82 FR 13512 - DTE Electric Company; Fermi, Unit 2
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 47 (March 13, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 47 (Monday, March 13, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 13512-13515] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-04874] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50-341; NRC-2017-0072] DTE Electric Company; Fermi, Unit 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 Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF- 43, issued to DTE Electric Company (DTE), for operation of the Fermi, Unit 2. The proposed amendment revises technical specifications (TS) for emergency core cooling system (ECCS) instrumentation (TS 3.3.5.1) and reactor core isolation cooling (RCIC) system instrumentation (TS 3.3.5.2). The proposed changes add footnotes indicating that the injection functions of ``Drywell Pressure--High'' for high-pressure coolant injection (HPCI) and ``Manual Initiation'' for HPCI and RCIC are not required to be operable under low reactor pressure conditions. DATES: Submit comments by April 12, 2017. Requests for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must be filed by May 12, 2017. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2017-0072 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-2017-0072. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415- 3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact the project manager 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: Sujata Goetz, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-8004, email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2017-0072 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-2017-0072. 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, [[Page 13513]] 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 ``License Amendment Request to Revise Technical Specifications for Emergency Core Cooling System Instrumentation and Reactor Core Isolation Cooling System Instrumentation'' is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML17055A365. 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-2017-0072 in the subject line of your comment submission, in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make your comment submission available to the public in this docket. 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 Renewed Facility Operating License No. NFP-43, issued to DTE, for operation of the Fermi, Unit 2, located in Monroe County, Michigan. The proposed amendment requests modification of the TSs for emergency core cooling system (ECCS) instrumentation (TS 3.3.5.1) and reactor core isolation cooling (RCIC) system instrumentation (TS 3.3.5.2). The proposed changes add footnotes indicating that the injection functions of ``Drywell Pressure--High'' for HPCI and ``Manual Initiation'' for HPCI and RCIC are not required to be operable under low reactor pressure conditions. Before any issuance of the proposed license amendment, the NRC will need to make the findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and NRC's regulations. The NRC has made a proposed determination that the license amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration. Under the NRC's regulations in Sec. 50.92 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), 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 proposed changes involve the addition of clarifying footnotes to the HPCI [High Pressure Cooling Injection] and RCIC [Reactor Core Isolation Cooling] actuation instrumentation TS [Technical Specification] to reflect the as-built plant design and operability requirements of HPCI and RCIC instrumentation as described in the Fermi 2 UFSAR [Updated Final Safety Analysis Report]. HPCI is an initiator of the increase in reactor coolant inventory accident in UFSAR (Reference 7.1) Section 15.5.1. However, the accident assumes inadvertent manual startup of HPCI. The change being requested in this amendment is administrative in nature and does not make any changes to the HPCI system or procedures that would increase the probability for inadvertent manual startup of HPCI. RCIC is not an initiator of any accident previously evaluated. As a result, the probability of any accident previously evaluated is not increased. In addition, the manual initiation of HPCI and RCIC are not credited to mitigate the consequences of design basis accidents or transients within the current Fermi 2 design and licensing basis and automatic actuation of the HPCI system on the high drywell pressure signal is not required for the HPCI to perform its system safety functions in mitigating the consequences of a LOCA initiating at low reactor pressure. Therefore, the proposed changes do 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 accident from any accident previously evaluated? Response: No. The proposed changes do not alter the protection system design, create new failure modes, or change any modes of operation. The proposed changes do not involve a physical alteration of the plant, and no new or different kind of equipment will be installed. Consequently, there are no new initiators that could result in a new or different kind of accident. Therefore, the proposed changes do not create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated. 3. Does the proposed change involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety? Response: No. The proposed changes have no adverse effect on plant operation. The plant response to the design basis accidents does not change. The proposed changes do not adversely affect existing plant safety margins or the reliability of the equipment assumed to operate in the safety analyses. There is no change being made to safety analysis assumptions, safety limits or limiting safety system settings that would adversely affect plant safety as a result of the proposed changes. Therefore, the proposed changes do not involve a significant reduction in a 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 license 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 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 if 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. If the Commission takes 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. If the Commission makes a final no significant hazards consideration determination, any hearing will take place after issuance. The Commission expects that the need [[Page 13514]] to take this action will occur very infrequently. Opportunity To Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave To Intervene Within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice, any persons (petitioner) whose interest may be affected by this action may file a request for a hearing and petition for leave to intervene (petition) with respect to the action. Petitions shall be filed in accordance with the Commission's ``Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure'' in 10 CFR part 2. Interested persons should consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.309. 