83 FR 47375 - Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 182 (September 19, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 19, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 47375-47379] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-20324] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 052-00025 and 052-00026; NRC-2008-0252] Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4 AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: License amendment application; opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of an amendment and exemption to Combined Licenses (NPF-91 and NPF-92), 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, Authority of Georgia, and the City of Dalton, Georgia (collectively, SNC), for construction and operation of the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP), Units 3 and 4, located in Burke County, Georgia. DATES: Comments must be filed by October 19, 2018. A request for a hearing must be filed by November 19, 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-2008-0252. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov 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-A60, 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: William (Billy) Gleaves, Office of New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555- 0001; telephone: 301-415-5848; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [[Page 47376]] I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2008-0252 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-2008-0252. 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 application for amendment is dated August 10, 2018, is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18222A599. 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-2008-0252 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 posts all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as entering 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 submissions into ADAMS. II. Introduction The NRC is considering issuance of an amendment to facility Combined License Nos. NPF-91 and NPF-92, issued to SNC for operation of the VEGP Units 3 and 4, located in Burke County, Georgia. The proposed changes would revise the Combined Licenses to relocate the power operated relief valve (PORV) branch lines upstream of the main steam safety valves in Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria (ITAAC) Figure 2.2.4-1 (Sheets 1 of 2) of the COL Appendix C. In addition to the relocation of the PORV branch lines, the PORV block valves would be changed from gate valves to globe valves in the VEGP Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR). The requested amendment proposes changes to the UFSAR in the form of departures from the incorporated plant-specific Design Control Document (DCD) Tier 2 information in the UFSAR and involves changes to COL Appendix C, and corresponding changes to plant-specific Tier 1 information. Because, these proposed changes require a departure from Tier 1 information in the Westinghouse Electric Company's AP1000 Design Control Document (DCD), the licensee also requested an exemption from the requirements of the Generic DCD Tier 1 in accordance with section 52.63(b)(1) of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). 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 10 CFR 50.92, 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 changes do not affect the operation or reliability of any system, structure or component (SSC) required to maintain a normal power operating condition or to mitigate anticipated transients without safety-related systems. With the proposed changes, the PORV block valves are still able to perform the safety-related functions of containment isolation, steam generator isolation, and steam generator relief isolation. There is no change to the PORV block valves safety class or safety- related functions. The relocation of the branch line in which the PORV block valves are installed in allows the PORV block valves to be closer to the containment penetration and maintain compliance with General Design Criterion (GDC) 57 for locating containment isolation valves as close to the containment as practical. There is no impact to Chapter 15 evaluations. Changes to the PORV block valve and line size do not impact the mass releases to the atmosphere during a Steam Generator Tube Rupture accident. The mass release is limited by the PORV which is more restrictive than the PORV block valve and line size. There is no impact to any assumed leakage through the PORV line. The existing 12-inch PORV has a design function to limit leakage through the PORV line. Increasing the PORV block valve to 12 inches will increase the leakage through the PORV block valve however it will be that same leakage rate as the 12-inch PORV. Therefore, the leakage rate through the PORV line does not increase and there is no impact to radiation doses. There is no impact to the assumptions or analysis in the completed safety analysis for radiation doses as a result of the change. There is no impact to the conclusions of the Pipe Rupture Hazard Analysis (PRHA) because the PORV line is Break Exclusion Zone (BEZ) piping. The proposed changes do not result in any new postulated break locations. Updated analyses confirm that the integrity of the wall adjacent to the [main control room] MCR is unaffected by a postulated main steam line break that causes the PORV line to impact the wall. There is no change to the valve motor operator. The current motor operator is sufficient to operate the new 12-inch globe valve. Therefore, there is no impact to the Class 1E dc and UPS System (IDS) battery sizing. There is no change to the valve stroke time, therefore there is no impact to valve open/closure times. Therefore, the proposed amendment 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 changes do not affect the operation of systems or equipment that could initiate a new or different kind of accident, or alter any SSC such that a new accident initiator or initiating sequence of events is created. With the proposed changes, the PORV block valves are still able to perform the safety related functions of containment isolation, steam generator isolation, and steam generator relief isolation. There is no change to the PORV block valves safety class or safety-related functions. The relocation of the branch line in which the PORV