82_FR_11098 82 FR 11066 - Southern Nuclear Company, Inc.; Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2

82 FR 11066 - Southern Nuclear Company, Inc.; Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 32 (February 17, 2017)

Page Range11066-11068
FR Document2017-03237

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is making a finding of no significant impact for a proposed issuance of an amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-57 and NPF-5, held by Southern Nuclear Company, Inc. (SNC, the licensee) for the operation of Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant (Hatch), Unit 1 and Unit 2, respectively, located in Appling County, Georgia. The proposed amendments would allow for the adoption of a common (fleet-wide) SNC Standard Emergency Plan (SEP), with site-specific annexes.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-321, 50-366; NRC-2017-0045]


Southern Nuclear Company, Inc.; Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, 
Units 1 and 2

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact; 
issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is making a 
finding of no significant impact for a proposed issuance of an 
amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-57 and NPF-5, 
held by Southern Nuclear Company, Inc. (SNC, the licensee) for the 
operation of Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant (Hatch), Unit 1 and Unit 2, 
respectively, located in Appling County, Georgia. The proposed 
amendments would allow for the adoption of a common (fleet-wide) SNC 
Standard Emergency Plan (SEP), with site-specific annexes.

DATES: February 17, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2017-0045 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-2017-0045. 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

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email to [email protected]. For the convenience of the reader, the 
ADAMS accession numbers are provided in a table in the ``Availability 
of Documents'' section of 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: Shawn A. Williams, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1009; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    The NRC is considering issuance of amendments pursuant to Sec.  
50.54 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), 
``Conditions of licenses,'' paragraph (q), to Renewed Facility 
Operating License Nos DPR-57 and NPF-5, held by Southern Nuclear 
Company, Inc. (SNC, the licensee) for the operation of Edwin I. Hatch 
Nuclear Plant (Hatch), Unit 1 and Unit 2, respectively, located in 
Georgia, Appling County.
    In accordance with 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC has prepared an 
environmental assessment (EA) that analyzes the environmental effects 
of the proposed licensing action. Based on the results of the 
environmental assessment, and in accordance with 10 CFR 51.31(a), the 
NRC has prepared a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for the 
proposed amendments.

II. Environmental Assessment

Description of the Proposed Action

    The proposed action would revise Hatch, Unit 1 and Unit 2, Renewed 
Facility Operating Licenses in order to allow the adoption of a fleet-
wide SNC Standard Emergency Plan (SEP) that includes site-specific 
annexes. If approved, the SEP would establish an updated licensing 
basis for the SNC fleet of nuclear power plants (Farley, Units 1 and 2; 
Edwin I Hatch, Units 1 and 2; and Vogtle Electric Generating Plants 
Station; Units 1, 2, 3, and 4) that complies with current NRC's 
regulations at 10 CFR 50.47, 10 CFR 50, appendix E, and NUREG-0654/
FEMA-REP-1, Revision 1.
    Notable proposed changes are (a) adoption of a standard staff 
augmentation time period of 75 minutes from time of declaration of an 
Alert or higher Emergency Classification, (b) changes in staffing 
numbers, (c) changes in staffing duties, and (d) consolidation of the 
Joint Information Center.
    The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's 
application dated August 31, 2015, as supplemented by letters dated 
February 17, 2016; April 8, 2016; May 26, 2016; June 9, 2016; and 
November 2, 2016, respectively.

