83_FR_4955 83 FR 4932 - North Anna Power Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation

83 FR 4932 - North Anna Power Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation

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FR Document2018-02111

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering the renewal of NRC special nuclear materials (SNM) license SNM-2507 for the continued operation of the North Anna Power Station's (NAPS) specifically licensed independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) in Louisa County, Virginia. The NRC has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for this proposed license renewal in accordance with its regulations in title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). Based on the EA, the NRC has concluded that a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) is appropriate. The NRC is also conducting a safety evaluation of the proposed license renewal.

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[Docket No. 72-16; NRC-2016-0177]


North Anna Power Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage 
Installation

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 
the renewal of NRC special nuclear materials (SNM) license SNM-2507 for 
the continued operation of the North Anna Power Station's (NAPS) 
specifically licensed independent spent fuel storage installation 
(ISFSI) in Louisa County, Virginia. The NRC has prepared an 
environmental assessment (EA) for this proposed license renewal in 
accordance with its regulations in title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (10 CFR). Based on the EA, the NRC has concluded that a 
finding of no significant impact (FONSI) is appropriate. The NRC is 
also conducting a safety evaluation of the proposed license renewal.

DATES: The EA and FONSI referenced in this document are available on 
February 2, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0177 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-2016-0177. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this document.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and 
then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, 
please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected]. 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.
     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: Jean Trefethen, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-0867, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction

    The NRC is considering the renewal of license SNM-2507 for Virginia 
Electric and Power Company and the Old Dominion Electric Cooperative's 
(collectively referred to as Dominion) NAPS specifically licensed ISFSI 
located in Louisa County, Virginia (ADAMS Accession No. ML16153A140) 
for an additional 40 years. License SNM-2507 allows Dominion to store 
spent nuclear fuel from NAPS Units 1 and 2 in the specifically licensed 
ISFSI. The current license will expire on June 30, 2018. If approved, 
Dominion would be able to continue to possess, store and continue to 
load and place casks with spent nuclear fuel at the NAPS specifically-
licensed ISFSI in accordance with the requirements in 10 CFR part 72, 
``Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear 
Fuel, High-Level Radioactive Waste, and Reactor-Related Greater than 
Class C Waste.''
    The NRC staff has prepared a final EA as part of its review of this 
proposed license renewal in accordance with the requirements in 10 CFR 
part 51,

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``Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and 
Related Regulatory Functions.'' Based on the final EA, the NRC has 
determined that an environmental impact statement is not required for 
this proposed action and a FONSI is appropriate. The NRC is also 
conducting a safety evaluation of the proposed license renewal pursuant 
to 10 CFR part 72 and the results will be documented in a separate 
safety evaluation report (SER). If Dominion's request is approved, the 
NRC will issue the license renewal and publish a separate notice of 
issuance in the Federal Register.
    In 1998, the NRC issued a 20-year license to Dominion to receive, 
possess, store, and transfer spent nuclear fuel generated at the NAPS 
Units 1 and 2 to a specifically licensed ISFSI located on the NAPS 
site. License SNM-2507 allows Dominion to store 84 Transnuclear-32 (TN-
32) sealed surface storage casks (TN-32 casks) on three pads (i.e., 28 
TN-32 casks per pad). Each TN-32 cask is designed to hold 32 
pressurized water reactor (PWR) fuel assemblies (NRC, 1997). Prior to 
issuance of the license, the NRC prepared a final EA (ADAMS Accession 
No. ML123480192) and determined that the construction and operation of 
the ISFSI would not have a significant impact on the quality of the 
human environment. That FONSI was published on April 4, 1997 (62 FR 
16202).
    In addition, the NRC recently approved a license amendment request 
(ADAMS Accession No. ML17234A539) from Dominion to place one cask (the 
28th and final cask to be placed on Pad 1 of the specifically licensed 
ISFSI) with high burnup spent nuclear fuel (i.e., spent fuel with 
burnup greater than 45,000 MWD/MTU) in a Modified TN-32B High Burn-up 
Cask (TN-32B HBU) on this specifically licensed ISFSI to support the 
High Burnup Dry Storage Cask Research and Development Project. The NRC 
staff's EA in support of that license amendment request was published 
in June 2016 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16168A104). On November 30, 2017, 
Dominion placed in service the TN-32B HBU cask with high burnup fuel in 
Pad 1 of the specifically licensed ISFSI. Currently, the specifically 
licensed ISFSI consists of one pad (Pad 1) with 28 spent fuel storage 
casks, the 28th of which is TN-32B HBU.
    The Dominion ISFSI is located in rural Louisa County, Virginia, 
approximately 64 kilometers (km) [40 miles (mi)] northwest of Richmond, 
Virginia and approximately 35 km (22 mi) southwest of Fredericksburg, 
Virginia. The NAPS site is located approximately 10 km (6 mi) northeast 
of the town of Mineral, Virginia.
    On May 25, 2016, the licensee submitted their application for a 40-
year license renewal of the NAPS specifically licensed ISFSI (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML16153A140).

