80 FR 11236 - Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Indian Point Nuclear Generating, Unit 2
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 40 (March 2, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 40 (Monday, March 2, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 11236-11239] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-04292] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50-247; NRC-2015-0038] Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Indian Point Nuclear Generating, Unit 2 AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: License amendment application; opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License No. DPR-26, issued to Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., for operation of the Indian Point Nuclear Generating, Unit 2. The proposed amendment would allow a revision to the acceptance criteria for the Surveillance Requirement 3.1.4.2 for Control Rod G-3. During the last two performances of this Surveillance on September 18, 2014, and December 11, 2014, Control Rod G-3 misalignment occurred with Shutdown Bank B group movement as displayed by the Individual Rod Position Indication and Plant Instrument Computer System. The proposed change is to defer subsequent testing of the Control Rod G-3 until repaired during the next refuel outage (March 2016) or forced outage long enough to repair the Control Rod. DATES: Submit comments by April 1, 2015. Requests for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must be filed by May 1, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods (unless this document describes a different method for submitting comments on a specific subject):Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0038. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415- 3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. 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: Douglas V. Pickett, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1364, email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0038 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 Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0038. NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and then 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 Proposed License Amendment Regarding a Change to Technical Specification 3.1.4, ``Reactivity Control Systems'', is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML15044A471. NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. B. Submitting Comments Please include Docket ID NRC-2015-0038 in the subject line of your comment submission, in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make your comment submission available to the public in this docket. 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 posts all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as entering 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 submissions into ADAMS. I. Introduction The NRC is considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License No. DPR-26, issued to Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., for operation of the Indian Point Nuclear Generating, Unit 2, located in Westchester County, New York. The proposed amendment would allow a revision to the acceptance criteria for Surveillance Requirement 3.1.4.2 for Control Rod G-3. During the last two performances of this Surveillance on September 18, 2014, and December 11, 2014, Control Rod G-3 misalignment occurred with Shutdown Bank B group movement as displayed by the Individual Rod Position Indication and Plant Instrument Computer System. The proposed change is to defer subsequent testing of the Control Rod G-3 until repaired during the next refuel outage (March 2016) or forced outage long enough to repair the Control Rod. Before any issuance of the proposed license amendment, the NRC will need to make the findings required by the [[Page 11237]] Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and NRC's regulations. The NRC has made a proposed determination that the license amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration. Under the NRC's regulations in Sec. 50.92 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), this means that operation of the facility in accordance with the proposed amendment 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. As required by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the licensee has provided its analysis of the issue of no significant hazards consideration, which is presented below: 1. Does the proposed License amendment involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated? Response: No. The proposed change revises the requirement to perform SR 3.1.4.2 testing on Control Rod G-3 until the next refuel outage or forced outage of sufficient duration. Performing a technical specification surveillance test is not an accident initiator and does not increase the probability of an accident occurring. Since the control rod remains operable, the proposed change does not affect or create any accident initiators or precursors. The proposed revision to the test frequency is based on the ability of the control rod to continue to be able to perform its design function. The safety analyses assume control rod full insertion be [by] de- energizing the CRDM coils and not the ability to move a full length control rod by its drive mechanism. The last rod drop test verified this ability so there is no increase in the consequences of an accident. Therefore the proposed change does not involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated. 2. Does the proposed License amendment create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated? Response: No. The proposed change revises the requirement to perform SR 3.1.4.2 testing on Control Rod G-3 by changing the frequency of the test. The proposed change does not involve installation of new equipment or modification of existing equipment, so that no new equipment failure modes are introduced. Also, the proposed change in test frequency does not result in a change to the way that the equipment or facility is operated so that no new accident initiators are created. Therefore the proposed change does not create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated. 3. Does the proposed License amendment involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety? Response: No. The conduct of performance tests on safety-related plant equipment is a means of assuring that the equipment is capable of performing its intended safety function and therefore maintaining the margin of safety established in the safety analysis for the facility. The proposed change revises the requirement to perform SR 3.1.4.2 testing on Control Rod G-3 by changing the frequency of the test. The proposed change is based [on] the fact that there have been no problems with past tests of the Control Rod G-3 indicating the [that] there are no problems with binding that could prevent the rod from inserting and a 12 hour surveillance on rod position that would indicate any changes in position. There