82 FR 21831 - South Carolina Electric & Gas Company; South Carolina Public Service Authority, Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Units 2 and 3, Nuclear Instrumentation System Excore Detector Surface, Material Inspection Clarification
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 10, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 21831-21832] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-09457] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [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, Nuclear Instrumentation System Excore Detector Surface, Material Inspection Clarification AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Exemption and combined license amendment; issuance. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 72 to Combined Licenses (COL), NPF-93 and NPF-94. The COLs were issued to South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, (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 17, 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 November 16, 2016 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16323A020). 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: Bill 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. 72 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 to the VCSNS Units 2 and 3 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 to clarify the Inspections, Tests, Analyses and Acceptance Criteria (ITAAC) related to the inspection of excore (source range, intermediate range, and power range) detectors. 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. ML17045A717. Identical exemption documents (except for referenced unit numbers and license numbers) 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. ML17045A679 and ML17045A682, respectively. The exemption is reproduced (with the exception of abbreviated titles and additional citations) in Section II of this document. The amendment documents for COLs NPF-93 and NPF-94 are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML17045A665 and ML17045A677, 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 a letter dated November 16, 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 D, as part of license amendment request 16-09, ``Nuclear Instrumentation System Excore Detector Surface Material Inspection Clarification.'' 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. ML17045A717, 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; [[Page 21832]] 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, with corresponding changes to Appendix C of the Facility Combined Licenses as described in the licensee's request dated November 16, 2016. This exemption is related to, and necessary for, the granting of License Amendment No. 72, 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. ML17045A717), 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 November 16, 2016 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16323A020), 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 document. 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 February 14, 2017 (82 FR 10590). 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 November 16, 2016. The exemption and amendment were issued on April 17, 2017, as part of a combined package to the licensee (ADAMS Accession No. ML17045A616). Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day of May 2017. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Jennifer Dixon-Herrity, Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division of New Reactor Licensing, Office of New Reactors. [FR Doc. 2017-09457 Filed 5-9-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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Authority: 40 U.S.C. 8721(e)(2) and • NRC’s Agencywide Documents exemption is necessary in order to issue
8722(a). Access and Management System the requested license amendment, the
Dated: May 5, 2017. (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- NRC granted the exemption and issued
Anne R. Schuyler, available documents online in the the amendment concurrently, rather
General Counsel. ADAMS Public Documents collection at than in sequence. This included issuing
[FR Doc. 2017–09479 Filed 5–9–17; 8:45 am]
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ a combined safety evaluation containing
adams.html. To begin the search, select the NRC staff’s review of both the
BILLING CODE 7520–01–P
‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then exemption request and the license
select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS amendment. The exemption met all
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, applicable regulatory criteria set forth in
NUCLEAR REGULATORY §§ 50.12, 52.7, and Section VIII.A.4 of
please contact the NRC’s Public
COMMISSION appendix D to 10 CFR part 52. The
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
[Docket Nos. 52–027 and 52–028; NRC– 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by license amendment was found to be
2008–0441] email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The acceptable as well. The combined safety
ADAMS accession number for each evaluation is available in ADAMS under
South Carolina Electric & Gas document referenced (if it is available in Accession No. ML17045A717.
Company; South Carolina Public ADAMS) is provided the first time that Identical exemption documents
Service Authority, Virgil C. Summer it is mentioned in this document. The (except for referenced unit numbers and
Nuclear Station, Units 2 and 3, Nuclear request for the amendment and license numbers) were issued to the
Instrumentation System Excore exemption was submitted by letter licensee for VCSNS Units 2 and 3 (COLs
Detector Surface, Material Inspection dated November 16, 2016 (ADAMS NPF–93 and NPF–94). The exemption
Clarification Accession No. ML16323A020). documents for VCSNS Units 2 and 3 can
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and be found in ADAMS under Accession
Commission. purchase copies of public documents at Nos. ML17045A679 and ML17045A682,
ACTION: Exemption and combined the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One respectively. The exemption is
license amendment; issuance. White Flint North, 11555 Rockville reproduced (with the exception of
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. abbreviated titles and additional
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill citations) in Section II of this document.