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/. Alternatively, a copy of the regulations is available at the NRC's Public Document Room, located at One White Flint North, Room O1-F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852. If a petition is filed, the Commission or a presiding officer will rule on the petition and, if appropriate, a notice of a hearing will be issued. As required by 10 CFR 2.309(d) the petition should specifically explain the reasons why intervention should be permitted with particular reference to the following general requirements for standing: (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner; (2) the nature of the petitioner's right under the Act to be made a party to the proceeding; (3) the nature and extent of the 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 petitioner's interest. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.309(f), the petition must also set forth the specific contentions which the petitioner seeks to have litigated in 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 petitioner must 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 petitioner intends to rely in proving the contention at the hearing. The petitioner must also provide references to the specific sources and documents on which the petitioner intends to rely to support its position on the issue. The petition must include sufficient information to show that a genuine dispute exists with the applicant or licensee on a material issue of law or fact. Contentions must be limited to matters within the scope of the proceeding. The contention must be one which, if proven, would entitle the petitioner to relief. A petitioner who fails to satisfy the requirements at 10 CFR 2.309(f) 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. Parties have the opportunity to participate fully in the conduct of the hearing with respect to resolution of that party's admitted contentions, including the opportunity to present evidence, consistent with the NRC's regulations, policies, and procedures. Petitions must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. Petitions and motions for leave to file new or amended contentions that are filed after the 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) through (iii). The petition must be filed in accordance with the filing instructions in the ``Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)'' section of this document. 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 establish when the hearing is held. If the final determination is that the amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration, the Commission may issue the amendment and make it immediately effective, notwithstanding the request for a hearing. Any hearing 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 the 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 May 12, 2017. 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 set forth in this section. Alternatively, a State, local governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof may participate as a non-party under 10 CFR 2.315(c). If a hearing is granted, any person who is not a party to the proceeding and is not affiliated with or represented by a party may, at 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 his or her 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. Details regarding the opportunity to make a limited appearance will be provided by the presiding officer if such sessions are scheduled. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing) All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including a request for hearing and petition for leave to intervene (petition), 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 that request to participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in accordance with the NRC's E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007, as amended at 77 FR 46562, August 3, 2012). 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. Detailed guidance on making electronic submissions may be found in the Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC and on the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. 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 (1) request a digital identification (ID) certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or representative) to digitally sign submissions and access the E-Filing [[Page 13515]] system for any proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a petition or other adjudicatory document (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. Once a participant has obtained a digital ID certificate and a docket has been created, the participant can then submit adjudicatory documents. Submissions must be in Portable Document Format (PDF). Additional guidance on PDF submissions is available on the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/electronic-sub-ref-mat.html. A filing is considered complete at the time the document is 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 document on those participants separately. Therefore, applicants and other participants (or their counsel or representative) must apply for and receive a digital ID certificate before adjudicatory documents are filed so that they can obtain access to the documents via the E-Filing system. A person filing electronically using the NRC's adjudicatory E- Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC's Electronic Filing 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 at 1-866-672- 7640. The NRC Electronic Filing Help Desk is available between 9 a.m. and 6 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 stating why there is good cause for not filing