80 FR 69705 - Southern California Edison Company, San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and 3
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 217 (November 10, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 217 (November 10, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-28594 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 217 (Tuesday, November 10, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 69705-69707] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-28594] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 50-361, 50-362, and 72-41; NRC-2015-0023] Southern California Edison Company, San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and 3 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 for public comment a draft environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) related to a request to amend Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-10 and NPF-15 and Docket No. 72-41, issued to the Southern California Edison Company (SCE or ``the licensee''), for operation of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and 3 (hereinafter ``SONGS'' or ``the facility''), including the general- license Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI), located in San Diego County, California. 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 December 10, 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 20, 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-2015-0023. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415- 3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact the individual in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: [[Page 69706]] 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: Marlayna Vaaler, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3178, [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0023 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-2015-0023. 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. The applications for amendments for SONGS, dated August 28, 2013, as supplemented by a letter dated February 10, 2015, contain SUNSI and 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-2015-0023 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 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-10 and NPF-15 and Docket No. 72-41, issued to SCE for the operation of SONGS, Units 2 and 3, including the general-license ISFSI, located in San Diego County, California, in accordance with 10 CFR 50.90, ``Application for amendment of license, construction permit, or early site permit.'' Therefore, as required by 10 CFR 51.21, ``Criteria for and identification of licensing and regulatory actions requiring environmental assessments,'' and 10 CFR 51.33, ``Draft finding of no significant impact; distribution,'' 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 SONGS during 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 the SONGS application dated August 28, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. ML13242A277), as supplemented by letters dated December 31, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. ML14007A496), May 15, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. ML14139A424), and February 10, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15044A047). 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 SONGS and associated special nuclear materials, consistent with the SONGS 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 SONGS and associated special nuclear materials, consistent with the SONGS NRC-approved security plan. Therefore, the proposed action would not significantly increase the probability or consequences of any accidents. In addition, the proposed action would not change the types or 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 the 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 EA as part of the final FONSI. Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action As an alternative to the proposed action, the NRC staff considered denying the proposed action (i.e., the ``no-action'' alternative). Denial of the license amendment request would result in no change to current environmental conditions at SONGS. Alternative Use of Resources The proposed action would not involve the use of any resources. [[Page 69707]] Agencies and Persons Consulted The staff did not consult with any Federal agency or California 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 28, 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 3rd day of November, 2015. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Bruce A. Watson, Chief, Reactor Decommissioning Branch, Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. 2015-28594 Filed 11-9-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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bases changes.’’ (See, e.g., Vermont Mark I Boiling Water Reactor,’’ which NUCLEAR REGULATORY
Yankee Nuclear Power Station’s OIP) predicted an SFP liner failure likelihood COMMISSION
In order to clarify the relationship of about two times in a million years
between the Mitigating Strategies order [Docket Nos. 50–361, 50–362, and 72–41;
and a possibility of release of NRC–2015–0023]
and the hazard reevaluation, the NRC radioactive materials only if that liner
staff provided COMSECY–14–0037 to failure occurs during 8 percent of the Southern California Edison Company,
the Commission on November 21, 2014, operating cycle of the reference plant San Onofre Nuclear Generating
requesting that the Commission affirm considered in the study. The results of Station, Units 2 and 3
that ‘‘[l]icensees for operating nuclear
the study showed that the risk of AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
power plants need to address the
individual latent cancer fatality within Commission.
reevaluated flooding hazards within
their mitigating strategies for beyond- 10 miles of the reference plant due to ACTION: Draft environmental assessment
design-basis external events (Order EA– the effects of a beyond-design-basis and finding of no significant impact;
12–049 and related [Mitigation of earthquake on the SFP is several orders request for comment.
