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Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations

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September 29, 2026

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Abstract

Pursuant to section 189a.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is publishing this regular biweekly notice. The Act requires the Commission to publish notice of any amendments issued, or proposed to be issued, and grants the Commission the authority to issue and make immediately effective any amendment to an operating license or combined license, as applicable, upon a determination by the Commission that such amendment involves no significant hazards consideration (NSHC), notwithstanding the pendency before the Commission of a request for a hearing from any person.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 29, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61466-61475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19812]

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2026-4555]

Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility
Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant
Hazards Considerations

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Biweekly notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 189a.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
as amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is
publishing this regular biweekly notice. The Act requires the
Commission to publish notice of any amendments issued, or proposed to
be issued, and grants the Commission the authority to issue and make
immediately effective any amendment to an operating license or combined
license, as applicable, upon a determination by the Commission that
such amendment involves no significant hazards consideration (NSHC),
notwithstanding the pendency before the Commission of a request for a
hearing from any person.

DATES: Comments must be filed by October 29, 2026. A request for a
hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by December
28, 2026. This biweekly notice includes all amendments issued, or
proposed to be issued, from September 1, 2026, to September 14, 2026.
The last biweekly notice was published on September 15, 2026.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods;
however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal rulemaking website.
<bullet> Federal rulemaking website: Go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and search for Docket ID NRC-2026-4555. Address
questions about Docket IDs in <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a> to Bridget Curran;
telephone: 301-415-1003; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#efad9d868b888a9bc1ac9a9d9d8e81af819d8cc1888099">[email&#160;protected]</a>. For technical
questions, contact the individual(s) listed in the For Further
Information Contact section of this document.
<bullet> Mail comments to: Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards, Mail Stop: TWFN-5-A85, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Guidance and Publications Branch.
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: Susan Lent, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-415-1365; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5f0c2a2c3e3171133a312b1f312d3c71383029">[email&#160;protected]</a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2026-4555, facility name, unit
number(s), docket number(s), application date, and subject 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:
<bullet> Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and search for Docket ID NRC-2026-4555.
<bullet> NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at <a href="https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html">https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html</a>. To begin the search, select ``Begin ADAMS Public 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f5a5b1a7dba790869a80879690b59b8796db929a83">[email&#160;protected]</a>. 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.
<bullet> 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1b4b5f4935497e68746e69787e5b756978357c746d">[email&#160;protected]</a> 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.

B. Submitting Comments

The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal rulemaking website (<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>). Please
include Docket ID NRC-2026-4555, facility name, unit number(s), docket
number(s), application date, and subject, 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 will post all comment submissions at
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> as well as enter 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 into ADAMS.

II. Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendments to Facility
Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses and Proposed No Significant
Hazards Consideration Determination

For the facility-specific amendment requests shown in this notice,
the Commission finds that the licensees' analyses provided, consistent
with section 50.91 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR) ``Notice for public comment; State consultation,'' are sufficient
to support the proposed determinations that these amendment requests
involve NSHC. Under the Commission's regulations in 10 CFR 50.92,
operation of the facilities in accordance with the proposed amendments
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.
The Commission is seeking public comments on these proposed
determinations. Any comments received within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice will be considered in making any final
determinations.
Normally, the Commission will not issue the amendments until the
expiration of 60 days after the date of publication of this notice. The
Commission may issue any of these license amendments before expiration
of the 60-day period provided that its final determination is that the
amendment involves NSHC. In addition, the Commission may issue any of
these amendments prior to the expiration of

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the 30-day comment period if 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. If the Commission
takes action on any of these amendments prior to the expiration of
either the comment period or the notice period, it will publish in the
Federal Register a notice of issuance. If the Commission makes a final
NSHC determination for any of these amendments, any hearing will take
place after issuance. The Commission expects that the need to take
action on any amendment before 60 days have elapsed will occur very
infrequently.