II. Final Environmental Assessment Summary

    Dominion is requesting to renew its specifically licensed ISFSI for 
an additional 40 year-period. The current license will expire on June 
30, 2018. Specifically, if approved Dominion would be able to continue 
to possess, store and to load and place casks with spent nuclear fuel 
from NAPS Units 1 and 2 at the NAPS specifically licensed ISFSI in 
accordance with the requirements in 10 CFR part 72. In accordance with 
license SNM-2507, Dominion uses the TN-32 casks and a TN-32B HBU cask.
    The NRC has assessed the potential environmental impacts of the 
proposed action; and alternatives to the proposed action including 
renewing the license for a 20 year-period, and the no-action 
alternative. The results of the NRC's environmental review can be found 
in the final EA (ADAMS Accession No. ML17311A450). The NRC staff 
performed its environmental review in accordance with the requirements 
in 10 CFR part 51. In conducting the environmental review, the NRC 
considered information in the license renewal application (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML16153A140); information in the responses to the NRC's 
requests for additional information (ADAMS Accession No. ML17025A128); 
communications and consultation with the Pamunkey Indian Tribe, 
Virginia State Historic Preservation Office, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service (FWS), and the Virginia Department of Health.
    Approval of Dominion's proposed license renewal would allow the 
continued storage of spent nuclear fuel for an additional 40 years. In 
addition, the casks would be subject to NRC's review and oversight to 
ensure the casks are designed and maintained in accordance with the 
regulatory limits in 10 CFR parts 20 and 72. Furthermore, Dominion 
maintains a radiation protection program for NAPS Units 1 and 2 and the 
specifically licensed ISFSI in accordance with 10 CFR part 20 to ensure 
that radiation doses are as low as is reasonably achievable. 
Accordingly, no significant radiological or non-radiological impacts 
are expected to result from approval of the license renewal request, 
and the proposed action would not significantly contribute to 
cumulative impacts at the NAPS site. Additionally, there would be no 
disproportionately high and adverse impacts on minority and low-income 
populations.
    In its license renewal request, Dominion is proposing no changes in 
how it handles or stores spent fuel at the NAPS specifically licensed 
ISFSI. Approval of the proposed action would not result in any new 
construction or expansion of the existing ISFSI footprint beyond that 
previously approved. The ISFSI is a passive facility that produces no 
liquid or gaseous effluents. No significant radiological or 
nonradiological impacts are expected from continued normal operations. 
Occupational dose estimates associated with the proposed action and 
continued normal operation and maintenance of the ISFSI are expected to 
be at as low as reasonably achievable levels and within the limits of 
10 CFR 20.1201. Therefore, the NRC staff has determined that pursuant 
to 10 CFR 51.31, preparation of an EIS is not required for the proposed 
action, and pursuant to 10 CFR 51.32, a FONSI is appropriate.
    Furthermore, the NRC staff determined that this license renewal 
request does not have the potential to cause effects on historic 
properties, assuming those were present; therefore, in accordance with 
36 CFR 800.3(a)(1), no consultation is required under Section 106 of 
the National Historic Preservation Act. The NRC staff, however, reached 
out to and informed the Virginia State Historic Preservation Officer 
and the Pamunkey Tribe of Virginia of its determination via letters 
dated October 18, 2016, and October 26, 2016, respectively (ADAMS 
Accession Nos: ML16279A432 and ML16279A419, respectively). The Virginia 
Department of Historic Resources responded via letter dated December 
30, 2016, that based on information provided they concurred that the 
undertaking will not impact historic properties (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML16365A205). The Pamunkey Tribe responded via email dated November 11, 
2016, that they were not aware of any historic or cultural resources 
that would be affected and requested NRC to contact them if potential 
cultural sites are identified (ADAMS Accession No. ML16313A325).
    Finally, the NRC staff also consulted with the FWS in accordance 
with Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act. The NRC staff used FWS 
Virginia Field Office's Ecological Services online project review 
process. The NRC completed the certification process by submitting the 
online review package to the FWS Virginia Field Office via letter

