83 FR 30465 - Tennessee Valley Authority, Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3, and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 125 (June 28, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 125 (Thursday, June 28, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 30465-30469] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-13874] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2018-0127; Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, 50-296, and 72-052; Docket Nos. 50-327, 50-328, and 72-034; Docket Nos. 50-390, 50-391, and 72- 1048] Tennessee Valley Authority, Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3, and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: License amendment request; opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of amendments to Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR- 33, DPR-52, and DPR-68 for the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (Browns Ferry), Units 1, 2, and 3, respectively; Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-77 and DPR-79 for the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant (Sequoyah), Units 1 and 2, respectively; and Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-90 and NPF-96 for the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (Watts Bar), Units 1 and 2, respectively. The proposed amendments would revise the implementation date for the NRC-approved license amendments to upgrade the Emergency Action Level (EAL) schemes for Browns Ferry, Units 1, 2, and 3; Sequoyah, Units 1 and 2; and Watts Bar, Units 1 and 2. [[Page 30466]] DATES: Comments must be filed by July 30, 2018. Requests for a hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by August 27, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0127. Address questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287- 9127; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. Mail comments to: May Ma, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN-7-A60M, 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: Andrew Hon, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-8480; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0127 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 Website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0127. 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. 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-2018-0127 in your comment submission. 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 will post all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as enter 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 into ADAMS. I. Introduction The NRC is considering issuance of an amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-33, DPR-52, and DPR-68 for Browns Ferry, Units 1, 2, and 3, respectively, located in Limestone County, Alabama; Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-77 and DPR-79 for Sequoyah, Units 1 and 2, respectively, located in Hamilton County, Tennessee; and Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-90 and NPF-96 for Watts Bar, Units 1 and 2, respectively, located in Rhea County, Tennessee. The proposed amendments would revise the implementation date for the NRC-approved license amendments to upgrade the EAL schemes for Browns Ferry, Units 1, 2, and 3; Sequoyah, Units 1 and 2; and Watts Bar, Units 1 and 2. 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 section 50.92 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), this means that operation of the facility in accordance with the proposed amendment would not (1) involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated; or (2) create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated; or (3) involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety. As required by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the licensee has provided its analysis of the issue of no significant hazards consideration, which is presented below: 1. Does the proposed amendment involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated? Response: No. The proposed change to the implementation date for the TVA [Tennessee Valley Authority] EAL schemes to adopt the NRC-endorsed guidance in NEI [Nuclear Energy Institute] 99-01, Revision 6, ``Development of Emergency Action Levels for Non-Passive Reactors,'' does not reduce the capability to meet the emergency planning requirements established in 10 CFR 50.47 and 10 CFR 50, Appendix E. The proposed change does not reduce the functionality, performance, or capability of the TVA ERO [Emergency Response Organization] to respond in mitigating the consequences of any design basis accident. The proposed change does not adversely affect accident initiators or precursors nor alter the design assumptions, conditions, and configuration of the facilities or the manner in which the plants are operated and maintained. The proposed change does not adversely affect the ability of structures, systems, and components (SSC) to perform their intended safety function to mitigate the consequences of an initiating event within the assumed acceptable limits. The proposed changes do not affect the source term, containment isolation, or radiological release assumptions used in evaluating the radiological consequences of any accident previously evaluated. Further, the proposed changes do not increase the types and amounts of radioactive effluent that may be released offsite, nor significantly increase individual or cumulative occupational/public radiation exposure. Therefore, the proposed change does not involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated. 2. Does the proposed amendment create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated? Response: No. The proposed change to the implementation date for the TVA EAL schemes to adopt the NRC-endorsed guidance in NEI 99-01, Revision 6, does not involve any physical changes to plant systems or equipment. The proposed change does not involve the addition of any new plant equipment. The proposed change will not alter the design configuration, or method of operation of plant equipment beyond its normal functional capabilities. All TVA ERO functions will continue to be performed as required. The proposed change does not create any new credible failure mechanisms, malfunctions, or accident initiators. [[Page 30467]] Therefore, the proposed change does not create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from those that have been previously evaluated. 3. Does the proposed amendment involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety? Response: No. The proposed change to the implementation date for the TVA EAL schemes to adopt the NRC-endorsed guidance in NEI 99-01, Revision 6, does not alter or exceed a design basis or safety limit. 