[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4216-4222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01201]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2023-0026]
Monthly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating
Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards
Considerations
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Monthly notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 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 publish
notice of any amendments issued, or proposed to be issued, and grants
the Commission the authority to issue and make immediately effective
any amendment to an operating license or combined license, as
applicable, upon a determination by the Commission 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 February 23, 2023. A request for a
hearing or petition for leave to intervene must be filed by March 27,
2023. This monthly notice includes all amendments issued, or proposed
to be issued, from December 9, 2022, to January 5, 2023. The last
monthly notice was published on December 27, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods;
however, 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-2023-0026. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann;
telephone: 301-415-0624; email: [email protected]. 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 submitting
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the
SUPPLEMENTARY 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: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0026, facility name, unit
number(s), docket number(s), application date, and subject when
contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this
action. You may obtain publicly available 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-2023-0026.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or
by email to [email protected]. The ADAMS accession number for each
document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first
time that it is mentioned in this document.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents, by appointment, at the NRC's PDR, Room P1 B35, One White
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make
an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to
[email protected] 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-2023-0026, 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
information 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 enter 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 persons
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 disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to
remove such information before making the comment submissions available
to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.
II. Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendments to Facility
Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses and Proposed No Significant
Hazards Consideration Determination
For the facility-specific amendment requests shown in this notice,
the Commission finds that the licensees' analyses provided, consistent
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 determinations that these amendment requests
involve NSHC. Under the Commission's regulations in 10 CFR 50.92,
operation of the facilities in accordance with the 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
determinations. Any comments received within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice will be considered in making any final
determinations.
Normally, the Commission will not issue the amendments until the
expiration of 60 days after the date of publication of this notice. The
Commission 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
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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 for any of these amendments, any
hearing will take place after issuance. The Commission expects that the
need to take action on any amendment before 60 days have elapsed will
occur very infrequently.
A. Opportunity To Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave To Intervene
Within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice, any
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 Commission's ``Agency Rules of Practice
and Procedure'' in 10 CFR part 2. Interested persons should consult a
current copy of 10 CFR 2.309. The NRC's regulations are accessible
electronically from the NRC Library on the NRC's public 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 reference to the following general requirements for
standing: (1) the name, address, and telephone number of the
petitioner; (2) the nature of the petitioner's right to be made a party
to the proceeding; (3) the nature and extent of the petitioner's
property, financial, or other interest in the proceeding; and (4) the
possible effect of any decision or order which may be entered in the
proceeding on the petitioner's 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 fact 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 rely in proving the contention at the hearing. The
petitioner must also provide references to the specific sources and
documents on which the petitioner intends to rely to 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 law 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 petitioner who fails
to satisfy the requirements at 10 CFR 2.309(f) with respect to at least
one contention 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 party's admitted
contentions, including the opportunity to present evidence, consistent
with the NRC's 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 determination by the presiding officer that the
filing demonstrates good cause by satisfying the three factors in 10
CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i) through (iii). The petition must be filed 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 final
determination on the issue of NSHC, the Commission will make a final
determination on the issue of NSHC. The final determination will serve
to establish 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 effective, notwithstanding the
request for a hearing. Any hearing would take place after issuance of
the amendment. If the final determination is that the amendment request
involves a significant hazards consideration, then any hearing held
would take place before the 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
Tribe, 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 extent of the petitioner's interest in the
proceeding. The petition should be submitted to 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 Submissions (E-Filing)'' section of this document, and
should meet the requirements for petitions set forth in this section,
except that under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(2) a State, local governmental body,
or Federally recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof does not need
to address the standing requirements in 10 CFR 2.309(d) if the facility
is located within its boundaries. Alternatively, a State, local
governmental body, Federally recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof
may participate as a non-party under 10 CFR 2.315(c).
If a petition is submitted, any person who is not a party to the
proceeding and is not affiliated with or represented by a party may, at
the discretion of the presiding officer, be permitted to make a limited
appearance pursuant to the provisions 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 otherwise 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 scheduled.
B. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)
All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings including
documents filed by an interested State, local governmental body,
Federally recognized 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 requires
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 NRC''
(ADAMS Accession No. ML13031A056) and on the NRC's public website at
https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html.
To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least 10
days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should contact the
Office of the Secretary by email at [email protected], or by
telephone at 301-415-1677, to (1) request a digital identification (ID)
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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 Secretary that the participant will be submitting a petition or
other adjudicatory document (even in instances in which the
participant, or its counsel or representative, already holds 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 established an electronic docket.
Information about applying for a digital ID certificate is
available on the NRC's public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/getting-started.html. After a digital ID certificate is
obtained and a docket created, the participant must submit adjudicatory
documents in Portable Document Format. Guidance on submissions is
available on the NRC's public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/electronic-sub-ref-mat.html. A filing is considered complete at the
time the document is submitted through the NRC's 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. Upon 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 NRC's Office of the General Counsel and any others who have
advised the Office of the Secretary that they wish to participate in
the proceeding, so that the filer need not serve the document on those
participants separately. Therefore, applicants and other participants
(or their 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 using the NRC's adjudicatory E-
Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC's Electronic
Filing Help Desk through the ``Contact Us'' link located on the NRC's
public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html, by
email to [email protected], or by a toll-free call at 1-866-672-
7640. The NRC Electronic Filing Help Desk is available between 9:00
a.m. and 6:00 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Participants who believe that they have good cause for not
submitting documents electronically must file an exemption request, in
accordance with 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 paper
format. Such filings must be submitted in accordance with 10 CFR
2.302(b)-(d). Participants filing adjudicatory documents in this manner
are responsible for serving 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 2.302(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
NRC's 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 ``cancel'' 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 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 for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory
filings and would constitute a Fair Use application, participants
should not include copyrighted materials in their submission.
The following table provides the plant name, docket number, date 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 available for public inspection in ADAMS. For
additional direction on accessing information related to this document,
see the ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' section of
this document.
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Joseph M. Farley Nuclear
Plant, Units 1 and 2; Houston County, AL; Southern Nuclear Operating
Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2; Burke
County, GA
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Docket No(s).................... 50-348, 50-364, 50-424, 50-425.
Application date................ December 22, 2021.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML21356B484.
Location in Application of NSHC. Pages E-8 and E-9 of Enclosure.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment would revise
Amendment(s). the Farley technical specifications
(TS) by relocating some detailed
information from TS 5.5.16, ``Main
Steamline Inspection Program,'' to
the Farley Updated Final Safety
Analysis Report (UFSAR). The proposed
amendment would also revise the
Vogtle TS by relocating some detailed
information from TS 5.5.16, ``MS
[Main Steam] and FW [Feedwater]
Piping Inspection Program,'' to the
Vogtle UFSAR.
Proposed Determination.......... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Millicent Ronnlund, Vice President and
Mailing Address. General Counsel, Southern Nuclear
Operating Co., Inc., P.O. Box 1295,
Birmingham, AL 35201-1295.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone John Lamb, 301-415-3100.
Number.
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Union Electric Company; Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1; Callaway County, MO
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Docket No(s).................... 50-483.
Application date................ November 3, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML22307A310.
Location in Application of NSHC. Pages 107-110 of the Enclosure.
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Brief Description of The proposed amendment would revise
Amendment(s). Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1, Technical
Specification (TS) 5.5.16,
``Containment Leakage Rate Testing
Program,'' to allow for the permanent
extension of the Type A integrated
leak rate testing and Type C leak
rate testing frequencies based on the
guidance in Nuclear Energy Institute
(NEI) 94-01, ``Industry Guideline for
Implementing Performance-Based Option
of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix J,''
Revision 3-A. Specifically, the
proposed change would revise Callaway
TS 5.5.16 by replacing the references
to Regulatory Guide 1.163,
``Performance-Based Containment Leak-
Test Program,'' with a reference to
NEI 94-01, Revision 3-A, dated July
2012 and the limitations and
conditions specified in NEI 94-01,
Revision 2-A, dated October 2008, as
the documents used to implement the
performance-based containment leakage
testing program in accordance with
Option B, ``Performance-Based
Requirements,'' of 10 CFR Part 50,
Appendix J, ``Primary Reactor
Containment Leakage Testing for Water-
Cooled Power Reactors.''
