80 FR 81377 - Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 249 (December 29, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-32777 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 81377-81378] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-32777] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 50-247 and 50-286; NRC-2008-0672] Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Draft supplemental environmental impact statement; request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment a draft supplement to Supplement 38 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Power Plants (GEIS), NUREG-1437, regarding the renewal of operating licenses DPR-26 and DPR-64, held by Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy), for the operation of Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 (IP2 and IP3), for an additional 20 years of operation. Units IP2 and IP3 are located in Westchester County in the Village of Buchanan, New York, approximately 24 miles north of New York City. [[Page 81378]] DATES: Submit comments by March 4, 2016. 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. 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-2008-0672. 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. 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: Michael Wentzel, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6459, email: michael.wentzel@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2008-0672 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-2008-0672. 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 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-2008-0672 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. Background The NRC is issuing for public comment a draft supplement to Supplement 38 to the GEIS, NUREG-1437 (ADAMS No. ML15351A422), regarding the renewal of operating licenses DPR-26 and DPR-64, held by Entergy for the operation of IP2 and IP3, for an additional 20 years of operation. Units IP2 and IP3 are located in Westchester County in the Village of Buchanan, New York, approximately 24 miles north of New York City. The NRC staff published final plant-specific Supplement 38 to NUREG-1437 (final supplemental environmental impact statement (FSEIS)), Volumes 1-3 (ADAMS No. ML103360205), in December 2010 (75 FR 77920). The FSEIS documented the NRC staff's findings relative to the environmental impacts of the license renewal of IP2 and IP3. In June 2013 (78 FR 39018), the NRC staff published a final supplement to 2010 FSEIS as NUREG-1437, Supplement 38, Volume 4 (ADAMS No. ML13170A028). The June 2013 supplement updated the NRC staff's final analysis to include corrections to impingement and entrainment data presented in the FSEIS; revised conclusions on thermal impacts based on newly available thermal plume studies; and provided an update of the status of the NRC's consultation, under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, with the National Marine Fisheries Service regarding the shortnose sturgeon and Atlantic sturgeon. On September 2, 2014 (79 FR 52059), the NRC notified the public of its intent to prepare a second supplement to the FSEIS to evaluate new information identified subsequent to the publication of the June 2013 supplement, including new aquatic impact data, refined cost estimates associated with the licensee's severe accident mitigation alternatives analysis, and other matters. This draft supplement, published as Volume 5 of the FSEIS, documents the NRC staff's evaluation of the new information. Documents related to this notice are available on the NRC's Plant Application for License Renewal Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/indian-point.html. A copy of documents related to this notice also will be available to local residents near the site at the White Plains Public Library located at 100 Martine Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601; at the Hendrick Hudson Free Library located at 185 Kings Ferry Road, Montrose, NY 10548; and at the Field Library located at 4 Nelson Avenue, Peekskill, NY 10566. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day of December 2015. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. James G. Danna, Chief, Projects Branch 2, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2015-32777 Filed 12-28-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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for Docket ID NRC–2015–0287. Address evaluating specific issues or postulated applicants. The exceptions to the
questions about NRC dockets to Carol events, and data that the staff needs in general principle are whenever an
Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; its review of applications for permits applicant references a part 52 license
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For and licenses. (e.g., an early site permit) and/or NRC
technical questions, contact the The DG, entitled, ‘‘Training and regulatory approval (e.g., a design
individual(s) listed in the FOR FURTHER Qualification of Security Personnel at certification rule, a standard design
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Nuclear Power Reactor Facilities,’’ is a approval) with specified issue finality
document. proposed revision guide temporarily provisions. However, the scope of issue
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents identified by its task number, DG–5043. finality provided extends only to the
Access and Management System DG–5043 is proposed revision 1 of RG matters resolved in the license or
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly 5.75, ‘‘Training and Qualification of regulatory approval. Early site permits,
available documents online in the Security Personnel at Nuclear Power design certification rules, and standard
ADAMS Public Documents collection at Reactor Facilities.’’ The guide proposes design approvals typically do not
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ revised guidance for methodologies that address or resolve compliance with
adams.html. To begin the search, select licensees and applicants should use to operational programs such as the
‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then select, train, equip, test, qualify, and re- security personnel requirements in 10
select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS qualify armed and unarmed security CFR part 73.
