ML23228A111
| ML23228A111 | |
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| Issue date: | 08/23/2023 |
| From: | Jamie Heisserer Division of Operating Reactor Licensing |
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| NRC–2023–0148, 88 FR 60714; 09/05/2023 | |
| Download: ML23228A111 (23) | |
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[7590-01-P]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2023-0148]
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 October 5, 2023. A request for a hea ring or
petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by November 6, 2 023. This monthly notice
includes all amendments issued, or proposed to be issued, from July 21, 2023, to
August 17, 2023. The last monthly notice was published on Augus t 8, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods howeve r, 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-2023-0148. 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(s) listed in the F or 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: Kay Goldstein, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001,
telephone: 301-415-1506; email: kay.goldstein@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0148, 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-2023-0148.
- 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. For the conv enience of the
reader, instructions about obtaining materials referenced in th is document are provided
in the Availability of Documents section. The ADAMS accession number for each
document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided t he first time that it is
mentioned in this document. For the convenience of the reader, instructions about
obtaining materials referenced in this 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.
B. Submitting Comments
The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Federal
rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please include Docket ID NRC-
2023-0148, 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
3 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.
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
4 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 o f 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
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
5 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
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
6 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.
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
7 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
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
8 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
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
Arizona Public Service Company, et al; Palo Verde Nuclear Gener ating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3; Maricopa County, AZ Docket No(s). 50-528, 50-529, 50-530 Application date June 29, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23180A222 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 16-17 of the Enclosure The proposed amendments would revise the technical specifications (TSs) with the following changes:
- Surveillance Requirement (SR) 3.5.1.2 for TS 3.5.1, Safety Injection Tanks (SITs) -
Operating;
- SR 3.5.2.2 for TS 3.5.2, Safety Injection Tanks (SITs) - Shutdown";
- Limiting Brief Description of Amendment(s) condition for operation (LCO) for TS 3.5.2; and
- LCO for TS 3.6.5, Containment Air Temperature.
The amendments would revise the SIT volumes as design values expressed in cubic feet from the loss-of-coolant accident analyses, with no instrument uncertainties included. Additionally, the amendments would revise the containment air 9
temperature LCO limit to reflect the design-basis accident analytical limit, without instrument uncertainty. These changes are administrative, in that SIT design volumes and containment air temperature analytical values remain unchanged.
Proposed Determination NSHC Name of Attorney for Licensee, Carey Fleming, Senior Counsel, Pinnacle West Mailing Address Capital Corporation, 500 N. 5th Street, MS 8695, Phoenix, AZ 85004 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number Siva Lingam, 301-415-1564 Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.; Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1, Fairfield County, SC Docket No(s). 50-395 Application date June 08, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23159A233 Location in Application of NSHC Section 5.4 (Page 59) of the Enclosure and Pages 1-3 of Attachment 6 The proposed amendment would modify the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station (VCSNS) emergency plan by extending emergency response augmentation times; relocating the Emergency Operations Facility and Joint Information Center; defining Facility Activation criteria; revising the minimum staffing definition for the Emergency Brief Description of Amendment(s) Response Facilities; extending facility activation requirements after declaration of an Alert of higher classification; reorganizing the VCSNS Emergency Plan based on emergency preparedness functions and removing references to chemistry, firefighting, first aid/rescue, and site access control functions while being on shift; and reducing the level at which the dispatch of Offsite Survey Teams are required.
Proposed Determination NSHC Name of Attorney for Licensee, W. S. Blair, Senior Counsel, Dominion Energy Mailing Address Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar St., RS-2, Richmond, VA 23219 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number G. Ed Miller, 301-415-2481 DTE Electric Company; Fermi, Unit 2; Monroe County, MI Docket No(s). 50-341 Application date June 13, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23164A232 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 22 - 25 of Attachment 1-1
10 The proposed amendment will modify Fermi 2 updated final safety analysis report (UFSAR) to describe the methodology used to address the impact of potential debris sources from a postulated high-energy line break on the Brief Description of Amendment(s) emergency core cooling system suppression pool strainer performance. The amendment will revise the licensing basis as described in the UFSAR to allow the use of a risk-informed methodology. The Fermi technical specifications are unaffected by this change.