block valves are installed in allows the PORV block valves to be closer to the [[Page 47377]] containment penetration and maintain compliance with General Design Criterion (GDC) 57 for locating containment isolation valves as close to the containment as practical. There is no impact to Chapter 15 evaluations. Changes to the PORV block valve and line size do not impact the mass releases to the atmosphere during a Steam Generator Tube Rupture accident. The mass release is limited by the PORV which is more restrictive than the PORV block valve and line size. There is no impact to any assumed leakage through the PORV line. The existing 12-inch PORV has a design function to limit leakage through the PORV line. Increasing the PORV block valve to 12 inches will increase the leakage through the PORV block valve however it will be that same leakage rate as the 12-inch PORV. Therefore, the leakage rate through the PORV line does not increase and there is no impact to radiation doses. There is no impact to the assumptions or analysis in the completed safety analysis for radiation doses as a result of the change. There is no impact to the conclusions of the Pipe Rupture Hazard Analysis (PRHA) because the PORV line is Break Exclusion Zone (BEZ) piping. The proposed changes do not result in any new postulated break locations. Updated analyses confirm that the integrity of the wall adjacent to the MCR is unaffected by a postulated main steam line break that causes the PORV line to impact the wall. There is no change to the valve motor operator. The current motor operator is sufficient to operate the new 12-inch globe valve. Therefore, there is no impact to the Class 1E dc and UPS System (IDS) battery sizing. There is no change to the valve stroke time, therefore there is no impact to valve open/closure times. Therefore, the proposed amendment does not create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated. 3. Does the proposed amendment involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety? Response: No. The proposed changes do not affect existing safety margins. With the proposed changes, the PORV block valves are still able to perform the safety-related functions of containment isolation, steam generator isolation, and steam generator relief isolation. There is no change to the PORV block valves safety class or safety-related functions. The relocation of the branch line in which the PORV block valves are installed in allows the PORV block valves to be closer to the containment penetration and maintain compliance with General Design Criterion (GDC) 57 for locating containment isolation valves as close to the containment as practical. There is no impact to Chapter 15 evaluations. Changes to the PORV block valve and line size do not impact the mass releases to the atmosphere during a Steam Generator Tube Rupture accident. The mass release is limited by the PORV which is more restrictive than the PORV block valve and line size. There is no impact to any assumed leakage through the PORV line. The existing 12-inch PORV has a design function to limit leakage through the PORV line. Increasing the PORV block valve to 12 inches will increase the leakage through the PORV block valve however it will be that same leakage rate as the 12-inch PORV. Therefore, the leakage rate through the PORV line does not increase and there is no impact to radiation doses. There is no impact to the assumptions or analysis in the completed safety analysis for radiation doses as a result of the change. There is no impact to the conclusions of the Pipe Rupture Hazard Analysis (PRHA) because the PORV line is Break Exclusion Zone (BEZ) piping. The proposed changes do not result in any new postulated break locations. Updated analyses confirm that the integrity of the wall adjacent to the MCR is unaffected by a postulated main steam line break that causes the PORV line to impact the wall. There is no change to the valve motor operator. The current motor operator is sufficient to operate the new 12-inch globe valve. Therefore, there is no impact to the Class 1E dc and UPS System (IDS) battery sizing. There is no change to the valve stroke time, therefore there is no impact to valve open/closure times. Therefore, the proposed amendment does not involve a significant 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 should 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. Should the Commission take action prior to the expiration of either the comment period or the notice period, the Commission will publish a notice of issuance in the Federal Register. Should the Commission make 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. III. 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 a petition 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, which is available at the NRC's PDR, located at One White Flint North, Room O1-F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852. 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/. If a petition is filed within 60 days, the Commission or a presiding officer designated by the Commission or by the Chief Administrative Judge of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, will rule on the petition; and the Secretary or the Chief Administrative Judge of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel will issue a notice of a hearing or an appropriate order. As required by 10 CFR 2.309, a petition shall set forth with particularity the interest of the petitioner in the proceeding, and how that interest may be affected by the results of the proceeding. The petition should specifically explain the reasons why intervention should be permitted with particular reference to the following general requirements: (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. The petition must also set forth the specific contentions which the petitioner seeks to have litigated at 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 shall 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 [[Page 47378]] which the petitioner intends to rely in proving the contention at the hearing. The petitioner must also provide references to those specific sources and documents of which the petitioner is aware and on which the petitioner intends to rely to establish those facts or expert opinion to support its position on the issue. The petition must include sufficient information to show that a genuine dispute exists with the applicant on a material issue of law or fact. Contentions shall 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 these requirements 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, and have the opportunity to participate fully in the conduct of the hearing with respect to resolution of that person's admitted contentions consistent with the NRC's regulations, policies, and procedures. Petitions for leave to intervene must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. Requests for hearing, petitions for leave to intervene, and motions for leave to file new or amended contentions that are filed after the 60-day 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). 