electronically and 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, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff. Participants filing adjudicatory documents 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 the NRC's electronic hearing docket which is available to the public at https://adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the Commission or the presiding officer. If you do not have an NRC-issued digital ID certificate as described above, click cancel when the link requests certificates and you will be automatically directed to the NRC's electronic hearing dockets where you will be able to access any publicly available documents in a particular hearing docket. Participants are requested not to include personal privacy information, such as social security numbers, home addresses, or personal phone numbers in their filings, unless an NRC regulation or other law requires submission of such information. For example, in some instances, individuals provide home addresses in order to demonstrate proximity to a facility or site. 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. For further details with respect to this action, see the application for license amendment dated February 23, 2017. Attorney for licensee: Jon P. Christinidis, Expert Attorney-- Regulatory, DTE Energy, 688 WCB, One Energy Plaza, Detroit, MI 48226. Acting NRC Branch Chief: Kimberly J. Green. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of March 2017. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Sujata Goetz, Project Manager, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of New Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2017-04874 Filed 3-10-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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III. Backfitting and Issue Finality 10 CFR part 52—with certain exceptions for high-pressure coolant injection
This preliminary draft guidance discussed in the next paragraph—were (HPCI) and ‘‘Manual Initiation’’ for
would set forth a set of security design intended to apply to every NRC action HPCI and RCIC are not required to be
considerations that a designer should which substantially changes the operable under low reactor pressure
consider while developing the facility expectations of current and future conditions.
design. These considerations, if applicants. Therefore, this guidance, if DATES: Submit comments by April 12,
adequately implemented through finalized and imposed on applicants, 2017. Requests for a hearing or petition
detailed design, along with the adequate would not represent backfitting (except for leave to intervene must be filed by
implementation of administrative as discussed below). May 12, 2017.
controls and security programs, are one The exceptions to the general
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
way to protect a nuclear power reactor principle are applicable whenever a
combined license applicant references a NRC–2017–0072 when contacting the
against the design basis threat for NRC about the availability of
radiological sabotage. These 10 CFR part 52 license (i.e., an early site
permit or a manufacturing license) and/ information regarding this document.
considerations do not limit designers or You may obtain publicly-available
applicants from applying other methods or 10 CFR part 52 regulatory approval
(i.e., a design certification rule or information related to this document
or approaches in designing engineered using any of the following methods:
standard design approval). The NRC
systems to perform intended security • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
functions. does not, at this time, intend to impose
http://www.regulations.gov and search
The purpose of this preliminary draft the positions represented in this
for Docket ID NRC–2017–0072. Address
guidance is to assist the NRC staff and preliminary draft guidance in a manner
questions about NRC dockets to Carol
future applicants. The security design that is inconsistent with any issue
Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
considerations are not regulatory finality provisions in the 10 CFR part 52
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
requirements. Parts 50 and 52 of title 10 licenses and regulatory approvals. If, in
technical questions, contact the project
of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 the future, the NRC seeks to impose a
manager listed in the FOR FURTHER
CFR), require that an application for an position in this guidance in a manner
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
operating license, design certification, which does not provide issue finality as
document.
described in the applicable issue finality
combined license, standard design • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey,
approval, or manufacturing license, provision, then the NRC must address
Office of Administration, Mail Stop:
describe how the proposed facility the criteria for avoiding issue finality as
OWFN–12–H08, U.S. Nuclear
would comply with the physical and described in the applicable issue finality
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
cyber security requirements in §§ 73.55 provision.
DC 20555–0001.
and 54, respectively. The security Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day For additional direction on obtaining
design considerations provide guidance of March, 2017. information and submitting comments,
intended to support the resolution of For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. see ‘‘Obtaining Information and
security issues through the facility Michael E. Mayfield, Submitting Comments’’ in the
design. Deputy Director (Acting), Office of New SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
This preliminary draft guidance, if Reactors. this document.
finalized, for example, in a regulatory [FR Doc. 2017–04873 Filed 3–10–17; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
guide, would not constitute backfitting BILLING CODE 7590–01–P Sujata Goetz, Office of Nuclear Reactor
as defined in 10 CFR 50.109 (the Backfit Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Rule) and would not otherwise be Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
inconsistent with the issue finality NUCLEAR REGULATORY 0001; telephone: 301–415–8004, email:
provisions in 10 CFR part 52, ‘‘Licenses, COMMISSION Sujata.Goetz@NRC.gov.
