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 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. This monthly notice includes all amendments issued, or proposed to be issued, from February 4, 2022, to March 3, 2022. The last monthly notice was published on February 22, 2022.
DATES:
Comments must be filed by April 21, 2022. A request for a hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by May 23, 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-2022-0065. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301-415-0624; email: Stacy.Schumann@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 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: Kathleen.Entz@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2022-0065, 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-2022-0065.
• 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 PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. 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 PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (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-2022-0065, 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), 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 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 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 discussed in this notice, 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 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 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 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. Eastern Time on the due date. Upon receipt of a transmission, the E-Filing system timestamps 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 MSHD.Resource@nrc.gov, or by a toll-free call at 1-866-672-7640. The NRC Electronic Filing Help Desk is available between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding government 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.
License Amendment Request(s)
Omaha Public Power District; Fort Calhoun Station Unit, No. 1; Washington County, NE | |
Docket No(s) | 50-285. |
Application date | August 3, 2021, as supplemented by letter dated January 13, 2022. |
ADAMS Accession No | ML21271A178 (Package), ML22034A559. |
Location in Application of NSHC | Enclosure 1—pages 11-13. |
Brief Description of Amendment(s) | The proposed amendment would approve the License Termination Plan (LTP) and add 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, Mailing Address | Stephen M. Bruckner, Attorney, Fraser Stryker PC LLO, 500 Energy Plaza, 409 South 17th Street, Omaha, NE 68102. |
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number | Jack Parrott, 301-415-6634. |
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Braidwood Station, Unit 2; Will County, IL | |
Docket No(s) | 50-456, 50-457. |
Application date | December 9, 2021. |
ADAMS Accession No | ML21343A427. |
Location in Application of NSHC | Attachment 1, Pages 6-8. |
Brief Description of Amendment(s) | The proposed amendment revises the Renewed Facility Operating License (RFOL) for Braidwood Station, Unit 2, to remove License Condition 2.C.(12)(d). The license condition, which requires repair of reactor head closure stud hole location No. 35, is no longer applicable because the Pressure Temperature and Limits Curves have been updated for the Period of Extended Operations. The RFOL for Braidwood Station, Unit 1, amendment number is incremented to keep Unit 1 and Unit 2 amendment numbers the same. No other changes are proposed for Unit 1. |
Proposed Determination | NSHC. |
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Address | Tamra Domeyer Associate General Counsel Constellation Energy Generation, LLC, 4300 Winfield Road, Warrenville, IL 60565. |
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number | Joel Wiebe, 301-415-6606. |
Duke Energy Florida, LLC; Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Station; Citrus County, FL | |
Docket No(s) | 50-302. |
Application date | January 26, 2022. |
ADAMS Accession No | ML22026A433. |
Location in Application of NSHC | Enclosure—page 3. |
Brief Description of Amendment(s) | The proposed amendment would remove Appendix B, “Environmental Protection Plan (Non-Radiological) Technical Specifications” from the Crystal River Unit 3 (CR3) Operating License. Some of the requirements are duplicated in the plant compliance procedure and others are no longer needed as CR3 has permanently ceased operation eliminating those non-radiological environmental effects. |
Proposed Determination | NSHC. |
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Address | Gregory Di Carlo, Vice President/General Counsel, NorthStar Group Services, Inc., 2760 South Falkenburg Rd., Riverview, FL 33578. |
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number | Jack Parrott, 301-415-6634. |
Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp. and Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC; Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1; Ottawa County, OH | |
Docket No(s). | 50-346. |
Application date | January 3, 2022. |
ADAMS Accession No. | ML22003A147. |
Location in Application of NSHC | Enclosure—pages 7-8. |
