81 FR 35385 - Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Units 2 and 3; South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, South Carolina Public Service Authority, Consolidation of Class 1E DC and Uninterruptible Power Supply System Spare Battery Termination Boxes
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 106 (Thursday, June 2, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 35385-35386] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-12917] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, Consolidation of Class 1E DC and Uninterruptible Power Supply System Spare Battery Termination Boxes 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 changes to the certification information of Tier 1 of the AP1000 generic design control document (DCD) and issuing License Amendment No. 43 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 (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 2, 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 letter dated December 19, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. ML14353A126). The licensee supplemented this request by letter dated February 25, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15056A429). 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. 43 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. 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. Specifically, the amendments allow the implementation of changes to the Class 1E dc and Uninterruptible Power Supply System (IDS), replacing four spare termination boxes with a single spare battery termination box and minor cable raceway and cable routing changes. The exemptions allow the implementation of changes to the plant-specific Tier 1 UFSAR that are different from those in the generic Tier 1 information in the AP1000 Certified Design Control Document. [[Page 35386]] 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 inspection, test, analysis, and acceptance criteria (ITAAC) and specifically, the licensee sought proposed changes to Tier 1 ITAAC Table 2.6.3-1 that contains lists Category I equipment and Tier 1 ITAAC Table 2.6.3-4 that contains component locations for this system. The proposed changes to plant-specific Tier 1 information also contain corresponding 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. 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. ML16068A149. 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. ML16068A119 and ML16068A120, 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 ML16068A117, 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 December 19, 2014, supplemented February 25, 2015, the South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SC&G/licensee) requested from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC/Commission) an exemption from the provisions of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 52, Appendix D, ``Design Certification Rule for AP1000 Design,'' Section VIII.B.6.b, Item (4), to allow a departure from the certified information as part of license amendment request (LAR) 13-29, ``Consolidation of Class 1E DC and Uninterruptible Power Supply System Spare Battery Termination Boxes.'' 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 Number ML16068A149, 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 licensee is granted an exemption from the certified AP1000 DCD Tier 1 information, as described in the licensee's request dated December 19, 2014, supplemented February 25, 2015. This exemption is related to, and necessary for, the granting of License Amendment No. 43, which is being issued concurrently with this exemption. 3. As explained in Section 5 of the NRC staff's Safety Evaluation that supports this license amendment (ADAMS Accession Number ML16068A149), 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 December 19, 2014. The licensee supplemented this request by the letter dated February 25, 2015. 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 May 12, 2015 (80 FR 27200). 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 February 25, 2015, 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 December 19, 2014, and supplemented by the letter dated February 25, 2015. The exemption and amendment were issued on April 25, 2016, as part of a combined package to the licensee (ADAMS Accession No. ML16077A120). 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. 2016-12917 Filed 6-1-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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III For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
Scott Moore, Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
Accordingly, pursuant to Sections Acting Director, Office of Nuclear Material please contact the NRC’s Public
161b, 161i, and 184 of the Act, 42 U.S.C. Safety and Safeguards. Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
Sections 2201(b), 2201(i), and 2234; and [FR Doc. 2016–13013 Filed 6–1–16; 8:45 am] 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
10 CFR 50.80, it is hereby ordered that email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
the transfer of the license, as described ADAMS accession number for each
herein, to LS is approved, subject to the document referenced (if it is available in
following condition: NUCLEAR REGULATORY ADAMS) is provided the first time that
Prior to the closing of the license transfer COMMISSION it is mentioned in this document. The
from DPC to LS, LS shall provide the request for the amendment and
[Docket Nos. 52–027 and 52–028; NRC–
Directors of NRC’s Office of Nuclear Material exemption was submitted by letter
2008–0441]
Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) and Office of dated December 19, 2014 (ADAMS
Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Accession No. ML14353A126). The
satisfactory documentary evidence that it has Units 2 and 3; South Carolina Electric licensee supplemented this request by
obtained the appropriate amount of & Gas Company, South Carolina Public letter dated February 25, 2015 (ADAMS
insurance required of a licensee under 10 Service Authority, Consolidation of Accession No. ML15056A429).
