81_FR_9038 81 FR 9003 - Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station

81 FR 9003 - Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 35 (February 23, 2016)

Page Range9003-9004
FR Document2016-03811

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is giving notice that by petition dated June 24, 2015, as supplemented, David Lochbaum of the Union of Concerned Scientists and others (the petitioners) requested that the NRC take action with regard to the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Pilgrim). The petitioner's requests are included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 35 (Tuesday, February 23, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-03811]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-293; NRC-2016-0035]


Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Petition request; receipt.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is giving notice 
that by petition dated June 24, 2015, as supplemented, David Lochbaum 
of the Union of Concerned Scientists and others (the petitioners) 
requested that the NRC take action with regard to the Pilgrim Nuclear 
Power Station (Pilgrim). The petitioner's requests are included in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0035 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may obtain publicly-available information related to this document 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0035. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected].
     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 that document 
is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is 
referenced.
     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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 24, 2015, the petitioners requested 
that the NRC take enforcement action with regard to Pilgrim concerning 
the current licensing basis on flooding (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML16029A407). The petitioners requested that the NRC take enforcement 
action to require that the current licensing basis for Pilgrim 
explicitly include flooding caused by local intense precipitation or 
probable maximum precipitation events.
    As the basis for this request, the petitioners referred to 
Pilgrim's flood reevaluation report provided by Entergy Nuclear 
Operations, Inc. (Entergy, the licensee) to the NRC in a letter dated 
March 12, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15075A082). The petitioners state 
that Pilgrim's reevaluations indicate that the site could experience 
flood levels from heavy rainfall events nearly ten feet higher than 
anticipated when the plant was originally licensed. Although existing 
doors protect important equipment from being submerged and damaged, the 
petitioners assert that neither regulatory requirements nor enforceable 
commitments exist that ensure the continued reliability of flood 
protection features that are currently installed at the site to protect 
important equipment from being submerged and damaged. The petition 
states in relevant part ``the petitioners seek to rectify safety 
shortcoming by revising the current licensing basis to include flooding 
caused by heavy rainfall events.''
    The request is being treated pursuant to Section 2.206 of title 10 
of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) of the NRC's regulations. A 
conference call was held between the petitioner and the Petition Review 
Board (PRB) on August 5, 2015, to discuss the petition; the transcript 
of that teleconference is an additional supplement to the petition 
(ADAMS Accession No. ML15230A017). The PRB has reviewed the petition, 
and its supplement, and referred the request to the Director of the 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. The Director partially granted 
for review the petitioners' concerns that the current licensing basis 
be revised to include specific beyond-design-basis flood events at 
Pilgrim. The parts of the petitioners' concerns not granted for review 
are the impact of precipitation events on safety-related submerged 
cables as this was previously reviewed and resolved in a prior 10 CFR 
2.206 Director's Decision (ADAMS Accession No. ML13255A191), and the 
request for an updated site plan of Pilgrim, because this request is 
outside of the scope of the 10 CFR 2.206 process. The NRC staff will 
hold the petition until a resolution of ongoing reviews associated with 
the subject of the petitioners' concerns is achieved.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 11th day of February 2016.


