82_FR_11102 82 FR 11070 - Southern Nuclear Company, Inc.; Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2

82 FR 11070 - Southern Nuclear Company, Inc.; Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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

Page Range11070-11072
FR Document2017-03238

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is making a finding of no significant impact for a proposed issuance of amendments to Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-2 and NPF-8, held by Southern Nuclear Company, Inc. (SNC, the licensee) for the operation of Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant (Farley), Unit 1 and Unit 2, respectively, located in Houston County, Alabama. 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. 50-348, 50-364; NRC-2017-0044]


Southern Nuclear Company, Inc.; Joseph M. Farley 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 amendments 
to Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-2 and NPF-8, held by 
Southern Nuclear Company, Inc. (SNC, the licensee) for the operation of 
Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant (Farley), Unit 1 and Unit 2, 
respectively, located in Houston County, Alabama. 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-2017-0044 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-2017-0044. 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]. 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. NPF-2 and NPF-8, held by Southern Nuclear 
Company, Inc. (SNC, the licensee) for the operation of Joseph M. Farley 
Nuclear Plant (Farley), Unit 1 and Unit 2, respectively, located in 
Alabama, Houston 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 Farley, Unit 1 and Unit 2, Renewed 
Facility Operating Licenses in order to allow the adoption of a fleet-
wide SNC 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 part 
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 Farley. 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

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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 Farley, 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 action.
    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.

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 staff consulted with the Alabama State 
official, Mr. D. Walker of the Office of Radiation Control, 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 Farley. 
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 
Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, Final Report,'' NUREG-
1437, Supplement 18. NUREG-1437, Supplement 18 provides the latest 
environmental review of current operations and description of 
environmental conditions at Farley.
    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/
               Document                    Federal Register  Citation
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company,     ML15246A045
 License Amendment Request for
 Adoption of Standard Emergency Plan,
 Dated August 31, 2015.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company,     ML16060A283
 Response to Request For Additional
 Information Regarding License
 Amendment Request for Adoption of
 Standard Emergency Plan, Dated
 February 17, 2016.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company,     ML16105A194
 Response to Request For Additional
 Information Regarding License
 Amendment Request for Adoption of
 Standard Emergency Plan, Dated April
 8, 2016.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company,     ML16147A294
 Corrected Response to Request For
 Additional Information Regarding
 License Amendment Request for
 Adoption of Standard Emergency Plan,
 Dated May 26, 2016.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company,     ML16167A468
 Response to Request For Additional
 Information Regarding License
 Amendment Request for Adoption of
 Standard Emergency Plan, Dated June
 9, 2016.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company,     ML16307A404
 Letter RE: Standard Emergency Plan
 Implementation Date, Dated November
 2, 2016.
NUREG-1437, Supplement 18, Generic      ML050680297
 Environmental Impact Statement for
 License Renewal of Nuclear Plants:
 Regarding Joseph M. Farley Nuclear
 Plant, Units 1 and 2, Final Report,
 Dated March 2005.
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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.
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                                                  11070                         Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 32 / Friday, February 17, 2017 / Notices

