ML22229A069
| ML22229A069 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 08/30/2022 |
| From: | Jacob Zimmerman Division of Operating Reactor Licensing |
| To: | |
| Entz, K. | |
| References | |
| 87 FR 54550, NRC-2022-0160 | |
| Download: ML22229A069 (22) | |
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[7590-01-P]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2022-0160]
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 pub lish 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 6, 2022. A request for a h earing or
petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by November 7, 2 022. This monthly notice
includes all amendments issued, or proposed to be issued, from July 22, 2022, to
August 18, 2022. The last monthly notice was published on Augu st 9, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods; howe ver,
the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Fe deral rulemaking
website:
- Federal rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC-2022-0160. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301-415-0624; email: Stacy.Schu mann@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: Kathleen Entz, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001,
telephone: 301-415-2464, email: Kathleen.Entz@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2022-0160, 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 availa ble 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-2022-0160.
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- NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADA MS Public
Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.ht ml. To begin the
search, select Begin Web-based ADAMS Search. For problems wi th ADAMS, please
contact the NRCs Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209,
301-415-4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS a ccession 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: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents,
by appointment, at the NRCs PDR, Room P1 B35, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make an appointm ent to visit the PDR,
please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-
4737, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), Monday through 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-
2022-0160, 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 commen t submissions to
remove identifying or contact information.
3 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 routinely 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), are sufficient to support the
proposed determinations that these amendment requests involve N SHC. Under the
Commissions regulations in 10 CFR 50.92, operation of the faci lities in accordance with
the proposed amendments would not (1) involve a significant inc rease in the probability
or consequences of an accident previously evaluated; or (2) cre ate 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 Comm ission 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
4 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
issuance. If the Commission makes a final NSHC determination f or any of these
amendments, any hearing will take place after issuance. The Co mmission 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 persons (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 cop y of 10 CFR 2.309. The
NRCs regulations are accessible electronically from the NRC Li brary on the NRCs
website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/. If a petition is filed, the
Commission or a presiding officer will rule on the petition and, if appropriate, a notice of
a hearing will be issued.
As required by 10 CFR 2.309(d) the petition should specifically explain the
reasons why intervention should be permitted with particular re ference to the following
general requirements for standing: (1) the name, address, and telephone number of the
petitioner; (2) the nature of the petitioners right to be made a party to the proceeding;
(3) the nature and extent of the petitioners property, financi al, or other interest in the
5 proceeding; and (4) the possible effect of any decision or orde r which may be entered in
the proceeding on the petitioners interest.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.309(f), the petition must also set forth the specific
contentions that the petitioner seeks to have litigated in the proceeding. Each contention
must consist of a specific statement of the issue of law or fac t to be raised or
controverted. In addition, the petitioner must provide a brief explanation of the bases for
the contention and a concise statement of the alleged facts or expert opinion that
support the contention and on which the petitioner intends to r ely in proving the
contention at the hearing. The petitioner must also provide re ferences to the specific
sources and documents on which the petitioner intends to rely t o support its position on
the issue. The petition must include sufficient information to show that a genuine dispute
exists with the applicant or licensee on a material issue of la w or fact. Contentions must
be limited to matters within the scope of the proceeding. The contention must be one
that, if proven, would entitle the petitioner to relief. A pet itioner who fails to satisfy the
requirements at 10 CFR 2.309(f) with respect to at least one co ntention will not be
permitted to participate as a party.
Those permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding, subject to any
limitations in the order granting leave to intervene. Parties have the opportunity to
participate fully in the conduct of the hearing with respect to resolution of that partys
admitted contentions, including the opportunity to present evid ence, consistent with the
NRCs regulations, policies, and procedures.
Petitions must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of publication of this
notice. Petitions and motions for leave to file new or amended contentions that are filed
after the deadline will not be entertained absent a determinati on by the presiding officer
that the filing demonstrates good cause by satisfying the three factors in
6 10 CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i) through (iii). The petition must be file d in accordance with the
filing instructions in the Electronic Submissions (E-Filing) section of this document.
