80 FR 66583 - Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 209 (October 29, 2015)

Page Range		66583-66584
FR Document		2015-27648

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a draft environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for public comment related to a request to amend Provisional Operating License No. DPR-5, and Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-26 and DPR-64 issued to Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (``ENO,'' ``the licensee''), for operation of the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3, (hereinafter ``Indian Point'' or ``the facility''), including the general-licensed Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Docket No. 72-51, located in Westchester County, NY. The requested amendment would permit licensee security personnel to use certain firearms and ammunition feeding devices not previously permitted, notwithstanding State, local, and certain Federal firearms laws or regulations that otherwise prohibit such actions.

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[Docket Nos. 50-003, 50-247, 50-286, and 72-5; NRC-2015-0246]


Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Indian Point Nuclear Generating 
Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Draft environmental assessment and finding of no significant 
impact; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a 
draft environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant 
impact (FONSI) for public comment related to a request to amend 
Provisional Operating License No. DPR-5, and Facility Operating License 
Nos. DPR-26 and DPR-64 issued to Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. 
(``ENO,'' ``the licensee''), for operation of the Indian Point Nuclear 
Generating Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3, (hereinafter ``Indian Point'' or 
``the facility''), including the general-licensed Independent Spent 
Fuel Storage Installation, Docket No. 72-51, located in Westchester 
County, NY. The requested amendment would permit licensee security 
personnel to use certain firearms and ammunition feeding devices not 
previously permitted, notwithstanding State, local, and certain Federal 
firearms laws or regulations that otherwise prohibit such actions.

DATES: Submit comments by November 30, 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 
before this date. Any potential party, as defined in Sec.  2.4, of 
title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), who believes 
access to sensitive unclassified non-safeguards information (SUNSI) is 
necessary to respond to this notice must request document access by 
November 9, 2015.

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-2015-0246. 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: OWFN-12-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: Douglas V. Pickett, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1364 email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0246 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-2015-0246.
     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 available in 
ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced. The 
application for amendment for Indian Point dated August 20, 2013, was 
supplemented by letters dated November 21, 2013, May 13 and July 24, 
2014, and January 16, 2015 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML13239A447, 
ML13354B780, ML14149A247, ML14219A326, and ML15030A031, respectively), 
and citing letters dated April 27 and October 27, 2011, and January 4, 
2012 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML11124A075, ML11314A070, and ML12019A048, 
respectively). Those letters containing SUNSI are being withheld from 
public disclosure.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One

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White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2015-0246 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. Introduction

    The NRC is considering a request to amend Provisional Operating 
License No. DPR-5, and Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-26 and DPR-
64, issued to ENO for operation of Indian Point, including the general-
licensed Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Docket No. 72-51, 
located in Westchester County, NY, in accordance with 10 CFR 50.90. 
Therefore, as required by 10 CFR 51.21 and 10 CFR 51.33, the NRC has 
prepared a draft EA documenting its finding. The requested amendment 
would permit licensee security personnel to use certain firearms and 
ammunition feeding devices not previously permitted, notwithstanding 
State, local, and certain Federal firearms laws or regulations that 
otherwise prohibit such actions.

III. Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant 
Impact

Identification of the Proposed Action

    The proposed action would permit security personnel at Indian 
Point, in the performance of their official duties, to transfer, 
receive, possess, transport, import, and use certain firearms, and 
large capacity ammunition feeding devices not previously permitted to 
be owned or possessed, notwithstanding State, local, and certain 
Federal firearms laws, or regulations that otherwise prohibit such 
actions.
    The proposed action is in accordance with ENO's application dated 
August 20, 2013, as supplemented by letters dated November 21, 2013, 
May 13 and July 24, 2014, and January 16, 2015, and citing letters 
dated April 27 and October 27, 2011, and January 4, 2012.

The Need for the Proposed Action

    The proposed action would allow the transfer, receipt, possession, 
transportation, importation and use of those firearms and devices 
needed in the performance of official duties required for the 
protection of Indian Point and associated special nuclear materials, 
consistent with the Indian Point NRC-approved security plan.