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. There are no changes to setpoints or environmental conditions of any structure, system, or component (SSC) or the manner in which any SSC is operated. Margins of safety are unaffected by the proposed change to the NEI 99-01, Revision 6, EAL scheme guidance implementation date. The applicable requirements of 10 CFR 50.47 and 10 CFR 50, Appendix E will continue to be met. Therefore, the proposed changes do not involve any 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 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. II. 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 website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/. Alternatively, a copy of the regulations is available at the NRC's Public Document Room, located at One White Flint North, Room O1-F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852. If a petition is filed, the Commission or a presiding officer will rule on the petition and, if appropriate, a notice of a hearing will be issued. As required by 10 CFR 2.309(d) the petition should specifically explain the reasons why intervention should be permitted with particular reference to the following general requirements for standing: (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner; (2) the nature of the petitioner's right under the Act to be made a party to the proceeding; (3) the nature and extent of the petitioner's property, financial, or other interest in the proceeding; and (4) the possible effect of any decision or order which may be entered in the proceeding on the petitioner's interest. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.309(f), the petition must also set forth the specific contentions which the petitioner seeks to have litigated in the proceeding. Each contention must consist of a specific statement of the issue of law or fact to be raised or controverted. In addition, the petitioner must provide a brief explanation of the bases for the contention and a concise statement of the alleged facts or expert opinion which support the contention and on which the petitioner intends to rely in proving the contention at the hearing. The petitioner must also provide references to the specific sources and documents on which the petitioner intends to rely to support its position on the issue. The petition must include sufficient information to show that a genuine dispute exists with the applicant or licensee on a material issue of law or fact. Contentions must be limited to matters within the scope of the proceeding. The contention must be one which, if proven, would entitle the petitioner to relief. A petitioner who fails to satisfy the requirements at 10 CFR 2.309(f) with respect to at least one contention will not be permitted to participate as a party. Those permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding, subject to any limitations in the order granting leave to intervene. Parties have the opportunity to participate fully in the conduct of the hearing with respect to resolution of that party's admitted contentions, including the opportunity to present evidence, consistent with the NRC's regulations, policies, and procedures. Petitions must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. Petitions and motions for leave to file new or amended contentions that are filed after the deadline will not be entertained absent a determination by the presiding officer that the filing demonstrates good cause by satisfying the three factors in 10 CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i) through (iii). The petition must be filed in accordance with the filing instructions in the ``Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)'' section of this document. If a hearing is requested, and the Commission has not made a final determination on the issue of no significant hazards consideration, the Commission will make a final determination on the issue of no significant hazards consideration. The final determination will serve to establish when the hearing is held. If the final determination is that the amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration, the Commission may issue the amendment and make it immediately effective, notwithstanding the request for a hearing. Any hearing would take place after issuance of the amendment. If the final determination is that the amendment request involves a significant hazards consideration, then any hearing held would take place before the issuance of the amendment unless the Commission finds an imminent danger to the health or safety of the public, in which case it will issue an appropriate order or rule under 10 CFR part 2. A State, local governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof, may submit a petition to the Commission to participate as a party under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(1). The petition should state the nature and extent of the petitioner's interest in the proceeding. The petition should be submitted to the Commission no later than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. The petition must be filed in accordance with the filing instructions in the ``Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)'' [[Page 30468]] section of this document, and should meet the requirements for petitions set forth in this section, except that under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(2) a State, local governmental body, or Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof does not need to address the standing requirements in 10 CFR 2.309(d) if the facility is located within its boundaries. 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. III. 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 website 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 website 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 website 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 website at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html, by email to [email protected], or by a toll-free call at 1-866-672- 7640. The NRC Electronic Filing Help Desk is available between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding government holidays. Participants who believe that they have a good cause for not submitting documents electronically must file an exemption request, in accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper filing stating why there is good cause for not filing electronically and requesting authorization to continue to submit documents in paper format. Such filings must be submitted by: (1) First class mail addressed to the Office of the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier, express mail, or expedited delivery service to the Office of the Secretary, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff. Participants filing adjudicatory documents in this manner are responsible for serving the document on all other participants. Filing is considered complete by first-class mail as of the time of deposit in the mail, or by courier, express mail, or expedited delivery service upon depositing the document with the provider of the service. A presiding officer, having granted an exemption request from using E-Filing, may require a participant or party to use E-Filing if the presiding officer subsequently determines that the reason for granting the exemption from use of E-Filing no longer exists. Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in the NRC's electronic hearing docket which is available to the public at https://adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the Commission or the presiding officer. If you do not have an NRC-issued digital ID certificate as described above, click cancel when the link requests certificates and you will be automatically directed to the NRC's electronic hearing dockets where you will be able to access any publicly available documents in a particular hearing docket. Participants are requested not to include personal privacy information, such as social security numbers, home addresses, or personal phone numbers in their filings, unless an NRC regulation or other law requires submission of such information. For example, in some instances, individuals provide home addresses in order to demonstrate proximity to a facility or site. With respect to copyrighted works, except for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory filings and would constitute a Fair Use application, [[Page 30469]] 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 June 15, 2018 (ADAMS Accession No. ML18169A222). Attorney for licensee: General Counsel, Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, 6A West Tower, Knoxville, TN 37902. NRC Acting Branch Chief: Booma Venkataraman. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd day of June 2018. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Andrew Hon, Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch II-2, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2018-13874 Filed 6-27-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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NRC granted the exemption and issued E. the special circumstances outweigh IV. Conclusion
the amendment concurrently, rather any decrease in safety that may result
Using the reasons set forth in the
than in sequence. This included issuing from the reduction in standardization
combined safety evaluation, the staff
a combined safety evaluation containing caused by the exemption; and
granted the exemption and issued the
the NRC staff’s review of both the F. the exemption will not result in a amendment that the licensee requested
exemption request and the license significant decrease in the level of safety on July 14, 2017. The exemption and
amendment. The exemption met all otherwise provided by the design. amendment were issued on June 7,
applicable regulatory criteria set forth in 2. Accordingly, the licensee is granted 2018, as part of a combined package to
10 CFR 50.12, 10 CFR 52.7, and section an exemption from the certified DCD the licensee (ADAMS Accession No.
VIII.A.4 of appendix D to 10 CFR part Tier 1 information, as described in the ML18100A069).
52. The license amendment was found licensee’s request dated July 14, 2017.
to be acceptable as well. The combined Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd
This exemption is related to, and day of June, 2018.
safety evaluation is available in ADAMS necessary for, the granting of License
under Accession No. ML18100A079. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Amendment Nos. 126 (Unit 3) and 125
Identical exemption documents Paul B. Kallan,
(Unit 4), which is being issued
(except for referenced unit numbers and Acting Branch Chief, Licensing Branch 4,
concurrently with this exemption.
license numbers) were issued to the Division of Licensing, Siting, and
licensee for VEGP Units 3 and 4 (COLs 3. As explained in Section 5.0 of the Environmental Analysis, Office of New
NPF–91 and NPF–92). The exemption NRC staff’s Safety Evaluation (ADAMS Reactors.
documents for VEGP Units 3 and 4 can Accession No. ML18100A079), this [FR Doc. 2018–13860 Filed 6–27–18; 8:45 am]
be found in ADAMS under Accession exemption meets the eligibility criteria BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
Nos. ML18100A071 and ML18100A073, for categorical exclusion set forth in 10
respectively. The exemption is CFR 51.22(c)(9). Therefore, pursuant to
reproduced (with the exception of 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental NUCLEAR REGULATORY
abbreviated titles and additional impact statement or environmental COMMISSION
citations) in Section II of this document. assessment needs to be prepared in
The amendment documents for COLs connection with the issuance of the
[NRC–2018–0127; Docket Nos. 50–259, 50–
NPF–91 and NPF–92 are available in exemption. 260, 50–296, and 72–052; Docket Nos. 50–
ADAMS under Accession Nos. This exemption is effective as of the 327, 50–328, and 72–034; Docket Nos. 50–
ML18100A074 and ML18100A077, date of its issuance. 390, 50–391, and 72–1048]
respectively. A summary of the III. License Amendment Request
amendment documents is provided in Tennessee Valley Authority, Browns
Section III of this document. By letter dated July 14, 2017 (ADAMS Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3,
Accession No. ML17198A596), the and Independent Spent Fuel Storage
II. Exemption licensee requested that the NRC amend Installation; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant,
Reproduced below is the exemption the COLs for VEGP Units 3 and 4, COLs Units 1 and 2, and Independent Spent
document issued to VEGP Units 3 and NPF–91 and NPF–92. The proposed Fuel Storage Installation; Watts Bar
4. It makes reference to the combined amendments are described in Section I Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, and
safety evaluation that provides the of this document. Independent Spent Fuel Storage
reasoning for the findings made by the The Commission has determined for Installation
NRC (and listed under Item 1) in order these amendments that the application AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
to grant the exemption: complies with the standards and Commission.