If a hearing is requested, and the Commission has not made a fi nal
determination on the issue of NSHC, the Commission will make a final determination on
the issue of NSHC. The final determination will serve to estab lish when the hearing is
held. If the final determination is that the amendment request involves NSHC, the
Commission may issue the amendment and make it immediately effe ctive,
notwithstanding the request for a hearing. Any hearing would t ake place after issuance
of the amendment. If the final determination is that the amend ment request involves a
significant hazards consideration, then any hearing held would take place before the
issuance of the amendment unless the Commission finds an immine nt 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 agency
thereof, may submit a petition to the Commission to participate as a party under
10 CFR 2.309(h)(1). The petition should state the nature and e xtent of the petitioners
interest in the proceeding. The petition should be submitted t o the Commission no later
than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. The petition must be filed in
accordance with the filing instructions in the Electronic Subm issions (E-Filing) section
of this document, and should meet the requirements for petition s set forth in this section,
except that under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(2) a State, local governmenta l body, or Federally
recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof does not need to add ress the standing
requirements in 10 CFR 2.309(d) if the facility is located with in its boundaries.
Alternatively, a State, local governmental body, Federally recognized Indian Tribe, or
agency thereof may participate as a non-party under 10 CFR 2.31 5(c).
7 If a petition is submitted, any person who is not a party to th e proceeding and is
not affiliated with or represented by a party may, at the discr etion of the presiding officer,
be permitted to make a limited appearance pursuant to the provi sions of
10 CFR 2.315(a). A person making a limited appearance may make an oral or written
statement of his or her position on the issues but may not othe rwise participate in the
proceeding. A limited appearance may be made at any session of the hearing or at any
prehearing conference, subject to the limits and conditions as may be imposed by the
presiding officer. Details regarding the opportunity to make a limited appearance will be
provided by the presiding officer if such sessions are schedule d.
B. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)
All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings including d ocuments 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 re quires 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 Electronic Submissions to the N RC (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
8 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 establish an electronic
docket for the proceeding if the Secretary has not already esta blished 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 o n 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 docu ment is submitted through
the NRCs E-Filing system. To be timely, an electronic filing must be submitted to the
E-Filing system no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on the due date. U pon 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 also 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 t heir 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-
9 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 availab le between 9:00 a.m.
and 6:00 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holida ys.
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). Part icipants 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, clic k cancel when the link
requests certificates and you will be automatically directed to the NRCs electronic
hearing dockets where you will be able to access any publicly a vailable documents in a
particular hearing docket. Participants are requested not to i nclude personal privacy
information such as social security numbers, home addresses, or personal phone
numbers in their filings unless an NRC regulation or other law requires submission of
such information. With respect to copyrighted works, except fo r limited excerpts that
serve the purpose of the adjudicatory filings and would constit ute a Fair Use application,
participants should not include copyrighted materials in their submission.
10 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 inf ormation related to this
document, see the Obtaining Information and Submitting Comment s section of this
document.
License Amendment Request(s)
Florida Power & Light Company, et al.; St. Lucie Plant, Units 1 and 2; St. Lucie County, FL Docket Nos. 50-335, 50-389 Application date September 15, 2021, as supplemented by letter dated January 19, 2022
ADAMS Accession Nos. ML21265A284 (Package), ML22019A069 Location in Application of NSHC Volume 2, Enclosure 2, Pages 2 - 27 The amendments would revise technical specifications to improved standard Brief Description of Amendments technical specifications, consistent with NUREG-1432, "Standard Technical Specifications - Combustion Engineering Plants," Revision 5.
Proposed Determination NSHC Debbie Hendell, Managing Attorney -
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Nuclear, Florida Power & Light Company, Address 700 Universe Blvd., MS LAW/JB, Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number Natreon Jordan, 301-415-7410 Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC; Palisades Nuclear Pl ant; Van Buren County, MI Docket No. 50-255 Application date July 12, 2022 ADAMS Accession No. ML22193A090 Location in Application of NSHC Page 13 - 14 (Section 5.2) of Enclosure The proposed amendment would revise the Permanently Defueled Emergency Plan and Brief Description of Amendment Permanently Defueled Emergency Action Level scheme to alter the Palisades emergency planning requirements to be commensurate with the significantly 11 reduced risk associated with the spent fuel stored in the Palisades spent fuel pool after it has sufficiently decayed, such that the radiological impact of accidents is not expected to result in radioactive releases that exceed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Protective Action Guidelines beyond the site boundary.
