80 FR 66586 - Exelon Generation Company, LLC; R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 209 (October 29, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 209 (October 29, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-27646 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 209 (Thursday, October 29, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 66586-66587] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-27646] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 50-244 and 72-67; NRC-2015-0249] Exelon Generation Company, LLC; R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Draft environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact; request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-18, issued to Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon, ``the licensee''), for operation of the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant (hereinafter ``Ginna,'' or ``the facility''), including the general-licensed Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Docket No. 72-67, located in Wayne 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-2015-0249. 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-2015-0249 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-2015-0249. NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may access publicly available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection 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 notice (if that document is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a [[Page 66587]] document is referenced. The application for amendment for Ginna dated August 14, 2013, was supplemented by letters dated November 4, 2013, May 14, 2014, and January 16, 2015 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML13228A265, ML13312A921, ML14139A342, and ML15020A100, 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 White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. B. Submitting Comments Please include Docket ID NRC-2015-0249 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 http://www.regulations.gov 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. Introduction The NRC is considering a request to amend Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-18, issued to Exelon for operation of Ginna, including the general-licensed Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Docket No. 72-67, located in Wayne 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 Ginna, 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 Exelon's application August 14, 2013 as supplemented by letters dated November 4, 2013, May 14, 2014, and January 16, 2015. 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 Ginna and associated special nuclear materials, consistent with the Ginna 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 Ginna and associated special nuclear material, consistent with the Ginna 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 Ginna. 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 14, 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. [FR Doc. 2015-27646 Filed 10-28-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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approved security plant. Therefore, the would not have a significant effect on Unclassified Non-Safeguards
proposed action would not significantly the quality of the human environment. Information (SUNSI) is necessary to
increase the probability or consequences In addition, the NRC has determined respond to this notice must request
of accidents. In addition, the proposed that an environmental impact statement document access by November 9, 2015.
action would not change the types and is not necessary for the evaluation of ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
the amounts of any effluents that may be this proposed action. by any of the following methods (unless
released offsite. There would also be no Other than the licensee’s letter dated this document describes a different
significant increase in occupational or August 30, 2013, there are no other method for submitting comments on a
public radiation exposure. Therefore, environmental documents associated specific subject):
there would be no significant with this review. This document is • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
radiological environmental impacts available for public inspection as http://www.regulations.gov and search
associated with the proposed action. indicated above. for Docket ID NRC–2015–0249. Address
The proposed action would not Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd questions about NRC dockets to Carol
impact land, air, or water resources, day of October 2015. Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
including biota. In addition, the For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
proposed action would not result in any technical questions, contact the
Benjamin G. Beasley,
socioeconomic or environmental justice individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
Chief, Plant Licensing Branch I–1, Division
impacts or impacts to historic and INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of
cultural resources. Therefore, there Nuclear Reactor Regulation. document.
would also be no significant non- • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey,
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radiological environmental impacts Office of Administration, Mail Stop:
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associated with the proposed action. OWFN–12–H08, U.S. Nuclear
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that Regulatory Commission, Washington,
the issuance of the requested NUCLEAR REGULATORY DC 20555–0001.
amendment would not result in For additional direction on obtaining
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significant environmental impacts. information and submitting comments,
The NRC will publish in the Federal [Docket Nos. 50–244 and 72–67; NRC–2015– see ‘‘Obtaining Information’’ and
Register a copy of the final 0249] ‘‘Submitting Comments’’ in the
environmental assessment as part of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
final finding of no significant impact. Exelon Generation Company, LLC; this document.
R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Environmental Impacts of the
Alternatives to the Proposed Action AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Douglas V. Pickett, Office of Nuclear
Commission. Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear
As an alternative to the proposed Regulatory Commission, Washington DC
ACTION: Draft environmental assessment
action, the NRC staff considered 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–1364;
denying the proposed action (i.e., the and finding of no significant impact;
request for comment. email: Douglas.Pickett@nrc.gov.
‘‘no-action’’ alternative). Denial of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
license amendment request would result SUMMARY: The U.S Nuclear Regulatory
in no change in current environmental Commission (NRC) is issuing a draft I. Obtaining Information and
conditions at the JAFNPP. environmental assessment (EA) and Submitting Comments
Alternative Use of Resources finding of no significant impact (FONSI) A. Obtaining Information
for public comment related to a request Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2015–
The proposed action would not
to amend Renewed Facility Operating 0249 when contacting the NRC about
involve the use of any resources.
License No. DPR–18, issued to Exelon the availability of information for this
Agencies and Persons Consulted Generation Company, LLC (Exelon, ‘‘the action. You may obtain publicly-
The staff did not consult with any licensee’’), for operation of the R.E. available information related to this
Federal Agency or New York state Ginna Nuclear Power Plant (hereinafter action by any of the following methods:
agencies regarding the environmental ‘‘Ginna,’’ or ‘‘the facility’’), including • Federal rulemaking Web site: Go to
impact of the proposed action. the general-licensed Independent Spent http://www.regulations.gov and search
Fuel Storage Installation, Docket No. for Docket ID NRC–2015–0249.
