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exemption request and the license 

amendment. The exemptions 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 amendments met all 

applicable regulatory criteria and were 

found to be acceptable as well. The 

combined safety evaluation is available 

in ADAMS under Accession No. 

ML18158A313. 

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. ML18158A307 and ML18158A308, 

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. 

ML18158A309 and ML18158A311, 

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 

Unit 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 3, 2017, 

as supplemented March 28, 2018, 

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, ‘‘Design 

Certification Rule for the AP1000 

Design,’’ as part of license amendment 

request (LAR) 17–039, ‘‘Unqualified 

Service Level I Coatings Program.’’ 

For the reasons set forth in Section 3.2 

of the NRC staff’s Safety Evaluation, 

which can be found under ADAMS 

Accession No. ML18158A313, 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 3, 

2017, as supplemented by letter dated 

March 28, 2018. This exemption is 

related to, and necessary for the granting 

of License Amendment No. 131 (Unit 3) 

and 130 (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 Number ML18158A313), 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 3, 2017, as 

supplemented by letter dated March 28, 

2018 (ADAMS Accession No. 

ML17307A201 and ML18087A147), 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 Federal Register notice. 

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 December 19, 2017 (82 FR 

60223). 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 exemptions and issued the 

amendments that the licensee requested 

by letter November 3, 2017, as 

supplemented by letter dated March 28, 

2018 (ADAMS Accession No. 

ML17307A201 and ML18087A147, 

respectively). 

The exemptions and amendments 

were issued on July 10, 2018, as part of 

a combined package to the licensee 

(ADAMS Accession No. ML18158A305). 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd 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. 2018–16831 Filed 8–6–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[NRC–2018–0162] 

Radiation Safety Surveys at Medical 

Institutions 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Regulatory guide; withdrawal. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is withdrawing 

Regulatory Guide (RG) 8.23, ‘‘Radiation 

Safety Surveys at Medical Institutions.’’ 

RG 8.23 is being withdrawn because the 

NRC amended its regulations to remove 

certain prescriptive requirements 

regarding the types and frequencies of 

surveys. Therefore, the prescriptive 

guidance in RG 8.23 is no longer 

needed. 

DATES: The withdrawal of RG 8.23 is 

applicable August 7, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 

NRC–2018–0162 when contacting the 

NRC about the availability of 

information regarding this document. 

You may access 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–2018–0162. Address 

questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer 

Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127; 

email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For 

technical questions, contact the 

individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER


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INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

document. 

• NRC’s Agencywide Documents 

Access and Management System 

(ADAMS): You may access publicly 

available documents online in the NRC 

Library at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html. To begin the search, 

select ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and 

then select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS 

Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, 

please contact the NRC’s Public 

Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 

1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by 

email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The 

basis for withdrawal is located at 

ADAMS Accession No. ML18122A278. 

RG 8.23 is available at ADAMS 

Accession No. ML003739603. 

• 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: 

Vered, Shaffer, telephone: 630–829– 

9862, email: Vered.Shaffer@nrc.gov, or 

Harriet Karagiannis, telephone: 301– 

415–2493, email: Harriet.Karagiannis@

nrc.gov. Both are staff of the Office of 

Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulatory 

Guide 8.23 was published in January 

1981 to provide guidance on the types 

and frequencies of surveys that are 

acceptable to the NRC staff for use in 

medical institutions to comply with part 

20 of title 10 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (10 CFR), ‘‘Standards for 

Protection Against Radiation.’’ 

The regulations in 10 CFR part 20 

were revised after 1981 and became less 

prescriptive. As part of amending its 

regulations in 10 CFR part 20, several of 

the prescriptive survey requirements 

applicable to radiation protection 

programs were deleted. Therefore, the 

prescriptive guidance in RG 8.23 is no 

longer needed, and RG 8.23 is being 

withdrawn. 

The NRC is withdrawing RG 8.23 

because it is no longer needed. 

Withdrawal of a RG means that the 

guide no longer provides useful 

information or has been superseded by 

other guidance, technological 

innovations, congressional actions, or 

other events. The withdrawal of RG 8.23 

does not alter any prior or existing NRC 

licensing approval or the acceptability 

of licensee commitments to RG 8.23. 

Although RG 8.23 is withdrawn, current 

licensees may continue to use it, and 

withdrawal does not affect any existing 

licenses or agreements. However, RG 

8.23 should not be used in future 

requests or applications for NRC 

licensing actions. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day 

of August 2018. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Thomas H. Boyce, 

Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic 

Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office 

of Nuclear Regulatory Research. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16830 Filed 8–6–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[NRC–2018–0092] 

Standard Format and Content of 

Physical Security Plans, Training and 

Qualifications Plans and Safeguards 

Contingency Plans for Nuclear Power 

Plants 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Draft regulatory guide; 

extension of comment period. 

SUMMARY: On May 29, 2018, the U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 

solicited comments on draft regulatory 

guide (DG), DG–5048, ‘‘Standard Format 

and Content of Physical Security Plans, 

Training and Qualifications Plans and 

Safeguards Contingency Plans for 

Nuclear Power Plants.’’ The public 

comment period was originally 

scheduled to close on August 13, 2018. 

The NRC has decided to extend the 

public comment period by 30 days to 

allow more time for members of the 

public to develop and submit their 

comments. 

DATES: The due date of comments 

requested in the document published on 

May 29, 2018 (83 FR 24510), is 

extended. Comments should be filed no 

later than September 13, 2018. 

Comments received after this date will 

be considered, if it is practical to do so, 

but the Commission is able to ensure 

consideration only for comments 

received on or before this date. 

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–2018–0092. Address 

questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer 

Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127; 

email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For 

technical questions, contact the 

individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

document. 

• Mail comments to: May Ma, Office 

of Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN– 

7A86, 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: 

Dennis Gordon, Office of Nuclear 

Security and Incident Response, 

telephone: 301–287–3633, email: 

Dennis.Gordon@nrc.gov and Mekonen 

Bayssie, Office of Nuclear Regulatory 

Research; telephone: 301–415–1699, 

email: Mekonen.Bayssie@nrc.gov. Both 

are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 

0001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining Information and 

Submitting Comments 

A. Obtaining Information 

Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2018– 

0092 when contacting the NRC about 

the availability of information regarding 

this action. You may obtain publicallyavailable 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–2018–0092. 

• NRC’s Agencywide Documents 

Access and Management System 

(ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable documents online in the 

ADAMS Public Documents collection at 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ 

adams.html. To begin the search, select 

‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then 

select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS 

Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, 

please contact the NRC’s Public 

Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 

1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by 

email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. DG–5048 

is available in ADAMS under Accession 

No. ML17124A490. 

• 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– 

0092 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 enters 

the comment submissions into ADAMS. 

The NRC does not routinely edit 


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