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amounts of any effluents that may be 

released offsite and no significant 

increase in individual or cumulative 

public or occupational radiation 

exposure. Therefore, the requirements of 

10 CFR 51.22(c)(25)(ii) and (iii) are met. 

Requirements in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(25)(iv) 

The proposed exemption is not 

associated with construction or major 

renovations of any buildings or 

structures. Therefore, the requirements 

of 10 CFR 51.22(c)(25)(iv) are met 

because there is no significant 

construction impact. 

Requirements in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(25)(v) 

The proposed exemption does not 

concern the source term (i.e., potential 

amount of radiation in an accident) or 

mitigation. Thus, there is no significant 

increase in the potential for or 

consequences from radiological 

accidents. Therefore, the requirements 

of 10 CFR 51.22(c)(25)(v) are met. 

Requirements in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(25)(vi) 

The proposed exemption is from the 

requirement to have a licensed senior 

operator approve suspensions of 

security measures in an emergency or 

during severe weather. Therefore, the 

requirement from which the exemption 

is sought involves safeguard plans, 

materials control, and managerial and 

organizational matters and, thus, the 

requirements of 10 CFR 51.22(c)(25)(vi) 

are met. 

Determination Regarding 10 CFR 

51.22(c)(25) Requirements 

Based on the above, the NRC staff 

determines that the proposed exemption 

meets the eligibility criteria for a 

categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR 

51.22(c)(25). Therefore, pursuant to 10 

CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact 

statement or environmental assessment 

need be prepared in connection with the 

approval of the proposed exemption. 

IV. Conclusion 

Accordingly, the Commission has 

determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR 

73.5, the proposed exemption is 

authorized by law, will not endanger 

life or property or the common defense 

and security, and is otherwise in the 

public interest. Therefore, the 

Commission hereby grants the licensee’s 

request for an exemption from the 

requirements of 10 CFR 73.55(p)(1)(i) 

and (ii) to allow either a licensed senior 

operator or a CFH to approve the 

suspension of security measures in an 

emergency or during severe weather at 

Dresden once the certifications required 

under 10 CFR 50.82(a)(1) have been 

submitted. 

The exemption is effective upon 

receipt. 

Dated: August 23, 2021. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Caroline L. Carusone, 

Deputy Director, Division of Operating 

Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor 

Regulation. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18600 Filed 8–27–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[NRC–2021–0001] 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: Weeks of August 30, 

September 6, 13, 20, 27, October 4, 

2021. 

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference 

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 

Maryland and via Teleconference. 

STATUS: Public and closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Week of August 30, 2021 

Tuesday, August 31, 2021 

11:30 a.m. Affirmation Session (Public 

Meeting) (Tentative), FirstEnergy 

Companies and TMI–2 Solutions, LLC 

(Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, 

Unit 2), Petition for Reconsideration 

of CLI–21–8 (Tentative). (Contact: 

Wesley Held: 301–287–3591) 

Additional Information: Due to 

COVID–19, there will be no physical 

public attendance. The public is invited 

to attend the Commission’s meeting 

live; via teleconference. Details for 

joining the teleconference in listen only 

mode at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg. 

Week of September 6, 2021—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the week of September 6, 2021. 

Week of September 13, 2021—Tentative 

Tuesday, September 14, 2021 

10:00 a.m. Briefing on NRC 

International Activities (Closed—Ex. 1 

& 9) 

Week of September 20, 2021—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the week of September 20, 2021. 

Week of September 27, 2021—Tentative 

Thursday, September 30, 2021 

9:00 a.m. Strategic Programmatic 

Overview of the Operating Reactors 

and New Reactors Business Lines 

(Public Meeting). (Contact: Caty 

Nolan: 301–415–1535) 

Additional Information: Due to 

COVID–19, there will be no physical 

public attendance. The public is invited 

to attend the Commission’s meeting live 

by webcast at the Web address—https:// 

video.nrc.gov/. 

Week of October 4, 2021—Tentative 

Tuesday, October 5, 2021 

10:00 a.m. Meeting with the Advisory 

Committee on the Medical Uses of 

Isotopes (Public Meeting). (Contact: 

Suzanne Dennis: 301–415–0760) 

Additional Information: Due to 

COVID–19, there will be no physical 

public attendance. The public is invited 

to attend the Commission’s meeting live 

by webcast at the Web address—https:// 

video.nrc.gov/. 

Friday, October 8, 2021 

10:00 a.m. Meeting with the Advisory 

Committee on Reactor Safeguards 

(Public Meeting). (Contact: Larry 

Burkhart: 301–287–3775) 

Additional Information: Due to 

COVID–19, there will be no physical 

public attendance. The public is invited 

to attend the Commission’s meeting live 

by 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 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/ 

public-meetings/schedule.html. 

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. 

Members of the public may request to 

receive this information 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 

Wendy.Moore@nrc.gov or 

Betty.Thweatt@nrc.gov. 