Proposed Determination NSHC Erin Connolly, Corporate Counsel - Legal, Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Holtec International, Krishna P. Singh Address Technology Campus, 1 Holtec Blvd.,
Camden, NJ 08104 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number Marlayna Doell, 301-415-3178 Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC and Constellation Energy G eneration, LLC; Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 2; Oswego County, NY Docket No. 50-410 Application date May 24, 2022 ADAMS Accession No. ML22144A018 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 4-6 of Attachment 1 The proposed license amendment would revise the surveillance requirements (SR) associated with Nine Mile Point 2 Technical Specifications (TS) Section 3.8.1, "AC Sources Operating," to reduce the Brief Description of Amendment number of fast starts of the emergency diesel generators (EDGs). Specifically, TS SR 3.8.1.2 would be revised to identify the "Start Test" testing requirements for the EDGs. In addition, a new SR would be created to identify the Fast-Start testing requirements for the EDGs.
Proposed Determination NSHC Jason Zorn, Associate General Counsel, Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Constellation Energy Generation, 101 Address Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number Richard Guzman, 301-415-1030 PSEG Nuclear LLC; Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2; Salem County, NJ Docket Nos. 50-272, 50-311 Application date June 29, 2022 ADAMS Accession No. ML22180A268 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 28-29 of Enclosure
Brief Description of Amendments The proposed license amendments would revise the Salem Nuclear Generating
12 Station, Units 1 and 2, Technical Specification Action 3.8.1.1.b.4 to extend the allowed outage time for an inoperable emergency diesel generator from 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br /> to 14 days.
Proposed Determination NSHC Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Jodi Varon, PSEG Services Corporation, 80 Address Park Plaza, T-5, Newark, NJ 07102 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number James Kim, 301-415-4125 Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Joseph M. Farley Nucl ear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Houston County, AL Docket Nos. 50-348, 50-364 Application date June 30, 2022 ADAMS Accession No. ML22181B145 Location in Application of NSHC Pages E E-9 of Enclosure 1 The proposed amendments would revise the as-found setpoint low side tolerance for Brief Description of Amendments the pressurizer safety valves described in the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, Technical Specification 3.4.10, Pressurizer Safety Valves.
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 Stephanie Devlin-Gill, 3 01-415-5301 Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Gener ating Plant, Units 1 and 2; Burke County, GA Docket Nos. 50-424, 50-425 Application date June 30, 2022 ADAMS Accession No. ML22181B066 Location in Application of NSHC Pages E-29 to E-33 of Enclosur e The amendments would revise the licensing basis to support a selective scope application of the Alternative Source Term radiological analysis methodology and modifies Technical Specification (TS) 1.1, Definitions; TS 3.3.6, Containment Brief Description of Amendments 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
13 Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Travelers TSTF-51-A, Revise containment requirements during handling irradiated fuel and core alterations, Revision 2; TSTF-471-A, Eliminate use of term CORE ALTERATIONS in ACTIONS and Notes, Revision 1; and TSTF-490-A, Deletion of E Bar Definition and Revision to RCS Specific Activity Tech Spec, Revision 0.
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; Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3; Limestone County, AL; Tennessee Valley Authority; Sequoyah Nucl ear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Hamilton County, TN; Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Rhea County, TN Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, 50-296, 50-327, 50-328, 50-390, 50-391 Application date July 13, 2022 ADAMS Accession No. ML22196A366 Location in Application of NSHC Pages E2 - E4 of Enclosure The proposed amendments would revise each plants technical specification definition of "Leakage," clarify the requirements when pressure boundary leakage is detected, and add a Required Action when pressure boundary leakage is Brief Description of Amendments identified. The requested changes are in accordance with Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-554-A, Revision 1, Revise Reactor Coolant Leakage Requirements, which is part of the Consolidated Line Item Improvement Process.
Proposed Determination NSHC David Fountain, Executive VP and General Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Counsel, Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 Address West Summit Hill Drive, WT 6A, Knoxville, TN 37902 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number Perry Buckberg, 301-415-1383 Tennessee Valley Authority; Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3; Limestone County, AL; Tennessee Valley Authority; Sequoyah Nucl ear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Hamilton County, TN; Tennessee Valley Authority; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Rhea County, TN
14 Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, 50-296, 50-327, 50-328, 50-390, 50-391 Application date June 13, 2022 ADAMS Accession No. ML22164A806 Location in Application of NSHC Pages E3 - E4 of Enclosure The proposed amendments would revise Section 1.3, "Completion Times," and Section 3.0, "Limiting Condition for Operation (LCO) Applicability" and "Surveillance Requirement (SR)
Applicability," of each plants technical specifications (TSs) to clarify the use and application of the TS usage rules and revise the application of SR 3.0.3 by adopting Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF)
Brief Description of Amendments Traveler TSTF-529, Revision 4, Clarify Use and Application Rules." Specifically, TS Section 1.3 would be revised to clarify "discovery," and discuss exceptions to starting the Completion Time at condition entry; TS Section 3.0 would be revised to clarify that LCO 3.0.4.a, LCO 3.0.4.b, and LCO 3.0.4.c are independent options; and SR 3.0.3 would be revised to allow application of SR 3.0.3 when an SR has not been previously performed and to clarify the application of SR 3.0.3.
