82_FR_8233 82 FR 8219 - Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4, Piping Line Number Additions, Deletions and Functional Capability Re-Designation

82 FR 8219 - Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4, Piping Line Number Additions, Deletions and Functional Capability Re-Designation

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 14 (January 24, 2017)

Page Range8219-8220
FR Document2017-01549

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 issuing License Amendment No. 41 to Combined Licenses (COL), NPF-91 and NPF-92. The COLs were issued to Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. (SNC), Georgia Power Company, Oglethorpe Power Corporation, MEAG Power SPVM, LLC., MEAG Power SPVJ, LLC., MEAG Power SPVP, LLC., and the City of Dalton, Georgia (together ``the licensees''), for construction and operation of the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP), Units 3 and 4, located in Burke County, Georgia. The granting of the exemption allows the changes to Tier 1 information requested 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.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 52-025 and 52-026; NRC-2008-0252]


Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., Vogtle Electric 
Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4, Piping Line Number Additions, 
Deletions and Functional Capability Re-Designation

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 issuing License 
Amendment No. 41 to Combined Licenses (COL), NPF-91 and NPF-92. The 
COLs were issued to Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. (SNC), 
Georgia Power Company, Oglethorpe Power Corporation, MEAG Power SPVM, 
LLC., MEAG Power SPVJ, LLC., MEAG Power SPVP, LLC., and the City of 
Dalton, Georgia (together ``the licensees''), for construction and 
operation of the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP), Units 3 and 
4, located in Burke County, Georgia.
    The granting of the exemption allows the changes to Tier 1 
information requested 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: January 24, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2008-0252 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-2008-0252. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. 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 pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The 
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available 
in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced. The 
request for the amendment and exemption was submitted by the letter 
dated October 16, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. ML14290A139). The licensee 
supplemented this request by letters dated May 14 and August 24, 2015 
(ADAMS Accession Nos. ML15134A147 and ML15236A335, respectively).
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chandu Patel, Office of New Reactors, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; 
telephone: 301-415-3025; email: Chandu.Patel@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction

    The NRC is granting an exemption from Tier 1 information in the 
certified DCD incorporated by reference in part 52 of Title 10 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Appendix D, ``Design 
Certification Rule for the AP1000 Design,'' and issuing License 
Amendment No. 41 to COLs, NPF-91 and NPF-92, 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 add or delete line 
numbers of existing piping lines, as well as update the functional 
capability classification of existing process flow lines, to provide 
consistency with the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report Tier 2 
information.
    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 10 CFR 50.12, 10 CFR 52.7, and 10 CFR 52.63(b)(1). The license 
amendment was found to be acceptable as well. The combined safety 
evaluation is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML15237A391.
    Identical exemption documents (except for referenced unit numbers 
and license numbers) were issued to the licensee for VEGP, Units 3 and 
4 (COLs NPF-91 and NPF-92). These documents can be found in ADAMS under 
Accession Nos. ML15237A373 and ML15237A384, 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-91 and NPF-92 are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. 
ML15237A366 and ML15237A370, respectively. A summary of the amendment 
documents is provided in Section III of this document.

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II. Exemption

    Reproduced below is the exemption document issued to VEGP, Units 3 
and 4. 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 October 16, 2014, and as supplemented by 
letters dated May 14 and August 24, 2015, the licensee requested from 
the NRC 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 13-031, ``Piping Line Number 
Additions, Deletions and Functional Capability Re-Designation.''
    For the reasons set forth in Section 3.1 of the NRC staff's Safety 
Evaluation that supports this license amendment, which can be found at 
ADAMS Accession No. ML15237A391, 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 to the 
provisions of 10 CFR part 52, appendix D, Section III.B, to allow 
deviations from the certified DCD Tier 1 Tables 2.1.2-2, 2.2.1-2, 
2.2.2-2, 2.2.3-2, 2.3.6-2, 2.3.7-2, and 2.7.1-2, as described in the 
licensee's request dated October 16, 2014, and supplemented by letters 
dated May 14, 2015 and August 24, 2015. This exemption is related to, 
and necessary for the granting of License Amendment No. 41, which is 
being issued concurrently with this exemption.
    3. As explained in Section 5 of the NRC staff's Safety Evaluation 
that supports this license amendment (ADAMS Accession No. ML15237A391), 
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