Proposed Determination.......... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Jay E. Silberg, Pillsbury Winthrop
Mailing Address. Shaw Pittman LLP, 1200 17th St. NW,
Washington, DC 20036.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Mahesh Chawla, 301-415-8371.
Number.
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Virginia Electric and Power Company, Dominion Nuclear Company; North
Anna Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Louisa County, VA
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Docket No(s).................... 50-338, 50-339.
Application date................ November 3, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML22307A317.
Location in Application of NSHC. Pages 21-23, of Attachment 1.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment would revise
Amendment(s). the North Anna Power Station, Units 1
and 2, technical specifications to
eliminate the Refueling Water
Chemical Addition Tank and allow the
use of sodium tetraborate decahydrate
to replace sodium hydroxide as a
chemical additive (buffer) for
Containment sump pH control.
Proposed Determination.......... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, W.S. Blair, Senior Counsel, Dominion
Mailing Address. Energy Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar
St., RS-2, Richmond, VA 23219.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone G. Ed Miller, 301-415-2481.
Number.
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Virginia Electric and Power Company; Surry Power Station, Unit Nos. 1
and 2; Surry County, VA
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Docket No(s).................... 50-280, 50-281.
Application date................ November 18, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML22322A182.
Location in Application of NSHC. Pages 31-33 of Attachment 1.
Brief Description of The proposed amendment would revise
Amendment(s). the Emergency Plan that would
relocate the Technical Support Center
to Local Emergency Operations
Facility.
Proposed Determination.......... NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, W.S. Blair, Senior Counsel, Dominion
Mailing Address. Energy Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar
St., RS-2, Richmond, VA 23219.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone John Klos, 301-415-5136.
Number.
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III. Notice of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses
and Combined Licenses
During the period since publication of the last monthly notice, the
Commission has issued the following amendments. The Commission has
determined for each of these amendments that the application complies
with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations. The
Commission has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the
Commission's rules and regulations in 10 CFR chapter I, which 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
accordance 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 circumstances provision in
10 CFR 51.22(b) and has made a determination based on that assessment,
it is so indicated in the safety evaluation for the amendment.
For further details with respect to each action, see the amendment
and associated documents such as the Commission's letter and safety
evaluation, which may be obtained using the ADAMS accession numbers
indicated in the following table. The safety evaluation will provide
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 Information
and Submitting Comments'' section of this document.
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Arizona Public Service Company, et al.; Palo Verde Nuclear Generating
Station, Units 1, 2, and 3; Maricopa County, AZ
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Docket No(s).................... 50-528, 50-529, 50-530.
Amendment Date.................. December 15, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML22334A070.
Amendment No(s)................. 220 (Unit 1), 220 (Unit 2), and 220
(Unit 3).
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Brief Description of The amendments revised technical
Amendment(s). specifications to adopt Technical
Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-487, Revision 1,
``Relocate DNB [Departure from
Nucleate Boiling] Parameters to the
COLR [Core Operating Limits
Report],'' for Palo Verde Nuclear
Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and
3.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Byron Station, Units 1 and 2; Will
County, IL
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Docket No(s).................... 50-454, 50-455.
Amendment Date.................. December 28, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML22305A699.
Amendment No(s)................. 231 (Unit 1) and 231 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments revised the ``Steam
Amendment(s). Generator (SG) Program'' and the
``Steam Generator (SG) Tube
Inspection Report'' technical
specifications 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 No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; LaSalle County Station, Units 1
and 2; LaSalle County, IL
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Docket No(s).................... 50-373, 50-374.
