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conclusions are documented in an 

environmental assessment and a safety 

evaluation, respectively. Based, in part, 

on these documents, the NRC found that 

the applicable standards and 

requirements of the Atomic Energy Act 

of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the 

Commission’s regulations have been 

met. The NRC also found that any 

required notifications to other agencies 

or bodies have been duly made and that, 

among other things, there is reasonable 

assurance that the activities authorized 

by the construction permit will be 

conducted in compliance with the rules 

and regulations of the Commission. On 

the basis of the foregoing, the NRC 

found that there is reasonable assurance 

that taking into consideration siting 

criteria, the proposed facility can be 

constructed and operated at the 

proposed location without undue risk to 

the health and safety of the public, 

subject to the conditions listed in the 

construction permit. Furthermore, the 

NRC found that ACU is technically and 

financially qualified to engage in the 

activities authorized and that the 

issuance of the construction permit will 

not be inimical to the common defense 

and security or to the health and safety 

of the public. Finally, the NRC found 

that the applicable requirements of 

subpart A of 10 CFR part 51 have been 

satisfied. Accordingly, the immediately 

effective construction permit was issued 

on September 16, 2024. 

II. Availability of Documents 

The documents identified in the 

following table are available to 

interested persons through ADAMS. 

Document description ADAMS Accession No. 

Construction Permit No. CPRR–124 .............................................................................................................................. ML24243A040. 

Safety Evaluation Related to the Abilene Christian University Construction Permit Application for the Molten Salt 

Research Reactor.

ML24243A042. 

Environmental Assessment for the Construction Permit Application for the Abilene Christian University Molten Salt 

Research Reactor.

ML23300A053. 

ACU Construction Permit Application, as supplemented ............................................................................................... ML22227A201 (Package). 

ML22293B816 (Package). 

ML23230A392. 

ML23319A094 (Package). 

ML24024A009. 

ML24094A332. 

ML24109A203. 

ML24121A271 (Package). 

ML24164A236. 

ML24219A258 (Package). 

Dated: September 16, 2024. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Jeremy Bowen, 

Director, Division of Advanced Reactors and 

Non-Power Production and Utilization 

Facilities, Office of Nuclear Reactor 

Regulation. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21468 Filed 9–19–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[NRC–2024–0001] 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: Weeks of September 23, 

30, and October 7, 14, 21, 28, 2024. The 

schedule for Commission meetings is 

subject to change on short notice. The 

NRC Commission Meeting Schedule can 

be found on the internet at: https://

www.nrc.gov/public-involve/publicmeetings/schedule.html. 

PLACE: The NRC provides reasonable 

accommodation to individuals with 

disabilities where appropriate. If you 

need a reasonable accommodation to 

participate in these public meetings or 

need this meeting notice or the 

transcript or other information from the 

public meetings in another format (e.g., 

braille, large print), please notify Anne 

Silk, NRC Disability Program Specialist, 

at 301–287–0745, by videophone at 

240–428–3217, or by email at 

Anne.Silk@nrc.gov. Determinations on 

requests for reasonable accommodation 

will be made on a case-by-case basis. 

STATUS: Public. 

Members of the public may request to 

receive the information in these notices 

electronically. If you would like to be 

added to the distribution, please contact 

the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Office of the Secretary, Washington, DC 

20555, at 301–415–1969, or by email at 

Betty.Thweatt@nrc.gov or 

Samantha.Miklaszewski@nrc.gov. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Week of September 23, 2024 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the week of September 23, 2024 

Week of September 30, 2024—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the week of September 30, 2024. 

Week of October 7, 2024—Tentative 

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 

10:00 a.m. Meeting with the 

Organization of Agreement States 

and the Conference of Radiation 

Control Program Directors (Public 

Meeting) (Contact: Jeffrey Lynch: 

301–415–5041). 

Additional Information: The meeting 

will be held in the Commissioners’ 

Hearing Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, 

Rockville, Maryland. The public is 

invited to attend the Commission’s 

meeting in person or watch live via 

webcast at the Web address—https://

video.nrc.gov/. 

Week of October 14, 2024—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the week of October 14, 2024. 

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Week of October 28, 2024—Tentative 

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 

1:00 p.m. Today and Tomorrow Across 

Region II Business Lines (Public 

Meeting) (Contact: Katie McCurry: 

404–997–4438) 

Additional Information: The meeting 

will be held in the 8th Floor Conference 

Center, Marquis One Tower, 245 

Peachtree Center Avenue NE, Suite 

1200, Atlanta, Georgia. The public is 

invited to attend the Commission’s 

meeting in person or watch live via 

webcast at the Web address—https://

video.nrc.gov/. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

For more information or to verify the 

status of meetings, contact Wesley Held 

at 301–287–3591 or via email at 

Wesley.Held@nrc.gov. 

The NRC is holding the meetings 

under the authority of the Government 

in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b. 