IV. Finding of No Significant Impact 72–67, located in Wayne County, NY. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
The licensee has requested a license The requested amendment would Access and Management System
amendment to permit licensee security permit licensee security personnel to (ADAMS): You may access publicly
personnel, in the performance of official use certain firearms and ammunition available documents online in the
duties, to transfer, receive, possess, feeding devices not previously ADAMS Public Documents collection
transport, import, and use certain permitted, notwithstanding State, local, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
firearms and large capacity ammunition and certain Federal firearms laws or adams.html. To begin the search, select
feeding devices not previously regulations that otherwise prohibit such ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
permitted to be owned or possessed, actions. select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
notwithstanding State, local, and certain DATES: Submit comments by November Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
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Federal firearms laws, or regulations 30, 2015. Comments received after this please contact the NRC’s Public
that would otherwise prohibit such date will be considered if it is practical Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
actions. to do so, but the Commission is able to 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
On the basis of the information ensure consideration only for comments email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
presented in this environmental received before this date. Any potential ADAMS accession number for each
assessment, the NRC concludes that the party, as defined in § 2.4, of title 10 of document referenced in this notice (if
proposed action would not cause any the Code of Federal Regulations (10 that document is available in ADAMS)
significant environmental impact and CFR), who believes access to Sensitive is provided the first time that a
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document is referenced. The application III. Draft Environmental Assessment environmental assessment as part of the
for amendment for Ginna dated August and Finding of No Significant Impact final finding of no significant impact.
14, 2013, was supplemented by letters Identification of the Proposed Action Environmental Impacts of the
dated November 4, 2013, May 14, 2014,
The proposed action would permit Alternatives to the Proposed Action
and January 16, 2015 (ADAMS
Accession Nos. ML13228A265, security personnel at Ginna, in the
performance of their official duties, to As an alternative to the proposed
ML13312A921, ML14139A342, and action, the staff considered denying the
ML15020A100, respectively). Those transfer, receive, possess, transport,
import, and use certain firearms, and proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘no-action’’
letters containing SUNSI are being alternative). Denial of the license
large capacity ammunition feeding
withheld from public disclosure. amendment request would result in no
devices not previously permitted to be
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and owned or possessed, notwithstanding change in current environmental
purchase copies of public documents at State, local, and certain Federal firearms conditions at Ginna.
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One laws, or regulations, that otherwise Alternative Use of Resources
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville prohibit such actions.
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The proposed action is in accordance The proposed action would not
with Exelon’s application August 14, involve the use of any resources.
B. Submitting Comments 2013 as supplemented by letters dated
November 4, 2013, May 14, 2014, and Agencies and Persons Consulted
Please include Docket ID NRC–2015–
0249 in your comment submission. January 16, 2015.
The staff did not consult with any
The NRC cautions you not to include The Need for the Proposed Action Federal Agency or New York state
identifying or contact information that The proposed action would allow the agencies regarding the environmental
you do not want to be publicly transfer, receipt, possession, impact of the proposed action.
disclosed in your comment submission. transportation, importation and use of IV. Finding of No Significant Impact
The NRC will post all comment those firearms and devices needed in
submissions at http:// the performance of official duties The licensee has requested a license
www.regulations.gov as well as enter the required for the protection of Ginna and amendment to permit licensee security
comment submissions into ADAMS. associated special nuclear materials, personnel, in the performance of their
The NRC does not routinely edit consistent with the Ginna NRC- official duties, to transfer, receive,
comment submissions to remove approved security plan. possess, transport, import, and use
identifying or contact information. Environmental Impacts of the Proposed certain firearms, and large capacity
If you are requesting or aggregating Action ammunition feeding devices not
comments from other persons for previously permitted to be owned or
The NRC has completed its evaluation
submission to the NRC, then you should of the proposed action and concludes possessed, notwithstanding State, local,
inform those persons not to include that the proposed action would only and certain Federal firearms laws, or
identifying or contact information that allow the use of those firearms and regulations that would otherwise
they do not want to be publicly devices necessary to protect Ginna and prohibit such actions.
disclosed in their comment submission. associated special nuclear material, On the basis of the information
Your request should state that the NRC consistent with the Ginna NRC- presented in this environmental
does not routinely edit comment approved security plant. Therefore, the assessment, the NRC concludes that the
submissions to remove such information proposed action would not significantly proposed action would not cause any
before making the comment increase the probability or consequences significant environmental impact and
submissions available to the public or of accidents. In addition, the proposed would not have a significant effect on
entering the comment into ADAMS. action would not change the types and the quality of the human environment.
the amounts of any effluents that may be In addition, the NRC has determined
II. Introduction released offsite. There would also be no that an environmental impact statement
significant increase in occupational or is not necessary for the evaluation of
The NRC is considering a request to public radiation exposure. Therefore,
amend Renewed Facility Operating this proposed action.
there would be no significant
License No. DPR–18, issued to Exelon radiological environmental impacts Other than the licensee’s letter dated
for operation of Ginna, including the associated with the proposed action. August 14, 2013, there are no other
general-licensed Independent Spent The proposed action would not environmental documents associated
Fuel Storage Installation, Docket No. impact land, air, or water resources, with this review. This document is
72–67, located in Wayne County, NY, in including biota. In addition, the available for public inspection as
accordance with 10 CFR 50.90. proposed action would not result in any indicated above.
Therefore, as required by 10 CFR 51.21 socioeconomic or environmental justice Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd
and 10 CFR 51.33, the NRC has impacts or impacts to historic and day of October 2015.
prepared a draft EA documenting its cultural resources. Therefore, there
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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finding. The requested amendment would also be no significant non-
radiological environmental impacts Benjamin G. Beasley,
would permit licensee security
personnel to use certain firearms and associated with the proposed action. Chief, Plant Licensing Branch 1–1, Division
ammunition feeding devices not Accordingly, the NRC concludes that of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of
issuance of the requested amendment Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
previously permitted, notwithstanding
State, local, and certain Federal firearms would not result in significant [FR Doc. 2015–27646 Filed 10–28–15; 8:45 am]
laws or regulations that otherwise environmental impacts. BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
The NRC will publish in the Federal
prohibit such actions.
Register a copy of the final
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| 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 66586 |
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