83_FR_28586 83 FR 28468 - Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2; Byron Station, Units 1 and 2; Clinton Power Station, Unit 1; Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 1, 2, and 3; LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2; and Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2

83 FR 28468 - Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2; Byron Station, Units 1 and 2; Clinton Power Station, Unit 1; Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 1, 2, and 3; LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2; and Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of amendments to licenses held by Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon, the licensee) for the operation of Braidwood Station (Braidwood), Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Byron Station (Byron), Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Clinton Power Station (Clinton), Unit No. 1; Dresden Nuclear Power Station (Dresden), Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3; LaSalle County Station (LaSalle), Unit Nos. 1 and 2; and Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station (Quad Cities), Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (the facilities). The proposed amendments would revise the emergency response organization (ERO) positions identified in the emergency plan for each facility. The NRC is issuing an environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) associated with the proposed license amendments.

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[Docket Nos. STN 50-456, STN 50-457, 72-73, 50-454, 50-455, 72-68, 50-
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2; 
Byron Station, Units 1 and 2; Clinton Power Station, Unit 1; Dresden 
Nuclear Power Station, Units 1, 2, and 3; LaSalle County Station, Units 
1 and 2; and Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, 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 considering 
issuance of amendments to licenses held by Exelon Generation Company, 
LLC (Exelon, the licensee) for the operation of Braidwood Station 
(Braidwood), Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Byron Station (Byron), Unit Nos. 1 and 
2; Clinton Power Station (Clinton), Unit No. 1; Dresden Nuclear Power 
Station (Dresden), Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3; LaSalle County Station 
(LaSalle), Unit Nos. 1 and 2; and Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station 
(Quad Cities), Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (the facilities). The proposed 
amendments would revise the emergency response organization (ERO) 
positions identified in the emergency plan for each facility. The NRC 
is issuing an environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no 
significant impact (FONSI) associated with the proposed license 
amendments.

DATES: The EA referenced in this document is available on June 19, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0122 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 Website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0122. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287-
9127; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this document.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and 
then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, 
please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected]. The 
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available 
in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this 
document. In addition, 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: Blake A. Purnell, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1380; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    The NRC is considering issuance of amendments to the following 
licenses held by Exelon: (1) Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. 
NPF-72 and NPF-77 for the operation of Braidwood, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, 
respectively, located in Will County, Illinois; (2) Renewed Facility 
Operating License Nos. NPF-37 and NPF-66 for the operation of Byron, 
Unit Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, located in Ogle County, Illinois; (3) 
Facility Operating License No. NPF-62 for the operation of Clinton 
located in DeWitt County, Illinois; (4) Facility Operating License No. 
DPR-2 for the possession and maintenance of Dresden, Unit No. 1, 
located in Grundy County, Illinois; (5) Renewed Facility Operating 
License Nos. DPR-19 and DPR-25 for the operation of Dresden, Unit Nos. 
2 and 3, respectively, located in Grundy County, Illinois; (6) Renewed 
Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-11 and NPF-18 for the operation of 
LaSalle, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, located in LaSalle County, 
Illinois; and (7) Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-29 and 
DPR-30 for the operation of Quad Cities, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, located in 
Rock Island County, Illinois.
    In accordance with section 51.21 of title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (10 CFR), the NRC performed the following EA that analyzes 
the environmental impacts of the proposed licensing action. Based on 
the results of this EA, and in accordance with 10 CFR 51.31(a), the NRC 
has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the 
proposed licensing action, and is issuing a FONSI.

II. Environmental Assessment

Description of the Proposed Action

    The proposed action would revise the ERO positions identified in 
the emergency plan for each facility. The on-shift, minimum, and full-
augmentation ERO staffing requirements listed in the emergency plan 
would be revised. The proposed revisions include eliminating ERO 
positions; adding ERO positions; changing position descriptions, 
duties, and duty locations; and relocating certain position 
descriptions to other parts of the emergency plan or to implementing 
procedures.
    The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's 
application dated January 31, 2018 (ADAMS Package Accession No. 
ML18053A159).