A. Opportunity To Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave To Intervene

Within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice, any
person (petitioner) whose interest may be affected by any of these
actions may file a request for a hearing and petition for leave to
intervene (petition) with respect to that 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 10
CFR 2.309. If a petition is filed, the Commission or a presiding
officer will rule on the petition and, if appropriate, a notice of a
hearing will be issued.
Petitions must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of
publication of this notice in accordance with the filing instructions
in the ``Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)'' section of this document.
Petitions and motions for leave to file new or amended contentions that
are filed after the 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, which will serve to establish when
the hearing is held. If the final determination is that the license
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 would take place
after issuance of the amendment. If the final determination is that the
license amendment request involves a significant hazards consideration,
then any hearing held would take place before the issuance of the
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 designated agency thereof, may submit a petition to the
Commission to participate as a party under 10 CFR 2.309(h) no later
than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice.
Alternatively, a State, local governmental body, Federally recognized
Indian Tribe, or designated agency thereof, may participate as a non-
party under 10 CFR 2.315(c).
For information about filing a petition and about participation by
a person not a party under 10 CFR 2.315, see ADAMS Accession No.
ML20340A053 (<a href="https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML20340A053">https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML20340A053</a>) and the NRC's public website
(<a href="https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/adjudicatory/hearing.html#participate">https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/adjudicatory/hearing.html#participate</a>).

B. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)

All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including
documents filed by an interested State, local governmental body,
Federally recognized Indian Tribe, or designated agency thereof that
requests to participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in
accordance with 10 CFR 2.302. 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,
unless an exemption permitting an alternative filing method, as further
discussed, is granted. Detailed guidance on electronic submissions is
located in the ``Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC''
(ADAMS Accession No. ML13031A056), and on the NRC's public website
(<a href="https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html">https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html</a>).
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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a8e0cdc9dac1c6cf86ecc7cbc3cddce8c6dacb86cfc7de">[email&#160;protected]</a>, or by
telephone at 301-415-1677, to: (1) request a digital identification
(ID) certificate, which allows the participant (or their counsel or
representative) to digitally sign submissions and access the E-Filing
system for any proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise
the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a petition or
other adjudicatory document (even in instances in which the
participant, or their counsel or representative, already holds an NRC-
issued digital ID certificate). Based upon this information, the
Secretary will establish an electronic docket for the 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 (<a href="https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/getting-started.html">https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/getting-started.html</a>). After a digital ID certificate is
obtained and a docket is created, the participant must submit
adjudicatory documents in the Portable Document Format. Guidance on
submissions is available on the NRC's public website (<a href="https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/electronic-sub-ref-mat.html">https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/electronic-sub-ref-mat.html</a>). A filing is
considered complete at the time the document is 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. ET on the due
date. Upon receipt of a transmission, the E-Filing system time-stamps
the document and sends the submitter an email confirming receipt of the
document. The E-Filing system also distributes an email 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
document on those participants separately. Therefore, applicants and
other participants (or their counsel or representative) must apply for
and receive a digital ID certificate before adjudicatory documents are
filed in order to obtain access to the documents via the E-Filing
system.
A person filing electronically using the NRC's adjudicatory E-
Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC's Electronic
Filing Help Desk through the ``Contact Us'' link located on the NRC's
public website (<a href="https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html">https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html</a>), by
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0548564d412b5760766a70776660456b77662b626a73">[email&#160;protected]</a>, or by a toll-free call at 1-866-672-
7640. The NRC Electronic Filing Help Desk is available between 9 a.m.
and 6 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Participants who believe that they have 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 in accordance with 10 CFR
2.302(b)-(d). Participants filing adjudicatory documents in this manner

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are responsible for serving their documents on all other participants.
Participants granted an exemption under 10 CFR 2.302(g)(2) must still
meet the electronic formatting requirement in 10 CFR 2.302(g)(1),
unless the participant also seeks and is granted an exemption from 10
CFR 2.302(g)(1).
Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in the
NRC's electronic hearing docket, which is publicly available on the
NRC's public website (<a href="https://ehd.nrc.gov">https://ehd.nrc.gov</a>), unless otherwise excluded
pursuant to an order of the presiding officer. If you do not have an
NRC-issued digital ID certificate as previously described, click
``cancel'' when the link requests certificates and you will be
automatically directed to the NRC's electronic hearing docket where you
will be able to access any publicly available documents in a particular
hearing docket. Participants are requested not to include personal
privacy information such as social security numbers, home addresses, or
personal phone numbers in their filings, unless an NRC regulation or
other law requires submission of such information. 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 should not include copyrighted materials in
their submission.
The following table provides the plant name, docket number, date of
application, ADAMS accession number, and location in the application of
the licensees' proposed NSHC determinations. For further details with
respect to these license amendment applications, see the applications
for amendment, which are available for public inspection in ADAMS. For
additional direction on accessing information related to this document,
see the ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' section of
this document.