are no indications that the trip function would not work assuring the reduction in margin of safety is not significant. Therefore, the proposed changes do not involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety. The NRC staff has reviewed the licensee's analysis and, based on this review, it appears that the three standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c) are satisfied. Therefore, the NRC staff proposes to determine that the license amendment request involves a No Significant Hazards Consideration. The NRC is seeking public comments on this proposed determination that the license amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration. Any comments received within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice will be considered in making any final determination. Normally, the Commission will not issue the amendment until the expiration of 60 days after the date of publication of this notice. The Commission may issue the license amendment before expiration of the 60- day notice period if the Commission concludes the amendment involves no significant hazards consideration. In addition, the Commission may issue the amendment prior to the expiration of the 30-day comment period should 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. Should the Commission take action prior to the expiration of either the comment period or the notice period, it will publish in the Federal Register a notice of issuance. Should the Commission make a final No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, any hearing will take place after issuance. The Commission expects that the need to take this action will occur very infrequently. II. Opportunity To Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave To Intervene Within 60 days after the date of publication of this Federal Register notice, any person whose interest may be affected by this proceeding and who desires to participate as a party in the proceeding must file a written request for hearing or a petition for leave to intervene specifying the contentions which the person seeks to have litigated in the hearing with respect to the license amendment request. Requests for hearing and petitions for leave to intervene shall be filed in accordance with the NRC's ``Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure'' in 10 CFR part 2. Interested person(s) should consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.309, which is available at the NRC's PDR. The NRC's regulations are accessible electronically from the NRC Library on the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/. As required by 10 CFR 2.309, a request for hearing or petition for leave to intervene must set forth with particularity the interest of the petitioner in the proceeding and how that interest may be affected by the results of the proceeding. The hearing request or petition must specifically explain the reasons why intervention should be permitted, with particular reference to the following general requirements: (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the requestor or petitioner; (2) the nature of the requestor's/petitioner's right under the Act to be made a party to the proceeding; (3) the nature and extent of the requestor's/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 requestor's/petitioner's interest. The hearing request or petition must also include the specific contentions that the requestor/petitioner seeks to have litigated at the proceeding. For each contention, the requestor/petitioner must provide a specific statement of the issue of law or fact to be raised or controverted, as well as a brief explanation of the basis for the contention. Additionally, the requestor/petitioner must demonstrate that the issue raised by each contention is within the scope of the proceeding and is material to the findings that the NRC must make to support the granting of a license amendment in response to the application. The hearing request or petition must also include a concise statement of the alleged facts or expert opinion that support the contention and on which the requestor/petitioner [[Page 11238]] intends to rely at the hearing, together with references to those specific sources and documents. The hearing request or petition must provide sufficient information to show that a genuine dispute exists with the applicant on a material issue of law or fact, including references to specific portions of the application for amendment that the petitioner disputes and the supporting reasons for each dispute. If the requestor/petitioner believes that the application for amendment fails to contain information on a relevant matter as required by law, the requestor/petitioner must identify each failure and the supporting reasons for the requestor's/petitioner's belief. Each contention must be one which, if proven, would entitle the requestor/petitioner to relief. A requestor/petitioner who does not satisfy these requirements for 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, and have the opportunity to participate fully in the conduct of the hearing with respect to resolution of that person's admitted contentions, including the opportunity to present evidence and to submit a cross-examination plan for cross-examination of witnesses, consistent with NRC regulations, policies, and procedures. The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will set the time and place for any prehearing conferences and evidentiary hearings, and the appropriate notices will be provided. Hearing requests or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. Requests for hearing, petitions for leave to intervene, and motions for leave to file new or amended contentions that are filed after the 60- day 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)-(iii). If a hearing is requested, the Commission will make a final determination on the issue of no significant hazards consideration. The final determination will serve to decide when the hearing is held. If the final determination is that the amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration, the Commission may issue the amendment and make it immediately effective, notwithstanding the request for a hearing. Any hearing held 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 any 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. III. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing) All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including a request for hearing, a petition for leave to intervene, any motion or other document filed in the proceeding prior to the submission of a request for hearing or petition to intervene, and documents filed by interested governmental entities participating under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in accordance with the NRC's E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007). 