80_FR_60022 80 FR 59831 - License Renewal for Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2

80 FR 59831 - License Renewal for Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 191 (October 2, 2015)

Page Range59831-59832
FR Document2015-25128

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued renewed facility operating licenses Nos. DPR-77 and DPR-79 to Tennessee Valley Authority, the operator of the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 (SQN). Renewed facility operating licenses Nos. DPR-77 and DPR-79 authorize operation of SQN by the licensee at reactor core power levels not in excess of 3455 megawatts thermal, in accordance with the provisions of the SQN renewed licenses and technical specifications. In addition, the NRC has prepared a record of decision (ROD) that supports the NRC's decision to renew facility operating licenses Nos. DPR-77 and DPR-79.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 191 (Friday, October 2, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 191 (Friday, October 2, 2015)]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-327 and 50-328; NRC-2013-0037]


License Renewal for Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: License renewal and record of decision; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued 
renewed facility operating licenses Nos. DPR-77 and DPR-79 to Tennessee 
Valley Authority, the operator of the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 
and 2 (SQN). Renewed facility operating licenses Nos. DPR-77 and DPR-79 
authorize operation of SQN by the licensee at reactor core power levels 
not in excess of 3455 megawatts thermal, in accordance with the 
provisions of the SQN renewed licenses and technical specifications. In 
addition, the NRC has prepared a record of decision (ROD) that supports 
the NRC's decision to renew facility operating licenses Nos. DPR-77 and 
DPR-79.

DATES: The license renewal of facility operating licenses Nos. DPR-77 
and DPR-79 were effective on September 28, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2013-0037 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-2013-0037. 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 (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: Emmanuel Sayoc, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555; telephone: 301-415-4084; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the NRC has 
issued renewed facility operating licenses Nos. DPR-77 and DPR-79 to 
Tennessee Valley Authority, the operator of SQN. Renewed facility 
operating licenses Nos. DPR-77 and DPR-79 authorize operation of SQN by 
the licensee at reactor core power levels not in excess of 3455 
megawatts thermal, in accordance with the provisions of the SQN renewed 
licenses and technical specifications. The NRC's ROD that supports the 
NRC's decision to renew facility operating licenses Nos. DPR-77 and 
DPR-79 is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML15104A689. As 
discussed in the ROD and the final supplemental environmental impact 
statement (FSEIS) for SQN, Supplement