Dated: September 18, 2024. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Wesley W. Held, 

Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21720 Filed 9–18–24; 4:15 pm] 

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket Nos. 50–250 and 50–251; NRC– 

2024–0142] 

Florida Power and Light Company; 

Turkey Point Nuclear Generating, Unit 

Nos. 3 and 4; Exemption 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) has issued an 

exemption in response to a November 

15, 2023, request from Florida Power 

and Light Company from certain 

requirements of NRC regulations to use 

AXIOM® fuel rod cladding at Turkey 

Point Nuclear Generating, Unit Nos. 3 

and 4. Current NRC regulations limit 

applicability to the use of fuel rod 

cladding with zircaloy or ZIRLOTM. 

DATES: The exemption was issued on 

September 13, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 

NRC–2024–0142 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 

https://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2024–0142. Address 

questions about Docket IDs in 

Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; 

telephone: 301–415–0624; email: 

Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical 

questions, contact the individual listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this document. 

• NRC’s Agencywide Documents 

Access and Management System 

(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly 

available documents online in the 

ADAMS Public Documents collection at 

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

adams.html. To begin the search, select 

‘‘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, at 

301–415–4737, or by email to 

PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS 

accession number for each document 

referenced in this document (if that 

document is available in ADAMS) is 

provided the first time that it is 

mentioned in this document. 

• NRC’s PDR: The PDR, where you 

may examine and order copies of 

publicly available documents, is open 

by appointment. To make an 

appointment to visit the PDR, please 

send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov 

or call 1–800–397–4209 or 301–415– 

4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern 

time (ET), Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Mahoney, Office of Nuclear 

Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, Washington, 

DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– 

3867, email: Michael.Mahoney@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of 

the exemption is attached. 

Dated: September 16, 2024. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Michael Mahoney, 

Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing 

Branch 4, Division of Operating Reactor 

Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor 

Regulation. 

Attachment: Exemption 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

Docket Nos. 50–250 and 50–251 

Florida Power and Light Company; 

Turkey Point Nuclear Generating, Unit 

Nos. 3 and 4 Exemption 

I. Background 

Florida Power and Light Company 

(FPL, the licensee) is the holder of 

Renewed Facility Operating License 

Nos. DPR–31 and DPR–41, which 

authorize operation of Turkey Point 

Nuclear Generating, Unit Nos. 3 and 4 

(Turkey Point). The license provides, 

among other things, that the facility is 

subject to all rules, regulations, and 

orders of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) now or hereafter in 

effect. The facility consists of 

pressurized-water reactors (PWRs) 

located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. 

II. Request/Action 

By application dated November 15, 

2023 (Agencywide Documents Access 

and Management System (ADAMS) 

Accession No. ML23320A028), FPL, 

pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Section 

50.12, ‘‘Specific exemptions,’’ requested 

an exemption from certain requirements 

of 10 CFR 50.46, ‘‘Acceptance criteria 

for emergency core cooling systems for 

light-water nuclear power reactors,’’ to 

use AXIOM® fuel rod cladding at 

Turkey Point. 

The regulations in 10 CFR 50.46 are 

currently limited in applicability to the 

use of fuel rods with zircaloy or 

ZIRLOTM cladding. This exemption will 

allow FPL to use AXIOM® fuel rod 

cladding at Turkey Point. The special 

circumstances associated with the 

exemption request are that application 

of the regulation in this circumstance is 

not necessary to achieve the underlying 

purpose of the rule. 

III. Discussion 

The regulation in 10 CFR 

50.46(a)(1)(i) states, in part, that: 

Each boiling or pressurized light-water 

nuclear power reactor fueled with uranium 

oxide pellets within cylindrical zircaloy or 

ZIRLO cladding must be provided with an 

emergency core cooling system (ECCS) that 

must be designed so that its calculated 

cooling performance following postulated 

loss-of-coolant accidents [LOCA] conforms to 

the criteria set forth in paragraph (b) of this 

section. ECCS cooling performance must be 

calculated in accordance with an acceptable 

evaluation model and must be calculated for 

a number of postulated loss-of-coolant 

accidents of different sizes, locations, and 

other properties sufficient to provide 

assurance that the most severe postulated 

loss-of-coolant, accidents are calculated. 

Since 10 CFR 50.46 specifically refers 

to fuel with zircaloy or ZIRLOTM

cladding, its application to fuel clads 

with materials other than zircaloy or 

ZIRLOTM requires an exemption from 

this section of the regulations. 

The exemption request from the 

licensee relates solely to the types of 

fuel cladding materials specified in 

these regulations. As written, the 

regulations presume the use of zircaloy 

or ZIRLOTM cladding. Thus, an 

exemption is necessary to apply 10 CFR 

50.46 to cladding materials (i.e., 

AXIOM®), other than zircaloy or 

ZIRLOTM cladding. The proposed 


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