82_FR_19835 82 FR 19754 - South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, South Carolina Public Service Authority; Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Units 2 and 3; Design Reliability Assurance Program (D-RAP) Changes

82 FR 19754 - South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, South Carolina Public Service Authority; Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Units 2 and 3; Design Reliability Assurance Program (D-RAP) Changes

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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 81 (April 28, 2017)

Page Range19754-19755
FR Document2017-08633

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is granting an exemption to allow a departure from the certification information of Tier 1 of the generic design control document (DCD) and is issuing License Amendment No. 70 to Combined Licenses (COLs), NPF-93 and NPF- 94. The COLs were issued to South Carolina Electric & Gas Company and the South Carolina Public Service Authority, (together referred to as the licensee); for construction and operation of the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station (VCSNS) Units 2 and 3, located in Fairfield County, South Carolina. The granting of the exemption allows the changes to Tier 1 information asked for in the amendment. Because the acceptability of the exemption was determined in part by the acceptability of the amendment, the exemption and amendment are being issued concurrently.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 81 (Friday, April 28, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 81 (Friday, April 28, 2017)]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-08633]


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[Docket Nos. 52-027 and 52-028; NRC-2008-0441]


South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, South Carolina Public 
Service Authority; Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Units 2 and 3; 
Design Reliability Assurance Program (D-RAP) Changes

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Exemption and combined license amendment; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is granting an 
exemption to allow a departure from the certification information of 
Tier 1 of the generic design control document (DCD) and is issuing 
License Amendment No. 70 to Combined Licenses (COLs), NPF-93 and NPF-
94. The COLs were issued to South Carolina Electric & Gas Company and 
the South Carolina Public Service Authority, (together referred to as 
the licensee); for construction and operation of the Virgil C. Summer 
Nuclear Station (VCSNS) Units 2 and 3, located in Fairfield County, 
South Carolina.
    The granting of the exemption allows the changes to Tier 1 
information asked for in the amendment. Because the acceptability of 
the exemption was determined in part by the acceptability of the 
amendment, the exemption and amendment are being issued concurrently.

DATES: The exemption and amendment were issued on April 11, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2008-0441 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may obtain publicly-available information related to this document 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2008-0441. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this document.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and 
then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, 
please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected]. The 
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available 
in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this 
document. The request for the amendment and exemption was submitted by 
letter dated September 22, 2016 and is available in ADAMS under 
Accession No. ML16270A582.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Billy Gleaves, Office of New Reactors, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; 
telephone: 301-415-5848; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    The NRC is granting an exemption from Paragraph B of Section III, 
``Scope and Contents,'' of Appendix D, ``Design Certification Rule for 
the AP1000,'' to part 52 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
(10 CFR), and issuing License Amendment No. 70 to COLs, NPF-93 and NPF-
94, to the licensee. The exemption is required by Paragraph A.4 of 
Section VIII, ``Processes for Changes and Departures,'' Appendix D, to 
10 CFR part 52 to allow the licensee to depart from Tier 1 information. 
With the requested amendment, the licensee sought proposed changes that 
would revise the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) in the 
form of departures from the incorporated plant-specific DCD Tier 2 
information. The proposed amendment also involves related changes to 
plant-specific Tier 1 information, with corresponding changes to the 
associated COL Appendix C information. Specifically, the LAR revises 
the Design Reliability Assurance Program (D-RAP) to identify the covers 
for the in-containment refueling water storage tank (IRWST) vents and 
overflow weirs as the risk-significant components included in the D-RAP 
and to identify that the field control relays of each rod drive motor-
generator (MG) sets are a part of the rod drive power supply control 
cabinets in which the relays are located.
    Part of the justification for granting the exemption was provided 
by the review of the amendment. Because the exemption is necessary in 
order to issue the requested license amendment, the NRC granted the 
exemption and issued the amendment concurrently, rather than in 
sequence. This included issuing a combined safety evaluation containing 
the NRC staff's review of both the exemption request and the license 
amendment. The exemption met all applicable regulatory criteria set 
forth in Sec. Sec.  50.12, 52.7, and Section VIII.A.4 of Appendix D to 
10 CFR part 52. The license amendment was found to be acceptable as 
well. The combined safety evaluation is available in ADAMS under 
Accession No. ML17048A143.
    Similar exemption documents were issued to the licensee for VCSNS 
Units 2 and 3 (COLs NPF-93 and NPF-94). The exemption documents for 
VCSNS Units 2 and 3 can be found in ADAMS under Accession Nos. 
ML17048A144 and ML17048A147, respectively. The exemption is reproduced 
(with the exception of abbreviated titles and additional citations) in 
Section II of this document. The similar amendment documents for COLs 
NPF-93 and NPF-94 are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. 
ML17048A145 and ML17048A148, respectively. A summary of the amendment 
documents is provided in Section III of this document.