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    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
William M. Dean,
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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                                                     As documented in the EA, the NRC                     NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                    local intense precipitation or probable
                                                  staff concluded that the proposed action                COMMISSION                                            maximum precipitation events.
                                                  will not authorize or result in changes                                                                          As the basis for this request, the
                                                                                                          [Docket No. 50–293; NRC–2016–0035]
                                                  to licensed operations, land-disturbing                                                                       petitioners referred to Pilgrim’s flood
                                                  activities, or changes in the types,                    Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.,                     reevaluation report provided by Entergy
                                                  characteristics, or quantities of                       Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station                         Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy, the
                                                  radiological or non-radiological                                                                              licensee) to the NRC in a letter dated
                                                  effluents released into the environment                 AGENCY:  Nuclear Regulatory
                                                                                                          Commission.                                           March 12, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No.
                                                  from the ISFSI. The staff also concluded                                                                      ML15075A082). The petitioners state
                                                  that the radiological or non-radiological               ACTION: Petition request; receipt.
                                                                                                                                                                that Pilgrim’s reevaluations indicate that
                                                  impacts from approval of the license                    SUMMARY:    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory               the site could experience flood levels
                                                  amendment request would be small, and                   Commission (NRC) is giving notice that                from heavy rainfall events nearly ten
                                                  the proposed action would not                           by petition dated June 24, 2015, as                   feet higher than anticipated when the
                                                  significantly contribute to cumulative                  supplemented, David Lochbaum of the                   plant was originally licensed. Although
                                                  impacts. In addition, the staff does not                Union of Concerned Scientists and                     existing doors protect important
                                                  expect that the proposed action would                   others (the petitioners) requested that               equipment from being submerged and
                                                  adversely affect any offsite population                 the NRC take action with regard to the                damaged, the petitioners assert that
                                                  and, thus, no special circumstances                     Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Pilgrim).              neither regulatory requirements nor
                                                  were identified. The Colorado State                     The petitioner’s requests are included in             enforceable commitments exist that
                                                  Historic Preservation Office concurred                  the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section                 ensure the continued reliability of flood
                                                  with the NRC’s determination that the                   of this document.                                     protection features that are currently
                                                  proposed action would not affect                        ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID                  installed at the site to protect important
                                                  historic properties, and the U.S. Fish                  NRC–2016–0035 when contacting the                     equipment from being submerged and
                                                  and Wildlife Service concurred with the                 NRC about the availability of                         damaged. The petition states in relevant
                                                  NRC’s determination that the proposed                   information regarding this document.                  part ‘‘the petitioners seek to rectify
                                                  action would not affect listed species or               You may obtain publicly-available                     safety shortcoming by revising the
                                                  critical habitats. Furthermore, the NRC                 information related to this document                  current licensing basis to include
                                                  determined that the proposed action is                  using any of the following methods:                   flooding caused by heavy rainfall
                                                  more favorable than the no-action                          • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to               events.’’
                                                  alternative (denial of the license                      http://www.regulations.gov and search
                                                                                                          for Docket ID NRC–2016–0035. Address                     The request is being treated pursuant
                                                  amendment request), which would
                                                                                                          questions about NRC dockets to Carol                  to Section 2.206 of title 10 of the Code
                                                  require DOE to complete the required
                                                                                                          Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;                   of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) of the
                                                  corrective actions within the currently
                                                                                                          email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.                       NRC’s regulations. A conference call
                                                  specified response times. Therefore, the
