82 FR 8864 - Dominion Virginia Power, North Anna Unit 3
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 19 (January 31, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 31, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 8864-8865] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-02017] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 52-017; NRC-2008-0066] Dominion Virginia Power, North Anna Unit 3 AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Combined license application; hearing. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will convene an evidentiary session to receive testimony and exhibits in the uncontested portion of this proceeding regarding the application of Virginia Electric and Power Company, doing business as Dominion Virginia Power and Old Dominion Electric Power Company (Dominion) for a combined license (COL) to construct and operate an additional unit (Unit 3) at the North Anna site in Louisa County, Virginia. This mandatory hearing will concern safety and environmental matters relating to the requested COL. DATES: The hearing will be held on March 23, 2017, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. For the schedule for submitting pre-filed documents and deadlines affecting Interested Government Participants, see Section V of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 52-017 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: NRC's Electronic Hearing Docket: You may obtain publicly available documents related to this hearing online at http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/adjudicatory.html.NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected]. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced. NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McGovern, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555- 0001, telephone: 301-415-0681; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The Commission hereby gives notice that, pursuant to Section 189a of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), it will convene an evidentiary session to receive testimony and exhibits in the uncontested portion of this proceeding regarding Dominion's November 26, 2007, application for a COL under part 52 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), to construct and operate an additional unit (Unit 3) at the North Anna site in Louisa County, Virginia (http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/col/north-anna.html). This mandatory hearing will concern safety and environmental matters relating to the requested COL, as more fully described below. Participants in the hearing are not to address any contested issues in their written filings or oral presentations. II. Evidentiary Uncontested Hearing The Commission will conduct this hearing beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on March 23, 2017, at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The hearing on these issues will continue on subsequent days, if necessary. III. Presiding Officer The Commission is the presiding officer for this proceeding. IV. Matters To Be Considered The matter at issue in this proceeding is whether the review of the application by the Commission's staff has been adequate to support the findings found in 10 CFR 52.97 and 10 CFR 51.107. Those findings that must be made for a COL are as follows: Issues Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as Amended The Commission will determine whether (1) the applicable standards and requirements of the Act and the Commission's regulations have been met; (2) any required notifications to other agencies or bodies have been duly made; (3) there is reasonable assurance that the facility will be constructed and will operate in conformity with the license, the provisions of the Act, and the Commission's regulations; (4) the applicant is technically and financially qualified to engage in the activities authorized; and (5) issuance of the license will not be inimical to the common defense and security or the health and safety of the public. Issues Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as Amended The Commission will (1) determine whether the requirements of Sections 102(2)(A), (C), and (E) of NEPA and the applicable regulations in 10 CFR part 51 have been met; (2) independently consider the final balance among conflicting factors contained in the record of the proceeding with a view to determining the appropriate action to be taken; (3) determine, after weighing the environmental, economic, technical, and other benefits against environmental and other costs, and considering reasonable alternatives, whether the combined license should be issued, denied, or appropriately conditioned to protect environmental values; and (4) determine whether the NEPA review conducted by the NRC staff has been adequate. V. Schedule for Submittal of Pre-Filed Documents No later than March 2, 2017, unless the Commission directs otherwise, the NRC staff and the applicant shall submit a list of its anticipated witnesses for the hearing. No later than March 2, 2017, unless the Commission directs otherwise, the applicant shall submit its pre-filed written testimony. The NRC staff previously submitted its testimony on January 18, 2017. The Commission may issue written questions to the applicant or the NRC staff before the hearing. If such questions are issued, an order containing such questions will be issued no later than February 17, 2017. Responses to such questions are due March 2, 2017, unless the Commission directs otherwise. VI. Interested Government Participants No later than February 15, 2017, any interested State, local government body, or affected, Federally-recognized Indian Tribe may file with the Commission a statement of any issues or questions to [[Page 8865]] which the