II. Exemption

    Reproduced below is the exemption document issued to VCSNS Units 2 
and Unit 3. It makes reference to the combined safety evaluation that 
provides the reasoning for the findings made by the NRC (and listed 
under Item 1) in order to grant the exemption:
    1. In an application dated September 22, 2016, the licensee 
requested from the Commission an exemption to allow departures from 
Tier 1 information in the certified DCD incorporated by reference in 10 
CFR part 52, Appendix

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D, as part of license amendment request 16-14, ``Design Reliability 
Assurance Program (D-RAP) Changes.''
    For the reasons set forth in Section 3.1 of the NRC staff's Safety 
Evaluation, which can be found in ADAMS under Accession No. 
ML17048A143, the Commission finds that:
    A. The exemption is authorized by law;
    B. the exemption presents no undue risk to public health and 
safety;
    C. the exemption is consistent with the common defense and 
security;
    D. special circumstances are present in that the application of the 
rule in this circumstance is not necessary to serve the underlying 
purpose of the rule;
    E. the special circumstances outweigh any decrease in safety that 
may result from the reduction in standardization caused by the 
exemption; and
    F. the exemption will not result in a significant decrease in the 
level of safety otherwise provided by the design.
    2. Accordingly, the licensee is granted an exemption from the 
certified DCD Tier 1 information related to the in-containment 
refueling water storage tank vents and overflow weirs, the rod drive 
motor-generator sets field control relays, and the rod drive power 
supply control cabinets, as described in the licensee's request dated 
September 22, 2016. This exemption is related to, and necessary for the 
granting of License Amendment No. 70, which is being issued 
concurrently with this exemption.
    3. As explained in Section 5.0 of the NRC staff's Safety Evaluation 
(ADAMS Accession No. ML17048A143), this exemption meets the eligibility 
criteria for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(9). 
Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact 
statement or environmental assessment needs to be prepared in 
connection with the issuance of the exemption.
    4. This exemption is effective as of the date of its issuance.

III. License Amendment Request

    By letter dated September 22, 2016 (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML16270A582), the licensee requested that the NRC amend the COLs for 
VCSNS, Units 2 and 3, COLs NPF-93 and NPF-94. The proposed amendment is 
described in Section I of this Federal Register Notice.
    The Commission has determined for these amendments that the 
application complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules 
and regulations. The Commission has made appropriate findings as 
required by the Act and the Commission's rules and regulations in 10 
CFR Chapter I, which are set forth in the license amendment.
    A notice of consideration of issuance of amendment to facility 
operating license or combined license, as applicable, proposed no 
significant hazards consideration determination, and opportunity for a 
hearing in connection with these actions, was published in the Federal 
Register on November 8, 2016 (81 FR 78652). No comments were received 
during the 30-day comment period.
    The Commission has determined that these amendments satisfy the 
criteria for categorical exclusion in accordance with 10 CFR 51.22. 
Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact 
statement or environmental assessment need be prepared for these 
amendments.

IV. Conclusion

    Using the reasons set forth in the combined safety evaluation, the 
staff granted the exemption and issued the amendment that the licensee 
requested on September 22, 2016.
    The exemption and amendment were issued on April 11, 2017, as part 
of a combined package to the licensee (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML17048A142).