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, personnel, watchpersons, and members Therefore, no applicant referencing an
please contact the NRC’s Public of the licensee staff that support the early site permit, design certification
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at licensee’s security organization, to rule, or standard design approval would
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by ensure that these individuals possess be protected by relevant issue finality
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The DG and maintain the knowledge, skills, and provisions with respect to the security
is electronically available in ADAMS abilities required to carry out their matters addressed in this draft
under Accession No. ML14297A272 assigned duties and responsibilities regulatory guide.
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and effectively.
purchase copies of public documents at Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd
III. Backfitting and Issue Finality day of December 2015.
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville DG–5043 describes a method that the For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. NRC staff considers acceptable for use Kurt O. Cozens,
by nuclear power plant licensees in Acting Chief, Regulatory Guidance and
B. Submitting Comments meeting the requirements for training Generic Issues Branch, Division of
Please include Docket ID NRC–2015– and qualification of security personnel Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory
0287 in your comment submission. The as set forth in Section VI of Appendix Research.
NRC cautions you not to include B to title 10 of the Code of Federal [FR Doc. 2015–32778 Filed 12–28–15; 8:45 am]
identifying or contact information that Regulations Part 73 (10 CFR part 73), BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
you do not want to be publicly ‘‘Physical Protection of Plants and
disclosed in your comment submission. Materials.’’ Issuance of this DG, if
The NRC posts all comment finalized, would not constitute NUCLEAR REGULATORY
submissions at http:// backfitting as defined in 10 CFR 50.109 COMMISSION
www.regulations.gov as well as enters (the Backfit Rule) and would not
otherwise be inconsistent with the issue [Docket Nos. 50–247 and 50–286; NRC–
the comment submissions into ADAMS. 2008–0672]
The NRC does not routinely edit finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52. As
comment submissions to remove discussed in the ‘‘Implementation’’ Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.;
identifying or contact information. section of this DG, the NRC has no Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit
If you are requesting or aggregating current intention to impose this guide, Nos. 2 and 3
comments from other persons for if finalized, on holders of current
submission to the NRC, then you should operating licenses or combined licenses. AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
inform those persons not to include This DG may be applied to Commission.
identifying or contact information that applications for operating licenses and ACTION: Draft supplemental
they do not want to be publicly combined licenses docketed by the NRC environmental impact statement;
disclosed in their comment submission. as of the date of issuance of the final request for comment.
Your request should state that the NRC regulatory guide, as well as future
does not routinely edit comment applications submitted after the SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
submissions to remove such information issuance of the regulatory guide. Such Commission (NRC) is issuing for public
before making the comment action would not constitute backfitting comment a draft supplement to
submissions available to the public or as defined in the Backfit Rule or be Supplement 38 to the Generic
entering the comment submissions into otherwise inconsistent with the Environmental Impact Statement for
ADAMS. applicable issue finality provision in 10 License Renewal of Nuclear Power
CFR part 52, inasmuch as such Plants (GEIS), NUREG–1437, regarding
II. Additional Information applicants or potential applicants are the renewal of operating licenses DPR–
The NRC is issuing for public not within the scope of entities 26 and DPR–64, held by Entergy
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comment a DG in the NRC’s ‘‘Regulatory protected by the Backfit Rule or the Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy), for
Guide’’ series. This series was relevant issue finality provisions in part the operation of Indian Point Nuclear
developed to describe and make 52. Neither section 50.109 nor the issue Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 (IP2 and
available to the public information finality provisions under 10 CFR part IP3), for an additional 20 years of
regarding methods that are acceptable to 52—with certain exceptions—were operation. Units IP2 and IP3 are located
the NRC staff for implementing specific intended to apply to every NRC action in Westchester County in the Village of
parts of the NRC’s regulations, that substantially changes the Buchanan, New York, approximately 24
techniques that the staff uses in expectations of current and future miles north of New York City.
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DATES: Submit comments by March 4, ADAMS) is provided the first time that on newly available thermal plume
2016. Comments received after this date it is mentioned in the SUPPLEMENTARY studies; and provided an update of the
will be considered if it is practical to do INFORMATION section. status of the NRC’s consultation, under
so, but the Commission is able to ensure • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and section 7 of the Endangered Species Act
consideration only for comments purchase copies of public documents at of 1973, as amended, with the National
received before this date. the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One Marine Fisheries Service regarding the
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments White Flint North, 11555 Rockville shortnose sturgeon and Atlantic
by any of the following methods (unless Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. sturgeon.
