83 FR 45692 - Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 175 (September 10, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 175 (Monday, September 10, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 45692-45694] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-19462] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 50-277 and 50-278; NRC-2018-0130] Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Intent to conduct scoping process and prepare environmental impact statement; public meeting and request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will conduct a scoping process to gather information necessary to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to evaluate the environmental impacts for the subsequent license renewal of the operating licenses for Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 (Peach Bottom). The NRC is seeking stakeholder input on this action and has scheduled a public meeting. DATES: Submit comments by October 10, 2018. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but assurance of consideration cannot be given to comments received after this date. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods (unless this document describes a different method for submitting comments on a specific subject):Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0130. Address questions about regulations.gov docket IDs 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. Mail Comments to: May Ma, Office of Administration, Mail Stop TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting comments, see Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Drucker, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6223, email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0130 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly-available information related to this document by any of the following methods: Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0130. NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the NRC Library at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, 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 in this document (if that document is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced. Exelon's application for subsequent renewal of the Peach Bottom licenses can be found in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18193A689. 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. B. Submitting Comments Please include Docket ID NRC-2018-0130 in the subject line of your comment submission in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make your comment submission available to the public in this docket. The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove identifying or contact information. If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove such information before making the comment submissions available to the public or entering the comment submissions into ADAMS. II. Discussion By letter dated July 10, 2018 (ADAMS Package Accession No. ML18193A689), Exelon submitted to the NRC an application for subsequent license renewal of Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-44 and DPR-56 for an additional 20 years of operation at Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3. The Peach Bottom units are boiling water reactors designed by General Electric Company and are located in Delta, PA (17.9 miles south of Lancaster, PA). The current renewed operating license for Unit 2 expires at midnight on August 8, 2033, and the current renewed operating license for Unit 3 expires at midnight on July 2, 2034. The application for subsequent license renewal was submitted pursuant to part 54 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) and included an environmental report (ER). A notice of receipt and availability of the application was published in the Federal Register on August 1, 2018 (83 FR 37529). A separate notice of acceptance for docketing of the application and opportunity for hearing regarding subsequent license renewal of the facility operating licenses will be published in the Federal Register. [[Page 45693]] III. Request for Comments This notice informs the public of the NRC's intention to conduct scoping and prepare an EIS related to the subsequent license renewal application, and to provide the public an opportunity to participate in the environmental scoping process, as defined in 10 CFR 51.29. The regulations in 36 CFR 800.8, ``Coordination with the National Environmental Policy Act,'' allow agencies to use their National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) process to fulfill the requirements of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). Therefore, pursuant to 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC intends to use its process and documentation for the preparation of the EIS on the proposed action to comply with Section 106 of the NHPA in lieu of the procedures set forth at 36 CFR 800.3 through 800.6. In accordance with 10 CFR 51.53(c) and 10 CFR 54.23, Exelon submitted the ER as part of the subsequent license renewal application. The ER was prepared pursuant to 10 CFR part 51 and is publicly available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18193A689. The ER may also be viewed on the internet at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/peach-bottom-subsequent.html. In addition, a paper copy of the SLR application including the ER are available for public review near the site at the Harford County Public Library: Whiteford Branch, 2407 Whiteford Road, Whiteford, MD 21160. The NRC intends to gather the information necessary to prepare a plant-specific supplement to the NRC's ``Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants'' (NUREG-1437), related to the application for subsequent license renewal of the Peach Bottom operating licenses for an additional 20 years beyond the period specified in each of the current renewed licenses. Possible alternatives to the proposed action include the no action alternative and reasonable alternative energy sources. The NRC is required by 10 CFR 51.95 to prepare a supplement to the GEIS in connection with the renewal of an operating license. This notice is being published in accordance with NEPA and the NRC's regulations found at 10 CFR part 51. The NRC will first conduct scoping for the supplement to the GEIS and, as soon as practicable thereafter, will prepare a draft supplement