83_FR_57100 83 FR 56880 - Entergy Operations, Inc., River Bend Station, Unit 1

83 FR 56880 - Entergy Operations, Inc., River Bend Station, Unit 1

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 220 (November 14, 2018)

Page Range56880-56881
FR Document2018-24813

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a final plant-specific Supplement 58 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, NUREG-1437, regarding the renewal of operating license NPF-47 for an additional 20 years of operation for River Bend Station, Unit 1 (RBS). The RBS is located in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 220 (Wednesday, November 14, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56880-56881]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24813]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-458; NRC-2017-0141]


Entergy Operations, Inc., River Bend Station, Unit 1

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Final supplemental environmental impact statement; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a 
final plant-specific Supplement 58 to the Generic Environmental Impact 
Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, NUREG-1437, 
regarding the renewal of operating license NPF-47 for an additional 20 
years of operation for River Bend Station, Unit 1 (RBS). The RBS is 
located in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.

DATES: The final supplemental environmental impact statement referenced 
in this document is available on November 14, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2017-0141 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-2017-0141. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; 
telephone: 301-287-9127; email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. 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 ``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 pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The final supplemental environmental 
impact statement is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18310A072.
     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.
     Library: The final supplemental environmental impact 
statement is available for public inspection at the West Feliciana 
Parish Library, 5114 Burnett Road, St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775.

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: David.Drucker@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    In accordance with Sec.  51.118 of title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations, the NRC is issuing the final Supplement 58 to the GEIS 
regarding the renewal of Entergy Operations, Inc. operating license 
NPF-47 for an additional 20 years of operation for RBS. The draft 
Supplement 58 to the GEIS was noticed by the NRC in the Federal 
Register on June 6, 2018 (83 FR 26310), and noticed by the 
Environmental Protection Agency on June 8, 2018 (83 FR 26665). The 
public comment period on the draft Supplement 58 to the GEIS ended on 
July 23, 2018, and the comments received are addressed in the final 
Supplement 58 to the GEIS.

II. Discussion

    As discussed in Chapter 5 of the final Supplement 58 to the GEIS, 
the NRC determined that the adverse environmental impacts of license 
renewal for RBS are not so great that preserving the option of license 
renewal for energy-planning decisionmakers would be unreasonable.
    This recommendation is based on: (1) The analysis and findings in 
the GEIS;