1. In an application dated July 14, requirements of the Atomic Energy Act
2017, the licensee requested from the ACTION: License amendment request;
of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the
NRC or Commission an exemption to opportunity to comment, request a
Commission’s rules and regulations.
allow departures from Tier 1 hearing, and petition for leave to
The Commission has made appropriate
information in the certified Design intervene.
findings as required by the Act and the
Control Document (DCD) incorporated Commission’s rules and regulations in
by reference in 10 CFR part 52, SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
10 CFR chapter I, which are set forth in Commission (NRC) is considering
appendix D, ‘‘Design Certification Rule the license amendment.
for the AP1000 Design,’’ as part of issuance of amendments to Renewed
A notice of consideration of issuance Facility Operating License Nos. DPR–33,
license amendment request (LAR) 17– of amendment to facility operating
021, ‘‘Changes to Containment Coolant DPR–52, and DPR–68 for the Browns
license or COL, as applicable, proposed Ferry Nuclear Plant (Browns Ferry),
and Spent Fuel Makeup Strategies.’’ no significant hazards consideration
For the reasons set forth in Section 3.1 Units 1, 2, and 3, respectively; Renewed
determination, and opportunity for a Facility Operating License Nos. DPR–77
of the NRC staff’s Safety Evaluation,
hearing in connection with these and DPR–79 for the Sequoyah Nuclear
which can be found in ADAMS under
actions, was published in the Federal Plant (Sequoyah), Units 1 and 2,
Accession No. ML18100A079, the
Register on November 22, 2017 (82 FR respectively; and Facility Operating
Commission finds that:
A. The exemption is authorized by 55654). No comments were received License Nos. NPF–90 and NPF–96 for
law; during the 30-day comment period. the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (Watts Bar),
B. the exemption presents no undue The Commission has determined that Units 1 and 2, respectively. The
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risk to public health and safety; these amendments satisfy the criteria for proposed amendments would revise the
C. the exemption is consistent with categorical exclusion in accordance implementation date for the NRC-
the common defense and security; with 10 CFR 51.22. Therefore, pursuant approved license amendments to
D. special circumstances are present to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental upgrade the Emergency Action Level
in that the application of the rule in this impact statement or environmental (EAL) schemes for Browns Ferry, Units
circumstance is not necessary to serve assessment need be prepared for these 1, 2, and 3; Sequoyah, Units 1 and 2;
the underlying purpose of the rule; amendments. and Watts Bar, Units 1 and 2.
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DATES: Comments must be filed by July White Flint North, 11555 Rockville create the possibility of a new or
30, 2018. Requests for a hearing or Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. different kind of accident from any
petitions for leave to intervene must be accident previously evaluated; or (3)
B. Submitting Comments
filed by August 27, 2018. involve a significant reduction in a
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
Please include Docket ID NRC–2018– margin of safety. As required by 10 CFR
by any of the following methods: 0127 in your comment submission. 50.91(a), the licensee has provided its
The NRC cautions you not to include analysis of the issue of no significant
• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to
identifying or contact information that hazards consideration, which is
http://www.regulations.gov and search
you do not want to be publicly presented below:
for Docket ID NRC–2018–0127. Address
disclosed in your comment submission.
questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer 1. Does the proposed amendment involve
The NRC will post all comment
Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127; a significant increase in the probability or
submissions at http:// consequences of an accident previously
email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For
www.regulations.gov as well as enter the evaluated?
technical questions, contact the
comment submissions into ADAMS. Response: No.
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
The NRC does not routinely edit The proposed change to the
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
comment submissions to remove implementation date for the TVA [Tennessee
document.
identifying or contact information. Valley Authority] EAL schemes to adopt the
• Mail comments to: May Ma, Office If you are requesting or aggregating NRC-endorsed guidance in NEI [Nuclear
of Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN–7– comments from other persons for Energy Institute] 99–01, Revision 6,
A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory submission to the NRC, then you should ‘‘Development of Emergency Action Levels
Commission, Washington, DC 20555– inform those persons not to include for Non-Passive Reactors,’’ does not reduce
0001. identifying or contact information that the capability to meet the emergency
For additional direction on obtaining planning requirements established in 10 CFR
they do not want to be publicly 50.47 and 10 CFR 50, Appendix E. The
information and submitting comments, disclosed in their comment submission.