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dated October 18, 2016 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16279A448).

III. Finding of No Significant Impact

    On the basis of the EA, the NRC has concluded that the proposed 
license renewal for the Dominion's SNM License Number SNM-2507 for the 
operation of NAPS specifically licensed ISFSI located in Louisa County, 
Virginia, will not significantly affect the quality of the human 
environment. Therefore, the NRC has determined, pursuant to 10 CFR 
51.31, that preparation of an EIS is not required for the proposed 
action and a FONSI is appropriate.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day of January 2018.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Craig G. Erlanger,
Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, Safeguards, and Environmental 
Review, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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                                                vitae includes the following                            service. In addition, members are                     for Docket ID NRC–2016–0177. Address
                                                information, if applicable: Education;                  reimbursed for travel (including per-                 questions about NRC dockets to Carol
                                                certification; professional association                 diem in lieu of subsistence) and are                  Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
                                                membership and committee                                reimbursed secretarial and                            email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
                                                membership activities; duties and                       correspondence expenses. Full-time                    technical questions, contact the
                                                responsibilities in current and previous                Federal employees are reimbursed travel               individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
                                                clinical, research, and/or academic                     expenses only.                                        INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
                                                position(s).                                              Security Background Check: The                      document.
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.                    selected nominee will undergo a                          • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
                                                Sophie Holiday, U.S. Nuclear                            thorough security background check.                   Access and Management System
                                                Regulatory Commission, Office of                        Security paperwork may take the                       (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
                                                Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguard;                  nominee several weeks to complete.                    available documents online in the
                                                (301) 415–7865; sophie.holiday@                         Nominees will also be required to                     ADAMS Public Documents collection at
                                                nrc.gov.                                                complete a financial disclosure                       http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
                                                                                                        statement to avoid conflicts of interest.             adams.html. To begin the search, select
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                                                                          Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day         ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
                                                ACMUI Gamma Stereotactic
                                                                                                        of January, 2018.                                     select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
                                                Radiosurgery (GSR) radiation oncologist
                                                                                                          For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.              Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
                                                provides advice on issues associated
                                                                                                        Russell E. Chazell,                                   please contact the NRC’s Public
                                                with radiation oncology and the clinical
                                                                                                        Advisory Committee Management Officer.
                                                                                                                                                              Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
                                                use of GSR. This advice includes
                                                                                                                                                              1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
                                                providing input on NRC proposed rules                   [FR Doc. 2018–02072 Filed 2–1–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                              email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
                                                and guidance documents, providing                       BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
                                                                                                                                                              ADAMS accession number for each
                                                recommendations on the training and
                                                                                                                                                              document referenced (if it is available in
                                                experience requirements for physicians
                                                                                                                                                              ADAMS) is provided the first time that
                                                specializing in this use, identifying                   NUCLEAR REGULATORY
                                                                                                                                                              it is mentioned in this document.
                                                medical events associated with this use,                COMMISSION
                                                                                                                                                                 • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
                                                evaluating new models of GSR units,                     [Docket No. 72–16; NRC–2016–0177]                     purchase copies of public documents at
                                                bringing key issues in the radiation                                                                          the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