State, local government body, or Indian Tribe wishes the Commission to give particular attention as part of the uncontested hearing process. Such statement may be accompanied by any supporting documentation that the State, local government body, or Indian Tribe sees fit to provide. Any statements and supporting documentation (if any) received by the Commission using the agency's E-filing system \1\ by the deadline indicated above will be made part of the record of the proceeding. The Commission will use such statements and documents as appropriate to inform its pre-hearing questions to the NRC staff and applicant, its inquiries at the oral hearing and its decision following the hearing. The Commission may also request, prior to March 9, 2017, that one or more particular States, local government bodies, or Indian Tribes send one representative each to the evidentiary hearing to answer Commission questions and/or make a statement for the purpose of assisting the Commission's exploration of one or more of the issues raised by the State, local government body, or Indian Tribe in the pre- hearing filings described above. The decision of whether to request the presence of a representative of a State, local government body, or Indian Tribe at the evidentiary hearing to make a statement and/or answer Commission questions is solely at the Commission's discretion. The Commission's request will specify the issue or issues that the representative should be prepared to address. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ The process for accessing and using the agency's E-filing system is described in the March 10, 2008, notice of hearing that was issued by the Commission for this proceeding. See Dominion Virginia Power; Notice of Hearing and Opportunity To Petition for Leave To Intervene on a Combined License for North Anna Unit 3 (73 FR 12760). Participants who are unable to use the electronic information exchange (EIE), or who will have difficulty complying with EIE requirements in the time frame provided for submission of written statements, may provide their statements by electronic mail to [email protected]. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- States, local governments, or Indian Tribes should be aware that this evidentiary hearing is separate and distinct from the NRC's contested hearing process. Issues within the scope of contentions that have been admitted or contested issues pending before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board or the Commission in a contested proceeding for a COL application are outside the scope of the uncontested proceeding for that COL application. In addition, although States, local governments, or Indian Tribes participating as described above may take any position they wish, or no position at all, with respect to issues regarding the COL application or the NRC staff's associated environmental review that do fall within the scope of the uncontested proceeding (i.e., issues that are not within the scope of admitted contentions or pending contested issues), they should be aware that many of the procedures and rights applicable to the NRC's contested hearing process due to the inherently adversarial nature of such proceedings are not available with respect to this uncontested hearing. Participation in the NRC's contested hearing process is governed by 10 CFR 2.309 (for persons or entities, including States, local governments, or Indian Tribes, seeking to file contentions of their own) and 10 CFR 2.315(c) (for interested States, local governments, and Indian Tribes seeking to participate with respect to contentions filed by others). Participation in this uncontested hearing does not affect the right of a State, local government, or Indian Tribe to participate in the separate contested hearing process. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day of January, 2017. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Annette L. Vietti-Cook, Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2017-02017 Filed 1-30-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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point of contact for this meeting is 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by and requirements of the Act and the
Kathy Jacquart, kjacquar@nsf.gov. email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The Commission’s regulations have been
ADAMS accession number for each met; (2) any required notifications to
Chris Blair,
document referenced (if it is available in other agencies or bodies have been duly
Executive Assistant to the NSB Office. ADAMS) is provided the first time that made; (3) there is reasonable assurance
[FR Doc. 2017–02096 Filed 1–27–17; 11:15 am] a document is referenced. that the facility will be constructed and
BILLING CODE 7555–01–P • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and will operate in conformity with the
purchase copies of public documents at license, the provisions of the Act, and
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One the Commission’s regulations; (4) the
NUCLEAR REGULATORY White Flint North, 11555 Rockville applicant is technically and financially
COMMISSION Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. qualified to engage in the activities
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: authorized; and (5) issuance of the
[Docket Nos. 52–017; NRC–2008–0066]
Denise McGovern, Office of the license will not be inimical to the
Dominion Virginia Power, North Anna Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory common defense and security or the
Unit 3 Commission, Washington, DC 20555– health and safety of the public.
0001, telephone: 301–415–0681; email: Issues Pursuant to the National
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Denise.McGovern@nrc.gov.
