80 FR 47533 - NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC; Seabrook Station, Unit 1
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 152 (Friday, August 7, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 47533-47534] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-19408] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50-443; NRC-2010-0206] NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC; Seabrook Station, Unit 1 AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Supplemental environmental impact statement; issuance. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a final plant-specific supplement, Supplement 46, to NUREG-1437, ``Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants'' (GEIS), regarding the renewal of NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC (NextEra) operating license NPF-86 for an additional 20 years of operation for Seabrook Station, Unit 1 (Seabrook). DATES: The final Supplement 46 to the GEIS is available as of August 7, 2015. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2010-0206 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-2010-0206. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415- 3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The final Supplement 46 to the GEIS is in ADAMS under Accession No. [[Page 47534]] ML15209A575 (Volume 1) and ML15209A270 (Volume 2). 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: Lois James, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555- 0001; telephone: 301-415-3306; email: Lois.James@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background In accordance with Sec. 51.118 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the NRC is making available final Supplement 46 to the GEIS regarding the renewal of NextEra operating license NPF-86 for an additional 20 years of operation for Seabrook. Draft Supplement 46 to the GEIS was noticed by the NRC in the Federal Register on August 5, 2011 (76 FR 47612), and noticed by the Environmental Protection Agency on August 12, 2011 (76 FR 50214). The public comment period on draft Supplement 46 to the GEIS ended on October 26, 2011. In April 2013, a supplement to draft Supplement 46 was published. The supplement to draft Supplement 46 was noticed by the Environmental Protection Agency on May 3, 2013 (78 FR 26027). The end of the comment period for the supplement to draft Supplement 46 was on June 30, 2013. The comments received on the draft Supplement 46 published in 2011 and supplement to the draft Supplement in 2013 are addressed in final Supplement 46 to the GEIS. Final Supplement 46 to the GEIS is available as indicated in the ADDRESSES section of this document. II. Discussion As discussed in Section 9.4 of the final Supplement 46 to the GEIS, the NRC determined that the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for Seabrook are not so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy-planning decisionmakers would be unreasonable. This recommendation is based on: (1) the analysis and findings in the GEIS; (2) information provided in the environmental report and other documents submitted by NextEra; (3) consultation with Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies; (4) the NRC staff's independent environmental review; and (5) consideration of public comments received during the scoping process and on the draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day of July 2015. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. James G. Danna, Chief, Projects Branch 2, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2015-19408 Filed 8-6-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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NRC about the availability of Units 2 and 3, were replaced in 2010 Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28 day
information regarding this document. and 2011, without a license amendment of July 2015.
You may obtain publicly-available request. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
information related to this document On January 16, 2013, the petitioner William M. Dean,
using any of the following methods: met with the NRC’s Petition Review Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to Board (PRB). The meeting provided the Regulation.
http://www.regulations.gov and search petitioner and the licensee an [FR Doc. 2015–19407 Filed 8–6–15; 8:45 am]
for Docket ID NRC–2013–0083. Address opportunity to provide additional BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
questions about NRC dockets to Carol information and to clarify issues cited in
Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; the petition. During the PRB meeting,
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For the petitioner further requested that the NUCLEAR REGULATORY
technical questions, contact the NRC suspend SCE’s licenses until they COMMISSION
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER are amended. The transcript for that [Docket No. 50–443; NRC–2010–0206]
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this meeting was treated as a supplement to
document. the petition and is available in ADAMS NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC;
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents under Accession No. ML13029A643. Seabrook Station, Unit 1
Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- The NRC sent a copy of the proposed AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
available documents online in the director’s decision to the petitioner and Commission.
ADAMS Public Documents collection at the licensee for comment on February
ACTION: Supplemental environmental
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ 27, 2015 (ADAMS Accession Nos.
impact statement; issuance.
adams.html. To begin the search, select ML15020A121 and ML15020A165,
‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then respectively). The petitioner and the SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS licensee were asked to provide Commission (NRC) is issuing a final
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, comments within 30 days on any part of plant-specific supplement, Supplement
please contact the NRC’s Public the proposed director’s decision that 46, to NUREG–1437, ‘‘Generic
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at was considered to be erroneous or any Environmental Impact Statement for
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by issues in the petition that were not License Renewal of Nuclear Plants’’
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The addressed. Comments were received (GEIS), regarding the renewal of NextEra
ADAMS accession number for each from the petitioner and are addressed in Energy Seabrook, LLC (NextEra)
document referenced (if that document an attachment to the final director’s operating license NPF–86 for an
is available in ADAMS) is provided the decision. The licensee had no comments additional 20 years of operation for
first time that a document is referenced. on the proposed director’s decision; Seabrook Station, Unit 1 (Seabrook).
