80_FR_19772 80 FR 19702 - Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Palisades Nuclear Plant

80 FR 19702 - Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Palisades Nuclear Plant

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 70 (April 13, 2015)

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FR Document2015-08409

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a final director's decision with regard to a petition dated March 5, 2014, as supplemented on April 8, May 21, and September 3, 2014, filed by Mr. Michael Mulligan (the petitioner), requesting that the NRC take action with regard to Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (ENO or the licensee) at Palisades Nuclear Plant (PNP). The petitioner's requests and the final director's decision are included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-255; NRC-2014-0216]


Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Palisades Nuclear Plant

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Director's decision under 10 CFR 2.206; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a 
final director's decision with regard to a petition dated March 5, 
2014, as supplemented on April 8, May 21, and September 3, 2014, filed 
by Mr. Michael Mulligan (the petitioner), requesting that the NRC take 
action with regard to Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (ENO or the 
licensee) at Palisades Nuclear Plant (PNP). The petitioner's requests 
and the final director's decision are included in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this document.

DATES: April 13, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2014-0216 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may obtain publicly-available information related to this document 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2014-0216. 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.
     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 
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced in this document 
(if that document is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time 
that a document is referenced.
     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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennivine Rankin, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1530, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the Deputy 
Director, Nuclear Reactor Regulation, has issued a final director's 
decision (ADAMS Accession No. ML15054A365), on a petition filed by the 
petitioner on March 5, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. ML14071A006), as 
supplemented on April 8, May 21, and September 3, 2014 (ADAMS Accession 
Nos. ML14143A212, ML14142A101, and ML14259A135, respectively). The 
petitioner requested a number of actions be taken by the NRC and the 
licensee for equipment failures at PNP. As the basis for the request, 
the petitioner stated that there have been recent plant events and 
equipment failures at PNP, such as parts of the primary coolant pump 
(PCP) impeller breaking off and lodging in the reactor vessel (RV) and 
flaws in the control rod drive mechanisms (CRDMs). The petitioner 
requested immediate action to prevent the PNP from restarting due to a 
piece of PCP impeller that was lodged between the RV and the flow skirt 
and due to flawed CRDMs.
    By email dated March 19, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. ML14083A680), 
the NRC staff denied the petitioner's request for immediate action to 
prevent PNP from restarting, based on the following factors:
    1. The NRC performed an in-depth independent review of the 
licensee's analysis and concluded that the impeller piece did not pose 
a threat to safe operation of the reactor and RV.
    2. The licensee replaced all of the CRDM housings prior to plant 
startup.
    By teleconference on April 8, 2014, and again on September 3, 2014, 
the petitioner addressed the Petition Review Board (PRB). The meetings 
provided the petitioner with an opportunity to provide additional 
information and to clarify issues cited in the petition. The 
transcripts of these meeting were treated as supplements to the 
petition and are available in ADAMS, as previously noted.
    In the agency's letter dated September 25, 2014 (ADAMS Accession 
No. ML14237A726), the NRC accepted the following specific issues of the 
petition for review under Section 2.206 of Title 10 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (10 CFR):

    1. Request for PNP to open every PCP for inspection and clear up 
all flaws.
    2. Request for PNP to replace the PCPs with others designed for 
their intended duty.

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    3. Request an Office of the Inspector General (OIG) inspection 
on why different NRC regions have different analysis criteria for 
similar PCP events.
    4. Request a $10 million fine over these events.
    5. Request for PNP to return to yellow or red status and for the 
NRC to intensify its monitoring of PNP.

    The NRC sent a copy of the proposed director's decision to the 
petitioner and the licensee for comment on January 23, 2015 (ADAMS 
Accession Nos. ML14338A435 and ML14338A431). The petitioner and the 
licensee were asked to provide comments within 15 days on any part of 
the proposed director's decision that was considered to be erroneous or 
any issues in the petition that were not addressed. Comments were 
received from the petitioner and are addressed in an attachment to the 
final director's decision.
    The Deputy Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 
denied the petitioner's requests for the following actions:

    1. Request for PNP to open every PCP for inspection and clear up 
all flaws.
    2. Request for PNP to replace the PCPs with others designed for 
their intended duty.
    3. Request a $10 million fine over these events.
    4. Request for PNP to return to yellow or red status and for the 
NRC to intensify its monitoring of PNP.

