81 FR 35067 - Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Units 2 and 3; South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, South Carolina Public Service Authority, Addition of Instruments to Design Reliability Assurance Program
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 1, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 35067-35068] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-12915] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 52-027 and 52-028; NRC-2008-0441] Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Units 2 and 3; South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, South Carolina Public Service Authority, Addition of Instruments to Design Reliability Assurance Program AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Exemption and combined license amendment; issuance. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is granting an exemption to allow a change to the certification information of Tier 1 of the generic design control document (DCD) and issuing License Amendment No. 45 to Combined Licenses (COL), NPF-93 and NPF-94. The COLs were issued to South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), and South Carolina Public Service Authority (Santee Cooper) (together called the licensee) in March 2012, for the construction and operation of the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station (VCSNS), Units 2 and 3, located in Fairfield County, South Carolina. DATES: June 1, 2016. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2008-0441 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-2008-0441. 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 it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this document. The request for the amendment and exemption was submitted by the letter dated July 6, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15188A275). The licensee supplemented this request by letter dated March 24, 2016 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16084A765). NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC's PDR, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Specific information on NRC's PDR is available at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/pdr.html. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William (Billy) Gleaves, Office of New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555- 0001; telephone: 301-415-5848; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Introduction The NRC is granting an exemption from Tier 1 information in the certified DCD incorporated by reference in part 52 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), appendix D, ``Design Certification Rule for the AP1000 Design,'' and issuing License Amendment No. 45 to COLs, NPF-93 and NPF-94, to the licensee. The exemption is required by paragraph A.4 of Section VIII, ``Processes for Changes and Departures,'' appendix D to 10 CFR part 52 to allow the licensee to change Tier 1 information. With the requested amendment, the licensee sought proposed changes related to the plant-specific Tier 1 tables related to the Class 1E DC and uninterruptible power supply system. The Tier 1 tables contain ITAAC and specifically, the licensee sought proposed changes to Tier 1 ITAAC Table 2.6.3-1 contains lists Category I equipment and Tier 1 ITAAC Table 2.6.3-4 contains component locations for this system. The proposed changes to plant-specific Tier 1 information also contain corresponding [[Page 35068]] COL Appendix C and UFSAR Tier 2 information that would facilitate the replacement of four Class 1E DC and uninterruptible power supply system (IDS) spare termination boxes with a single spare battery termination box. The granting of the exemption allows the changes to Tier 1 information requested in the amendment. Because the acceptability of the exemption was determined in part by the acceptability of the amendment, the exemption and amendment are being issued concurrently. Part of the justification for granting the exemption was provided by the review of the amendment. Because the exemption is necessary in order to issue the requested license amendment, the NRC granted the exemption and issued the amendment concurrently, rather than in sequence. This included issuing a combined safety evaluation containing the NRC staff's review of both the exemption request and the license amendment. The exemption met all applicable regulatory criteria set forth in 10 CFR 50.12, 10 CFR 52.7, and 10 CFR 52.63(b)(1). The license amendment was found to be acceptable as well. The combined safety evaluation is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML16075A107. Identical exemption documents (except for referenced unit numbers and license numbers) were issued to the licensee for VCSNS Units 2 and 3 (COLs NPF-93 and NPF-94). These documents can be found in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML16075A126 and ML16075A133, respectively. The exemption is reproduced (with the exception of abbreviated titles and additional citations) in Section II of this document. The amendment documents for COLs NPF-93 and NPF-94 are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML16068A113 and ML16068A115, respectively. A summary of the amendment documents is provided in Section III of this document. II. Exemption Reproduced below is the exemption document issued to VCSNS, Units 2 and 3. It makes reference to the combined safety evaluation that provides the reasoning for the findings made by the NRC (and listed under Item 1) in order to grant the exemption: 1. In a letter dated July 6, 2015, supplemented March 24, 2016, the South Carolina Electric & Gas Company acting on behalf of the South Carolina Public Service Authority (hereafter referred to as the licensees) requested from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) an exemption to allow changes to Tier 1 information in the certified Design Control Document (DCD) incorporated by reference in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) part 52, appendix D, ``Design Certification Rule for the AP1000 Design,'' as part of license amendment request (LAR) 14-10, ``Addition of Instruments to Design Reliability Assurance Program (D-RAP).'' For the reasons set forth in Section 3.1 of the NRC staff's Safety Evaluation that supports this license amendment, which can be found at Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML16075A107, the Commission finds that: A. The exemption is authorized by law; B. the exemption presents no undue risk to public health and safety; C. the exemption is consistent with the common defense and security; D. special circumstances are present in that the application of the rule in this circumstance is not necessary to serve the underlying purpose of the rule; E. the special circumstances outweigh any decrease in safety that may result from the reduction in standardization caused by the exemption, and F. the exemption will not result in a significant decrease in the level of safety otherwise provided by the design. 