to the GEIS for public comment. Participation in the scoping process by members of the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal government agencies is encouraged. The scoping process for the supplement to the GEIS will be used to accomplish the following: a. Define the proposed action, which is to be the subject of the supplement to the GEIS; b. Determine the scope of the supplement to the GEIS and identify the significant issues to be analyzed in depth; c. Identify and eliminate from detailed study those issues that are peripheral or are not significant; or were covered by a prior environmental review; d. Identify any environmental assessments and other ElSs that are being or will be prepared that are related to, but are not part of, the scope of the supplement to the GEIS being considered; e. Identify other environmental review and consultation requirements related to the proposed action; f. Indicate the relationship between the timing of the preparation of the environmental analyses and the Commission's tentative planning and decision-making schedule; g. Identify any cooperating agencies and, as appropriate, allocate assignments for preparation and schedules for completing the supplement to the GEIS to the NRC and any cooperating agencies; and h. Describe how the supplement to the GEIS will be prepared, including any contractor assistance to be used. The NRC invites the following entities to participate in scoping: a. The applicant, Exelon; b. Any Federal agency that has jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to any environmental impact involved or that is authorized to develop and enforce relevant environmental standards; c. Affected State and local government agencies, including those authorized to develop and enforce relevant environmental standards; d. Any affected Indian tribe; e. Any person who requests or has requested an opportunity to participate in the scoping process; and f. Any person who has petitioned or intends to petition for leave to intervene under 10 CFR 2.309. IV. Public Scoping Meeting In accordance with 10 CFR 51.26, the scoping process for an EIS may include a public scoping meeting to help identify significant issues related to a proposed activity and to determine the scope of issues to be addressed in an EIS. The NRC will hold a public meeting for the Peach Bottom subsequent license renewal supplement to the GEIS. The scoping meeting will be held on September 25, 2018. The meeting will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Peach Bottom Inn, 6085 Delta Road, Delta, PA, 17314. There will be an open house one hour before the meeting for members of the public to meet with NRC staff and sign in to speak at the meeting. The meeting will be transcribed and will include: (1) An overview by the NRC staff of the NEPA environmental review process, the proposed scope of the supplement to the GEIS, and the proposed review schedule; and (2) the opportunity for interested government agencies, organizations, and individuals to submit comments or suggestions on the environmental issues or the proposed scope of the Peach Bottom subsequent license renewal supplement to the GEIS. To be considered, comments must be provided either at the transcribed public meeting or in writing, as discussed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. Persons may register to attend or present oral comments at the meeting on the scope of the NEPA review by contacting the NRC Project Manager, Mr. David Drucker, by telephone at 301-415-6223, or by email at [email protected] no later than September 18, 2018. Members of the public may also register to speak during the registration period prior to the start of the meeting. Individual oral comments may be limited by the time available, depending on the number of persons who register. Members of the public who have not registered may also have an opportunity to speak if time permits. Public comments will be considered in the scoping process for the Peach Bottom subsequent license renewal supplement to the GEIS. Please contact Mr. David Drucker no later than September 18, 2018, if accommodations or special equipment is needed to attend or present information at the public meeting, so that the NRC staff can determine whether the request can be accommodated. Participation in the scoping process for the Peach Bottom subsequent license renewal supplement to the GEIS does not entitle participants to become parties to the proceeding to which the supplement to the GEIS relates. Matters related to participation in any hearing are outside the scope of matters to be discussed at this public meeting. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day of September, 2018. 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addresses in order to demonstrate specific subject):
• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to B. Submitting Comments
proximity to a facility or site. With
respect to copyrighted works, except for http://www.regulations.gov and search Please include Docket ID NRC–2018–
limited excerpts that serve the purpose for Docket ID NRC–2018–0130. Address 0130 in the subject line of your
of the adjudicatory filings and would questions about regulations.gov docket comment submission in order to ensure
constitute a Fair Use application, IDs to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301– that the NRC is able to make your
participants are requested not to include 287–9127; email: Jennifer.Borges@ comment submission available to the
copyrighted materials in their nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact public in this docket.
submission. the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER The NRC cautions you not to include
For further details with respect to this INFORMATION CONTACT section of this identifying or contact information that
action, see the application for license document. you do not want to be publicly
amendment dated August 24, 2018, as • Mail Comments to: May Ma, Office disclosed in your comment submission.
supplemented August 31, 2018 of Administration, Mail Stop TWFN–7– The NRC will post all comment
(ADAMS Accession Nos. ML18236A383 A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory submissions at http://
and ML18243A392, respectively). Commission, Washington, DC 20555– www.regulations.gov as well as enter the
Attorney for licensee: Ms. Kathryn M. 0001. For additional direction on comment submissions into ADAMS.