                                                oncology community to the attention of                  North Anna Power Station Independent                  White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
                                                the NRC staff, and other radiation                      Spent Fuel Storage Installation                       Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
                                                oncology issues as they relate to
                                                                                                        AGENCY:  Nuclear Regulatory                           FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean
                                                radiation safety and the NRC medical-
                                                use policy.                                             Commission.                                           Trefethen, Office of Nuclear Material
                                                   ACMUI members are selected based                     ACTION: Environmental assessment and                  Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear
                                                on their educational background,                        finding of no significant impact;                     Regulatory Commission, Washington,
                                                certification(s), work experience,                      issuance.                                             DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–
                                                involvement and/or leadership in                                                                              0867, email: Jean.Trefethen@nrc.gov.
                                                professional society activities, and other              SUMMARY:    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                information obtained in letters or during               Commission (NRC) is considering the
                                                                                                        renewal of NRC special nuclear                        I. Introduction
                                                the selection process.
                                                   ACMUI members possess the medical                    materials (SNM) license SNM–2507 for                     The NRC is considering the renewal
                                                and technical skills needed to address                  the continued operation of the North                  of license SNM–2507 for Virginia
                                                evolving issues. The current                            Anna Power Station’s (NAPS)                           Electric and Power Company and the
                                                membership is composed of the                           specifically licensed independent spent               Old Dominion Electric Cooperative’s
                                                following professionals: (a) Nuclear                    fuel storage installation (ISFSI) in                  (collectively referred to as Dominion)
                                                medicine physician; (b) nuclear                         Louisa County, Virginia. The NRC has                  NAPS specifically licensed ISFSI
                                                cardiologist; (c) two radiation                         prepared an environmental assessment                  located in Louisa County, Virginia
                                                oncologists; (d) diagnostic radiologist;                (EA) for this proposed license renewal                (ADAMS Accession No. ML16153A140)
                                                (e) therapy medical physicist; (f) nuclear              in accordance with its regulations in                 for an additional 40 years. License
                                                medicine physicist; (g) nuclear                         title 10 of the Code of Federal                       SNM–2507 allows Dominion to store
                                                pharmacist; (h) health care                             Regulations (10 CFR). Based on the EA,                spent nuclear fuel from NAPS Units 1
                                                administrator; (i) radiation safety officer;            the NRC has concluded that a finding of               and 2 in the specifically licensed ISFSI.
                                                (j) patients’ rights advocate; (k) Food                 no significant impact (FONSI) is                      The current license will expire on June
                                                and Drug Administration representative;                 appropriate. The NRC is also conducting               30, 2018. If approved, Dominion would
                                                and (l) Agreement State representative.                 a safety evaluation of the proposed                   be able to continue to possess, store and
                                                   The NRC is inviting nominations for                  license renewal.                                      continue to load and place casks with
                                                the GSR radiation oncologist to the                     DATES: The EA and FONSI referenced in                 spent nuclear fuel at the NAPS
                                                ACMUI. The term of the individual                       this document are available on February               specifically-licensed ISFSI in
                                                currently occupying this position will                  2, 2018.                                              accordance with the requirements in 10
                                                end October 17, 2018. ACMUI members                     ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID                  CFR part 72, ‘‘Licensing Requirements
                                                                                                                                                              for the Independent Storage of Spent
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                                                currently serve a four-year term and                    NRC–2016–0177 when contacting the
                                                may be considered for reappointment to                  NRC about the availability of                         Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Radioactive
                                                an additional term.                                     information regarding this document.                  Waste, and Reactor-Related Greater than
                                                   Nominees must be U.S. citizens and                   You may obtain publicly-available                     Class C Waste.’’
                                                be able to devote approximately 160                     information related to this document                     The NRC staff has prepared a final EA
                                                hours per year to ACMUI business.                       using any of the following methods:                   as part of its review of this proposed
                                                Members who are not Federal                                • Federal Rulemaking website: Go to                license renewal in accordance with the
                                                employees are compensated for their                     http://www.regulations.gov and search                 requirements in 10 CFR part 51,