                                                  NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                      the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One                       Need for the Proposed Action
                                                  COMMISSION                                              White Flint North, 11555 Rockville                       Nuclear power plant owners,
                                                                                                          Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.                      government agencies, and State and
                                                  [Docket Nos. 50–348, 50–364; NRC–2017–
                                                  0044]                                                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      local officials work together to create a
                                                                                                          Shawn A. Williams, Office of Nuclear                  system for emergency preparedness and
                                                  Southern Nuclear Company, Inc.;                         Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear                      response that will serve the public in
                                                  Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units                   Regulatory Commission, Washington DC                  the unlikely event of an emergency. An
                                                  1 and 2                                                 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–1009;                  effective emergency preparedness
                                                                                                          email: Shawn.Williams@nrc.gov.                        program decreases the likelihood of an
                                                  AGENCY:  Nuclear Regulatory
                                                                                                                                                                initiating event at a nuclear power
                                                  Commission.                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                                                                reactor proceeding to a severe accident.
                                                  ACTION: Environmental assessment and                    I. Introduction                                       Emergency preparedness cannot affect
                                                  finding of no significant impact;                                                                             the probability of the initiating event,
                                                  issuance.                                                  The NRC is considering issuance of                 but a high level of emergency
                                                                                                          amendments pursuant to § 50.54 of title               preparedness increases the probability
                                                  SUMMARY:   The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                  10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
                                                  Commission (NRC) is making a finding                                                                          of accident mitigation if the initiating
                                                                                                          (10 CFR), ‘‘Conditions of licenses,’’                 event proceeds beyond the need for
                                                  of no significant impact for a proposed                 paragraph (q), to Renewed Facility
                                                  issuance of amendments to Renewed                                                                             initial operator actions.
                                                                                                          Operating License Nos. NPF–2 and                         Each licensee is required to establish
                                                  Facility Operating License Nos. NPF–2                   NPF–8, held by Southern Nuclear
                                                  and NPF–8, held by Southern Nuclear                                                                           emergency plans to be implemented in
                                                                                                          Company, Inc. (SNC, the licensee) for                 the event of an accident. These
                                                  Company, Inc. (SNC, the licensee) for                   the operation of Joseph M. Farley
                                                  the operation of Joseph M. Farley                                                                             emergency plans cover preparations for
                                                                                                          Nuclear Plant (Farley), Unit 1 and Unit               evacuation, sheltering, and other actions
                                                  Nuclear Plant (Farley), Unit 1 and Unit                 2, respectively, located in Alabama,
                                                  2, respectively, located in Houston                                                                           to protect residents near plants in the
                                                                                                          Houston County.                                       event of a serious incident.
                                                  County, Alabama. The proposed                              In accordance with 10 CFR 51.21, the                  The NRC, as well as other federal and
                                                  amendments would allow for the                          NRC has prepared an environmental                     state regulatory agencies review the
                                                  adoption of a common (fleet-wide) SNC                   assessment (EA) that analyzes the                     subject plans to ensure that the
                                                  Standard Emergency Plan (SEP), with                     environmental effects of the proposed                 condition of emergency preparedness
                                                  site-specific annexes.                                  licensing action. Based on the results of             provides reasonable assurance that
                                                  DATES: February 17, 2017.                               the environmental assessment, and in                  adequate protective measures can and
                                                  ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID                    accordance with 10 CFR 51.31(a), the                  will be taken in the event of a
                                                  NRC–2017–0044 when contacting the                       NRC has prepared a finding of no                      radiological emergency.
                                                  NRC about the availability of                           significant impact (FONSI) for the                       Separate from this EA, the NRC staff
                                                  information regarding this document.                    proposed amendments.                                  is evaluating SNC’s proposed changes to
                                                  You may obtain publicly-available                                                                             the SEP for Farley. This review will be
                                                                                                          II. Environmental Assessment
                                                  information related to this document                                                                          documented in the safety evaluation
                                                  using any of the following methods:                     Description of the Proposed Action                    report for the proposed license
                                                     • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to                                                                       amendment. The staff’s review will
                                                  http://www.regulations.gov and search                      The proposed action would revise
                                                                                                                                                                determine whether there is reasonable
                                                  for Docket ID NRC–2017–0044. Address                    Farley, Unit 1 and Unit 2, Renewed
                                                                                                                                                                assurance that adequate protective
                                                  questions about NRC dockets to Carol                    Facility Operating Licenses in order to
                                                                                                                                                                measures can and will be taken in the
                                                  Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;                     allow the adoption of a fleet-wide SNC
                                                                                                                                                                event of a radiological emergency in
                                                  email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For                     SEP that includes site-specific annexes.
                                                                                                                                                                accordance with 10 CFR 50.47(b)(1)
                                                  technical questions, contact the                        If approved, the SEP would establish an
                                                                                                                                                                through (b)(16), and the requirements in
                                                  individual listed in the FOR FURTHER                    updated licensing basis for the SNC fleet
                                                                                                                                                                appendix E to 10 CFR part 50.
                                                  INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
                                                                                                          of nuclear power plants (Farley, Units 1
                                                                                                                                                                   The proposed action is needed to
                                                  document.                                               and 2; Edwin I Hatch, Units 1 and 2;
                                                                                                                                                                make SNC’s fleet of nuclear power
                                                     • NRC’s Agencywide Documents                         and Vogtle Electric Generating Plants
                                                                                                                                                                plants (SNC fleet) emergency plans
                                                  Access and Management System                            Station; Units 1, 2, 3, and 4) that
                                                                                                                                                                easier to follow and understand. By
                                                  (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-                       complies with current NRC’s regulations
                                                                                                                                                                standardizing emergency plans, with
                                                  available documents online in the                       at 10 CFR 50.47, 10 CFR part 50,
                                                                                                                                                                site specific annexes, SNC will align the
                                                  ADAMS Public Documents collection at                    appendix E, and NUREG–0654/FEMA–
                                                                                                                                                                SNC fleet using consistent standards
                                                  http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/                          REP–1, Revision 1.
                                                                                                                                                                and definitions. This will improve the
                                                  adams.html. To begin the search, select                    Notable proposed changes are (a)                   consistency throughout the SNC fleet
                                                  ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then                     adoption of a standard staff                          regarding: (1) Emergency planning
                                                  select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS                          augmentation time period of 75 minutes                organizations, (2) duties and
                                                  Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,                      from time of declaration of an Alert or               responsibilities of emergency personnel,
                                                  please contact the NRC’s Public                         higher Emergency Classification, (b)                  (3) procedures, and (4) training.
                                                  Document Room (PDR) reference staff at                  changes in staffing numbers, (c) changes
                                                  1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by                     in staffing duties, and (d) consolidation             Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
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                                                  email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. For the                  of the Joint Information Center.                      Action
                                                  convenience of the reader, the ADAMS                       The proposed action is in accordance                 The NRC has completed its evaluation
                                                  accession numbers are provided in a                     with the licensee’s application dated                 of the proposed action. The proposed
                                                  table in the ‘‘Availability of Documents’’              August 31, 2015, as supplemented by                   action consists mainly of administrative
                                                  section of this document.                               letters dated February 17, 2016; April 8,             changes related to the rearrangement of
                                                     • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and                     2016; May 26, 2016; June 9, 2016; and                 NRC-approved Farley, Hatch, and
                                                  purchase copies of public documents at                  November 2, 2016, respectively.                       Vogtle emergency plans into one SNC