Need for the Proposed Action

    Nuclear power plant owners, Federal 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 an emergency plan to be 
implemented in the event of an accident. The emergency plan, in part, 
covers preparation for evacuation, sheltering, and other actions to 
protect individuals near plants in the event of an accident.
    The NRC, as well as other Federal and State regulatory agencies, 
reviews the emergency plan to ensure that it 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 performing a safety 
assessment of Exelon's proposed changes to the emergency plan for each 
facility. This safety review will be documented in a safety evaluation. 
The safety evaluation will determine whether, with the

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proposed changes to the emergency plan for each facility, there 
continues to be reasonable assurance that adequate protective measures 
can and will be taken in the event of a radiological emergency at 
Braidwood, Byron, Clinton, Dresden, LaSalle, or Quad Cities, in 
accordance with the standards of 10 CFR 50.47(b) and the requirements 
in appendix E to 10 CFR part 50.
    The proposed action is needed to align the emergency plans for 
Exelon's facilities with draft Revision 2 to NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, 
``Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency 
Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants'' 
(ADAMS Accession Nos. ML14163A605 and ML17083A815). This change will 
provide Exelon with greater flexibility in staffing ERO positions, and 
reflects changes in NRC regulations and guidance and advances in 
technologies and best practices that have occurred since NUREG-0654 was 
originally issued in 1980. The State of Illinois reviewed a draft of 
the licensee's application and recommended its approval. The State of 
Iowa reviewed a draft of the license amendment request for Quad Cities, 
and had no comments or concerns.

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action

    The NRC staff has completed its evaluation of the environmental 
impacts of the proposed action.
    The proposed action consists mainly of changes related to the 
staffing levels and positions specified in the emergency plans for 
Braidwood, Byron, Clinton, Dresden, LaSalle, and Quad Cities. The on-
shift, minimum, and full-augmentation ERO staffing requirements listed 
in the emergency plan would be revised. The revisions include 
eliminating ERO positions; adding ERO positions; changing position 
descriptions, duties, and duty locations; and relocating certain 
position descriptions to other parts of the emergency plan or to 
implementing procedures.
    With regard to potential nonradiological environmental impacts, the 
proposed changes would have no direct impacts on land use or water 
resources, including terrestrial and aquatic biota, as they involve no 
new construction or modification of plant operational systems. There 
would be no changes to the quality or quantity of nonradiological 
effluents and no changes to the plant's National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System permit are needed. Changes in staffing levels could 
result in minor changes in vehicular traffic and associated air 
pollutant emissions, but no significant changes in ambient air quality 
would be expected from the proposed changes. 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 from the proposed changes. Therefore, there are no 
significant nonradiological environmental impacts associated with the 
proposed action.
    With regard to potential radiological environmental impacts, if the 
NRC staff's safety review of the proposed changes to the licensee's 
emergency plans determines that, with the proposed changes, the 
emergency plans continue to meet the standards of 10 CFR 50.47(b) and 
the requirements in appendix E to 10 CFR part 50, then the proposed 
action would not increase the probability or consequences of 
radiological accidents. Additionally, the NRC staff has concluded that 
the proposed changes would have no direct radiological environmental 
impacts. There would be no change to the types or amounts of 
radioactive effluents that may be released and, therefore, no change in 
occupational or public radiation exposure from the proposed changes. 
Moreover, no changes would be made to plant buildings or the site 
property from the proposed changes. Therefore, there are no significant 
radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.

Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action

    As an alternative to the proposed action, the NRC staff 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. Accordingly, the environmental impacts 
of the proposed action and the no-action alternative are similar.

Alternative Use of Resources

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

Agencies and Persons Consulted

    No additional agencies or persons were consulted regarding the 
environmental impact of the proposed action.