Certifications and Approvals for Nuclear
[Docket No. 50–341; NRC–2017–0072] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Power Plants.’’ This guidance, if
finalized, would represent the first NRC DTE Electric Company; Fermi, Unit 2 I. Obtaining Information and
guidance on this subject. Issuance of Submitting Comments
new guidance, by itself, does not AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
represent backfitting unless the NRC Commission. A. Obtaining Information
intends to impose the guidance on ACTION: License amendment application; Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2017–
existing licensees and currently- opportunity to comment, request a 0072 when contacting the NRC about
approved design certification rules hearing, and petition for leave to the availability of information for this
issued under 10 CFR part 52. The NRC intervene. action. You may obtain publicly-
does not have such an intention. available information related to this
Existing licensees and applicants of SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory action by any of the following methods:
final design certification rules would Commission (NRC) is considering • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
not be required to comply with this issuance of an amendment to Renewed http://www.regulations.gov and search
guidance, unless the licensee or design Facility Operating License No. NPF–43, for Docket ID NRC–2017–0072.
certification rule applicant seeks a issued to DTE Electric Company (DTE), • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
voluntary change to its licensing basis for operation of the Fermi, Unit 2. The Access and Management System
with respect to resolving security proposed amendment revises technical (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
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matters through facility design. specifications (TS) for emergency core available documents online in the
Applicants and potential applicants cooling system (ECCS) instrumentation ADAMS Public Documents collection at
are not, with certain exceptions, (TS 3.3.5.1) and reactor core isolation http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
protected by either the Backfit Rule or cooling (RCIC) system instrumentation adams.html. To begin the search, select
any issue finality provisions under 10 (TS 3.3.5.2). The proposed changes add ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
CFR part 52. Neither the Backfit Rule footnotes indicating that the injection select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
nor the issue finality provisions under functions of ‘‘Drywell Pressure—High’’ Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
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please contact the NRC’s Public Before any issuance of the proposed The proposed changes do not alter the
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at license amendment, the NRC will need protection system design, create new failure
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by to make the findings required by the modes, or change any modes of operation.
The proposed changes do not involve a
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended
physical alteration of the plant, and no new
‘‘License Amendment Request to Revise (the Act), and NRC’s regulations. or different kind of equipment will be
Technical Specifications for Emergency The NRC has made a proposed installed. Consequently, there are no new
Core Cooling System Instrumentation determination that the license initiators that could result in a new or
and Reactor Core Isolation Cooling amendment request involves no different kind of accident.
System Instrumentation’’ is available in significant hazards consideration. Under Therefore, the proposed changes do not
ADAMS under Accession No. the NRC’s regulations in § 50.92 of title create the possibility of a new or different
ML17055A365. 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations kind of accident from any accident
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and (10 CFR), this means that operation of previously evaluated.
the facility in accordance with the 3. Does the proposed change involve a
purchase copies of public documents at significant reduction in a margin of safety?
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One proposed amendment would not (1)
Response: No.
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville involve a significant increase in the The proposed changes have no adverse
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. probability or consequences of an effect on plant operation. The plant response
accident previously evaluated; or (2) to the design basis accidents does not change.
B. Submitting Comments create the possibility of a new or The proposed changes do not adversely affect
Please include Docket ID NRC–2017– different kind of accident from any existing plant safety margins or the reliability
0072 in the subject line of your accident previously evaluated; or (3) of the equipment assumed to operate in the
comment submission, in order to ensure involve a significant reduction in a safety analyses. There is no change being
margin of safety. As required by 10 CFR made to safety analysis assumptions, safety
that the NRC is able to make your limits or limiting safety system settings that
comment submission available to the 50.91(a), the licensee has provided its
would adversely affect plant safety as a result
public in this docket. analysis of the issue of no significant of the proposed changes.