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                                                ‘‘Environmental Protection Regulations                  Virginia. The NAPS site is located                    contribute to cumulative impacts at the
                                                for Domestic Licensing and Related                      approximately 10 km (6 mi) northeast of               NAPS site. Additionally, there would be
                                                Regulatory Functions.’’ Based on the                    the town of Mineral, Virginia.                        no disproportionately high and adverse
                                                final EA, the NRC has determined that                      On May 25, 2016, the licensee                      impacts on minority and low-income
                                                an environmental impact statement is                    submitted their application for a 40-year             populations.
                                                not required for this proposed action                   license renewal of the NAPS specifically                 In its license renewal request,
                                                and a FONSI is appropriate. The NRC is                  licensed ISFSI (ADAMS Accession No.                   Dominion is proposing no changes in
                                                also conducting a safety evaluation of                  ML16153A140).                                         how it handles or stores spent fuel at the
                                                the proposed license renewal pursuant                                                                         NAPS specifically licensed ISFSI.
                                                                                                        II. Final Environmental Assessment
                                                to 10 CFR part 72 and the results will                                                                        Approval of the proposed action would
                                                                                                        Summary
                                                be documented in a separate safety                                                                            not result in any new construction or
                                                evaluation report (SER). If Dominion’s                     Dominion is requesting to renew its                expansion of the existing ISFSI footprint
                                                request is approved, the NRC will issue                 specifically licensed ISFSI for an                    beyond that previously approved. The
                                                the license renewal and publish a                       additional 40 year-period. The current                ISFSI is a passive facility that produces
                                                separate notice of issuance in the                      license will expire on June 30, 2018.                 no liquid or gaseous effluents. No
                                                Federal Register.                                       Specifically, if approved Dominion                    significant radiological or
                                                   In 1998, the NRC issued a 20-year                    would be able to continue to possess,                 nonradiological impacts are expected
                                                license to Dominion to receive, possess,                store and to load and place casks with                from continued normal operations.
                                                store, and transfer spent nuclear fuel                  spent nuclear fuel from NAPS Units 1                  Occupational dose estimates associated
                                                generated at the NAPS Units 1 and 2 to                  and 2 at the NAPS specifically licensed               with the proposed action and continued
                                                a specifically licensed ISFSI located on                ISFSI in accordance with the                          normal operation and maintenance of
                                                the NAPS site. License SNM–2507                         requirements in 10 CFR part 72. In                    the ISFSI are expected to be at as low
                                                allows Dominion to store 84                             accordance with license SNM–2507,                     as reasonably achievable levels and
                                                Transnuclear-32 (TN–32) sealed surface                  Dominion uses the TN–32 casks and a                   within the limits of 10 CFR 20.1201.
                                                storage casks (TN–32 casks) on three                    TN–32B HBU cask.                                      Therefore, the NRC staff has determined
                                                pads (i.e., 28 TN–32 casks per pad).                       The NRC has assessed the potential                 that pursuant to 10 CFR 51.31,
                                                Each TN–32 cask is designed to hold 32                  environmental impacts of the proposed                 preparation of an EIS is not required for
                                                pressurized water reactor (PWR) fuel                    action; and alternatives to the proposed              the proposed action, and pursuant to 10
                                                assemblies (NRC, 1997). Prior to                        action including renewing the license                 CFR 51.32, a FONSI is appropriate.
                                                issuance of the license, the NRC                        for a 20 year-period, and the no-action                  Furthermore, the NRC staff
                                                prepared a final EA (ADAMS Accession                    alternative. The results of the NRC’s                 determined that this license renewal
                                                No. ML123480192) and determined that                    environmental review can be found in                  request does not have the potential to
                                                the construction and operation of the                   the final EA (ADAMS Accession No.                     cause effects on historic properties,
                                                ISFSI would not have a significant                      ML17311A450). The NRC staff                           assuming those were present; therefore,