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53 to NUREG-1437, ``Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License 
Renewal of Nuclear Plants Regarding Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 
2,'' dated March 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15075A438), the NRC has 
considered a range of reasonable alternatives that included natural gas 
combined-cycle, supercritical pulverized coal, new nuclear, wind and 
solar power, and the no action alternative. The ROD and FSEIS document 
the NRC's determination in its environmental review that the adverse 
environmental impacts of license renewal for SQN are not so great that 
preserving the option of license renewal for energy planning decision 
makers would be unreasonable.
    SQN is a dual pressurized water reactor nuclear steam supply 
system, with four coolant loops for each unit, and located 
approximately 9.5 miles northeast of Chattanooga, Tennessee. The 
application for the renewed license, ``Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 
and 2, License Renewal Application,'' dated January 7, 2013 (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML130240007), as supplemented by letters dated through 
August 17, 2015, complied with the standards and requirements of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the NRC's 
regulations. As required by the Act and the NRC's regulations in 
Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the NRC has 
made appropriate findings, which are set forth in the license. A public 
notice of acceptance for docketing of the application and an 
opportunity for a hearing was published in the Federal Register on 
March 5, 2013 (78 FR 14362).
    For further details with respect to this action, see: (1) Tennessee 
Valley Authority license renewal application for Sequoyah Nuclear 
Plant, Units 1 and 2, dated January 7, 2013, as supplemented by letters 
dated through August 17, 2017; (2) the NRC's safety evaluation report 
published in January 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15021A356); (3) the 
NRC's final environmental impact statement (NUREG-1437, Supplement 53) 
for Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, published in March 2015; and 
(4) the NRC's ROD.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day of September, 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Christopher G. Miller,
Director, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2015-25128 Filed 10-1-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 191 / Friday, October 2, 2015 / Notices 59831 If you would like to be added to the published in the Federal Register on DPR–79 were effective on September 28, distribution, please contact the Nuclear October 1, 2014, (79 FR 59307). 2015. Regulatory Commission, Office of the Detailed meeting agendas and meeting ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID Secretary, Washington, DC 20555 (301– transcripts are available on the NRC NRC–2013–0037 when contacting the 415–1969), or email Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading- NRC about the availability of Brenda.Akstulewicz@nrc.gov or rm/doc-collections/acrs. Information information regarding this document. Patricia.Jimenez@nrc.gov. regarding topics to be discussed, You may obtain publicly-available Dated: September 30, 2015. changes to the agenda, whether the information related to this document meeting has been canceled or using any of the following methods: Glenn Ellmers, Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary. rescheduled, and the time allotted to • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to present oral statements can be obtained http://www.regulations.gov and search [FR Doc. 2015–25312 Filed 9–30–15; 4:15 pm] from the Web site cited above or by for Docket ID NRC–2013–0037. Address BILLING CODE 7590–01–P contacting the identified DFO. questions about NRC dockets to Carol Moreover, in view of the possibility that Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; the schedule for ACRS meetings may be email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For NUCLEAR REGULATORY adjusted by the Chairman as necessary COMMISSION technical questions, contact the to facilitate the conduct of the meeting, individual listed in the FOR FURTHER Advisory Committee on Reactor persons planning to attend should check INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Safeguards; Meeting of the ACRS with these references if such document. Subcommittee on Future Plant rescheduling would result in a major • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Designs; Notice of Meeting inconvenience. Access and Management System If attending this meeting, please enter (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- The ACRS Subcommittee on Future through the One White Flint North available documents online in the Plant Designs will hold a meeting on building, 11555 Rockville Pike, ADAMS Public Documents collection at October 7, 2015, Room T–2B1, 11545 Rockville, MD. After registering with http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. security, please contact Mr. Theron adams.html. To begin the search, select The meeting will be open to public Brown (Telephone 240–888–9835) to be ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then attendance. escorted to the meeting room. select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS The agenda for the subject meeting Dated: September 24, 2015. Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, shall be as follows: Mark L. Banks, please contact the NRC’s Public Wednesday, October 7, 2015–8:30 a.m. Chief, Technical Support Branch, Advisory Document Room (PDR) reference staff at Until 1:00 p.m. Committee on Reactor Safeguards. 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by The Subcommittee will discuss [FR Doc. 2015–25118 Filed 10–1–15; 8:45 am] email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The sections of the NuScale Design-Specific BILLING CODE 7590–01–P ADAMS accession number for each Review Standard. The Subcommittee document referenced (if that document will hear presentations by and hold is available in ADAMS) is provided the discussions with the NRC staff and NUCLEAR REGULATORY first time that a document is referenced. other interested persons regarding this COMMISSION • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and matter. The Subcommittee will gather [Docket No. 50–327 and 50–328; NRC–2013– purchase copies of public documents at information, analyze relevant issues and 0037] the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One facts, and formulate proposed positions White Flint North, 11555 Rockville and actions, as appropriate, for License Renewal for Sequoyah Nuclear Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. deliberation by the Full Committee. Plant, Units 1 and 2 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public desiring to Emmanuel Sayoc, Office of Nuclear AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory provide oral statements and/or written Commission. Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear comments should notify the Designated Regulatory Commission, Washington, ACTION: License renewal and record of Federal Official (DFO), Maitri Banerjee DC 20555; telephone: 301–415–4084; decision; issuance. email: Emmanuel.Sayoc@nrc.gov. (Telephone 301–415–6973 or Email: Maitri.Banerjee@nrc.gov) five days prior SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is to the meeting, if possible, so that Commission (NRC) has issued renewed hereby given that the NRC has issued appropriate arrangements can be made. facility operating licenses Nos. DPR–77 renewed facility operating licenses Nos. Thirty-five hard copies of each and DPR–79 to Tennessee Valley DPR–77 and DPR–79 to Tennessee presentation or handout should be Authority, the operator of the Sequoyah Valley Authority, the operator of SQN. provided to the DFO thirty minutes Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 (SQN). Renewed facility operating licenses Nos. before the meeting. In addition, one Renewed facility operating licenses Nos. DPR–77 and DPR–79 authorize electronic copy of each presentation DPR–77 and DPR–79 authorize operation of SQN by the licensee at should be emailed to the DFO one day operation of SQN by the licensee at reactor core power levels not in excess before the meeting. If an electronic copy reactor core power levels not in excess of 3455 megawatts thermal, in cannot be provided within this of 3455 megawatts thermal, in accordance with the provisions of the timeframe, presenters should provide accordance with the provisions of the SQN renewed licenses and technical SQN renewed licenses and technical mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES the DFO with a CD containing each specifications. The NRC’s ROD that presentation at least thirty minutes specifications. In addition, the NRC has supports the NRC’s decision to renew before the meeting. Electronic prepared a record of decision (ROD) that facility operating licenses Nos. DPR–77 recordings will be permitted only supports the NRC’s decision to renew and DPR–79 is available in ADAMS during those portions of the meeting facility operating licenses Nos. DPR–77 under Accession No. ML15104A689. As that are open to the public. Detailed and DPR–79. discussed in the ROD and the final procedures for the conduct of and DATES: The license renewal of facility supplemental environmental impact participation in ACRS meetings were operating licenses Nos. DPR–77 and statement (FSEIS) for SQN, Supplement VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:43 Oct 01, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00112 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\02OCN1.SGM 02OCN1

