80 FR 42130 - Zion Solutions, LLC, Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2, License Termination Plan
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 136 (Thursday, July 16, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 42130-42132] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-17387] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 50-295 and 50-304; NRC-2015-0082] Zion Solutions, LLC, Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2, License Termination Plan AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Request for comment; reopening of comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: On April 6, 2015, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) [[Page 42131]] solicited comments on the License Termination Plan (LTP) for the Zion Nuclear Power Station (ZNPS), Units 1 and 2. The public comment period closed on May 26, 2015. The NRC has decided to reopen the public comment period to allow more time for members of the public to develop and submit their comments. DATES: The comment period for the document published on April 6, 2015 (80 FR 18443) has been reopened. Comments should be filed no later than August 17, 2015. Comments received after this date will be considered, if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods (unless this document describes a different method for submitting comments on a specific subject):Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0082. 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. Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: O12-H08, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. 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: John Hickman, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-3017, email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0082 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: Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0082 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 (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 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. B. Submitting Comments Please include Docket ID NRC-2015-0082 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 posts all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as entering 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 submissions into ADAMS. II. Discussion Zion Solution (ZS), LLC, is the holder of Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-39 and DPR-48. The licenses provide, among other things, that ZS is subject to all rules, regulations, and orders of the NRC now or hereafter in effect. The ZNPS facility consists of two pressurized-water reactors located in Lake County, Illinois. In September 1996, ZNPS, Unit 2 was permanently shut-down after approximately 23 years of operation. In February 1997, ZNPS, Unit 1 was permanently shut-down after approximately 24 years of operation. In early 1998, in accordance with 10 CFR 50.82(a)(1)(i) and (ii) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 50), Exelon Generating Company LLC (Exelon) notified the NRC of the permanent cessation of operations at the ZNPS and the permanent removal of all spent fuel assemblies from the reactor vessels to the spent fuel pool (ADAMS Legacy Accession Nos. 9902200407 and 9803110251). On February 14, 2000, Exelon submitted a Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR) for the Zion units, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.82(a)(4)(i) (ADAMS Accession No. ML003685889). The PSDAR was updated on March 18, 2008 (ADAMS Accession No. ML080840398). On September 1, 2010, the NRC transferred Facility Operating License Numbers DPR-39 and DPR-48 from Exelon to ZS (ADAMS Accession No. ML102290437). The ZS acquired ZNPS to conduct the decommissioning of the facility and then return the decommissioned site back to Exelon. The spent fuel has been moved from the spent fuel pool to the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation. Decommissioning of ZNPS is scheduled to be completed in 2018. By letter dated December 19, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15005A336), and supplemented on February 26, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15061A281), ZS submitted the LTP for ZNPS in accordance with Sec. 50.82(a)(9). The LTP addresses site characterization to ensure that final radiation surveys (FRS) cover all areas where contamination existed, remains, or has the potential to exist or remain; identification of remaining dismantlement activities; plans for site remediation; a description of the FRS plan to confirm that ZNPS will meet the release criteria in 10 CFR part 20, subpart E; dose-modeling scenarios that ensure compliance with the radiological criteria for license termination; an estimate of the remaining site-specific decommissioning costs; and a supplement to the Defueled Safety Analysis Report and the Environmental Report describing any new information or significant environmental change associated with proposed license termination activities. A public meeting was held on April 28, 2015, in Zion, IL to discuss the LTP and solicit public comments. A transcript of that meeting is available (ADAMS Accession No. ML15148A377). Based on the interest expressed at that meeting and in subsequent communications with the NRC staff, the NRC has decided to reopen the comment period. On April 6, 2015, the NRC solicited comments on the License Termination Plan for the Zion Nuclear Power Station, [[Page 42132]] Units 1 and 2. The public comment period closed on May 26, 2015. The NRC has decided to reopen the public comment period on this document until August 17, 2015. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day of June, 2015. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Zahira Cruz, Acting Chief, Reactor Decommissioning Branch, Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. 2015-17387 Filed 7-15-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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the exemptions, and is issuing a finding Environmental Impacts of the Proposed impacts because there would be no
of no significant impact. Action construction or major renovation of any
Section 50.47, ‘‘Emergency plans,’’ in The NRC staff evaluated the buildings or structures, nor any
10 CFR part 50 provides in part, ‘‘. . . environmental impacts of the proposed associated ground disturbing activities.
no initial operating license for a nuclear action and concludes that exempting the Thus, the environmental impacts of the
power reactor will be issued unless a licensee from the emergency planning proposed action and no-action
finding is made by the NRC that there requirements will not have any adverse alternative are similar. Therefore, the
is reasonable assurance that adequate environmental impacts. With respect to no-action alternative was not further
protective measures can and will be radiological impacts, the NRC has considered.
taken in the event of a radiological determined that no credible events at Conclusion
emergency.’’ Appendix E to 10 CFR part the ZNPS would result in doses to the
50, ‘‘Emergency Planning and The NRC staff has concluded that the
public beyond the owner controlled area proposed action will not significantly
Preparedness for Production and boundary that would exceed the U.S.
