80_FR_10765 80 FR 10726 - North Anna Power Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation

80 FR 10726 - North Anna Power Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 39 (February 27, 2015)

Page Range10726-10727
FR Document2015-04133

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering a license amendment request for the Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) License SNM-2507 for the North Anna Power Station (NA) independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) located in Louisa County, Virginia.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 39 (Friday, February 27, 2015) 
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[FR Doc No: 2015-04133]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 72-16; NRC-2014-0154]


North Anna Power Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage 
Installation

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact; 
issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering a 
license amendment request for the Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) 
License SNM-2507 for the North Anna Power Station (NA) independent 
spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) located in Louisa County, 
Virginia.

DATES: The environmental assessment and finding of no significant 
impact referenced in this document are available on February 27, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2014-0154 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 Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2014-0154. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. 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 ``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 [email protected]. The 
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced in this document 
(if that document is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time 
that a document is referenced.
     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: Jean Trefethen, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-5137, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    The NRC is considering a license amendment request for Special 
Nuclear Materials License Number SNM-2507 for the NA ISFSI located in 
Louisa County, Virginia (ADAMS Accession No. ML14160A707). The 
applicant, Virginia Electric and Power Company (Dominion), is proposing 
to amend Technical Specifications (TS) 4.2.3, ``Storage Pad,'' to 
define the minimum center-to-center spacing for Transnuclear-32 spent 
nuclear fuel storage casks, with heat loads no greater than 27.1 
kilowatts (kW), from 16 feet (feet) to 14 feet. The NRC staff has 
prepared a final environmental assessment (EA) as part of its review of 
this proposed license amendment in accordance with the requirements in 
part 51 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). Based 
on the final EA, the NRC has determined that a Finding of No 
Significant Impact (FONSI) is appropriate. The NRC is also conducting a 
safety evaluation of the proposed license amendment pursuant to 10 CFR 
part 72, and the results will be documented in a separate Safety 
Evaluation Report (SER). If Dominion's request is approved, the NRC 
will issue the license amendment following publication of this final EA 
and FONSI and the SER.

II. Final Environmental Assessment Summary

    On August 23, 2011, during an earthquake centered in Mineral, 
Virginia, 25 of 27 of the Transnuclear-32 casks on NA ISFSI Pad I 
shifted from their original positions. The shifting changed the center-
to-center spacing of the casks from 16 feet to a range of 15 feet 2.25 
inches to 16 feet 11.25 inches. Dominion is proposing to amend SNM-2507 
TS 4.2.3, which would change the allowable distance between individual 
casks (center-to-center) from a nominal 16 feet to a minimum of 14 feet 
for those casks with heat loads no greater than 27.1 kW. Dominion is 
requesting this license amendment in lieu of moving

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the 25 casks back to their original, pre-earthquake positions and 
spacing. If approved, the proposed license amendment would allow the 
casks to remain in their current positions.
    The NRC has assessed the potential environmental impacts associated 
with the proposed action of amending SNM-2507 TS 4.2.3, as well as the 
no-action alternative, and has documented the results in the final EA 
(ADAMS Accession No. ML15022A575). The NRC staff performed its 
environmental review in accordance with the requirements in 10 CFR part 
51. In conducting the environmental review, the NRC considered 
information in the license amendment application; information in the 
responses to the NRC's requests for additional information (RAIs); 
communications with Dominion, the Virginia State Historic Preservation 
Office, the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and the 
Virginia Department of Health; information from the NRC inspections; 
and the NRC's independent analysis.
    Approval of Dominion's proposed license amendment would allow the 
casks to remain in place at their current post-earthquake positions and 
spacing, and no changes to Dominion's operation and maintenance of the 
NA ISFSI are associated with the proposed action. Because the proposed 
action would authorize Dominion to leave the casks in their current 
positions, rather than taking action to return the casks to their pre-
earthquake positions, no significant radiological or non-radiological 
impacts are expected to result from approval of the license amendment 
request, and the proposed action would not significantly contribute to 
cumulative impacts at the NA site. There would be no disproportionally 
high and adverse impacts on minority and low-income populations. The 
Virginia State Historic Preservation Office concurred with the NRC's 
determination that the proposed action would not affect historic 
properties, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service concurred with the 
NRC's determination that the proposed action would not affect listed 
species or critical habitats. Furthermore, the NRC determined that the 
proposed action is more favorable than the no-action alternative 
(denial of the license amendment request), which would require movement 
of the casks back to their pre-earthquake positions and spacing. Thus, 
the NRC concludes that the proposed action will not result in a 
significant effect on the quality of the human environment.