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and however, the licensee did provide a DATES: The final Supplement 46 to the
purchase copies of public documents at response to the petitioner’s comments. GEIS is available as of August 7, 2015.
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One The NRC staff reviewed the response
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville from the licensee and determined that,
because the licensee’s comments are NRC–2010–0206 when contacting the
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. NRC about the availability of
direct rebuttals to the petitioner’s
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: information regarding this document.
comments and raised no concerns with
Thomas Wengert, Office of Nuclear You may obtain publicly-available
the director’s decision, no changes to
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear information related to this document
the director’s decision are required as a
Regulatory Commission, Washington DC using any of the following methods:
result of these comments.
20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–4037, • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
email: Thomas.Wengert@nrc.gov. The Director of the Office of Nuclear http://www.regulations.gov and search
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is Reactor Regulation has determined that for Docket ID NRC–2010–0206. Address
hereby given that the Director, Office of the requests for the NRC to order the questions about NRC dockets to Carol
Nuclear Reactor Regulation, has issued licensee to submit a license amendment Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
a director’s decision (ADAMS Accession application for the design and email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
No. ML15183A164) on a petition filed installation of the SONGS, Units 2 and technical questions, contact the
by the petitioner on June 18, 2012 3, replacement steam generators and to individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
(ADAMS Accession No. ML12171A409). suspend SCE’s licenses until they are INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
The petition was supplemented on amended be denied. The reasons for this document.
November 16, 2012, January 16, 2013, decision are explained in the director’s • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
and February 6, 2013 (ADAMS decision (DD–15–07) pursuant to 10 Access and Management System
Accession Nos. ML12325A748, CFR 2.206, ‘‘Requests for action under (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
ML13029A643, and ML13109A075, this subpart,’’ of the Commission’s available documents online in the
respectively). regulations. ADAMS Public Documents collection at
The petitioner requested that the NRC The NRC will file a copy of the http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
order SCE to submit a license director’s decision with the Secretary of adams.html. To begin the search, select
amendment application for the design the Commission for the Commission’s ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
and installation of the SONGS, Units 2 review in accordance with 10 CFR select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
and 3, replacement steam generators. 2.206. As provided by this regulation, Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
As the basis of the request, the the director’s decision will constitute please contact the NRC’s Public
petitioner asserted that the licensee the final action of the Commission 25 Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
violated section 50.59 of Title 10 of the days after the date of the decision unless 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), the Commission, on its own motion, email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The final
‘‘Changes, Tests, and Experiments,’’ institutes a review of the director’s Supplement 46 to the GEIS is in
when the steam generators for SONGS, decision in that time. ADAMS under Accession No.
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ML15209A575 (Volume 1) and Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day ML14290A268. The regulatory analysis
ML15209A270 (Volume 2). of July 2015. may be found in ADAMS under
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Accession No. ML12237A124.
purchase copies of public documents at James G. Danna, • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One Chief, Projects Branch 2, Division of License purchase copies of public documents at
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Regulation. White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lois [FR Doc. 2015–19408 Filed 8–6–15; 8:45 am] Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
James, Office of Nuclear Reactor BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
Regulatory guides are not
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory copyrighted, and NRC approval is not
Commission, Washington, DC 20555– required to reproduce them.
0001; telephone: 301–415–3306; email: NUCLEAR REGULATORY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Al
Lois.James@nrc.gov. COMMISSION Tardiff, Office of Nuclear Security and
Incident Response, telephone: 301–415–
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [NRC–2014–0062] 7015, email: Al.Tardiff@nrc.gov or,
I. Background Special Nuclear Material Doorway Richard Jervey, Office of Nuclear
Monitors Regulatory Research, telephone:
In accordance with § 51.118 of Title
telephone: 301–251–7404, email:
10 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Richard.Jervey@nrc.gov; U.S. Nuclear
the NRC is making available final
Commission. Regulatory Commission, Washington,
Supplement 46 to the GEIS regarding
ACTION: Regulatory guide; issuance. DC 20555–0001.
