81 FR 8752 - Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc., et al.; Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 2
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 34 (Monday, February 22, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 8752-8756] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-03592] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50-336; NRC-2016-0034] Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc., et al.; Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 2 AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: License amendment application; opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License No. DPR-65, issued to Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc., et al. (the licensee), for operation of the Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 2 (MPS2). The proposed amendment would modify the MPS2 Technical Specifications (TSs) to revise the peak calculated primary containment internal pressure (Pa ) for the design-basis loss-of-coolant accident in TS 6.19, TS 3.6.1.2.a, and TS 3.6.1.3.b to be consistent with the definition of Pa in the NRC's regulations. The proposed amendment would also revise the acceptance criteria for leakage rate testing of containment air lock door seals to substitute the use of the makeup flow method in lieu of the pressure decay method currently used at MPS2. DATES: Submit comments by March 23, 2016. A request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must be filed by April 22, 2016. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods (unless [[Page 8753]] this document describes a different method for submitting comments on a specific subject):Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0034. 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. Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard V. Guzman, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1030; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0034 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain publicly-available information related to this action by any of the following methods: Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0034. 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 application for amendment, dated March 2, 2015, as supplemented by letter dated August 31, 2015, are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML15069A226 and ML15246A117, respectively. 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. B. Submitting Comments Please include Docket ID NRC-2016-0034 in your comment submission. The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC posts all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as entering the comment submissions into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove identifying or contact information. If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove such information before making the comment submissions available to the public or entering the comment submissions into ADAMS. II. Introduction The NRC is considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License No. DPR-65, issued to Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. for operation of MPS2 located in New London County, Connecticut. The proposed license amendment, initially submitted by letter dated March 2, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15069A226), would modify the MPS2 TSs to revise the definition of P a as the containment design pressure consistent with MPS2 TS 3.6.1.2.a and TS 3.6.1.3.b. Subsequent to the March 2, 2015, letter, the licensee identified a more appropriate set of TS changes that would align MPS2 TS 6.19, TS 3.6.1.2.a, and TS 3.6.1.3.b to be consistent with the part 50, appendix J, Option B, of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) definition of Pa . The proposed amendment would also revise the acceptance criteria for leakage rate testing of containment air lock door seals to substitute the use of the makeup flow method in lieu of the pressure decay method currently used at MPS2. The proposed license amendment was supplemented by letter dated August 31, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15246A117), which proposed changes (to TS 3.6.1.2.a and TS 3.6.1.3.b) that revised the scope of the amendment. The NRC staff previously made a proposed determination that the amendment request dated March 2, 2015, involves no significant hazards consideration (80 FR 43126; July 21, 2015). In the supplemental letter, the licensee provided additional information that expanded the scope of the amendment request as originally noticed by proposing to delete the containment design pressure of 54 pounds per square inch gauge from TS 3.6.1.2.a and TS 3.6.1.3.b and add the numerical value of Pa . This notice supersedes the MPS2 specific information in the previous notice in its entirety to update the description of the amendment request and the no significant hazards consideration determination. Before issuance of the proposed license amendment, the Commission will have made findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's regulations. The NRC has made a proposed determination that the amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration. Under the NRC's regulations in 10 CFR 50.92, this means that operation of the facility in accordance with the proposed amendment would not (1) involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated; or (2) create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated; or (3) involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety. As required by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the licensee has provided its analysis of the issue of no significant hazards consideration, which is presented below: 1. Does the proposed change involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated? Response: No. The design basis accident remains unchanged for the postulated events described in the MPS2 FSAR (Final Safety Analysis Report). Since the initial conditions and assumptions included in the safety analyses are unchanged, the consequences of the postulated events remain unchanged. Therefore, the proposed amendment does not involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated. The proposed amendment also revises the method of surveillance for leakage rate testing of the containment air lock door seals. The makeup flow method will continue to provide assurance that the containment leakage rate is within the limits assumed in the radiological consequences analysis of the design basis accident, therefore, the proposed amendment does not involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated. 2. Does the proposed change create the possibility of a new or different kind of [[Page 8754]] accident from any accident previously evaluated? Response: No. The proposed amendment does not change the way the plant is operated and does not involve a physical alteration of the plant. No new or different types of equipment will be installed and there are no physical modifications to existing equipment associated with the proposed amendment. Similarly, the proposed amendment would not physically change any plant systems, structures, or components involved in the mitigation of any postulated accidents. Thus, no new initiators or precursors of a new or different kind of accident are created. Furthermore, the proposed amendment does not create the possibility of a new failure mode associated with any equipment or personnel failures. Therefore, the proposed amendment would not create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any previously evaluated. 3. Does the proposed change involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety? Response: No. The proposed amendment does not represent any physical change to plant systems, structures, or components, or to procedures established for plant operation. The proposed amendment does not affect the inputs or assumptions of any of the design basis analyses and current design limits will continue to be met. Since the proposed amendment does not affect the assumptions or consequences of any accident previously analyzed, there is no significant reduction in the margin of safety. The NRC staff has reviewed the licensee's analysis and, based on this review, it appears that the three standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c) are satisfied. Therefore, the NRC staff proposes to determine that the amendment request involves a No Significant Hazards Consideration. The NRC is seeking public comments on this proposed determination that the license amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration. Any comments received within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice will be considered in making any final determination. Normally, the Commission will not issue the amendment until the expiration of 60 days after the date of publication of this notice. The Commission may issue the license amendment before expiration of the 60- day notice period provided if the Commission concludes the amendment involves no significant hazards consideration. In addition, the Commission may issue the amendment prior to the expiration of the 30- day comment period should circumstances change during the 30-day comment period such that failure to act in a timely way would result, for example, in derating or shutdown of the facility. Should the Commission take action prior to the expiration of either the comment period or the notice period, it will publish in the Federal Register a notice of issuance. Should the Commission make a final No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, any hearing will take place after issuance. The Commission expects that the need to take this action will occur very infrequently. III. Opportunity To Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave To Intervene Within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice, any person(s) whose interest may be affected by this action may file a request for a hearing and a petition to intervene with respect to issuance of the amendment to the subject facility operating license or combined license. Requests for a hearing and a petition for leave to intervene shall be filed in accordance with the Commission's ``Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure'' in 10 CFR part 2. Interested person(s) should consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.309, which is available at the NRC's PDR, located at One White Flint North, Room O1- F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852. The NRC's regulations are accessible electronically from the NRC Library on the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/. If a request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene is filed within 60 days, the Commission or a presiding officer designated by the Commission or by the Chief Administrative Judge of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, will rule on the request and/or petition; and the Secretary or the Chief Administrative Judge of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will issue a notice of a hearing or an appropriate order. As required by 10 CFR 2.309, a petition for leave to intervene shall set forth with particularity the interest of the petitioner in the proceeding, and how that interest may be affected by the results of the proceeding. The petition should specifically explain the reasons why intervention should be permitted with particular reference to the following general requirements: (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the requestor or petitioner; (2) the nature of the requestor's/petitioner's right under the Act to be made a party to the proceeding; (3) the nature and extent of the requestor's/petitioner's property, financial, or other interest in the proceeding; and (4) the possible effect of any decision or order which may be entered in the proceeding on the requestor's/petitioner's interest. The petition must also set forth the specific contentions which the requestor/petitioner seeks to have litigated at the proceeding. Each contention must consist of a specific statement of the issue of law or fact to be raised or controverted. In addition, the requestor/petitioner shall provide a brief explanation of the bases for the contention and a concise statement of the alleged facts or expert opinion which support the contention and on which the requestor/ petitioner intends to rely in proving the contention at the hearing. The requestor/petitioner must also provide references to those specific sources and documents of which the petitioner is aware and on which the requestor/petitioner intends to rely to establish those facts or expert opinion. The petition must include sufficient information to show that a genuine dispute exists with the applicant on a material issue of law or fact. Contentions shall be limited to matters within the scope of the amendment under consideration. The contention must be one which, if proven, would entitle the requestor/petitioner to relief. A requestor/ petitioner who fails to satisfy these requirements with respect to at least one contention will not be permitted to participate as a party. Those permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding, subject to any limitations in the order granting leave to intervene, and have the opportunity to participate fully in the conduct of the hearing with respect to resolution of that person's admitted contentions, including the opportunity to present evidence and to submit a cross-examination plan for cross-examination of witnesses, consistent with NRC regulations, policies and procedures. Petitions for leave to intervene must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. Requests for hearing, petitions for leave to intervene, and motions for leave to file new or amended contentions that are filed after the 60-day deadline will not be entertained absent a determination by the presiding officer that the filing demonstrates good cause by satisfying the three factors in 10 CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i)-(iii). If a hearing is requested, and the Commission has not made a final determination on the issue of no significant hazards consideration, the Commission will make a final determination on the issue of no significant hazards consideration. The final determination will serve to decide when the hearing is held. If the final determination is that the amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration, the Commission may [[Page 8755]] issue the amendment and make it immediately effective, notwithstanding the request for a hearing. Any hearing held would take place after issuance of the amendment. If the final determination is that the amendment request involves a significant hazards consideration, then any hearing held would take place before the issuance of any amendment unless the Commission finds an imminent danger to the health or safety of the public, in which case it will issue an appropriate order or rule under 10 CFR part 2. A State, local governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof, may submit a petition to the Commission to participate as a party under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(1). The petition should state the nature and extent of the petitioner's interest in the proceeding. The petition should be submitted to the Commission by April 22, 2016. The petition must be filed in accordance with the filing instructions in the ``Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)'' section of this document, and should meet the requirements for petitions for leave to intervene set forth in this section, except that under Sec. 2.309(h)(2) a State, local governmental body, or Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof does not need to address the standing requirements in 10 CFR 2.309(d) if the facility is located within its boundaries. A State, local governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof may also have the opportunity to participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c). If a hearing is granted, any person who does not wish, or is not qualified, to become a party to the proceeding may, in the discretion of the presiding officer, be permitted to make a limited appearance pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.315(a). A person making a limited appearance may make an oral or written statement of position on the issues, but may not otherwise participate in the proceeding. A limited appearance may be made at any session of the hearing or at any prehearing conference, subject to the limits and conditions as may be imposed by the presiding officer. Persons desiring to make a limited appearance are requested to inform the Secretary of the Commission by April 22, 2016. IV. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing) All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including a request for hearing, a petition for leave to intervene, any motion or other document filed in the proceeding prior to the submission of a request for hearing or petition to intervene, and documents filed by interested governmental entities participating under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in accordance with the NRC E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007). The E-Filing process requires participants to submit and serve all adjudicatory documents over the internet, or in some cases to mail copies on electronic storage media. Participants may not submit paper copies of their filings unless they seek an exemption in accordance with the procedures described below. To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least 10 days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should contact the Office of the Secretary by email at [email protected], or by telephone at 301-415-1677, to request (1) a digital identification (ID) certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or representative) to digitally sign documents and access the E-Submittal server for any proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a request or petition for hearing (even in instances in which the participant, or its counsel or representative, already holds an NRC-issued digital ID certificate). Based upon this information, the Secretary will establish an electronic docket for the hearing in this proceeding if the Secretary has not already established an electronic docket. Information about applying for a digital ID certificate is available on the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/getting-started.html. System requirements for accessing the E-Submittal server are detailed in the NRC's ``Guidance for Electronic Submission,'' which is available on the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. Participants may attempt to use other software not listed on the Web site, but should note that the NRC's E-Filing system does not support unlisted software, and the NRC Meta System Help Desk will not be able to offer assistance in using unlisted software. If a participant is electronically submitting a document to the NRC in accordance with the E-Filing rule, the participant must file the document using the NRC's online, Web-based submission form. In order to serve documents through the Electronic Information Exchange System, users will be required to install a Web browser plug-in from the NRC's Web site. Further information on the Web-based submission form, including the installation of the Web browser plug-in, is available on the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. Once a participant has obtained a digital ID certificate and a docket has been created, the participant can then submit a request for hearing or petition for leave to intervene. Submissions should be in Portable Document Format (PDF) in accordance with