                                                  NRC concluded that the proposed action                     • NRC’s Agencywide Documents                       was held between the petitioner and the
                                                                                                          Access and Management System                          Petition Review Board (PRB) on August
                                                  will not result in a significant effect on
                                                                                                          (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-                     5, 2015, to discuss the petition; the
                                                  the quality of the human environment.
                                                                                                          available documents online in the                     transcript of that teleconference is an
                                                  III. Finding of No Significant Impact                   ADAMS Public Documents collection at                  additional supplement to the petition
                                                                                                          http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/                        (ADAMS Accession No. ML15230A017).
                                                     Based on its review of the proposed                  adams.html. To begin the search, select               The PRB has reviewed the petition, and
                                                  action, in accordance with the                          ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then                   its supplement, and referred the request
                                                  requirements in 10 CFR part 51, the                     select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS                        to the Director of the Office of Nuclear
                                                  NRC has concluded that the proposed                     Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,                    Reactor Regulation. The Director
                                                  action, amendment of NRC Special                        please contact the NRC’s Public                       partially granted for review the
                                                  Nuclear Materials License No. SNM–                      Document Room (PDR) reference staff at                petitioners’ concerns that the current
                                                  2504 for the FSV ISFSI located in Weld                  1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by                   licensing basis be revised to include
                                                  County, Colorado, will not significantly                email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The                    specific beyond-design-basis flood
                                                  affect the quality of the human                         ADAMS accession number for each                       events at Pilgrim. The parts of the
                                                  environment. Therefore, the NRC has                     document referenced (if that document
                                                                                                                                                                petitioners’ concerns not granted for
                                                  determined, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.31,                   is available in ADAMS) is provided the
                                                                                                                                                                review are the impact of precipitation
                                                  that preparation of an environmental                    first time that a document is referenced.
                                                                                                             • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and                   events on safety-related submerged
                                                  impact statement is not required for the                                                                      cables as this was previously reviewed
                                                  proposed action and a FONSI is                          purchase copies of public documents at
                                                                                                          the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One                       and resolved in a prior 10 CFR 2.206
                                                  appropriate.                                                                                                  Director’s Decision (ADAMS Accession
                                                                                                          White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
                                                    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day           Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.                      No. ML13255A191), and the request for
                                                  of February 2016.                                                                                             an updated site plan of Pilgrim, because
                                                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June
                                                    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.                                                                      this request is outside of the scope of
                                                                                                          24, 2015, the petitioners requested that
                                                  Craig G. Erlanger,                                                                                            the 10 CFR 2.206 process. The NRC staff
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                                                                                                          the NRC take enforcement action with
                                                  Acting Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety,         regard to Pilgrim concerning the current              will hold the petition until a resolution
                                                  Safeguards, and Environmental Review,                   licensing basis on flooding (ADAMS                    of ongoing reviews associated with the
                                                  Office of Nuclear Material Safety and                   Accession No. ML16029A407). The                       subject of the petitioners’ concerns is
                                                  Safeguards.                                             petitioners requested that the NRC take               achieved.
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–03810 Filed 2–22–16; 8:45 am]             enforcement action to require that the                  Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 11th day
                                                  BILLING CODE 7590–01–P                                  current licensing basis for Pilgrim                   of February 2016.
                                                                                                          explicitly include flooding caused by


