81 FR 61719 - Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4; Diverse Actuation System Cabinet Changes

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is granting an exemption to allow a departure from the certification information of Tier 1 of the generic design control document (DCD) and is issuing License Amendment No. 50 to Combined Licenses (COLs), NPF-91 and NPF-92. The COLs were issued to Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., and Georgia Power Company, Oglethorpe Power Corporation, MEAG Power SPVM, LLC, MEAG Power SPVJ, LLC, MEAG Power SPVP, LLC, Authority of Georgia, and the City of Dalton, Georgia (the licensee); for construction and operation of the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP) Units 3 and 4, located in Burke County, Georgia. The granting of the exemption allows the changes to Tier 1 information asked for 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.

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[Docket Nos. 52-025 and 52-026; NRC-2008-0252]

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., Vogtle Electric
Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4; Diverse Actuation System Cabinet
Changes

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Exemption and combined license amendment; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is granting an
exemption to allow a departure from the certification information of
Tier 1 of the

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generic design control document (DCD) and is issuing License Amendment
No. 50 to Combined Licenses (COLs), NPF-91 and NPF-92. The COLs were
issued to Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., and Georgia Power
Company, Oglethorpe Power Corporation, MEAG Power SPVM, LLC, MEAG Power
SPVJ, LLC, MEAG Power SPVP, LLC, Authority of Georgia, and the City of
Dalton, Georgia (the licensee); for construction and operation of the
Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP) Units 3 and 4, located in Burke
County, Georgia.
The granting of the exemption allows the changes to Tier 1
information asked for 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.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2008-0252 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may access information related to this document, which the NRC
possesses and is publicly available, using any of the following
methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2008-0252. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. 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 pdr.resource@nrc.gov. 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 October 15, 2015, and available in ADAMS under Accession
No. ML15288A549.
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: Paul Kallan, Office of New Reactors,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001;
telephone: 301-415-2809; email: Paul.Kallan@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

The NRC is granting an exemption from paragraph B of section III,
``Scope and Contents,'' of appendix D, ``Design Certification Rule for
the AP1000,'' to part 52 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(10 CFR), and issuing License Amendment No. 50 to COLs, NPF-91 and NPF-
92, 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 depart from Tier 1 information.
With the requested amendment, the licensee sought proposed changes that
would revise the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report in the form of
departures from the incorporated plant-specific DCD Tier 2 information.
The proposed amendment also involves related changes to plant-specific
Tier 1 information, with corresponding changes to the associated COL
Appendix C information. Specifically, the licensee requested
reconfiguration and relocation of the diverse actuation system
cabinets. 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 Section VIII.A.4 of
appendix D to 10 CFR part 52. The license amendment was found to be
acceptable as well. The combined safety evaluation is available in
ADAMS under Accession No. ML16103A438.
Identical exemption documents (except for referenced unit numbers
and license numbers) were issued to the licensee for VEGP Units 3 and 4
(COLs NPF-91 and NPF-92). The exemption documents for VEGP Units 3 and
4 can be found in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML16103A412 and
ML16103A419, 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-91 and NPF-92
are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML16103A407 and
ML16103A410, 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 VEGP Units 3
and Unit 4. 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 October 15, 2015, the licensee requested from
the Commission an exemption from the provisions of 10 CFR part 52,
appendix D, Section III.B, as part of license amendment request 15-005,
``Diverse Actuation System (DAS) Cabinet Changes (LAR 15-005).''
For the reasons set forth in Section 3.1, ``Evaluation of
Exemption,'' of the NRC staff's safety evaluation, which can be found
in ADAMS under Accession No. ML16103A438, 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 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 DCD Tier 1 information, with corresponding changes to
Appendix C of the Facility COLs as described in the licensee's request
dated October 15, 2015. This exemption is related to, and necessary
for, the granting of License Amendment No. 50, which is being issued
concurrently with this exemption.
3. As explained in Section 5.0, ``Environmental Consideration,'' of
the NRC staff's safety evaluation (ADAMS Accession No. ML16103A438),
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 statement or environmental assessment needs
to be prepared in connection with the issuance of the exemption.

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4. This exemption is effective as of the date of its issuance.

III. License Amendment Request

By letter dated October 15, 2015, the licensee requested that the
NRC amend the COLs for VEGP, Units 3 and 4, COLs NPF-91 and NPF-92. The
proposed amendment is described in Section I of this Federal Register
notice.
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 COL, 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
October 27, 2015 (80 FR 65807). No comments were received during the
30-day comment period.
The Commission has determined that these amendments satisfy the
criteria for categorical exclusion in accordance with 10 CFR 51.22.
Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact
statement or environmental assessment need be prepared for these
amendments.

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 October 15, 2015. The exemption and amendment were issued
on April 12, 2016 as part of a combined package to the licensee (ADAMS
Accession No. ML16103A382).