Sutton, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, obtaining information and submitting The NRC does not routinely edit
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, comments, see Obtaining Information comment submissions to remove
Washington, DC 20004. and Submitting Comments in the identifying or contact information.
NRC Branch Chief: Michael Markley. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of If you are requesting or aggregating
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day this document. comments from other persons for
of September 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: submission to the NRC, then you should
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. David Drucker, Office of Nuclear inform those persons not to include
Michael Mahoney, Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear identifying or contact information that
Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch II– Regulatory Commission, Washington DC they do not want to be publicly
1, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–6223, disclosed in their comment submission.
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. email: David.Drucker@nrc.gov. Your request should state that the NRC
[FR Doc. 2018–19583 Filed 9–7–18; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: does not routinely edit comment
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I. Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments before making the comment
submissions available to the public or
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Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2018– ADAMS.
[Docket Nos. 50–277 and 50–278; NRC– 0130 when contacting the NRC about
2018–0130] II. Discussion
the availability of information regarding
this document. You may obtain By letter dated July 10, 2018 (ADAMS
Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Package Accession No. ML18193A689),
Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, publicly-available information related to
this document by any of the following Exelon submitted to the NRC an
Units 2 and 3 application for subsequent license
methods:
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to renewal of Facility Operating License
Commission. http://www.regulations.gov and search Nos. DPR–44 and DPR–56 for an
ACTION: Intent to conduct scoping for Docket ID NRC–2018–0130. additional 20 years of operation at
process and prepare environmental • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station,
impact statement; public meeting and Access and Management System Units 2 and 3. The Peach Bottom units
request for comment. (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- are boiling water reactors designed by
available documents online in the NRC General Electric Company and are
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Library at http://www.nrc.gov/reading- located in Delta, PA (17.9 miles south of
Commission will conduct a scoping rm/adams.html. To begin the search, Lancaster, PA). The current renewed
process to gather information necessary select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS operating license for Unit 2 expires at
to prepare an environmental impact Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, midnight on August 8, 2033, and the
statement (EIS) to evaluate the please contact the NRC’s Public current renewed operating license for
environmental impacts for the Document Room (PDR) reference staff at Unit 3 expires at midnight on July 2,
subsequent license renewal of the 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by 2034. The application for subsequent
operating licenses for Peach Bottom email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The license renewal was submitted pursuant
Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 ADAMS accession number for each to part 54 of title 10 of the Code of
(Peach Bottom). The NRC is seeking document referenced in this document Federal Regulations (10 CFR) and
stakeholder input on this action and has (if that document is available in included an environmental report (ER).
scheduled a public meeting. ADAMS) is provided the first time that A notice of receipt and availability of
DATES: Submit comments by October 10, a document is referenced. Exelon’s the application was published in the
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2018. Comments received after this date application for subsequent renewal of Federal Register on August 1, 2018 (83
will be considered if it is practical to do the Peach Bottom licenses can be found FR 37529). A separate notice of
so, but assurance of consideration in ADAMS under Accession No. acceptance for docketing of the
cannot be given to comments received ML18193A689. application and opportunity for hearing
after this date. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and regarding subsequent license renewal of
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments purchase copies of public documents at the facility operating licenses will be
by any of the following methods (unless the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One published in the Federal Register.
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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Detailed meeting agendas and meeting Week of October 1, 2018—Tentative
Eric R. Oesterle, transcripts are available on the NRC
Chief, License Renewal Projects Branch, website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading- There are no meetings scheduled for
Division of Materials and License Renewal, rm/doc-collections/#acrs. Information the week of October 1, 2018.
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. regarding topics to be discussed, Week of October 8, 2018—Tentative
[FR Doc. 2018–19462 Filed 9–7–18; 8:45 am] changes to the agenda, whether the
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P meeting has been canceled or Thursday, October 11, 2018
rescheduled, and the time allotted to
present oral statements can be obtained 9:00 a.m. Strategic Programmatic
NUCLEAR REGULATORY from the website cited above or by Overview of the Decommissioning
COMMISSION contacting the identified DFO. and Low-Level Waste and Spent
Moreover, in view of the possibility that Fuel Storage and Transportation
Meeting of the Advisory Committee on the schedule for ACRS meetings may be Business Lines (Public) (Contact:
Reactor Safeguards Subcommittee on adjusted by the Chairman as necessary Matthew Meyer: 301–415–6198)
Plant License Renewal to facilitate the conduct of the meeting, This meeting will be webcast live at
The ACRS Subcommittee on Plant persons planning to attend should check the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov/.