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. Participants may not submit paper copies of their filings unless they seek an exemption in accordance with the procedures described below. To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least ten 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 request (1) a digital identification (ID) certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or representative) to digitally sign documents and access the E-Submittal server for any proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a request or petition for hearing (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 hearing in this 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 Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/getting-started.html. System requirements for accessing the E-Submittal server are detailed in the NRC's ``Guidance for Electronic Submission,'' which is available on the agency's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. Participants may attempt to use other software not listed on the Web site, but should note that the NRC's E-Filing system does not support unlisted software, and the NRC Meta System Help Desk will not be able to offer assistance in using unlisted software. If a participant is electronically submitting a document to the NRC in accordance with the E-Filing rule, the participant must file the document using the NRC's online, Web-based submission form. In order to serve documents through the Electronic Information Exchange System, users will be required to install a Web browser plug-in from the NRC's Web site. Further information on the Web-based submission form, including the installation of the Web browser plug-in, is available on the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. Once a participant has obtained a digital ID certificate and a docket has been created, the participant can then submit a request for hearing or petition for leave to intervene. Submissions should be in Portable Document Format (PDF) in accordance with NRC guidance available on the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. A filing is considered complete at the time the documents are 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 time-stamps the document and sends the submitter an email notice confirming receipt of the document. The E-Filing system also distributes an email notice 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 documents on those participants separately. Therefore, applicants and other participants (or their counsel or representative) must apply for and receive a digital ID certificate before a hearing request/petition to intervene is filed so that they can obtain access to the document via the E-Filing system. A person filing electronically using the NRC's adjudicatory E- Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC Meta System Help Desk through the ``Contact Us'' link located on the NRC's public Web site at http://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 Meta System Help Desk is available [[Page 11239]] between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding government holidays. Participants who believe that they have a 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 requesting authorization to continue to submit documents in paper format. Such filings must be submitted by: (1) First class mail addressed to the Office of the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier, express mail, or expedited delivery service to the Office of the Secretary, Sixteenth Floor, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff. Participants filing a document in this manner are responsible for serving the document on all other participants. Filing is considered complete by first-class mail as of the time of deposit in the mail, or by courier, express mail, or expedited delivery service upon depositing the document with the provider of the service. A presiding officer, having granted an exemption request from using E-Filing, may require a participant or party to use E-Filing if the presiding officer subsequently determines that the reason for granting the exemption from use of E-Filing no longer exists. Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in the NRC's electronic hearing docket which is available to the public at http://ehd1.nrc.gov/ehd/, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the Commission, or the presiding officer. Participants are requested not to include personal privacy information, such as social security numbers, home addresses, or home phone numbers in their filings, unless an NRC regulation or other law requires submission of such information. However, a request to intervene will require including information on local residence in order to demonstrate a proximity assertion of interest in the proceeding. 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 are requested not to include copyrighted materials in their submission. For further details with respect to this action, see the application for license amendment dated February 12, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15044A471). Attorney for licensee: Jeanne Cho, Assistant General Counsel, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., 440 Hamiliton Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601. NRC Branch Chief: Benjamin Beasley. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day of February 2015. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Douglas V. Pickett, Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch I-1, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2015-04292 Filed 2-27-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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action included in Section II of this DATES: Submit comments by April 1, Systems’’, is available in ADAMS under
document and incorporated by reference 2015. Requests for a hearing or petition Accession No. ML15044A471.
in this finding. On the basis of this EA, for leave to intervene must be filed by • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
the NRC concludes that the proposed May 1, 2015. purchase copies of public documents at
action will not have a significant effect ADDRESSES: You may submit comments the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
on the quality of the human by any of the following methods (unless White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
environment. Accordingly, the NRC has this document describes a different Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
decided not to prepare an method for submitting comments on a B. Submitting Comments
environmental impact statement for the specific subject):
proposed action. Please include Docket ID NRC–2015–
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
This EA and FONSI is based on the 0038 in the subject line of your
http://www.regulations.gov and search
licensee’s letter dated September 26, comment submission, in order to ensure
for Docket ID NRC–2015–0038. Address
2013, as supplemented by letters dated that the NRC is able to make your
questions about NRC dockets to Carol
March 28, 2014, and August 28, 2014. comment submission available to the
Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
Otherwise, there are no other public in this docket.