                                                impact on the quality of the human                      performed its environmental review in                 in accordance with 36 CFR 800.3(a)(1),
                                                environment. That FONSI was                             accordance with the requirements in 10                no consultation is required under
                                                published on April 4, 1997 (62 FR                       CFR part 51. In conducting the                        Section 106 of the National Historic
                                                16202).                                                 environmental review, the NRC                         Preservation Act. The NRC staff,
                                                   In addition, the NRC recently                        considered information in the license                 however, reached out to and informed
                                                approved a license amendment request                    renewal application (ADAMS Accession                  the Virginia State Historic Preservation
                                                (ADAMS Accession No. ML17234A539)                       No. ML16153A140); information in the                  Officer and the Pamunkey Tribe of
                                                from Dominion to place one cask (the                    responses to the NRC’s requests for                   Virginia of its determination via letters
                                                28th and final cask to be placed on Pad                 additional information (ADAMS                         dated October 18, 2016, and October 26,
                                                1 of the specifically licensed ISFSI) with              Accession No. ML17025A128);                           2016, respectively (ADAMS Accession
                                                high burnup spent nuclear fuel (i.e.,                   communications and consultation with                  Nos: ML16279A432 and ML16279A419,
                                                spent fuel with burnup greater than                     the Pamunkey Indian Tribe, Virginia                   respectively). The Virginia Department
                                                45,000 MWD/MTU) in a Modified TN–                       State Historic Preservation Office, the               of Historic Resources responded via
                                                32B High Burn-up Cask (TN–32B HBU)                      U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS),                 letter dated December 30, 2016, that
                                                on this specifically licensed ISFSI to                  and the Virginia Department of Health.                based on information provided they
                                                support the High Burnup Dry Storage                        Approval of Dominion’s proposed                    concurred that the undertaking will not
                                                Cask Research and Development Project.                  license renewal would allow the                       impact historic properties (ADAMS
                                                The NRC staff’s EA in support of that                   continued storage of spent nuclear fuel               Accession No. ML16365A205). The
                                                license amendment request was                           for an additional 40 years. In addition,              Pamunkey Tribe responded via email
                                                published in June 2016 (ADAMS                           the casks would be subject to NRC’s                   dated November 11, 2016, that they
                                                Accession No. ML16168A104). On                          review and oversight to ensure the casks              were not aware of any historic or
                                                November 30, 2017, Dominion placed in                   are designed and maintained in                        cultural resources that would be
                                                service the TN–32B HBU cask with high                   accordance with the regulatory limits in              affected and requested NRC to contact
                                                burnup fuel in Pad 1 of the specifically                10 CFR parts 20 and 72. Furthermore,                  them if potential cultural sites are
                                                licensed ISFSI. Currently, the                          Dominion maintains a radiation                        identified (ADAMS Accession No.
                                                specifically licensed ISFSI consists of                 protection program for NAPS Units 1                   ML16313A325).
                                                one pad (Pad 1) with 28 spent fuel                      and 2 and the specifically licensed                      Finally, the NRC staff also consulted
                                                                                                        ISFSI in accordance with 10 CFR part 20               with the FWS in accordance with
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                                                storage casks, the 28th of which is TN–
                                                32B HBU.                                                to ensure that radiation doses are as low             Section 7 of the Endangered Species
                                                   The Dominion ISFSI is located in                     as is reasonably achievable.                          Act. The NRC staff used FWS Virginia
                                                rural Louisa County, Virginia,                          Accordingly, no significant radiological              Field Office’s Ecological Services online
                                                approximately 64 kilometers (km) [40                    or non-radiological impacts are                       project review process. The NRC
                                                miles (mi)] northwest of Richmond,                      expected to result from approval of the               completed the certification process by
                                                Virginia and approximately 35 km (22                    license renewal request, and the                      submitting the online review package to
                                                mi) southwest of Fredericksburg,                        proposed action would not significantly               the FWS Virginia Field Office via letter