2. Accordingly, the licensees are granted an exemption from the certified AP1000 DCD Tier 1 information, as described in the licensee's request dated July 6, 2015, supplemented by letter dated March 24, 2016. This exemption is related to, and necessary for, the granting of License Amendment No. 45, which is being issued concurrently with this exemption. 3. As explained in Section 5.0 of the NRC staff's Safety Evaluation that supports this license amendment (ADAMS Accession No. ML16075A107), this exemption meets the eligibility criteria for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(9). Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment needs to be prepared in connection with the issuance of the exemption. 4. This exemption is effective as of the date of its issuance. III. License Amendment Request The request for the amendment and exemption was submitted by the letter dated July 6, 2015. The licensee supplemented this request by the letter dated March 24, 2016. The proposed amendment is described in Section I, above. The Commission has determined for 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 no significant hazards consideration determination, and opportunity for a hearing in connection with these actions, was published in the Federal Register on September 1, 2015 (80 FR 52806). No comments were received during the 30-day comment period. The NRC staff has found that the amendment involves no significant hazards consideration. The Commission has determined that these amendments satisfy the criteria for categorical exclusion in accordance with 10 CFR 51.22(c)(9). Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be prepared for these amendments. The supplement dated March 24, 2016, provided additional information that clarified the application, did not expand the scope of the application as originally noticed, and did not change the staff's original proposed no significant hazards consideration determination as published in the Federal Register. IV. Conclusion Using the reasons set forth in the combined safety evaluation, the staff granted the exemption and issued the amendment that the licensee requested on July 6, 2015, and supplemented by the letter dated March 24, 2016. The exemption and amendment were issued on May 2, 2016, as part of a combined package to the licensee (ADAMS Accession No. ML16095A290). Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day of May 2016. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. John McKirgan, Acting Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division of New Reactor Licensing, Office of New Reactors. [FR Doc. 2016-12915 Filed 5-31-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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from the reduction in standardization granted the exemption and issued the • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
caused by the exemption; and amendment that the licensee requested Access and Management System
F. the exemption will not result in a on February 1, 2016. The exemption and (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
significant decrease in the level of safety amendment were issued to the licensee available documents online in the
otherwise provided by the design. as part of a combined package (ADAMS ADAMS Public Documents collection at
2. Accordingly, the licensee is granted Accession No. ML15191A128). http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
an exemption from the certified DCD Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day adams.html. To begin the search, select
Tier 2* information, as described in the of May 2016. ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
licensee’s request dated March 6, 2015. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
This exemption is related to, and Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
John McKirgan,
necessary for, the granting of License please contact the NRC’s Public
Amendment No. 44, which is being Acting Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division
of New Reactor Licensing, Office of New
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
issued concurrently with this Reactors. 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
exemption. email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
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3. As explained in Section 5, ADAMS accession number for each
‘‘Environmental Consideration,’’ of the BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
document referenced (if it is available in
NRC staff’s Safety Evaluation that ADAMS) is provided the first time that
supports this license amendment it is mentioned in this document. The
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(ADAMS Accession No. ML15191A194), request for the amendment and
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this exemption meets the eligibility exemption was submitted by the letter
criteria for categorical exclusion set [Docket Nos. 52–027 and 52–028; NRC– dated July 6, 2015 (ADAMS Accession
forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(9). Therefore, 2008–0441] No. ML15188A275). The licensee
pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no supplemented this request by letter
environmental impact statement or Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station,
dated March 24, 2016 (ADAMS
environmental assessment needs to be Units 2 and 3; South Carolina Electric
Accession No. ML16084A765).
prepared in connection with the & Gas Company, South Carolina Public • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
issuance of the exemption. Service Authority, Addition of purchase copies of public documents at
4. This exemption is effective as of the Instruments to Design Reliability the NRC’s PDR, One White Flint North,
date of its issuance. Assurance Program 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
III. License Amendment Request AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Maryland 20852. Specific information
Commission. on NRC’s PDR is available at http://
By letter dated March 6, 2015, the www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/pdr.html.