III. Finding of No Significant Impact

    The licensee has requested license amendments pursuant to 10 CFR 
50.54(q) to revise the ERO positions identified in the emergency plans 
for Braidwood, Byron, Clinton, Dresden, LaSalle, and Quad Cities by 
eliminating ERO positions; adding ERO positions; changing position 
descriptions, duties, and duty locations; and relocating certain 
position descriptions to other parts of the emergency plan or to 
implementing procedures. 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 nonradiological 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 a small 
change in in air pollutant emissions associated with vehicular traffic. 
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.
    Previous considerations regarding the environmental impacts of 
operating Braidwood, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Byron, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; 
Clinton, Unit No. 1; Dresden, Unit Nos. 2 and 3; LaSalle, Units 1 and 
2; and Quad Cities, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, in accordance with their 
original or renewed operating licenses, as applicable, are described in 
the following documents:
     NUREG-1437, Supplement 55, ``Generic Environmental Impact 
Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants: Regarding Braidwood 
Station, Units 1 and 2,'' Final Report, dated November 2015 (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML15314A814).
     NUREG-1437, Supplement 54, ``Generic Environmental Impact 
Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants: Regarding Byron 
Station, Units 1 and 2,'' Final Report, dated July 2015 (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML15196A263).
     NUREG-0854, ``Final Environmental Statement Related to the 
Operation of Clinton Power Station, Unit No. 1,'' dated May 1982 (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML15098A042).
     NUREG-1437, Supplement 17, ``Generic Environmental Impact 
Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants: Regarding the Dresden 
Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3,'' Final Report, dated June 2004 
(ADAMS Accession No. ML041890266).
     NUREG-1437, Supplement 57, ``Generic Environmental Impact 
Statement for License Renewal of