License Amendment Requests
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Dominion Energy Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.; Millstone Power Station, Unit
Nos. 2 and 3; New London County, CT
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Docket Nos............................. 50-336, 50-423.
Application date....................... September 2, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26246A991.
Location in Application of NSHC........ Pages 5-7 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendments........ The amendments would adopt
Technical Specification (TS)
Task Force (TSTF) Traveler 585
(TSTF-585), ``Revise LCO
[Limiting Condition for
Operation] 3.0.3 to Require
Managing Risk.'' TSTF-585
revises LCO 3.0.3 to require
assessing and managing plant
risk whenever LCO 3.0.3 is
entered. If the risk
assessment determines that
continuing plant operation is
acceptable and other
conditions are satisfied, 24
hours from entry into LCO
3.0.3 is permitted to initiate
a shutdown. Otherwise,
initiation of the shutdown is
required immediately. The
proposed amendments would also
revise or add some TS Required
Actions to direct a plant
shutdown instead of entry into
LCO 3.0.3.
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing William (Bill) S. Blair, Senior
Address. Counsel, Dominion Energy, Inc.
120 Tredegar Street, RS-2,
Richmond, VA 23219.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. Robert Kuntz, 301-415-3733.
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Energy Northwest; Columbia Generating Station; Benton County, WA
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Docket No.............................. 50-397.
Application date....................... July 28, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26210A268.
Location in Application of NSHC........ Pages 1-3 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendment......... The proposed amendment would
revise the Columbia Generating
Station (Columbia) Technical
Specification (TS) for
adoption of Technical
Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-602,
``Revise the Ventilation
Filter Testing Program to
Permit Alternate Challenge
Agents,'' which is an approved
change to the Standard TS,
into the Columbia TS. Traveler
TSTF-602 revises the
Ventilation Filter Testing
Program to permit the use of
alternate challenge agents
when performing in place
testing of engineered safety
feature ventilation system
high efficiency particulate
air filters and charcoal
adsorbers. The alternative
challenge agents are permitted
by industry standards and NRC
Regulatory Guides.
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Ryan Lukson, Assistant General
Address. Counsel, Energy Northwest, MD
1020, P.O. Box 968, Richland,
WA 99352.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. Mahesh Chawla, 301-415-8371.
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Entergy Operations, Inc.; Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3; St.
Charles Parish, LA
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Docket No.............................. 50-382.
Application date....................... June 25, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26176A287.
Location in Application of NSHC........ Pages 4-6 of the Enclosure.