Beyond-Design-Basis Events] MBDBE of magnitude below the quantitative
rulemaking).’’ COMSECY–14–0037 health objectives established in the SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
further requested affirmation that Commission’s safety goal policy, ‘‘Safety Commission (NRC) is issuing for public
‘‘[l]icensees for operating nuclear power Goals for the Operations of Nuclear comment a draft environmental
plants may need to address some Power Plants,’’ 51 FR 28044, August 4, assessment (EA) and finding of no
specific flooding scenarios that could 1986, as corrected and republished at 51 significant impact (FONSI) related to a
significantly damage the power plant FR 30028, August 21, 1986. These request to amend Facility Operating
site by developing targeted or scenario- License Nos. NPF–10 and NPF–15 and
results did not quantitatively credit the
specific mitigating strategies, possibly Docket No. 72–41, issued to the
existing SFP spray strategy under 10
including unconventional measures, to Southern California Edison Company
CFR 50.54(hh)(2), which would be (SCE or ‘‘the licensee’’), for operation of
prevent fuel damage in reactor cores or necessary for conformance with the
spent fuel pools.’’ In SRM–COMSECY– the San Onofre Nuclear Generating
guidance contained in this revision to Station, Units 2 and 3 (hereinafter
14–0037, the Commission affirmed JLD–ISG–2012–01 through its
these two items and noted that ‘‘it is ‘‘SONGS’’ or ‘‘the facility’’), including
endorsement of NEI 12–06, Revision 1A, the general-license Independent Spent
within the staff’s authority, and is the at Tables C–3 and D–3 for boiling-water
staff’s responsibility, to determine, on a Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI), located
reactors and pressurized-water reactors, in San Diego County, California. The
plant-specific basis, whether targeted or
respectively. The NRC seeks comment requested amendment would permit
scenario-specific mitigating strategies,
possibly including unconventional on whether continuing to require the licensee security personnel to use
measures, are acceptable.’’ SFP spray strategy under Order EA–12– certain firearms and ammunition
On August 25, 2015, NEI submitted 049 is warranted in light of the analyses feeding devices not previously
Revision 1 to NEI 12–06, incorporating performed for NUREG–2161, or whether permitted, notwithstanding State, local
lessons learned in the implementation the need for this strategy should be and certain Federal firearms laws or
of Order EA–12–049 and alternative limited or removed. regulations that otherwise prohibit such
approaches taken by licensees for actions.
Proposed Action DATES: Submit comments by December
compliance to that order. Following a
public webinar discussion of potential By this action, the NRC is requesting 10, 2015. Comments received after this
exceptions and clarifications that took date will be considered if it is practical
public comments on JLD–ISG–2012–01
place on September 21, 2015, NEI to do so, but the Commission is able to
Draft Revision 1. This draft JLD–ISG
submitted Revision 1A to NEI 12–06 on ensure consideration only for comments
proposes guidance related to received before this date. Any potential
October 5, 2015. requirements contained in Order EA– party as defined in § 2.4 of title 10 of the
III. Specific Request for Comment 12–049, Mitigation Strategies for Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR),
The NRC is seeking advice and Beyond-Design-Basis External Events. who believes access to sensitive
recommendations from the public on The NRC staff will make a final unclassified non-safeguards information
the revision to this interim staff determination regarding issuance of the (SUNSI) is necessary to respond to this
guidance document. We are particularly JLD–ISG after it considers any public notice must request document access by
interested in comments and supporting comments received in response to this November 20, 2015.
rationale from the public on the request. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
following: Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day by any of the following methods (unless
Spent Fuel Pool (SFP) Spray strategy: of November, 2015. this document describes a different
Order EA–12–049 was issued in parallel method for submitting comments on a
For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
with the March 12, 2012, request for specific subject):
Stewart N. Bailey,
information under 10 CFR 50.54(f) for • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
reevaluation of seismic and flooding Acting Director, Japan Lessons-Learned http://www.regulations.gov and search
hazards. The order and the guidance Division, Office of Nuclear Reactor for Docket ID NRC–2015–0023. Address
developed to support the development Regulation. questions about NRC dockets to Carol
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
and implementation of the mitigating [FR Doc. 2015–28593 Filed 11–9–15; 8:45 am] Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
strategies were intended to address the BILLING CODE 7590–01–P email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
uncertainties associated with beyond- technical questions, contact the
design-basis external events. Since individual in the FOR FURTHER
March 12, 2012, the NRC has completed INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
NUREG–2161, ‘‘Consequence Study of a document.
Beyond-Design-Basis Earthquake • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey,
Affecting the Spent Fuel Pool for a U.S. Office of Administration, Mail Stop:
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Agencies and Persons Consulted Wednesday, November 18, 2015—8:30 Brown (Telephone 240–888–9835) to be
a.m. Until 12:00 p.m. escorted to the meeting room.
The staff did not consult with any
The Subcommittee will review the Dated: November 2, 2015.
Federal agency or California state
agencies regarding the environmental Draft Final Regulatory Guide 1.127, Mark L. Banks,
impact of the proposed action. ‘‘Design and Inspection Criteria for Chief, Technical Support Branch, Advisory
Water-Control Structures Associated Committee on Reactor Safeguards.