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                                                dated October 18, 2016 (ADAMS                           DFO one day before the meeting. If an                   publishing this notice to solicit
                                                Accession No. ML16279A448).                             electronic copy cannot be provided                      comments on the proposed rule change
                                                                                                        within this timeframe, presenters                       from interested persons.
                                                III. Finding of No Significant Impact
                                                                                                        should provide the DFO with a CD
                                                  On the basis of the EA, the NRC has                                                                           I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                                                                        containing each presentation at least
                                                concluded that the proposed license                                                                             Statement of the Terms of Substance of
                                                                                                        thirty minutes before the meeting.
                                                renewal for the Dominion’s SNM                                                                                  the Proposed Rule Change
                                                                                                        Electronic recordings will be permitted
                                                License Number SNM–2507 for the                         only during those portions of the                          The Exchange proposes to a proposal
                                                operation of NAPS specifically licensed                 meeting that are open to the public.                    to [sic] relocate the Consolidated Audit
                                                ISFSI located in Louisa County,                         Detailed procedures for the conduct of                  Trail Compliance rules (‘‘CAT Rules’’),
                                                Virginia, will not significantly affect the             and participation in ACRS meetings                      currently under Chapter 9, Rules 900
                                                quality of the human environment.                       were published in the Federal Register                  through 912, to General 7, Sections 1
                                                Therefore, the NRC has determined,                      on October 4, 2017 (82 FR 46312).                       through 13 in the Exchange’s rulebook’s
                                                pursuant to 10 CFR 51.31, that                             Information regarding changes to the                 (‘‘Rulebook’’) shell structure.3
                                                preparation of an EIS is not required for               agenda, whether the meeting has been                       The text of the proposed rule change
                                                the proposed action and a FONSI is                      canceled or rescheduled, and the time                   is available on the Exchange’s website at
                                                appropriate.                                            allotted to present oral statements can                 http://nasdaqmrx.cchwallstreet.com/, at
                                                  Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day           be obtained by contacting the identified                the principal office of the Exchange, and
                                                of January 2018.                                        DFO. Moreover, in view of the                           at the Commission’s Public Reference
                                                  For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.                possibility that the schedule for ACRS                  Room.
                                                Craig G. Erlanger,                                      meetings may be adjusted by the                         II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety,
                                                                                                        Chairman as necessary to facilitate the                 Statement of the Purpose of, and
                                                Safeguards, and Environmental Review,                   conduct of the meeting, persons                         Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                Office of Nuclear Material Safety and                   planning to attend should check with                    Change
                                                Safeguards.                                             the DFO if such rescheduling would
                                                                                                        result in a major inconvenience.                          In its filing with the Commission, the
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–02111 Filed 2–1–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                           If attending this meeting, please enter              Exchange included statements
                                                BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
                                                                                                        through the One White Flint North                       concerning the purpose of and basis for
                                                                                                        building, 11555 Rockville Pike,                         the proposed rule change and discussed
                                                NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                      Rockville, Maryland 20852. After                        any comments it received on the
                                                COMMISSION                                              registering with Security, please contact               proposed rule change. The text of these
                                                                                                        Mr. Theron Brown at 301–415–6207 to                     statements may be examined at the
                                                Advisory Committee on Reactor                           be escorted to the meeting room.                        places specified in Item IV below. The
                                                Safeguards; Meeting of the ACRS                                                                                 Exchange has prepared summaries, set
                                                                                                          Dated: January 26, 2018.
                                                Subcommittee on Planning and                                                                                    forth in sections A, B, and C below, of
                                                                                                        Mark L. Banks,                                          the most significant aspects of such
                                                Procedures; Notice of Meeting
