ML24036A019
| ML24036A019 | |
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| Issue date: | 02/12/2024 |
| From: | Bo Pham Division of Operating Reactor Licensing |
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| NRC-2024-0042, 89 FR 12873 | |
| Download: ML24036A019 (22) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2024-0042]
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 publ ish 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 March 21, 2024. A request for a hear ing or petitions
for leave to intervene must be filed by April 22, 2024. This mo nthly notice includes all
amendments issued, or proposed to be issued, from January 5, 20 24, to
February 1, 2024. The last monthly notice was published on Janu ary 23, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods; howev er,
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-2024-0042. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301-415-0624; email: Stacy.Schuma nn@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: Karen Zeleznock, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washing ton, DC 20555-
0001, telephone: 301-415-1118; email: Karen.Zeleznock@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2024-0042, 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 availab le 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-2024-0042.
- 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
2 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. The ADAMS ac cession number
for each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is p rovided the first time that it
is mentioned in this document.
- 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.
B. Submitting Comments
The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Federal
rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please include Docket ID NRC-
2024-0042, 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 comment 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 rou tinely edit comment
submissions to remove such information before making the commen t submissions
available to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.
3 II. Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendments to Facili ty 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 regulat ions 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 Commi ssion 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
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
4 issuance. If the Commission makes a final NSHC determination fo r any of these
amendments, any hearing will take place after issuance. The Com mission 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 I ntervene
Within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice, an y person (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 copy of 10 CFR 2.309. If a
petition is filed, the Commission or a presiding officer will r ule on the petition and, if
appropriate, a notice of a hearing will be issued.
Petitions must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of publication of this
notice in accordance with the filing instructions in the Elect ronic Submissions (E-Filing)
section of this document. Petitions and motions for leave to fi le new or amended
contentions that are filed after the deadline will not be enter tained absent a
determination by the presiding officer that the filing demonstr ates good cause by
satisfying the three factors in 10 CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i) through ( iii).
If a hearing is requested, and the Commission has not made a fi nal
determination on the issue of no significant hazards considerat ion, the Commission will
make a final determination on the issue of no significant hazar ds consideration, which
will serve to establish when the hearing is held. If the final determination is that the
amendment request involves no signifi cant hazards consideration , the Commission may
issue the amendment and make it immediately effective, notwiths tanding the request for
a hearing. Any hearing would take place after issuance of the a mendment. If the final
5 determination is that the amendment request involves a signific ant hazards
consideration, then any hearing held would take place before th e issuance of the
amendment unless the Commission finds an imminent 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
designated agency thereof, may submit a petition to the Commiss ion to participate as a
party under 10 CFR 2.309(h) no later than 60 days from the date of publication of this
notice. Alternatively, a State , local governmental body, Federa lly recognized Indian
Tribe, or agency thereof may participate as a non-party under 1 0 CFR 2.315(c).
For information about filing a petition and about participation by a person not a
party under 10 CFR 2.315, see ADAMS Accession No. ML20340A053
(https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionN umber=ML20340A
053) and on the NRCs public website at
https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/adjudicatory/hearing.h tml#participate.
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 req uires 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 El ectronic Submissions to the NRC (ADAMS Accession
No. ML13031A056) and on the NRCs public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-
submittals.html.
6 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 e stablish an electronic docket
for the proceeding if the Secretary has not already established 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 on 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 docum ent is submitted through
the NRCs E-Filing system. To be timely, an electronic filing m ust be submitted to the
E-Filing system no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on the due date. Up on 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 a lso 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 th eir counsel or
7 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 availabl e between 9 a.m. and
6 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
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). Parti cipants 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, click c ancel when the link requests
certificates and you will be automatically directed to the NRC s electronic hearing
dockets where you will be able to access any publicly available documents in a particular
hearing docket. Participants are requested not to include perso nal privacy information
such as social security numbers, home addresses, or personal ph one numbers in their
8 filings unless an NRC regulation or other law requires submissi on of such information.
With respect to copyrighted works, except for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of
the adjudicatory filings and would constitute a Fair Use applic ation, participants should
not include copyrighted materials in their submission.
The following table provides the plant name, docket number, dat e of application,
ADAMS accession number, and location in the application of the licensees proposed
NSHC determinations. For further details with respect to these license amendment
applications, see the applications for amendment, which are ava ilable for public
inspection in ADAMS. For additional direction on accessing info rmation related to this
document, see the Obtaining Information and Submitting Comment s section of this
document.
