81 FR 93968 - DTE Electric Company; Fermi Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 246 (December 22, 2016)

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a renewal of Facility Operating License No. NPF-43, held by DTE Electric Company (DTE or the licensee), for the continued operation of Fermi Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2 (Fermi 2). The renewed facility operating license No. NPF-43 authorizes operation of Fermi 2 at reactor core power level not in excess of 3,486 megawatts thermal (approximately 1170 megawatts electric), in accordance with the provisions of the renewed license and technical specifications. In addition, the NRC has prepared a record of decision (ROD) that supports the decision to renew facility operating license No. NPF-43.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 246 (Thursday, December 22, 2016)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30862]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-341; NRC-2014-0109]


DTE Electric Company; Fermi Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: License renewal and record of decision; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a renewal 
of Facility Operating License No. NPF-43, held by DTE Electric Company 
(DTE or the licensee), for the continued operation of Fermi Nuclear 
Power Plant, Unit 2 (Fermi 2). The renewed facility operating license 
No. NPF-43 authorizes operation of Fermi 2 at reactor core power level 
not in excess of 3,486 megawatts thermal (approximately 1170 megawatts 
electric), in accordance with the provisions of the renewed license and 
technical specifications. In addition, the NRC has prepared a record of 
decision (ROD) that supports the decision to renew facility operating 
license No. NPF-43.

DATES: The renewed operating license No. NPF-43 is effective on 
December 15, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2014-0109 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-2014-0109. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this document.
     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 this 
document.
     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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lois James, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-415-3306; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC has issued renewed Facility 
Operating License No. NPF-43, held by the licensee, which authorizes 
continued operation of Fermi 2 at reactor core power levels not in 
excess of 3,486 megawatts thermal, in accordance with the provisions of 
the renewed license and technical specifications. The ROD that supports 
the decision to renew Facility Operating License No. NPF-43 is 
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML16270A567.
    As discussed in the ROD and the final supplemental environmental 
impact statement (FSEIS) for Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant, Supplement 56 
to NUREG-1437, ``Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License 
Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Regarding Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant,'' 
dated September 2016 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16259A103 for Volume 1 and 
ML16259A109 for Volume 2), the NRC considered a range of reasonable 
alternatives that included natural gas combined-cycle (NGCC); coal-
integrated gasification combined-cycle; new nuclear power; and a 
combination of NGCC, wind, and solar power. The ROD and FSEIS document 
the NRC's determination that the adverse environmental impacts of 
license renewal for Fermi 2 are not so great that preserving the option 
of license renewal for energy planning decision makers would be 
unreasonable.
    Fermi 2 is a single-unit, boiling water reactor and is located in 
Frenchtown Township, Michigan. The application for the renewed license, 
``Fermi 2 License Renewal Application,'' dated April 24, 2014 (ADAMS 
Package Accession No. ML14121A554), as supplemented by letters dated 
through July 6, 2016, complied with the standards and requirements of 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the NRC's 
regulations. As required by the Act and the NRC's regulations in 
chapter I of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the NRC has 
made appropriate findings, which are set forth in the license. A public 
notice of the proposed issuance of the renewed license and an 
opportunity for

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a hearing was published in the Federal Register on June 18, 2014 (79 FR 
34787).
    For further details with respect to this action, see: (1) DTE 
Electric Company license renewal application for Fermi 2, dated April 
24, 2014, as supplemented by letters dated through July 6, 2016; (2) 
the NRC's safety evaluation report dated July 2016 (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML16190A241); (3) the NRC's final environmental impact statement 
(NUREG-1437, Supplement 56), for Fermi 2, published in September 2016 
(ADAMS Accession No. ML16259A103 for Volume 1 and ML16259A109 for 
Volume 2); and (4) the NRC's ROD (ADAMS Accession No. ML16270A567).

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15 day of December, 2016.

    For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Benjamin G. Beasley,
Acting Deputy Director, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation.
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