see ‘‘Obtaining Information and proposed change does not reduce the
Your request should state that the NRC functionality, performance, or capability of
Submitting Comments’’ in the does not routinely edit comment the TVA ERO [Emergency Response
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of submissions to remove such information Organization] to respond in mitigating the
this document. before making the comment consequences of any design basis accident.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: submissions available to the public or The proposed change does not adversely
Andrew Hon, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory entering the comment into ADAMS. affect accident initiators or precursors nor
Commission, Washington, DC 20555– alter the design assumptions, conditions, and
0001; telephone: 301–415–8480; email: I. Introduction configuration of the facilities or the manner
Andrew.Hon@nrc.gov. The NRC is considering issuance of an in which the plants are operated and
amendment to Renewed Facility maintained. The proposed change does not
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: adversely affect the ability of structures,
Operating License Nos. DPR–33, DPR– systems, and components (SSC) to perform
I. Obtaining Information and 52, and DPR–68 for Browns Ferry, Units their intended safety function to mitigate the
Submitting Comments 1, 2, and 3, respectively, located in consequences of an initiating event within
A. Obtaining Information Limestone County, Alabama; Renewed the assumed acceptable limits. The proposed
Facility Operating License Nos. DPR–77 changes do not affect the source term,
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2018– and DPR–79 for Sequoyah, Units 1 and containment isolation, or radiological release
0127 when contacting the NRC about 2, respectively, located in Hamilton assumptions used in evaluating the
the availability of information for this County, Tennessee; and Facility radiological consequences of any accident
action. You may obtain publicly- Operating License Nos. NPF–90 and previously evaluated. Further, the proposed
available information related to this changes do not increase the types and
NPF–96 for Watts Bar, Units 1 and 2,
action by any of the following methods: amounts of radioactive effluent that may be
respectively, located in Rhea County, released offsite, nor significantly increase
• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to Tennessee. individual or cumulative occupational/
http://www.regulations.gov and search The proposed amendments would public radiation exposure.
for Docket ID NRC–2018–0127. revise the implementation date for the Therefore, the proposed change does not
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents NRC-approved license amendments to involve a significant increase in the
Access and Management System upgrade the EAL schemes for Browns probability or consequences of an accident
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- Ferry, Units 1, 2, and 3; Sequoyah, Units previously evaluated.
available documents online in the 1 and 2; and Watts Bar, Units 1 and 2. 2. Does the proposed amendment create
ADAMS Public Documents collection at Before any issuance of the proposed the possibility of a new or different kind of
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ license amendment, the NRC will need accident from any accident previously
adams.html. To begin the search, select evaluated?
to make the findings required by the Response: No.
‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended The proposed change to the
select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS (the Act), and NRC’s regulations. implementation date for the TVA EAL
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, The NRC has made a proposed schemes to adopt the NRC-endorsed
please contact the NRC’s Public determination that the license guidance in NEI 99–01, Revision 6, does not
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at amendment request involves no involve any physical changes to plant
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by significant hazards consideration. Under systems or equipment. The proposed change
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The the NRC’s regulations in section 50.92 of does not involve the addition of any new
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ADAMS accession number for each title 10 of the Code of Federal plant equipment. The proposed change will
document referenced (if it is available in not alter the design configuration, or method
Regulations (10 CFR), this means that
of operation of plant equipment beyond its
ADAMS) is provided the first time that operation of the facility in accordance normal functional capabilities. All TVA ERO
it is mentioned in this document. with the proposed amendment would functions will continue to be performed as
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and not (1) involve a significant increase in required. The proposed change does not
purchase copies of public documents at the probability or consequences of an create any new credible failure mechanisms,
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One accident previously evaluated; or (2) malfunctions, or accident initiators.
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participants are requested not to include • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to B. Submitting Comments
copyrighted materials in their http://www.regulations.gov and search Please include Docket ID NRC–2018–
submission. for Docket ID NRC–2018–0131. Address 0131 in your comment submission.
For further details with respect to this questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer The NRC cautions you not to include
action, see the application for license Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127; identifying or contact information that
amendment dated June 15, 2018 email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For you do not want to be publicly
(ADAMS Accession No. ML18169A222). technical questions, contact the disclosed in your comment submission.
Attorney for licensee: General individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER The NRC posts all comment
Counsel, Tennessee Valley Authority, INFORMATION CONTACT section of this submissions at http://
400 West Summit Hill Drive, 6A West document. www.regulations.gov as well as enters
Tower, Knoxville, TN 37902. • Mail comments to: May Ma, Office the comment submissions into ADAMS.