Proposed Determination NSHC David Fountain, Executive VP and General Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Counsel, Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 Address West Summit Hill Drive, WT 6A, Knoxville, TN 37902 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number Perry Buckberg, 301-415-1383 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 Application date July 27, 2022 ADAMS Accession No. ML22209A002 Location in Application of NSHC Pages E5 - E6 of Enclosure The proposed amendments would revise Brief Description of Amendments each plants Technical Specification 3.4.12 by adding a note to the Limiting Condition for Operation regarding pump testing.
Proposed Determination NSHC Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing David Fountain, Executive VP and General Address Counsel, Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 15 West Summit Hill Drive, WT 6A, Knoxville, TN 37902 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number Perry Buckberg, 301-415-1383 Virginia Electric and Power Company; Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Surry County, VA Docket Nos. 50-280, 50-281 Application date June 20, 2022 ADAMS Accession No. ML22171A013 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 8 - 9 of Attachment 1 The amendments propose to delete expired Brief Description of Amendments license conditions, make administrative changes, and correct editorial errors.
Proposed Determination NSHC Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing W. S. Blair, Senior Counsel, Dominion Address Resource Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar St.,
RS-2, Richmond, VA 23219 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number John Klos, 301-415-5136 Virginia Electric and Power Company; Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Surry County, VA Docket Nos. 50-280, 50-281 Application date May 11, 2022, as supplemented by letter dated July 11, 2022 ADAMS Accession Nos. ML22131A351, ML22192A075 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 10 - 12 of Attachment 1 The amendments propose to apply a risk-informed approach to demonstrate that the Fuel Handling Trolley Support Structure, as Brief Description of Amendments designed, meets the intent of a tornado resistant structure under the current licensing basis for a 360 miles per hour maximum tornado wind speed.
Proposed Determination NSHC Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing W. S. Blair, Senior Counsel, Dominion Address Resource Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar St.,
RS-2, Richmond, VA 23219 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number John Klos, 301-415-5136 Virginia Electric and Power Company; Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Surry County, VA Docket Nos. 50-280, 50-281 Application date June 20, 2022, as supplemented by letter dated August 8, 2022
ADAMS Accession Nos. ML22172A134, ML22220A216 Location in Application of NSHC Pages 21 to 24 of Attachment 1 Brief Description of Amendments The amendments propose to revise Technical Specification 3.6.1.2 to include a
16 10-day Allowed Outage Time for opposite unit cross-connect capability of the Auxiliary Feedwater System.
Proposed Determination NSHC Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing W. S. Blair, Senior Counsel, Dominion Address Resource Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar St.,
RS-2, Richmond, VA 23219 NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number John Klos, 301-415-5136
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 determ ined 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 r equired 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
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 envir onmental 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.
17 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 Issuance(s)
Arizona Public Service Company, et al; Palo Verde Nuclear Gener ating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3; Maricopa County, AZ Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, 50-530 Amendment Date August 11, 2022 ADAMS Accession No. ML22178A004 Amendment Nos. 219 (Unit 1), 219 (Unit 2), and 219 (Unit 3)
The amendments revised technical specifications (TSs) to adopt Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-567, Add Containment Sump TS to Address GSI [Generic Safety Issue]-191 Issues, for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3. The amendments added a new TS 3.6.7, Containment Sump, that includes an Brief Description of Amendments 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. The NRC issued a final safety evaluation approving TSTF-567, on July 3, 2018 (ADAMS Package Accession No. ML18109A077).