this document describes a different On September 2, 2014 (79 FR 52059),
B. Submitting Comments
method for submitting comments on a the NRC notified the public of its intent
specific subject): Please include Docket ID NRC–2008– to prepare a second supplement to the
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to 0672 in your comment submission. FSEIS to evaluate new information
http://www.regulations.gov and search The NRC cautions you not to include identified subsequent to the publication
for Docket ID NRC–2008–0672. Address identifying or contact information that of the June 2013 supplement, including
questions about NRC dockets to Carol you do not want to be publicly new aquatic impact data, refined cost
disclosed in your comment submission. estimates associated with the licensee’s
Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
The NRC will post all comment severe accident mitigation alternatives
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
submissions at http:// analysis, and other matters. This draft
technical questions, contact the
www.regulations.gov as well as enter the supplement, published as Volume 5 of
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
comment submissions into ADAMS. the FSEIS, documents the NRC staff’s
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
The NRC does not routinely edit evaluation of the new information.
document.
• Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, comment submissions to remove Documents related to this notice are
Office of Administration, Mail Stop: identifying or contact information. available on the NRC’s Plant
If you are requesting or aggregating Application for License Renewal Web
OWFN–12–H08, U.S. Nuclear
comments from other persons for site at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
submission to the NRC, then you should operating/licensing/renewal/
DC 20555–0001.
For additional direction on obtaining inform those persons not to include applications/indian-point.html. A copy
information and submitting comments, identifying or contact information that of documents related to this notice also
see ‘‘Obtaining Information and they do not want to be publicly will be available to local residents near
Submitting Comments’’ in the disclosed in their comment submission. the site at the White Plains Public
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
Your request should state that the NRC Library located at 100 Martine Avenue,
this document. does not routinely edit comment White Plains, NY 10601; at the Hendrick
submissions to remove such information Hudson Free Library located at 185
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
before making the comment Kings Ferry Road, Montrose, NY 10548;
Michael Wentzel, Office of Nuclear submissions available to the public or
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear and at the Field Library located at 4
entering the comment into ADAMS. Nelson Avenue, Peekskill, NY 10566.
Regulatory Commission, Washington DC
20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–6459, II. Background Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day
email: michael.wentzel@nrc.gov. The NRC is issuing for public of December 2015.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: comment a draft supplement to For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Supplement 38 to the GEIS, NUREG– James G. Danna,
I. Obtaining Information and
1437 (ADAMS No. ML15351A422), Chief, Projects Branch 2, Division of License
Submitting Comments Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor
regarding the renewal of operating
A. Obtaining Information licenses DPR–26 and DPR–64, held by Regulation.
Entergy for the operation of IP2 and IP3, [FR Doc. 2015–32777 Filed 12–28–15; 8:45 am]
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2008–
0672 when contacting the NRC about for an additional 20 years of operation. BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
the availability of information for this Units IP2 and IP3 are located in
action. You may obtain publicly- Westchester County in the Village of
available information related to this Buchanan, New York, approximately 24 PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY
action by any of the following methods: miles north of New York City. The NRC CORPORATION
• Federal rulemaking Web site: Go to staff published final plant-specific
http://www.regulations.gov and search Supplement 38 to NUREG–1437 (final Submission of Information Collection
for Docket ID NRC–2008–0672. supplemental environmental impact for OMB Review; Comment Request;
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents statement (FSEIS)), Volumes 1–3 Locating and Paying Participants
Access and Management System (ADAMS No. ML103360205), in AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- December 2010 (75 FR 77920). The Corporation.
available documents online in the FSEIS documented the NRC staff’s ACTION: Notice of request for OMB
ADAMS Public Documents collection at findings relative to the environmental approval of revised collection of
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ impacts of the license renewal of IP2 information.
adams.html. To begin the search, select and IP3. In June 2013 (78 FR 39018), the
‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then NRC staff published a final supplement SUMMARY: The Pension Benefit Guaranty
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select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS to 2010 FSEIS as NUREG–1437, Corporation (PBGC) is modifying its
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, Supplement 38, Volume 4 (ADAMS No. collection of information on Locating
please contact the NRC’s public ML13170A028). The June 2013 and Paying Participants (OMB control
document room (PDR) reference staff at supplement updated the NRC staff’s number 1212–0055; expires December
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by final analysis to include corrections to 31, 2015) and is requesting that the
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The impingement and entrainment data Office of Management and Budget
ADAMS accession number for each presented in the FSEIS; revised approve the revised collection of
document referenced (if it is available in conclusions on thermal impacts based information under the Paperwork
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| Action | Draft supplemental environmental impact statement; request for comment. | |
| Dates | Submit comments by March 4, 2016. 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. | |
| Contact | Michael Wentzel, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6459, email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 81377 |
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