CFR 140.12 and 10 CFR 50.54(w) of the Class 1E DC and Uninterruptible Power • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
Commission’s regulations, consistent with Supply System Spare Battery purchase copies of public documents at
the exemptions issued to LACBWR on June Termination Boxes the NRC’s PDR, One White Flint North,
26, 1986. 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Maryland 20852. Specific information
It is further ordered that, consistent Commission. on NRC’s PDR is available at http://
with 10 CFR 2.1315(b), the license ACTION: Exemption and combined www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/pdr.html.
amendment that makes changes, as license amendment; issuance. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
indicated in Enclosure 2 to the cover
William (Billy) Gleaves, Office of New
letter forwarding this Order, to conform SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
the license to reflect the subject direct Commission (NRC) is granting an Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
license transfer is approved. The exemption to allow changes to the 0001; telephone: 301–415–5848; email:
amendment shall be issued and made certification information of Tier 1 of the Bill.Gleaves@nrc.gov.
effective at the time the proposed direct AP1000 generic design control
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
license transfer is completed. document (DCD) and issuing License
It is further ordered that LS shall Amendment No. 43 to Combined I. Introduction
inform the Directors of NMSS and NRR Licenses (COL), NPF–93 and NPF–94. The NRC is granting an exemption
in writing of the date of closing of the The COLs were issued to South Carolina from Tier 1 information in the certified
transfer of the DPC interests in Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), and DCD incorporated by reference in part
LACBWR, at least 1 business day prior South Carolina Public Service Authority 52 of title 10 of the Code of Federal
to closing. Should the transfer of the (together called the licensee) in March Regulations (10 CFR), appendix D,
license not be completed within 1 year 2012, for the construction and operation ‘‘Design Certification Rule for the
of this Order’s date of issuance, this of the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station AP1000 Design,’’ and issuing License
Order shall become null and void; (VCSNS), Units 2 and 3, located in Amendment No. 43 to COLs, NPF–93
provided, however, that upon written Fairfield County, South Carolina. and NPF–94, to the licensee. The
application and for good cause shown, DATES: June 2, 2016. exemption is required by paragraph A.4
such date may be extended by order. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID of Section VIII, ‘‘Processes for Changes
This Order is effective upon issuance. NRC–2008–0441 when contacting the and Departures,’’ Appendix D to 10 CFR
NRC about the availability of part 52 to allow the licensee to change
For further details with respect to this information regarding this document. Tier 1 information.
Order, see the initial application dated You may obtain publicly-available The granting of the exemption allows
October 8, 2015, as supplemented by information related to this document the changes to Tier 1 information
letter dated December 15, 2015, and the using any of the following methods: requested in the amendment. Because
associated NRC safety evaluation dated • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to the acceptability of the exemption was
May 20, 2016, which are available for http://www.regulations.gov and search determined in part by the acceptability
public inspection at the Commission’s for Docket ID NRC–2008–0441. Address of the amendment, the exemption and
Public Document Room (PDR), located questions about NRC dockets to Carol amendment are being issued
at One White Flint North, Public File Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; concurrently. Specifically, the
Area 01–F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For amendments allow the implementation
floor), Rockville, Maryland. Publicly technical questions, contact the of changes to the Class 1E dc and
available documents are accessible individual listed in the FOR FURTHER Uninterruptible Power Supply System
electronically through ADAMS in the INFORMATION CONTACT section of this (IDS), replacing four spare termination
NRC Library at http://www.nrc.gov/ document. boxes with a single spare battery
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who • NRC’s Agencywide Documents termination box and minor cable
encounter problems with ADAMS Access and Management System raceway and cable routing changes. The
should contact the NRC’s PDR reference (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- exemptions allow the implementation of
staff by telephone at 1–800–397–4209 or available documents online in the changes to the plant-specific Tier 1
301–415–4737 or by email to ADAMS Public Documents collection at UFSAR that are different from those in
pdr.resource@nrc.gov. http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ the generic Tier 1 information in the
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 20th day adams.html. To begin the search, select AP1000 Certified Design Control
of May 2016. ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then Document.
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With the requested amendment, the South Carolina Electric & Gas Company dated February 25, 2015. The proposed
licensee sought proposed changes (SC&G/licensee) requested from the amendment is described in Section I,
related to the plant-specific Tier 1 tables Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC/ above.
related to the Class 1E dc and Commission) an exemption from the The Commission has determined for
uninterruptible power supply system. provisions of Title 10 of the Code of these amendments that the application
The Tier 1 tables contain inspection, Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 52, complies with the standards and
test, analysis, and acceptance criteria Appendix D, ‘‘Design Certification Rule requirements of the Atomic Energy Act
(ITAAC) and specifically, the licensee for AP1000 Design,’’ Section VIII.B.6.b, of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the
sought proposed changes to Tier 1 Item (4), to allow a departure from the Commission’s rules and regulations.