    The request for the amendment and exemption was submitted by the 
letter dated October 16, 2014. The licensee supplemented this request 
by the letters dated May 14 and August 24, 2015. The proposed amendment 
is described in Section I, above.
    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 December 9, 2014 (79 FR 73112). The May 14 and August 24, 
2015, supplements had no effect on the no significant hazards 
consideration determination, and no comments were received during the 
30-day comment period.
    The NRC staff has found that the amendment involves no significant 
hazards consideration. The Commission has determined that these 
amendments satisfy the criteria for categorical exclusion in accordance 
with 10 CFR 51.22(c)(9). 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 October 16, 2014, and supplemented by the letters dated 
May 14 and August 24, 2015. The exemption and amendment were issued on 
November 9, 2015, as part of a combined package to the licensee (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML15237A355).

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day of January 2017.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jennifer Dixon-Herrity,
Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division of New Reactor Licensing, Office of 
New Reactors.
[FR Doc. 2017-01549 Filed 1-23-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 14 / Tuesday, January 24, 2017 / Notices 8219 notice. For more information or to verify Inc. (SNC), Georgia Power Company, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the status of meetings, contact Denise Oglethorpe Power Corporation, MEAG Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: McGovern at 301–415–0981 or via email Power SPVM, LLC., MEAG Power SPVJ, 301–415–3025; email: Chandu.Patel@ at Denise.McGovern@nrc.gov. LLC., MEAG Power SPVP, LLC., and the nrc.gov. * * * * * City of Dalton, Georgia (together ‘‘the licensees’’), for construction and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC Commission Meeting Schedule can be found on the Internet operation of the Vogtle Electric I. Introduction at: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/ Generating Plant (VEGP), Units 3 and 4, public-meetings/schedule.html. located in Burke County, Georgia. The NRC is granting an exemption The granting of the exemption allows from Tier 1 information in the certified * * * * * The NRC provides reasonable the changes to Tier 1 information DCD incorporated by reference in part accommodation to individuals with requested in the amendment. Because 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal disabilities where appropriate. If you the acceptability of the exemption was Regulations (10 CFR), Appendix D, need a reasonable accommodation to determined in part by the acceptability ‘‘Design Certification Rule for the participate in these public meetings, or of the amendment, the exemption and AP1000 Design,’’ and issuing License need this meeting notice or the amendment are being issued Amendment No. 41 to COLs, NPF–91 transcript or other information from the concurrently. and NPF–92, to the licensee. The public meetings in another format (e.g., DATES: January 24, 2017. exemption is required by Paragraph A.4 braille, large print), please notify of Section VIII, ‘‘Processes for Changes ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID Kimberly Meyer, NRC Disability and Departures,’’ Appendix D to 10 CFR NRC–2008–0252 when contacting the part 52 to allow the licensee to depart Program Manager, at 301–287–0739, by NRC about the availability of videophone at 240–428–3217, or by from Tier 1 information. With the information regarding this document. requested amendment, the licensee email at Kimberly.Meyer-Chambers@ You may obtain publicly-available nrc.gov. Determinations on requests for sought proposed changes to add or information related to this document delete line numbers of existing piping reasonable accommodation will be using any of the following methods: lines, as well as update the functional made on a case-by-case basis. • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to capability classification of existing * * * * * http://www.regulations.gov and search process flow lines, to provide Members of the public may request to for Docket ID NRC–2008–0252. Address consistency with the Updated Final receive this information electronically. questions about NRC dockets to Carol Safety Analysis Report Tier 2 If you would like to be added to the Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; information. distribution, please contact the Nuclear email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For Regulatory Commission, Office of the technical questions, contact the Part of the justification for granting Secretary, Washington, DC 20555 (301– individual listed in the FOR FURTHER the exemption was provided by the 415–1969), or email INFORMATION CONTACT section of this review of the amendment. Because the Brenda.Akstulewicz@nrc.gov or document. exemption is necessary in order to issue Patricia.Jimenez@nrc.gov. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents the requested license amendment, the Access and Management System NRC granted the exemption and issued Dated: January 19, 2017. the amendment concurrently, rather (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- Denise L. McGovern, than in sequence. This included issuing available documents online in the Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary. ADAMS Public Documents collection at a combined safety evaluation containing [FR Doc. 2017–01663 Filed 1–19–17; 4:15 pm] http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ the NRC staff’s review of both the BILLING CODE 7590–01–P adams.html. To begin the search, select exemption request and the license ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then amendment. The exemption met all select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS applicable regulatory criteria set forth in NUCLEAR REGULATORY Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, 10 CFR 50.12, 10 CFR 52.7, and 10 CFR COMMISSION please contact the NRC’s Public 52.63(b)(1). The license amendment was [Docket Nos. 52–025 and 52–026; NRC– Document Room (PDR) reference staff at found to be acceptable as well. The 2008–0252] 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by combined safety evaluation is available email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The in ADAMS under Accession No. Southern Nuclear Operating Company, ADAMS accession number for each ML15237A391. Inc., Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, document referenced (if it is available in Identical exemption documents Units 3 and 4, Piping Line Number ADAMS) is provided the first time that (except for referenced unit numbers and Additions, Deletions and Functional a document is referenced. The request license numbers) were issued to the Capability Re-Designation for the amendment and exemption was licensee for VEGP, Units 3 and 4 (COLs AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory submitted by the letter dated October NPF–91 and NPF–92). These documents Commission. 16, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. can be found in ADAMS under ACTION: Exemption and combined ML14290A139). The licensee Accession Nos. ML15237A373 and license amendment; issuance. supplemented this request by letters ML15237A384, respectively. The dated May 14 and August 24, 2015 exemption is reproduced (with the SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML15134A147 exception of abbreviated titles and Commission (NRC) is granting an and ML15236A335, respectively). additional citations) in Section II of this sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES exemption to allow a departure from the • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and document. The amendment documents certification information of Tier 1 of the purchase copies of public documents at for COLs NPF–91 and NPF–92 are generic design control document (DCD) the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One available in ADAMS under Accession and issuing License Amendment No. 41 White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Nos. ML15237A366 and ML15237A370, to Combined Licenses (COL), NPF–91 Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. respectively. A summary of the and NPF–92. The COLs were issued to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: amendment documents is provided in Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Chandu Patel, Office of New Reactors, Section III of this document. 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8220 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 14 / Tuesday, January 24, 2017 / Notices II. Exemption 4. This exemption is effective as of the NUCLEAR REGULATORY Reproduced below is the exemption date of its issuance. COMMISSION document issued to VEGP, Units 3 and III. License Amendment Request 4. It makes reference to the combined [Docket Nos. 052–00027 and 052–00028; The request for the amendment and NRC–2008–0441] safety evaluation that provides the exemption was submitted by the letter reasoning for the findings made by the dated October 16, 2014. The licensee South Carolina Electric & Gas NRC (and listed under Item 1) in order supplemented this request by the letters Company and South Carolina Public to grant the exemption: dated May 14 and August 24, 2015. The Service Authority; Virgil C. Summer 1. In a letter dated October 16, 2014, proposed amendment is described in Nuclear Station, Units 2 and 3, In- and as supplemented by letters dated Section I, above. Containment Refueling Water Storage May 14 and August 24, 2015, the The Commission has determined for Tank (IRWST) Volume Changes licensee requested from the NRC an these amendments that the application exemption to allow departures from Tier complies with the standards and AGENCY:Nuclear Regulatory 1 information in the certified DCD requirements of the Atomic Energy Act Commission. incorporated by reference in 10 CFR of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the ACTION: License amendment application; part 52, appendix D as part of license Commission’s rules and regulations. opportunity to comment, request a amendment request 13–031, ‘‘Piping The Commission has made appropriate hearing, and petition for leave to Line Number Additions, Deletions and findings as required by the Act and the intervene. Functional Capability Re-Designation.’’ Commission’s rules and regulations in For the reasons set forth in Section 3.1 10 CFR chapter I, which are set forth in SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory of the NRC staff’s Safety Evaluation that the license amendment. Commission (NRC) is considering supports this license amendment, which A notice of consideration of issuance can be found at ADAMS Accession No. issuance of an amendment and of amendment to facility operating exemption to Combined Licenses (NPF– ML15237A391, the Commission finds license or combined license, as that: 93 and NPF–94), issued to South applicable, proposed no significant Carolina Electric & Gas Company A. The exemption is authorized by hazards consideration determination, (SCE&G) and South Carolina Public law; and opportunity for a hearing in Service Authority (Santee Cooper) (the B. the exemption presents no undue connection with these actions, was licensee); for construction and operation risk to public health and safety; published in the Federal Register on of the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station C. the exemption is consistent with December 9, 2014 (79 FR 73112). The (VCSNS) Units 2 and 3, located in the common defense and security; May 14 and August 24, 2015, Fairfield County, South Carolina. D. special circumstances are present supplements had no effect on the no in that the application of the rule in this DATES: Submit comments by February significant hazards consideration circumstance is not necessary to serve 23, 2017. Requests for a hearing or determination, and no comments were the underlying purpose of the rule; petition for leave to intervene must be received during the 30-day comment E. the special circumstances outweigh filed by March 27, 2017. period. any decrease in safety that may result The NRC staff has found that the ADDRESSES: You may submit comments from the reduction in standardization amendment involves no significant by any of the following methods: caused by the exemption, and hazards consideration. The Commission • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to F. the exemption will not result in a has determined that these amendments http://www.regulations.gov and search significant decrease in the level of safety satisfy the criteria for categorical for Docket ID NRC–2008–0441. Address otherwise provided by the design. exclusion in accordance with 10 CFR questions about NRC dockets to Carol 2. Accordingly, the licensee is granted 51.22(c)(9). Therefore, pursuant to 10 Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; an exemption to the provisions of 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For CFR part 52, appendix D, Section III.B, statement or environmental assessment technical questions, contact the to allow deviations from the certified need be prepared for these amendments. individual listed in the FOR FURTHER DCD Tier 1 Tables 2.1.2–2, 2.2.1–2, 2.2.2–2, 2.2.3–2, 2.3.6–2, 2.3.7–2, and IV. Conclusion INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 2.7.1–2, as described in the licensee’s document. Using the reasons set forth in the request dated October 16, 2014, and combined safety evaluation, the staff • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, supplemented by letters dated May 14, granted the exemption and issued the Office of Administration, Mail Stop: 2015 and August 24, 2015. This amendment that the licensee requested OWFN–12–H08, U.S. Nuclear exemption is related to, and necessary on October 16, 2014, and supplemented Regulatory Commission, Washington, for the granting of License Amendment by the letters dated May 14 and August DC 20555–0001. No. 41, which is being issued 24, 2015. The exemption and For additional direction on obtaining concurrently with this exemption. amendment were issued on November information and submitting comments, 3. As explained in Section 5 of the 9, 2015, as part of a combined package see ‘‘Obtaining Information and NRC staff’s Safety Evaluation that to the licensee (ADAMS Accession No. Submitting Comments’’ in the supports this license amendment ML15237A355). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of (ADAMS Accession No. ML15237A391), this document. this exemption meets the eligibility Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES of January 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: criteria for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(9). Therefore, For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. William (Billy) Gleaves, Office of New pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no Jennifer Dixon-Herrity, Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory environmental impact statement or Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division of New Commission, Washington, DC 20555– environmental assessment needs to be Reactor Licensing, Office of New Reactors. 000; telephone: 301–415–5848; email: prepared in connection with the [FR Doc. 2017–01549 Filed 1–23–17; 8:45 am] Bill.Gleaves@nrc.gov. issuance of the exemption. BILLING CODE 7590–01–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:36 Jan 23, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24JAN1.SGM 24JAN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionExemption and combined license amendment; issuance.
DatesJanuary 24, 2017.
ContactChandu Patel, Office of New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3025; email: [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 8219 
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