licensee requested that the NRC amend ACTION: Exemption and combined
license amendment; issuance. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
the COLs for VEGP, Units 3 and 4, COLs
William (Billy) Gleaves, Office of New
NPF–91 and NPF–92. The proposed SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
amendment is described in Section I of Commission (NRC) is granting an Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
this Federal Register notice. exemption to allow a change to the
The Commission has determined for 0001; telephone: 301–415–5848; email:
certification information of Tier 1 of the Bill.Gleaves@nrc.gov.
these amendments that the application generic design control document (DCD)
complies with the standards and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
and issuing License Amendment No. 45
requirements of the Atomic Energy Act to Combined Licenses (COL), NPF–93 I. Introduction
of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the and NPF–94. The COLs were issued to
Commission’s rules and regulations. The NRC is granting an exemption
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company from Tier 1 information in the certified
The Commission has made appropriate (SCE&G), and South Carolina Public
findings as required by the Act and the DCD incorporated by reference in part
Service Authority (Santee Cooper) 52 of title 10 of the Code of Federal
Commission’s rules and regulations in (together called the licensee) in March
10 CFR Chapter I, which are set forth in Regulations (10 CFR), appendix D,
2012, for the construction and operation ‘‘Design Certification Rule for the
the license amendment. of the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station
A notice of consideration of issuance AP1000 Design,’’ and issuing License
(VCSNS), Units 2 and 3, located in Amendment No. 45 to COLs, NPF–93
of amendment to facility operating
Fairfield County, South Carolina. and NPF–94, to the licensee. The
license or combined license, as
applicable, proposed no significant DATES: June 1, 2016. exemption is required by paragraph A.4
hazards consideration determination, ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID of Section VIII, ‘‘Processes for Changes
and opportunity for a hearing in NRC–2008–0441 when contacting the and Departures,’’ appendix D to 10 CFR
connection with these actions, was NRC about the availability of part 52 to allow the licensee to change
published in the Federal Register on information regarding this document. Tier 1 information. With the requested
April 14, 2015 (80 FR 20020). You may obtain publicly-available amendment, the licensee sought
The Commission has determined that information related to this document proposed changes related to the plant-
these amendments satisfy the criteria for using any of the following methods: specific Tier 1 tables related to the Class
categorical exclusion in accordance • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to 1E DC and uninterruptible power
with 10 CFR 51.22. Therefore, pursuant http://www.regulations.gov and search supply system. The Tier 1 tables contain
for Docket ID NRC–2008–0441. Address ITAAC and specifically, the licensee
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to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental
impact statement or environmental questions about NRC dockets to Carol sought proposed changes to Tier 1
assessment need be prepared for these Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; ITAAC Table 2.6.3–1 contains lists
amendments. email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For Category I equipment and Tier 1 ITAAC
technical questions, contact the Table 2.6.3–4 contains component
IV. Conclusion individual listed in the FOR FURTHER locations for this system. The proposed
Using the reasons set forth in the INFORMATION CONTACT section of this changes to plant-specific Tier 1
combined safety evaluation, the staff document. information also contain corresponding
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COL Appendix C and UFSAR Tier 2 information in the certified Design complies with the standards and
information that would facilitate the Control Document (DCD) incorporated requirements of the Atomic Energy Act
replacement of four Class 1E DC and by reference in Title 10 of the Code of of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the
uninterruptible power supply system Federal Regulations (10 CFR) part 52, Commission’s rules and regulations.
(IDS) spare termination boxes with a appendix D, ‘‘Design Certification Rule The Commission has made appropriate
single spare battery termination box. for the AP1000 Design,’’ as part of findings as required by the Act and the
The granting of the exemption allows license amendment request (LAR) 14– Commission’s rules and regulations in
the changes to Tier 1 information 10, ‘‘Addition of Instruments to Design 10 CFR chapter I, which are set forth in
requested in the amendment. Because Reliability Assurance Program (D– the license amendment.
the acceptability of the exemption was RAP).’’