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Nuclear Plants: Regarding LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2,'' 
Final Report, dated August 2016 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16238A029).
     NUREG-1437, Supplement 16, ``Generic Environmental Impact 
Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants: Regarding the Quad 
Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2,'' Final Report, dated June 
2004 (ADAMS Accession No. ML041880213).
    Previous considerations regarding the environmental impacts of 
decommissioning Dresden, Unit 1, are described in the following 
documents:
     ``Environmental Assessment by the Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation Regarding Order Authorizing Facility Decommissioning 
and Amendment of License No. DPR-2, Commonwealth Edison Company, 
Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1, Docket No. 50-010,'' dated 
August 30, 1993 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17123A156).
     NUREG-0586, Supplement 1, Volumes 1 and 2, ``Generic 
Environmental Impact Statement on Decommissioning of Nuclear 
Facilities: Regarding the Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Reactors,'' 
Final Report, dated November 2002 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML023470304 and 
ML023500187).
    This FONSI 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 online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at 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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              Document                        ADAMS accession No.
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Exelon, License Amendment Request     ML18053A159 (package).
 for Approval of Changes to
 Emergency Plan Staffing
 Requirements, dated January 31,
 2018.
NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, draft          ML14163A605 and ML17083A815.
 Revision 2, ``Criteria for
 Preparation and Evaluation of
 Radiological Emergency Response
 Plans and Preparedness in Support
 of Nuclear Power Plants''.
NUREG-1437, Supplement 55, ``Generic  ML15314A814.
 Environmental Impact Statement for
 License Renewal of Nuclear Plants:
 Regarding Braidwood Station, Units
 1 and 2,'' Final Report, dated
 November 2015.
NUREG-1437, Supplement 54, ``Generic  ML15196A263.
 Environmental Impact Statement for
 License Renewal of Nuclear Plants:
 Regarding Byron Station, Units 1
 and 2,'' Final Report, dated July
 2015.
NUREG-0854, ``Final Environmental     ML15098A042.
 Statement Related to the Operation
 of Clinton Power Station, Unit No.
 1,'' dated May 1982.
NUREG-1437, Supplement 17, ``Generic  ML041890266.
 Environmental Impact Statement for
 License Renewal of Nuclear Plants:
 Regarding the Dresden Nuclear Power
 Station, Units 2 and 3,'' Final
 Report, dated June 2004.
NUREG-1437, Supplement 57, ``Generic  ML16238A029.
 Environmental Impact Statement for
 License Renewal of Nuclear Plants:
 Regarding LaSalle County Station,
 Units 1 and 2,'' Final Report,
 dated August 2016.
NUREG-1437, Supplement 16, ``Generic  ML041880213.
 Environmental Impact Statement for
 License Renewal of Nuclear Plants:
 Regarding the Quad Cities Nuclear
 Power Station, Units 1 and 2,''
 Final Report, dated June 2004.
NRC, ``Environmental Assessment by    ML17123A156.
 the Office of Nuclear Reactor
 Regulation Regarding Order
 Authorizing Facility
 Decommissioning and Amendment of
 License No. DPR-2, Commonwealth
 Edison Company, Dresden Nuclear
 Power Station, Unit 1, Docket No.
 50-010,'' dated August 30, 1993.
NUREG-0586, Supplement 1, Volumes 1   ML023470304 and ML023500187.
 and 2, ``Generic Environmental
 Impact Statement on Decommissioning
 of Nuclear Facilities: Regarding
 the Decommissioning of Nuclear
 Power Reactors,'' Final Report,
 dated November 2002.
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    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day of June, 2018.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Blake A. Purnell,
Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch III, Division of Operating 
Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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                                               NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                      ADAMS Public Documents collection at                   the proposed licensing action. Based on
                                               COMMISSION                                              http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/                         the results of this EA, and in accordance
                                                                                                       adams.html. To begin the search, select                with 10 CFR 51.31(a), the NRC has
                                               [Docket Nos. STN 50–456, STN 50–457, 72–
                                               73, 50–454, 50–455, 72–68, 50–461, 72–1046,
                                                                                                       ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then                    determined not to prepare an
                                               50–010, 50–237, 50–249, 72–37, 50–373, 50–              select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS                         environmental impact statement for the
                                               374, 72–70, 50–254, 50–265, and 72–53;                  Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,                     proposed licensing action, and is
                                               NRC–2018–0122]                                          please contact the NRC’s Public                        issuing a FONSI.
                                                                                                       Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
                                               Exelon Generation Company, LLC;                                                                                II. Environmental Assessment
                                                                                                       1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
                                               Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2;                       email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The                     Description of the Proposed Action
                                               Byron Station, Units 1 and 2; Clinton                   ADAMS accession number for each                           The proposed action would revise the
                                               Power Station, Unit 1; Dresden Nuclear                  document referenced (if it is available in             ERO positions identified in the
                                               Power Station, Units 1, 2, and 3;                       ADAMS) is provided the first time that                 emergency plan for each facility. The
                                               LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2;                  it is mentioned in this document. In                   on-shift, minimum, and full-
                                               and Quad Cities Nuclear Power                           addition, for the convenience of the                   augmentation ERO staffing requirements
                                               Station, Units 1 and 2                                  reader, the ADAMS accession numbers                    listed in the emergency plan would be
                                               AGENCY:  Nuclear Regulatory                             are provided in a table in the                         revised. The proposed revisions include
                                               Commission.                                             ‘‘Availability of Documents’’ section of               eliminating ERO positions; adding ERO
                                                                                                       this document.                                         positions; changing position
                                               ACTION: Environmental assessment and
                                                                                                          • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and                    descriptions, duties, and duty locations;
                                               finding of no significant impact;
                                                                                                       purchase copies of public documents at                 and relocating certain position
                                               issuance.
                                                                                                       the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One                        descriptions to other parts of the