the NRC's guidance available on the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. A filing is considered complete at the time the documents are submitted through the NRC's E-Filing system. To be timely, an electronic filing must be submitted to the E-Filing system no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. Upon receipt of a transmission, the E-Filing system time-stamps the document and sends the submitter an email notice confirming receipt of the document. The E-Filing system also distributes an email notice that provides access to the document to the NRC's Office of the General Counsel and any others who have advised the Office of the Secretary that they wish to participate in the proceeding, so that the filer need not serve the documents on those participants separately. Therefore, applicants and other participants (or their counsel or representative) must apply for and receive a digital ID certificate before a hearing request/petition to intervene is filed so that they can obtain access to the document via the E-Filing system. A person filing electronically using the NRC's adjudicatory E- Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC Meta System Help Desk through the ``Contact Us'' link located on the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html, by email to [email protected], or by a toll-free call to 1-866-672-7640. The NRC Meta System Help Desk is available between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding government holidays. Participants who believe that they have a good cause for not submitting documents electronically must file an exemption request, in accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper filing requesting authorization to continue to submit documents in paper format. Such filings must be submitted by: (1) First class mail addressed to the Office of the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier, express mail, or expedited delivery service to the Office of the Secretary, Sixteenth Floor, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, [[Page 8756]] Maryland, 20852, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff. Participants filing a document in this manner are responsible for serving the document on all other participants. Filing is considered complete by first-class mail as of the time of deposit in the mail, or by courier, express mail, or expedited delivery service upon depositing the document with the provider of the service. A presiding officer, having granted an exemption request from using E-Filing, may require a participant or party to use E-Filing if the presiding officer subsequently determines that the reason for granting the exemption from use of E-Filing no longer exists. Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in NRC's electronic hearing docket which is available to the public at http://ehd1.nrc.gov/ehd/, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the Commission, or the presiding officer. Participants are requested not to include personal privacy information, such as social security numbers, home addresses, or home phone numbers in their filings, unless an NRC regulation or other law requires submission of such information. However, in some instances, a request to intervene will require including information on local residence in order to demonstrate a proximity assertion of interest in the proceeding. With respect to copyrighted works, except for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory filings and would constitute a Fair Use application, participants are requested not to include copyrighted materials in their submission. Petitions for leave to intervene must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. Requests for hearing, petitions for leave to intervene, and motions for leave to file new or amended contentions that are filed after the 60-day deadline will not be entertained absent a determination by the presiding officer that the filing demonstrates good cause by satisfying the three factors in 10 CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i)-(iii). For further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendment, dated March 2, 2015, as supplemented by letter dated August 31, 2015, in ADAMS. Attorney for licensee: Lillian M. Cuoco, Senior Counsel, Dominion Resources Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, RS-2, Richmond, VA 23219. NRC Branch Chief: Travis L. Tate. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day of February 2016. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Richard V. Guzman, Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch I-1, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2016-03592 Filed 2-19-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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retrievability, and radiation protection Granting an exemption from the to TS A.5.3 for the NAC–MPC System
requirements of 10 CFR part 72 and the requirements of 10 CFR 72.212(b)(3), 10 CoC No. 1025 storage casks at the YNPS
offsite dose limits of 10 CFR part 20 will CFR 72.212(b)(5)(i), and 10 CFR 72.214 ISFSI. The exemption authorizes the
be maintained. For these reasons, the for the YNPS ISFSI involves the visual licensee to use the SR, conditions,
staff finds the same level of safety is surveillance requirement associated required actions, and completion times
obtained by using either of the TS A with TS A 5.3A. A categorical exclusion defined in NAC–MPC TS A 3.1.6 to
3.1.6 methods to comply with NAC– for inspection and SRs is provided comply with NAC–MPC TS A 5.3 after
MPC TS A 5.3. Therefore, the NRC under 10 CFR 51.22(c)(25)(vi)(C), if the off-normal, accident, or natural
concludes that the exemption will not criteria in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(25)(i)–(v) are phenomena events, but is specifically
endanger life or property or the common also satisfied. limited to major snow or icing events
defense and security. The granting of the exemption: (i) (events that have the potential to or that
Would not involve a significant hazards exceed blockage of greater than one-half
The Exemption Presents No Undue Risk consideration because it does not reduce of the inlet or outlet vents).
to Public Health and Safety a margin of safety, create a new or This exemption is effective upon
As described in the application, different kind of accident not previously issuance.
exempting the licensee from visual evaluated, or significantly increase the
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day
surveillance of cask inlet and outlet probability or consequences of an of February, 2016.