The NRC is holding the meetings 

under the authority of the Government 

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

Dated: August 25, 2021. 


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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Wesley W. Held, 

Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18680 Filed 8–26–21; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket Nos. STN 50–454 and STN 50–455; 

NRC–2021–0156] 

Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 

Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Exemption; issuance. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is issuing an 

exemption in response to a September 

28, 2020, request from Exelon 

Generation Company, LLC. The 

exemption allows either a licensed 

senior operator or a certified fuel 

handler to approve the emergency 

suspension of security measures for 

Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 during 

certain emergency conditions or during 

severe weather after both the 

certification of permanent cessation of 

operations and the certification of 

permanent fuel removal have been 

docketed for the facility. 

DATES: The exemption was issued on 

August 23, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 

NRC–2021–0156 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–2021–0156. 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 

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

adams.html. To begin the search, select 

‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For 

problems with ADAMS, 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 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. 

• Attention: The PDR, where you may 

examine and order copies of public 

documents, is currently closed. You 

may submit your request to the PDR via 

email at pdr.resource@nrc.gov or call 1– 

800–397–4209 or 301–415–4737, 

between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (ET), 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joel 

S. Wiebe, Office of Nuclear Reactor 

Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 

0001; telephone: 301–415–6606; email: 

Joel.Wiebe@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of 

the exemption is attached. 

Dated: August 25, 2021. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Joel S. Wiebe, 

Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing 

Branch III, Division of Operating Reactor 

Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor 

Regulation. 

Attachment: Exemption 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

Docket Nos. STN 50–454 and STN 50– 

455 

Exelon Generation Company, LLC; 

Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 

Exemption Related to the Approval 

Authority for Suspension of Security 

Measures in an Emergency or During 

Severe Weather 

I. Background 

Exelon Generation Company, LLC 

(Exelon) is the holder of Renewed 

Facility Operating License Nos. NPF–37 

and NPF–66 for the Byron Station, Unit 

Nos. 1 and 2 (Byron). The licenses 

provide, among other things, that the 

facility is subject to all applicable rules, 

regulations, and orders of the U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, 

the Commission), now or hereafter in 

effect. The Byron facility consists of two 

pressurized-water reactors located in 

Ogle County, Illinois. 

By letter dated September 2, 2020 

(Agencywide Documents Access and 

Management System (ADAMS) 

Accession No. ML20246G613), Exelon 

provided formal notification to the NRC 

pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Sections 

50.82(a)(1)(i) and 50.4(b)(8) of the 

intention to permanently cease power 

operations at Byron on or before 

September 30, 2021. 

In accordance with 10 CFR 

50.82(a)(1)(i)–(ii) and 50.82(a)(2), the 10 

CFR part 50 licenses for the facility will 

no longer authorize reactor operation or 

emplacement or retention of fuel in the 

reactor vessel after certifications of 

permanent cessation of operations and 

permanent removal of fuel from the 

reactor vessel are docketed for Byron. 

As a result, licensed senior operators 

(i.e., individuals licensed under 10 CFR 

part 55 to manipulate the controls of a 

facility and to direct the licensed 

activities of licensed operators) will no 

longer be required to support plant 

operating activities. Instead, certified 

fuel handlers (CFHs) (i.e., non-licensed 

operators who have qualified in 

accordance with a fuel handler training 

program approved by the Commission) 

will perform activities associated with 

decommissioning, irradiated fuel 

handling, and management. 

Commission approval of a fuel handler 

training program is needed to facilitate 

these activities. 

By letter dated September 24, 2020 

(ADAMS Accession No. ML20269A233), 

Exelon submitted a request for 

Commission approval of the CFH 

Training and Retraining Program for 

Byron. By letter dated August 17, 2021 

(ADAMS Accession No. ML21076A371), 

the Commission approved the CFH 

Training and Retraining Program for 

Byron. The CFH Training and 

Retraining Program is to be used to 

satisfy training requirements for the 

plant personnel responsible for 

supervising and directing the 

monitoring, storage, handling, and 

cooling of irradiated fuel in a manner 

consistent with ensuring the health and 

safety of the public. As stated in 10 CFR 

50.2, ‘‘Definitions,’’ CFHs are qualified 

in accordance with a Commissionapproved training program. 

II. Request/Action 

The Commission’s regulation at 10 

CFR 73.55(p)(1) addresses the 

suspension of security measures in an 

emergency (10 CFR 73.55(p)(1)(i)) or 

during severe weather (10 CFR 

73.55(p)(1)(ii)) by stating: 

The licensee may suspend implementation 

of affected requirements of this section under 

the following conditions: 

(i) In accordance with §§ 50.54(x) and 

50.54(y) of this chapter, the licensee may 

suspend any security measures under this 

section in an emergency when this action is 

immediately needed to protect the public 

health and safety and no action consistent 

with license conditions and technical 

specifications that can provide adequate or 

equivalent protection is immediately 

apparent. This suspension of security 

measures must be approved as a minimum by 

a licensed senior operator before taking this 

action. 


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