Need for the Proposed Action

    Nuclear power plant owners, government agencies, and State and 
local officials work together to create a system for emergency 
preparedness and response that will serve the public in the unlikely 
event of an emergency. An effective emergency preparedness program 
decreases the likelihood of an initiating event at a nuclear power 
reactor proceeding to a severe accident. Emergency preparedness cannot 
affect the probability of the initiating event, but a high level of 
emergency preparedness increases the probability of accident mitigation 
if the initiating event proceeds beyond the need for initial operator 
actions.
    Each licensee is required to establish emergency plans to be 
implemented in the event of an accident. These emergency plans cover 
preparations for evacuation, sheltering, and other actions to protect 
residents near plants in the event of a serious incident.
    The NRC, as well as other federal and state regulatory agencies 
review the subject plans to ensure that the condition of emergency 
preparedness provides reasonable assurance that adequate protective 
measures can and will be taken in the event of a radiological 
emergency.
    Separate from this EA, the NRC staff is evaluating SNC's proposed 
changes to the SEP for Hatch. This review will be documented in the 
safety evaluation report for the proposed license amendment. The 
staff's review will determine whether there is reasonable assurance 
that adequate protective measures can and will be taken in the event of 
a radiological emergency in accordance with 10 CFR 50.47(b)(1) through 
(b)(16), and the requirements in appendix E to 10 CFR part 50.
    The proposed action is needed to make SNC's fleet of nuclear power 
plants (SNC fleet) emergency plans easier to follow and understand. By 
standardizing emergency plans, with site specific annexes, SNC will 
align the SNC fleet using consistent standards and definitions. This 
will improve the consistency throughout the SNC fleet regarding: (1) 
Emergency planning organizations, (2) duties and responsibilities of 
emergency personnel, (3) procedures, and (4) training.

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action

    The NRC has completed its evaluation of the proposed action. The 
proposed action consists mainly of administrative changes related to 
the rearrangement of NRC-approved Farley, Hatch, and Vogtle emergency 
plans into one SNC SEP with site-specific annexes. Notable changes 
include (a) the adoption of a standard staff augmentation time period 
of 75 minutes from time of declaration of an Alert or higher Emergency 
Classification (b) changes in staffing numbers, (c) changes in staffing 
duties, and (d) consolidation of the Joint Information Center.
    The proposed changes would have no direct impacts on land use or 
water resources, including terrestrial and aquatic biota as the 
proposed action involves no new construction or modification of plant 
operational systems. There would be no changes to the quality or 
quantity of non-radiological effluents. No changes to the plant's 
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit are needed. 
Changes in staffing levels associated with the adopted SEP, and site-
specific annex for Hatch, could result in minor changes in vehicular 
traffic and associated air pollutant emissions, but no significant 
changes in ambient air quality would be expected. In addition, there 
would be no noticeable effect on socioeconomic conditions in the 
region, no environment justice impacts, and no impacts to historic and 
cultural resources. Therefore, there would be no significant non-
radiological impacts associated with the proposed.
    The NRC has concluded that the proposed action would not 
significantly affect plant safety and would not have a significant 
adverse effect on the probability of an accident occurring. There would 
be no change to radioactive effluents that affect radiation exposures 
to plant workers and members of the public. No changes would be made to 
plant buildings or the site property. Therefore, the proposed action 
would not result in a change to the radiation exposures to the public 
or radiation exposure to plant workers.

Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action

    As an alternative to the proposed action, the NRC considered denial 
of the proposed action (i.e., the ``no-action'' alternative). Denial of 
the license amendment request would result in no change in current 
environmental impacts.

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Alternative Use of Resources

    There are no unresolved conflicts concerning alternative uses of 
available resources under the proposed action.

Agencies and Persons Consulted

    On January 11, 2017, the NRC staff consulted with the Georgia State 
official, Mr. B. Simonton, Georgia Environmental Protection Division, 
regarding the environmental impact of the proposed action. The state 
official had no comments.

III. Finding of No Significant Impact

    The licensee has requested license amendments pursuant to 10 CFR 
50.54(q) to adopt a fleet-wide SEP, with a specific annex, for Edwin I. 
Hatch, Unit 1 and 2. The NRC is considering issuing the requested 
amendments. The proposed action would not significantly affect plant 
safety, would not have a significant adverse effect on the probability 
of an accident occurring, and would not have any significant 
radiological and non-radiological impacts. The reason the environment 
would not be significantly affected is because the proposed changes 
would only result in minor changes in staffing levels and associated 
vehicular traffic, along with a small increase in air pollutant 
emissions. This FONSI incorporates by reference the EA in Section II of 
this notice. Therefore, the NRC concludes that the proposed action will 
not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment. 
Accordingly, the NRC has determined not to prepare an environmental 
impact statement for the proposed action.
    The related environmental document is the ``Generic Environmental 
Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants: Regarding Edwin 
I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, Final Report,'' NUREG-1437, 
Supplement 4. NUREG-1437, Supplement 4 provides the latest 
environmental review of current operations and description of 
environmental conditions at Hatch.
    The finding and other related environmental documents may be 
examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the NRC's Public Document Room 
(PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852. Publicly-available records will be 
accessible electronically from ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room on 
the Internet at the NRC's Web site: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
    Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems 
in accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the NRC's 
PDR Reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, or 
send an email to [email protected].