                                               SUMMARY:    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                 White Flint North, 11555 Rockville                     emergency plan or to implementing
                                               Commission (NRC) is considering                         Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.                       procedures.
                                               issuance of amendments to licenses                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                          The proposed action is in accordance
                                               held by Exelon Generation Company,                      Blake A. Purnell, Office of Nuclear                    with the licensee’s application dated
                                               LLC (Exelon, the licensee) for the                      Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear                       January 31, 2018 (ADAMS Package
                                               operation of Braidwood Station                          Regulatory Commission, Washington DC                   Accession No. ML18053A159).
                                               (Braidwood), Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Byron                   20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–1380;
                                               Station (Byron), Unit Nos. 1 and 2;                     email: Blake.Purnell@nrc.gov.                          Need for the Proposed Action
                                               Clinton Power Station (Clinton), Unit                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                Nuclear power plant owners, Federal
                                               No. 1; Dresden Nuclear Power Station                                                                           agencies, and State and local officials
                                               (Dresden), Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3; LaSalle               I. Introduction                                        work together to create a system for
                                               County Station (LaSalle), Unit Nos. 1                      The NRC is considering issuance of                  emergency preparedness and response
                                               and 2; and Quad Cities Nuclear Power                    amendments to the following licenses                   that will serve the public in the unlikely
                                               Station (Quad Cities), Unit Nos. 1 and                  held by Exelon: (1) Renewed Facility                   event of an emergency. An effective
                                               2 (the facilities). The proposed                        Operating License Nos. NPF–72 and                      emergency preparedness program
                                               amendments would revise the                             NPF–77 for the operation of Braidwood,                 decreases the likelihood of an initiating
                                               emergency response organization (ERO)                   Unit Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, located               event at a nuclear power reactor
                                               positions identified in the emergency                   in Will County, Illinois; (2) Renewed                  proceeding to a severe accident.
                                               plan for each facility. The NRC is                      Facility Operating License Nos. NPF–37                 Emergency preparedness cannot affect
                                               issuing an environmental assessment                     and NPF–66 for the operation of Byron,                 the probability of the initiating event,
                                               (EA) and finding of no significant                      Unit Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, located               but a high level of emergency
                                               impact (FONSI) associated with the                      in Ogle County, Illinois; (3) Facility                 preparedness increases the probability
                                               proposed license amendments.                            Operating License No. NPF–62 for the                   of accident mitigation if the initiating
                                               DATES: The EA referenced in this                        operation of Clinton located in DeWitt                 event proceeds beyond the need for
                                               document is available on June 19, 2018.                 County, Illinois; (4) Facility Operating               initial operator actions.
                                               ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID                    License No. DPR–2 for the possession                      Each licensee is required to establish
                                               NRC–2018–0122 when contacting the                       and maintenance of Dresden, Unit No.                   an emergency plan to be implemented
                                               NRC about the availability of                           1, located in Grundy County, Illinois; (5)             in the event of an accident. The
                                               information regarding this document.                    Renewed Facility Operating License                     emergency plan, in part, covers
                                               You may obtain publicly-available                       Nos. DPR–19 and DPR–25 for the                         preparation for evacuation, sheltering,
                                               information related to this document                    operation of Dresden, Unit Nos. 2 and                  and other actions to protect individuals
                                               using any of the following methods:                     3, respectively, located in Grundy                     near plants in the event of an accident.
                                                  • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to                  County, Illinois; (6) Renewed Facility                    The NRC, as well as other Federal and
                                               http://www.regulations.gov and search                   Operating License Nos. NPF–11 and                      State regulatory agencies, reviews the
                                               for Docket ID NRC–2018–0122. Address                    NPF–18 for the operation of LaSalle,                   emergency plan to ensure that it
                                               questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer                 Unit Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, located               provides reasonable assurance that
                                               Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127;                        in LaSalle County, Illinois; and (7)                   adequate protective measures can and
                                               email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For                     Renewed Facility Operating License No.                 will be taken in the event of a
                                               technical questions, contact the                        DPR–29 and DPR–30 for the operation                    radiological emergency.
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                                               individual listed in the FOR FURTHER                    of Quad Cities, Unit Nos. 1 and 2,                        Separate from this EA, the NRC staff
                                               INFORMATION CONTACT section of this                     located in Rock Island County, Illinois.               is performing a safety assessment of
                                               document.                                                  In accordance with section 51.21 of                 Exelon’s proposed changes to the
                                                  • NRC’s Agencywide Documents                         title 10 of the Code of Federal                        emergency plan for each facility. This
                                               Access and Management System                            Regulations (10 CFR), the NRC                          safety review will be documented in a
                                               (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-                       performed the following EA that                        safety evaluation. The safety evaluation
                                               available documents online in the                       analyzes the environmental impacts of                  will determine whether, with the