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For The NRC cautions you not to include
environmental documents associated technical questions, contact the
with this review. These documents are identifying or contact information that
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER you do not want to be publicly
available for public inspection as INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
indicated above. disclosed in your comment submission.
document. The NRC posts all comment
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, submissions at http://
of February, 2015. Office of Administration, Mail Stop: www.regulations.gov as well as entering
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. OWFN–12–H08, U.S. Nuclear the comment submissions into ADAMS.
Meena K. Khanna, Regulatory Commission, Washington, The NRC does not routinely edit
Chief, Plant Licensing IV–2 and DC 20555–0001. comment submissions to remove
Decommissioning Transition Branch, For additional direction on obtaining identifying or contact information.
Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, information and submitting comments, If you are requesting or aggregating
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. see ‘‘Obtaining Information and comments from other persons for
[FR Doc. 2015–04288 Filed 2–27–15; 8:45 am] Submitting Comments’’ in the submission to the NRC, then you should
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of inform those persons not to include
this document. identifying or contact information that
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: they do not want to be publicly
NUCLEAR REGULATORY Douglas V. Pickett, Office of Nuclear disclosed in their comment submission.
COMMISSION Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Your request should state that the NRC
[Docket No. 50–247; NRC–2015–0038] Regulatory Commission, Washington, does not routinely edit comment
DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– submissions to remove such information
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., 1364, email: Douglas.Pickett@nrc.gov. before making the comment
Indian Point Nuclear Generating, Unit 2 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: submissions available to the public or
entering the comment submissions into
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory I. Obtaining Information and ADAMS.
Commission. Submitting Comments
ACTION: License amendment application;
I. Introduction
A. Obtaining Information
opportunity to comment, request a The NRC is considering issuance of an
hearing, and petition for leave to Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2015– amendment to Facility Operating
intervene. 0038 when contacting the NRC about License No. DPR–26, issued to Entergy
the availability of information for this Nuclear Operations, Inc., for operation
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory action. You may obtain publicly- of the Indian Point Nuclear Generating,
Commission (NRC) is considering available information related to this Unit 2, located in Westchester County,
issuance of an amendment to Facility action by any of the following methods: New York.
Operating License No. DPR–26, issued • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to The proposed amendment would
to Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., for http://www.regulations.gov and search allow a revision to the acceptance
operation of the Indian Point Nuclear for Docket ID NRC–2015–0038. criteria for Surveillance Requirement
Generating, Unit 2. The proposed • NRC’s Agencywide Documents 3.1.4.2 for Control Rod G–3. During the
amendment would allow a revision to Access and Management System last two performances of this
the acceptance criteria for the (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- Surveillance on September 18, 2014,
Surveillance Requirement 3.1.4.2 for available documents online in the and December 11, 2014, Control Rod G–
Control Rod G–3. During the last two ADAMS Public Documents collection at 3 misalignment occurred with
performances of this Surveillance on http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ Shutdown Bank B group movement as
September 18, 2014, and December 11, adams.html. To begin the search, select displayed by the Individual Rod
2014, Control Rod G–3 misalignment ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then Position Indication and Plant
occurred with Shutdown Bank B group select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Instrument Computer System. The
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movement as displayed by the Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, proposed change is to defer subsequent
Individual Rod Position Indication and please contact the NRC’s Public testing of the Control Rod G–3 until
Plant Instrument Computer System. The Document Room (PDR) reference staff at repaired during the next refuel outage
proposed change is to defer subsequent 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by (March 2016) or forced outage long
testing of the Control Rod G–3 until email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The enough to repair the Control Rod.
repaired during the next refuel outage Proposed License Amendment Before any issuance of the proposed
(March 2016) or forced outage long Regarding a Change to Technical license amendment, the NRC will need
enough to repair the Control Rod. Specification 3.1.4, ‘‘Reactivity Control to make the findings required by the
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Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended 3. Does the proposed License amendment II. Opportunity To Request a Hearing
(the Act), and NRC’s regulations. involve a significant reduction in a margin of and Petition for Leave To Intervene
safety?