IV. Availability of Documents

    The documents identified in the following table are available to 
interested persons through one or more of the following methods, as 
indicated.

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                                                                ADAMS Accession No./Web link/Federal Register
                          Document                                                 Citation
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, License Amendment        ML15246A045
 Request for Adoption of Standard Emergency Plan, Dated
 August 31, 2015.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Response to Request For  ML16060A283
 Additional Information Regarding License Amendment Request
 for Adoption of Standard Emergency Plan, Dated February
 17, 2016.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Response to Request For  ML16105A194
 Additional Information Regarding License Amendment Request
 for Adoption of Standard Emergency Plan, Dated April 8,
 2016.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Corrected Response to    ML16147A294
 Request For Additional Information Regarding License
 Amendment Request for Adoption of Standard Emergency Plan,
 Dated May 26, 2016.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Response to Request For  ML16167A468
 Additional Information Regarding License Amendment Request
 for Adoption of Standard Emergency Plan, Dated June 9,
 2016.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Letter RE: Standard      ML16307A404
 Emergency Plan Implementation Date, Dated November 2, 2016.
NUREG-1437, Supplement 4, Generic Environmental Impact       ML011420018
 Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants Edwin I.
 Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, Final Report, Dated
 May 2001.
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    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day of February 2017.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Shawn A. Williams,
Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch II-1, Division of Operating 
Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2017-03237 Filed 2-16-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7590-01-P



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                                                  radiological impacts. The reason the                    Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2,             20852. Publicly-available records will
                                                  environment would not be significantly                  Final Report,’’ NUREG–1437,                           be accessible electronically from
                                                  affected is because the proposed                        Supplement 34; and the ‘‘Final                        ADAMS Public Electronic Reading
                                                  changes would only result in minor                      Supplemental Environmental Impact                     Room on the Internet at the NRC’s Web
                                                  changes in staffing levels and associated               Statement for Combined Licenses                       site: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
                                                  vehicular traffic, along with a small                   (COLs) for Vogtle Electric Generating                 adams.html.
                                                  increase in air pollutant emissions. This               Plant Units 3 and 4,’’ NUREG–1947.
                                                                                                                                                                   Persons who do not have access to
                                                  FONSI incorporates by reference the EA                  NUREG–1437, Supplement 34 provides
                                                                                                                                                                ADAMS or who encounter problems in
                                                  in Section II of this notice. Therefore,                the latest environmental review of
                                                                                                                                                                accessing the documents located in
                                                  the NRC concludes that the proposed                     current operations at VEGP, Units 1 and
                                                                                                                                                                ADAMS should contact the NRC’s PDR
                                                  action will not have a significant effect               2 and description of environmental
                                                  on the quality of the human                             conditions. NUREG–1947 provides the                   Reference staff by telephone at 1–800–
                                                  environment. Accordingly, the NRC has                   environmental review of initial                       397–4209 or 301–415–4737, or send an
                                                  determined not to prepare an                            licensing of VEGP, Units 3 and 4.                     email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
                                                  environmental impact statement for the                     The finding and other related                      IV. Availability of Documents
                                                  proposed action.                                        environmental documents may be
                                                     The related environmental documents                  examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the               The documents identified in the
                                                  are the ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact                  NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR),                     following table are available to
                                                  Statement for License Renewal of                        located at One White Flint North, 11555               interested persons through one or more
                                                  Nuclear Plants: Regarding Vogtle                        Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland                   of the following methods, as indicated.