Amendment Date.................. December 28, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML22341A222.
Amendment No(s)................. 257 (Unit 1), 243 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments revised the criticality
Amendment(s). safety analysis (CSA) methodology for
performing the critically safety
evaluation for legacy fuel types in
addition to the Global Nuclear Fuel--
Americas, LLC (GNF) GNF3 reload fuel
in the LaSalle County Station, Units
1 and 2, spent fuel pool. The
amendments also changed the new fuel
vault (NFV) CSA for storing GNF3 fuel
in the NFV racks. The amendments also
modified the technical specifications
to remove reference to Framatome
analytical methods that are no longer
used for core operating limits
determination.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Limerick Generating Station, Units
1 and 2; Montgomery County, PA
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Docket No(s).................... 50-352, 50-353.
Amendment Date.................. January 3, 2023.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML22272A037.
Amendment No(s)................. 258 (Unit 1), 220 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments revised the technical
Amendment(s). specifications (TSs) of certain
frequency and voltage acceptance
criteria for the steady-state
emergency diesel generator
surveillance requirements under TS 3/
4.8.1, ``AC [Alternate Current]
Sources--Operating.'' In addition,
the amendments revised the flow
acceptance criteria for the emergency
core cooling system (ECCS) pump under
TS 3/4.5.1, ``ECCS-Operating.''
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station,
Units 1 and 2; Rock Island County, IL
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Docket No(s).................... 50-254, 50-265.
Amendment Date.................. December 15, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML22298A002.
Amendment No(s)................. 293 (Unit 1), 289 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments support the transition
Amendment(s). from Framatome (formerly AREVA)
ATRIUM 10XM fuel to Global Nuclear
Fuel--Americas, LLC (GNF) GNF3 fuel
at Quad Cities. Specifically, the
amendments revised Technical
Specification 5.6.5, ``Core Operating
Limits Report (COLR),'' paragraph b,
to add a report that supports the
General Electric Standard Application
for Reactor Fuel analysis methodology
to the list of approved methods to be
used in determining the core
operating limits in the COLR. The
amendments approved the use of
Framatome RODEX2A methodology with an
additional thermal conductivity
degradation penalty in mixed core
thermal-mechanical calculations.
Additionally, the amendments revised
the alternative source term loss-of-
coolant accident analysis to use a
bounding core inventory.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3;
Oconee County, SC
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Docket No(s).................... 50-269, 50-270, 50-287.
Amendment Date.................. December 8, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML22321A049.
Amendment No(s)................. 426 (Unit 1), 428 (Unit 2), and 427
(Unit 3).
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Brief Description of The amendments revised the Oconee
Amendment(s). Nuclear Station technical
specifications to address additional
mode change limitations applicable to
the adoption of Technical
Specifications Tasks Force (TSTF)
Traveler No. 359, Revision 9,
``Increase Flexibility in Mode
Restraints.''
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Duke Energy Progress, LLC; H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No.
2; Darlington County, SC
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Docket No(s).................... 50-261.
Amendment Date.................. December 15, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML22294A092.
Amendment No(s)................. 273.
Brief Description of The amendment adopted Technical
Amendment(s). Specifications (TS) Task Force (TSTF)
Traveler TSTF-577, Revision 1,
``Revised Frequencies for Steam
Generator Tube Inspections.''
Notably, a steam generator tube
inspection period of 72 effective
full power months for the Robinson
inspection period that began December
8, 2020, will be used. This is a
variation from the TS changes
described in TSTF-577 because the
enhanced probe inspection method has
not previously been used for steam
generator tube inspections at
Robinson. For all future steam
generator tube inspections, the
enhanced probe inspection method will
be utilized.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Energy Northwest; Columbia Generating Station; Benton County, WA
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Docket No(s).................... 50-397.
Amendment Date.................. December 15, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML22308A096.
Amendment No(s)................. 269.