The NRC has made a proposed Response: No. Within 60 days after the date of
determination that the license The conduct of performance tests on publication of this Federal Register
amendment request involves no safety-related plant equipment is a means of notice, any person whose interest may
significant hazards consideration. Under assuring that the equipment is capable of be affected by this proceeding and who
the NRC’s regulations in § 50.92 of Title performing its intended safety function and desires to participate as a party in the
10 of the Code of Federal Regulations therefore maintaining the margin of safety proceeding must file a written request
(10 CFR), this means that operation of established in the safety analysis for the for hearing or a petition for leave to
facility. The proposed change revises the
the facility in accordance with the intervene specifying the contentions
requirement to perform SR 3.1.4.2 testing on
proposed amendment would not (1) Control Rod G–3 by changing the frequency which the person seeks to have litigated
involve a significant increase in the of the test. The proposed change is based [on] in the hearing with respect to the
probability or consequences of an the fact that there have been no problems license amendment request. Requests
accident previously evaluated; or (2) with past tests of the Control Rod G–3 for hearing and petitions for leave to
create the possibility of a new or indicating the [that] there are no problems intervene shall be filed in accordance
different kind of accident from any with binding that could prevent the rod from with the NRC’s ‘‘Agency Rules of
accident previously evaluated; or (3) inserting and a 12 hour surveillance on rod Practice and Procedure’’ in 10 CFR part
involve a significant reduction in a position that would indicate any changes in 2. Interested person(s) should consult a
position. There are no indications that the
margin of safety. As required by 10 CFR current copy of 10 CFR 2.309, which is
trip function would not work assuring the
50.91(a), the licensee has provided its reduction in margin of safety is not available at the NRC’s PDR. The NRC’s
analysis of the issue of no significant significant. regulations are accessible electronically
hazards consideration, which is Therefore, the proposed changes do not from the NRC Library on the NRC’s Web
presented below: involve a significant reduction in a margin of site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
1. Does the proposed License amendment safety. doc-collections/cfr/.
involve a significant increase in the As required by 10 CFR 2.309, a
The NRC staff has reviewed the request for hearing or petition for leave
probability or consequences of an accident
licensee’s analysis and, based on this to intervene must set forth with
previously evaluated?
Response: No. review, it appears that the three particularity the interest of the
The proposed change revises the standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c) are petitioner in the proceeding and how
requirement to perform SR 3.1.4.2 testing on satisfied. Therefore, the NRC staff that interest may be affected by the
Control Rod G–3 until the next refuel outage proposes to determine that the license results of the proceeding. The hearing
or forced outage of sufficient duration. amendment request involves a No request or petition must specifically
Performing a technical specification Significant Hazards Consideration. explain the reasons why intervention
surveillance test is not an accident initiator The NRC is seeking public comments
and does not increase the probability of an should be permitted, with particular
on this proposed determination that the reference to the following general
accident occurring. Since the control rod
remains operable, the proposed change does
license amendment request involves no requirements: (1) The name, address,
not affect or create any accident initiators or significant hazards consideration. Any and telephone number of the requestor
precursors. The proposed revision to the test comments received within 30 days after or petitioner; (2) the nature of the
frequency is based on the ability of the the date of publication of this notice requestor’s/petitioner’s right under the
control rod to continue to be able to perform will be considered in making any final Act to be made a party to the
its design function. The safety analyses determination. proceeding; (3) the nature and extent of
assume control rod full insertion be [by] de- Normally, the Commission will not the requestor’s/petitioner’s property,
energizing the CRDM coils and not the ability issue the amendment until the financial, or other interest in the
to move a full length control rod by its drive
mechanism. The last rod drop test verified
expiration of 60 days after the date of proceeding; and (4) the possible effect of
this ability so there is no increase in the publication of this notice. The any decision or order which may be
consequences of an accident. Commission may issue the license entered in the proceeding on the
Therefore the proposed change does not amendment before expiration of the 60- requestor’s/petitioner’s interest. The
involve a significant increase in the day notice period if the Commission hearing request or petition must also
probability or consequences of an accident concludes the amendment involves no include the specific contentions that the
previously evaluated. significant hazards consideration. In requestor/petitioner seeks to have
