81 FR 66301 - Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board; Tennessee Valley Authority

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Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 187 (September 27, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-23104

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 187 (Tuesday, September 27, 2016)

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[Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, & 50-296-LA; ASLBP No. 16-948-03-LA-BD01]


Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board; Tennessee 
Valley Authority

    Pursuant to delegation by the Commission, see 37 FR 28710 (Dec. 29, 
1972), and the Commission's regulations, see, e.g., 10 CFR 2.104, 
2.105, 2.300, 2.309, 2.313, 2.318, 2.321, notice is hereby given that 
an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (Board) is being established to 
preside over the following proceeding: Tennessee Valley Authority 
(Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Units 1, 2, and 3).
    This proceeding involves a challenge to an application by Tennessee 
Valley Authority for an amendment to the operating licenses for the 
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Units 1, 2, and 3, located in Athens, 
Alabama. In response to a Federal Register Notice, ``Applications and 
Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses 
Involving Proposed No Significant Hazards Considerations and Containing 
Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information and Order Imposing 
Procedures for Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards 
Information,'' published on July 5, 2016, see 81 FR 43661-43669, the 
Bellefonte Efficiency & Sustainability Team/Mothers Against Tennessee 
River Radiation (BEST/MATRR) filed a Petition to Intervene and Request 
for Hearing on September 9, 2016.
    The Board is comprised of the following Administrative Judges:

Paul S. Ryerson, Chairman, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Dr. Gary S. Arnold, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Nicholas G. Trikouros, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001

    All correspondence, documents, and other materials shall be filed 
in accordance with the NRC E-Filing rule. See 10 CFR 2.302.

    Rockville, Maryland, September 20, 2016.
E. Roy Hawkens,
Chief Administrative Judge, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel.
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Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson life; having prop guards on propeller Procedures for Access to Sensitive
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. tips, a flotation device if operated over Unclassified Non-Safeguards
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: water, and a ‘‘go home’’ feature in case Information,’’ published on July 5, 2016,
Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at of loss of control link or low battery; see 81 FR 43661–43669, the Bellefonte
the above address or ACApermits@ having an observer on the lookout for Efficiency & Sustainability Team/
nsf.gov. wildlife, people, and other hazards; and Mothers Against Tennessee River
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
ensuring that the separation between the Radiation (BEST/MATRR) filed a
National Science Foundation, as operator and UAV does not exceed an Petition to Intervene and Request for
directed by the Antarctic Conservation operational range of 500 meters. The Hearing on September 9, 2016.
Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), as applicant is seeking a Waste Permit to The Board is comprised of the
amended by the Antarctic Science, cover any accidental releases that may following Administrative Judges:
Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996, result from flying a UAV. Paul S. Ryerson, Chairman, Atomic
has developed regulations for the Location Safety and Licensing Board Panel,
establishment of a permit system for U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Camping: Possible locations include Washington, DC 20555–0001
various activities in Antarctica and
designation of certain animals and Damoy Point/Dorian Bay, Danco Island, Dr. Gary S. Arnold, Atomic Safety and
certain geographic areas as requiring Rongé Island, the Errera Channel, Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear
special protection. The regulations Paradise Bay (including Almirante Regulatory Commission, Washington,
establish such a permit system to Brown/Base Brown or Skontorp Cove), DC 20555–0001
designate Antarctic Specially Protected the Argentine Islands, Andvord Bay, Nicholas G. Trikouros, Atomic Safety
Areas. Pleneau Island, Hovgaard Island, Orne and Licensing Board Panel, U.S.
Harbour, Leith Cove, Prospect Point and Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Application Details Portal Point. Washington, DC 20555–0001
Permit Application: 2017–011 UAV filming: Western Antarctic
Peninsula region. All correspondence, documents, and
1. Applicant: Brandon Harvey, Director other materials shall be filed in
Expedition Operations, Polar Latitudes, Dates accordance with the NRC E-Filing rule.
Inc., 2206 Jericho Street, White River October 31, 2016 to March 13, 2017. See 10 CFR 2.302.
Junction, VT 05001. Rockville, Maryland, September 20, 2016.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested: E. Roy Hawkens,
Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of
Waste Permit Polar Programs. Chief Administrative Judge, Atomic Safety
and Licensing Board Panel.
For Coastal Camping: The applicant [FR Doc. 2016–23246 Filed 9–26–16; 8:45 am]
[FR Doc. 2016–23104 Filed 9–26–16; 8:45 am]
seeks permission for no more than 30 BILLING CODE 7555–01–P
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
campers and two expedition staff to
camp overnight at select locations for a
maximum of 10 hours ashore. Camping NUCLEAR REGULATORY NUCLEAR REGULATORY
would be away from vegetated sites and COMMISSION COMMISSION
>150m from wildlife concentrations or
[Docket Nos. 50–259, 50–260, & 50–296–LA;
lakes, protected areas, historical sites,
ASLBP No. 16–948–03–LA–BD01] [NRC–2016–0202]
and scientific stations. Tents would be
pitched on snow, ice, or bare smooth Establishment of Atomic Safety and Biweekly Notice; Applications and
rock, at least 15m from the high water Licensing Board; Tennessee Valley Amendments to Facility Operating
line. No food, other than emergency Authority Licenses and Combined Licenses
rations, would be brought onshore and Involving No Significant Hazards
all wastes, including human waste, Pursuant to delegation by the Considerations
would be collected and returned to the Commission, see 37 FR 28710 (Dec. 29,
ship for proper disposal. The applicant 1972), and the Commission’s AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
is seeking a Waste Permit to cover any regulations, see, e.g., 10 CFR 2.104, Commission.
accidental releases that may result from 2.105, 2.300, 2.309, 2.313, 2.318, 2.321, ACTION: Biweekly notice.
camping. notice is hereby given that an Atomic
For Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Safety and Licensing Board (Board) is SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 189a.(2)
Commercial Filming: The applicant being established to preside over the of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as
wishes to fly small, battery operated, following proceeding: Tennessee Valley amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear
remotely controlled copters equipped Authority (Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Regulatory Commission (NRC) is
with a camera to take scenic photos and Units 1, 2, and 3). publishing this regular biweekly notice.
film of the Antarctic. The UAVs would This proceeding involves a challenge The Act requires the Commission to
not be flown over concentrations of to an application by Tennessee Valley publish notice of any amendments
birds or mammals or over Antarctic Authority for an amendment to the issued, or proposed to be issued, and
Specially Protected Areas. The UAVs operating licenses for the Browns Ferry grants the Commission the authority to
would only be flown by operators with Nuclear Plant Units 1, 2, and 3, located issue and make immediately effective
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extensive experience (>20 hours), who in Athens, Alabama. In response to a any amendment to an operating license
are pre-approved by the Expedition Federal Register Notice, ‘‘Applications or combined license, as applicable,
Leader. Several measures would be and Amendments to Facility Operating upon a determination by the
taken to prevent against loss of the UAV Licenses and Combined Licenses Commission that such amendment
including painting them a highly visible Involving Proposed No Significant involves no significant hazards
color; only flying when the wind is less Hazards Considerations and Containing consideration, notwithstanding the
than 25 knots; flying for only 15 Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards pendency before the Commission of a
minutes at a time to preserve battery Information and Order Imposing request for a hearing from any person.

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
FR Citation		81 FR 66301