Commission (NRC) is granting an Gleaves, Office of New Reactors, U.S. The amendment documents for COLs
exemption to allow a departure from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NPF–93 and NPF–94 are available in
certification information of Tier 1 of the Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: ADAMS under Accession Nos.
generic design control document (DCD) 301–415–5848; email: Bill.Gleaves@ ML17045A665 and ML17045A677,
and is issuing License Amendment No. nrc.gov. respectively. A summary of the
72 to Combined Licenses (COL), NPF– amendment documents is provided in
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
93 and NPF–94. The COLs were issued Section III of this document.
to South Carolina Electric & Gas I. Introduction II. Exemption
Company, (the licensee); for The NRC is granting an exemption
construction and operation of the Virgil Reproduced below is the exemption
from Paragraph B of Section III, ‘‘Scope document issued to VCSNS Units 2 and
C. Summer Nuclear Station (VCSNS) and Contents,’’ of appendix D, ‘‘Design
Units 2 and 3, located in Fairfield Unit 3. It makes reference to the
Certification Rule for the AP1000,’’ to combined safety evaluation that
County, South Carolina. part 52 of title 10 of the Code of Federal
The granting of the exemption allows provides the reasoning for the findings
Regulations (10 CFR), and issuing made by the NRC (and listed under Item
the changes to Tier 1 information asked License Amendment No. 72 to COLs,
for in the amendment. Because the 1) in order to grant the exemption:
NPF–93 and NPF–94, to the licensee. 1. In a letter dated November 16,
acceptability of the exemption was The exemption is required by Paragraph
determined in part by the acceptability 2016, the licensee requested from the
A.4 of Section VIII, ‘‘Processes for Commission an exemption to allow
of the amendment, the exemption and Changes and Departures,’’ appendix D,
amendment are being issued departures from Tier 1 information in
to 10 CFR part 52 to allow the licensee the certified DCD incorporated by
concurrently. to depart from Tier 1 information. With reference in 10 CFR part 52, appendix
DATES: The exemption and amendment the requested amendment, the licensee D, as part of license amendment request
were issued on April 17, 2017. sought proposed changes to the VCSNS 16–09, ‘‘Nuclear Instrumentation
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID Units 2 and 3 Updated Final Safety System Excore Detector Surface Material
NRC–2008–0441 when contacting the Analysis Report (UFSAR) in the form of Inspection Clarification.’’
NRC about the availability of departures from the incorporated plant- For the reasons set forth in Section 3.1
information regarding this document. specific DCD Tier 2 information. The of the NRC staff’s Safety Evaluation,
You may obtain publicly-available proposed amendment also involves which can be found in ADAMS under
information related to this document related changes to plant-specific Tier 1 Accession No. ML17045A717, the
using any of the following methods: information, with corresponding Commission finds that:
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to changes to the associated COL A. The exemption is authorized by
http://www.regulations.gov and search Appendix C information to clarify the law;
for Docket ID NRC–2008–0441. Address
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Inspections, Tests, Analyses and B. the exemption presents no undue
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Acceptance Criteria (ITAAC) related to risk to public health and safety;
Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; the inspection of excore (source range, C. the exemption is consistent with
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For intermediate range, and power range) the common defense and security;
technical questions, contact the detectors. D. special circumstances are present
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER Part of the justification for granting in that the application of the rule in this
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this the exemption was provided by the circumstance is not necessary to serve
document. review of the amendment. Because the the underlying purpose of the rule;
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E. the special circumstances outweigh assessment need be prepared for these questions about NRC dockets to Carol
any decrease in safety that may result amendments. Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
from the reduction in standardization email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
IV. Conclusion
caused by the exemption; and technical questions, contact the
F. the exemption will not result in a Using the reasons set forth in the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
significant decrease in the level of safety combined safety evaluation, the staff INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
otherwise provided by the design. granted the exemption and issued the document.