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                                               proposed changes to the emergency plan                  pollutant emissions, but no significant                LaSalle, and Quad Cities by eliminating
                                               for each facility, there continues to be                changes in ambient air quality would be                ERO positions; adding ERO positions;
                                               reasonable assurance that adequate                      expected from the proposed changes. In                 changing position descriptions, duties,
                                               protective measures can and will be                     addition, there would be no noticeable                 and duty locations; and relocating
                                               taken in the event of a radiological                    effect on socioeconomic conditions in                  certain position descriptions to other
                                               emergency at Braidwood, Byron,                          the region, no environment justice                     parts of the emergency plan or to
                                               Clinton, Dresden, LaSalle, or Quad                      impacts, and no impacts to historic and                implementing procedures. The NRC is
                                               Cities, in accordance with the standards                cultural resources from the proposed                   considering issuing the requested
                                               of 10 CFR 50.47(b) and the requirements                 changes. Therefore, there are no                       amendments. The proposed action
                                               in appendix E to 10 CFR part 50.                        significant nonradiological                            would not significantly affect plant
                                                  The proposed action is needed to                     environmental impacts associated with                  safety, would not have a significant
                                               align the emergency plans for Exelon’s                  the proposed action.                                   adverse effect on the probability of an
                                               facilities with draft Revision 2 to                        With regard to potential radiological               accident occurring, and would not have
                                               NUREG–0654/FEMA–REP–1, ‘‘Criteria                       environmental impacts, if the NRC                      any significant radiological and
                                               for Preparation and Evaluation of                       staff’s safety review of the proposed                  nonradiological impacts. The reason the
                                               Radiological Emergency Response Plans                   changes to the licensee’s emergency                    environment would not be significantly
                                               and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear                  plans determines that, with the                        affected is because the proposed
                                               Power Plants’’ (ADAMS Accession Nos.                    proposed changes, the emergency plans                  changes would only result in minor
                                               ML14163A605 and ML17083A815).                           continue to meet the standards of 10                   changes in staffing levels and a small
                                               This change will provide Exelon with                    CFR 50.47(b) and the requirements in                   change in in air pollutant emissions
                                               greater flexibility in staffing ERO                     appendix E to 10 CFR part 50, then the                 associated with vehicular traffic. This
                                               positions, and reflects changes in NRC                  proposed action would not increase the                 FONSI incorporates by reference the EA
                                               regulations and guidance and advances                   probability or consequences of                         in Section II of this notice. Therefore,
                                               in technologies and best practices that                 radiological accidents. Additionally, the              the NRC concludes that the proposed
                                               have occurred since NUREG–0654 was                      NRC staff has concluded that the                       action will not have a significant effect
                                               originally issued in 1980. The State of                 proposed changes would have no direct                  on the quality of the human
                                               Illinois reviewed a draft of the licensee’s             radiological environmental impacts.                    environment. Accordingly, the NRC has
                                               application and recommended its                         There would be no change to the types                  determined not to prepare an
                                               approval. The State of Iowa reviewed a                  or amounts of radioactive effluents that               environmental impact statement for the
                                               draft of the license amendment request                  may be released and, therefore, no                     proposed action.
                                               for Quad Cities, and had no comments                    change in occupational or public                          Previous considerations regarding the
                                               or concerns.                                            radiation exposure from the proposed                   environmental impacts of operating
                                                                                                       changes. Moreover, no changes would                    Braidwood, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Byron,
                                               Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
                                                                                                       be made to plant buildings or the site                 Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Clinton, Unit No. 1;
                                               Action
                                                                                                       property from the proposed changes.                    Dresden, Unit Nos. 2 and 3; LaSalle,
                                                  The NRC staff has completed its                                                                             Units 1 and 2; and Quad Cities, Unit
                                                                                                       Therefore, there are no significant
                                               evaluation of the environmental impacts                                                                        Nos. 1 and 2, in accordance with their
                                                                                                       radiological environmental impacts
                                               of the proposed action.                                                                                        original or renewed operating licenses,
                                                  The proposed action consists mainly                  associated with the proposed action.
                                                                                                                                                              as applicable, are described in the
                                               of changes related to the staffing levels               Environmental Impacts of the                           following documents:
                                               and positions specified in the                          Alternatives to the Proposed Action                       • NUREG–1437, Supplement 55,
                                               emergency plans for Braidwood, Byron,                                                                          ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact
                                                                                                          As an alternative to the proposed
                                               Clinton, Dresden, LaSalle, and Quad                                                                            Statement for License Renewal of
                                                                                                       action, the NRC staff considered denial
                                               Cities. The on-shift, minimum, and full-                                                                       Nuclear Plants: Regarding Braidwood
                                                                                                       of the proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘no-
                                               augmentation ERO staffing requirements                                                                         Station, Units 1 and 2,’’ Final Report,
                                                                                                       action’’ alternative). Denial of the
                                               listed in the emergency plan would be                                                                          dated November 2015 (ADAMS
                                                                                                       license amendment request would result
                                               revised. The revisions include                                                                                 Accession No. ML15314A814).
                                                                                                       in no change in current environmental
                                               eliminating ERO positions; adding ERO
                                                                                                       impacts. Accordingly, the                                 • NUREG–1437, Supplement 54,
                                               positions; changing position                                                                                   ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact
                                                                                                       environmental impacts of the proposed
                                               descriptions, duties, and duty locations;                                                                      Statement for License Renewal of
                                                                                                       action and the no-action alternative are
                                               and relocating certain position                                                                                Nuclear Plants: Regarding Byron
                                                                                                       similar.
                                               descriptions to other parts of the                                                                             Station, Units 1 and 2,’’ Final Report,
                                               emergency plan or to implementing                       Alternative Use of Resources                           dated July 2015 (ADAMS Accession No.
                                               procedures.                                               There are no unresolved conflicts                    ML15196A263).
                                                  With regard to potential                             concerning alternative uses of available                  • NUREG–0854, ‘‘Final
                                               nonradiological environmental impacts,                  resources under the proposed action.                   Environmental Statement Related to the
                                               the proposed changes would have no                                                                             Operation of Clinton Power Station,
                                               direct impacts on land use or water                     Agencies and Persons Consulted                         Unit No. 1,’’ dated May 1982 (ADAMS
                                               resources, including terrestrial and                      No additional agencies or persons                    Accession No. ML15098A042).
                                               aquatic biota, as they involve no new                   were consulted regarding the                              • NUREG–1437, Supplement 17,
                                               construction or modification of plant                   environmental impact of the proposed                   ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact
                                               operational systems. There would be no                  action.                                                Statement for License Renewal of
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                                               changes to the quality or quantity of                                                                          Nuclear Plants: Regarding the Dresden
                                               nonradiological effluents and no                        III. Finding of No Significant Impact                  Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3,’’
                                               changes to the plant’s National Pollutant                  The licensee has requested license                  Final Report, dated June 2004 (ADAMS
                                               Discharge Elimination System permit                     amendments pursuant to 10 CFR                          Accession No. ML041890266).
                                               are needed. Changes in staffing levels                  50.54(q) to revise the ERO positions                      • NUREG–1437, Supplement 57,
                                               could result in minor changes in                        identified in the emergency plans for                  ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact
                                               vehicular traffic and associated air                    Braidwood, Byron, Clinton, Dresden,                    Statement for License Renewal of


