83 FR 39474 - Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4; Tier 1 and Tier 2* Editorial and Consistency Changes
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 154 (Thursday, August 9, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 39474-39475] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-16995] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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; Tier 1 and Tier 2* Editorial and Consistency Changes 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 AP1000 design control document (DCD) and is issuing License Amendment Nos. 125 and 124 to Combined Licenses (COL), NPF-91 and NPF-92, respectively. The COLs were issued to Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., and Georgia Power Company, Oglethorpe Power Corporation, MEAG Power SPVM, LLC, MEAG Power SPVJ, LLC, MEAG Power SPVP, LLC, and the City of Dalton, Georgia (the licensee); 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 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 May 31, 2018. 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 Website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2008-0252. Address questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges; 301-287-9127; 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 ``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 letters dated November 30, 2017, and March 16, 2018, and are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML17334B211 and ML18075A438. 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: Peter Hearn, Office of New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1189; 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 Nos. 125 and 124 to COL Nos. NPF-91 and NPF-92, respectively, 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 plant-specific DCD Tier 2 and Tier 2* information and related changes to plant-specific Tier 1 information, with corresponding changes to Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria (ITAAC) in COL Appendix C. Specifically the changes corrected various editorial and consistency issues between Tier 1 and Tier 2 in Tier 1 text, tables and figures. 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 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. ML18106A638. 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). The exemption documents for VEGP Units 3 and 4 can be found in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML18106A629 and ML18106A631, 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. ML18106A632 and ML18106A635, 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 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 November 30, 2017, as supplemented by the letter [[Page 39475]] dated March 16, 2018, the Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC) 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 17-042, ``Tier 1 and Tier 2* Editorial and Consistency Changes.'' For the reasons set forth in Section 3.2 of the NRC staff's Safety Evaluation that which can be found in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18106A638), the Commission finds that: A. The exemption is authorized by law; B. the exemption presents no undue risk to public health and safety; C. the exemption is consistent with the common defense and security; D. special circumstances are present in that the application of the rule in this circumstance is not necessary to serve the underlying purpose of the rule; E. the special circumstances outweigh any decrease in safety that may result from the reduction in standardization caused by the exemption; and F. the exemption will not result in a significant decrease in the level of safety otherwise provided by the design. 2. Accordingly, the licensee is granted an exemption from the certified DCD Tier 1 information, with corresponding changes to appendix C of the Facility Combined License, as described in the licensee's request dated November 30, 2017, as supplemented by the letter dated March 16, 2018. This exemption is related to, and necessary for, the granting of License Amendment No. 125 [for Unit 3 and No. 124 for Unit 4], 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. ML18106A638), 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 30, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17334B211), the licensee requested that the NRC amend the COLs for VEGP, Units 3 and 4, COLs NPF-91 and NPF-92. 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 COL, 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 March 30, 2018 (83 FR 13796). 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 30, 2017. The exemption and amendment were issued on May 31, 2018, as part of a combined package to the licensee (ADAMS Accession No. ML18106A626). Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day of August 2018. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Jennifer L. Dixon-Herrity, Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division of Licensing, Siting, and Environmental Analysis Office of New Reactors. [FR Doc. 2018-16995 Filed 8-8-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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The Commission has determined that The granting of the exemption allows License Amendment Nos. 125 and 124
these amendments satisfy the criteria for the changes to Tier 1 information asked to COL Nos. NPF–91 and NPF–92,
categorical exclusion in accordance for in the amendment. Because the respectively, to the licensee. The
with 10 CFR 51.22. Therefore, pursuant acceptability of the exemption was exemption is required by paragraph A.4
to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental determined in part by the acceptability of section VIII, ‘‘Processes for Changes
impact statement or environmental of the amendment, the exemption and and Departures,’’ appendix D, to 10 CFR
assessment need be prepared for these amendment are being issued part 52 to allow the licensee to depart
amendments. concurrently. from Tier 1 information. With the
DATES: The exemption and amendment requested amendment, the licensee
IV. Conclusion sought proposed changes to plant-
were issued on May 31, 2018.