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 decide 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 held 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 any 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 by November 19, 2018. The petition must be filed in accordance with the filing instructions in the ``Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)'' 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. A State, local governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof may also have the opportunity to participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c). If a hearing is granted, any person who does not wish, or is not qualified, to become a party to the proceeding may, in 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 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. IV. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing) All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including a request for hearing, a petition for leave to intervene, any motion or other document filed in the proceeding prior to the submission of a request for hearing or petition to intervene (hereinafter ``petition''), and documents filed by interested governmental entities participating 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. 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 request (1) a digital identification (ID) certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or representative) to digitally sign documents and access the E-Submittal server for any proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a petition (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. System requirements for accessing the E-Submittal server are available on the NRC's public website at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/adjudicatory-sub.html. Participants may attempt to use other software not listed on the website, but should note that the NRC's E-Filing system does not support unlisted software, and the NRC Electronic Filing Help Desk will not be able to offer assistance in using unlisted software. Once a participant has obtained a digital ID certificate and a docket has been created, the participant can then submit a petition. Submissions should 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 documents are 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 documents on those [[Page 47379]] participants separately. Therefore, applicants and other participants (or their counsel or representative) must apply for and receive a digital ID certificate before a hearing petition to intervene is filed so that they can obtain access to the document via the E-Filing system. A person filing electronically using the NRC's adjudicatory E- Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC 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 7 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 a document 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. Participants are requested not to include personal privacy information, such as social security numbers, home addresses, or home phone numbers in their filings, unless an NRC regulation or other law requires submission of such information. However, in some instances, a request to intervene will require including information on local residence in order to demonstrate a proximity assertion of interest in the proceeding. With respect to copyrighted works, except for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory filings and would constitute a Fair Use application, 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 August 10, 2018. Attorney for licensee: Mr. M. Stanford Blanton, Balch & Bingham LLP, 1710 Sixth Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203-2015. NRC Branch Chief: Jennifer Dixon-Herrity. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day of September 2018. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Jennifer Dixon-Herrity, Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division of Licensing, Siting, and Environmental Analysis, Office of New Reactors. [FR Doc. 2018-20324 Filed 9-18-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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Once a participant has obtained a Participants filing a document in this NUCLEAR REGULATORY
digital ID certificate and a docket has manner are responsible for serving the COMMISSION
been created, the participant can then document on all other participants.
submit a petition. Submissions should Filing is considered complete by first- [Docket Nos. 052–00025 and 052–00026;
be in Portable Document Format (PDF). class mail as of the time of deposit in NRC–2008–0252]
Additional guidance on PDF the mail, or by courier, express mail, or
submissions is available on the NRC’s expedited delivery service upon Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units
public website at http://www.nrc.gov/ depositing the document with the 3 and 4
site-help/electronic-sub-ref-mat.html. A provider of the service. A presiding
filing is considered complete at the time AGENCY:Nuclear Regulatory
officer, having granted an exemption
the documents are submitted through Commission.
request from using E-Filing, may require
the NRC’s E-Filing system. To be timely,
a participant or party to use E-Filing if ACTION: License amendment application;
an electronic filing must be submitted to
the presiding officer subsequently opportunity to comment, request a
the E-Filing system no later than 11:59
p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. determines that the reason for granting hearing, and petition for leave to
Upon receipt of a transmission, the E- the exemption from use of E-Filing no intervene.