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day of August 2016.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jennifer Dixon-Herrity,
Acting Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division of New Reactor Licensing,
Office of New Reactors.
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currently states that the ‘‘Committee analyze relevant issues and facts, and [Docket Nos. 52–025 and 52–026; NRC–
shall advise, provide recommendations formulate proposed positions and 2008–0252]
to, and assist the President, the National actions, as appropriate, for deliberation
Southern Nuclear Operating Company,
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Inc., Vogtle Electric Generating Plant,
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Units 3 and 4; Diverse Actuation
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Any interested persons may attend as Brown (Telephone 301–415–7111 or Commission.
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observers, on a space available basis, but Email: Christopher.Brown@nrc.gov) five ACTION: Exemption and combined
seating is limited. Therefore, for this days prior to the meeting, if possible, so license amendment; issuance.
meeting, individuals wishing to attend that appropriate arrangements can be
are advised to contact Anjali Lalani of made. Thirty-five hard copies of each SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
the President’s Committee seven (7) presentation or handout should be Commission (NRC) is granting an
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4. This exemption is effective as of the NUCLEAR REGULATORY Moreover, in view of the possibility that
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By letter dated October 15, 2015, the Safeguards; Meeting of the ACRS persons planning to attend should check
Subcommittee on with these references if such
licensee requested that the NRC amend
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Commission’s rules and regulations. Thursday, September 22, 2016—1:00 Mark L. Banks,
The Commission has made appropriate p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Chief Technical Support Branch, Advisory
findings as required by the Act and the The Subcommittee will review the Committee on Reactor Safeguards.
Commission’s rules and regulations in North Anna Unit 3 Combined License [FR Doc. 2016–21436 Filed 9–6–16; 8:45 am]
10 CFR Chapter I, which are set forth in Application (COLA). The Subcommittee BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
the license amendment. will hear presentations by and hold
A notice of consideration of issuance discussions with representatives of the
of amendment to facility operating NRC staff, Detroit Edison, and other
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hearing in connection with these [File No. 500–1]
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actions, was published in the Federal deliberation by the Full Committee.
Register on October 27, 2015 (80 FR In the Matter of Preston Royalty Corp.;
Members of the public desiring to Order of Suspension of Trading
65807). No comments were received provide oral statements and/or written
during the 30-day comment period. comments should notify the Designated September 2, 2016.
The Commission has determined that Federal Official (DFO), Girija Shukla It appears to the Securities and
these amendments satisfy the criteria for (Telephone 301–415–6855 or Email: Exchange Commission that the public
categorical exclusion in accordance Girija.Shukla@nrc.gov) five days prior to interest and the protection of investors
with 10 CFR 51.22. Therefore, pursuant the meeting, if possible, so that require a suspension of trading in the
to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental appropriate arrangements can be made. securities of Preston Corp. (a/k/a
impact statement or environmental Thirty-five hard copies of each Preston Royalty Corp.) (CIK No.
assessment need be prepared for these presentation or handout should be 0001594219) because of questions
amendments. provided to the DFO thirty minutes regarding the adequacy and accuracy of
before the meeting. In addition, one available information about Preston
IV. Conclusion electronic copy of each presentation Corp. in light of a false statement about
should be emailed to the DFO one day the permitting status of a mine in the
Using the reasons set forth in the before the meeting. If an electronic copy company’s August 10, 2016 press
combined safety evaluation, the staff cannot be provided within this release and questions regarding the
granted the exemption and issued the timeframe, presenters should provide adequacy and accuracy of clarifications
amendment that the licensee requested the DFO with a CD containing each Preston Corp. provided in a September
on October 15, 2015. The exemption presentation at least thirty minutes 1, 2016, press release about the mining
and amendment were issued on April before the meeting. Electronic project. Preston Corp. is a Nevada
12, 2016 as part of a combined package recordings will be permitted only corporation whose principal place of
to the licensee (ADAMS Accession No. during those portions of the meeting business is located in Austin, Texas. Its
ML16103A382). that are open to the public. Detailed stock is quoted on OTC Link (previously
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day procedures for the conduct of and ‘‘Pink Sheets’’) operated by OTC
of August 2016. participation in ACRS meetings were Markets Group, Inc. under the ticker
published in the Federal Register on symbol PSNP.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
October 21, 2015 (80 FR 63846). The Commission is of the opinion that
Jennifer Dixon-Herrity, Detailed meeting agendas and meeting the public interest and the protection of
Acting Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division transcripts are available on the NRC investors require a suspension of trading
of New Reactor Licensing, Office of New Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading- in the securities of the above-listed
Reactors. rm/doc-collections/acrs. Information company.
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[FR Doc. 2016–21438 Filed 9–6–16; 8:45 am] regarding topics to be discussed, Therefore, it is ordered, pursuant to
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meeting has been canceled or Act of 1934, that trading in the
rescheduled, and the time allotted to securities of the above-listed company is
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from the Web site cited above or by EDT on September 2, 2016, through
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Section		Notices
Action		Exemption and combined license amendment; issuance.
Contact		Paul Kallan, Office of New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2809; email: [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 61719