License Amendment Requests
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Unit 1; York County, PA Docket No. 50-171 Application date September 22, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23265A150 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 7-9 of Attachment 1 The proposed amendment would modify License Condition 2.C(1) and Technical Specifications (TSs) Sections 1.0, 2.1(b)1, 2.1(b)6, 2.3(b)1, and 2.3(b)2 to remove restrictions that currently preclude certain decommissioning activities without prior Brief Description of Amendment NRC approval. The proposed changes would amend the applicable License Condition and TSs to eliminate legacy restrictions and adopt requirements that more closely align with the current standards and guidance that govern decommissioning activities/efforts as specified in 10 CFR 50.82.
Proposed Determination NSHC Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Donald P. Ferraro, Assistant General Address Counsel, Constellation Energy Generation,
9 LLC, 200 Exelon Way, Suite 305, Kennett Square, PA 19348 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number Tanya Hood, 301-415-1387 Constellation FitzPatrick, LLC and Constellation Energy Generat ion, LLC; James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant; Oswego County, NY Docket No. 50-333 Application date December 14, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23348A154 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 7-8 of Attachment 1 The proposed amendment would modify Technical Specification (TS) requirements in Section 1.3 regarding Completion Times and Section 3.0 regarding Limiting Condition for Operation and Surveillance Brief Description of Amendment(s) Requirement usage. These changes are consistent with the NRC-approved Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-529, Revision 4, Clarify Use and Application Rules. Additionally, the proposed amendment makes several administrative changes to the TS.
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 James Kim, 301-415-4125 Energy Northwest; Columbia Generating Station; Benton County, W A Docket No. 50-397 Application date December 5, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23339A124 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 2-3 of the Enclosure The proposed amendment would modify Technical Specification (TS) 3.3.6.1, Primary Containment Isolation Instrumentation, to remove the requirement that the Reactor Water Cleanup (RWCU) System automatically isolate on manual initiation of the Standby Brief Description of Amendment Liquid Control (SLC) System. This change to the TS facilitates a future change to the plant design and procedures to require manually isolating the RWCU System when manually initiating the SLC System. The proposed change is consistent with NRC-approved Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-584, Revision 10 0, Eliminate Automatic RWCU System Isolation on SLC Initiation.
Proposed Determination NSHC Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Ryan Lukson, Assistant General Counsel, Address Energy Northwest, MD 1020, P.O. Box 968, Richland, WA 99352 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number Mahesh Chawla, 301-415-8 371 Florida Power & Light Company; Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Units 3 and 4; Miami-Dade County, FL Docket Nos. 50-250, 50-251 Application date November 15, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23320A028 Location in Application of NSHC Page 42-46 of Enclosure 1 The proposed amendments would revise the Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Units 3 and 4 licensing basis by incorporating advanced fuel features (e.g., AXIOM cladding, ADOPT' fuel pellets, and a Brief Description of Amendments PRIME' fuel skeleton), extend Technical Specification (TS) surveillance intervals, modify TS Allowable Values, and make conforming changes to the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report to facilitate a transition to 24-month fuel cycles.
Proposed Determination NSHC Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Steven Hamrick, Senior Attorney 801 Address Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 220 Washington, D.C. 20004 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number Michael Mahoney, 301-415 -3867 Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Edwin I. Hatch Nuclea r Plant, Units 1 and 2; Appling County, GA Docket Nos. 50-321, 50-366 August 19, 2022, as supplemented by Application date letters dated January 20, 2023; October 20, 2023; January 30, 2024 ADAMS Accession Nos. ML22231B055, ML23020A902, ML23293A235, ML24030A895
Location in Application of NSHC Pages E1-11 to E1-12 of Attachment 3 in supplement dated January 30, 2024 The proposed amendments would revise the renewed facility operating licenses and Brief Description of Amendments Technical Specifications Table 1.1-1, MODES, to relax the required number of fully tensioned reactor pressure vessel closure studs.
Proposed Determination NSHC
11 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 Andrea Johnson 301-415-2890 Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Edwin I. Hatch Nuclea r Plant, Units 1 and 2; Appling County, GA Docket Nos. 50-321, 50-366 Application date December 6, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23340A223 Location in Application of NSHC Pages A1-4 to A1-5 of Attachme nt 1 The proposed amendments would modify the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, Technical Specification (TS) requirements related to Completion Times (CTs) for Required Actions to provide the option to calculate a longer, risk-informed CT for the condition of one pump Brief Description of Amendments inoperable for TS 3.7.1, Residual Heat Removal Service Water (RHRSW) System, and for TS 3.7.2, Plant Service Water (PSW) System and Ultimate Heat Sink (UHS). The proposed amendments would also make corresponding changes to TS 5.5.16, Risk Informed Completion Time Program, and to TS 1.3, Completion Times, Example 1.3-8.