Brief Description of Amendment(s) | The amendment would change the design basis for the facility to allow laminar concrete cracking of a limited width in the outer reinforcement layer of the shield building containment structure. |
Proposed Determination | NSHC. |
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Address | Rick Giannantonio, General Counsel, Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp.,168 E Market Street, Akron, OH 44308-2014. |
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number | Blake Purnell, 301-415-1380. |
Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp. and Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC; Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1; Ottawa County, OH | |
Docket No(s). | 50-346. |
Application date | January 19, 2022. |
ADAMS Accession No. | ML22019A236. |
Location in Application of NSHC | Enclosure—pages 32-34. |
Brief Description of Amendment(s) | The proposed amendment would revise the emergency plan for Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1, by changing the emergency response organization staffing requirements. |
Proposed Determination | NSHC. |
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Address | Rick Giannantonio, General Counsel, Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp.,168 E Market Street, Akron, OH 44308-2014. |
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number | Blake Purnell, 301-415-1380. |
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Appling County, GA | |
Docket No(s) | 50-321, 50-366. |
Application date | February 4, 2022. |
ADAMS Accession No | ML22038A205. |
Location in Application of NSHC | Pages E-1—E-3 of Enclosure. |
Brief Description of Amendment(s) | Southern Nuclear Operating Company requests adoption of TSTF-580, “Provide Exception from Entering Mode 4 With No Operable RHR [Residual Heat Removal] Shutdown Cooling.” The proposed change provides a technical specification exception to entering Mode 4 if both required RHR shutdown cooling subsystems are inoperable. |
Proposed Determination | NSHC. |
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Address | Millicent Ronnlund, Vice President and General Counsel, Southern Nuclear Operating Co., Inc., P.O. Box 1295, Birmingham, AL 35201-1295. |
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number | Dawnmathews Kalathiveettil, 301-415-5905. |
Tennessee Valley Authority; Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3; Limestone County, AL; 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 No(s) | 50-259, 50-260, 50-296, 50-327, 50-328, 50-390, 50-391. |
Application date | January 27, 2022. |
ADAMS Accession No | ML22027A835. |
Location in Application of NSHC | Pages E1-6 and E1-7 of the Enclosure. |
Brief Description of Amendment(s) | The proposed amendments would revise the Tennessee Valley Authority Radiological Emergency Plan to make an exception in Initiating the Condition HU2 Emergency Action Level to provide an additional method to declare the event if the operating basis earthquake alarm is out of service. |
Proposed Determination | NSHC. |
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Address | David Fountain, Executive VP and General Counsel, Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT 6A, Knoxville, TN 37902. |
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number | Kimberly Green, 301-415-1627. |
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.
License Amendment Issuance(s)
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2; LaSalle County, IL | |
Docket No(s) | 50-373, 50-374. |
Amendment Date | February 4, 2022. |
ADAMS Accession No | ML21362A721. |
Amendment No(s) | 255 (Unit 1) and 241 (Unit 2). |
Brief Description of Amendment(s) | The amendments revised LaSalle's technical specifications (TSs) to incorporate licensing topical report, “GNF CRDA Application Methodology,” NEDE-33885P-A, Revision 1, by modifying TS Sections 3.1.3, “Control Rod Operability,” 3.1.6, “Rod Pattern Control,” and 3.3.2.1, “Control Rod Block Instrumentation,” to allow for greater flexibility in rod control operations during various stages of reactor power operation at LaSalle. |
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) | No. |
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3; York County, PA | |
Docket No(s) | 50-277, 50-278. |
Amendment Date | February 14, 2022. |
ADAMS Accession No | ML22004A258. |
Amendment No(s). | 341 (Unit 2) and 344 (Unit 3). |
Brief Description of Amendment(s) | The amendments modified Technical Specifications 5.5.7, “Ventilation Filter Testing Program [VFTP],” for certain testing requirements for Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3. Specifically, the revisions changed the frequency for performing certain testing requirements from 12 months to 24 months. |
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) | No. |
Dominion Energy Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.; Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 3; New London County, CT | |
Docket No(s) | 50-423. |
Amendment Date | February 16, 2022. |
ADAMS Accession No | ML22007A151. |
Amendment No(s) | 282. |