The reasons for this decision are explained in the final director's 
decision DD-15-03, under 10 CFR 2.206 of the Commission's regulations. 
The petitioner's request for an OIG inspection on why different NRC 
regions have different analysis criteria for similar PCP events has 
been forwarded to the OIG. The NRC found no basis for taking the 
requested enforcement-related actions against PNP; thus, the NRC denies 
the petition. NRC staff did not find that the continued operation of 
PNP would adversely affect public health and safety. The NRC determined 
that the licensee's actions to date are adequate and there is 
reasonable assurance that the operation of the PNP will not endanger 
the health and safety of the public. For the performance deficiencies 
and inspection findings that the NRC has identified at PNP, the agency 
will continue to monitor the progress of the licensee's completion of 
corrective actions through planned inspections consistent with the 
NRC's ongoing reactor oversight process.
    Consistent with 10 CFR 2.206(c), the NRC staff will file a copy of 
this final director's decision with the Secretary of the Commission for 
the Commission to review. As provided for in 10 CFR 2.206(c)(1), the 
final director's decision will constitute the Commission's final action 
within 25 days of the date of the decision unless the Commission, on 
its own motion, chooses to review the decision within that time.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 6th day of April 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jennifer Uhle,
Deputy Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2015-08409 Filed 4-10-15; 8:45 am]
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19702 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 70 / Monday, April 13, 2015 / Notices person is not required to respond to, a NUCLEAR REGULATORY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: collection of information unless it COMMISSION Jennivine Rankin, Office of Nuclear displays a currently valid OMB control Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear number. [Docket No. 50–255; NRC–2014–0216] Regulatory Commission, Washington, The NRC published a Federal DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; 1530, email: Jennivine.Rankin@nrc.gov. Register notice with a 60-day comment Palisades Nuclear Plant period on this information collection on SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is November 19, 2014, 79 FR 68917. AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory hereby given that the Deputy Director, Commission. Nuclear Reactor Regulation, has issued 1. The title of the information a final director’s decision (ADAMS ACTION: Director’s decision under 10 collection: 10 CFR part 31, ‘‘General Accession No. ML15054A365), on a CFR 2.206; issuance. Domestic Licenses for Byproduct petition filed by the petitioner on March Material.’’ SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 5, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. 2. OMB approval number: 3150–0016 Commission (NRC) has issued a final ML14071A006), as supplemented on director’s decision with regard to a April 8, May 21, and September 3, 2014 3. Type of submission: Extension with petition dated March 5, 2014, as (ADAMS Accession Nos. burden revision supplemented on April 8, May 21, and ML14143A212, ML14142A101, and 4. The form number if applicable: Not September 3, 2014, filed by Mr. Michael ML14259A135, respectively). The applicable Mulligan (the petitioner), requesting petitioner requested a number of actions 5. How often the collection is required that the NRC take action with regard to be taken by the NRC and the licensee for or requested: Reports are submitted as Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (ENO equipment failures at PNP. As the basis events occur. General license or the licensee) at Palisades Nuclear for the request, the petitioner stated that registration requests may be submitted Plant (PNP). The petitioner’s requests there have been recent plant events and and the final director’s decision are equipment failures at PNP, such as parts at any time. Changes to the information included in the SUPPLEMENTARY of the primary coolant pump (PCP) on the registration may be submitted as INFORMATION section of this document. impeller breaking off and lodging in the they occur. DATES: April 13, 2015. reactor vessel (RV) and flaws in the 6. Who will be required or asked to ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID control rod drive mechanisms (CRDMs). respond: Persons receiving, possessing, NRC–2014–0216 when contacting the The petitioner requested immediate using, or transferring devices containing NRC about the availability of action to prevent the PNP from byproduct material. information regarding this document. restarting due to a piece of PCP impeller 7. The estimated number of annual You may obtain publicly-available that was lodged between the RV and the responses: 138,429 (10,929 responses + information related to this document flow skirt and due to flawed CRDMs. 127,500 recordkeepers). using any of the following methods: By email dated March 19, 2014 • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to (ADAMS Accession No. ML14083A680), 8. The estimated number of annual the NRC staff denied the petitioner’s http://www.regulations.gov and search respondents: 10,929 (971 NRC licensee request for immediate action to prevent for Docket ID NRC–2014–0216. Address respondents + 9,958 Agreement State questions about NRC dockets to Carol PNP from restarting, based on the licensee responses). Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; following factors: 9. An estimate of the total number of email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For 1. The NRC performed an in-depth hours needed annually to comply with technical questions, contact the independent review of the licensee’s the information collection requirement individual listed in the FOR FURTHER analysis and concluded that the or request: 36,186 hours (4,843 hours for INFORMATION CONTACT section of this impeller piece did not pose a threat to NRC licensees + 31,343 hours for document. safe operation of the reactor and RV. Agreement State licensees). • NRC’s Agencywide Documents 2. The licensee replaced all of the Access and Management System CRDM housings prior to plant startup. 10. Abstract: Part 31 of Title 10 of the (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- By teleconference on April 8, 2014, Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), and again on September 3, 2014, the available documents online in the establishes general licenses for the ADAMS Public Documents collection at petitioner addressed the Petition Review possession and use of byproduct http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ Board (PRB). The meetings provided the material in certain devices. General adams.html. To begin the search, select petitioner with an opportunity to licensees are required to keep testing ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then provide additional information and to records and submit event reports select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS clarify issues cited in the petition. The identified in Part 31, which assist the Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, transcripts of these meeting were treated NRC in determining with reasonable please contact the NRC’s Public as supplements to the petition and are assurance that devices are operated Document Room (PDR) reference staff at available in ADAMS, as previously safely and without radiological hazard 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by noted. to users or the public. email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The In the agency’s letter dated September Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day ADAMS accession number for each 25, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. of April, 2015. document referenced in this document ML14237A726), the NRC accepted the mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES (if that document is available in following specific issues of the petition For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ADAMS) is provided the first time that for review under Section 2.206 of Title Tremaine Donnell, a document is referenced. 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and (10 CFR): Services. purchase copies of public documents at 1. Request for PNP to open every PCP for [FR Doc. 2015–08381 Filed 4–10–15; 8:45 am] the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One inspection and clear up all flaws. BILLING CODE 7590–01–P White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 2. Request for PNP to replace the PCPs Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. with others designed for their intended duty. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:02 Apr 10, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13APN1.SGM 13APN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 70 / Monday, April 13, 2015 / Notices 19703 3. Request an Office of the Inspector 2.206(c)(1), the final director’s decision • NRC’s Agencywide Documents General (OIG) inspection on why different will constitute the Commission’s final Access and Management System NRC regions have different analysis criteria action within 25 days of the date of the (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- for similar PCP events. decision unless the Commission, on its available documents online in the 4. Request a $10 million fine over these events. own motion, chooses to review the ADAMS Public Documents collection at 5. Request for PNP to return to yellow or decision within that time. http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ red status and for the NRC to intensify its Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 6th day adams.html. To begin the search, select monitoring of PNP. of April 2015. ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS The NRC sent a copy of the proposed Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, director’s decision to the petitioner and Jennifer Uhle, please contact the NRC’s Public the licensee for comment on January 23, Deputy Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 2015 (ADAMS Accession Nos. Regulation. 