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 Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1; Rh ea County, TN Docket No. 50-390 Application date January 8, 2024 ADAMS Accession No. ML24009A165 Location in Application of NSHC Pages E6 and E7 of the Enclosu re The proposed amendment would revise Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1, Technical Brief Description of Amendment Specification 3.8.2, AC Sources-Shutdown, Limiting Condition for Operation to remove the note regarding the C-S diesel generator.
Proposed Determination NSHC
12 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 Kimberly Green, 301-415- 1627 Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 an d 2; Rhea County, TN Docket Nos. 50-390, 50-391 Application date December 13, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23347A161 TSTF-5: pages E-5 and E-6; TSTF-9:
pages E-9 and E-10; TSTF-12: pages E-12 and E-13; TSTF-13: pages E-15 and E-16; TSTF-14: pages E-18 and E-19; TSTF-109:
pages E-21 and E-22; TSTF-110: pages E-Location in Application of NSHC 25 and E-26; TSTF-135: pages E-30 and E-31; TSTF-136: pages E-33 and E-34; TSTF-142: pages E-36 and E-37; TSTF-241: pages E-41 and E-42; TSTF-256:
pages E-44 and E-45; TSTF-339: pages E-47 and E-48 The proposed amendments would revise various technical specifications (TS) in Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 TS 2.0, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, and 5.9.5 by adopting the following Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Travelers: TSTF-5-A, Revision 1, Delete Safety Limit Violation Notification Requirements, TSTF-9-A, Revision 1, Relocate Value for Shutdown Margin to COLR [core operating limit report], TSTF-12-A, Revision 1, Delete LCO [limiting condition for operation] 3.1.9 and 3.1.11 Brief Description of Amendments (Physics Tests Exceptions), TSTF-13-A, Revision 1, Move SR [surveillance requirement] For 300 ppm MTC [moderator temperature coefficient] Measurement to Frequency Note of SR 3.1.4.3, TSTF-14-A, Revision 4, Add an LCO Item and SR to Mode 2 Physics Tests Exceptions To Verify That Thermal Power <= 5% RTP [rated thermal power], TSTF-109-A, Clarify the QPTR [quadrant power tilt ratio]
Surveillances, TSTF-110-A, Revision 2, Delete SR Frequencies Based on Inoperable Alarms, TSTF-135-A, Revision 3, RPS [reactor protection system] and
13 ESFAS [engineered safety features actuation signals] Instrumentation, TSTF-136-A, Combine LCO 3.1.1 and 3.1.2, TSTF-142-A, Increase the Completion Time When the Core Reactivity Balance is Not Within Limit, TSTF-241-A, Revision 4, Allow Time for Stabilization After Reducing Power Due to QPTR Out-of-Limit, TSTF-256-A, Modify MODE 2 STE [special test exemption] Applicability, and TSTF-339-A, Revision 2, Relocate TS Parameters to COLR. The amendments would also delete one-time historical information from TS Surveillance Requirements 3.1.3.1 and 3.1.4.1, and make editorial changes for items that are not consistent with Standard Technical Specifications.
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 Tony Sierra, 301-287-953 1
III. Notice of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Lic enses and
Combined Licenses
During the period since publication of the last monthly notice, the Commission
has issued the following amendments. The Commission has determi ned 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 re quired by the Act and
the Commissions rules and regulations in 10 CFR chapter I, whi ch are set forth in the
license amendment.
A notice of consideration of issuance of amendment to facility operating license
or combined license, as applicable, proposed NSHC determination , and opportunity for a
14 hearing in connection with these actions, were 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 environmental impact statement or
environmental assessment need be prepared for these amendments. If the Commission
has prepared an environmental assessment under the special circ umstances provision
in 10 CFR 51.22(b) and has made a determination based on that a ssessment, it is so
indicated in the safety evaluation for 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 Issuances
Dominion Energy Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.; Millstone Power Stat ion, Unit No. 3; New London County, CT Docket No. 50-423 Amendment Date January 12, 2024 ADAMS Accession No. ML23341A017 Amendment No. 288 The amendment revised the Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 3 Technical Specification 3.4.9.1, Reactor Coolant System Pressure/Temperature Limits, to Brief Description of Amendment reflect that the existing pressure-temperature limit curves for 32 effective full power years (EFPY) in Figures 3.4-2 and 3.4-3 of TS 3.4.9.1 are applicable up to 54 EFPY.