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Brief Description of Amendment......... The proposed amendment would
revise the Waterford Steam
Electric Station, Unit 3,
technical specifications by
removing Note 11 from Table
4.3-1, which currently
requires the Reactor Trip
Breaker Channel Functional
Test to be performed at least
every 6 weeks. The proposed
change would allow the
surveillance frequency for
this test to be established
and modified under the
Surveillance Frequency Control
Program.
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Susan Raimo, Associate General
Address. Counsel--Nuclear, 101
Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20001.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. Theo Edwards, 301-415-1721.
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Entergy Operations, Inc.; Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3; St.
Charles Parish, LA
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Docket No.............................. 50-382.
Application date....................... June 17, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26168A289.
Location in Application of NSHC........ Page 25 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendment......... The proposed amendment would
revise the Waterford Steam
Electric Station, Unit 3
Technical Specifications (TSs)
based on Technical
Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-359,
Revision 9, ``Increase
Flexibility in Mode
Restraints,'' which is an
approved change to the
standard technical
specifications. Traveler TSTF-
359 would revise the TS
requirements for mode change
limitations in Limiting
Condition for Operation 3.0.4
and Surveillance Requirement
4.0.4. Entergy Operations,
Inc., concluded that the
license amendment request's no
significant hazards
consideration (NSHC) be
incorporated reference to the
NSHC contained within the
transmittal of TSTF-359,
Revision 9 (ML031190607).
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Susan Raimo, Associate General
Address. Counsel--Nuclear, 101
Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20001.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. Theo Edwards, 301-415-1721.
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Entergy Operations, Inc.; Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3; St.
Charles Parish, LA
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Docket No.............................. 50-382.
Application date....................... June 17, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26168A289.
Location in Application of NSHC........ Page 25 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendment......... The proposed amendment would
revise the Waterford Steam
Electric Station, Unit 3
Technical Specifications (TSs)
based on Technical
Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-422,
Revision 2, ``Change in
Technical Specifications End
States (CE NPSD-1186),'' which
is an approved change to the
standard technical
specifications. Traveler TSTF-
422 would revise TS
requirements regarding
selected Action End States.
Entergy Operations, Inc.
concluded that the license
amendment request's no
significant hazards
consideration (NSHC) be
incorporated reference to the
NSHC contained within the
transmittal of TSTF-422,
Revision 2 (ML093570241).
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Susan Raimo, Associate General
Address. Counsel--Nuclear, 101
Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20001.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. Theo Edwards, 301-415-1721.
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Entergy Operations, Inc.; Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3; St.
Charles Parish, LA
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Docket No.............................. 50-382.
Application date....................... June 17, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26168A289.
Location in Application of NSHC........ Page 25 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendment......... The proposed amendment would
revise the Waterford Steam
Electric Station, Unit 2
Technical Specifications (TSs)
based on Technical
Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-427,
Revision 2, ``Allowance for
Non Technical Specification
Barrier Degradation on
Supported System
OPERABILITY,'' which is an
approved change to the
standard technical
specifications. Entergy
Operations, Inc., concluded
that the license amendment
request's no significant
hazards consideration (NSHC)
be incorporated reference to
the NSHC contained within the
transmittal of TSTF-427,
Revision 2 (ML061240055).
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Susan Raimo, Associate General