Utilization Facilities,’’ provides in part, impact the quality of the human
Environmental Protection Agency environment, and that the proposed
‘‘This appendix establishes minimum Protective Actions Guides at the site
requirements for emergency plans for action is the preferred alternative.
boundary. The proposed action is
use in attaining an acceptable state of wholly procedural and administrative in Agencies and Persons Consulted
emergency preparedness.’’ nature. As such, the proposed action The NRC contacted the Illinois
II. Environmental Assessment will not: Significantly increase the Emergency Management Agency via
probability or consequences of email on February 3, 2015, concerning
Description of Proposed Action radiological accidents, result in any this request. The State official replied
The proposed action would exempt changes to the types of effluents that via email on February 5, 2015, stating
ZS, a 10 CFR part 50 licensee, from may be released offsite, and result in that they had no questions or concerns
certain 10 CFR 50.47, and 10 CFR part any significant increase in occupational and they did not object to the action
50, appendix E, EP requirements or public radiation exposure. Therefore, (ADAMS Accession No. ML15168A221).
because ZNPS is a permanently shut- there are no significant radiological
down nuclear facility with all spent fuel environmental impacts associated with III. Finding of No Significant Impact
stored in an independent spent fuel the proposed action. The NRC staff has prepared this EA as
storage installation (ISFSI). With regard to potential non- part of its review of the proposed action.
The proposed action is in accordance radiological impacts, the proposed On the basis of this EA, the NRC finds
with the licensee’s application dated action does not involve any that there are no significant
May 27, 2014, (ADAMS Accession No. construction activities, renovation of environmental impacts from the
ML14148A295). buildings or structures, ground proposed action, and that preparation of
disturbing activities or other alteration an environmental impact statement is
Need for Proposed Action
to land. The proposed action will not not warranted. Accordingly, the NRC
The ZNPS was shut down on change the site activities and therefore has determined that a Finding of No
February 21, 1997, and is currently in a will not result in any changes to the Significant Impact (FONSI) is
permanently shut-down and defueled workforce or vehicular traffic. appropriate. In accordance with 10 CFR
condition. In a letter dated May 4, 1998, Furthermore, the proposed action is not 51.32(a)(4), this FONSI incorporates the
the NRC acknowledged that pursuant to a type of activity that has the potential EA set forth in this notice by reference.
10 CFR 50.82(a)(2), the 10 CFR part 50 to cause effects on historic properties or Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day
licenses for the ZNPS, Units 1 and 2 no cultural resources, including traditional of July 2015.
longer authorize operation of the cultural properties. In addition the For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
reactors, or emplacement or retention of proposed action will not result in any
fuel in the reactor vessels. Active change to non-radiological plant Larry W. Camper,
decommissioning is currently effluents and thus, will have no impact Director, Division of Decommissioning,
underway. As of January 12, 2015, all of on either air or water quality. As the Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs,
the spent fuel at the ZNPS had been Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
proposed action is wholly procedural Safeguards.
transferred to the Zion ISFSI. and administrative in nature, the NRC
The licensee claims that the proposed [FR Doc. 2015–17436 Filed 7–15–15; 8:45 am]
staff has determined that the proposed
action is needed because the EP action will have no effect on listed BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
regulations impose requirements on the species or critical habitat. Therefore,
ZNPS that are not necessary to meet the there are no significant non-radiological
underlying purpose of the regulations in NUCLEAR REGULATORY
environmental impacts associated with
view of the greatly reduced offsite COMMISSION
the proposed action.
radiological consequences associated Accordingly, the NRC staff concludes [Docket Nos. 50–295 and 50–304; NRC–
with the current plant status as that there are no significant 2015–0082]
permanently shut down and with the environmental impacts associated with
removal of all spent fuel from the Spent the proposed action. Zion Solutions, LLC, Zion Nuclear
Fuel Pool and transfer to dry cask Power Station, Units 1 and 2, License
storage at the ISFSI. Additionally, the Environmental Impacts of the Termination Plan
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
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license was amended on January 14, AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
2015, (ADAMS Accession No. As an alternative to the proposed Commission.
ML14295A716) to remove from the action, the NRC staff considered denial ACTION: Request for comment; reopening
Technical Specifications functional, of the proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘no- of comment period.
operational and staffing requirements action’’ alternative). Denial of the
associated with the storage of spent fuel exemption request would result in no SUMMARY: On April 6, 2015, the U.S.
in the spent fuel pool. change in current environmental Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
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Units 1 and 2. The public comment • NRC’s Agencywide Documents For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
period closed on May 26, 2015. The Access and Management System Joel S. Wiebe,
NRC has decided to reopen the public (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing III–
comment period on this document until available documents online in the 2 and Planning and Analysis Branch, Division
August 17, 2015. ADAMS Public Documents collection at of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day
of June, 2015. adams.html. To begin the search, select [FR Doc. 2015–17385 Filed 7–15–15; 8:45 am]
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
Zahira Cruz, select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
Acting Chief, Reactor Decommissioning Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
Branch, Division of Decommissioning, please contact the NRC’s Public PEACE CORPS
Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs, Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by Information Collection Request;
Safeguards. email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The Submission for OMB Review
[FR Doc. 2015–17387 Filed 7–15–15; 8:45 am] ADAMS accession number for each
AGENCY:Peace Corps.