15 Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Entergy Operations, Inc.; Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1; Pope Co unty, AR Docket No. 50-313 Amendment Date January 24, 2024 ADAMS Accession No. ML23326A039 Amendment No. 281 The amendment revised the technical specifications to permit the use of risk-informed completion times for actions to be taken when limiting conditions for operation Brief Description of Amendment are not met. The changes are based on Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-505, Revision 2, Provide Risk-informed Extended Completion Times
- RITSTF [Risk-Informed TSTF] Initiative 4b, dated July 2, 2018 (ML18183A493).
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Florida Power & Light Company; Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 3 and 4; Miami-Dade County, FL Docket No. 50-250, 50-251 Amendment Date January 22, 2024 ADAMS Accession No. ML23320A306 Amendment Nos. 298 (Unit 3), 291 (Unit 4)
The amendments revised the Fire Protection Program in support of reactor coolant pump (RCP) seal replacements.
The amendments were requested in accordance with the units operating licenses, paragraph 3.D, Fire Protection, for Fire Protection Program changes that may be made without prior NRC approval.
Brief Description of Amendments One of the criteria for such a change is that the risk increase resulting from the change is less than 1 x 10-7/year (yr) for core damage frequency and less than 1 x 10-8/yr for large early release frequency. The change is to support replacement of the currently installed RCP seals with the Framatome RCP hydrostatic seal package equipped with the passive shutdown seal.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC; Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Uni ts 1 and 2; Manitowoc County, WI Docket Nos. 50-266, 50-301 16 Amendment Date January 23, 2024 ADAMS Accession No. ML23352A275 Amendment Nos. 274 (Unit 1), 276 (Unit 2)
The amendments revised Technical Specification (TS) 5.5.17, Pre-Stressed Concrete Containment Tendon Surveillance Program, to replace the reference to Regulatory Guide 1.35, Inservice Inspection of Ungrouted Tendons in Brief Description of Amendments Prestressed Concrete Containments, with a reference to Section XI, Subsection IWL of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. Additionally, the provisions of Surveillance Requirement 3.0.2 in TS 5.5.17 were also deleted by the license amendment.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Northern States Power Company - Minnesota; Prairie Island Nucle ar Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2; Goodhue County, MN Docket Nos. 50-282, 50-306 Amendment Date January 17, 2024 ADAMS Accession No. ML23356A003 Amendment Nos. 243 (Unit 1), 231 (Unit 2)
The amendments revised Technical Specification 5.6.6, Reactor Coolant System (RCS) Pressure and Temperature Brief Description of Amendments Limits Report (PTLR), to replace the current PTLR method with more recent analytical methods and remove a reference to an American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code Case.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No PSEG Nuclear LLC; Hope Creek Generating Station; Salem County, NJ Docket No. 50-354 Amendment Date January 16, 2024 ADAMS Accession No. ML23341A137 Amendment No. 235 The amendment modified the operation of safety-related heating, ventilation, and air Brief Description of Amendment conditioning (HVAC) trains as described in the updated final safety analysis report for Hope Creek. The change modified a portion of the trip and standby start logic for the
17 safety-related HVAC trains from an automatic function to a manual operator action.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Gener ating Plant, Unit 4; Burke County, GA Docket No.52-026 Amendment Date January 17, 2024 ADAMS Accession No. ML23279A004 Amendment No. 194 The amendment removed Appendix C, Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria (ITAAC) in its entirety from the Combined Operating License (COL) along with specific references to Appendix C within license conditions contained in the COL. In addition, the amendment deleted license conditions 2.D(2)(d) and 2.D(3)(b) that reference Brief Description of Amendment Appendix C. The staff made its 10 CFR 52.103(g) finding for Vogtle Unit 4 on July 28, 2023. The regulations in 10 CFR 52.103(h) and 10 CFR part 52, appendix D, IX.B.3 state that ITAAC are no longer requirements following the 10 CFR 52.103(g) finding. No ITAAC listed in Appendix C to COL NPF-92 are the subject of a § 52.103(a) hearing. Thus, all Vogtle Unit 4 ITAAC expired upon the making of the 10 CFR 52.103(g) finding.