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Constellation FitzPatrick, LLC and Constellation Energy Generat ion, LLC; James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant; Oswego County, NY Docket No. 50-333 Amendment Date July 15, 2022 ADAMS Accession No. ML22166A430 18 Amendment No. 351 The amendment modified the technical specifications (TS) to eliminate the response time testing requirements for TS Section 3.3.1.1, Reactor Protection System (RPS) Instrumentation, Reactor PressureHigh function, Reactor Vessel Water LevelLow (Level 3) function and TS Section 3.3.6.1, Primary Containment Brief Description of Amendment Isolation Instrumentation Reactor Vessel Water LevelLow Low Low (Level 1) function, Main Steam Line Pressure Low function and Main Steam Line FlowHigh function. The changes are consistent with the Boiling-Water Reactor Owners Group Licensing Topical report as approved by the NRC. The amendment also deleted Surveillance Requirement 3.3.6.1.8.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Duke Energy Progress, LLC; H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2; Darlington County, SC Docket No. 50-261 Amendment Date August 3, 2022 ADAMS Accession No. ML22159A295 Amendment No. 271 The amendment revised Technical Specification (TS) 3.4.3, "RCS Pressure and Temperature (P/T) Limits."
Brief Description of Amendment Specifically, a portion of TS Figure 3.4.3-2 (P/T limit cooldown curves) was corrected because it did not reflect the data approved in Amendment No. 248.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Duke Energy Progress, LLC; Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1; Wake and Chatham Counties, NC Docket No. 50-400 Amendment Date August 9, 2022 ADAMS Accession No. ML22126A008 Amendment No. 194 The amendment revised Technical Specification 3.3.1, Reactor Trip System Brief Description of Amendment Instrumentation, to adjust the reactor trip on turbine trip interlock from P-7 (Low Power Reactor Trips Block) to P-8 (Power Range Neutron Flux).
19 Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No National Institute of Standards and Technology, Center for Neut ron Research Test Reactor, Montgomery County, Maryland Docket No. 50-184 Amendment Date July 21, 2022 ADAMS Accession No. ML22181A128 Amendment No. 13 This amendment revised Technical Specification 3.9.2 removing permission to use height checks to verify latching of fuel elements. The amendment also added the requirement to perform a rotational check of Brief Description of Amendment the fuel element head followed by a visual inspection of the latching mechanism orientation. The revised technical specification provides additional confidence that the fuel element is positioned properly in the core to ensure adequate cooling flow to the element during reactor operations.
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 July 28, 2022 ADAMS Accession No. ML22166A389 Amendment Nos. 239 (Unit 1) and 227 (Unit 2)
The amendments revised the technical specifications to accommodate a 24-month Brief Description of Amendments fuel cycle with a 25 percent grace period to permit up to 30 months to complete surveillance requirements.
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 August 17, 2022 ADAMS Accession No. ML22181A000 Amendment Nos. 240 (Unit 1) and 228 (Unit 2)
The amendments revised Technical Brief Description of Amendments Specification 3.3.1, Reactor Trip System (RTS) Instrumentation for the Power Range RTS instrumentation channels.
20 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 August 10, 2022 ADAMS Accession No. ML22194A817 Amendment No. 232 The amendment revised Technical Specifications (TS) Surveillance Requirement (SR) 4.8.4.4.a and SR 4.8.4.6.a, which describe performance of a Channel Functional Test for the Reactor Protection System and Power Range Neutron Monitoring System Electric Power Brief Description of Amendment Monitoring Channels, respectively. The amendment relocated the Mode requirements for performance of the SR to a separate Note in the TS and relocated the surveillance frequency to the licensee control. This change controls the frequency of performance of the SR via the Surveillance Frequency Control Program.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No Susquehanna Nuclear, LLC and Allegheny Electric Cooperative, In c.;
Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2; Luzerne Coun ty, PA Docket Nos. 50-387, 50-388 Amendment Date July 15, 2022 ADAMS Accession No. ML22146A207 Amendment Nos. 281 (Unit 1) and 264 (Unit 2)
The amendments adopted Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-564, Safety Limit MCPR [Minimum Critical Power Ratio], Revision 2, which Brief Description of Amendments revised the technical specification safety limit on MCPR to reduce the need for cycle-specific changes to the value while still meeting the regulatory requirement for a safety limit.
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. 50-482 Amendment Date August 16, 2022 ADAMS Accession No. ML22199A294
21 Amendment No. 233 The amendment removed the Table of Brief Description of Amendment Contents from the Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit 1, Technical Specifications and placed it under the licensee's control.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) No
Dated: August 30, 2022.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
/RA/
Jacob I. Zimmerman, Acting Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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