ITAAC Table 2.6.3–1 that contains lists certified information as part of license The Commission has made appropriate
Category I equipment and Tier 1 ITAAC amendment request (LAR) 13–29, findings as required by the Act and the
Table 2.6.3–4 that contains component ‘‘Consolidation of Class 1E DC and Commission’s rules and regulations in
locations for this system. The proposed Uninterruptible Power Supply System 10 CFR chapter I, which are set forth in
changes to plant-specific Tier 1 Spare Battery Termination Boxes.’’ the license amendment.
information also contain corresponding For the reasons set forth in Section 3.1
COL Appendix C and UFSAR Tier 2 of the NRC staff’s Safety Evaluation that A notice of consideration of issuance
information that would facilitate the supports this license amendment, which of amendment to facility operating
replacement of four Class 1E DC and can be found at Agencywide Documents license or combined license, as
uninterruptible power supply system Access and Management System applicable, proposed no significant
(IDS) spare termination boxes with a (ADAMS) Accession Number hazards consideration determination,
single spare battery termination box. ML16068A149, the Commission finds and opportunity for a hearing in
Part of the justification for granting that: connection with these actions, was
the exemption was provided by the A. The exemption is authorized by published in the Federal Register on
review of the amendment. Because the law; May 12, 2015 (80 FR 27200). No
exemption is necessary in order to issue B. the exemption presents no undue comments were received during the 30-
the requested license amendment, the risk to public health and safety; day comment period.
NRC granted the exemption and issued C. the exemption is consistent with The NRC staff has found that the
the amendment concurrently, rather the common defense and security; amendment involves no significant
than in sequence. This included issuing D. special circumstances are present hazards consideration. The Commission
a combined safety evaluation containing in that the application of the rule in this has determined that these amendments
the NRC staff’s review of both the circumstance is not necessary to serve satisfy the criteria for categorical
exemption request and the license the underlying purpose of the rule; exclusion in accordance with 10 CFR
amendment. The exemption met all E. the special circumstances outweigh 51.22(c)(9). Therefore, pursuant to 10
applicable regulatory criteria set forth in any decrease in safety that may result CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact
10 CFR 50.12, 10 CFR 52.7, and 10 CFR from the reduction in standardization statement or environmental assessment
52.63(b)(1). The license amendment was caused by the exemption, and need be prepared for these amendments.
found to be acceptable as well. The F. the exemption will not result in a The supplement dated February 25,
combined safety evaluation is available significant decrease in the level of safety 2015, provided additional information
in ADAMS under Accession No. otherwise provided by the design. that clarified the application, did not
ML16068A149. 2. Accordingly, the licensee is granted
expand the scope of the application as
Identical exemption documents an exemption from the certified AP1000
originally noticed, and did not change
(except for referenced unit numbers and DCD Tier 1 information, as described in
the staff’s original proposed no
license numbers) were issued to the the licensee’s request dated December
significant hazards consideration
licensee for VCSNS Units 2 and 3 (COLs 19, 2014, supplemented February 25,
determination as published in the
NPF–93 and NPF–94). These documents 2015. This exemption is related to, and
Federal Register.
can be found in ADAMS under necessary for, the granting of License
Accession Nos. ML16068A119 and Amendment No. 43, which is being IV. Conclusion
ML16068A120, respectively. The issued concurrently with this
exemption is reproduced (with the exemption. Using the reasons set forth in the
exception of abbreviated titles and 3. As explained in Section 5 of the combined safety evaluation, the staff
additional citations) in Section II of this NRC staff’s Safety Evaluation that granted the exemption and issued the
document. The amendment documents supports this license amendment amendment that the licensee requested
for COLs NPF–93 and NPF–94 are (ADAMS Accession Number on December 19, 2014, and
available in ADAMS under Accession ML16068A149), this exemption meets supplemented by the letter dated
Nos. ML16068A113 and ML16068A117, the eligibility criteria for categorical February 25, 2015. The exemption and
respectively. A summary of the exclusion set forth in 10 CFR amendment were issued on April 25,
amendment documents is provided in 51.22(c)(9). Therefore, pursuant to 10 2016, as part of a combined package to
Section III of this document. CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact the licensee (ADAMS Accession No.
statement or environmental assessment ML16077A120).
II. Exemption
needs to be prepared in connection with Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day
Reproduced below is the exemption
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
the issuance of the exemption. of May 2016.
document issued to VCSNS, Units 2 and 4. This exemption is effective as of the For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
3. It makes reference to the combined date of its issuance.
safety evaluation that provides the John McKirgan,
reasoning for the findings made by the III. License Amendment Request Acting Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division
NRC (and listed under Item 1) in order The request for the amendment and of New Reactor Licensing, Office of New
to grant the exemption: exemption was submitted by the letter Reactors.
1. In a letter dated December 19, 2014, dated December 19, 2014. The licensee [FR Doc. 2016–12917 Filed 6–1–16; 8:45 am]
supplemented February 25, 2015, the supplemented this request by the letter BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Exemption and combined license amendment; issuance. | |
| Dates | June 2, 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 35385 |
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