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 Nos. 50-259, 50-260, 50-296 Amendment Date January 3, 2024 ADAMS Accession No. ML23319A199 Amendment Nos. 333 (Unit 1), 356 (Unit 2), 316 (Unit 3)
The amendments revised Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3 Technical Specification Surveillance Requirements Brief Description of Amendments 3.4.3.2 and 3.5.1.11 by supplementing the current requirement to verify the safety relief valves and automatic depressurization valves, respectively, open when manually actuated with an alternate requirement that 18 demonstrates the valves are capable of being opened in accordance with the inservice testing program (IST) and revising the frequency to conform with the IST.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Tennessee Valley Authority; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Hamilton County, TN; Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant , Units 1 and 2; Rhea County, TN; Docket Nos. 50-327, 50-328, 50-390, 50-391 Amendment Date January 31, 2024 ADAMS Accession No. ML23319A245 Amendment Nos. Sequoyah 366 (Unit 1), 360 (Unit 2); Watts Bar 164 (Unit 1), 71 (Unit 2)
The amendments revised Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, and the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 technical specifications (TSs) to adopt Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-567-A, Revision 1, Add Containment Sump TS to Address GSI [Generic Safety Brief Description of Amendments Issue]-191 Issues, by adding a new TS 3.6.16, Containment Sump, and adding an Action to address the condition of the containment sump made inoperable due to containment accident generated and transported debris exceeding the analyzed limits. The action provided time to correct or evaluate the condition in lieu of an immediate plant shutdown.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Union Electric Company; Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1; Callaway Co unty, MO Docket No. 50-483 Amendment Date January 18, 2024 ADAMS Accession No. ML23353A171 Amendment No. 237 The amendment revised the Callaway Plant Licensing Basis (i.e., the final safety analysis report and technical specifications (TSs)), to allow use of one train of the Brief Description of Amendment normal, non-safety-related service water system to solely provide cooling water support for one of two redundant trains of TS-required equipment when both equipment trains are required to be operable during cold shutdown/refueling 19 conditions. The supported equipment/systems affected by the proposed change are the residual heat removal system and control room air conditioning system, as applicable during Modes 5 and 6. The applicable/affected TS limiting conditions for operation are TS 3.4.8, RCS [Reactor Coolant System]
Loops - Mode 5, Loops Not Filled; TS 3.7.11, Control Room Air Conditioning System (CRACS); and TS 3.9.6, Residual Heat Removal (RHR) and Coolant Circulation - Low Water Level.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Union Electric Company; Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1; Callaway Co unty, MO Docket No. 50-483 Amendment Date January 11, 2024 ADAMS Accession No. ML23347A121 Amendment No. 236 The amendment revised Technical Specification (TS) 3.8.3, Diesel Fuel Oil, Lube Oil, and Starting Air, Surveillance Requirement (SR) 3.8.3.1 (verification of fuel oil storage tank volume), and SR 3.8.3.2 (verification of lube oil inventory volume), by removing the current stored Brief Description of Amendment diesel fuel oil and lube oil numerical volume requirements and replacing them with duration-based diesel operating time requirements, consistent with Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-501, Revision 1, Relocate Stored Fuel Oil and Lube Oil Volume Values to Licensee Control, dated February 20, 2009 (ML090510686).
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Virginia Electric and Power Company; Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Surry County, VA Docket Nos. 50-280, 50-281 Amendment Date January 18, 2024 ADAMS Accession No. ML23312A192 Amendment Nos. 316 (Unit 1), 316 (Unit 2)
The amendments applied a risk-informed Brief Description of Amendments approach to demonstrate the fuel handling trolley support structure, as designed, 20 meets the intent of a tornado resistant structure under Surry Power Station's current licensing basis considering a maximum tornado wind speed.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No
IV. Previously Published Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendments to
Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses, Proposed No Significant
Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a Hear ing
The following notice was previously published as separate indiv idual notice. It
was published as an individual notice either because time did n ot allow the Commission
to wait for this monthly notice or because the action involved exigent circumstances. It is
repeated here because the monthly notice lists all amendments i ssued or proposed to
be issued involving NSHC.
For details, including the applicable notice period, see the in dividual notice in the
Federal Register on the day and page cited.
License Amendment Request - Repeat of Individual Federal Register Notice
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation; Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit 1; Coffey County, KS Docket No. 50-482 Application Date January 18, 2024 ADAMS Accession No. ML24018A248 The proposed amendment would modify Brief Description of Amendment the implementation date of License Amendment No. 238 for Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit 1.
Date & Cite of Federal Register Individual Notice Published January 26, 2024; 89 FR 5267
21 Expiration Dates for Public Comments & February 26, 2024 (Public Comments);
Hearing Requests March 26, 2024 (Hearing Requests)
Dated: February 12, 2024.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
/RA/
Bo M. Pham, Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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