82 FR 13871 - DTE Electric Company; Fermi, Unit 2

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 49 (March 15, 2017)

Page Range		13871-13874
FR Document		2017-05120
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.
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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.

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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 14, 2017. Requests for a hearing or 
petition for leave to intervene must be filed by May 15, 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, 
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)

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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 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.

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    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 
15, 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 
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:

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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 7 day of March 2017.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Sujata Goetz,
Project Manager, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of New 
Reactor Regulation.
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create the possibility of a new or The proposed changes do not adversely affect are accessible electronically from the
different kind of accident from any existing plant safety margins or the reliability NRC Library on the NRC’s Web site at
accident previously evaluated; or (3) of the equipment assumed to operate in the http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-
safety analyses. There is no change being collections/cfr/. Alternatively, a copy of
involve a significant reduction in a
made to safety analysis assumptions, safety
margin of safety. As required by 10 CFR limits or limiting safety system settings that
the regulations is available at the NRC’s
50.91(a), the licensee has provided its would adversely affect plant safety as a result Public Document Room, located at One
analysis of the issue of no significant of the proposed changes. White Flint North, Room O1–F21, 11555
hazards consideration, which is Therefore, the proposed changes do not Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville,
presented below: involve a significant reduction in a margin of Maryland 20852. If a petition is filed,
1. Does the proposed change involve a
safety. the Commission or a presiding officer
significant increase in the probability or The NRC staff has reviewed the will rule on the petition and, if
consequences of an accident previously licensee’s analysis and, based on this appropriate, a notice of a hearing will be
evaluated? review, it appears that the three issued.
Response: No. As required by 10 CFR 2.309(d) the
standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c) are
The proposed changes involve the addition petition should specifically explain the
of clarifying footnotes to the HPCI [High satisfied. Therefore, the NRC staff
reasons why intervention should be
Pressure Cooling Injection] and RCIC proposes to determine that the license
permitted with particular reference to
[Reactor Core Isolation Cooling] actuation amendment request involves a no
the following general requirements for
instrumentation TS [Technical Specification] significant hazards consideration. standing: (1) The name, address, and
to reflect the as-built plant design and The NRC is seeking public comments
operability requirements of HPCI and RCIC telephone number of the petitioner; (2)
on this proposed determination that the the nature of the petitioner’s right under
instrumentation as described in the Fermi 2 license amendment request involves no
UFSAR [Updated Final Safety Analysis the Act to be made a party to the
Report].
significant hazards consideration. Any proceeding; (3) the nature and extent of
HPCI is an initiator of the increase in comments received within 30 days after the petitioner’s property, financial, or
reactor coolant inventory accident in UFSAR the date of publication of this notice other interest in the proceeding; and (4)
(Reference 7.1) Section 15.5.1. However, the will be considered in making any final the possible effect of any decision or
accident assumes inadvertent manual startup determination. order which may be entered in the
of HPCI. The change being requested in this Normally, the Commission will not
amendment is administrative in nature and
proceeding on the petitioner’s interest.
issue the amendment until the In accordance with 10 CFR 2.309(f),