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day of April 2017.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brian Hughes,
Acting Branch Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division of New Reactor 
Licensing, Office of New Reactors.
[FR Doc. 2017-08633 Filed 4-27-17; 8:45 am]
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19754 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 81 / Friday, April 28, 2017 / Notices OMB Control Number: 1225–0087. You may obtain publicly-available specific DCD Tier 2 information. The Affected Public: Private Sector—not information related to this document proposed amendment also involves for-profit institutions. using any of the following methods: related changes to plant-specific Tier 1 Estimated Number of Respondents: 5. • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to information, with corresponding Frequency: On occasion. http://www.regulations.gov and search changes to the associated COL Total Estimated Annual Responses: 5. for Docket ID NRC–2008–0441. Address Appendix C information. Specifically, Estimated Average Time per questions about NRC dockets to Carol the LAR revises the Design Reliability Response: 5 minutes. Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; Assurance Program (D–RAP) to identify Estimated Total Annual Burden email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For the covers for the in-containment Hours: 1 hour. technical questions, contact the refueling water storage tank (IRWST) Total Estimated Annual Other Cost individual listed in the FOR FURTHER vents and overflow weirs as the risk- Burden: $0. INFORMATION CONTACT section of this significant components included in the Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). document. D–RAP and to identify that the field • NRC’s Agencywide Documents control relays of each rod drive motor- Dated: April 24, 2017. generator (MG) sets are a part of the rod Access and Management System Michel Smyth, (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- drive power supply control cabinets in Departmental Clearance Officer. available documents online in the which the relays are located. [FR Doc. 2017–08612 Filed 4–27–17; 8:45 am] ADAMS Public Documents collection at Part of the justification for granting BILLING CODE 4510–23–P http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ the exemption was provided by the adams.html. To begin the search, select review of the amendment. Because the ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then exemption is necessary in order to issue NUCLEAR REGULATORY select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS the requested license amendment, the COMMISSION Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, NRC granted the exemption and issued please contact the NRC’s Public the amendment concurrently, rather [Docket Nos. 52–027 and 52–028; NRC– than in sequence. This included issuing 2008–0441] Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by a combined safety evaluation containing email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The the NRC staff’s review of both the South Carolina Electric & Gas ADAMS accession number for each exemption request and the license Company, South Carolina Public document referenced (if it is available in amendment. The exemption met all Service Authority; Virgil C. Summer ADAMS) is provided the first time that applicable regulatory criteria set forth in Nuclear Station, Units 2 and 3; Design it is mentioned in this document. The §§ 50.12, 52.7, and Section VIII.A.4 of Reliability Assurance Program (D– request for the amendment and Appendix D to 10 CFR part 52. The RAP) Changes exemption was submitted by letter license amendment was found to be AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory dated September 22, 2016 and is acceptable as well. The combined safety Commission. available in ADAMS under Accession evaluation is available in ADAMS under ACTION: Exemption and combined No. ML16270A582. Accession No. ML17048A143. license amendment; issuance. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and Similar exemption documents were purchase copies of public documents at issued to the licensee for VCSNS Units SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One 2 and 3 (COLs NPF–93 and NPF–94). Commission (NRC) is granting an White Flint North, 11555 Rockville The exemption documents for VCSNS exemption to allow a departure from the Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Units 2 and 3 can be found in ADAMS certification information of Tier 1 of the under Accession Nos. ML17048A144 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: generic design control document (DCD) and ML17048A147, respectively. The Billy Gleaves, Office of New Reactors, and is issuing License Amendment No. exemption is reproduced (with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 70 to Combined Licenses (COLs), NPF– exception of abbreviated titles and Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 93 and NPF–94. The COLs were issued additional citations) in Section II of this 301–415–5848; email: Bill.Gleaves@ to South Carolina Electric & Gas document. The similar amendment nrc.gov. Company and the South Carolina Public documents for COLs NPF–93 and NPF– Service Authority, (together referred to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 94 are available in ADAMS under as the licensee); for construction and I. Introduction Accession Nos. ML17048A145 and operation of the Virgil C. Summer ML17048A148, respectively. A Nuclear Station (VCSNS) Units 2 and 3, The NRC is granting an exemption summary of the amendment documents located in Fairfield County, South from Paragraph B of Section III, ‘‘Scope is provided in Section III of this Carolina. and Contents,’’ of Appendix D, ‘‘Design document. The granting of the exemption allows Certification Rule for the AP1000,’’ to part 52 of title 10 of the Code of Federal II. Exemption the changes to Tier 1 information asked for in the amendment. Because the Regulations (10 CFR), and issuing Reproduced below is the exemption acceptability of the exemption was License Amendment No. 70 to COLs, document issued to VCSNS Units 2 and determined in part by the acceptability NPF–93 and NPF–94, to the licensee. Unit 3. It makes reference to the of the amendment, the exemption and The exemption is required by Paragraph combined safety evaluation that A.4 of Section VIII, ‘‘Processes for provides the reasoning for the findings asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES amendment are being issued concurrently. Changes and Departures,’’ Appendix D, made by the NRC (and listed under Item to 10 CFR part 52 to allow the licensee 1) in order to grant the exemption: DATES: The exemption and amendment to depart from Tier 1 information. With 1. In an application dated September were issued on April 11, 2017. the requested amendment, the licensee 22, 2016, the licensee requested from ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID sought proposed changes that would the Commission an exemption to allow NRC–2008–0441 when contacting the revise the Updated Final Safety departures from Tier 1 information in NRC about the availability of Analysis Report (UFSAR) in the form of the certified DCD incorporated by information regarding this document. departures from the incorporated plant- reference in 10 CFR part 52, Appendix VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:38 Apr 27, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00103 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28APN1.SGM 28APN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 81 / Friday, April 28, 2017 / Notices 19755 D, as part of license amendment request Commission’s rules and regulations in Company and the South Carolina Public 16–14, ‘‘Design Reliability Assurance 10 CFR Chapter I, which are set forth in Service Authority, (both collectively Program (D–RAP) Changes.’’ the license amendment. referred to as the licensee) for For the reasons set forth in Section 3.1 A notice of consideration of issuance construction and operation of the Virgil of the NRC staff’s Safety Evaluation, of amendment to facility operating C. Summer Nuclear Station (VCSNS) which can be found in ADAMS under license or combined license, as Units 2 and 3, located in Fairfield Accession No. ML17048A143, the applicable, proposed no significant County, South Carolina. Commission finds that: hazards consideration determination, The granting of the exemption allows A. The exemption is authorized by and opportunity for a hearing in the changes to Tier 1 information asked law; connection with these actions, was for in the amendment. Because the B. the exemption presents no undue published in the Federal Register on acceptability of the exemption was risk to public health and safety; November 8, 2016 (81 FR 78652). No determined in part by the acceptability C. the exemption is consistent with comments were received during the 30- of the amendment, the exemption and the common defense and security; day comment period. amendment are being issued D. special circumstances are present The Commission has determined that concurrently. in that the application of the rule in this these amendments satisfy the criteria for DATES: The exemption and amendment circumstance is not necessary to serve categorical exclusion in accordance were issued on March 27, 2017. the underlying purpose of the rule; with 10 CFR 51.22. Therefore, pursuant ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID E. the special circumstances outweigh to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental any decrease in safety that may result NRC–2008–0441 when contacting the impact statement or environmental NRC about the availability of from the reduction in standardization assessment need be prepared for these caused by the exemption; and information regarding this document. amendments. You may obtain publicly-available F. the exemption will not result in a significant decrease in the level of safety IV. Conclusion information related to this document otherwise provided by the design. using any of the following methods: Using the reasons set forth in the 2. Accordingly, the licensee is granted • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to combined safety evaluation, the staff http://www.regulations.gov and search an exemption from the certified DCD granted the exemption and issued the for Docket ID NRC–2008–0252. Address Tier 1 information related to the in- amendment that the licensee requested questions about NRC dockets to Carol containment refueling water storage on September 22, 2016. Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; tank vents and overflow weirs, the rod The exemption and amendment were email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For drive motor-generator sets field control issued on April 11, 2017, as part of a technical questions, contact the relays, and the rod drive power supply combined package to the licensee individual listed in the FOR FURTHER control cabinets, as described in the (ADAMS Accession No. ML17048A142). INFORMATION CONTACT section of this licensee’s request dated September 22, Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day document. 2016. This exemption is related to, and of April 2017. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents necessary for the granting of License For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Access and Management System Amendment No. 70, which is being Brian Hughes, (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- issued concurrently with this available documents online in the Acting Branch Chief, Licensing Branch 4, exemption. Division of New Reactor Licensing, Office of ADAMS Public Documents collection at 3. As explained in Section 5.0 of the New Reactors. http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ NRC staff’s Safety Evaluation (ADAMS [FR Doc. 2017–08633 Filed 4–27–17; 8:45 am] adams.html. To begin the search, select Accession No. ML17048A143), this ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then BILLING CODE 7590–01–P exemption meets the eligibility criteria select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, CFR 51.22(c)(9). Therefore, pursuant to NUCLEAR REGULATORY please contact the NRC’s Public 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental COMMISSION Document Room (PDR) reference staff at impact statement or environmental 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by assessment needs to be prepared in [Docket Nos. 52–027 and 52–028; NRC– 2008–0441] email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The connection with the issuance of the ADAMS accession number for each exemption. document referenced (if it is available in Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, 4. This exemption is effective as of the ADAMS) is provided the first time that Units 2 and 3; South Carolina Electric date of its issuance. it is mentioned in this document. The & Gas Company; South Carolina III. License Amendment Request Public Service Authority Debris Screen request for the amendment and By letter dated September 22, 2016 Related Dimensions exemption was submitted by letter (ADAMS Accession No. ML16270A582), dated August 12, 2016 (ADAMS AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Accession No. ML16225A437). the licensee requested that the NRC Commission. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and amend the COLs for VCSNS, Units 2 ACTION: Exemption and combined purchase copies of public documents at and 3, COLs NPF–93 and NPF–94. The license amendment; issuance. the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One proposed amendment is described in SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Section I of this Federal Register Notice. asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES The Commission has determined for Commission (NRC) is granting an Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. these amendments that the application exemption to allow a departure from the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: complies with the standards and certification information of Tier 1 of the Ruth Reyes, Office of New Reactors, requirements of the Atomic Energy Act generic design control document (DCD) U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the and is issuing License Amendment No. Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: Commission’s rules and regulations. 66 to Combined Licenses (COL), NPF– 301–415–3249; email: Ruth.Reyes@ The Commission has made appropriate 93 and NPF–94. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionExemption and combined license amendment; issuance.
DatesThe exemption and amendment were issued on April 11, 2017.
ContactBilly Gleaves, Office of New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-5848; email: [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 19754 
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