vents within 4-hours of a major unevaluated accident; (ii) would not
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
snowstorm would allow the licensee to create a significant change in the types
or significant increase in the amounts of Steve Ruffin,
more effectively prioritize important Acting Chief, Spent Fuel Licensing Branch,
storm-related activities at the YNPS site. any effluents that may be released
offsite because the exemption does not Division of Spent Fuel Management, Office
Snow and ice blockage of the inlet and of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
outlet vents is unusual. Moreover, snow change or produce additional avenues of
effluent release; (iii) would not [FR Doc. 2016–03591 Filed 2–19–16; 8:45 am]
and ice blockages are identified reliably
by temperature monitoring of individual significantly increase individual or BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
casks. The NRC staff recognizes there is cumulative public or occupational
a risk to the safety of workers radiation exposure because the
exemption does not introduce new or NUCLEAR REGULATORY
responsible for clearing snow and ice COMMISSION
from cask pads during extreme winter increased radiological hazards; (iv)
conditions when visual surveillance of would not result in significant [Docket No. 50–336; NRC–2016–0034]
casks must be undertaken within 4 construction impacts because the
exemption would not involve Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc., et
hours. The NRC staff finds this risk to
construction or other ground disturbing al.; Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 2
workers can be reduced by using SR
3.1.6.1 to establish the operability of the activities, nor change the footprint of
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
the existing ISFSI; v) would not
Concrete Cask Heat Removal Systems Commission.
significantly increase the potential for,
via temperature monitoring or visual ACTION: License amendment application;
or consequences from, radiological
inspection of the inlet and outlet opportunity to comment, request a
accidents because the exemption
screens. In addition, the limiting hearing, and petition for leave to
requires a surveillance method that
conditions for operation of the NAC– intervene.
ensures the heat removal system of
MPC System require the Concrete Cask
casks is maintained within the limiting SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Heat Removal System for each cask to
conditions for operation; and (vi) the Commission (NRC) is considering
be operable during storage operations
request seeks exemption from issuance of an amendment to Facility
thus ensuring public health and safety
inspection or surveillance requirements, Operating License No. DPR–65, issued
are not reduced.
specifically, the single-method to Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.,
Therefore the NRC staff finds that surveillance requirement in NAC–MPC
allowing the licensee to use the SR, et al. (the licensee), for operation of the
TS A 5.3, may be substituted with the Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 2
conditions, required actions, and SR, conditions, required actions, and
completion times defined in NAC–MPC (MPS2). The proposed amendment
completion times defined in NAC–MPC would modify the MPS2 Technical
TS A 3.1.6 as an alternative to the TS 3.1.6.
single-method surveillance response in Specifications (TSs) to revise the peak
In its review of the exemption request, calculated primary containment internal
NAC–MPC TS A 5.3 would reduce the NRC staff determined the proposed
worker safety risks to plant workers pressure (Pa) for the design-basis loss-of-
exemption meets the eligibility criterion coolant accident in TS 6.19, TS
involved in snow removal. Therefore, for categorical exclusion in 10 CFR
granting the exemption is otherwise in 3.6.1.2.a, and TS 3.6.1.3.b to be
51.22(c)(25). consistent with the definition of Pa in
the public interest. Therefore, there are no significant
the NRC’s regulations. The proposed
Environmental Considerations radiological environmental impacts
amendment would also revise the
associated with the proposed action.
The staff evaluated whether there acceptance criteria for leakage rate
would be significant environmental IV. Conclusion testing of containment air lock door
impacts associated with the issuance of The NRC has determined that, under seals to substitute the use of the makeup
flow method in lieu of the pressure
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
the requested exemption. The staff 10 CFR 72.7, the exemption is
determined the proposed action fits a authorized by law, will not endanger decay method currently used at MPS2.
category of actions that do not require life or property or the common defense DATES: Submit comments by March 23,
an environmental assessment or and security, and is otherwise in the 2016. A request for a hearing or petition
environmental impact statement. The public interest. Therefore, the NRC for leave to intervene must be filed by
exemption meets the categorical grants YAEC an exemption from the April 22, 2016.
exclusion requirements of 10 CFR requirements in10 CFR 72.212(b)(3), 10 ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
51.22(c)(25)(i)–(vi). CFR 72.212(b)(5)(i), 10 CFR 72.214, and by any of the following methods (unless
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request from using E-Filing, may require [Docket Nos. 50–213, and 72–1025; NRC– ADAMS) is provided the first time that
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available to the public at http://ehd1. Safety and Safeguards, telephone: 301–
nrc.gov/ehd/, unless excluded pursuant SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 415–6933, email: John.Goshen@nrc.gov;
to an order of the Commission, or the Commission (NRC) is issuing an U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
presiding officer. Participants are exemption in response to an August 31, Washington, DC 20555.