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                                               Nuclear Plants: Regarding LaSalle                       License No. DPR–2, Commonwealth                        Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland
                                               County Station, Units 1 and 2,’’ Final                  Edison Company, Dresden Nuclear                        20852. Publicly-available records will
                                               Report, dated August 2016 (ADAMS                        Power Station, Unit 1, Docket No. 50–                  be accessible online in the ADAMS
                                               Accession No. ML16238A029).                             010,’’ dated August 30, 1993 (ADAMS                    Public Documents collection at http://
                                                  • NUREG–1437, Supplement 16,                         Accession No. ML17123A156).                            www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
                                               ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact                            • NUREG–0586, Supplement 1,
                                                                                                                                                                Persons who do not have access to
                                               Statement for License Renewal of                        Volumes 1 and 2, ‘‘Generic
                                                                                                                                                              ADAMS or who encounter problems in
                                               Nuclear Plants: Regarding the Quad                      Environmental Impact Statement on
                                                                                                                                                              accessing the documents located in
                                               Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1                   Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities:
                                                                                                                                                              ADAMS should contact the NRC’s PDR
                                               and 2,’’ Final Report, dated June 2004                  Regarding the Decommissioning of
                                                                                                       Nuclear Power Reactors,’’ Final Report,                Reference staff by telephone at 1–800–
                                               (ADAMS Accession No. ML041880213).
                                                  Previous considerations regarding the                dated November 2002 (ADAMS                             397–4209 or 301–415–4737, or send an
                                               environmental impacts of                                Accession Nos. ML023470304 and                         email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
                                               decommissioning Dresden, Unit 1, are                    ML023500187).                                          IV. Availability of Documents
                                               described in the following documents:                     This FONSI and other related
                                                  • ‘‘Environmental Assessment by the                  environmental documents may be                           The documents identified in the
                                               Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation                    examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the              following table are available to
                                               Regarding Order Authorizing Facility                    NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR),                      interested persons through one or more
                                               Decommissioning and Amendment of                        located at One White Flint North, 11555                of the following methods, as indicated.