Proposed Determination NSHC Name of Attorney for Licensee, Jon P. Christinidis, DTE Electric Company, Expert Mailing Address Attorney - Regulatory, 1635 WCB, One Energy Plaza, Detroit, MI 48226 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number Surinder Arora, 301-415-1421 Duke Energy Florida, LLC; Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generati ng Station; Citrus County, FL Docket No(s). 50-302 Application date June 09, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23180A051 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 3-6 of Enclosure 1 The proposed supplemental License Amendment Request (LAR) proposes to add License Condition Brief Description of Amendment(s) 2.C.21 that approves the License Termination Plan (LTP) and adds a license condition that establishes the criteria for determining when changes to the LTP require prior NRC approval.
Proposed Determination NSHC Name of Attorney for Licensee, Gregory Di Carlo, Vice President / General Mailing Address Counsel, NorthStar Group Services, Inc., 15760 West Power Street, NA1A, Crystal River, FL 34428 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number Timothy Barvitskie, 301-415-2480 Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1; Wake and Chatham Counties, NC Docket No(s). 50-400 Application date May 31, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23151A724 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 18-20 of the Enclosure The license amendment request proposes to certain technical specifications (TSs) to align with Brief Description of Amendment(s) those in Revision 5 of NUREG-1431, Standard Technical Specifications - Westinghouse Plants.
Specifically, the proposed amendment will modify
11 TS Surveillance Requirement (SR) 4.6.1.1 to eliminate the requirement to perform periodic position verification for containment penetrations that are maintained locked, sealed, or otherwise secured closed, as well as adopt TS Task Force (TSTF) Improved Standard TS (ISTS) Change Traveler No. 45 (TSTF-45-A), Revision 2, Exempt Verification of Containment Isolation Valves that are Not Locked, Sealed, or Otherwise Secured.
The proposed amendment will also revise Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant TS 3.3.3.5 to increase the completion time for inoperable Remote Shutdown System components to a time that is more consistent with their safety significance and remove the requirement to submit a Special Report. The proposed amendment will also relocate the content in Table 3.3-9 and Table 4.3-6 in accordance with TSTF-266-A, Revision 3, Eliminate the Remote Shutdown System Table of Instrumentation and Controls. The proposed amendment will update SR 4.3.1.1, Table 4.3-1 to address the application of the Surveillance Frequency Control Program (SFCP) to establish the Frequency for performance of the Analog Channel Operational Test of select Reactor Trip System instrumentation. Additionally, changes are also proposed to the Administrative Controls Section of the TS to reflect current organizational titles as well as remove reporting requirements that are redundant to existing regulations.
Proposed Determination NSHC Name of Attorney for Licensee, Tracey Mitchell LeRoy, Deputy General Counsel, Mailing Address Duke Energy Corporation, 4720 Piedmont Row Dr.,
Charlotte, NC 28210 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number Michael Mahoney, 301-415-3867 Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp. and Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC; Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1; Lake County, OH Docket No(s). 50-440 Application date August 07, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23220A044 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 4 and 5 of Attachment 1 The proposed amendment would remove the table Brief Description of Amendment(s) of contents from the technical specifications and place it under licensee control.
Proposed Determination NSHC
12 Name of Attorney for Licensee, Rick Giannantonio, General Counsel, Energy Mailing Address Harbor Nuclear Corp.,168 E. Market Street Akron, OH 44308-2014 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number Scott Wall, 301-415-2855 Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC, Holtec Indian Point 2, LLC, and Holtec Indian Point 3, LLC; Indian Point Station Units 1, 2 and 3; Westchester County, NY Docket No(s).50-003, 50-247, 50-286 Application date November 17, 2022, as supplemented by letter dated July 11, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No. ML22321A148, ML23192A100 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 16-19 of the Enclosure The license amendment request proposes to replace the Indian Point Energy Center Permanently Defueled Emergency Plan and Brief Description of Amendment(s) associated Permanently Defueled Emergency Action Level Technical Bases Document (EAL) with an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Only Emergency Plan and associated EAL scheme.