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                                                    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.                  copy of the Governors’ Decision                       agreement to the competitive product
                                                  William M. Dean,                                          authorizing the product, proposed                     list. This notice informs the public of
                                                  Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor                       changes to the Mail Classification                    the filing, invites public comment, and
                                                  Regulation.                                               Schedule, a Statement of Supporting                   takes other administrative steps.
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–03811 Filed 2–22–16; 8:45 am]               Justification, a certification of                     DATES: Comments are due: February 25,
                                                  BILLING CODE 7590–01–P                                    compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a), and                2016.
                                                                                                            an application for non-public treatment               ADDRESSES: Submit comments
                                                                                                            of certain materials. It also filed                   electronically via the Commission’s
                                                  POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION                              supporting financial workpapers.                      Filing Online system at http://
                                                  [Docket Nos. MC2016–78 and CP2016–103;                    II. Notice of Commission Action                       www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
                                                  Order No. 3085]                                                                                                 comments electronically should contact
                                                                                                               The Commission establishes Docket
                                                                                                                                                                  the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
                                                                                                            Nos. MC2016–78 and CP2016–103 to
                                                  New Postal Product                                                                                              INFORMATION CONTACT section by
                                                                                                            consider the Request pertaining to the
                                                                                                                                                                  telephone for advice on filing
                                                  AGENCY:   Postal Regulatory Commission.                   proposed Priority Mail Express, Priority
                                                                                                                                                                  alternatives.
                                                  ACTION:   Notice.                                         Mail & First-Class Package Service
                                                                                                            Contract 9 product and the related                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  SUMMARY:    The Commission is noticing a                  contract, respectively.                               David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
                                                  recent Postal Service filing concerning                      The Commission invites comments on                 202–789–6820.
                                                  the addition of Priority Mail Express,                    whether the Postal Service’s filings in               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  Priority Mail & First-Class Package                       the captioned dockets are consistent
                                                                                                            with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632,                  Table of Contents
                                                  Service Contract 9 negotiated service
                                                  agreement to the competitive product                      3633, or 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and 39                 I. Introduction
                                                  list. This notice informs the public of                   CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comments are                  II. Notice of Commission Action
                                                  the filing, invites public comment, and                   due no later than February 25, 2016.                    III. Ordering Paragraphs
                                                  takes other administrative steps.                         The public portions of these filings can              I. Introduction
                                                  DATES: Comments are due: February 25,                     be accessed via the Commission’s Web
                                                                                                            site (http://www.prc.gov).                              In accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3642
                                                  2016.                                                                                                           and 39 CFR 3020.30–.35, the Postal
                                                                                                               The Commission appoints Kenneth R.
                                                  ADDRESSES: Submit comments                                                                                      Service filed a formal request and
                                                                                                            Moeller to serve as Public
                                                  electronically via the Commission’s                                                                             associated supporting information to
                                                                                                            Representative in these dockets.
                                                  Filing Online system at http://                                                                                 add Priority Mail Express Contract 32 to
                                                  www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit                      III. Ordering Paragraphs                              the competitive product list.1
                                                  comments electronically should contact                       It is ordered:                                       The Postal Service
                                                  the person identified in the FOR FURTHER                     1. The Commission establishes Docket               contemporaneously filed a redacted
                                                  INFORMATION CONTACT section by                            Nos. MC2016–78 and CP2016–103 to                      contract related to the proposed new
                                                  telephone for advice on filing                            consider the matters raised in each                   product under 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3) and
                                                  alternatives.                                             docket.                                               39 CFR 3015.5. Request, Attachment B.
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                             2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Kenneth                To support its Request, the Postal
                                                  David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at                    R. Moeller is appointed to serve as an                Service filed a copy of the contract, a
                                                  202–789–6820.                                             officer of the Commission to represent                copy of the Governors’ Decision
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                            the interests of the general public in                authorizing the product, proposed
                                                                                                            these proceedings (Public                             changes to the Mail Classification
                                                  Table of Contents                                         Representative).                                      Schedule, a Statement of Supporting
                                                  I. Introduction                                              3. Comments are due no later than                  Justification, a certification of
                                                  II. Notice of Commission Action                           February 25, 2016.                                    compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a), and
                                                  III. Ordering Paragraphs                                     4. The Secretary shall arrange for                 an application for non-public treatment
                                                                                                            publication of this order in the Federal              of certain materials. It also filed
                                                  I. Introduction                                           Register.                                             supporting financial workpapers.
                                                    In accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3642                         By the Commission.
                                                  and 39 CFR 3020.30–.35, the Postal                                                                              II. Notice of Commission Action
                                                                                                            Stacy L. Ruble,
                                                  Service filed a formal request and                        Secretary.
                                                                                                                                                                    The Commission establishes Docket
                                                  associated supporting information to                                                                            Nos. MC2016–77 and CP2016–102 to
                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2016–03721 Filed 2–22–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  add Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail                                                                        consider the Request pertaining to the
                                                                                                            BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P
                                                  & First-Class Package Service Contract 9                                                                        proposed Priority Mail Express Contract
                                                  to the competitive product list.1                                                                               32 product and the related contract,
                                                    The Postal Service                                                                                            respectively.
                                                                                                            POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
                                                  contemporaneously filed a redacted                                                                                The Commission invites comments on
                                                  contract related to the proposed new                      [Docket Nos. MC2016–77 and CP2016–102;                whether the Postal Service’s filings in
                                                  product under 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3) and                    Order No. 3084]                                       the captioned dockets are consistent
                                                  39 CFR 3015.5. Request, Attachment B.                                                                           with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632,
                                                                                                            New Postal Product
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                                                    To support its Request, the Postal                                                                            3633, or 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and 39
                                                  Service filed a copy of the contract, a                   AGENCY:   Postal Regulatory Commission.               CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comments are
                                                                                                            ACTION:   Notice.
                                                    1 Request of the United States Postal Service to                                                                1 Request of the United States Postal Service to

                                                  Add Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail & First-         SUMMARY:   The Commission is noticing a               Add Priority Mail Express Contract 32 to
                                                  Class Package Service Contract 9 to Competitive                                                                 Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing
                                                  Product List and Notice of Filing (Under Seal) of
                                                                                                            recent Postal Service filing concerning               (Under Seal) of Unredacted Governors’ Decision,
                                                  Unredacted Governors’ Decision, Contract, and             the addition of Priority Mail Express                 Contract, and Supporting Data, February 17, 2016
                                                  Supporting Data, February 17, 2016 (Request).             Contract 32 negotiated service                        (Request).



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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionPetition request; receipt.
FR Citation81 FR 9003 

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