determined in part by the acceptability For the reasons set forth in Section 3.1 A notice of consideration of issuance
of the amendment, the exemption and of the NRC staff’s Safety Evaluation that of amendment to facility operating
amendment are being issued supports this license amendment, which license or combined license, as
concurrently. can be found at Agencywide Documents applicable, proposed no significant
Part of the justification for granting Access and Management System hazards consideration determination,
the exemption was provided by the (ADAMS) Accession No. ML16075A107, and opportunity for a hearing in
review of the amendment. Because the the Commission finds that: connection with these actions, was
exemption is necessary in order to issue A. The exemption is authorized by published in the Federal Register on
the requested license amendment, the law; September 1, 2015 (80 FR 52806). No
NRC granted the exemption and issued B. the exemption presents no undue comments were received during the 30-
the amendment concurrently, rather risk to public health and safety; day comment period.
than in sequence. This included issuing C. the exemption is consistent with
a combined safety evaluation containing the common defense and security; The NRC staff has found that the
the NRC staff’s review of both the D. special circumstances are present amendment involves no significant
exemption request and the license in that the application of the rule in this hazards consideration. The Commission
amendment. The exemption met all circumstance is not necessary to serve has determined that these amendments
applicable regulatory criteria set forth in the underlying purpose of the rule; satisfy the criteria for categorical
10 CFR 50.12, 10 CFR 52.7, and 10 CFR E. the special circumstances outweigh exclusion in accordance with 10 CFR
52.63(b)(1). The license amendment was any decrease in safety that may result 51.22(c)(9). Therefore, pursuant to 10
found to be acceptable as well. The from the reduction in standardization CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact
combined safety evaluation is available caused by the exemption, and statement or environmental assessment
in ADAMS under Accession No. F. the exemption will not result in a need be prepared for these amendments.
ML16075A107. significant decrease in the level of safety The supplement dated March 24, 2016,
Identical exemption documents otherwise provided by the design. provided additional information that
(except for referenced unit numbers and 2. Accordingly, the licensees are clarified the application, did not expand
license numbers) were issued to the granted an exemption from the certified the scope of the application as originally
licensee for VCSNS Units 2 and 3 (COLs AP1000 DCD Tier 1 information, as noticed, and did not change the staff’s
NPF–93 and NPF–94). These documents described in the licensee’s request dated original proposed no significant hazards
can be found in ADAMS under July 6, 2015, supplemented by letter
consideration determination as
Accession Nos. ML16075A126 and dated March 24, 2016. This exemption
ML16075A133, respectively. The published in the Federal Register.
is related to, and necessary for, the
exemption is reproduced (with the granting of License Amendment No. 45, IV. Conclusion
exception of abbreviated titles and which is being issued concurrently with
additional citations) in Section II of this this exemption. Using the reasons set forth in the
document. The amendment documents 3. As explained in Section 5.0 of the combined safety evaluation, the staff
for COLs NPF–93 and NPF–94 are NRC staff’s Safety Evaluation that granted the exemption and issued the
available in ADAMS under Accession supports this license amendment amendment that the licensee requested
Nos. ML16068A113 and ML16068A115, (ADAMS Accession No. ML16075A107), on July 6, 2015, and supplemented by
respectively. A summary of the this exemption meets the eligibility the letter dated March 24, 2016. The
amendment documents is provided in criteria for categorical exclusion set exemption and amendment were issued
Section III of this document. forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(9). Therefore, on May 2, 2016, as part of a combined
pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no package to the licensee (ADAMS
II. Exemption
environmental impact statement or Accession No. ML16095A290).
Reproduced below is the exemption environmental assessment needs to be
document issued to VCSNS, Units 2 and prepared in connection with the Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day
3. It makes reference to the combined issuance of the exemption. of May 2016.
safety evaluation that provides the 4. This exemption is effective as of the For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
reasoning for the findings made by the date of its issuance. John McKirgan,
NRC (and listed under Item 1) in order Acting Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division
to grant the exemption: III. License Amendment Request
of New Reactor Licensing, Office of New
1. In a letter dated July 6, 2015, The request for the amendment and Reactors.
supplemented March 24, 2016, the exemption was submitted by the letter
sradovich on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
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South Carolina Electric & Gas Company dated July 6, 2015. The licensee
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acting on behalf of the South Carolina supplemented this request by the letter
Public Service Authority (hereafter dated March 24, 2016. The proposed
referred to as the licensees) requested amendment is described in Section I,
from the Nuclear Regulatory above.
Commission (NRC or Commission) an The Commission has determined for
exemption to allow changes to Tier 1 these amendments that the application
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Exemption and combined license amendment; issuance. | |
| Dates | June 1, 2016. | |
| Contact | William (Billy) Gleaves, Office of New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555- 0001; telephone: 301-415-5848; email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 35067 |
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