 301-415-2481, email: Ed.Miller@nc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

During the period from February 1, 2024, to February 29, 2024, the NRC granted

13 exemptions in response to requests submitted by the followin g licensees: Dominion

Energy South Carolina, Inc.; DTE Electric Company; Duke Energy Progress, LLC/Duke

Energy Carolinas, LLC; Entergy Operations, Inc.; Florida Power & Light Company;

Nebraska Public Power District; U nion Electric Company, doing business as Ameren

Missouri; Virginia Electric and Power Company; and Wolf Creek N uclear Operating

Corporation.

2 These exemptions temporarily allow the licensee to deviate from certain

requirements of part 73 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR),

Physical Protection of Plants and Materials, subpart T, Secu rity Notifications, Reports,

and Recordkeeping. In support of its exemption requests, the l icensees agreed to effect

site-specific administrative controls that maintain the approac h to complying with

10 CFR part 73 in effect prior to the NRCs issuance of a final rule, Enhanced Weapons,

Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications, which was published in

the Federal Register on March 14, 2023, and became effective on April 13, 2023

(88 FR 15864).

II. Availability of Documents

The tables in this notice provide transparency regarding the nu mber and type of

exemptions the NRC has issued and provide the facility name, do cket number,

document description, document date, and ADAMS accession number for each

exemption issued. Additional details on each exemption issued, including the exemption

request submitted by the respecti ve licensee and the NRCs decision, are provided in

each exemption approval listed in the following tables. For add itional directions on

accessing information in ADAMS, see the ADDRESSES section of this document.

Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.;

Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit No. 1; Docket Nos. 50-395 and 72-1038

Document Description ADAMS Document Date Accession No.

Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Unit ML23334A246 November 30, 2023.

[No.] 1, Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit ML24032A306 February 15, 2024.

[No.] 1 - Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR part 73 -

Security Notifications, Reports, and

3 Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity Reporting (EPID L-2023-LLE-0071)

DTE Electric Company; Fermi-2; Docket No. 50-341

Document Description ADAMS Document Date Accession No.

[Fermi-2] Request for Exemption from ML23334A078 November 30, 2023.

Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks and Security Event Notification Implementation

[Fermi-2] 2023/12/04 NRR Email Capture ML24044A149 December 4, 2023.

- Follow Up of our Phone Call - Fermi 2 Exemption Request (EPID L-2023-LLE-0073)

[Fermi-2] - Exemption from Select ML24019A184 February 16, 2024.

Requirements of 10 CFR part 73 Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity Reporting (EPID L-2023-LLE-0073)

Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1; Docket No. 50-400

Document Description ADAMS Document Date Accession No.

[Duke Energy Fleet] RA-23-0284 ML23320A283 November 16, 2023.

Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation

[Duke Energy Fleet] Supplement to ML23338A344 December 4, 2023.

Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, ML24032A263 February 23, 2024.

Unit 1 - Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR part 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0044 [Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity Reporting])

4 Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2; Docket Nos. 50-369, 50-370, and 72-38

Document Description ADAMS Document Date Accession No.

[Duke Energy Fleet] RA-23-0284 ML23320A283 November 16, 2023.

Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation

[Duke Energy Fleet] Supplement to ML23338A344 December 4, 2023.

Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 ML24024A218 February 5, 2024.

- Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR part 73 (Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity Reporting) (EPID L-2023-LLE-0063)

Entergy Operations, Inc.;

Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2; Docket Nos. 50-313, 50-368, and 72-13

Document Description ADAMS Document Date Accession No.

Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 [and] 2, ML23325A141 November 21, 2023.

Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation

[Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2] ML23333A136 November 29, 2023.

Supplement to Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2 - ML24012A050 February 2, 2024.

Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR part 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0054 [Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity Reporting])

5 Entergy Operations Inc.;

River Bend Station, Unit 1; Docket Nos. 50-458 and 72-49

Document Description ADAMS Document Date Accession No.