                                                                                                                                                                                            ADAMS
                                                                                                                                                                                         Accession No./
                                                                                                                   Document                                                                Web link/
                                                                                                                                                                                        Federal Register
                                                                                                                                                                                            Citation

                                                  Southern Nuclear Operating Company, License Amendment Request for Adoption of Standard Emergency Plan, dated Au-                      ML15246A045
                                                    gust 31, 2015.
                                                  Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Response To Request for Additional Information Regarding License Amendment Re-                    ML16060A283
                                                    quest for Adoption of Standard Emergency Plan, dated February 17, 2016.
                                                  Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Response to Request For Additional Information Regarding License Amendment Re-                    ML16105A194
                                                    quest for Adoption of Standard Emergency Plan, dated April 8, 2016.
                                                  Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Updated Submittal of the Assessment of Emergency Response Staffing Regarding                      ML16146A724
                                                    License Amendment Request for Adoption of Standard Emergency Plan, dated May 13, 2016.
                                                  Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Corrected Response to Request For Additional Information Regarding License                        ML16147A294
                                                    Amendment Request for Adoption of Standard Emergency Plan, dated May 26, 2016.
                                                  Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Response to Request For Additional Information Regarding License Amendment Re-                    ML16167A468
                                                    quest for Adoption of Standard Emergency Plan, dated June 9, 2016.
                                                  Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Letter RE: Standard Emergency Plan Implementation Date, dated November 2, 2016                    ML16307A404
                                                  NUREG–1437, Supplement 34, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants: Regarding                    ML083380325
                                                    Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2, Final Report, dated December 2008.
                                                  NUREG–1947, Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Combined Licenses (COLs) for Vogtle Electric Gen-                   ML11076A010
                                                    erating Plant Units 3 and 4, Final Report, dated March 2011.



                                                     Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day           ACTION: Environmental assessment and                  information related to this document
                                                  of February 2017.                                       finding of no significant impact;                     using any of the following methods:
                                                     For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.               issuance.                                                • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
                                                  Shawn A. Williams,                                                                                            http://www.regulations.gov and search
                                                                                                          SUMMARY:   The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                for Docket ID NRC–2017–0045. Address
                                                  Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch II–             Commission (NRC) is making a finding
                                                  1, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing,
                                                                                                                                                                questions about NRC dockets to Carol
                                                                                                          of no significant impact for a proposed               Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
                                                  Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.                   issuance of an amendment to Renewed                   email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–03241 Filed 2–16–17; 8:45 am]             Facility Operating License Nos. DPR–57                technical questions, contact the
                                                  BILLING CODE 7590–01–P                                  and NPF–5, held by Southern Nuclear                   individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
                                                                                                          Company, Inc. (SNC, the licensee) for                 INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
                                                                                                          the operation of Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear               document.
                                                  NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                      Plant (Hatch), Unit 1 and Unit 2,                        • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
                                                  COMMISSION                                              respectively, located in Appling County,              Access and Management System
                                                                                                          Georgia. The proposed amendments                      (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
                                                  [Docket Nos. 50–321, 50–366; NRC–2017–                  would allow for the adoption of a                     available documents online in the
                                                  0045]                                                   common (fleet-wide) SNC Standard                      ADAMS Public Documents collection at
                                                                                                          Emergency Plan (SEP), with site-specific              http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
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                                                  Southern Nuclear Company, Inc.;                         annexes.                                              adams.html. To begin the search, select
                                                  Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1                   DATES: February 17, 2017.                             ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
                                                  and 2                                                   ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID                  select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
                                                                                                          NRC–2017–0045 when contacting the                     Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
                                                  AGENCY:Nuclear Regulatory                               NRC about the availability of                         please contact the NRC’s Public
                                                  Commission.                                             information regarding this document.                  Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
                                                                                                          You may obtain publicly-available                     1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by