The NRC cautions you not to include hazards consideration, which is Therefore, the proposed changes do not
identifying or contact information that presented below: involve a significant reduction in a margin of
you do not want to be publicly 1. Does the proposed change involve a safety.
disclosed in your comment submission. significant increase in the probability or The NRC staff has reviewed the
The NRC posts all comment consequences of an accident previously licensee’s analysis and, based on this
submissions at http:// evaluated?
Response: No.
review, it appears that the three
www.regulations.gov as well as entering standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c) are
The proposed changes involve the addition
the comment submissions into ADAMS. of clarifying footnotes to the HPCI [High satisfied. Therefore, the NRC staff
The NRC does not routinely edit Pressure Cooling Injection] and RCIC proposes to determine that the license
comment submissions to remove [Reactor Core Isolation Cooling] actuation amendment request involves a no
identifying or contact information. instrumentation TS [Technical Specification] significant hazards consideration.
If you are requesting or aggregating to reflect the as-built plant design and The NRC is seeking public comments
comments from other persons for operability requirements of HPCI and RCIC on this proposed determination that the
submission to the NRC, then you should instrumentation as described in the Fermi 2 license amendment request involves no
UFSAR [Updated Final Safety Analysis
inform those persons not to include Report].
significant hazards consideration. Any
identifying or contact information that HPCI is an initiator of the increase in comments received within 30 days after
they do not want to be publicly reactor coolant inventory accident in UFSAR the date of publication of this notice
disclosed in their comment submission. (Reference 7.1) Section 15.5.1. However, the will be considered in making any final
Your request should state that the NRC accident assumes inadvertent manual startup determination.
does not routinely edit comment of HPCI. The change being requested in this Normally, the Commission will not
submissions to remove such information amendment is administrative in nature and issue the amendment until the
before making the comment does not make any changes to the HPCI expiration of 60 days after the date of
system or procedures that would increase the
submissions available to the public or publication of this notice. The
probability for inadvertent manual startup of
entering the comment submissions into HPCI. RCIC is not an initiator of any accident Commission may issue the license
ADAMS. previously evaluated. As a result, the amendment before expiration of the 60-
probability of any accident previously day notice period if the Commission
II. Introduction
evaluated is not increased. In addition, the concludes the amendment involves no
The NRC is considering issuance of an manual initiation of HPCI and RCIC are not significant hazards consideration. In
amendment to Renewed Facility credited to mitigate the consequences of addition, the Commission may issue the
Operating License No. NFP–43, issued design basis accidents or transients within amendment prior to the expiration of
the current Fermi 2 design and licensing
to DTE, for operation of the Fermi, Unit the 30-day comment period if
basis and automatic actuation of the HPCI
2, located in Monroe County, Michigan. system on the high drywell pressure signal is circumstances change during the 30-day
The proposed amendment requests not required for the HPCI to perform its comment period such that failure to act
modification of the TSs for emergency system safety functions in mitigating the in a timely way would result, for
core cooling system (ECCS) consequences of a LOCA initiating at low example, in derating or shutdown of the
instrumentation (TS 3.3.5.1) and reactor reactor pressure. facility. If the Commission takes action
core isolation cooling (RCIC) system Therefore, the proposed changes do not prior to the expiration of either the
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instrumentation (TS 3.3.5.2). The involve a significant increase in the comment period or the notice period, it
probability or consequences of an accident
proposed changes add footnotes will publish in the Federal Register a
previously evaluated.
indicating that the injection functions of 2. Does the proposed change create the notice of issuance. If the Commission
‘‘Drywell Pressure—High’’ for HPCI and possibility of a new or different kind of makes a final no significant hazards
‘‘Manual Initiation’’ for HPCI and RCIC accident from any accident previously consideration determination, any
are not required to be operable under evaluated? hearing will take place after issuance.