                                                                                                                                                                                       ADAMS accession
                                                                                                              Document                                                                      No.

                                               Exelon, License Amendment Request for Approval of Changes to Emergency Plan Staffing Requirements, dated Janu-                        ML18053A159 (pack-
                                                 ary 31, 2018.                                                                                                                        age).
                                               NUREG–0654/FEMA–REP–1, draft Revision 2, ‘‘Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Re-                      ML14163A605 and
                                                 sponse Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants’’.                                                                  ML17083A815.
                                               NUREG–1437, Supplement 55, ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants: Re-                        ML15314A814.
                                                 garding Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2,’’ Final Report, dated November 2015.
                                               NUREG–1437, Supplement 54, ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants: Re-                        ML15196A263.
                                                 garding Byron Station, Units 1 and 2,’’ Final Report, dated July 2015.
                                               NUREG–0854, ‘‘Final Environmental Statement Related to the Operation of Clinton Power Station, Unit No. 1,’’ dated                    ML15098A042.
                                                 May 1982.
                                               NUREG–1437, Supplement 17, ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants: Re-                        ML041890266.
                                                 garding the Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3,’’ Final Report, dated June 2004.
                                               NUREG–1437, Supplement 57, ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants: Re-                        ML16238A029.
                                                 garding LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2,’’ Final Report, dated August 2016.
                                               NUREG–1437, Supplement 16, ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants: Re-                        ML041880213.
                                                 garding the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2,’’ Final Report, dated June 2004.
                                               NRC, ‘‘Environmental Assessment by the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Regarding Order Authorizing Facility De-                  ML17123A156.
                                                 commissioning and Amendment of License No. DPR–2, Commonwealth Edison Company, Dresden Nuclear Power
                                                 Station, Unit 1, Docket No. 50–010,’’ dated August 30, 1993.
                                               NUREG–0586, Supplement 1, Volumes 1 and 2, ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement on Decommissioning of Nu-                         ML023470304 and
                                                 clear Facilities: Regarding the Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Reactors,’’ Final Report, dated November 2002.                      ML023500187.



                                                 Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day          The Commission is noticing a
                                                                                                       SUMMARY:                                               239; MC2018–168 and CP2018–240;
                                               of June, 2018.                              recent Postal Service filing for the                               MC2018–169 and CP2018–241;
                                                 For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.    Commission’s consideration concerning                              MC2018–170 and CP2018–242;
                                               Blake A. Purnell,                           negotiated service agreements. This                                MC2018–171 and CP2018–243.
                                               Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch III,notice informs the public of the filing,                             The June 21, 2018 comment due date
                                               Division of Operating Reactor Licensing,    invites public comment, and takes other                            applies to Docket Nos. MC2018–172 and
                                               Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.       administrative steps.                                              CP2018–244; MC2018–173 and CP2018–
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–13089 Filed 6–18–18; 8:45 am] DATES: Comments are due: June 20,                                  245.
                                               BILLING CODE 7590–01–P                      2018 and June 21, 2018.
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                                               and CP2018–241; MC2018–170 and CP2018– telephone for advice on filing                                          Postal Service filed request(s) for the
                                               242; MC2018–171 and CP2018–243;                                                                                Commission to consider matters related
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                                                                                           alternatives.
                                               MC2018–172 and CP2018–244; MC2018–173                                                                          to negotiated service agreement(s). The
                                               and CP2018–245]                                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       request(s) may propose the addition or
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                                               New Postal Products                                     202–789–6820.                                          agreement from the market dominant or
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Document Created: 2018-07-02 11:21:21
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionEnvironmental assessment and finding of no significant impact; issuance.
DatesThe EA referenced in this document is available on June 19, 2018.
ContactBlake A. Purnell, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1380; email: [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 28468 

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