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                                                  email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. For the                     The proposed action is in accordance               Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
                                                  convenience of the reader, the ADAMS                    with the licensee’s application dated                 Action
                                                  accession numbers are provided in a                     August 31, 2015, as supplemented by
                                                  table in the ‘‘Availability of Documents’’              letters dated February 17, 2016; April 8,                The NRC has completed its evaluation
                                                  section of this document.                               2016; May 26, 2016; June 9, 2016; and                 of the proposed action. The proposed
                                                    • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and                      November 2, 2016, respectively.                       action consists mainly of administrative
                                                  purchase copies of public documents at                                                                        changes related to the rearrangement of
                                                  the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One                         Need for the Proposed Action                          NRC-approved Farley, Hatch, and
                                                  White Flint North, 11555 Rockville                                                                            Vogtle emergency plans into one SNC
                                                                                                             Nuclear power plant owners,                        SEP with site-specific annexes. Notable
                                                  Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
                                                                                                          government agencies, and State and                    changes include (a) the adoption of a
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        local officials work together to create a
                                                  Shawn A. Williams, Office of Nuclear                                                                          standard staff augmentation time period
                                                                                                          system for emergency preparedness and                 of 75 minutes from time of declaration
                                                  Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear                        response that will serve the public in
                                                  Regulatory Commission, Washington DC                                                                          of an Alert or higher Emergency
                                                                                                          the unlikely event of an emergency. An                Classification (b) changes in staffing
                                                  20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–1009;                    effective emergency preparedness
                                                  email: Shawn.Williams@nrc.gov.                                                                                numbers, (c) changes in staffing duties,
                                                                                                          program decreases the likelihood of an                and (d) consolidation of the Joint
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              initiating event at a nuclear power                   Information Center.
                                                  I. Introduction                                         reactor proceeding to a severe accident.
                                                                                                          Emergency preparedness cannot affect                     The proposed changes would have no
                                                     The NRC is considering issuance of                                                                         direct impacts on land use or water
                                                                                                          the probability of the initiating event,
                                                  amendments pursuant to § 50.54 of title                                                                       resources, including terrestrial and
                                                                                                          but a high level of emergency
                                                  10 of the Code of Federal Regulations                                                                         aquatic biota as the proposed action
                                                                                                          preparedness increases the probability
                                                  (10 CFR), ‘‘Conditions of licenses,’’                                                                         involves no new construction or
                                                                                                          of accident mitigation if the initiating
                                                  paragraph (q), to Renewed Facility                                                                            modification of plant operational
                                                                                                          event proceeds beyond the need for
                                                  Operating License Nos DPR–57 and                                                                              systems. There would be no changes to
                                                                                                          initial operator actions.
                                                  NPF–5, held by Southern Nuclear                                                                               the quality or quantity of non-
                                                  Company, Inc. (SNC, the licensee) for                      Each licensee is required to establish             radiological effluents. No changes to the
                                                  the operation of Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear                 emergency plans to be implemented in                  plant’s National Pollutant Discharge
                                                  Plant (Hatch), Unit 1 and Unit 2,                       the event of an accident. These                       Elimination System permit are needed.
                                                  respectively, located in Georgia,                       emergency plans cover preparations for                Changes in staffing levels associated
                                                  Appling County.                                         evacuation, sheltering, and other actions             with the adopted SEP, and site-specific
                                                     In accordance with 10 CFR 51.21, the                 to protect residents near plants in the               annex for Hatch, could result in minor
                                                  NRC has prepared an environmental                       event of a serious incident.                          changes in vehicular traffic and
                                                  assessment (EA) that analyzes the                          The NRC, as well as other federal and              associated air pollutant emissions, but
                                                  environmental effects of the proposed                   state regulatory agencies review the                  no significant changes in ambient air
                                                  licensing action. Based on the results of               subject plans to ensure that the                      quality would be expected. In addition,
                                                  the environmental assessment, and in                    condition of emergency preparedness                   there would be no noticeable effect on
                                                  accordance with 10 CFR 51.31(a), the                    provides reasonable assurance that                    socioeconomic conditions in the region,
                                                  NRC has prepared a finding of no                        adequate protective measures can and                  no environment justice impacts, and no
                                                  significant impact (FONSI) for the                      will be taken in the event of a                       impacts to historic and cultural
                                                  proposed amendments.                                    radiological emergency.                               resources. Therefore, there would be no
                                                  II. Environmental Assessment                               Separate from this EA, the NRC staff               significant non-radiological impacts
                                                                                                          is evaluating SNC’s proposed changes to               associated with the proposed.
                                                  Description of the Proposed Action
                                                                                                          the SEP for Hatch. This review will be                   The NRC has concluded that the
                                                     The proposed action would revise                     documented in the safety evaluation                   proposed action would not significantly
                                                  Hatch, Unit 1 and Unit 2, Renewed                       report for the proposed license                       affect plant safety and would not have
                                                  Facility Operating Licenses in order to                 amendment. The staff’s review will                    a significant adverse effect on the
                                                  allow the adoption of a fleet-wide SNC                  determine whether there is reasonable                 probability of an accident occurring.
                                                  Standard Emergency Plan (SEP) that                      assurance that adequate protective                    There would be no change to
                                                  includes site-specific annexes. If                      measures can and will be taken in the                 radioactive effluents that affect radiation
                                                  approved, the SEP would establish an                    event of a radiological emergency in                  exposures to plant workers and
                                                  updated licensing basis for the SNC fleet
                                                                                                          accordance with 10 CFR 50.47(b)(1)                    members of the public. No changes
                                                  of nuclear power plants (Farley, Units 1
                                                                                                          through (b)(16), and the requirements in              would be made to plant buildings or the
                                                  and 2; Edwin I Hatch, Units 1 and 2;
                                                                                                          appendix E to 10 CFR part 50.                         site property. Therefore, the proposed
                                                  and Vogtle Electric Generating Plants
                                                  Station; Units 1, 2, 3, and 4) that                        The proposed action is needed to                   action would not result in a change to
                                                  complies with current NRC’s regulations                 make SNC’s fleet of nuclear power                     the radiation exposures to the public or
                                                  at 10 CFR 50.47, 10 CFR 50, appendix                    plants (SNC fleet) emergency plans                    radiation exposure to plant workers.
                                                  E, and NUREG–0654/FEMA–REP–1,                           easier to follow and understand. By                   Environmental Impacts of the
                                                  Revision 1.                                             standardizing emergency plans, with                   Alternatives to the Proposed Action
                                                     Notable proposed changes are (a)                     site specific annexes, SNC will align the
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                                                  adoption of a standard staff                            SNC fleet using consistent standards                     As an alternative to the proposed
                                                  augmentation time period of 75 minutes                  and definitions. This will improve the                action, the NRC considered denial of the
                                                  from time of declaration of an Alert or                 consistency throughout the SNC fleet                  proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘no-action’’
                                                  higher Emergency Classification, (b)                    regarding: (1) Emergency planning                     alternative). Denial of the license
                                                  changes in staffing numbers, (c) changes                organizations, (2) duties and                         amendment request would result in no
                                                  in staffing duties, and (d) consolidation               responsibilities of emergency personnel,              change in current environmental
                                                  of the Joint Information Center.                        (3) procedures, and (4) training.                     impacts.