Proposed Determination NSHC Name of Attorney for Licensee, Erin Connolly, Corporate Counsel - Legal, Holtec Mailing Address International, Krishna P. Singh Technology Campus, 1 Holtec Blvd., Camden, NJ 08104 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number Karl Sturzebecher, 301-415-8534 Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC, Holtec Indian Point 2, LLC, and Holtec Indian Point 3, LLC; Indian Point Station Units 1, 2 and 3; Westchester County, NY Docket No(s).50-003, 50-247, 50-286 Application date November 02, 2022 ADAMS Accession No. ML22306A126 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 21-24 of the Enclosure This license amendment request proposes to revise the Indian Point Energy Center Renewed Facility Licenses and Appendix A, Permanently Defueled Technical Specifications and Bases and Brief Description of Amendment(s) the Indian Point Unit 3 Appendix C, Inter - Unit Fuel Transfer Technical Specifications to reflect removal of all spent nuclear fuel from the Indian Point Unit 2 and Indian Point Unit 3 Spent Fuel Pits to dry cask storage within the site's controlled Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation.
Proposed Determination NSHC
13 Name of Attorney for Licensee, Erin Connolly, Corporate Counsel - Legal, Holtec Mailing Address International, Krishna P. Singh Technology Campus, 1 Holtec Blvd., Camden, NJ 08104 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number Karl Sturzebecher, 301-415-8534 Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC, Holtec Indian Point 2, LLC, and Holtec Indian Point 3, LLC; Indian Point Station Units 1, 2 and 3; Westchester County, NY Docket No(s).50-003, 50-247, 50-286 Application date January 17, 2023, as supplemented by letter dated July 11, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No. ML23024A046; ML23194A044 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 4-7 of Attachment 1 These license amendment requests propose to revise the Holtec Indian Point Unit 1, 2 and 3's renewed facility license to reflect the requirements Brief Description of Amendment(s) associated with security changes for the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Facility. The proposed plan will supersede the currently approved Physical Security, Training &
Qualification and Safeguards Contingency Plan.
Proposed Determination NSHC Name of Attorney for Licensee, Erin Connolly, Corporate Counsel - Legal, Holtec Mailing Address International, Krishna P. Singh Technology Campus, 1 Holtec Blvd., Camden, NJ 08104 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number Karl Sturzebecher, 301-415-8534 Northern States Power Company - Minnesota; Prairie Island Nucle ar Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2; Goodhue County, MN Docket No(s). 50-282, 50-306 Application date June 22, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23173A069 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 11-12 of the Enclosure The proposed amendments would revise Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Technical Specification (TS) 3.7.8, Cooling Water (CL)
System, required actions for Condition B from verification of operability of both CL pumps that Brief Description of Amendment(s) supply the operable CL header to verification of the operability of a safeguards CL pump supplying the operable CL header. The proposed amendment would also remove reference to an expired one-time allowance for the completion time for TS 3.7.8 required action B.1.
Proposed Determination NSHC
14 Name of Attorney for Licensee, Peter M. Glass, Assistant General Counsel, Xcel Mailing Address Energy, 414 Nicollet Mall - 401-8, Minneapolis, MN 55401 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number Brent Ballard, 301-415-0680 PSEG Nuclear LLC; Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2; Salem County, NJ Docket No(s). 50-272, 50-311 Application date June 23, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23174A186 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 127-130 of the Enclosure The proposed amendment would revise the Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2, Technical Specification 6.8.4.f, Primary Containment Leakage Rate Testing Program, by Brief Description of Amendment(s) replacing the reference to Regulatory Guide 1.163 with a reference to Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)
Report NEI 94-01, Revision 3-A and the conditions and limitations specified in NEI 94-01, Revision 2-A.