does not make any changes to the HPCI expiration of 60 days after the date of
system or procedures that would increase the the petition must also set forth the
publication of this notice. The specific contentions which the
probability for inadvertent manual startup of
HPCI. RCIC is not an initiator of any accident Commission may issue the license petitioner seeks to have litigated in the
previously evaluated. As a result, the amendment before expiration of the 60- proceeding. Each contention must
probability of any accident previously day notice period if the Commission consist of a specific statement of the
evaluated is not increased. In addition, the concludes the amendment involves no issue of law or fact to be raised or
manual initiation of HPCI and RCIC are not significant hazards consideration. In controverted. In addition, the petitioner
credited to mitigate the consequences of addition, the Commission may issue the must provide a brief explanation of the
design basis accidents or transients within amendment prior to the expiration of
the current Fermi 2 design and licensing bases for the contention and a concise
the 30-day comment period if statement of the alleged facts or expert
basis and automatic actuation of the HPCI
system on the high drywell pressure signal is circumstances change during the 30-day opinion which support the contention
not required for the HPCI to perform its comment period such that failure to act and on which the petitioner intends to
system safety functions in mitigating the in a timely way would result, for rely in proving the contention at the
consequences of a LOCA initiating at low example, in derating or shutdown of the hearing. The petitioner must also
reactor pressure. facility. If the Commission takes action provide references to the specific
Therefore, the proposed changes do not prior to the expiration of either the sources and documents on which the
involve a significant increase in the comment period or the notice period, it petitioner intends to rely to support its
probability or consequences of an accident
will publish in the Federal Register a position on the issue. The petition must
previously evaluated.
2. Does the proposed change create the notice of issuance. If the Commission include sufficient information to show
possibility of a new or different kind of makes a final no significant hazards that a genuine dispute exists with the
accident from any accident previously consideration determination, any applicant or licensee on a material issue
evaluated? hearing will take place after issuance. of law or fact. Contentions must be
Response: No. The Commission expects that the need limited to matters within the scope of
The proposed changes do not alter the to take this action will occur very the proceeding. The contention must be
protection system design, create new failure infrequently. one which, if proven, would entitle the
modes, or change any modes of operation.
petitioner to relief. A petitioner who
The proposed changes do not involve a Opportunity To Request a Hearing and
physical alteration of the plant, and no new fails to satisfy the requirements at 10
Petition for Leave To Intervene
or different kind of equipment will be CFR 2.309(f) with respect to at least one
installed. Consequently, there are no new Within 60 days after the date of contention will not be permitted to
initiators that could result in a new or publication of this notice, any persons participate as a party.
different kind of accident. (petitioner) whose interest may be Those permitted to intervene become
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Therefore, the proposed changes do not affected by this action may file a request parties to the proceeding, subject to any
create the possibility of a new or different for a hearing and petition for leave to limitations in the order granting leave to
kind of accident from any accident intervene (petition) with respect to the intervene. Parties have the opportunity
previously evaluated.
action. Petitions shall be filed in to participate fully in the conduct of the
3. Does the proposed change involve a
significant reduction in a margin of safety? accordance with the Commission’s hearing with respect to resolution of
Response: No. ‘‘Agency Rules of Practice and that party’s admitted contentions,
The proposed changes have no adverse Procedure’’ in 10 CFR part 2. Interested including the opportunity to present
effect on plant operation. The plant response persons should consult a current copy evidence, consistent with the NRC’s
to the design basis accidents does not change. of 10 CFR 2.309. The NRC’s regulations regulations, policies, and procedures.