III. Finding of No Significant Impact

    Based on its review of the proposed action, in accordance with the 
requirements in 10 CFR part 51, the NRC has concluded that the proposed 
action, amendment of NRC Special Nuclear Materials License No. SNM-2507 
for the NA ISFSI located in Louisa County, Virginia, will not 
significantly affect the quality of the human environment. Therefore, 
the NRC has determined, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.31, that preparation of 
an environmental impact statement is not required for the proposed 
action and a FONSI is appropriate.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day of February, 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Marissa G. Bailey,
Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, Safeguards, and Environmental 
Review, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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10726 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 39 / Friday, February 27, 2015 / Notices TABLE 1—POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS—Continued Number of Improvement project type Hours respondents 2 Additional surveys not specified .............................................................................................................................. 35,000 100,000 Total .................................................................................................................................................................. 76,000 171,000 Respondents: The respondents are ACTION: Environmental assessment and Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear PIs, program coordinators, or finding of no significant impact; Regulatory Commission, Washington, participants in NSF activities. issuance. DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– 5137, email: Jean.Trefethen@nrc.gov. Estimates of Annualized Cost to SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Respondents for the Hour Burdens SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Commission (NRC) is considering a license amendment request for the I. Introduction The cost to respondents generated by Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) The NRC is considering a license the list of potential projects is estimated License SNM–2507 for the North Anna amendment request for Special Nuclear to be $3,205,680 over the three years of Power Station (NA) independent spent Materials License Number SNM–2507 the clearance. No one year’s cost would fuel storage installation (ISFSI) located for the NA ISFSI located in Louisa exceed $3,205,680. In other words, if all in Louisa County, Virginia. County, Virginia (ADAMS Accession work were done in one year, costs in DATES: The environmental assessment No. ML14160A707). The applicant, that one year would be $3,205,680 and the costs in each of the other 2 years and finding of no significant impact Virginia Electric and Power Company would be zero. As in previous requests referenced in this document are (Dominion), is proposing to amend for generic clearance authority, the total available on February 27, 2015. Technical Specifications (TS) 4.2.3, cost was estimated by summing all the ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID ‘‘Storage Pad,’’ to define the minimum hours that might be used on all projects NRC–2014–0154 when contacting the center-to-center spacing for over the three years (76,000) and NRC about the availability of Transnuclear-32 spent nuclear fuel multiplying that figure by the hourly information regarding this document. storage casks, with heat loads no greater wage ($42.18) of the level of employee You may obtain publicly-available than 27.1 kilowatts (kW), from 16 feet who typically answers NSF information related to this document (feet) to 14 feet. The NRC staff has questionnaires or attends NSF using any of the following methods: prepared a final environmental workshops. This wage amount is the • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to assessment (EA) as part of its review of May 2011 national cross-industry http://www.regulations.gov and search this proposed license amendment in estimate of the mean hourly wage for a for Docket ID NRC–2014–0154. Address accordance with the requirements in financial analyst, or Job Category 13– questions about NRC dockets to Carol part 51 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal 2051, by the Bureau of Statistics. Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; Regulations (10 CFR). Based on the final http://www.bls.gov/oes/#data. The total email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For EA, the NRC has determined that a hours are based on similar NSF projects technical questions, contact the Finding of No Significant Impact over the past few years. individual listed in the FOR FURTHER (FONSI) is appropriate. The NRC is also INFORMATION CONTACT section of this conducting a safety evaluation of the There are no capital, startup, document. operation or maintenance costs to the proposed license amendment pursuant • NRC’s Agencywide Documents to 10 CFR part 72, and the results will respondents. The costs generated by Access and Management System future data collections will be described be documented in a separate Safety (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- Evaluation Report (SER). If Dominion’s in the clearance request for each specific available documents online in the data collection. NSF does not anticipate request is approved, the NRC will issue ADAMS Public Documents collection at the license amendment following any capital, startup, operation, or http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ maintenance costs for future surveys. publication of this final EA and FONSI adams.html. To begin the search, select and the SER. Dated: February 23, 2015. ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then Suzanne H. Plimpton, select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS II. Final Environmental Assessment Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, Summary Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation. please contact the NRC’s Public On August 23, 2011, during an [FR Doc. 2015–04097 Filed 2–26–15; 8:45 am] Document Room (PDR) reference staff at earthquake centered in Mineral, BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by Virginia, 25 of 27 of the Transnuclear- email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The 32 casks on NA ISFSI Pad I shifted from ADAMS accession number for each their original positions. The shifting document referenced in this document changed the center-to-center spacing of NUCLEAR REGULATORY (if that document is available in the casks from 16 feet to a range of 15 COMMISSION ADAMS) is provided the first time that feet 2.25 inches to 16 feet 11.25 inches. a document is referenced. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Dominion is proposing to amend SNM– [Docket No. 72–16; NRC–2014–0154] • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and 2507 TS 4.2.3, which would change the purchase copies of public documents at allowable distance between individual North Anna Power Station Independent the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One casks (center-to-center) from a nominal Spent Fuel Storage Installation White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 16 feet to a minimum of 14 feet for those Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. casks with heat loads no greater than AGENCY:Nuclear Regulatory FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean 27.1 kW. Dominion is requesting this Commission. 