1–800–397–4209, (301) 415–4737, or by ML14338A435 and ML14338A431). The [FR Doc. 2015–08409 Filed 4–10–15; 8:45 am] email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The petitioner and the licensee were asked BILLING CODE 7590–01–P supporting statement is available in to provide comments within 15 days on ADAMS under Accession No. any part of the proposed director’s ML15036A316. decision that was considered to be NUCLEAR REGULATORY • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and erroneous or any issues in the petition COMMISSION purchase copies of public documents at that were not addressed. Comments [NRC–2014–0245] the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One were received from the petitioner and White Flint North, 11555 Rockville are addressed in an attachment to the Information Collection: Standards for Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. final director’s decision. Protection Against Radiation • NRC’s Clearance Officer: A copy of The Deputy Director of the Office of the collection of information and related Nuclear Reactor Regulation denied the AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory instructions may be obtained without petitioner’s requests for the following Commission. charge by contacting the NRC’s actions: ACTION: Notice of submission to the Clearance Officer, Tremaine Donnell, 1. Request for PNP to open every PCP for Office of Management and Budget; Office of Information Services, U.S. inspection and clear up all flaws. request for comment. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 2. Request for PNP to replace the PCPs Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: with others designed for their intended duty. SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently (301) 415–6258; email: 3. Request a $10 million fine over these INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@NRC.GOV. events. submitted a request for renewal of an 4. Request for PNP to return to yellow or existing collection of information to the B. Submitting Comments red status and for the NRC to intensify its Office of Management and Budget The NRC cautions you not to include monitoring of PNP. (OMB) for review. The information identifying or contact information in The reasons for this decision are collection is entitled, ‘‘Standards for comment submissions that you do not explained in the final director’s decision Protection Against Radiation.’’ want to be publicly disclosed in your DD–15–03, under 10 CFR 2.206 of the DATES: Submit comments by May 13, comment submission. All comment Commission’s regulations. The 2015. submissions are posted at http:// petitioner’s request for an OIG ADDRESSES: Submit comments directly www.regulations.gov and entered into inspection on why different NRC to the OMB reviewer at: Vlad Dorjets, ADAMS. Comment submissions are not regions have different analysis criteria Desk Officer, Office of Information and routinely edited to remove identifying for similar PCP events has been Regulatory Affairs (3150–0014), NEOB– or contact information. forwarded to the OIG. The NRC found 10202, Office of Management and If you are requesting or aggregating no basis for taking the requested Budget, Washington, DC 20503; comments from other persons for enforcement-related actions against telephone: 202–395–1741, email: submission to the OMB, then you PNP; thus, the NRC denies the petition. Vladik_Dorjets@omb.eop.gov. should inform those persons not to NRC staff did not find that the include identifying or contact FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: continued operation of PNP would information that they do not want to be Tremaine Donnell, NRC Clearance adversely affect public health and publicly disclosed in their comment Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory safety. The NRC determined that the submission. Your request should state Commission, Washington, DC 20555– licensee’s actions to date are adequate that comment submissions are not 0001; telephone: (301) 415–6258; email: and there is reasonable assurance that routinely edited to remove such INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@nrc.gov. the operation of the PNP will not information before making the comment endanger the health and safety of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: submissions available to the public or public. For the performance deficiencies I. Obtaining Information and entering the comment into ADAMS. and inspection findings that the NRC Submitting Comments has identified at PNP, the agency will II. Background continue to monitor the progress of the A. Obtaining Information Under the provisions of the licensee’s completion of corrective Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2014– Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES actions through planned inspections 0245 when contacting the NRC about U.S.C. Chapter 35), the NRC recently consistent with the NRC’s ongoing the availability of information for this submitted a request for renewal of an reactor oversight process. action. You may obtain publicly- existing collection of information to Consistent with 10 CFR 2.206(c), the available information related to this OMB for review entitled, ‘‘Standards for NRC staff will file a copy of this final action by any of the following methods: Protection Against Radiation.’’ The NRC director’s decision with the Secretary of • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to hereby informs potential respondents the Commission for the Commission to http://www.regulations.gov and search that an agency may not conduct or review. As provided for in 10 CFR for Docket ID NRC–2014–0245. sponsor, and that a person is not VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:02 Apr 10, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13APN1.SGM 13APN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionDirector's decision under 10 CFR 2.206; issuance.
DatesApril 13, 2015.
ContactJennivine Rankin, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1530, email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 19702 
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