Address. Counsel--Nuclear, 101
Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20001.

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NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. Theo Edwards, 301-415-1721.
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Entergy Operations, Inc.; Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3; St.
Charles Parish, LA
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Docket No.............................. 50-382.
Application date....................... June 17, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26168A289.
Location in Application of NSHC........ Page 25 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendment......... The proposed amendment would
revise the Waterford Steam
Electric Station, Unit 3
Technical Specifications (TSs)
based on Technical
Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-600,
Revision 2, ``Revise the
Reactor Coolant System (RCS)
Pressure Isolation Valve (PIV)
Leakage Testing Frequency,''
which is an approved change to
the standard technical
specifications. Entergy
Operations, Inc., concluded
that the license amendment
request's no significant
hazard consideration (NSHC) be
incorporated reference to the
NSHC contained within the
Safety Evaluation for TSTF-
600, Revision 2 (ML25247A240).
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Susan Raimo, Associate General
Address. Counsel--Nuclear, 101
Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20001.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. Theo Edwards, 301-415-1721.
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Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC and Constellation Energy
Generation, LLC; Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 2; Oswego County,
NY
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Docket No.............................. 50-410.
Application date....................... July 29, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26210A357.
Location in Application of NSHC........ Pages 3-4 of Attachment 1.
Brief Description of Amendment......... The proposed amendment would
revise the co-licensee name on
the Renewed Facility Operating
License (FOL) No. NPF-69 for
Nine Mile Point Nuclear
Station, Unit 2. Specifically,
the Joint Applicants requested
that Renewed FOL NPF-69 be
amended to remove the co-
licensee's name ``Long Island
Lighting Company'' and rename
the co-licensee as the ``Long
Island Power Authority.''
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Jason Zorn, Associate General
Address. Counsel, Constellation Energy
Generation, LLC, 101
Constitution Ave. NW, Suite
400 East, Washington, DC
20001.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. Richard Guzman, 301-415-1030.
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NorthStar Vallecitos, LLC; Nuclear Test Reactor; Alameda County, CA
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Docket No.............................. 50-73.
Application date....................... July 15, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26196A395.
Location in Application of NSHC........ Pages 5-7 of Attachment 1.
Brief Description of Amendment......... The proposed amendment would
approve an interim
decommissioning plan (DP) for
the Vallecitos Nuclear Center
Nuclear Test Reactor. In the
application, NorthStar
Vallecitos LLC, explained
that, as allowed by 10 CFR
50.82(b)(2), the proposed
interim DP contained less
detail than required in 10 CFR
50.82(b)(4) because major
dismantlement activities will
be delayed until the fuel can
be removed from the reactor.
If the NRC staff approves the
interim DP, the staff will
incorporate the interim DP to
the Nuclear Test Reactor
Possession Only License by
adding a license condition.
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Gregory Di Carlo, Vice
Address. President and General Counsel,
NorthStar Group Services,
Inc., 15760 West Power Street,
NA1A, Crystal River, FL 34428.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. Chris Allen, 301-415-6877.
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant,
Units 1 and 2; Appling County, GA; Southern Nuclear Operating Company,
Inc.; Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Houston County, AL;
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating
Plant, Units 1 and 2; Burke County, GA
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Docket Nos............................. 50-321, 50-366, 50-348, 50-364,
50-424, 50-425.
Application date....................... July 17, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26198A310.
Location in Application of NSHC........ Pages E1-17-E1-19 of the
Enclosure.