Commission. Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1969, as Amended
ACTION: Combined license application;
hearing. I. Background The Commission will (1) determine
The Commission hereby gives notice whether the requirements of Sections
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory that, pursuant to Section 189a of the 102(2)(A), (C), and (E) of NEPA and the
Commission (NRC) will convene an Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended applicable regulations in 10 CFR part 51
evidentiary session to receive testimony (the Act), it will convene an evidentiary have been met; (2) independently
and exhibits in the uncontested portion session to receive testimony and consider the final balance among
of this proceeding regarding the exhibits in the uncontested portion of conflicting factors contained in the
application of Virginia Electric and this proceeding regarding Dominion’s record of the proceeding with a view to
Power Company, doing business as November 26, 2007, application for a determining the appropriate action to be
Dominion Virginia Power and Old COL under part 52 of title 10 of the taken; (3) determine, after weighing the
Dominion Electric Power Company Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), to environmental, economic, technical,
(Dominion) for a combined license construct and operate an additional unit and other benefits against
(COL) to construct and operate an (Unit 3) at the North Anna site in Louisa environmental and other costs, and
additional unit (Unit 3) at the North County, Virginia (http://www.nrc.gov/ considering reasonable alternatives,
Anna site in Louisa County, Virginia. reactors/new-reactors/col/north- whether the combined license should be
This mandatory hearing will concern anna.html). This mandatory hearing issued, denied, or appropriately
safety and environmental matters will concern safety and environmental conditioned to protect environmental
relating to the requested COL. matters relating to the requested COL, as values; and (4) determine whether the
DATES: The hearing will be held on more fully described below. Participants NEPA review conducted by the NRC
March 23, 2017, beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the hearing are not to address any staff has been adequate.
Eastern Daylight Time. For the schedule contested issues in their written filings V. Schedule for Submittal of Pre-Filed
for submitting pre-filed documents and or oral presentations. Documents
deadlines affecting Interested II. Evidentiary Uncontested Hearing
Government Participants, see Section V No later than March 2, 2017, unless
of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The Commission will conduct this the Commission directs otherwise, the
section of this document. hearing beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern NRC staff and the applicant shall submit
Daylight Time on March 23, 2017, at the a list of its anticipated witnesses for the
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID hearing.
52–017 when contacting the NRC about U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville No later than March 2, 2017, unless
the availability of information regarding the Commission directs otherwise, the
this document. You may obtain publicly Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The
hearing on these issues will continue on applicant shall submit its pre-filed
available information related to this written testimony. The NRC staff
document using any of the following subsequent days, if necessary.
previously submitted its testimony on
methods: NRC’s Electronic Hearing III. Presiding Officer January 18, 2017.
Docket: You may obtain publicly The Commission is the presiding The Commission may issue written
available documents related to this officer for this proceeding. questions to the applicant or the NRC
hearing online at http://www.nrc.gov/ staff before the hearing. If such
about-nrc/regulatory/adjudicatory.html. IV. Matters To Be Considered questions are issued, an order
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents The matter at issue in this proceeding containing such questions will be issued
Access and Management System is whether the review of the application no later than February 17, 2017.
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- by the Commission’s staff has been Responses to such questions are due
available documents online in the
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adequate to support the findings found March 2, 2017, unless the Commission
ADAMS Public Documents collection at in 10 CFR 52.97 and 10 CFR 51.107. directs otherwise.
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ Those findings that must be made for a
adams.html. To begin the search, select VI. Interested Government Participants
COL are as follows:
‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then No later than February 15, 2017, any
select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Issues Pursuant to the Atomic Energy interested State, local government body,
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, Act of 1954, as Amended or affected, Federally-recognized Indian
please contact the NRC’s Public The Commission will determine Tribe may file with the Commission a
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at whether (1) the applicable standards statement of any issues or questions to
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which the State, local government body, regarding the COL application or the This biweekly notice includes all
or Indian Tribe wishes the Commission NRC staff’s associated environmental notices of amendments issued, or
to give particular attention as part of the review that do fall within the scope of proposed to be issued, from December
uncontested hearing process. Such the uncontested proceeding (i.e., issues 31, 2016, to January 17, 2017. The last
statement may be accompanied by any that are not within the scope of biweekly notice was published on
supporting documentation that the admitted contentions or pending January 17, 2017.
State, local government body, or Indian contested issues), they should be aware DATES: Comments must be filed by
Tribe sees fit to provide. Any statements that many of the procedures and rights March 2, 2017. A request for a hearing
and supporting documentation (if any) applicable to the NRC’s contested must be filed by April 3, 2017.