requested not to include personal 2015, request from Connecticut Yankee SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
privacy information, such as social Atomic Power Company, (CYAPC or
security numbers, home addresses, or licensee) from NRC’s requirement to I. Background
home phone numbers in their filings, comply with the terms, conditions, and The licensee, the holder of Facility
unless an NRC regulation or other law specifications in Amendment 5 of the Operating License No. DPR–61, is
requires submission of such NAC International, (NAC),—Multi- CYAPC, which authorizes operation of
information. However, in some Purpose Canister (MPC) System the HNP in Haddam, Connecticut,
instances, a request to intervene will Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. pursuant to part 50 of title 10 of the
require including information on local 1025, Appendix A ‘‘Technical Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR).
residence in order to demonstrate a Specifications for NAC–MPC System,’’ The facility is in decommissioned
proximity assertion of interest in the Technical Specifications (TS) A.5.3 status. The license provides, among
proceeding. With respect to copyrighted ‘‘Surveillance After an Off-Normal, other things, that the facility is subject
works, except for limited excerpts that Accident, or Natural Phenomena Event’’ to all rules, regulations, and orders of
serve the purpose of the adjudicatory at the Haddam Neck Plant (HNP) the NRC now or hereafter in effect.
filings and would constitute a Fair Use independent spent fuel storage Under subpart K of 10 CFR part 72,
application, participants are requested installation (ISFSI). The exemption a general license has been issued for the
not to include copyrighted materials in request seeks a modification of TS A.5.3 storage of spent fuel in an ISFSI at
their submission. inspection requirements for the inlet power reactor sites to persons
Petitions for leave to intervene must and outlet vents following off-normal, authorized to possess or operate nuclear
be filed no later than 60 days from the accident, and natural phenomena power reactors under 10 CFR part 50.
date of publication of this notice. events. The licensee, CYAPC, is licensed to
Requests for hearing, petitions for leave ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID operate a nuclear power reactor under
to intervene, and motions for leave to NRC–2016–0031 when contacting the 10 CFR part 50 and authorized under
file new or amended contentions that NRC about the availability of the 10 CFR part 72 general license to
are filed after the 60-day deadline will information regarding this document. store spent fuel at the HNP ISFSI. Under
not be entertained absent a You may obtain publicly-available the terms of the general license, CYAPC
determination by the presiding officer information related to this document stores spent fuel using Amendment 5 of
that the filing demonstrates good cause using any of the following methods: the NAC–MPC CoC No. 1025.
by satisfying the three factors in 10 CFR • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
II. Request/Action
2.309(c)(1)(i)–(iii). http://www.regulations.gov and search
For further details with respect to this for Docket ID NRC–2016–0031. Address The licensee requests an exemption
action, see the application for questions about NRC dockets to Carol from 10 CFR 72.212(b)(3), 10 CFR
amendment, dated March 2, 2015, as Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; 72.212(b)(5)(i), and 10 CFR 72.214 for
supplemented by letter dated August 31, email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For the HNP ISFSI.
2015, in ADAMS. technical questions, contact the • Section 72.212(b)(3) requires that a
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER general licensee use casks that conform
Attorney for licensee: Lillian M. to the terms, conditions, and
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
Cuoco, Senior Counsel, Dominion specifications of a CoC or amended CoC
document.
Resources Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar • NRC’s Agencywide Documents listed in § 72.214. The NAC–MPC CoC
Street, RS–2, Richmond, VA 23219. Access and Management System No. 1025 is listed in 10 CFR 72.214.
NRC Branch Chief: Travis L. Tate. (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly • Section 72.212(b)(5)(i) requires, in
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day available documents online in the relevant part, that a general licensee
of February 2016. ADAMS Public Documents collection at demonstrate a loaded cask will conform
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| Action | License amendment application; opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene. | |
| Dates | Submit comments by March 23, 2016. A request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must be filed by April 22, 2016. | |
| Contact | Richard V. Guzman, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1030; email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 8752 |
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