Using the reasons set forth in the specific DCD Tier 2 and Tier 2*
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
combined safety evaluation, the staff information and related changes to
NRC–2008–0252 when contacting the
granted the exemptions and issued the plant-specific Tier 1 information, with
NRC about the availability of
amendments that the licensee requested corresponding changes to Inspections,
information regarding this document.
on August 31, 2017, and supplemented Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance
You may obtain publicly-available
by letters dated March 23, and May 18, Criteria (ITAAC) in COL Appendix C.
information related to this document
2018 (ADAMS Accession No. Specifically the changes corrected
using any of the following methods:
ML17243A444, ML18082B369 and • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to various editorial and consistency issues
ML18138A398, respectively). http://www.regulations.gov and search between Tier 1 and Tier 2 in Tier 1 text,
The exemption and amendment were for Docket ID NRC–2008–0252. Address tables and figures.
issued to the licensee on June 28, 2018, Part of the justification for granting
questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer
as part of a combined package (ADAMS the exemption was provided by the
Borges; 301–287–9127; email:
Accession No. ML18152B267). review of the amendment. Because the
Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For technical
exemption is necessary in order to issue
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day questions, contact the individual listed
the requested license amendment, the
of August 2018. in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
NRC granted the exemption and issued
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. CONTACT section of this document.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents the amendment concurrently, rather
Jennifer L. Dixon-Herrity, than in sequence. This included issuing
Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division of Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- a combined safety evaluation containing
Licensing, Siting, and Environmental the NRC staff’s review of both the
Analysis, Office of New Reactors. available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at exemption request and the license
[FR Doc. 2018–16996 Filed 8–8–18; 8:45 am] amendment. The exemption met all
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
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adams.html. To begin the search, select applicable regulatory criteria set forth in
‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For 10 CFR 50.12, 10 CFR 52.7, and section
VIII.A.4 of appendix D to 10 CFR part
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52. The license amendment was found
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to be acceptable as well. The combined
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safety evaluation is available in ADAMS
[Docket Nos. 52–025 and 52–026; NRC– 415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@
2008–0252] under Accession No. ML18106A638.
nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number Identical exemption documents
for each document referenced (if it is (except for referenced unit numbers and
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, available in ADAMS) is provided the
Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, license numbers) were issued to the
first time that it is mentioned in this licensee for VEGP Units 3 and 4 (COLs
Units 3 and 4; Tier 1 and Tier 2* document. The request for the
Editorial and Consistency Changes NPF–91 and NPF–92). The exemption
amendment and exemption was documents for VEGP Units 3 and 4 can
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory submitted by letters dated November 30, be found in ADAMS under Accession
Commission. 2017, and March 16, 2018, and are Nos. ML18106A629 and ML18106A631,
ACTION: Exemption and combined
available in ADAMS under Accession respectively. The exemption is
license amendment; issuance. Nos. ML17334B211 and ML18075A438. reproduced (with the exception of
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
abbreviated titles and additional
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory purchase copies of public documents at
citations) in Section II of this document.
Commission (NRC) is granting an the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
The amendment documents for COLs
exemption to allow a departure from the White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
NPF–91 and NPF–92 are available in
certification information of Tier 1 of the Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
ADAMS under Accession Nos.
generic AP1000 design control FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
ML18106A632 and ML18106A635,
document (DCD) and is issuing License Peter Hearn, Office of New Reactors, respectively. A summary of the
Amendment Nos. 125 and 124 to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, amendment documents is provided in
Combined Licenses (COL), NPF–91 and Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: Section III of this document.
NPF–92, respectively. The COLs were 301–415–1189; email: Peter.Hearn@
issued to Southern Nuclear Operating nrc.gov. II. Exemption
Company, Inc., and Georgia Power SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Reproduced below is the exemption
Company, Oglethorpe Power
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document issued to VEGP Units 3 and
Corporation, MEAG Power SPVM, LLC, I. Introduction 4. It makes reference to the combined
MEAG Power SPVJ, LLC, MEAG Power The NRC is granting an exemption safety evaluation that provides the
SPVP, LLC, and the City of Dalton, from paragraph B of section III, ‘‘Scope reasoning for the findings made by the
Georgia (the licensee); for construction and Contents,’’ of appendix D, ‘‘Design NRC (and listed under Item 1) in order
and operation of the Vogtle Electric Certification Rule for the AP1000,’’ to to grant the exemption:
Generating Plant (VEGP) Units 3 and 4, part 52 of title 10 of the Code of Federal 1. In a letter dated November 30,
located in Burke County, Georgia. Regulations (10 CFR), and issuing 2017, as supplemented by the letter
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dated March 16, 2018, the Southern complies with the standards and an engineering assessment of recent
Nuclear Operating Company (SNC) requirements of the Atomic Energy Act NRC-sponsored mechanical testing of
requested from the Commission an of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the HBU SNF, and proposes example
exemption to allow departures from Tier Commission’s rules and regulations. approaches for licensing and
1 information in the certified DCD The Commission has made appropriate certification of HBU SNF in
incorporated by reference in 10 CFR findings as required by the Act and the transportation and dry storage.
part 52, appendix D, as part of license Commission’s rules and regulations in DATES: Submit comments on the draft
amendment request 17–042, ‘‘Tier 1 and 10 CFR chapter I, which are set forth in NUREG–2224 by September 24, 2018.