Filing system time-stamps the document longer exists.
and sends the submitter an email notice SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Documents submitted in adjudicatory
confirming receipt of the document. The Commission (NRC) is considering
proceedings will appear in the NRC’s
E-Filing system also distributes an email issuance of an amendment and
electronic hearing docket which is exemption to Combined Licenses (NPF–
notice that provides access to the available to the public at https://
document to the NRC’s Office of the 91 and NPF–92), issued to Southern
adams.nrc.gov/ehd/, unless excluded Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. (SNC),
General Counsel and any others who pursuant to an order of the Commission,
have advised the Office of the Secretary Georgia Power Company, Oglethorpe
or the presiding officer. Participants are Power Corporation, MEAG Power
that they wish to participate in the requested not to include personal
proceeding, so that the filer need not SPVM, LLC, MEAG Power SPVJ, LLC,
privacy information, such as social MEAG Power SPVP, LLC, Authority of
serve the documents on those
participants separately. Therefore, security numbers, home addresses, or Georgia, and the City of Dalton, Georgia
applicants and other participants (or home phone numbers in their filings, (collectively, SNC), for construction and
their counsel or representative) must unless an NRC regulation or other law operation of the Vogtle Electric
apply for and receive a digital ID requires submission of such Generating Plant (VEGP), Units 3 and 4,
certificate before a hearing petition to information. However, in some located in Burke County, Georgia.
intervene is filed so that they can obtain instances, a request to intervene will DATES: Comments must be filed by
access to the document via the E-Filing require including information on local October 19, 2018. A request for a
system. residence in order to demonstrate a hearing must be filed by November 19,
A person filing electronically using proximity assertion of interest in the 2018.
the NRC’s adjudicatory E-Filing system proceeding. With respect to copyrighted
may seek assistance by contacting the works, except for limited excerpts that ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
NRC Electronic Filing Help Desk serve the purpose of the adjudicatory by any of the following methods:
through the ‘‘Contact Us’’ link located filings and would constitute a Fair Use • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to
on the NRC’s public website at http:// application, participants are requested http://www.regulations.gov and search
www.nrc.gov/site-help/e- not to include copyrighted materials in for Docket ID NRC–2008–0252. Address
submittals.html, by email to their submission. questions about Docket IDs in
MSHD.Resource@nrc.gov, or by a toll- Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges;
free call at 1–866–672–7640. The NRC For further details with respect to this
telephone: 301–287–9127; email:
Electronic Filing Help Desk is available action, see the application for license Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For technical
between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m., Eastern amendment dated August 30, 2018. questions, contact the individual listed
Time, Monday through Friday, Attorney for licensee: Mr. M. Stanford in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
excluding government holidays. Blanton, Balch & Bingham LLP, 1710 CONTACT section of this document.
Participants who believe that they Sixth Avenue North, Birmingham, AL
have a good cause for not submitting • Mail comments to: May Ma, Office
35203–2015. of Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN–7–
documents electronically must file an
exemption request, in accordance with NRC Branch Chief: Jennifer Dixon- A60, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper Herrity. Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
filing stating why there is good cause for 0001.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day
not filing electronically and requesting of September 2018. For additional direction on obtaining
authorization to continue to submit For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. information and submitting comments,
documents in paper format. Such filings see ‘‘Obtaining Information and
Jennifer Dixon-Herrity,
must be submitted by: (1) First class Submitting Comments’’ in the
mail addressed to the Office of the Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Licensing, Siting, and Environmental this document.
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I. Obtaining Information and issued to SNC for operation of the VEGP safety-related functions of containment
Submitting Comments Units 3 and 4, located in Burke County, isolation, steam generator isolation, and
Georgia. steam generator relief isolation. There is no
A. Obtaining Information The proposed changes would revise change to the PORV block valves safety class
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2008– or safety-related functions.
the Combined Licenses to relocate the
The relocation of the branch line in which
0252 when contacting the NRC about power operated relief valve (PORV) the PORV block valves are installed in allows
the availability of information for this branch lines upstream of the main steam the PORV block valves to be closer to the
action. You may obtain publicly- safety valves in Inspections, Tests, containment penetration and maintain
available information related to this Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria compliance with General Design Criterion
action by any of the following methods: (ITAAC) Figure 2.2.4–1 (Sheets 1 of 2) (GDC) 57 for locating containment isolation
• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to of the COL Appendix C. In addition to valves as close to the containment as
http://www.regulations.gov and search the relocation of the PORV branch lines, practical.
for Docket ID NRC–2008–0252. the PORV block valves would be There is no impact to Chapter 15
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents evaluations. Changes to the PORV block
changed from gate valves to globe valves
valve and line size do not impact the mass
Access and Management System in the VEGP Updated Final Safety releases to the atmosphere during a Steam
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- Analysis Report (UFSAR). The Generator Tube Rupture accident. The mass
available documents online in the requested amendment proposes changes release is limited by the PORV which is more
ADAMS Public Documents collection at to the UFSAR in the form of departures restrictive than the PORV block valve and
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ from the incorporated plant-specific line size.