2. Accordingly, the licensee is granted amendment that the licensee requested • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
an exemption from the certified DCD on November 16, 2016. The exemption Access and Management System
Tier 1 information, with corresponding and amendment were issued on April (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
changes to Appendix C of the Facility 17, 2017, as part of a combined package available documents online in the
Combined Licenses as described in the to the licensee (ADAMS Accession No. ADAMS Public Documents collection at
licensee’s request dated November 16, ML17045A616). http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
2016. This exemption is related to, and Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day adams.html. To begin the search, select
necessary for, the granting of License of May 2017. ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
Amendment No. 72, which is being For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
issued concurrently with this Jennifer Dixon-Herrity, Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
exemption. Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division of New please contact the NRC’s Public
3. As explained in Section 5.0 of the Reactor Licensing, Office of New Reactors. Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
NRC staff’s Safety Evaluation (ADAMS [FR Doc. 2017–09457 Filed 5–9–17; 8:45 am] 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
Accession No. ML17045A717), this BILLING CODE 7590–01–P email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
exemption meets the eligibility criteria ADAMS accession number for each
for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 document referenced in this notice (if
CFR 51.22(c)(9). Therefore, pursuant to NUCLEAR REGULATORY that document is available in ADAMS)
10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental COMMISSION is provided the first time that a
impact statement or environmental document is referenced.
[Docket Nos. 50–409; NRC–2015–0279]
assessment needs to be prepared in • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
connection with the issuance of the LaCrosse Solutions, LLC; Dairyland purchase copies of public documents at
exemption. Power Cooperative; La Crosse Boiling the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
4. This exemption is effective as of the Water Reactor White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
date of its issuance. Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
III. License Amendment Request Commission. Marlayna G. Vaaler, Office of Nuclear
By letter dated November 16, 2016 ACTION: Exemption; issuance. Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.
(ADAMS Accession No. ML16323A020), Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
the licensee requested that the NRC SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Washington DC 20555–0001; telephone:
amend the COLs for VCSNS, Units 2 Commission (NRC) is issuing an 301–415–3178, email:
and 3, COLs NPF–93 and NPF–94. The exemption in response to a January 16, Marlayna.Vaaler@nrc.gov.
proposed amendment is described in 2017, request from LaCrosseSolutions,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Section I of this document. LLC (LS), for the La Crosse Boiling
The Commission has determined for Water Reactor (LACBWR), from the I. Background
these amendments that the application requirement to investigate and report to
The La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor
complies with the standards and the NRC when LS does not receive
was an Atomic Energy Commission
requirements of the Atomic Energy Act notification of receipt of a shipment, or
(AEC) Demonstration Project Reactor
of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the part of a shipment, of low-level
that first went critical in 1967,
Commission’s rules and regulations. radioactive waste within 20 days after
commenced commercial operation in
The Commission has made appropriate transfer by rail from the LACBWR
November 1969, and was capable of
findings as required by the Act and the facility. LaCrosseSolutions requested
producing 50 megawatts electric. The
Commission’s rules and regulations in that the time period for it to receive
LACBWR is located on the east bank of
10 CFR Chapter I, which are set forth in acknowledgement that the shipment has
the Mississippi River in Vernon County,
the license amendment. been received by the intended recipient
Wisconsin, and is co-located with the
A notice of consideration of issuance be extended from 20 to 45 days to avoid
Genoa Generating Station, which is a
of amendment to facility operating an excessive administrative burden
coal-fired electrical power plant that is
license or combined license, as because of operational experience that
still in operation. The Allis-Chalmers
applicable, proposed no significant indicates that rail shipments may take
Company was the original licensee; the
hazards consideration determination, more than 20 days to reach their
AEC later sold the plant to the
and opportunity for a hearing in destination.
Dairyland Power Cooperative (DPC) and
connection with these actions, was DATES: May 10, 2017. granted it Provisional Operating License
published in the Federal Register on ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID No. DPR–45 on August 28, 1973
February 14, 2017 (82 FR 10590). No NRC–2015–0279 when contacting the (ADAMS Accession No. ML17080A423).
comments were received during the 30- NRC about the availability of The LACBWR permanently ceased
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day comment period. information regarding this document. operations on April 30, 1987 (ADAMS
The Commission has determined that You may obtain publicly-available Accession No. ML17080A422), and
these amendments satisfy the criteria for information related to this document reactor defueling was completed on
categorical exclusion in accordance using any of the following methods: June 11, 1987 (ADAMS Accession No.
with 10 CFR 51.22. Therefore, pursuant • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to ML17080A420). In a letter dated August
to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental http://www.regulations.gov and search 4, 1987 (ADAMS Accession No.
impact statement or environmental for Docket ID NRC–2015–0279. Address ML17080A393), the NRC terminated
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| Dates | The exemption and amendment were issued on April 17, 2017. | |
| Contact | Bill Gleaves, Office of New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-5848; email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 21831 |
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