[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 30, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39555-39556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19321]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 51

RIN 3150-AD63


Environmental Review for Renewal of Nuclear Power Plant Operating 
Licenses; Correction

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Final rule: Correction.

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SUMMARY: This document corrects a final rule appearing in the Federal 
Register on June 5, 1996 (61 FR 28467), that establishes new 
requirements for the environmental review of applications to renew the 
operating licenses of nuclear power plants. This action is necessary to 
restore text that was inadvertently omitted in the printing process and 
to provide a specific publication date for a related issuance.

DATES: Absent a determination by the NRC that the rule should be 
modified, based on comments received, the final rule should be 
effective on September 5, 1996. The new comment period expires August 
5, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: The Secretary of the Commission, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: 
Docketing and Service Branch, or hand deliver comments to the Office of 
the Secretary, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland, between 7:30 am and 4:15 pm on Federal workdays. Copies of 
comments received and all documents cited in the supplementary 
information section of 61 FR 28467 may be examined at the NRC Public 
Document Room, 2120 L Street NW, (Lower Level) Washington, DC, between 
the hours of 2:45 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald P. Cleary, Office of Nuclear 
Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001, telephone: (301) 415-6263; e-mail [email protected].
    1. On page 28483, second paragraph, line 9, the text in parentheses 
(xxxx 1996) should read (May 1996).
    2. On page 28484, in (B)(2), second paragraph, last line, the text 
in parentheses (xxxx 1996) should read (May 1996).


Sec. 51.95  [Corrected]

    3. On page 28489, in Sec. 51.95(c), last line, the text in 
parentheses (xxxx 1996) should read (May 1996).

Appendix B  [Corrected]

    4. On page 28492, in Table B-1 under the heading ``Ground-water Use 
and Quality,'' insert the following text beneath the fourth and last 
issue.

                                          Ground-Water Use and Quality                                          
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                   Issue                       Category                        Findings \3\                     
-------------------------------------------------\2\------------------------------------------------------------
Ground-water use conflicts (Ranney wells)..            2  SMALL, MODERATE, OR LARGE. Ranney wells can result in 
                                                           potential ground-water depression beyond the site    
                                                           boundary. Impacts of large ground-water withdrawal   
                                                           for cooling tower makeup at nuclear power plants     
                                                           using Ranney wells must be evaluated at the time of  
                                                           application for license renewal. See Sec.            
                                                           51.53(c)(3)(ii)(C).                                  
                                                                                                                
Ground-water quality degradation (Ranney               1  SMALL. Ground-water quality at river sites may be     
 wells).                                                   degraded by induced infiltration of poor-quality     
                                                           river water into an aquifer that supplies large      
                                                           quantities of reactor cooling water. However, the    
                                                           lower quality infiltrating water would not preclude  
                                                           the current uses of ground water and is not expected 
                                                           to be a problem during the license renewal term.     
Ground-water quality degradation (saltwater            1  SMALL. Nuclear power plants do not contribute         
 intrusion).                                               significantly to saltwater intrusion) intrusion.     
Ground-water quality degradation (cooling              1  SMALL. Sites with closed-cycle cooling ponds may      
 ponds in salt marshes).                                   degrade ground-water quality.Because water in salt   
                                                           marshes is brackish, this is not a concern for plants
                                                           located in salt marshes.                             
Ground-water quality degradation (cooling              2  SMALL, MODERATE, OR LARGE. Sites with closed-cycle    
 ponds at inland sites).                                   cooling ponds may degrade ground-water quality. For  
                                                           plants located inland, the quality of the ground     
                                                           water in the vicinity of the ponds must be shown to  
                                                           be adequate to allow continuation of current uses.   
                                                           See Sec.  51.53(c)(3)(ii)(D).                        
                                                                                                                
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Note: Footnote at end of table.                                                                                 


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    5. On page 28496, in Footnote 1, the text in parentheses (xxxx 
1996) should read May 1996.

    Dated at Rockville, MD, this 3rd day of July, 1996.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michael T. Lesar,
Chief, Rules Review Section, Rules Review and Directives Branch.
[FR Doc. 96-19321 Filed 7-29-96; 8:45 am]
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