[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 171 (Friday, September 3, 1999)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 48507-48508] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-22765] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10 CFR Part 51 RIN 3150-AG05 Changes to Requirements for Environmental Review for Renewal of Nuclear Power Plant Operating Licenses To Include Consideration of Certain Transportation Impacts, Availability of Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
Agency
Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Action
Final rule; Notice of availability of supplemental document.
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Summary
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the completion and availability of NUREG-1437, Vol. 1, Addendum 1, ``Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants: Main Report Section 6.3-- `Transportation,' Table 9.1 `Summary of findings on NEPA issues for license renewal of nuclear power plants,' Final Report'' (August 1999).
Addresses
Copies of NUREG-1437, Vol. 1, Addendum 1 may be obtained by writing to the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, P.O. Box 37082, Washington, DC 20402-9328. Copies are also available from the National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161. A copy of the document is also available for inspection and/or copying for a fee in the NRC Public Document Room, 2120
L Street, NW (Lower Level), Washington, DC.
For Further Information Contact
Donald P. Cleary, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-3903; e-mail: dpc@nrc.gov.
Supplementary Information
The report provides the technical basis for the final rule ``Changes to Requirements for Environmental Review for Renewal of Nuclear Power Plant Operating Licenses'' that amends requirements to the Commission's rule in 10 CFR Part 51--Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions. The NRC staff has completed the analyses of transportation issues as reported in NUREG-1437, Vol. 1, Addendum 1, which provides the bases for designating the transportation of high level waste as a Category 1 issue. Addendum 1 would supplement the analysis and amend the findings and the Category 2 designation for the issue of Transportation in Section 6.3 and Table 9.1 of NUREG-1437. This report expands the generic findings about the environmental impacts due to transportation of fuel and waste to and from a single nuclear power plant. Specifically, the report adds to findings concerning the cumulative environmental impacts of convergence of spent fuel shipments on a single destination, rather than multiple destinations, and the environmental impact of transportation of higher enriched and higher burnup spent fuel during the renewal term. The report conclusions would permit those findings to be used by incorporation by reference in the environmental review of an application for renewal of an individual nuclear plant operating license. The results are being codified in 10 CFR Part 51.
Electronic Access
NUREG-1437, Vol. 1, Addendum 1, is also available electronically by visiting NRC's Home Page (www.nrc.gov) and choosing ``Nuclear Materials,'' then ``Business Process Redesign Project,'' then ``Library,'' and then ``NUREG-1437, Volume 1, Addendum 1.''
www.nrc.govSmall Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
In accordance with the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, the NRC has determined that this action is not a major rule and has verified this determination with the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of OMB.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day of August, 1999.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Annette Vietti-Cook, Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 99-22765 Filed 9-2-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P