Proposed Determination NSHC Name of Attorney for Licensee, Francis Romano, PSEG - Services Corporation, 80 Mailing Address Park Plaza, T-10, Newark, NJ 07102 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number James Kim, 301-415-4125 Susquehanna Nuclear, LLC and Allegheny Electric Cooperative, In c.;
Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2; Luzerne Coun ty, PA Docket No(s). 50-387, 50-388 Application date June 08, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23159A160 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 9-11 of Enclosure 1 The proposed amendments would modify various technical specification requirements on control rod withdrawal order and conditions to protect against Brief Description of Amendment(s) a postulated control rod drop accident during startup and low power conditions and include associated formatting changes to the technical specifications.
Proposed Determination NSHC Name of Attorney for Licensee, Damon D. Obie, Esq, 1780 Hughes Landing Blvd.,
Mailing Address Suite 800, The Woodlands, TX 7738 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number Audrey Klett, 301-415-0489 Tennessee Valley Authority; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Unit 1; Ham ilton County, TN; Tennessee Valley Authority; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Unit 2; Hamilton County, TN; Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1; Rhea 15 County, TN; Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 2; Rhea County, TN Docket No(s). 50-327, 50-328, 50-390, 50-391 Application date August 02, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23214A385 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 3-5 of the Enclosure The proposed amendments would adopt Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-567-A, Revision 1, Add Containment Sump TS to Address GSI [Generic Safety Issue]-191 Issues.
Brief Description of Amendment(s) The amendments would revise the TS to address the condition of the containment sump made inoperable due to containment accident generated and transported debris exceeding the analyzed limits.
Proposed Determination NSHC David Fountain, Executive VP and General Name of Attorney for Licensee, Counsel, Tennessee Valley Authority, 6A West Mailing Address Tower, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37902 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number Perry Buckberg, 301-415-1383
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
16 hearing in connection with these actions, was 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 enviro nmental impact
statement or environmental assessment need be prepared for thes e amendments. If the
Commission has prepared an envir onmental assessment under the s pecial
circumstances provision in 10 CFR 51.22(b) and has made a deter mination based on
that assessment, it is so indicated in the safety evaluation fo r 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
Arizona Public Service Company, et al; Palo Verde Nuclear Gener ating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3; Maricopa County, AZ Docket No(s). 50-528, 50-529, 50-530 Amendment Date August 09, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23199A294 Amendment No(s). 221 (Unit 1), 221 (Unit 2), and 221 (Unit 3)
The amendments adopted Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-107, Revision 4, Separate Control Rods that are Untrippable versus Inoperable, and, Brief Description of Amendment(s) additionally, provided an action for limited duration loss of some position indication for multiple control element assemblies, in lieu of Limiting Condition for Operation (LCO) 3.0.3 entry. The amendments modified Technical 17 Specification LCO 3.1.5, Control Element Assembly (CEA) Alignment, Conditions A through D.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2; Will County, IL Docket No(s). 50-456, 50-457 Amendment Date July 26, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23188A129 Amendment No(s). 233 (Unit 1); 233 (Unit 2)
The amendment revised the Steam Generator (SG) Program and the Steam Generator (SG)
Tube Inspection Report technical specifications Brief Description of Amendment(s) based on Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-577, Revision 1, Revised Frequencies for Steam Generator Tube Inspections (TSTF-577), and the associated NRC staff safety evaluation of TSTF-577.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Byron Station, Units 1 an d 2; Will County, IL Docket No(s). 50-454, 50-455 Amendment Date July 20, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23122A302 Amendment No(s). 233 (Unit 1), 233 (Unit 2)
The amendment revised the technical specifications (TSs) 2.1.1, Reactor Core SLs
[Safety Limits], and 4.2.1, Fuel Assemblies.