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Petitions must be filed no later than position on the issues but may not getting-started.html. Once a participant
60 days from the date of publication of otherwise participate in the proceeding. has obtained a digital ID certificate and
this notice. Petitions and motions for A limited appearance may be made at a docket has been created, the
leave to file new or amended any session of the hearing or at any participant can then submit
contentions that are filed after the prehearing conference, subject to the adjudicatory documents. Submissions
deadline will not be entertained absent limits and conditions as may be must be in Portable Document Format
a determination by the presiding officer imposed by the presiding officer. Details (PDF). Additional guidance on PDF
that the filing demonstrates good cause regarding the opportunity to make a submissions is available on the NRC’s
by satisfying the three factors in 10 CFR limited appearance will be provided by public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/
2.309(c)(1)(i) through (iii). The petition the presiding officer if such sessions are site-help/electronic-sub-ref-mat.html. A
must be filed in accordance with the scheduled. filing is considered complete at the time
filing instructions in the ‘‘Electronic the document is submitted through the
Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)
Submissions (E-Filing)’’ section of this NRC’s E-Filing system. To be timely, an
document. All documents filed in NRC electronic filing must be submitted to
If a hearing is requested, and the adjudicatory proceedings, including a the E-Filing system no later than 11:59
Commission has not made a final request for hearing and petition for p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
determination on the issue of no leave to intervene (petition), any motion Upon receipt of a transmission, the E-
significant hazards consideration, the or other document filed in the Filing system time-stamps the document
Commission will make a final proceeding prior to the submission of a and sends the submitter an email notice
determination on the issue of no request for hearing or petition to confirming receipt of the document. The
significant hazards consideration. The intervene, and documents filed by E-Filing system also distributes an email
final determination will serve to interested governmental entities that notice that provides access to the
establish when the hearing is held. If the request to participate under 10 CFR document to the NRC’s Office of the
final determination is that the 2.315(c), must be filed in accordance General Counsel and any others who
amendment request involves no with the NRC’s E-Filing rule (72 FR have advised the Office of the Secretary
significant hazards consideration, the 49139; August 28, 2007, as amended at that they wish to participate in the
Commission may issue the amendment 77 FR 46562, August 3, 2012). The E- proceeding, so that the filer need not
and make it immediately effective, Filing process requires participants to serve the document on those
notwithstanding the request for a submit and serve all adjudicatory participants separately. Therefore,
hearing. Any hearing would take place documents over the internet, or in some applicants and other participants (or
after issuance of the amendment. If the cases to mail copies on electronic their counsel or representative) must
final determination is that the storage media. Detailed guidance on apply for and receive a digital ID
amendment request involves a making electronic submissions may be certificate before adjudicatory
significant hazards consideration, then found in the Guidance for Electronic documents are filed so that they can
any hearing held would take place Submissions to the NRC and on the NRC obtain access to the documents via the
before the issuance of the amendment Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site- E-Filing system.
unless the Commission finds an help/e-submittals.html. Participants A person filing electronically using
imminent danger to the health or safety may not submit paper copies of their the NRC’s adjudicatory E-Filing system
of the public, in which case it will issue filings unless they seek an exemption in may seek assistance by contacting the
an appropriate order or rule under 10 accordance with the procedures NRC’s Electronic Filing Help Desk
CFR part 2. described below. through the ‘‘Contact Us’’ link located
A State, local governmental body, To comply with the procedural on the NRC’s public Web site at http://
Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or requirements of E-Filing, at least 10 www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-
agency thereof, may submit a petition to days prior to the filing deadline, the submittals.html, by email to
the Commission to participate as a party participant should contact the Office of MSHD.Resource@nrc.gov, or by a toll-
under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(1). The petition the Secretary by email at free call at 1–866–672–7640. The NRC
should state the nature and extent of the hearing.docket@nrc.gov, or by telephone Electronic Filing Help Desk is available
petitioner’s interest in the proceeding. at 301–415–1677, to (1) request a digital between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., Eastern
The petition should be submitted to the identification (ID) certificate, which Time, Monday through Friday,
Commission by May 15, 2017. The allows the participant (or its counsel or excluding government holidays.
petition must be filed in accordance representative) to digitally sign Participants who believe that they
with the filing instructions in the submissions and access the E-Filing have a good cause for not submitting
‘‘Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)’’ system for any proceeding in which it documents electronically must file an
section of this document, and should is participating; and (2) advise the exemption request, in accordance with
meet the requirements for petitions set Secretary that the participant will be 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper
forth in this section. Alternatively, a submitting a petition or other filing stating why there is good cause for
State, local governmental body, adjudicatory document (even in not filing electronically and requesting
Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or instances in which the participant, or its authorization to continue to submit
agency thereof may participate as a non- counsel or representative, already holds documents in paper format. Such filings
party under 10 CFR 2.315(c). an NRC-issued digital ID certificate). must be submitted by: (1) First class
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If a hearing is granted, any person Based upon this information, the mail addressed to the Office of the
who is not a party to the proceeding and Secretary will establish an electronic Secretary of the Commission, U.S.
is not affiliated with or represented by docket for the hearing in this proceeding Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
a party may, at the discretion of the if the Secretary has not already Washington, DC 20555–0001, Attention:
presiding officer, be permitted to make established an electronic docket. Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or
a limited appearance pursuant to the Information about applying for a (2) courier, express mail, or expedited
provisions of 10 CFR 2.315(a). A person digital ID certificate is available on the delivery service to the Office of the
making a limited appearance may make NRC’s public Web site at http:// Secretary, 11555 Rockville Pike,
an oral or written statement of his or her www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/ Rockville, Maryland, 20852, Attention:

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		License amendment application; opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene.
Dates		Submit comments by April 14, 2017. Requests for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must be filed by May 15, 2017.
Contact		Sujata Goetz, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-8004, email: [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 13871