2. Does the proposed License amendment addition, the Commission may issue the litigated at the proceeding.
create the possibility of a new or different amendment prior to the expiration of For each contention, the requestor/
kind of accident from any accident the 30-day comment period should petitioner must provide a specific
previously evaluated?
circumstances change during the 30-day statement of the issue of law or fact to
Response: No.
The proposed change revises the comment period such that failure to act be raised or controverted, as well as a
requirement to perform SR 3.1.4.2 testing on in a timely way would result, for brief explanation of the basis for the
Control Rod G–3 by changing the frequency example, in derating or shutdown of the contention. Additionally, the requestor/
of the test. The proposed change does not facility. Should the Commission take petitioner must demonstrate that the
involve installation of new equipment or action prior to the expiration of either issue raised by each contention is
modification of existing equipment, so that the comment period or the notice within the scope of the proceeding and
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no new equipment failure modes are period, it will publish in the Federal is material to the findings that the NRC
introduced. Also, the proposed change in test Register a notice of issuance. Should the must make to support the granting of a
frequency does not result in a change to the
Commission make a final No Significant license amendment in response to the
way that the equipment or facility is operated
so that no new accident initiators are created. Hazards Consideration Determination, application. The hearing request or
Therefore the proposed change does not any hearing will take place after petition must also include a concise
create the possibility of a new or different issuance. The Commission expects that statement of the alleged facts or expert
kind of accident from any accident the need to take this action will occur opinion that support the contention and
previously evaluated. very infrequently. on which the requestor/petitioner
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between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Nuclear Operations, Inc., 440 Hamiliton Friday, March 6, 2015, Conference
Time, Monday through Friday, Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601. Room T2–B1, 11545 Rockville Pike,
excluding government holidays. NRC Branch Chief: Benjamin Beasley. Rockville, Maryland
Participants who believe that they
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day 8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m.: Future ACRS
have a good cause for not submitting of February 2015. Activities/Report of the Planning and
documents electronically must file an
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Procedures Subcommittee (Open/
exemption request, in accordance with
Douglas V. Pickett, Closed)—The Committee will discuss
10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper
Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing the recommendations of the Planning
filing requesting authorization to
Branch I–1, Division of Operating Reactor and Procedures Subcommittee regarding
continue to submit documents in paper
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor items proposed for consideration by the
format. Such filings must be submitted Regulation.
by: (1) First class mail addressed to the Full Committee during future ACRS
Office of the Secretary of the [FR Doc. 2015–04292 Filed 2–27–15; 8:45 am] Meetings, and matters related to the
Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory BILLING CODE 7590–01–P conduct of ACRS business, including
Commission, Washington, DC 20555– anticipated workload and member
0001, Attention: Rulemaking and assignments. [Note: A portion of this
NUCLEAR REGULATORY meeting may be closed pursuant to 5
Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier,
COMMISSION U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6) to discuss
express mail, or expedited delivery
service to the Office of the Secretary, organizational and personnel matters
Advisory Committee on Reactor that relate solely to internal personnel
Sixteenth Floor, One White Flint North, Safeguards; Notice of Meeting
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, rules and practices of ACRS, and
Maryland 20852, Attention: Rulemaking information the release of which would
In accordance with the purposes of constitute a clearly unwarranted
and Adjudications Staff. Participants Sections 29 and 182b of the Atomic
filing a document in this manner are invasion of personal privacy.]
Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the 10:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m.: Reconciliation
responsible for serving the document on Advisory Committee on Reactor
all other participants. Filing is of ACRS Comments and
Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a meeting Recommendations (Open)—The
considered complete by first-class mail on March 5–7, 2015, 11545 Rockville
as of the time of deposit in the mail, or Committee will discuss the responses
Pike, Rockville, Maryland. from the NRC Executive Director for
by courier, express mail, or expedited
delivery service upon depositing the Thursday, March 5, 2015, Conference Operations to comments and
document with the provider of the Room T2–B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, recommendations included in recent
service. A presiding officer, having Rockville, Maryland ACRS reports and letters.
granted an exemption request from 10:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of
8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m.: Opening ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee
using E-Filing, may require a participant Remarks by the ACRS Chairman
or party to use E-Filing if the presiding will continue its discussion of proposed
(Open)—The ACRS Chairman will make ACRS reports on matters discussed
officer subsequently determines that the opening remarks regarding the conduct
reason for granting the exemption from during this meeting.
of the meeting.
use of E-Filing no longer exists. 8:35 a.m.–9:45 a.m.: Preparation for Saturday, March 7, 2015, Conference
Documents submitted in adjudicatory Room T2–B1, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Meeting with the Commission (Open)—
proceedings will appear in the NRC’s Rockville, Maryland
The Committee will discuss topics in
electronic hearing docket which is
preparation for the meeting with the 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: Preparation of
available to the public at http://
Commission. ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee
ehd1.nrc.gov/ehd/, unless excluded
pursuant to an order of the Commission, 10:00 a.m.–11:30 p.m.: Meeting with will continue its discussion of proposed
or the presiding officer. Participants are the Commission (Open)—The ACRS ACRS reports.
requested not to include personal will meet with the Commission. 11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.: Miscellaneous
privacy information, such as social 12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.: Industry (Open)—The Committee will continue
security numbers, home addresses, or Priorization and Scheduling (Open)— its discussion related to the conduct of
home phone numbers in their filings, The Committee will hear presentations Committee activities and specific issues
unless an NRC regulation or other law by and hold discussions with that were not completed during
requires submission of such representatives of the staff regarding the previous meetings.
information. However, a request to review of draft SECY Paper on possible Procedures for the conduct of and
intervene will require including options for implementing risk-informed participation in ACRS meetings were
information on local residence in order scheduling as described in COMGEA– published in the Federal Register on
to demonstrate a proximity assertion of 12–0001/COMWDM–12–0002, October 13, 2014 (79 FR 59307–59308).
interest in the proceeding. With respect ‘‘Proposed Initiative to Improve Nuclear In accordance with those procedures,
to copyrighted works, except for limited Safety and Regulatory Efficiency.’’ oral or written views may be presented
excerpts that serve the purpose of the 2:45 p.m.–5:15 p.m.: Sequoyah Units by members of the public, including
adjudicatory filings and would 1 and 2 License Renewal Application representatives of the nuclear industry.
constitute a Fair Use application, (Open)—The Committee will hear Persons desiring to make oral statements
presentations by and hold discussions should notify Quynh Nguyen, Cognizant
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participants are requested not to include
copyrighted materials in their with representatives of the staff and ACRS Staff (Telephone: 301–415–5844,
submission. TVA regarding the safety evaluation Email: Quynh.Nguyen@nrc.gov), five
For further details with respect to this associated with the license renewal days before the meeting, if possible, so
action, see the application for license application for Sequoyah, Units 1 and 2. that appropriate arrangements can be
amendment dated February 12, 2015 5:15 p.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of made to allow necessary time during the
(ADAMS Accession No. ML15044A471). ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee meeting for such statements. In view of
Attorney for licensee: Jeanne Cho, will discuss proposed ACRS reports on the possibility that the schedule for
Assistant General Counsel, Entergy matters discussed during this meeting. ACRS meetings may be adjusted by the
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | License amendment application; opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene. | |
| Dates | Submit comments by April 1, 2015. Requests for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must be filed by May 1, 2015. | |
| Contact | Douglas V. Pickett, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1364, email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 11236 |
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