Tier 2* Editorial and Consistency the license amendment. Comments received after this date will
Changes.’’ A notice of consideration of issuance be considered if it is practical to do so,
For the reasons set forth in Section 3.2 of amendment to facility operating but the NRC is able to ensure
of the NRC staff’s Safety Evaluation that license or COL, as applicable, proposed consideration only for comments
which can be found in ADAMS under no significant hazards consideration received on or before this date.
Accession No. ML18106A638), the determination, and opportunity for a
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
Commission finds that: hearing in connection with these
by any of the following methods:
A. The exemption is authorized by actions, was published in the Federal
• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to
law; Register on March 30, 2018 (83 FR
B. the exemption presents no undue http://www.regulations.gov and search
13796). No comments were received
risk to public health and safety; for Docket ID NRC–2018–0066. Address
during the 30-day comment period.
C. the exemption is consistent with The Commission has determined that questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer
the common defense and security; these amendments satisfy the criteria for Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127;
D. special circumstances are present categorical exclusion in accordance email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For
in that the application of the rule in this with 10 CFR 51.22. Therefore, pursuant technical questions, contact the
circumstance is not necessary to serve to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
the underlying purpose of the rule; INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
impact statement or environmental
E. the special circumstances outweigh assessment need be prepared for these document.
any decrease in safety that may result amendments. • Mail comments to: May Ma, Office
from the reduction in standardization of Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN–7–
caused by the exemption; and IV. Conclusion A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
F. the exemption will not result in a Using the reasons set forth in the Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
significant decrease in the level of safety combined safety evaluation, the staff 0001.
otherwise provided by the design. granted the exemption and issued the For additional direction on obtaining
2. Accordingly, the licensee is granted amendment that the licensee requested information and submitting comments,
an exemption from the certified DCD on November 30, 2017. see ‘‘Obtaining Information and
Tier 1 information, with corresponding The exemption and amendment were Submitting Comments’’ in the
changes to appendix C of the Facility issued on May 31, 2018, as part of a SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
Combined License, as described in the combined package to the licensee this document.
licensee’s request dated November 30, (ADAMS Accession No. ML18106A626). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
2017, as supplemented by the letter Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day Wendy Reed, Office of Nuclear Material
dated March 16, 2018. This exemption of August 2018. Safety and Safeguards, telephone: 301–
is related to, and necessary for, the For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 415–7213; email: Wendy.Reed@nrc.gov;
granting of License Amendment No. 125 Jennifer L. Dixon-Herrity, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
[for Unit 3 and No. 124 for Unit 4], Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division of Washington, DC 20555–0001.
which is being issued concurrently with Licensing, Siting, and Environmental SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
this exemption. Analysis Office of New Reactors.
3. As explained in Section 5.0 of the I. Obtaining Information and
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NRC staff’s Safety Evaluation (ADAMS Submitting Comments
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Accession No. ML18106A638), this A. Obtaining Information
exemption meets the eligibility criteria
for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2018–
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CFR 51.22(c)(9). Therefore, pursuant to 0066 when contacting the NRC about
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10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental the availability of information for this
impact statement or environmental [NRC–2018–0066] action. You may obtain publicly-
assessment needs to be prepared in available information related to this
Dry Storage and Transportation of action by any of the following methods:
connection with the issuance of the
High Burnup Spent Nuclear Fuel • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to
exemption.
4. This exemption is effective as of the AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory http://www.regulations.gov and search
date of its issuance. Commission. for Docket ID NRC–2018–0066.
ACTION: Draft NUREG; request for • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
III. License Amendment Request Access and Management System
comment.
By letter dated November 30, 2017 (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory available documents online in the
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
(ADAMS Accession No. ML17334B211),
the licensee requested that the NRC Commission (NRC) is issuing for public ADAMS Public Documents collection at
amend the COLs for VEGP, Units 3 and comment a draft NUREG, NUREG–2224, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
4, COLs NPF–91 and NPF–92. The ‘‘Dry Storage and Transportation of High adams.html. To begin the search, select
proposed amendment is described in Burnup Spent Nuclear Fuel.’’ The draft ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For
Section I of this document. NUREG provides technical background problems with ADAMS, please contact
The Commission has determined for information applicable to high burnup the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR)
these amendments that the application spent nuclear fuel (HBU SNF), provides reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–
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| Action | Exemption and combined license amendment; issuance. | |
| Dates | The exemption and amendment were issued on May 31, 2018. | |
| Contact | Peter Hearn, Office of New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1189; email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 39474 |
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