[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 52961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25900]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-313 and 50-368]


Entergy Operations, Inc., Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2; 
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is 
considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License Nos. 
DPR-51 and NPF-6, issued to Entergy Operations, Inc., (the licensee), 
for operation of the Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2, located in 
Pope County, Arkansas.

Environmental Assessment

Identification of the Proposed Action

    The proposed action would revise Facility Operating License Nos. 
DPR-51 and NPR-6 to reflect the name change from Arkansas Power & Light 
Company to Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
    The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's 
application for amendment dated May 9, 1996.

The Need for the Proposed Action

    The proposed action is to correct the name in the license to 
reflect the change which occurred on April 22, 1996. The name change 
was made by the licensee to improve customer identification by 
establishing the name Entergy in the region that it serves.

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action

    The Commission has completed its evaluation of the proposed action 
and changes to the license. We agree with the licensee that the name 
change will not impact the existing ownership of Arkansas Nuclear One 
(ANO) or the existing entitlement to power and will not alter the 
existing antitrust license conditions applicable to Arkansas Power & 
Light Company (AP&L) or AP&L's ability to comply with these conditions 
or with any of its other obligations or responsibilities. As stated by 
the licensee, ``The corporate existence continues uninterrupted and all 
legal characteristics remain the same. Thus, there is no change in the 
state of incorporation, registered agent, registered office, directors, 
officers, rights or liabilities of the company, nor is there a change 
in the function of the Company or the way in which it does business. 
AP&L's financial responsibility for ANO and its sources of funds to 
support the facility will remain the same.'' Therefore, the change will 
not increase the probability or consequences of accidents, no changes 
are being made in the types of any effluents that may be released 
offsite, and there is no significant increase in the allowable 
individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposure. Accordingly, 
the Commission concludes that there are no significant radiological 
environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
    With regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the proposed 
action does not affect nonradiological plant effluents and has no other 
environmental impact. Accordingly, the Commission concludes that there 
are no significant nonradiological environmental impacts associated 
with the proposed action.

Alternatives to the Proposed Action

    Since the Commission has concluded there is no measurable 
environmental impact associated with the proposed action, any 
alternatives with equal or greater environmental impact need not be 
evaluated. As an alternative to the proposed action, the staff 
considered denial of the proposed action. Denial of the application 
would result in no change in current environmental impacts. The 
environmental impacts of the proposed action and the alternative action 
are similar.

Alternative Use of Resources

    This action does not involve the use of any resources not 
previously considered in the Final Environmental Statement for the 
Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2.

Agencies and Persons Consulted

    In accordance with its stated policy, on September 4, 1996, the 
staff consulted with Mr. Bernie Bevell, Acting Director, Division of 
Radiation Control and Emergency Management, regarding the environmental 
impact of the proposed action. The State official had no comments.

Finding of No Significant Impact

    Based upon the environmental assessment, the Commission concludes 
that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the 
quality of the human environment. Accordingly, the Commission has 
determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the 
proposed action.
    For further details with respect to the proposed action, see the 
licensee's letter dated May 9, 1996, which is available for public 
inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, The Gelman 
Building, 2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC, and at the local public 
document room located at the Tomlinson Library, Arkansas Tech 
University, Russellville, AR 72801.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day of October, 1996.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Thomas W. Alexion,
Project Manager, Project Directorate IV-1, Division of Reactor Projects 
III/IV, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 96-25900 Filed 10-8-96; 8:45 am]
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