The changes will allow a previously irradiated accident tolerant fuel (ATF) lead test assembly Brief Description of Amendment(s) (LTA) to be further irradiated during Byron, Unit 2, Cycle 25. No technical changes are made to the Byron, Unit 1, Operating License. The Byron, Unit 1, Amendment No. is administratively incremented because the TSs are common to both units.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Po wer Plant, Units 1 and 2; Calvert County, MD Docket No(s). 50-317, 50-318 Amendment Date August 08, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23188A040 Amendment No(s). 346 (Unit 1); 324 (Unit 2) 18 The amendment revised the Steam Generator (SG) Program and the Steam Generator (SG)
Tube Inspection Report technical specifications Brief Description of Amendment(s) based on Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-577, Revision 1, Revised Frequencies for Steam Generator Tube Inspections (TSTF-577), and the associated NRC staff safety evaluation of TSTF-577.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Dresden Nuclear Power Sta tion, Units 2 and 3; Grundy County, IL Docket No(s). 50-237, 50-249 Amendment Date August 03, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23174A150 Amendment No(s). 282 (Unit 2); 275 (Unit 3)
The amendments revised the control rod scram Brief Description of Amendment(s) time limits in Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3, technical specification table 3.1.4-1, Control Rod Scram Times.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Rock Island County, IL Docket No(s). 50-254, 50-265 Amendment Date August 07, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23178A074 Amendment No(s). 296 (Unit 1); 292 (Unit 2)
The amendments adopted Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler 416 (TSTF-416), Revision 0, Low Pressure Coolant Injection (LPCI) Valve Alignment Verification Brief Description of Amendment(s) Note Location. The adoption of TSTF-416 revised TS 3.5.1, ECCS [Emergency Core Cooling Systems] - Operating by moving the LPCI valve alignment note from Surveillance Requirement 3.5.1.2 to Limiting Condition for Operation 3.5.1.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant; Wayne County, New York Docket No(s). 50-244 Amendment Date July 21, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23191A059 Amendment No(s). 155 19 The amendment revised the Steam Generator (SG) Program and the Steam Generator (SG)
Tube Inspection Report technical specifications Brief Description of Amendment(s) based on Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-577, Revision 1, Revised Frequencies for Steam Generator Tube Inspections (TSTF-577), and the associated NRC staff safety evaluation of TSTF-577.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No PSEG Nuclear LLC; Hope Creek Generating Station; Salem County, NJ; PSEG Nuclear LLC; Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Salem County, NJ Docket No(s). 50-354, 50-272, 50-311 Amendment Date August 14, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23192A821 Amendment No(s). 234 (Hope Creek), 347 (Salem Unit 1), 328 (Salem Unit 2)
The amendments revised the Hope Creek and Salem technical specifications (TSs) to remove Brief Description of Amendment(s) TS Section 5.5, Meteorological Tower Location.
The amendments removed the reference to the figures removed from the TSs by the previously approved amendments.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Gener ating Plant, Unit 3; Burke County, GA Docket No(s).52-025 Amendment Date July 31, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23158A243 Amendment No(s). 192 The amendment removed the contents of Combined License (COL) Appendix C, Brief Description of Amendment(s) Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria, and make appropriate revisions to the COL that references this appendix.