IV. Finding of No Significant Impact with Nuclear Power Plants’’. The [FR Doc. 2015–28581 Filed 11–9–15; 8:45 am]
The licensee has requested a license Subcommittee will hear presentations BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
amendment to permit licensee security by and hold discussions with the NRC
personnel, in the performance of their staff and other interested persons
regarding this matter. The NUCLEAR REGULATORY
official duties, to transfer, receive,
Subcommittee will gather information, COMMISSION
possess, transport, import, and use
certain firearms and large capacity analyze relevant issues and facts, and [NRC–2015–0253]
ammunition feeding devices not formulate proposed positions and
previously permitted to be owned or actions, as appropriate, for deliberation Biweekly Notice; Applications and
possessed, notwithstanding State, local, by the Full Committee. Amendments to Facility Operating
and certain Federal firearms laws or Members of the public desiring to Licenses and Combined Licenses
regulations that would otherwise provide oral statements and/or written Involving No Significant Hazards
prohibit such actions. comments should notify the Designated Considerations
Federal Official (DFO), Girija Shukla AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
On the basis of the information
(Telephone 301–415–6855 or Email: Commission.
presented in this environmental
Girija.Shukla@nrc.gov) five days prior to
assessment, the NRC concludes that the ACTION: Biweekly notice.
the meeting, if possible, so that
proposed action would not cause any
appropriate arrangements can be made. SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 189a. (2)
significant environmental impact and
Thirty-five hard copies of each of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as
would not have a significant effect on
presentation or handout should be amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear
the quality of the human environment.
provided to the DFO thirty minutes Regulatory Commission (NRC) is
In addition, the NRC has determined
before the meeting. In addition, one publishing this regular biweekly notice.
that an environmental impact statement
electronic copy of each presentation The Act requires the Commission to
is not necessary for the evaluation of
should be emailed to the DFO one day publish notice of any amendments
this proposed action.
before the meeting. If an electronic copy issued, or proposed to be issued, and
Other than the licensee’s letter dated cannot be provided within this grants the Commission the authority to
August 28, 2013, there are no other timeframe, presenters should provide issue and make immediately effective
environmental documents associated the DFO with a CD containing each any amendment to an operating license
with this review. This document is presentation at least thirty minutes or combined license, as applicable,
available for public inspection as before the meeting. Electronic upon a determination by the
indicated above. recordings will be permitted only Commission that such amendment
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day during those portions of the meeting involves no significant hazards
of November, 2015. that are open to the public. Detailed consideration, notwithstanding the
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. procedures for the conduct of and pendency before the Commission of a
Bruce A. Watson, participation in ACRS meetings were request for a hearing from any person.
Chief, Reactor Decommissioning Branch, published in the Federal Register on This biweekly notice includes all
Division of Decommissioning, Uranium October 1, 2014 (79 FR 59307). notices of amendments issued, or
Recovery and Waste Programs, Office of Detailed meeting agendas and meeting proposed to be issued from October 10,
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. transcripts are available on the NRC 2015, to October 26, 2015. The last
[FR Doc. 2015–28594 Filed 11–9–15; 8:45 am] Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading- biweekly notice was published on
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P rm/doc-collections/acrs. Information October 27, 2015.
regarding topics to be discussed, DATES: Comments must be filed
changes to the agenda, whether the December 10, 2015. A request for a
NUCLEAR REGULATORY meeting has been canceled or hearing must be filed by January 11,
COMMISSION rescheduled, and the time allotted to 2016.
present oral statements can be obtained ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
Advisory Committee on Reactor from the Web site cited above or by
Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the by any of the following methods (unless
contacting the identified DFO. this document describes a different
ACRS Subcommittee on Regulatory Moreover, in view of the possibility that
Policies and Practices; Notice of method for submitting comments on a
the schedule for ACRS meetings may be specific subject):
Meeting adjusted by the Chairman as necessary • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
to facilitate the conduct of the meeting, http://www.regulations.gov and search
The ACRS Subcommittee on persons planning to attend should check for Docket ID NRC–2015–0253. Address
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Regulatory Policies and Practices will with these references if such
hold a meeting on November 18, 2015, questions about NRC dockets to Carol
rescheduling would result in a major Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
Room T–2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, inconvenience.
Rockville, Maryland. email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
If attending this meeting, please enter • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey,
The meeting will be open to public through the One White Flint North Office of Administration, Mail Stop:
attendance. building, 11555 Rockville Pike, OWFN–12–H08, U.S. Nuclear
The agenda for the subject meeting Rockville, MD. After registering with Regulatory Commission, Washington,
shall be as follows: security, please contact Mr. Theron DC 20555–0001.
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| Dates | Submit comments by December 10, 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 20, 2015. | |
| Contact | Marlayna Vaaler, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3178, [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 69705 |
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