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                                                  SEP with site-specific annexes. Notable                 the radiation exposures to the public or              FONSI incorporates by reference the EA
                                                  changes include (a) the adoption of a                   radiation exposure to plant workers.                  in Section II of this notice. Therefore,
                                                  standard staff augmentation time period                                                                       the NRC concludes that the proposed
                                                                                                          Environmental Impacts of the
                                                  of 75 minutes from time of declaration                                                                        action will not have a significant effect
                                                                                                          Alternatives to the Proposed Action
                                                  of an Alert or higher Emergency                                                                               on the quality of the human
                                                  Classification (b) changes in staffing                     As an alternative to the proposed                  environment. Accordingly, the NRC has
                                                  numbers, (c) changes in staffing duties,                action, the NRC considered denial of the              determined not to prepare an
                                                  and (d) consolidation of the Joint                      proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘no-action’’              environmental impact statement for the
                                                  Information Center.                                     alternative). Denial of the license                   proposed action.
                                                     The proposed changes would have no                   amendment request would result in no                     The related environmental document
                                                  direct impacts on land use or water                     change in current environmental                       is the ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact
                                                  resources, including terrestrial and                    impacts.                                              Statement for License Renewal of
                                                  aquatic biota as the proposed action                                                                          Nuclear Plants: Regarding Joseph M.
                                                  involves no new construction or                         Alternative Use of Resources
                                                                                                                                                                Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2,
                                                  modification of plant operational                         There are no unresolved conflicts                   Final Report,’’ NUREG–1437,
                                                  systems. There would be no changes to                   concerning alternative uses of available              Supplement 18. NUREG–1437,
                                                  the quality or quantity of non-                         resources under the proposed action.                  Supplement 18 provides the latest
                                                  radiological effluents. No changes to the                                                                     environmental review of current
                                                                                                          Agencies and Persons Consulted
                                                  plant’s National Pollutant Discharge                                                                          operations and description of
                                                  Elimination System permit are needed.                     On January 11, 2017, the staff
                                                                                                                                                                environmental conditions at Farley.
                                                  Changes in staffing levels associated                   consulted with the Alabama State
                                                  with the adopted SEP, and site-specific                 official, Mr. D. Walker of the Office of                 The finding and other related
                                                  annex for Farley, could result in minor                 Radiation Control, regarding the                      environmental documents may be
                                                  changes in vehicular traffic and                        environmental impact of the proposed                  examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the
                                                  associated air pollutant emissions, but                 action. The state official had no                     NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR),
                                                  no significant changes in ambient air                   comments.                                             located at One White Flint North, 11555
                                                  quality would be expected. In addition,                                                                       Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland
                                                                                                          III. Finding of No Significant Impact                 20852. Publicly-available records will
                                                  there would be no noticeable effect on
                                                  socioeconomic conditions in the region,                    The licensee has requested license                 be accessible electronically from
                                                  no environment justice impacts, and no                  amendments pursuant to 10 CFR                         ADAMS Public Electronic Reading
                                                  impacts to historic and cultural                        50.54(q) to adopt a fleet-wide SEP, with              Room on the Internet at the NRC’s Web
                                                  resources. Therefore, there would be no                 a specific annex, for Farley. The NRC is              site: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
                                                  significant non-radiological impacts                    considering issuing the requested                     adams.html.
                                                  associated with the proposed action.                    amendments. The proposed action                          Persons who do not have access to
                                                     The NRC has concluded that the                       would not significantly affect plant                  ADAMS or who encounter problems in
                                                  proposed action would not significantly                 safety, would not have a significant                  accessing the documents located in
                                                  affect plant safety and would not have                  adverse effect on the probability of an               ADAMS should contact the NRC’s PDR
                                                  a significant adverse effect on the                     accident occurring, and would not have                Reference staff by telephone at 1–800–
                                                  probability of an accident occurring.                   any significant radiological and non-                 397–4209 or 301–415–4737, or send an
                                                  There would be no change to                             radiological impacts. The reason the                  email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
                                                  radioactive effluents that affect radiation             environment would not be significantly                IV. Availability of Documents
                                                  exposures to plant workers and                          affected is because the proposed
                                                  members of the public. No changes                       changes would only result in minor                      The documents identified in the
                                                  would be made to plant buildings or the                 changes in staffing levels and associated             following table are available to
                                                  site property. Therefore, the proposed                  vehicular traffic, along with a small                 interested persons through one or more
                                                  action would not result in a change to                  increase in air pollutant emissions. This             of the following methods, as indicated.