low reactor pressure conditions. Response: No. The Commission expects that the need
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system for any proceeding in which it documents electronically must file an Attorney for licensee: Jon P.
is participating; and (2) advise the exemption request, in accordance with Christinidis, Expert Attorney—
Secretary that the participant will be 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper Regulatory, DTE Energy, 688 WCB, One
submitting a petition or other filing stating why there is good cause for Energy Plaza, Detroit, MI 48226.
adjudicatory document (even in not filing electronically and requesting Acting NRC Branch Chief: Kimberly J.
instances in which the participant, or its authorization to continue to submit Green.
counsel or representative, already holds documents in paper format. Such filings Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day
an NRC-issued digital ID certificate). must be submitted by: (1) First class of March 2017.
Based upon this information, the mail addressed to the Office of the For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Secretary will establish an electronic Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Sujata Goetz,
docket for the hearing in this proceeding Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Project Manager, Division of Operating
if the Secretary has not already Washington, DC 20555–0001, Attention:
Reactor Licensing, Office of New Reactor
established an electronic docket. Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or Regulation.
Information about applying for a (2) courier, express mail, or expedited
[FR Doc. 2017–04874 Filed 3–10–17; 8:45 am]
digital ID certificate is available on the delivery service to the Office of the
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adjudicatory documents. Submissions all other participants. Filing is
must be in Portable Document Format considered complete by first-class mail Design of Structures, Components,
(PDF). Additional guidance on PDF as of the time of deposit in the mail, or Equipment, and Systems
submissions is available on the NRC’s by courier, express mail, or expedited AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/ delivery service upon depositing the Commission.
site-help/electronic-sub-ref-mat.html. A document with the provider of the
ACTION: Standard review plan-final
filing is considered complete at the time service. A presiding officer, having
the document is submitted through the section revision; issuance.
granted an exemption request from
NRC’s E-Filing system. To be timely, an using E-Filing, may require a participant SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
electronic filing must be submitted to or party to use E-Filing if the presiding Commission (NRC) is issuing a final
the E-Filing system no later than 11:59 officer subsequently determines that the revision to sections in Chapter 3,
p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. reason for granting the exemption from ‘‘Design of Structures, Components,
Upon receipt of a transmission, the E- use of E-Filing no longer exists. Equipment, and Systems Reactor
Filing system time-stamps the document Documents submitted in adjudicatory Coolant System and Connected
and sends the submitter an email notice proceedings will appear in the NRC’s Systems’’ of NUREG–0800, ‘‘Standard
confirming receipt of the document. The electronic hearing docket which is Review Plan for the Review of Safety
E-Filing system also distributes an email available to the public at https:// Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power
notice that provides access to the adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded Plants: LWR Edition.’’ The changes to
document to the NRC’s Office of the pursuant to an order of the Commission these Standard Review Plan (SRP)
General Counsel and any others who or the presiding officer. If you do not sections reflect responses to public
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that they wish to participate in the as described above, click cancel when based on current NRC staff review
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serve the document on those will be automatically directed to the learned from the NRC’s reviews of
participants separately. Therefore, NRC’s electronic hearing dockets where design certification and combined
applicants and other participants (or you will be able to access any publicly
license applications completed since the
their counsel or representative) must available documents in a particular
last revision of this chapter.
apply for and receive a digital ID hearing docket. Participants are
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documents are filed so that they can privacy information, such as social Standard Review Plan (SRP) update is
obtain access to the documents via the security numbers, home addresses, or April 12, 2017.
E-Filing system. personal phone numbers in their filings, ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
A person filing electronically using unless an NRC regulation or other law NRC–2015–0229 when contacting the
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free call at 1–866–672–7640. The NRC constitute a Fair Use application, questions about NRC dockets to Carol
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