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                                                  Alternative Use of Resources                            impacts. The reason the environment                       The finding and other related
                                                    There are no unresolved conflicts                     would not be significantly affected is                 environmental documents may be
                                                  concerning alternative uses of available                because the proposed changes would                     examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the
                                                  resources under the proposed action.                    only result in minor changes in staffing               NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR),
                                                                                                          levels and associated vehicular traffic,               located at One White Flint North, 11555
                                                  Agencies and Persons Consulted                          along with a small increase in air                     Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland
                                                    On January 11, 2017, the NRC staff                    pollutant emissions. This FONSI                        20852. Publicly-available records will
                                                  consulted with the Georgia State                        incorporates by reference the EA in                    be accessible electronically from
                                                  official, Mr. B. Simonton, Georgia                      Section II of this notice. Therefore, the              ADAMS Public Electronic Reading
                                                  Environmental Protection Division,                      NRC concludes that the proposed action                 Room on the Internet at the NRC’s Web
                                                  regarding the environmental impact of                   will not have a significant effect on the              site: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
                                                  the proposed action. The state official                 quality of the human environment.                      adams.html.
                                                  had no comments.                                        Accordingly, the NRC has determined
                                                                                                                                                                    Persons who do not have access to
                                                  III. Finding of No Significant Impact                   not to prepare an environmental impact
                                                                                                                                                                 ADAMS or who encounter problems in
                                                                                                          statement for the proposed action.
                                                     The licensee has requested license                                                                          accessing the documents located in
                                                  amendments pursuant to 10 CFR                              The related environmental document                  ADAMS should contact the NRC’s PDR
                                                  50.54(q) to adopt a fleet-wide SEP, with                is the ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact                  Reference staff by telephone at 1–800–
                                                  a specific annex, for Edwin I. Hatch,                   Statement for License Renewal of                       397–4209 or 301–415–4737, or send an
                                                  Unit 1 and 2. The NRC is considering                    Nuclear Plants: Regarding Edwin I.                     email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
                                                  issuing the requested amendments. The                   Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2,
                                                  proposed action would not significantly                 Final Report,’’ NUREG–1437,                            IV. Availability of Documents
                                                  affect plant safety, would not have a                   Supplement 4. NUREG–1437,
                                                                                                          Supplement 4 provides the latest                         The documents identified in the
                                                  significant adverse effect on the
                                                  probability of an accident occurring,                   environmental review of current                        following table are available to
                                                  and would not have any significant                      operations and description of                          interested persons through one or more
                                                  radiological and non-radiological                       environmental conditions at Hatch.                     of the following methods, as indicated.

