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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4; Technical Specifications for Reactor Coolant System Vacuum Fill and Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria for Containment Floodup, 30462-30464 [2018-13892]
Download as PDF 30462 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 125 / Thursday, June 28, 2018 / Notices [FR Doc. 2018–13884 Filed 6–27–18; 8:45 am] Thursday, August 2, 2018 Dated: June 25, 2018. Crystal Robinson, Committee Management Officer. Dated: June 25, 2018. Crystal Robinson, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2018–13938 Filed 6–27–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P Laurence Brewer, Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government. Tuesday, July 24, 2018 8:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m., Closed—Executive Session. Reason for Closing: The work being reviewed during closed portions of the site review includes information of a proprietary or confidential nature including technical information; financial data, such as salaries and personal information concerning individuals associated with 2DCC/MIP program. These matters are exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the Government in the Sunshine Act. [FR Doc. 2018–13897 Filed 6–27–18; 8:45 am] monitoring of financial market trends, events, and participants. 22. Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Inspector General (DAA–0266–2018–0002, 11 items, 7 temporary items). Records relating to the actions and activities of the office. Included are routine investigative case files, complaints and inquiries that do not result in the creation of a formal investigative case, and background material related to audit cases. Proposed for permanent retention are significant investigative and litigation case files, internal program and organizational audits, and reports to Congress. BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Closed—Executive Session Reason for Closing: The work being reviewed during closed portions of the site review includes information of a proprietary or confidential nature, including technical information; financial data, such as salaries and personal information concerning individuals associated with PARADIM/ MIP program. These matters are exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the Government in the Sunshine Act. BILLING CODE 7515–01–P NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Proposal Review Panel for Materials Research; Notice of Meeting Proposal Review Panel for Materials Research; Notice of Meeting Agenda Agenda Monday, July 23, 2018 amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463, as amended), the National Science Foundation (NSF) announces the following meeting: Name and Committee Code: Proposal Review Panel for Materials Research (DMR) (#1203)—2-Dimensional Crystal Consortium (2DCC), Materials Innovation Platform (MIP), Pennsylvania State University (Site Visit). Date and Time: July 23, 2018; 8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m., July 24, 2018; 8:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m. Place: Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802. Type of Meeting: Part open. Contact Person: Dr. Charles Ying, Program Director, MPS/DMR, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Room E 9467, Alexandria, VA 22314; Telephone (703) 292–8428. Purpose of Meeting: Site visit to provide advice and recommendations concerning further support of the MIP at Pennsylvania State University. In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463, as amended), the National Science Foundation (NSF) announces the following meeting: NAME AND COMMITTEE CODE: Proposal Review Panel for Materials Research (DMR) (#1203)—Platform for the Accelerated Realization, Analysis, and Discovery of Interface Materials (PARADIM), Materials Innovation Platform (MIP), Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (Site Visit). DATE AND TIME: August 1, 2018; 8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. August 2, 2018; 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. PLACE: Cornell University, B07 Day Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853. TYPE OF MEETING: Part open. CONTACT PERSON: Dr. Charles Ying, Program Director, MPS/DMR, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Room E 9467, Alexandria, VA 22314; Telephone: (703) 292–8428. PURPOSE OF MEETING: Site visit to provide advice and recommendations concerning further support of the MIP at Cornell University. Wednesday, August 1, 2018 8:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. Closed—Executive Session 9:15 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Open—Review of PARADIM MIP 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Closed— Executive Session 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Open—Review of PARADIM MIP 4:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Closed— Executive Session 8:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m., Closed—Executive Session 9:15 a.m.–11:30 a.m., Open—Review of 2DCC MIP 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m., Closed— Executive Session 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m., Open—Review of 2DCC MIP 4:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m., Closed—Executive Session VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:08 Jun 27, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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; Technical Specifications for Reactor Coolant System Vacuum Fill and Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria for Containment Floodup Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Exemption and combined license amendment; issuance. AGENCY: 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 design control document (DCD) and is issuing License Amendment Nos. 118 and 117 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. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\28JNN1.SGM 28JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 125 / Thursday, June 28, 2018 / Notices The exemption and amendment were issued on March 29, 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 telephone: 301–287–9127; email: Jennifer.Borges@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 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. 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 letter dated by September 25, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17268A188), as supplemented by letters dated November 16, 2017, December 18, 2017, and February 14, 2018 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML17320A808, ML17352B003 and ML18045A082, respectively). • 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: Chandu Patel, Office of New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–3025; email: Chandu.Patel@ nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 DATES: 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. 118 and 117 to COLs, NPF–91 and NPF–92, VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:08 Jun 27, 2018 Jkt 244001 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 proposed changes to COL Appendix A, Technical Specifications, and plantspecific DCD Tier 2 information, as well as departures from plant specific Tier 1 information (and associated COL Appendix C information). The requested amendment proposed changes to Technical Specifications to allow Reactor Coolant System vacuum fill operations in cold shutdown (i.e., Mode 5) conditions, and proposes conforming consistency changes to plant-specific DCD information in the form of departures from DCD Tier 2 information, as incorporated into the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR). The amendment request also requested a departure from Tier 1 Design Descriptions and Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria related to inspecting the volume in the containment that allows for floodup to support long-term core cooling for postulated loss-of-coolant accidents and proposed corresponding changes to plant-specific AP1000 DCD Tier 2 information in the UFSAR. 