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Brief Description of Amendments........ The proposed amendments would
revise the previously approved
license condition associated
with the adoption of 10 CFR
50.69, ``Risk-informed
categorization and treatment
of structures, systems and
components for nuclear power
reactors.'' Specifically, the
proposed change would
incorporate use of the
Enhanced Risk-Informed
Categorization Methodology for
Pressure Boundary Components.
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Leslie G. Allen, Vice President
Address. and General Counsel, Southern
Nuclear Operating Co., Inc.,
P.O. Box 1295, Birmingham, AL
35201-1295.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. Dawnmathews Kalathiveettil, 301-
415-5905.
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STP Nuclear Operating Company; South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2;
Matagorda County, TX
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Docket Nos............................. 50-498, 50-499.
Application date....................... August 26, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26238A267.
Location in Application of NSHC........ Pages 2-4 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendments........ The proposed amendments would
adopt Technical Specifications
Task Force (TSTF) Traveler
TSTF-602, ``Revise the
Ventilation Filter Testing
Program to Permit Alternate
Challenge Agents,'' which is
an approved change to the
Standard Technical
Specifications, into the South
Texas Project's technical
specifications. Traveler TSTF-
602 revises the Ventilation
Filter Testing Program to
permit the use of alternate
challenge agents when
performing in place testing of
Engineered Safety Feature
ventilation system high
efficiency particulate air
filters and charcoal
adsorbers.
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Rachel L. Jackson-Owens, VP
Address. Chief Legal Officer, STP
Nuclear Operating Company,
P.O. Box 289, Wadsworth, TX
77483.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. Thomas Byrd, 301-415-3719.
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Susquehanna Nuclear, LLC and Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc.;
Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2; Luzerne County, PA
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Docket Nos............................. 50-387, 50-388.
Application date....................... July 28, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26209A270.
Location in Application of NSHC........ Pages 1-3 of Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendments........ The proposed amendments would
revise the Technical
Specifications (TSs) at each
facility based on Technical
Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF[dash]477,
``Add Action for Two
Inoperable Control Room [Air
Conditioning (AC)]
Subsystems,'' which is an
approved change to the
standard technical
specifications. TSTF-477
revises Limiting Condition for
Operation 3.7.4, ``Control
Room Floor Cooling System,''
by adding an Action Statement
for two inoperable control
room floor cooling subsystems.
The new Action Statement
allows a finite time to
restore one control room floor
cooling subsystem to operable
status and requires
verification, at 4-hour
intervals, that control room
temperature remains less than
90 degrees Fahrenheit. The
licensee requested that the
license amendment request be
reviewed under the
consolidated line item
improvement process.
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Jason Usher, 600 Hamilton
Address. Street, Suite 600, Allentown,
PA 18101.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. Richard Guzman, 301-415-1030.
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Union Electric Company; Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1; Callaway County, MO
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Docket No.............................. 50-483.
Application date....................... July 28, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26209A359 (package).
Location in Application of NSHC........ Pages 2-3 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendment......... The proposed amendment would
adopt Technical Specifications
Task Force (TSTF) Traveler
TSTF-600, ``Revise the Reactor
Coolant System (RCS) Pressure
Isolation Valve (PIV) Leakage
Testing Frequency,'' which is
an approved change to the
standard technical
specifications into the
Callaway Plant Technical
Specifications. TSTF-600
revises the Surveillance
Requirement to perform RCS PIV
leakage testing to only
reference the inservice
testing program for the
Frequency.
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Jay E. Silberg, Pillsbury
Address. Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP,
1200 17th St. NW, Washington,
DC 20036.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. Mahesh Chawla, 301-415-8371.
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Union Electric Company; Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1; Callaway County, MO
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Docket No.............................. 50-483.
Application date....................... June 24, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26175A310 (package).
Location in Application of NSHC........ Pages 3-4 of the Enclosure.
Brief Description of Amendment......... The proposed amendment would
revise the Callaway Plant,
Unit No. 1 (Callaway)
Technical Specification (TS)
for adoption of Technical
Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-602,
``Revise the Ventilation
Filter Testing Program to
Permit Alternate Challenge
Agents,'' which is an approved
change to the standard
technical specifications, into
the Callaway TS. Traveler TSTF-
602 revises the Ventilation
Filter Testing Program to
permit the use of alternate
challenge agents when
performing in-place testing of
Engineered Safety Feature
ventilation system high
efficiency particulate air
filters and charcoal
adsorbers. The alternative
challenge agents are permitted
by industry standards and NRC
Regulatory Guides.
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Jay E. Silberg, Pillsbury
Address. Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP,
1200 17th St. NW, Washington,
DC 20036.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. Mahesh Chawla, 301-415-8371.
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Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation; Wolf Creek Generating Station,
Unit 1; Coffey County, KS
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Docket No.............................. 50-482.
Application date....................... August 10, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26222A352.
Location in Application of NSHC........ Pages 2-4 of Attachment I.
Brief Description of Amendment......... The proposed amendment would
modify technical
specifications to adopt
Technical Specifications Task
Force (TSTF) Standard
Technical Specification Change
Traveler, TSTF-602, ``Revise
the Ventilation Filter Testing
Program to Permit Alternate
Challenge Agents,'' which is
an approved change to the
Standard Technical
Specifications.
Proposed Determination................. NSHC.
Name of Attorney for Licensee, Mailing Chris Johnson, Corporate
Address. Counsel Director, Evergy, One
Kansas City Place, 1KC-
Missouri HQ 16, 1200 Main
Street, Kansas City, MO 64105.
NRC Project Manager, Telephone Number.. Samson Lee, 301-415-3168.
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III. Notice of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses
and Combined Licenses