Brief Description of The amendment revised the Columbia
Amendment(s). Renewed Facility Operating License
No. NPF-21 to add a new license
condition to allow for the
implementation of 10 CFR 50.69,
``Risk-Informed Categorization and
Treatment of Structures, Systems and
Components for Nuclear Power
Reactors.'' The provisions of 10 CFR
50.69 allow adjustment of the scope
of equipment subject to special
treatment controls (e.g., quality
assurance, testing, inspection,
condition monitoring, assessment, and
evaluation).
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Entergy Louisiana, LLC, and Entergy Operations, Inc.; River Bend
Station, Unit 1; West Feliciana Parish, LA; Entergy Operations, Inc.,
System Energy Resources, Inc., Cooperative Energy, A Mississippi
Electric Cooperative, and Entergy Mississippi, LLC; Grand Gulf Nuclear
Station, Unit 1; Claiborne County, MS
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Docket No(s).................... 50-458, 50-416.
Amendment Date.................. December 28, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML22342B280.
Amendment No(s)................. 232 (Grand Gulf, Unit 1) and 212
(River Bend, Unit 1).
Brief Description of The amendments revised Grand Gulf
Amendment(s). Nuclear Station, Unit 1 and River
Bend Station, Unit 1, Technical
Specification (TS) 3.4.9, ``Residual
Heat Removal (RHR) Shutdown Cooling
System--Hot Shutdown,'' in accordance
with Technical Specifications Task
Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF 580,
Revision 1, ``Provide Exception from
Entering Mode 4 With No Operable RHR
Shutdown Cooling.'' Specifically, the
proposed changes provided a TS
exception to entering Mode 4 if both
RHR shutdown cooling subsystems are
inoperable.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Entergy Operations, Inc.; Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1; Pope County, AR
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Docket No(s).................... 50-313.
Amendment Date.................. December 9, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML22263A191.
Amendment No(s)................. 278.
Brief Description of The amendment revised the Dose
Amendment(s). Equivalent Iodine I-131 and the
reactor coolant system (RCS) primary
activity limits required by Arkansas
Nuclear One, Unit 1 (ANO-1) Technical
Specification (TS) 3.4.12, ``RCS
Specific Activity.'' In addition, the
primary-to-secondary leak rate limit
provided in ANO-1 TS 3.4.13, ``RCS
Operational LEAKAGE,'' was revised.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Northern States Power Company; Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant;
Wright County, MN
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Docket No(s).................... 50-263.
Amendment Date.................. December 27, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML22318A215.
Amendment No(s)................. 209.
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Brief Description of The amendment revised Technical
Amendment(s). Specifications (TS) 3.8.2, ``AC
[alternating current] Sources--
Shutdown,'' and TS 3.8.3, ``Diesel
Fuel Oil, Lube Oil, and Starting
Air,'' to allow the common fuel oil
storage tank to be out of service for
up to 14 days for the purposes of
performing a license renewal required
10-year inspection.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and
2; San Luis Obispo County, CA
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Docket No(s).................... 50-275, 50-323.
Amendment Date.................. December 21, 2022.
ADAMS Accession No.............. ML21242A216.
Amendment No(s)................. 243 (Unit 1) and 244 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of The amendments revised the facility
Amendment(s). operating licenses, including
appendix A, ``Technical
Specifications,'' and appendix D,
``Additional Conditions,'' to reflect
the permanent cessation of reactor
operation, which has not yet occurred
for either unit. Upon the docketing
of the certifications for permanent
cessation of operations and permanent
removal of fuel from the reactor
vessels, the licenses will no longer
authorize operation of the reactors
or emplacement or retention of fuel
in the reactor vessels. The
amendments will not be effective
until the docketing of these
certifications for both units and the
implementation of the Certified Fuel
Handler Training and Retraining
Program in accordance with 10 CFR
50.2.
Public Comments Received as to No.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Dated: January 18, 2023.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jamie Heisserer,
Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2023-01201 Filed 1-23-23; 8:45 am]
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