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. ML18075A104. 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. ML18075A097 and ML18075A099, 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. PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 30463 ML18075A100 and ML18075A102, 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 September 25, 2017, as supplemented by letters dated November 16, 2017, December 18, 2017, and February 14, 2018, Southern Nuclear Operating Company 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 17–027, ‘‘Technical Specifications for Reactor Coolant System Vacuum Fill and Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria for Containment Floodup.’’ For the reasons set forth in Section 3.1 of the NRC staff’s Safety Evaluation, which can be found in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18075A104, 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 request dated September 25, 2017, as supplemented by letters dated November 16, 2017, December 18, 2017, and February 14, 2018. This exemption is related to, and necessary for the granting of License Amendment No. 118 [for Unit 3, 117 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. ML18075A104), this exemption meets the eligibility criteria for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 E:\FR\FM\28JNN1.SGM 28JNN1 30464 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 125 / Thursday, June 28, 2018 / Notices 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. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Jennifer L. Dixon-Herrity, Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division of Licensing, Siting, and Environmental Analysis, Office of New Reactors. III. License Amendment Request NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION By letter dated September 25, 2017, as supplemented by letters dated November 16, 2017, December 18, 2017, and February 14, 2018, (ADAMS Accession No. ML17268A188, ML17320A808, ML17352B003 and ML18045A082, respectively), 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 60229). 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. amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 Using the reasons set forth in the combined safety evaluation, the staff granted the exemptions and issued the amendments that the licensee requested on September 25, 2017, as supplemented by letters dated November 16, 2017, December 18, 2017, and February 14, 2018. The exemptions and amendments were issued on March 29, 2018, as part of a combined package to the licensee (ADAMS Accession No. ML18075A094). Dated at Rockville, Maryland, on June 22, 2018. 17:08 Jun 27, 2018 BILLING CODE 7590–01–P [Docket Nos. 52–025 and 52–026; NRC– 2008–0252] Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4; Changes to Containment Cooling and Spent Fuel Pool Makeup Strategies Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Exemption and combined license amendment; issuance. AGENCY: 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 design control document (DCD) and is issuing License Amendment Nos. 126 and 125 to Combined Licenses (COLs), 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. SUMMARY: The exemption and amendment were issued on June 7, 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: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed DATES: IV. Conclusion VerDate Sep<11>2014 [FR Doc. 2018–13892 Filed 6–27–18; 8:45 am] Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • 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. 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 amendments and exemptions were submitted by letter dated July 14, 2017, and is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML17198A596. • 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: Peter.Hearn@ nrc.gov. 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 Design,’’ to part 52 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), and issuing License Amendment Nos. 126 and 125 to COLs, 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 that would revise Tier 1 information to change the inspected volume for the spent fuel pool and cask washdown pit with corresponding changes to the minimum volumes and reference measurement locations, and add an inspection for the minimum volume for the cask loading pit. 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 E:\FR\FM\28JNN1.SGM 28JNN1
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Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4; Technical Specifications for Reactor
Coolant System Vacuum Fill and Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and
Acceptance Criteria for Containment Floodup
License Amendment Nos. 118 and 117 to Combined Licenses (COL), NPF-91
DATES: The exemption and amendment were issued on March 29, 2018.
questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges telephone: 301-287-9127;
email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact the
letter dated by September 25, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17268A188),
as supplemented by letters dated November 16, 2017, December 18, 2017,
and February 14, 2018 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML17320A808, ML17352B003
and ML18045A082, respectively).
(10 CFR), and issuing License Amendment Nos. 118 and 117 to COLs, NPF-
91 and NPF-92, respectively, to the licensee. The exemption is required
licensee proposed changes to COL Appendix A, Technical Specifications,
and plant-specific DCD Tier 2 information, as well as departures from
plant specific Tier 1 information (and associated COL Appendix C
information). The requested amendment proposed changes to Technical
Specifications to allow Reactor Coolant System vacuum fill operations
in cold shutdown (i.e., Mode 5) conditions, and proposes conforming
consistency changes to plant-specific DCD information in the form of
departures from DCD Tier 2 information, as incorporated into the
The amendment request also requested a departure from Tier 1 Design
Descriptions and Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria
related to inspecting the volume in the containment that allows for
floodup to support long-term core cooling for postulated loss-of-
coolant accidents and proposed corresponding changes to plant-specific
AP1000 DCD Tier 2 information in the UFSAR.
Accession No. ML18075A104.
(COLs, NPF-91 and NPF-92). The exemption documents for VEGP Units 3 and
4 can be found in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML18075A097 and
ML18075A099, respectively. The exemption is reproduced (with the
of this document. The amendment documents for COLs, NPF-91 and NPF-92
are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML18075A100 and
ML18075A102, respectively. A summary of the amendment documents is
1. In a letter dated September 25, 2017, as supplemented by letters
dated November 16, 2017, December 18, 2017, and February 14, 2018,
Southern Nuclear Operating Company requested from the Commission an
license amendment request 17-027, ``Technical Specifications for
Reactor Coolant System Vacuum Fill and Inspections, Tests, Analyses,
and Acceptance Criteria for Containment Floodup.''
ML18075A104, the Commission finds that:
request dated September 25, 2017, as supplemented by letters dated
November 16, 2017, December 18, 2017, and February 14, 2018. This
Amendment No. 118 [for Unit 3, 117 for Unit 4], which is being issued
(ADAMS Accession No. ML18075A104), 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
By letter dated September 25, 2017, as supplemented by letters
(ADAMS Accession No. ML17268A188, ML17320A808, ML17352B003 and
ML18045A082, respectively), 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.
December 19, 2017 (82 FR 60229). No comments were received during the
licensee requested on September 25, 2017, as supplemented by letters
dated November 16, 2017, December 18, 2017, and February 14, 2018.
The exemptions and amendments were issued on March 29, 2018, as
ML18075A094).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, on June 22, 2018.
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