                                                                                                        Chief, Technical Support Branch, Advisory               statements.
                                                   The ACRS Subcommittee on Planning                    Committee on Reactor Safeguards.
                                                and Procedures will hold a meeting on                   [FR Doc. 2018–02068 Filed 2–1–18; 8:45 am]              A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                February 7, 2018, 11545 Rockville Pike,                 BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
                                                                                                                                                                Statement of the Purpose of, and
                                                Room T–2B3, Rockville, Maryland                                                                                 Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                20852.                                                                                                          Change
                                                   The meeting will be open to public                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                 1. Purpose
                                                attendance.                                             COMMISSION
                                                   The agenda for the subject meeting                                                                             The Exchange proposes to relocate the
                                                shall be as follows:                                    [Release No. 34–82600; File No. SR–MRX–                 CAT Rules, currently under Chapter 9,
                                                                                                        2018–03]                                                Rules 900 through 912, to General 7,
                                                Wednesday, February 7, 2018–12:00                                                                               Sections 1 through 13 of the Rulebook’s
                                                p.m. until 1:00 p.m.                                    Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq                   shell structure.
                                                                                                        MRX, LLC; Notice of Filing and                            The Exchange adopted the CAT Rules
                                                  The Subcommittee will discuss
                                                                                                        Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed                     to implement a consolidated audit trail
                                                proposed ACRS activities and related
                                                                                                        Rule Change To Relocate the                             in order to capture customer and order
                                                matters. The Subcommittee will gather
                                                                                                        Consolidated Audit Trail Compliance                     event information to comply with the
                                                information, analyze relevant issues and
                                                                                                        Rules                                                   provisions of the National Market
                                                facts, and formulate proposed positions
                                                and actions, as appropriate, for                        January 30, 2018.                                       System Plan Governing the
                                                deliberation by the Full Committee.                        Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the                  Consolidated Audit Trail.4 Because the
                                                  Members of the public desiring to                     Securities Exchange Act of 1934                            3 Recently, the Exchange added a shell structure
                                                provide oral statements and/or written                  (‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2                 to its Rulebook with the purpose of improving
                                                comments should notify the Designated                   notice is hereby given that on January                  efficiency and readability and to align its rules
                                                Federal Official (DFO), Quynh Nguyen                    24, 2018, Nasdaq MRX, LLC (‘‘MRX’’ or                   closer to those of its five sister exchanges, The
                                                (Telephone 301–415–5844 or Email:                       ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities                 Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Nasdaq BX, Inc.; Nasdaq
                                                Quynh.Nguyen@nrc.gov) five days prior                                                                           PHLX LLC; Nasdaq ISE, LLC; and Nasdaq GEMX,
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                                                                                                        and Exchange Commission                                 LLC (‘‘Affiliated Exchanges’’). See Securities
                                                to the meeting, if possible, so that                    (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule                      Exchange Act Release No. 82172 (November 29,
                                                arrangements can be made. Thirty-five                   change as described in Items I and II                   2017), 82 FR 57495 (December 5, 2017) (SR–MRX–
                                                hard copies of each presentation or                     below, which Items have been prepared                   2017–26).
                                                                                                                                                                   4 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 80256
                                                handout should be provided to the DFO                   by the Exchange. The Commission is                      (March 15, 2017), 82 FR 14526 (March 21, 2017)
                                                thirty minutes before the meeting. In                                                                           (SR–ISEMercury–2017–03) (Order Approving
                                                addition, one electronic copy of each                     1 15   U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                              Proposed Rule Changes To Adopt Consolidated
                                                presentation should be emailed to the                     2 17   CFR 240.19b–4.                                 Audit Trail Compliance Rules).



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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 and FONSI referenced in this document are available on February 2, 2018.
ContactJean Trefethen, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-0867, email: [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 4932 

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