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(s).52-026 Amendment Date July 19, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23158A207 Amendment No(s). 189
20 This amendment involved changes to the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Unit 4, Combined License (COL) Condition 2.D.(9) specifically to include exceptions that temporarily delay the Brief Description of Amendment(s) effectiveness of certain technical specification (TS) requirements prior to initial criticality of the reactor core while in operating Modes 4, 5, and 6, as well as changes to COL Appendix A, TS Limiting Condition for Operation 3.0.7, to apply these exceptions.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Gener ating Plant, Units 1 and 2; Burke County, GA Docket No(s). 50-424, 50-425 Amendment Date July 31, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23158A018 Amendment No(s). 219 (Unit 1), 202 (Unit 2)
The amendments revised the licensing basis to support a full scope application of the Alternative Source Term (AST) radiological analysis methodology and modifies TS 1.1, Definitions; TS 3.3.6, Containment Ventilation Isolation Instrumentation; TS 3.4.16, RCS [Reactor Coolant System] Specific Activity; TS 3.9.1, Boron Concentration; TS 3.9.2, Unborated Water Source Isolation Valves; TS 3.9.3, Nuclear Instrumentation; and TS 3.9.4, Containment Penetrations; consistent with Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF)
Travelers TSTF-51-A, Revise containment requirements during handling irradiated fuel and Brief Description of Amendment(s) core alterations, Revision 2 (ADAMS Accession No. ML993190284); TSTF-471-A, Eliminate use of term CORE ALTERATIONS in ACTIONS and Notes, Revision 1 (ADAMS Accession No. ML19101A215); and TSTF-490-A, Deletion of E Bar Definition and Revision to RCS Specific Activity Tech Spec, Revision 0 (ADAMS Accession No. ML052630462). The proposed amendments revise the licensing basis to use an AST in evaluating the offsite and Control Room (CR) radiological consequences of the Vogtle, Units 1 and 2, design basis accidents (DBAs).
TSTF-51 revises certain TSs to remove the requirements for certain engineered safety features (ESF) systems to operate after sufficient radioactive decay of irradiated fuel has occurred
21 following a plant shutdown. TSTF-471 eliminates the use of the defined term CORE ALTERATIONS from TS 3.9.1, Boron Concentration; TS 3.9.2, Unborated Water Source Isolation Valves; and TS 3.9.4, Containment Penetrations. TSTF-490 replaces the current limits on primary coolant gross specific activity with limits on primary coolant noble gas activity.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Tennessee Valley Authority; Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Unit 1; Limestone County, AL; Tennessee Valley Authority; Browns Ferry Nuclear Pl ant, Unit 2; Limestone County, AL; Tennessee Valley Authority; Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Unit 3; Limestone County, AL; Tennessee Valley Authority; Sequo yah Nuclear Plant, Unit 1; Hamilton County, TN; Tennessee Valley Authority; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Unit 2; Hamilton County, TN Docket No(s). 50-259, 50-260, 50-296, 50-327, 50-328 Amendment Date July 24, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23171A886 Amendment No(s). Browns Ferry 331 (Unit 1), 354 (Unit 2), 314 (Unit 3); Sequoyah 365 (Unit 1), 359 (Unit 2)
The amendments revised certain Technical Specification (TS) surveillance requirements (SRs) by adding exceptions to the SRs for when automatic valves or dampers are locked, sealed, Brief Description of Amendment(s) or otherwise secured in the actuated position, in order to consider the SR met based on TS Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-541, Revision 2, Add Exceptions to Surveillance Requirements for Valves and Dampers Locked in the Actuated Position.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation; Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit 1; Coffey County, KS Docket No(s). 50-482 Amendment Date July 26, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23130A290 Amendment No(s). 235 The amendment revised Technical Specification (TS) 5.5.9, Steam Generator (SG) Program, and TS 5.6.10, Steam Generator Tube Brief Description of Amendment(s) Inspection Report, based on Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-577, Revision 1, Revised Frequencies for Steam Generator Tube Inspections (ADAMS 22 Accession No. ML21060B434) and the associated NRC staff safety evaluation (ADAMS Accession No. ML21098A188).
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation; Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit 1; Coffey County, KS Docket No(s). 50-482 Amendment Date August 7, 2023 ADAMS Accession No. ML23201A121 Amendment No(s). 236 The amendment revised the technical specifications related to reactor coolant system operational leakage and the definition of the term LEAKAGE based on Technical Specifications Brief Description of Amendment(s) Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-554, Revision 1, Revise Reactor Coolant Leakage Requirements (ADAMS Accession No. ML20016A233), and the associated NRC staff safety evaluation (ADAMS Accession No. ML20322A024).
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No
Dated: August 23, 2023.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
/RA/
Jamie Heisserer, Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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