License Renewal will hold a meeting on with these references if such
September 20, 2018 at U.S. Nuclear rescheduling would result in a major Week of October 15, 2018—Tentative
Regulatory Commission, 11545 inconvenience.
If attending this meeting, please enter There are no meetings scheduled for
Rockville Pike, Room T–2B1, Rockville, the week of October 15, 2018.
Maryland 20852. through the One White Flint North
The entire meeting will be open to Building, 11555 Rockville Pike, CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
public attendance. The agenda for the Rockville, Maryland 20852. After For more information or to verify the
subject meeting shall be as follows: registering with Security, please contact status of meetings, contact Denise
Mr. Theron Brown (Telephone 301–
Thursday September 20, 2018—8:30 McGovern at 301–415–0681 or via email
415–6702) to be escorted to the
a.m. Until 12 p.m. at Denise.McGovern@nrc.gov. The
conference room.
schedule for Commission meetings is
The Subcommittee will conduct a Dated: August 30, 2018. subject to change on short notice.
briefing on the Waterford Steam Electric Mark L. Banks,
Station, Unit 3 License Renewal The NRC Commission Meeting
Chief, Technical Support Branch, Advisory
Application. The Subcommittee will Committee on Reactor Safeguards.
Schedule can be found on the internet
hear presentations by and hold at: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/
[FR Doc. 2018–19591 Filed 9–7–18; 8:45 am]
discussions with NRC staff and other public-meetings/schedule.html.
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interested persons regarding this matter. The NRC provides reasonable
The Subcommittee will gather accommodation to individuals with
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facts, and formulate proposed positions COMMISSION need a reasonable accommodation to
and actions, as appropriate, for participate in these public meetings, or
[NRC–2018–0001]
deliberation by the Full Committee. need this meeting notice or the
Members of the public desiring to Sunshine Act Meetings transcript or other information from the
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Federal Official (DFO), Kent Howard 17, 24, October 1, 8, 15, 2018. Kimberly Meyer-Chambers, NRC
(Telephone 301–415–2989 or Email: PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference Disability Program Manager, at 301–
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the meeting, if possible, so that Maryland.
appropriate arrangements can be made. 3217, or by email at Kimberly.Meyer-
STATUS: Public and Closed. Chambers@nrc.gov. Determinations on
Thirty-five hard copies of each MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
presentation or handout should be requests for reasonable accommodation
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before the meeting. In addition, one Monday, September 10, 2018 Members of the public may request to
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cannot be provided within this Ex. 1 & 9) Regulatory Commission, Office of the
timeframe, presenters should provide Week of September 17, 2018—Tentative Secretary, Washington, DC 20555 (301–
the DFO with a CD containing each 415–1969), or you may email
presentation at least thirty minutes There are no meetings scheduled for
the week of September 17, 2018. Patricia.Jimenez@nrc.gov or
before the meeting. Electronic Wendy.Moore@nrc.gov.
recordings will be permitted only Week of September 24, 2018—Tentative
during those portions of the meeting Dated: September 5, 2018.
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bridgeline number for the meeting is 10:00 a.m. Strategic Programmatic Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary.
866–822–3032, passcode 8272423. Overview of the Operating Reactors [FR Doc. 2018–19652 Filed 9–6–18; 8:45 am]
Detailed procedures for the conduct of Business Line (Public) (Contact: BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
and participation in ACRS meetings Trent Wertz: 301–415–1568)
were published in the Federal Register This meeting will be webcast live at
on October 4, 2017 (82 FR 46312). the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov/.
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| Action | Intent to conduct scoping process and prepare environmental impact statement; public meeting and request for comment. | |
| Dates | Submit comments by October 10, 2018. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but assurance of consideration cannot be given to comments received after this date. | |
| Contact | David Drucker, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6223, email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 45692 |
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