During the period since publication of the last biweekly notice,
the Commission has issued the following amendments. The Commission has
determined for each of 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 combined license, as applicable, proposed NSHC
determination, and opportunity for a hearing in connection with these
actions, were published in the Federal Register as indicated in the
safety evaluation for each amendment.
Unless otherwise indicated, 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. If the Commission has prepared an
environmental assessment under the special circumstances provision in
10 CFR 51.22(b) and has made a determination based on that assessment,
it is so indicated in the safety evaluation for the amendment.
For further details with respect to each action, see the amendment
and associated documents such as the Commission's letter and safety
evaluation, which may be obtained using the ADAMS accession numbers
indicated in the following table. The safety evaluation will provide
the ADAMS accession numbers for the application for amendment and the
Federal Register citation for any environmental assessment. All of
these items can be accessed as described in the ``Obtaining Information
and Submitting Comments'' section of this document.

License Amendment Issuances
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Omaha Public Power District; Fort Calhoun Station Unit, No. 1;
Washington County, NE
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Docket No.............................. 50-285.
Amendment Date......................... August 31, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26243A251 (package).
Amendment No........................... 304.

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Brief Description of Amendment......... Amendment No. 304 for the Fort
Calhoun Station, Unit 1 (FCS),
approves Revision 3 of FCS's
License Termination Plan
(LTP). Revision 3 of the FCS
LTP addresses changes needed
to revise the dose calculation
for the Auxiliary Building
basement, the requirements for
remediation, and survey
methodologies in the LTP.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed No.
NSHC (Yes/No).
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Indiana Michigan Power Company; Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1
and 2; Berrien County, MI
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Docket Nos............................. 50-315, 50-316.
Amendment Date......................... September 9, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26232A137.
Amendment Nos.......................... 368 (Unit 1); 349 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments........ The amendments revised the
technical specifications (TSs)
based on Technical
Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-596,
Revision 2, ``Expand the
Applicability of the
Surveillance Frequency Control
Program (SFCP)'' (TSTF-596).
Specifically, the TS changes
would (1) expand the
applicability of the SFCP to
include other periodic testing
frequencies in the Programs
and Manuals TSs of the
Administrative Controls
section; (2) revise the SFCP
to reference additional
regulatory mechanisms that may
be used to control
surveillance frequencies
(i.e., 10 CFR 50.55a and 10
CFR 50.69); (3) revise
surveillance requirements that
reference the inservice
testing program to instead
reference the SFCP or to
describe the required test,
and (4) correct certain
editorial errors in the TSs.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed No.
NSHC (Yes/No).
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant,
Units 1 and 2; San Luis Obispo County, CA
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Docket Nos............................. 50-275, 50-323.
Amendment Date......................... September 3, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26167A050.
Amendment Nos.......................... 261 (Unit 1) and 263 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments........ The amendments revised
Technical Specification (TS)
2.1.1, ``Reactor Core SLs
[Safety Limits]''; TS 4.2.1,
``Fuel Assemblies''; and TS
5.6.5, ``Core Operating Limits
Report (COLR),'' to allow the
use of ADOPT\TM\ fuel pellets
and adoption of improved
analysis methods.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed No.
NSHC (Yes/No).
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant,
Units 1 and 2; San Luis Obispo County, CA
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Docket Nos............................. 50-275, 50-323.
Amendment Date......................... September 9, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26238A236.
Amendment Nos.......................... 262 (Unit 1) and 264 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments........ The amendments provided for a
more flexible implementation
schedule for Amendment Nos.
252 and 254 to allow use of
Optimized ZIRLO\TM\ as an
approved fuel rod cladding
material.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed No.
NSHC (Yes/No).
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and
3; Limestone County, AL; Tennessee Valley Authority; Sequoyah Nuclear
Plant, Units 1 and 2; Hamilton County, TN; Tennessee Valley Authority;
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Rhea County, TN
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Docket Nos............................. 50-259, 50-260, 50-296, 50-327,
50-328, 50-390, 50-391.
Amendment Date......................... September 10, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26222A260.
Amendment Nos.......................... 344 (BFN, Unit 1), 367 (BFN,
Unit 2), 327 (BFN, Unit 3),
379 (SQN, Unit 1), 374 (SQN,
Unit 2), 185 (WBN, Unit 1), 90
(WBN, Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments........ The amendments revised the
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant,
Units 1, 2, and 3; Sequoyah
Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2;
and Watts Bar Nuclear Plant,
Units 1 and 2, Risk Informed
Completion Time technical
specifications to reference
Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.200,
Revision 3, ``Acceptability of
Probabilistic Risk Assessment
Results for Risk-Informed
Activities,'' instead of RG
1.200, Revision 2, and made
other changes. The changes are
in accordance with Technical
Specifications Task Force
(TSTF) Traveler TSTF-591,
Revision 0, ``Revise Risk
Informed Completion Time
Program.''.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed No.
NSHC (Yes/No).
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Tennessee Valley Authority; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2;
Hamilton County, TN
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Docket Nos............................. 50-327, 50-328.
Amendment Date......................... September 1, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26212A279.

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Amendment Nos.......................... Unit 1 (378) and Unit 2 (373).
Brief Description of Amendments........ The amendments revised Sequoyah
Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2,
Technical Specification 5.5.3,
``Radioactive Effluent
Controls Program,'' to specify
that the dose coefficients for
radionuclides associated with
potassium hydroxide may be
determined using International
Commission on Radiological
Protection publications 72,
119, and 144, and
Environmental Protection
Agency Federal Guidance
reports 12 and 15.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed No.
NSHC (Yes/No).
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Vistra Operations Company LLC; Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit
Nos. 1 and 2; Somervell County, TX
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Docket Nos............................. 50-445, 50-446.
Amendment Date......................... August 27, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26230A230.
Amendment Nos.......................... 199 (Unit 1) and 199 (Unit 2).
Brief Description of Amendments........ The amendments modified
Technical Specification (TS)
4.2.1, ``Fuel Assemblies,''
and TS 5.6.5, ``Core Operating
Limits Report (COLR),'' to
allow the use of Optimized
ZIRLO as an approved fuel rod
cladding material.
Public Comments Received as to Proposed No.
NSHC (Yes/No).
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IV. Notice of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and
Combined Licenses and Final Determination of No Significant Hazards
Consideration and Opportunity for a Hearing (Exigent Circumstances)