adams.html. To begin the search, select Design Control Document (DCD) Tier 2 There is no impact to any assumed leakage
‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then information in the UFSAR and involves through the PORV line. The existing 12-inch
select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS changes to COL Appendix C, and PORV has a design function to limit leakage
through the PORV line. Increasing the PORV
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, corresponding changes to plant-specific
block valve to 12 inches will increase the
please contact the NRC’s Public Tier 1 information. Because, these leakage through the PORV block valve
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at proposed changes require a departure however it will be that same leakage rate as
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by from Tier 1 information in the the 12-inch PORV. Therefore, the leakage rate
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The Westinghouse Electric Company’s through the PORV line does not increase and
application for amendment is dated AP1000 Design Control Document there is no impact to radiation doses.
August 10, 2018, is available in ADAMS (DCD), the licensee also requested an There is no impact to the assumptions or
under Accession No. ML18222A599. exemption from the requirements of the analysis in the completed safety analysis for
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and Generic DCD Tier 1 in accordance with radiation doses as a result of the change.
purchase copies of public documents at section 52.63(b)(1) of title 10 of the Code There is no impact to the conclusions of
the Pipe Rupture Hazard Analysis (PRHA)
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One of Federal Regulations (10 CFR).
because the PORV line is Break Exclusion
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Before any issuance of the proposed
Zone (BEZ) piping. The proposed changes do
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. license amendment, the NRC will need not result in any new postulated break
to make the findings required by the locations. Updated analyses confirm that the
B. Submitting Comments Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended integrity of the wall adjacent to the [main
Please include Docket ID NRC–2008– (the Act), and NRC’s regulations. control room] MCR is unaffected by a
0252 in your comment submission. The NRC has made a proposed postulated main steam line break that causes
The NRC cautions you not to include determination that the license the PORV line to impact the wall.
identifying or contact information that amendment request involves no There is no change to the valve motor
you do not want to be publicly significant hazards consideration. Under operator. The current motor operator is
disclosed in your comment submission. the NRC’s regulations in 10 CFR 50.92, sufficient to operate the new 12-inch globe
this means that operation of the facility valve. Therefore, there is no impact to the
The NRC posts all comment
Class 1E dc and UPS System (IDS) battery
submissions at http:// in accordance with the proposed sizing. There is no change to the valve stroke
www.regulations.gov as well as entering amendment would not (1) involve a time, therefore there is no impact to valve
the comment submissions into ADAMS. significant increase in the probability or open/closure times.
The NRC does not routinely edit consequences of an accident previously Therefore, the proposed amendment does
comment submissions to remove evaluated; or (2) create the possibility of not involve a significant increase in the
identifying or contact information. a new or different kind of accident from probability or consequences of an accident
If you are requesting or aggregating any accident previously evaluated; or previously evaluated.
comments from other persons for (3) involve a significant reduction in a 2. Does the proposed amendment create
submission to the NRC, then you should margin of safety. As required by 10 CFR the possibility of a new or different kind of
accident from any accident previously
inform those persons not to include 50.91(a), the licensee has provided its evaluated?
identifying or contact information that analysis of the issue of no significant Response: No.
they do not want to be publicly hazards consideration, which is The proposed changes do not affect the
disclosed in their comment submission. presented below: operation of systems or equipment that could
Your request should state that the NRC 1. Does the proposed amendment involve initiate a new or different kind of accident,
does not routinely edit comment a significant increase in the probability or or alter any SSC such that a new accident
submissions to remove such information consequences of an accident previously initiator or initiating sequence of events is
before making the comment evaluated? created. With the proposed changes, the
submissions available to the public or Response: No. PORV block valves are still able to perform
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The proposed changes do not affect the the safety related functions of containment
entering the comment submissions into isolation, steam generator isolation, and
operation or reliability of any system,
ADAMS. structure or component (SSC) required to steam generator relief isolation. There is no
II. Introduction maintain a normal power operating condition change to the PORV block valves safety class
or to mitigate anticipated transients without or safety-related functions.
The NRC is considering issuance of an safety-related systems. The relocation of the branch line in which
amendment to facility Combined With the proposed changes, the PORV the PORV block valves are installed in allows
License Nos. NPF–91 and NPF–92, block valves are still able to perform the the PORV block valves to be closer to the
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