                                                                                                                                                                                    ADAMS Accession No./
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                                                    Dated August 31, 2015.
                                                  Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Response to Request For Additional Information Regarding License                             ML16060A283
                                                    Amendment Request for Adoption of Standard Emergency Plan, Dated February 17, 2016.
                                                  Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Response to Request For Additional Information Regarding License                             ML16105A194
                                                    Amendment Request for Adoption of Standard Emergency Plan, Dated April 8, 2016.
                                                  Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Corrected Response to Request For Additional Information Regarding Li-                       ML16147A294
                                                    cense Amendment Request for Adoption of Standard Emergency Plan, Dated May 26, 2016.
                                                  Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Response to Request For Additional Information Regarding License                             ML16167A468
                                                    Amendment Request for Adoption of Standard Emergency Plan, Dated June 9, 2016.
                                                  Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Letter RE: Standard Emergency Plan Implementation Date, Dated Novem-                         ML16307A404
                                                    ber 2, 2016.
                                                  NUREG–1437, Supplement 4, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants                           ML011420018
                                                    Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, Final Report, Dated May 2001.


                                                    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day            STATUS:     Public and Closed.                             the Nuclear Materials Users
                                                  of February 2017.                                                                                                  Business Lines (Public Meeting)
                                                    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.                Week of February 20, 2017
                                                                                                                                                                     (Contact: Soly Soto; 301–415–7528)
                                                  Shawn A. Williams,                                      Thursday, February 23, 2017                              This meeting will be webcast live at
                                                  Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch II–             9:30 a.m. Joint Meeting of the Federal                 the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov/.
                                                  1, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing,                 Energy Regulatory Commission and                   Week of March 6, 2017—Tentative
                                                  Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.                       the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–03237 Filed 2–16–17; 8:45 am]                                                                      There are no meetings scheduled for
                                                                                                              (Public Meeting) (Contact: Denise
                                                                                                                                                                 the week of March 6, 2017.
                                                  BILLING CODE 7590–01–P                                      McGovern)
                                                                                                            This meeting will be webcast live at                 Week of March 13, 2017—Tentative
                                                  NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                      the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov/.                     There are no meetings scheduled for
                                                  COMMISSION                                              Week of February 27, 2017—Tentative                    the week of March 13, 2017.
                                                  [NRC–2017–0001]                                         Wednesday, March 1, 2017                               Week of March 20, 2017—Tentative
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                                                                                                          10:00 a.m. Briefing on NRC                             Thursday, March 23, 2017
                                                  Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
                                                                                                              International Activities (Closed Ex.               9:00 a.m Hearing on Combined
                                                  DATE:  Weeks of February 20, 27, March                      1 & 9)                                                 Licenses for North Anna Nuclear
                                                  6, 13, 20, 27, 2017.                                                                                               Plant, Unit 3: Section 189a. of the
                                                                                                          Thursday, March 2, 2017
                                                  PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference                                                                                   Atomic Energy Act Proceeding
                                                  Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,                  9:00 a.m. Strategic Programmatic                           (Public Meeting) (Contact: James
                                                  Maryland.                                                   Overview of the Fuel Facilities and                    Shea: 301–415–1388)


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionEnvironmental assessment and finding of no significant impact; issuance.
DatesFebruary 17, 2017.
ContactShawn A. Williams, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1009; email: [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 11066 

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