59832 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 191 / Friday, October 2, 2015 / Notices 53 to NUREG–1437, ‘‘Generic NUCLEAR REGULATORY Saporito (the petitioner) on July 18, Environmental Impact Statement for COMMISSION 2014, as supplemented on September 3, License Renewal of Nuclear Plants 2014 (ADAMS Package Accession No. [Docket Nos. 50–250, and 50–251; NRC– ML14202A521). Regarding Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, 2015–0011] Units 1 and 2,’’ dated March 2015 The petitioner requested that the NRC (ADAMS Accession No. ML15075A438), Florida Power & Light Company take enforcement action against Florida the NRC has considered a range of Turkey Point Nuclear Generating, Units Power & Light Company (the licensee) reasonable alternatives that included 3 and 4 regarding the Turkey Point Nuclear natural gas combined-cycle, Generating, Units 3 and 4. Specifically, supercritical pulverized coal, new AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory the petitioner requested that the NRC nuclear, wind and solar power, and the Commission. suspend or revoke the licenses for no action alternative. The ROD and ACTION: Director’s decision; issuance. Turkey Point, issue a violation with a FSEIS document the NRC’s civil penalty of $1 million, and issue a determination in its environmental SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory confirmatory order that the plant stays review that the adverse environmental Commission (NRC) has issued a in a cold shutdown mode until the impacts of license renewal for SQN are director’s decision with regard to a licensee completes (1) an independent not so great that preserving the option petition dated July 18, 2014, as assessment (through a contractor) to of license renewal for energy planning supplemented on September 3, 2014, assess, fully understand, and correct the decision makers would be unreasonable. filed by Mr. Thomas Saporito (the root cause of the rise in ultimate heat petitioner), requesting that the NRC take sink (UHS) temperature; (2) a SQN is a dual pressurized water comprehensive evaluation of all nuclear action with regard to Turkey Point reactor nuclear steam supply system, safety-related equipment and Nuclear Generating, Units 3 and 4. The with four coolant loops for each unit, components that may have been petitioner’s requests and the director’s and located approximately 9.5 miles affected; and (3) an independent decision are included in the northeast of Chattanooga, Tennessee. evaluation of all nuclear safety-related SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of The application for the renewed license, equipment and components that may this document. ‘‘Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, have been affected. License Renewal Application,’’ dated ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2015–0011 when contacting the On September 3, 2015, the petitioner January 7, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. addressed the NRC’s Petition Review ML130240007), as supplemented by NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. Board by teleconference. The meeting letters dated through August 17, 2015, provided the petitioner an opportunity complied with the standards and You may obtain publicly-available to provide additional information and to requirements of the Atomic Energy Act information related to this document clarify issues cited in the petition. The of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the using any of the following methods: transcript for that meeting is available in NRC’s regulations. As required by the • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to ADAMS under Accession No. Act and the NRC’s regulations in http://www.regulations.gov and search ML14266A123. Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Code of for Docket ID NRC–2015–0011. Address The NRC reviewed the petition, its Federal Regulations, the NRC has made questions about NRC dockets to Carol supplements, and the transcripts from appropriate findings, which are set forth Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; the meeting on September 3, 2014, and in the license. A public notice of email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. referred the request to the Director of acceptance for docketing of the • NRC’s Agencywide Documents the Office of Nuclear Reactor application and an opportunity for a Access and Management System Regulation. By letter dated January 30, hearing was published in the Federal (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. Register on March 5, 2013 (78 FR available documents online in the ML14349A597), the Deputy Director 14362). ADAMS Public Documents collection at determined that the petitioner’s request http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ that the NRC take enforcement action For further details with respect to this adams.html. To begin the search, select action, see: (1) Tennessee Valley until the licensee completes an ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then independent root cause assessment for Authority license renewal application select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS for Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and the rise in UHS temperature met the Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, criteria for review under the petition 2, dated January 7, 2013, as please contact the NRC’s Public supplemented by letters dated through process. The Deputy Director Document Room (PDR) reference staff at determined that the other requests in August 17, 2017; (2) the NRC’s safety 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by evaluation report published in January the petition did not meet the criteria for email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The review under the petition process. 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ADAMS accession number for each ML15021A356); (3) the NRC’s final By letters to the petitioner and document referenced (if that document licensee dated July 27, 2015 (ADAMS environmental impact statement is available in ADAMS) is provided the (NUREG–1437, Supplement 53) for Accession Nos. ML15162B048 and first time that a document is referenced. ML15162B050, respectively), the NRC Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and published in March 2015; and (4) the issued the proposed director’s decision purchase copies of public documents at (ADAMS Accession No. ML15162B053) NRC’s ROD. the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One for comment. The petitioner and the Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day White Flint North, 11555 Rockville mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES licensee were asked to provide of September, 2015. Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. comments within 15 days on any part of For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is the proposed director’s decision that Christopher G. Miller, hereby given that the Director, Office of was considered to be erroneous or any Director, Division of License Renewal, Office Nuclear Reactor Regulation, NRC has issues in the petition that were not of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. issued Director’s Decision DD–15–10 addressed. Comments were received [FR Doc. 2015–25128 Filed 10–1–15; 8:45 am] (ADAMS Accession No. ML15237A181) from the petitioner by electronic mail BILLING CODE 7590–01–P for a petition filed by Mr. Thomas dated August 5, 2015, and August 12, VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:43 Oct 01, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00113 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\02OCN1.SGM 02OCN1


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Document Modified: 2015-12-15 08:45:30
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionLicense renewal and record of decision; issuance.
DatesThe license renewal of facility operating licenses Nos. DPR-77 and DPR-79 were effective on September 28, 2015.
ContactEmmanuel Sayoc, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555; telephone: 301-415-4084; email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 59831 
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