the renewal of NextEra operating license
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
NPF–86 for an additional 20 years of
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
operation for Seabrook. Draft I. Introduction
Commission (NRC) is issuing a revised
Supplement 46 to the GEIS was noticed The NRC is issuing a new guide in the
regulatory guide, (RG) 5.27, Revision 1,
by the NRC in the Federal Register on NRC’s ‘‘Regulatory Guide’’ series. This
‘‘Special Nuclear Material Doorway
August 5, 2011 (76 FR 47612), and series was developed to describe and
Monitors.’’ This guidance addresses
noticed by the Environmental Protection make available to the public information
NRC requirements that individuals must
Agency on August 12, 2011 (76 FR such as methods that are acceptable to
be searched as they leave a material
50214). The public comment period on the NRC staff for implementing specific
access area (MAA) for facilities that
draft Supplement 46 to the GEIS ended parts of the agency’s regulations,
contain special nuclear material (SNM)
on October 26, 2011. In April 2013, a techniques that the staff uses in
of a type and quantity that require an
supplement to draft Supplement 46 was evaluating specific problems or
MAA.
published. The supplement to draft postulated accidents, and data that the
Supplement 46 was noticed by the ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID staff needs in its review of applications
Environmental Protection Agency on NRC–2014–0062 when contacting the for permits and licenses.
May 3, 2013 (78 FR 26027). The end of NRC about the availability of Regulatory Guide 5.27, Revision 1 was
the comment period for the supplement information regarding this document. issued for comment as Draft Regulatory
to draft Supplement 46 was on June 30, You may access information related to Guide (DG) 5038. The NRC developed
2013. The comments received on the this document, which the NRC this regulatory guide to describe a
draft Supplement 46 published in 2011 possesses and is publicly available, method that the NRC staff considers
and supplement to the draft Supplement using the following methods: acceptable to implement the search
in 2013 are addressed in final • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to requirement for concealed SNM applied
Supplement 46 to the GEIS. Final http://www.regulations.gov and search to personnel exiting a material access
Supplement 46 to the GEIS is available for Docket ID NRC–2014–0062. Address area MAA. For holders of a reactor
as indicated in the ADDRESSES section of questions about NRC dockets to Carol license under part 50 of title 10 of the
this document. Gallagher; telephone: 301–287–3422; Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR)
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. (Ref. 1), ‘‘Domestic Licensing of
II. Discussion • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Production and Utilization Facilities,’’ a
As discussed in Section 9.4 of the Access and Management System combined license under 10 CFR part 52,
final Supplement 46 to the GEIS, the (ADAMS): You may access publicly ‘‘Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals
NRC determined that the adverse available documents online in the for Nuclear Power Plants,’’ or a fuel
environmental impacts of license ADAMS Public Documents collection at cycle facility license under 10 CFR part
renewal for Seabrook are not so great http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ 76, ‘‘Certification of Gaseous Diffusion
that preserving the option of license adams.html. To begin the search, select Plants,’’ having the need to possess or
renewal for energy-planning ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then use SNM within their facility, the NRC
decisionmakers would be unreasonable. select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS typically has included in their license a
This recommendation is based on: (1) Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, condition granting a general license to
the analysis and findings in the GEIS; please contact the NRC’s Public use SNM under 10 CFR part 70,
(2) information provided in the Document Room (PDR) reference staff at ‘‘Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear
environmental report and other 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by Material.’’ The RG applies to facilities
documents submitted by NextEra; (3) email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The that contain SNM of a type and quantity
tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
consultation with Federal, State, local, ADAMS accession number for each to require an MAA. An MAA is any
and Tribal agencies; (4) the NRC staff’s document referenced in this notice (if location which contains special nuclear
independent environmental review; and that document is available in ADAMS) material, within a vault or a building,
(5) consideration of public comments is provided the first time that a the roof, walls, and floor of which each
received during the scoping process and document is referenced. Revision 1 of constitute a physical barrier.
on the draft Supplemental Regulatory Guide 5.27 is available in This RG is being revised because it
Environmental Impact Statement. ADAMS under Accession No. was out-of-date with current, related
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Supplemental environmental impact statement; issuance. | |
| Dates | The final Supplement 46 to the GEIS is available as of August 7, 2015. | |
| Contact | Lois James, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555- 0001; telephone: 301-415-3306; email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 47533 |
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