Since publication of the last biweekly notice, the Commission has
issued the following amendment. The Commission has determined for this
amendment that the application for the amendment 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.
Because of exigent circumstances or emergency situation associated
with the date the amendment was needed, there was not time for the
Commission to publish, for public comment before issuance, its usual
notice of consideration of issuance of amendment, proposed NSHC
determination, and opportunity for a hearing.
For exigent circumstances, the Commission has either issued a
Federal Register notice providing opportunity for public comment or has
used local media to provide notice to the public in the area
surrounding a licensee's facility of the licensee's application and of
the Commission's proposed determination of NSHC. The Commission has
provided a reasonable opportunity for the public to comment, using its
best efforts to make available to the public means of communication for
the public to respond quickly, and in the case of telephone comments,
the comments have been recorded or transcribed as appropriate and the
licensee has been informed of the public comments.
In circumstances where failure to act in a timely way would have
resulted, for example, in derating or shutdown of a nuclear power plant
or in prevention of either resumption of operation or of increase in
power output up to the plant's licensed power level (an emergency
situation), the Commission may not have had an opportunity to provide
for public comment on its NSHC determination. In such case, the license
amendment has been issued without opportunity for comment prior to
issuance. Nonetheless, the State has been consulted by telephone
whenever possible.
Under its regulations, the Commission may issue and make an
amendment immediately effective, notwithstanding the pendency before it
of a request for a hearing from any person, in advance of the holding
and completion of any required hearing, where it has determined that
NSHC is involved. The Commission has applied the standards of 10 CFR
50.92 and has made a final determination that the amendments involve
NSHC. The basis for this determination is contained in the NRC staff
safety evaluation related to each action. Accordingly, the amendment
has been issued and made effective as indicated.
For those amendments that have not been previously noticed in the
Federal Register, 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 petition for leave to
intervene (petition) with respect to the action. Petitions shall be
filed in accordance with the guidance concerning the Commission's
``Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure'' in 10 CFR part 2 as
discussed in section II.A of this document.
Unless otherwise indicated, the Commission has determined that the
amendment satisfies 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 this amendment. If the Commission has prepared an
environmental assessment under the special circumstances provision in
10 CFR 51.12(b) and has made a determination based on that assessment,
it is so indicated in the safety evaluation for the amendment.
For further details with respect to these actions, see the
amendment and associated documents such as the Commission's letter and
safety evaluation, which may be obtained using the ADAMS accession
numbers indicated in the following table. The safety evaluation will
provide the ADAMS accession number for the application for amendment
and the Federal Register citation for any environmental assessment. All
of these items can be accessed as described in the ``Obtaining
Information and Submitting Comments'' section of this document.

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License Amendment Issuance(s)--Exigent/Emergency Circumstances
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STP Nuclear Operating Company; South Texas Project, Unit 1; Matagorda
County, TX
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Docket No.............................. 50-498.
Amendment Date......................... August 6, 2026.
ADAMS Accession No..................... ML26246A987.
Amendment No........................... 228.
Brief Description of Amendment......... The amendment revised the South
Texas Project, Unit 1,
Technical Specifications (TSs)
to allow for a one-time
exigent change for extension
to the allowed outage time for
TS 3.7.1.7, ``Main Feedwater
System.'' This allowed outage
time extension was requested
to facilitate repairs to the
Unit 1 Train D Main Feedwater
Isolation Valve.
Local Media Notice (Yes/No)............ No.
Public Comments Requested as to Yes.
Proposed NSHC (Yes/No).
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.

Dated: September 24, 2026.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Ilka Berrios,
Chief, Division of Licensing Projects I, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2026-19812 Filed 9-28-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590-01-P

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