received by the Commission using the hearing process due to the inherently ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
agency’s E-filing system 1 by the adversarial nature of such proceedings by any of the following methods:
deadline indicated above will be made are not available with respect to this • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
part of the record of the proceeding. The uncontested hearing. Participation in http://www.regulations.gov and search
Commission will use such statements the NRC’s contested hearing process is for Docket ID NRC–2017–0009. Address
and documents as appropriate to inform governed by 10 CFR 2.309 (for persons questions about NRC dockets to Carol
its pre-hearing questions to the NRC or entities, including States, local
staff and applicant, its inquiries at the Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
governments, or Indian Tribes, seeking email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
oral hearing and its decision following to file contentions of their own) and 10
the hearing. The Commission may also technical questions, contact the
CFR 2.315(c) (for interested States, local individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
request, prior to March 9, 2017, that one governments, and Indian Tribes seeking INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
or more particular States, local to participate with respect to
government bodies, or Indian Tribes document.
contentions filed by others). • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey,
send one representative each to the Participation in this uncontested
evidentiary hearing to answer Office of Administration, Mail Stop:
hearing does not affect the right of a OWFN–12–H08, U.S. Nuclear
Commission questions and/or make a State, local government, or Indian Tribe
statement for the purpose of assisting Regulatory Commission, Washington,
to participate in the separate contested DC 20555–0001.
the Commission’s exploration of one or hearing process.
more of the issues raised by the State, For additional direction on obtaining
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day information and submitting comments,
local government body, or Indian Tribe
of January, 2017. see ‘‘Obtaining Information and
in the pre-hearing filings described
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Submitting Comments’’ in the
above. The decision of whether to
request the presence of a representative Annette L. Vietti-Cook, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
of a State, local government body, or Secretary of the Commission. this document.
Indian Tribe at the evidentiary hearing [FR Doc. 2017–02017 Filed 1–30–17; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
to make a statement and/or answer BILLING CODE 7590–01–P Lynn Ronewicz, Office of Nuclear
Commission questions is solely at the Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear
Commission’s discretion. The Regulatory Commission, Washington,
Commission’s request will specify the NUCLEAR REGULATORY DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–
issue or issues that the representative COMMISSION 1927, email: Lynn.Ronewicz@nrc.gov.
should be prepared to address. [NRC–2017–0009] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
States, local governments, or Indian
Tribes should be aware that this I. Obtaining Information and
Biweekly Notice; Applications and
evidentiary hearing is separate and Submitting Comments
Amendments to Facility Operating
distinct from the NRC’s contested Licenses and Combined Licenses A. Obtaining Information
hearing process. Issues within the scope Involving No Significant Hazards
of contentions that have been admitted Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2017–
Considerations 0009, facility name, unit number(s),
or contested issues pending before the
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board or AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory plant docket number, application date,
the Commission in a contested Commission. and subject, when contacting the NRC
proceeding for a COL application are ACTION: Biweekly notice. about the availability of information for
outside the scope of the uncontested this action. You may obtain publicly-
proceeding for that COL application. In SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 189a. (2) available information related to this
addition, although States, local of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as action by any of the following methods:
governments, or Indian Tribes amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
participating as described above may Regulatory Commission (NRC) is http://www.regulations.gov and search
take any position they wish, or no publishing this regular biweekly notice. for Docket ID NRC–2017–0009.
position at all, with respect to issues The Act requires the Commission to • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
publish notice of any amendments Access and Management System
1 The process for accessing and using the agency’s issued, or proposed to be issued, and (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
E-filing system is described in the March 10, 2008, grants the Commission the authority to available documents online in the
issue and make immediately effective ADAMS Public Documents collection at
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notice of hearing that was issued by the
Commission for this proceeding. See Dominion any amendment to an operating license http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
Virginia Power; Notice of Hearing and Opportunity
To Petition for Leave To Intervene on a Combined
or combined license, as applicable, adams.html. To begin the search, select
License for North Anna Unit 3 (73 FR 12760). upon a determination by the ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
Participants who are unable to use the electronic Commission that such amendment select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
information exchange (EIE), or who will have involves no significant hazards Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
difficulty complying with EIE requirements in the
time frame provided for submission of written
consideration, notwithstanding the please contact the NRC’s Public
statements, may provide their statements by pendency before the Commission of a Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
electronic mail to hearingdocket@nrc.gov. request for a hearing from any person. 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
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| Action | Combined license application; hearing. | |
| Dates | The hearing will be held on March 23, 2017, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. For the schedule for submitting pre-filed documents and deadlines affecting Interested Government Participants, see Section V of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. | |
| Contact | Denise McGovern, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555- 0001, telephone: 301-415-0681; email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 8864 |
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