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

                                                  Southern Nuclear Operating Company, License Amendment Request for Adoption of Standard Emergency Plan, Dated                        ML15246A045
                                                    August 31, 2015.
                                                  Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Response to Request For Additional Information Regarding License Amendment                      ML16060A283
                                                    Request for Adoption of Standard Emergency Plan, Dated February 17, 2016.
                                                  Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Response to Request For Additional Information Regarding License Amendment                      ML16105A194
                                                    Request for Adoption of Standard Emergency Plan, Dated April 8, 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                      ML16167A468
                                                    Request for Adoption of Standard Emergency Plan, Dated June 9, 2016.
                                                  Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Letter RE: Standard Emergency Plan Implementation Date, Dated November 2,                       ML16307A404
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                                                    2016.
                                                  NUREG–1437, Supplement 18, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants: Regard-                    ML050680297
                                                    ing Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, Final Report, Dated March 2005.




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                                                    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day            Program Manager, at 301–287–0739, by                  Mail Stop: T–2 F43, U.S. Nuclear
                                                  of February 2017.                                       videophone at 240–428–3217, or by                     Regulatory Commission, Washington,
                                                    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.                email at Kimberly.Meyer-Chambers@                     DC 20555–0001.
                                                  Shawn A. Williams,                                      nrc.gov. Determinations on requests for                 For additional direction on obtaining
                                                  Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch II–             reasonable accommodation will be                      information and submitting comments,
                                                  1, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing,             made on a case-by-case basis.                         see ‘‘Obtaining Information and
                                                  Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.                   *     *     *     *    *                              Submitting Comments’’ in the
                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–03238 Filed 2–16–17; 8:45 am]                Members of the public may request to               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
                                                  BILLING CODE 7590–01–P                                  receive this information electronically.              this document.
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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 11070 

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