River Bend Station, Unit 1, Request for ML23325A143 November 21, 2023.

Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation

[River Bend Station, Unit 1] Supplement ML23333A136 November 29, 2023.

to Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation River Bend Station, Unit 1 - Exemption ML24031A004 February 21, 2024.

from Select Requirements of 10 CFR part 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0052 [Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity Reporting])

Florida Power & Light Company; Turkey Point Nuclear Generating, Unit Nos. 3 and 4; Docket Nos. 50-250, 50-251, and 72-62

Document Description ADAMS Document Date Accession No.

Turkey Point Nuclear [Generating, Unit ML23320A267 November 16, 2023.

Nos. 3 and 4], Part 73 Exemption Request Regarding Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Final Rule Turkey Point [Nuclear Generating, Unit ML23334A068 November 29, 2023.

Nos. 3 and 4], Supplement to Exemption Request Regarding Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Final Rule Turkey Point Nuclear Generating, Unit ML24023A034 February 5, 2024.

Nos. 3 and 4 - Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR part 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0038 [Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity Reporting])

6 Nebraska Public Power District; Cooper Nuclear Station; Docket Nos. 50-298 and 72-66

Document Description ADAMS Document Date Accession No.

Cooper Nuclear Station - Request for ML23326A175 November 22, 2023.

Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation Cooper Nuclear Station ISFSI, ML23334A145 November 30, 2023.

Supplement to Exemption Request from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation Cooper Nuclear Station - Exemption ML24019A089 February 6, 2024.

from Select Requirements of 10 CFR part 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0060

[Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity Reporting])

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2; Docket Nos. 50-275, 50-323 and 72-26

Document Description ADAMS Document Date Accession No.

Diablo Canyon [Nuclear Power Plant,] ML23348A368 December 14, 2023.

Units 1 and 2, Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, ML24036A118 February 14, 2024.

Units 1 and 2 - Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR part 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0084 [Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity Reporting])

Union Electric Company, doing business as Ameren Missouri; Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1; Docket Nos. 50-483 and 72-1045

Document Description ADAMS Document Date Accession No.

Callaway Plant, Unit [No.] 1 - Request ML23342A158 December 7, 2023.

7 for Exemption from Specific (Package)

Requirements in 2023 Security Rule, Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notification Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1 - Exemption ML24036A171 February 20, 2024.

from Select Requirements of 10 CFR part 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0079

[Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity Reporting])

Virginia Electric and Power Company; Surry Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Docket Nos. 50-280, 50-281,72-2, and 72-55

Document Description ADAMS Document Date Accession No.

Surry [Power Station], Unit [Nos.] 1 and ML23334A234 November 30, 2023.

2, Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation Surry Power Station, Unit [Nos.] 1 and 2 ML24032A471 February 20, 2024.

- Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR part 73 - Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity Reporting (EPID L-2023-LLE-0069)

Virginia Electric and Power Company; North Anna Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Docket Nos. 50-338, 50-339,72-16, and 72-56

Document Description ADAMS Document Date Accession No.

North Anna [Power Station], Unit [Nos. ] ML23334A243 November 30, 2023.

1 and 2, Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, And Security Event Notifications Implementation North Anna Power Station, Unit [Nos. ] 1 ML24017A147 January 16, 2024.

and 2 - Supplement to Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checked, and Security Event Notifications Implementation North Anna Power Station, Unit [Nos.] 1 ML24043A067 February 27, 2024.

8 and 2 - Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR part 73 -

Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity Reporting (EPID L-2023-LLE-0070)

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation; Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit 1; Docket Nos. 50-482 and 72-79

Document Description ADAMS Document Date Accession No.

Wolf Creek [Generating Station, Unit 1], ML23334A250 November 30, 2023.

Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit 1 - ML24036A009 February 14, 2024.

Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR part 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0075

[Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity Reporting])

Dated: March 20, 2024.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

/RA/

Jeffrey A. Whited, Chief, Plant Licensing Branch 3, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

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