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action

    The NRC has completed its evaluation of the proposed action and 
concludes that the proposed action would only allow the use of those 
firearms and devices necessary to protect Indian Point and associated 
special nuclear material, consistent with the Indian Point NRC-approved 
security plant. Therefore, the proposed action would not significantly 
increase the probability or consequences of accidents. In addition, the 
proposed action would not change the types and the amounts of any 
effluents that may be released offsite. There would also be no 
significant increase in occupational or public radiation exposure. 
Therefore, there would be no significant radiological environmental 
impacts associated with the proposed action.
    The proposed action would not impact land, air, or water resources, 
including biota. In addition, the proposed action would not result in 
any socioeconomic or environmental justice impacts or impacts to 
historic and cultural resources. Therefore, there would also be no 
significant non-radiological environmental impacts associated with the 
proposed action.
    Accordingly, the NRC concludes that issuance of the requested 
amendment would not result in significant environmental impacts.
    The NRC will publish in the Federal Register a copy of the final 
environmental assessment as part of the final finding of no significant 
impact.

Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action

    As an alternative to the proposed action, the staff considered 
denying the proposed action (i.e., the ``no-action'' alternative). 
Denial of the license amendment request would result in no change in 
current environmental conditions at Indian Point.

Alternative Use of Resources

    The proposed action would not involve the use of any resources.

Agencies and Persons Consulted

    The staff did not consult with any Federal Agency or New York state 
agencies regarding the environmental impact of the proposed action.