NRC Acting Branch Chief: Booma of Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN– The NRC does not routinely edit
Venkataraman. 7A60, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory comment submissions to remove
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd Commission, Washington, DC 20555– identifying or contact information.
day of June 2018. 0001. If you are requesting or aggregating
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. For additional direction on obtaining comments from other persons for
Andrew Hon, information and submitting comments, submission to the NRC, then you should
Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch see ‘‘Obtaining Information and inform those persons not to include
II–2, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Submitting Comments’’ in the identifying or contact information that
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of they do not want to be publicly
[FR Doc. 2018–13874 Filed 6–27–18; 8:45 am] this document. disclosed in their comment submission.
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ami Your request should state that the NRC
Agrawal, Office of Nuclear Reactor does not routinely edit comment
Regulation, telephone: 301–415–8310, submissions to remove such information
NUCLEAR REGULATORY before making the comment
email: Ami.Agrawal@nrc.gov; and
COMMISSION submissions available to the public or
Stephen Burton, Office of Nuclear
[NRC–2018–0131] Regulatory Research, telephone: 301– entering the comment submissions into
415–7000, email: Stephen.Burton@ ADAMS.
Monitoring the Effectiveness of nrc.gov. Both are staff of the U.S. II. Additional Information
Maintenance at Nuclear Power Plants Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
The NRC is issuing for public
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Washington, DC 20555–0001.
comment a DG in the NRC’s ‘‘Regulatory
Commission. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Guide’’ series. This series was
ACTION: Draft regulatory guide; request developed to describe and make
I. Obtaining Information and
for comment. available to the public information
Submitting Comments
regarding methods that are acceptable to
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory A. Obtaining Information the NRC staff for implementing specific
Commission (NRC) is issuing for public parts of the NRC’s regulations,
comment draft regulatory guide (DG), Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2018–
techniques that the staff uses in
DG–1336, ‘‘Monitoring the Effectiveness 0131 when contacting the NRC about
evaluating specific issues or postulated
of Maintenance at Nuclear Power the availability of information regarding
events, and data that the staff needs in
Plants.’’ This proposed guide, Revision this action. You may obtain publically-
its review of applications for permits
4, has been revised to addresses new available information related to this
and licenses.
issues identified since Revision 3 of RG action, by any of the following methods:
The Maintenance Rule (Part 50.65 of
1.160 was issued and endorses with • Federal Rulemaking website: Go to title 10 of the Code of Federal
clarification NUMARC 93–01, ‘‘Industry http://www.regulations.gov and search Regulations (10 CFR)) requires each
Guidelines for Monitoring the for Docket ID NRC–2018–0131. holder of an operating license for a
Effectiveness of Maintenance at Nuclear • NRC’s Agencywide Documents nuclear power plant under 10 CFR part
Power Plants,’’ Revision 4F. The Access and Management System 50 and each holder of a combined
proposed revision describes methods (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- license under 10 CFR part 52 (after the
that are acceptable to the NRC staff for available documents online in the Commission makes certain findings) to
compliance with the requirements for ADAMS Public Documents collection at monitor the performance or condition of
monitoring the effectiveness of http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ structures, systems, or components,
maintenance at nuclear power plants. adams.html. To begin the search, select against licensee-established goals, in a
DATES: Submit comments by July 30, ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then manner sufficient to provide reasonable
2018. Comments received after this date select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS assurance that in-scope structures,
will be considered if it is practical to do Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, systems, and components intended
so, but the NRC is able to ensure please contact the NRC’s Public functions. The Maintenance Rule also
consideration only for comments Document Room (PDR) reference staff at applies to nuclear power plant for
received on or before this date. 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by which the licensee has submitted the
Although a time limit is given, email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The DG– certifications that it has ceased
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comments and suggestions in 1336 is available in ADAMS under operating permanently, but limited to
connection with items for inclusion in Accession No. ML18129A080. structures, systems, or components
guides currently being developed or • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and associated with the storage, control, and
improvements in all published guides purchase copies of public documents at maintenance of spent fuel in a safe
are encouraged at any time. the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One condition, in a manner sufficient to
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments White Flint North, 11555 Rockville provide reasonable assurance that these
by any of the following methods: Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. structures, systems, and components are
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| Action | License amendment request; opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene. | |
| Dates | Comments must be filed by July 30, 2018. Requests for a hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by August 27, 2018. | |
| Contact | Andrew Hon, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-8480; email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 30465 |
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