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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 39 / Friday, February 27, 2015 / Notices 10727 the 25 casks back to their original, pre- III. Finding of No Significant Impact Dr. Gary S. Arnold, Atomic Safety and earthquake positions and spacing. If Based on its review of the proposed Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear approved, the proposed license action, in accordance with the Regulatory Commission, Washington, amendment would allow the casks to DC 20555–0001. requirements in 10 CFR part 51, the remain in their current positions. NRC has concluded that the proposed Dr. Richard E. Wardwell, Atomic Safety The NRC has assessed the potential action, amendment of NRC Special and Licensing Board Panel, U.S. environmental impacts associated with Nuclear Materials License No. SNM– Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the proposed action of amending SNM– 2507 for the NA ISFSI located in Louisa Washington, DC 20555–0001. 2507 TS 4.2.3, as well as the no-action County, Virginia, will not significantly All correspondence, documents, and alternative, and has documented the affect the quality of the human other materials shall be filed in results in the final EA (ADAMS environment. Therefore, the NRC has accordance with the NRC E-Filing rule. Accession No. ML15022A575). The NRC determined, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.31, See 10 CFR. 2.302. staff performed its environmental that preparation of an environmental Rockville, Maryland. review in accordance with the impact statement is not required for the Dated: February 23, 2015. requirements in 10 CFR part 51. In proposed action and a FONSI is E. Roy Hawkens, conducting the environmental review, appropriate. Chief Administrative Judge, Atomic Safety the NRC considered information in the Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day and Licensing Board Panel. license amendment application; of February, 2015. [FR Doc. 2015–04130 Filed 2–26–15; 8:45 am] information in the responses to the For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NRC’s requests for additional Marissa G. Bailey, information (RAIs); communications Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, with Dominion, the Virginia State Safeguards, and Environmental Review, NUCLEAR REGULATORY Historic Preservation Office, the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and COMMISSION Virginia Department of Game and Safeguards. [Docket No. 70–1151; NRC–2015–0039] Inland Fisheries and the Virginia [FR Doc. 2015–04133 Filed 2–26–15; 8:45 am] Department of Health; information from BILLING CODE 7590–01–P Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC the NRC inspections; and the NRC’s independent analysis. AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory NUCLEAR REGULATORY Commission. Approval of Dominion’s proposed COMMISSION ACTION: License amendment application; license amendment would allow the opportunity to request a hearing and to casks to remain in place at their current TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY petition for leave to intervene. post-earthquake positions and spacing, and no changes to Dominion’s operation SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory and maintenance of the NA ISFSI are [Docket No. 50–391–OL; ASLBP No. 15– Commission (NRC) has received an associated with the proposed action. 938–01–0L–BD01] application from the Westinghouse Because the proposed action would Establishment of Atomic Safety and Electric Company, LLC (Westinghouse authorize Dominion to leave the casks Licensing Board or the licensee) to renew special nuclear in their current positions, rather than material (SNM) license number SNM– taking action to return the casks to their Pursuant to delegation by the 1107 that authorizes Westinghouse to pre-earthquake positions, no significant Commission, see 37 FR 28,710 (Dec. 29, manufacture nuclear fuel assemblies at radiological or non-radiological impacts 1972), and the Commission’s the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility are expected to result from approval of regulations, see e.g., 10 CFR 2.104, (CFFF) in Hopkins, SC, for use in the license amendment request, and the 2.105, 2.300, 2.309, 2.313, 2.318, 2.321, commercial nuclear power plants. The proposed action would not significantly notice is hereby given that an Atomic license renewal would allow contribute to cumulative impacts at the Safety and Licensing Board (Board) is Westinghouse to continue licensed NA site. There would be no being established to preside over the activities for 40 years from the date that disproportionally high and adverse following proceeding: a renewed license is issued. impacts on minority and low-income Tennessee Valley Authority (Watts Bar DATES: A request for a hearing or populations. The Virginia State Historic Nuclear Plant, Unit 2) petition for leave to intervene must be Preservation Office concurred with the filed by April 28, 2015. NRC’s determination that the proposed This proceeding concerns motions, ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID action would not affect historic dated February 5, 2015 and filed NRC–2015–0039 when contacting the properties, and the U.S. Fish and February 6, 2015, by Southern Alliance NRC about the availability of Wildlife Service concurred with the for Clean Energy to (1) reopen the information regarding this document. NRC’s determination that the proposed record; and (2) admit a new contention You may obtain publicly-available action would not affect listed species or in the captioned matter regarding the information related to this document critical habitats. Furthermore, the NRC updated application by Tennessee using any of the following methods: determined that the proposed action is Valley Authority for a facility operating • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to more favorable than the no-action license for Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit http://www.regulations.gov and search 2, to be located in Rhea County, mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES alternative (denial of the license for Docket ID NRC–2015–0039. Address amendment request), which would Tennessee. questions about NRC dockets to Carol require movement of the casks back to The Board is comprised of the Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; their pre-earthquake positions and following administrative judges: email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For spacing. Thus, the NRC concludes that Paul S. Ryerson, Chairman, Atomic technical questions, contact the the proposed action will not result in a Safety and Licensing Board Panel, individual listed in the FOR FURTHER significant effect on the quality of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, INFORMATION CONTACT section of this human environment. Washington, DC 20555–0001. document. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:05 Feb 26, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27FEN1.SGM 27FEN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionEnvironmental assessment and finding of no significant impact; issuance.
DatesThe environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact referenced in this document are available on February 27, 2015.
ContactJean Trefethen, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-5137, email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 10726 
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