IV. Finding of No Significant Impact

    The licensee has requested a license amendment to permit licensee 
security personnel, in the performance of their official duties, to 
transfer, receive, possess, transport, import, and use certain 
firearms, and large capacity ammunition feeding devices not previously 
permitted to be owned or possessed, notwithstanding State, local, and 
certain Federal firearms laws, or regulations that would otherwise 
prohibit such actions.
    On the basis of the information presented in this environmental 
assessment, the NRC concludes that the proposed action would not cause 
any significant environmental impact and would not have a significant 
effect on the quality of the human environment. In addition, the NRC 
has determined that an environmental impact statement is not necessary 
for the evaluation of this proposed action.
    Other than the licensee's letter dated August 20, 2013, there are 
no other environmental documents associated with this review. This 
document is available for public inspection as indicated above.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd day of October, 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Benjamin G. Beasley,
Chief, Plant Licensing Branch 1-1, Division of Operating Reactor 
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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White Flint North, 11555 Rockville The proposed action is in accordance Alternative Use of Resources
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. with ENO’s application dated August The proposed action would not
20, 2013, as supplemented by letters involve the use of any resources.
B. Submitting Comments
dated November 21, 2013, May 13 and
Please include Docket ID NRC–2015– July 24, 2014, and January 16, 2015, and Agencies and Persons Consulted
0246 in your comment submission. citing letters dated April 27 and October
The NRC cautions you not to include The staff did not consult with any
27, 2011, and January 4, 2012. Federal Agency or New York state
identifying or contact information that
you do not want to be publicly The Need for the Proposed Action agencies regarding the environmental
disclosed in your comment submission. impact of the proposed action.
The proposed action would allow the
The NRC posts all comment transfer, receipt, possession, IV. Finding of No Significant Impact
submissions at http:// transportation, importation and use of
www.regulations.gov as well as entering The licensee has requested a license
those firearms and devices needed in amendment to permit licensee security
the comment submissions into ADAMS. the performance of official duties
The NRC does not routinely edit personnel, in the performance of their
required for the protection of Indian official duties, to transfer, receive,
comment submissions to remove Point and associated special nuclear
identifying or contact information. possess, transport, import, and use
materials, consistent with the Indian certain firearms, and large capacity
If you are requesting or aggregating Point NRC-approved security plan.
comments from other persons for ammunition feeding devices not
submission to the NRC, then you should Environmental Impacts of the Proposed previously permitted to be owned or
inform those persons not to include Action possessed, notwithstanding State, local,
identifying or contact information that The NRC has completed its evaluation and certain Federal firearms laws, or
they do not want to be publicly of the proposed action and concludes regulations that would otherwise
disclosed in their comment submission. that the proposed action would only prohibit such actions.
Your request should state that the NRC allow the use of those firearms and On the basis of the information
does not routinely edit comment devices necessary to protect Indian presented in this environmental
submissions to remove such information Point and associated special nuclear assessment, the NRC concludes that the
before making the comment material, consistent with the Indian proposed action would not cause any
submissions available to the public or Point NRC-approved security plant. significant environmental impact and
entering the comment submissions into Therefore, the proposed action would would not have a significant effect on
ADAMS. not significantly increase the probability the quality of the human environment.
or consequences of accidents. In In addition, the NRC has determined
II. Introduction that an environmental impact statement
addition, the proposed action would not
The NRC is considering a request to change the types and the amounts of is not necessary for the evaluation of
amend Provisional Operating License any effluents that may be released this proposed action.
No. DPR–5, and Facility Operating offsite. There would also be no Other than the licensee’s letter dated
License Nos. DPR–26 and DPR–64, August 20, 2013, there are no other
significant increase in occupational or
issued to ENO for operation of Indian environmental documents associated
public radiation exposure. Therefore,
Point, including the general-licensed with this review. This document is
there would be no significant
Independent Spent Fuel Storage available for public inspection as
radiological environmental impacts
Installation, Docket No. 72–51, located indicated above.
associated with the proposed action.
in Westchester County, NY, in The proposed action would not Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd
accordance with 10 CFR 50.90. impact land, air, or water resources, day of October, 2015.
Therefore, as required by 10 CFR 51.21 including biota. In addition, the For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
and 10 CFR 51.33, the NRC has
proposed action would not result in any Benjamin G. Beasley,
prepared a draft EA documenting its
socioeconomic or environmental justice Chief, Plant Licensing Branch 1–1, Division
finding. The requested amendment
impacts or impacts to historic and of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of
would permit licensee security
cultural resources. Therefore, there Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
personnel to use certain firearms and
would also be no significant non- [FR Doc. 2015–27648 Filed 10–28–15; 8:45 am]
ammunition feeding devices not
radiological environmental impacts BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
previously permitted, notwithstanding
associated with the proposed action.
State, local, and certain Federal firearms Accordingly, the NRC concludes that
laws or regulations that otherwise
issuance of the requested amendment NUCLEAR REGULATORY
prohibit such actions.
would not result in significant COMMISSION
III. Draft Environmental Assessment environmental impacts.
[Docket Nos. 50–333 and 72–12; NRC–2015–
and Finding of No Significant Impact The NRC will publish in the Federal
0247]
Register a copy of the final
Identification of the Proposed Action environmental assessment as part of the Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.;
The proposed action would permit final finding of no significant impact. James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power
security personnel at Indian Point, in Plant
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to transfer, receive, possess, transport, Alternatives to the Proposed Action AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
import, and use certain firearms, and As an alternative to the proposed Commission.
large capacity ammunition feeding action, the staff considered denying the ACTION: Draft environmental assessment
devices not previously permitted to be proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘no-action’’ and finding of no significant impact;
owned or possessed, notwithstanding alternative). Denial of the license request for comment.
State, local, and certain Federal firearms amendment request would result in no
laws, or regulations that otherwise change in current environmental SUMMARY:The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
prohibit such actions. conditions at Indian Point. Commission (NRC) is issuing a draft

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Draft environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact; request for comment.
Dates		Submit comments by November 30, 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 before this date. Any potential party, as defined in Sec. 2.4, of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), who believes access to sensitive unclassified non-safeguards information (SUNSI) is necessary to respond to this notice must request document access by November 9, 2015.
Contact		Douglas V. Pickett, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1364 email: [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 66583