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P document referenced (if that document
is available in ADAMS) is provided the 60-Day notice and request for
ACTION:
first time that a document is referenced. comments.
NUCLEAR REGULATORY • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and SUMMARY: The Peace Corps will be
COMMISSION purchase copies of public documents at submitting the following information
[Docket Nos.: STN 50–456, STN 50–457, the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One collection request to the Office of
STN 50–454, and STN 50–455; NRC–2012– White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Management and Budget (OMB) for
0116] Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. review and approval. The purpose of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joel this notice is to allow 60 days for public
Exelon Generation Company, LLC,
S. Wiebe, Office of Nuclear Reactor comment in the Federal Register
Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, and
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory preceding submission to OMB. We are
Byron Station, Unit No(s). 1 and 2
Commission, Washington, DC 20555– conducting this process in accordance
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 0001; telephone: 301–415–6606; email: with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
Commission. Joel.Wiebe@nrc.gov. 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
ACTION: License amendment application; DATES: Submit comments on or before
withdrawal by applicant. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC September 14, 2015.
has granted the request of Exelon ADDRESSES: Comments should be
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Generation Company, LLC (the licensee)
Commission (NRC) has granted the addressed to Denora Miller, FOIA/
to withdraw its January 31, 2012, Privacy Act Officer. Denora Miller can
request of Exelon Generation Company, application (ADAMS Accession No.
LLC to withdraw its application dated be contacted by telephone at 202–692–
ML12033A023), as supplemented by 1236 or email at pcfr@peacecorps.gov.
January 31, 2012, as supplemented by letter dated February 1, 2013 (ADAMS
letter dated February 1, 2013, for Email comments must be made in text
Accession No. ML13035A017), for and not in attachments.
proposed amendments to Braidwood proposed amendments to Braidwood
Station, Units 1 and 2, Facility FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Station, Units 1 and 2, Facility
Operating License No(s). NPF–72 and Denora Miller at Peace Corps address
Operating License No(s). NPF–72 and
NPF–77, located in Will County, Illinois above.
NPF–77, located in Will County, Illinois
and Byron Station, Unit No(s). 1 and 2, and Byron Station, Unit No(s). 1 and 2, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Facility Operating License No(s). NPF– Facility Operating License Nos. NPF–37 information in the Peace Corps
37 and NPF–66, located in Ogle County, and NPF–66, located in Ogle County, Volunteers Long Term Health Outcomes
Illinois. The proposed amendment Illinois. survey will be compiled and analyzed
would have modified the Updated Final by the U.S. Department of Health and
Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) to The proposed amendment would
have modified the Updated Final Safety Human Services, Centers for Disease
describe the use of an Auxiliary Control and Prevention in conjunction
Feedwater (AF) cross-tie. Analysis Report (UFSAR) to describe
the use of an Auxiliary Feedwater (AF) with the Peace Corps, Office of Health
DATES: July 16, 2015. Services, Epidemiology and
cross-tie. Specifically, this change
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID Surveillance Unit to determine what the
would have added information to the
NRC–2012–0116 when contacting the UFSAR describing the design and long term health outcomes of Peace
NRC about the availability of shared operation of cross-tie piping Corps Volunteer service are.
information regarding this document. between the discharges of the Unit 1 OMB Control Number: 0420–XXXX.
You may obtain publicly-available and Unit 2 Train A motordriven AF Title: Peace Corps Volunteers Long
information related to this document pumps. Term Health Outcomes Survey.
using any of the following methods: Type of Review: New.
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to The Commission had previously Affected Public: Individuals.
http://www.regulations.gov and search issued a notice of consideration of Respondents’ Obligation To Reply:
for Docket ID NRC–2012–0116. Address issuance of amendment published in the Voluntary.
Federal Register on May 29, 2012 (77
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questions about NRC dockets to Carol Burden to the Public:
Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; FR 31660). However, by letter dated a. Estimated number of Returned
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For June 3, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. Peace Corps Volunteers: 44,787.
technical questions, contact the ML15154B363), the licensee withdrew b. Estimated number of respondents:
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER the proposed change. 11,196.
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this day of c. Frequency of response: One time.
document. July 9, 2015. d. Completion time: 15 minutes.
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| Action | Request for comment; reopening of comment period. | |
| Dates | The comment period for the document published on April 6, 2015 (80 FR 18443) has been reopened. Comments should be filed no later than August 17, 2015. Comments received after this date will be considered, if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. | |
| Contact | John Hickman, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-3017, email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 42130 |
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