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(2) information provided in the environmental report and other 
documents submitted by Entergy Operations, Inc.; (3) consultation with 
Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies; (4) the NRC staff's 
independent environmental review; and (5) the NRC staff's consideration 
of public comments received during the scoping process and on the draft 
Supplement 58 to the GEIS.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, on November 8, 2018.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Eric R. Oesterle,
Chief, License Renewal Projects Branch, Division of Materials and 
License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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56880 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 220 / Wednesday, November 14, 2018 / Notices hold a meeting on November 14, 2018, adjusted by the Chairman as necessary questions, contact the individual listed at Three White Flint North, 11601 to facilitate the conduct of the meeting, in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Landsdown Street, Conference Rooms persons planning to attend should check CONTACT section of this document. 1C3–1C5, North Bethesda, MD 20852. with these references if such • NRC’s Agencywide Documents This meeting will be open to public rescheduling would result in a major Access and Management System attendance. The agenda for the subject inconvenience. (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- meeting shall be as follows: If attending this meeting, please enter available documents online in the Wednesday, November 14, 2018–8:30 through the Three White Flint North ADAMS Public Documents collection at a.m. Until 5:00 p.m. Building, 11601 Landsdown Street, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ North Bethesda, MD 20852. After adams.html. To begin the search, select The Subcommittee will review the registering with Security, please ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For following sections of the safety proceed to conference Room 1C3–1C5, problems with ADAMS, please contact evaluation associated with Tennessee located directly behind the security the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) Valley Authority’s (TVA) Clinch River desk on the first floor. You may contact reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301– Early Site Permit (ESP) application: Mr. Theron Brown (Telephone 301– 415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@ Meteorology (2.3); Hydrologic 415–6702) for assistance or to be nrc.gov. The final supplemental Engineering (2.4); Radioactive Waste escorted to the meeting room. environmental impact statement is Management (11); and Quality available in ADAMS under Accession Assurance (17) and will hear No. ML18310A072. presentations by and hold discussions Dated: November 6, 2018. Michael Snodderly, • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and with the NRC staff, and other interested purchase copies of public documents at persons regarding this matter. The Acting Chief, Technical Support Branch, Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards. the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One Subcommittee will gather information, White Flint North, 11555 Rockville analyze relevant issues and facts, and [FR Doc. 2018–24749 Filed 11–13–18; 8:45 am] Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. formulate proposed positions and BILLING CODE 7590–01–P • Library: The final supplemental actions, as appropriate, for deliberation environmental impact statement is by the Full Committee. Members of the public desiring to NUCLEAR REGULATORY available for public inspection at the provide oral statements and/or written COMMISSION West Feliciana Parish Library, 5114 comments should notify the Designated Burnett Road, St. Francisville, Louisiana [Docket No. 50–458; NRC–2017–0141] 70775. Federal Official (DFO), Quynh Nguyen (Telephone 301–415–5844 or Email Entergy Operations, Inc., River Bend FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Quynh.Nguyen@nrc.gov) five days prior Station, Unit 1 David Drucker, Office of Nuclear to the meeting, if possible, so that Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear appropriate arrangements can be made. AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Regulatory Commission, Washington, Thirty-five hard copies of each Commission. DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– presentation or handout should be ACTION: Final supplemental 6223; email: David.Drucker@nrc.gov. provided to the DFO thirty minutes environmental impact statement; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: before the meeting. In addition, one issuance. electronic copy of each presentation I. Background should be emailed to the DFO one day SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory In accordance with § 51.118 of title 10 before the meeting. If an electronic copy Commission (NRC) is issuing a final of the Code of Federal Regulations, the cannot be provided within this plant-specific Supplement 58 to the NRC is issuing the final Supplement 58 timeframe, presenters should provide Generic Environmental Impact to the GEIS regarding the renewal of the DFO with a CD containing each Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of Entergy Operations, Inc. operating presentation at least thirty minutes Nuclear Plants, NUREG–1437, regarding license NPF–47 for an additional 20 before the meeting. Electronic the renewal of operating license NPF–47 years of operation for RBS. The draft recordings will be permitted only for an additional 20 years of operation Supplement 58 to the GEIS was noticed during those portions of the meeting for River Bend Station, Unit 1 (RBS). by the NRC in the Federal Register on that are open to the public. The public The RBS is located in West Feliciana June 6, 2018 (83 FR 26310), and noticed bridgeline number for the meeting is Parish, Louisiana. by the Environmental Protection Agency 866–822–3032, passcode 8272423. DATES: The final supplemental on June 8, 2018 (83 FR 26665). The Detailed procedures for the conduct of environmental impact statement public comment period on the draft and participation in ACRS meetings referenced in this document is available Supplement 58 to the GEIS ended on were published in the Federal Register on November 14, 2018. July 23, 2018, and the comments on October 4, 2017 (82 FR 46312). ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID received are addressed in the final Detailed meeting agendas and meeting NRC–2017–0141 when contacting the Supplement 58 to the GEIS. transcripts are available on the NRC NRC about the availability of website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading- II. Discussion information regarding this document. rm/doc-collections/acrs. Information You may obtain publicly-available As discussed in Chapter 5 of the final regarding topics to be discussed, information related to this document Supplement 58 to the GEIS, the NRC changes to the agenda, whether the using any of the following methods: determined that the adverse meeting has been canceled or • Federal Rulemaking website: Go to environmental impacts of license rescheduled, and the time allotted to http://www.regulations.gov and search renewal for RBS are not so great that present oral statements can be obtained for Docket ID NRC–2017–0141. Address preserving the option of license renewal from the website cited above or by questions about Docket IDs in for energy-planning decisionmakers contacting the identified DFO. Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; would be unreasonable. Moreover, in view of the possibility that telephone: 301–287–9127; email: This recommendation is based on: (1) the schedule for ACRS meetings may be Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. 