Brief Description of Amendment(s) | The amendment modified the technical specifications (TS) by revising TS 3.1.3.2 to provide an alternative monitoring option for the condition where a maximum of one digital rod position indicator per bank is inoperable. Specifically, as an alternative to determining the position of the non-indicating rod(s) indirectly by the movable incore detectors at a frequency of once per 8 hours, the change allows rod position verification to be performed based on the occurrence of rod movement or power level change. This revision is consistent with Technical Specification Task Force Traveler 547, Revision 1, and provides alternate TS Actions to allow the position of the rod to be monitored by a means other than movable incore detectors. The amendment also revised TS 3.1.3.5 to replace shutdown “rods” with shutdown “banks” and makes conforming changes to TS 3.1.3.5 Actions and Surveillance Requirements, consistent with wording in the standard TSs for Westinghouse Plants as provided in NUREG-1431, Revision 4. Finally, the amendment included administrative changes to revise the title of TS 3.1.3.6, to reflect that the requirements apply to control “banks” and modifies TS 6.9.1.6.a and TS 6.9.1.6.b to cite the revised titles of TS 3.1.3.5 and TS 3.1.3.6. |
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(s) | 50-400. |
Amendment Date | February 10, 2022. |
ADAMS Accession No | ML21351A472. |
Amendment No(s). | 190. |
Brief Description of Amendment(s) | The amendment revised the surveillance frequency associated with containment spray nozzle testing specified by Surveillance Requirement 4.6.2.1.d. Specifically, the change replaced the current testing frequency, as specified by the Surveillance Frequency Control Program, with an event-based frequency by verifying each spray nozzle being unobstructed following activities that could result in nozzle blockage. |
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) | No. |
Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC and Holtec Indian Point 3, LLC; Indian Point Station Unit No. 3; Westchester County, NY | |
Docket No(s) | 50-286. |
Amendment Date | February 28, 2022. |
ADAMS Accession No | ML21091A305. |
Amendment No(s). | 272. |
Brief Description of Amendment(s) | The amendment revised the current licensing basis in the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report with regard to the design, installation and use of a new single-failure-proof auxiliary lifting device, termed HI-LIFT, in the Indian Point 3 Fuel Storage Building. |
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 No. 1; Salem County, NJ; PSEG Nuclear LLC; Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit No. 2; Salem County, NJ | |
Docket No(s) | 50-272, 50-311, 50-354. |
Amendment Date | February 14, 2022. |
ADAMS Accession No | ML22012A435. |
Amendment No(s) | 230 (Hope Creek), 342 (Salem, Unit 1), and 323 (Salem, Unit 2). |
Brief Description of Amendment(s) | The amendments revised the Hope Creek and Salem technical specifications (TSs) to remove TS definitions for Member(s) of the Public, Site Boundary, and Unrestricted Area which are already present in the definitions found in the Offsite Dose Calculation Manual for each site as well as 10 CFR, part 20, section 1003. The amendments also removed figures of the site and surrounding area from the TSs. |
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) | No. |
Virginia Electric and Power Company, Dominion Nuclear Company; North Anna Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Louisa County, VA | |
Docket No(s) | 50-338, 50-339. |
Amendment Date | February 23, 2022. |
ADAMS Accession No | ML21361A006. |
Amendment No(s) | 290 (Unit 1) and 273 (Unit 2). |
Brief Description of Amendment(s) | The amendments added a new requirement to isolate primary grade water from the reactor coolant system within 1 hour following a reactor shutdown from Mode 2. Additionally, these amendments made an editorial change to Technical Specification 5.6.5, “Core Operating Limits Report (COLR).” |
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) | No. |
Vistra Operations Company LLC; Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Somervell County, TX | |
Docket No(s). | 50-445, 50-446. |
Amendment Date | February 24, 2022. |
ADAMS Accession No | ML21321A349. |
Amendment No(s) | 182 (Unit 1) and 182 (Unit 2). |
Brief Description of Amendment(s) | The amendments adopted Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-577, Revision 1, “Revised Frequencies for Steam Generator Tube Inspections.” The amendments modified the technical specification requirements related to steam generator tube inspections and reporting based on operating history. |
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 | February 23, 2022. |
ADAMS Accession No | ML22021B598. |
Amendment No(s) | 231. |
Brief Description of Amendment(s) | The amendment revised Technical Specification 3.3.2, “Engineered Safety Feature Actuation System (ESFAS) Instrumentation,” by adding a new Required Action N.1 to require restoration of an inoperable balance of plant ESFAS train to operable status within 24 hours. |
Public Comments Received as to Proposed NSHC (Yes/No) | No. |
Dated: March 10, 2022.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Bo M. Pham,
Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2022-05478 Filed 3-21-22; 8:45 am]
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