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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 220 / Wednesday, November 14, 2018 / Notices 56881 (2) information provided in the Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For technical 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations environmental report and other questions, contact the individual listed (10 CFR), ‘‘Domestic Licensing of documents submitted by Entergy in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Production and Utilization Facilities.’’ Operations, Inc.; (3) consultation with CONTACT section of this document. The licenses provide, among other Federal, State, local, and Tribal • NRC’s Agencywide Documents things, that the facility must comply agencies; (4) the NRC staff’s Access and Management System with all applicable NRC requirements. independent environmental review; and (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- Consistent with subpart K of 10 CFR (5) the NRC staff’s consideration of available documents online in the part 72, ‘‘General License for Storage of public comments received during the ADAMS Public Documents collection at Spent Fuel at Power Reactor Sites,’’ a scoping process and on the draft http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ general license is issued for the storage Supplement 58 to the GEIS. adams.html. To begin the search, select of spent fuel in an ISFSI at power ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For reactor sites to persons authorized to Dated at Rockville, Maryland, on November 8, 2018. problems with ADAMS, please contact possess or operate nuclear power the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) reactors under 10 CFR part 50. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301– ZionSolutions is currently authorized to Eric R. Oesterle, store spent fuel at the ZNPS ISFSI under 415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@ Chief, License Renewal Projects Branch, the 10 CFR part 72 general license Division of Materials and License Renewal, nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is provisions. Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. The conditions of the 10 CFR part 72 [FR Doc. 2018–24813 Filed 11–13–18; 8:45 am] available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this general license, specifically 10 CFR BILLING CODE 7590–01–P document. 72.212(a)(2), 72.212(b)(3), • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and 72.212(b)(5)(i), and 72.212(b)(11), purchase copies of public documents at require a general licensee to store spent NUCLEAR REGULATORY fuel in an approved spent fuel storage COMMISSION the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville cask listed in 10 CFR 72.214, and to [Docket Nos. 50–295, 50–304, and 72–1037; Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. comply with the conditions specified in NRC–2018–0243] the cask’s CoC. ZionSolutions FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yen- previously registered to load and store ZionSolutions, LLC; Zion Nuclear Ju Chen, Office of Nuclear Material spent fuel in MAGNASTOR® storage Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear casks, as approved by the NRC under Independent Spent Fuel Storage Regulatory Commission, Washington, CoC No. 1031, Amendment No. 3 Installation DC 20555; telephone: 301–415–1018; (ADAMS Accession No. ML14028A257) email: Yen-Ju.Chen@nrc.gov. at the ZNPS ISFSI. In 2015, the NRC AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: granted ZionSolutions’ exemption Commission. I. Background request for CoC No. 1031, Amendment ACTION: Exemption; issuance. No. 3. This exemption relieved On February 13, 1998, ZionSolutions, under CoC No. 1031, SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commonwealth Edison Company, the Commission (NRC) is issuing an Amendment No. 3, from the ZNPS licensee at that time, submitted a requirement to develop training exemption in response to a November 2, letter (ADAMS Accession No. 2017, request submitted by modules under the general licensee’s ML15232A492) to the NRC certifying systematic approach to training (SAT) ZionSolutions, for its general license to the permanent cessation of operations at that include comprehensive instructions operate an independent spent fuel ZNPS, Units 1 and 2. On March 9, 1998, for the operation and maintenance of storage installation (ISFSI) at the Zion Commonwealth Edison Company the ISFSI Structures, Systems and Nuclear Power Station (ZNPS). The submitted a letter (ADAMS Accession Components (SSCs), that as defined in exemption would allow ZionSolutions No. ML15232A487) to the NRC 10 CFR 72.3, are not important to safety to deviate from the requirements in certifying the permanent removal of fuel (80 FR 53347). On April 17, 2017, Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. from the reactor vessels at ZNPS. On ZionSolutions re-registered to load and 1031, Amendment No. 6, Appendix A, May 4, 2009, the NRC issued the Order store spent fuel in MAGNASTOR® Technical Specifications and Design (ADAMS Accession No. ML090930037) storage casks, approved by the NRC Features for the Modular Advanced to transfer the ownership of the under CoC No. 1031, Amendment No. 6 Generation Nuclear All-purpose permanently shut down ZNPS facility (ADAMS Accession No. ML17116A314). STORage (MAGNASTOR®) System, and responsibility for its As a result, the 2015 exemption no Section 5.7, ‘‘Training Program.’’ decommissioning to ZionSolutions. This longer applies and so, ZionSolutions has DATES: This exemption is being issued transfer was effectuated on September 1, submitted this exemption request for on November 14, 2018. 2010 (ADAMS Accession No. using MAGNASTOR® storage casks ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID ML102290437). under Amendment No. 6. NRC–2018–0243 when contacting the ZionSolutions was established solely NRC about the availability of for the purpose of acquiring and II. Request/Action information regarding this document. decommissioning the ZNPS facility for By letter dated November 2, 2017 You may obtain publicly-available release for unrestricted use, while (ADAMS Accession No. ML17311A148), information related to this document transferring the spent nuclear fuel and ZionSolutions submitted a request for using any of the following methods: greater-than-Class C radioactive waste to exemptions from certain requirements • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to the ZNPS ISFSI. ZionSolutions holds of 10 CFR 72.212(a)(2), 72.212(b)(5), http://www.regulations.gov and search Facility Operating License Nos. DPR–39 72.212(b)(11), and 72.214. Specifically, for Docket ID NRC–2018–0243. Address and DPR–48, which authorize ZionSolutions has requested an questions about Docket IDs in possession of spent fuel from the exemption from the requirements of Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; operation of ZNPS, Units 1 and 2, in CoC No. 1031, Amendment No. 6, telephone: 301–287–9127; email: Zion, Illinois, pursuant to part 50 of title Appendix A, Technical Specifications VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:29 Nov 13, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14NON1.SGM 14NON1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionFinal supplemental environmental impact statement; issuance.
DatesThe final supplemental environmental impact statement referenced in this document is available on November 14, 2018.
ContactDavid Drucker, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6223; email: [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 56880 
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